2026 NURS PREDICTOR EXAM
TEST QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
• Case |Information: |Mr. |Lamay- |62 |YRS |old, |is |hospitalized |with
|emphysema. |He |is |receiving |continuous |oxygen |therapy |by |nasal |cannula.
|Question: |Mr. |Lamay |has |just |finished |his |bath |when |he |presents |with
|dyspnea. |He |sits |down, |leaning |forward |slightly. |What |should |the |practical
|nurse |do?
a) Increase |Mr.Lamay’s |oxygen |flow.
b) Check |the |oxygen |Saturation |level
c) Ask |Mr. |Lamay |to |take |deep |breaths
d) Encourage |diaphragmatic |breathing
SOLUTION:: |B
• Question: |The |next |day, |the |practical |nurse |teaches |Mr. |Lamay |how
|to |perform |breathing |exercises |for |his |emphysema. |Which |behavior
|demonstrates |that |Mr. |Lamay |has |understood |the |teaching.
a) Mr. |Lamay |observes |his |abdominal |muscles |when |inhaling |and |exhaling
b) Mr. |Lamay |counts |his |respirations |while |inhaling |and |exhaling |silently
c) While |supine, |Mr. |Lamay |inhales |deeply |and |says |the |letter |“O”
|on |exhalation
d) While |sitting, |Mr. |Lamay |inhales |deeply |and |exhales |slowly |with
|pursed |Lips
SOLUTION:: |D
• Question: |Which |observation |would |indicate |to |the |practical |nurse
|the |possibility |of |a |respiratory |tract |infection?
a) Dyspnea |and |more |frequent |use |of |bronchodilators
b) Increasingly |labored |respirations |with |exhalation
c) Reduced |breath |sounds |and |presence |of |tachypnea
d) A |productive |cough |with |purulent |secretions
SOLUTION:: |D
• Question: |Mrs. |Lamay |asks |for |information |on |emphysema. |Which |piece
|of |information |about |emphysema |is |the |most |important |to |give |Mr.
|Lamay?
a) Inform |her |that |Mr. |Lamay |will |have |to |limit |his |physical |exertion
b) Encourage |her |to |consult |their |physician |for |emphysema |screening |tests
,c) Explain |to |her |that |Mr. |Lamay |will |recover |once |the |drug |therapy |begins
, d) Let |her |know |that |his |lung |tissue |might |regenerate |if |he |were |to
|stop |smoking
SOLUTION:: |A
• Question: |Mrs. |Lamay |is |Aboriginal. |She |informs |the |practical |nurse |that
|she |and |her |husband |have |asked |an |Aboriginal |healer |to |visit |Mr. |Lamay.
|What |should |the |practical |nurse |do?
a) Inform |them |it |is |preferable |that |only |one |style |of |therapy |be |used |at
|a |time
b) Suggest |a |meeting |between |the |attending |physician |and |the |healer
c) Discuss |with |the |health-care |team |how |to |accommodate |the |visit
d) Read |about |traditional |Aboriginal |beliefs
SOLUTION:: |C
• Case |Information: |Mr. |Johanson, |68 |YRS |old, |has |pneumonia |and
|is |orthopneic.
Question: |The |practical |nurse |is |asked |to |collect |a |sputum |specimen |form |Mr.
|Johanson. |What |is |the |most |appropriate |collection |time?
a) After |providing |mouth |care
b) Immediately |following |morning |care
c) At |bedtime
d) Before |breakfast
SOLUTION:: |D
• Question: |The |practical |nurse |is |asked |to |monitor |Mr. |Johanson’s |urinary
|output. |What |amount |of |urine |output |per |hour |should |the |practical |nurse
|report |immediately?
a) 15ml
b) 45ml
c) 60ml
d) 70ml
SOLUTION:: |A
• Question: |The |physician |has |ordered |Mr. |Johanson |to |ambulate |to |the
|bathroom. |Which |finding |would |indicate |to |the |practical |nurse |that
|Mr. |Johanson |is |not |tolerating |the |increase |in |activity?
9.
a) He |becomes |flushed
, b) His |heart |rate |is |lower
TEST QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
• Case |Information: |Mr. |Lamay- |62 |YRS |old, |is |hospitalized |with
|emphysema. |He |is |receiving |continuous |oxygen |therapy |by |nasal |cannula.
|Question: |Mr. |Lamay |has |just |finished |his |bath |when |he |presents |with
|dyspnea. |He |sits |down, |leaning |forward |slightly. |What |should |the |practical
|nurse |do?
a) Increase |Mr.Lamay’s |oxygen |flow.
b) Check |the |oxygen |Saturation |level
c) Ask |Mr. |Lamay |to |take |deep |breaths
d) Encourage |diaphragmatic |breathing
SOLUTION:: |B
• Question: |The |next |day, |the |practical |nurse |teaches |Mr. |Lamay |how
|to |perform |breathing |exercises |for |his |emphysema. |Which |behavior
|demonstrates |that |Mr. |Lamay |has |understood |the |teaching.
a) Mr. |Lamay |observes |his |abdominal |muscles |when |inhaling |and |exhaling
b) Mr. |Lamay |counts |his |respirations |while |inhaling |and |exhaling |silently
c) While |supine, |Mr. |Lamay |inhales |deeply |and |says |the |letter |“O”
|on |exhalation
d) While |sitting, |Mr. |Lamay |inhales |deeply |and |exhales |slowly |with
|pursed |Lips
SOLUTION:: |D
• Question: |Which |observation |would |indicate |to |the |practical |nurse
|the |possibility |of |a |respiratory |tract |infection?
a) Dyspnea |and |more |frequent |use |of |bronchodilators
b) Increasingly |labored |respirations |with |exhalation
c) Reduced |breath |sounds |and |presence |of |tachypnea
d) A |productive |cough |with |purulent |secretions
SOLUTION:: |D
• Question: |Mrs. |Lamay |asks |for |information |on |emphysema. |Which |piece
|of |information |about |emphysema |is |the |most |important |to |give |Mr.
|Lamay?
a) Inform |her |that |Mr. |Lamay |will |have |to |limit |his |physical |exertion
b) Encourage |her |to |consult |their |physician |for |emphysema |screening |tests
,c) Explain |to |her |that |Mr. |Lamay |will |recover |once |the |drug |therapy |begins
, d) Let |her |know |that |his |lung |tissue |might |regenerate |if |he |were |to
|stop |smoking
SOLUTION:: |A
• Question: |Mrs. |Lamay |is |Aboriginal. |She |informs |the |practical |nurse |that
|she |and |her |husband |have |asked |an |Aboriginal |healer |to |visit |Mr. |Lamay.
|What |should |the |practical |nurse |do?
a) Inform |them |it |is |preferable |that |only |one |style |of |therapy |be |used |at
|a |time
b) Suggest |a |meeting |between |the |attending |physician |and |the |healer
c) Discuss |with |the |health-care |team |how |to |accommodate |the |visit
d) Read |about |traditional |Aboriginal |beliefs
SOLUTION:: |C
• Case |Information: |Mr. |Johanson, |68 |YRS |old, |has |pneumonia |and
|is |orthopneic.
Question: |The |practical |nurse |is |asked |to |collect |a |sputum |specimen |form |Mr.
|Johanson. |What |is |the |most |appropriate |collection |time?
a) After |providing |mouth |care
b) Immediately |following |morning |care
c) At |bedtime
d) Before |breakfast
SOLUTION:: |D
• Question: |The |practical |nurse |is |asked |to |monitor |Mr. |Johanson’s |urinary
|output. |What |amount |of |urine |output |per |hour |should |the |practical |nurse
|report |immediately?
a) 15ml
b) 45ml
c) 60ml
d) 70ml
SOLUTION:: |A
• Question: |The |physician |has |ordered |Mr. |Johanson |to |ambulate |to |the
|bathroom. |Which |finding |would |indicate |to |the |practical |nurse |that
|Mr. |Johanson |is |not |tolerating |the |increase |in |activity?
9.
a) He |becomes |flushed
, b) His |heart |rate |is |lower
