NCLEX Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
A nurse is providing care for a patient who had a transurethral resection of his
prostate this morning. The patient is receiving continuous bladder irrigation, and
the urinary catheter is now occluded. The nurse is planning to contact the patient's
health care provider and communicate using the SBAR (Situation-Background-
Assessment-Recommendation) format. Which statement is a component of
communication using SBAR?
A) What do you think could be causing this occlusion
B) I think that we should manually irrigate his catheter.
C) What do you know about this patient and his history?
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,D) Could you please provide some direction for his care? - Correct answer-B) "I
think that we should manually irrigate his catheter."
Proposing a recommendation is a component of the "R" component of SBAR
communication. Asking the health care provider for possible contributing factors to
the problem or for general direction may be appropriate in some circumstances, but
these are not explicit components of SBAR. The nurse should briefly identify the
patient and his circumstances, not ask an open-ended question regarding the health
care provider's familiarity.
Telehealth devices are commonly used to provide which types of patient care
(select all that apply.)?
A) Evaluation of weight loss
B) Medication administration
C) Video assessment of wounds
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,D) Monitoring peak flow meter results
E) Real-time blood pressure - Correct answer-A, C, D, E
In which patient care delivery model does the nurse plan and coordinate the aspects
of patient care with other disciplines focusing on continuity of care and
interprofessional collaboration even if the nurse is absent?
A) Team nursing model
B) Primary nursing model
C) Total patient care
D) Case management nursing model - Correct answer-C) Primary nursing model
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, The primary nursing model includes planning the patient's care and coordinating
and communicating all aspects of care with other disciplines and those providing
care in the nurse's absence. The focus is on continuity of care and interprofessional
collaboration. Team nursing uses the RN as the team leader to organize and
manage the care for a group of patients with other ancillary workers. The RN has
authority and accountability for the quality of care delivered by the team only
during the work period. In a total patient care model, the nurse is accountable for
the complete care of the patient during the assigned shift. Case management is not
a model of care delivery but a collaborative process that involves assessing,
planning, facilitating, and advocating for health services with a variety of resources
to promote cost-effective outcomes.
A nurse is monitoring all of the patients in an outpatient procedure area for
complications of administering IV fluids. What type of nursing function is being
demonstrated by the nurse?
A) Dependent
B) Independent
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Answers
A nurse is providing care for a patient who had a transurethral resection of his
prostate this morning. The patient is receiving continuous bladder irrigation, and
the urinary catheter is now occluded. The nurse is planning to contact the patient's
health care provider and communicate using the SBAR (Situation-Background-
Assessment-Recommendation) format. Which statement is a component of
communication using SBAR?
A) What do you think could be causing this occlusion
B) I think that we should manually irrigate his catheter.
C) What do you know about this patient and his history?
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,D) Could you please provide some direction for his care? - Correct answer-B) "I
think that we should manually irrigate his catheter."
Proposing a recommendation is a component of the "R" component of SBAR
communication. Asking the health care provider for possible contributing factors to
the problem or for general direction may be appropriate in some circumstances, but
these are not explicit components of SBAR. The nurse should briefly identify the
patient and his circumstances, not ask an open-ended question regarding the health
care provider's familiarity.
Telehealth devices are commonly used to provide which types of patient care
(select all that apply.)?
A) Evaluation of weight loss
B) Medication administration
C) Video assessment of wounds
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,D) Monitoring peak flow meter results
E) Real-time blood pressure - Correct answer-A, C, D, E
In which patient care delivery model does the nurse plan and coordinate the aspects
of patient care with other disciplines focusing on continuity of care and
interprofessional collaboration even if the nurse is absent?
A) Team nursing model
B) Primary nursing model
C) Total patient care
D) Case management nursing model - Correct answer-C) Primary nursing model
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, The primary nursing model includes planning the patient's care and coordinating
and communicating all aspects of care with other disciplines and those providing
care in the nurse's absence. The focus is on continuity of care and interprofessional
collaboration. Team nursing uses the RN as the team leader to organize and
manage the care for a group of patients with other ancillary workers. The RN has
authority and accountability for the quality of care delivered by the team only
during the work period. In a total patient care model, the nurse is accountable for
the complete care of the patient during the assigned shift. Case management is not
a model of care delivery but a collaborative process that involves assessing,
planning, facilitating, and advocating for health services with a variety of resources
to promote cost-effective outcomes.
A nurse is monitoring all of the patients in an outpatient procedure area for
complications of administering IV fluids. What type of nursing function is being
demonstrated by the nurse?
A) Dependent
B) Independent
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