NCLEX RN EXAM MODULE 1 PRACTICE PAPER
2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ Interpreting. Answer: The reasoning process nurses use to make
sense of the initial clinical situation (analytical, intuitive, narrative).
◉ Responding. Answer: The course of action taken by the nurse.
◉ Reflection. Answer: The process of examining the actions
implemented.
◉ Reflection-in-action. Answer: Used during the implementation
process to evaluate results and determine if a different course of
action is needed.
◉ Reflection-on-action. Answer: Involves a self-evaluation process to
learn and refocus actions in future situations.
◉ Assessment. Answer: Involves gathering data about the patient
and the patient's health status.
◉ Subjective Data. Answer: What the patient or family reports.
,◉ Objective Data. Answer: What the nurse observes/measures.
◉ Sources of Data. Answer: Patient, family, healthcare provider,
records, exam, labs.
◉ Data Quality. Answer: Must be complete, accurate, factual,
relevant.
◉ Diagnosis. Answer: The registered nurse analyzes the assessment
data to determine actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and
issues.
◉ Nursing Diagnosis. Answer: The nurse's clinical judgment about
the client's response to actual or potential health conditions or
needs.
◉ Planning. Answer: The registered nurse develops a collaborative
plan encompassing strategies to achieve expected outcomes.
◉ Implementation. Answer: You perform or delegate planned
intervention and carry out the care plan.
◉ Evaluation. Answer: Evaluates progress toward attainment of
goals and outcomes.
, ◉ Critical Thinking. Answer: Nurses apply critical thinking to gather,
interpret, and analyze subjective and objective patient data.
◉ Identifying Cues. Answer: Nurses learn to recognize 'cues'—signs
and symptoms—that indicate a possible problem or a change in a
patient's condition.
◉ Problem Solving & Decision Making. Answer: Nurses use critical
thinking to generate potential solutions, consider various
interventions, and make informed, evidence-based decisions.
◉ Evidence-Based Practice. Answer: Critical thinking enables nurses
to evaluate and apply the best available research findings to their
clinical practice.
◉ Adaptability. Answer: Allows nurses to adapt to rapidly changing
environments and respond to unexpected developments or
emergencies.
◉ Ranking Patient Needs. Answer: Nurses use critical thinking to
assess the urgency and importance of various patient needs.
2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ Interpreting. Answer: The reasoning process nurses use to make
sense of the initial clinical situation (analytical, intuitive, narrative).
◉ Responding. Answer: The course of action taken by the nurse.
◉ Reflection. Answer: The process of examining the actions
implemented.
◉ Reflection-in-action. Answer: Used during the implementation
process to evaluate results and determine if a different course of
action is needed.
◉ Reflection-on-action. Answer: Involves a self-evaluation process to
learn and refocus actions in future situations.
◉ Assessment. Answer: Involves gathering data about the patient
and the patient's health status.
◉ Subjective Data. Answer: What the patient or family reports.
,◉ Objective Data. Answer: What the nurse observes/measures.
◉ Sources of Data. Answer: Patient, family, healthcare provider,
records, exam, labs.
◉ Data Quality. Answer: Must be complete, accurate, factual,
relevant.
◉ Diagnosis. Answer: The registered nurse analyzes the assessment
data to determine actual or potential diagnoses, problems, and
issues.
◉ Nursing Diagnosis. Answer: The nurse's clinical judgment about
the client's response to actual or potential health conditions or
needs.
◉ Planning. Answer: The registered nurse develops a collaborative
plan encompassing strategies to achieve expected outcomes.
◉ Implementation. Answer: You perform or delegate planned
intervention and carry out the care plan.
◉ Evaluation. Answer: Evaluates progress toward attainment of
goals and outcomes.
, ◉ Critical Thinking. Answer: Nurses apply critical thinking to gather,
interpret, and analyze subjective and objective patient data.
◉ Identifying Cues. Answer: Nurses learn to recognize 'cues'—signs
and symptoms—that indicate a possible problem or a change in a
patient's condition.
◉ Problem Solving & Decision Making. Answer: Nurses use critical
thinking to generate potential solutions, consider various
interventions, and make informed, evidence-based decisions.
◉ Evidence-Based Practice. Answer: Critical thinking enables nurses
to evaluate and apply the best available research findings to their
clinical practice.
◉ Adaptability. Answer: Allows nurses to adapt to rapidly changing
environments and respond to unexpected developments or
emergencies.
◉ Ranking Patient Needs. Answer: Nurses use critical thinking to
assess the urgency and importance of various patient needs.
