Nclex readiness Exam Study
Guide: GRADED A+. Practice
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What intervention is essential prior to starting a client on atorvastatin therapy?
1. Assessing for muscle strength
2. Assessing the client's dietary intake
3. Determining if the client is on digoxin therapy
4. Monitoring liver function tests - Ans✔✔-2. Assessing the client's dietary
intake
The nurse provides discharge instructions to a client at 14 weeks gestation who
has received a prophylactic cervical cerclage. Which client statement indicates
an understanding of teaching?
1. "I need to be on bed rest for the duration of my pregnancy."
2. "I will notify my health care provider if I start having low back aches."
3. "Pelvic pressure is to be expected after cerclage placement."
4. "The cerclage will be removed once my baby is at 28 weeks." - Ans✔✔-2. "I
will notify my health care provider if I start having low back aches."
,During the first prenatal assessment, the client reports the last normal
menstrual period starting on March 1 and ending on March 5, but also slight
spotting on March 23. The client had unprotected intercourse on March 15.
Using Naegele's rule, what is the estimated date of birth?
1. December 8
2. December 12
3. December 22
4. December 30 - Ans✔✔-1. December 8
A female client with liver cirrhosis and chronic anemia is hospitalized for a deep
venous thrombosis. The
client is receiving a heparin infusion and suddenly develops epistaxis. Which
laboratory value would indicate that the heparin infusion needs to be turned
off?
1. Hematocrit of 30% (0.30)
2. Partial thromboplastin time of 110 seconds
3. Platelet count of 80,000/mm3 (80 x 109/L)
4. Prothrombin time of 11 seconds - Ans✔✔-2. Partial thromboplastin time of
110 seconds
A major earthquake has occurred. Local gas lines and water pipes are breaking
with resulting fires and
flooding in collapsed buildings. Multiple victims arrive at the triage area. Which
client should the nurse care for first?
1. Client with charred, leathery skin over entire back, chest, and legs
2. Client with cool skin, shivering from sitting in water until rescued
3. Client with diabetes who was unable to take prescribed insulin today
,4. Client with high-pitched, crowing inspiratory respirations - Ans✔✔-4. Client
with high-pitched, crowing inspiratory respirations
The nurse prepares to administer clozapine to a client with schizophrenia.
Which client statement would require priority investigation before
administering the medication?
1. "I have gained a few pounds since I started this medication."
2. "I have had a sore throat for 3 days and feel feverish today."
3. "I have noticed increased salivation and drooling."
4. "I often feel sleepy when I take this medication." - Ans✔✔-2. "I have had a
sore throat for 3 days and feel feverish today."
The post-anesthesia care unit nurse receives report on a client after abdominal
surgery. What sounds would the nurse expect to hear when auscultating the
bowel?
1. Absent bowel sounds
2. Borborygmi sounds
3. High-pitched and gurgling sounds
4. Swishing or buzzing sounds - Ans✔✔-1. Absent bowel sounds
The nurse is admitting a client with a possible diagnosis of Guillain-Barré
syndrome. When collecting data to develop a plan of care for the client, the
nurse should give priority to which of the following items?
1. Orthostatic blood pressure changes
2. Presence or absence of knee reflexes
3. Pupil size and reaction to light
4. Rate and depth of respirations - Ans✔✔-4. Rate and depth of respirations
, The unlicensed assistive personnel on the cardiac floor reports to the
registered nurse that during the first vital sign measurement on the shift, a
client's blood pressure measured 198/102 mm Hg on the automated blood
pressure machine. What action should the nurse take first?
1. Have the unlicensed assistive personnel recheck the client's blood pressure
2. Immediately notify the health care provider
3. Obtain the client's PRN labetalol from the medication dispensing machine
4. Recheck the client's blood pressure with a manual cuff - Ans✔✔-4. Recheck
the client's blood pressure with a manual cuff
The nurse is triaging clients in the emergency department. Which client needs
to be seen first?
1. 18-year-old female with fever, suprapubic pain, and dysuria
2. 21-year-old male with diffuse abdominal pain and a rigid abdomen
3. 64-year-old male with a pulsatile mass in the periumbilical area and back
pain
4. 75-year-old with nausea, fever, and left lower quadrant pain - Ans✔✔-3. 64-
year-old male with a pulsatile mass in the periumbilical area and back pain
The nurse working on an orthopedic unit is receiving report on 4 clients with
recent fractures. Which client should the nurse assess first?
1. Client who has a femur fracture with a rash of pin-sized red spots on the
chest and increased restlessness
2. Client who has purulent drainage oozing from a skeletal traction pin insertion
site and a temperature of 100.8 F (38.2 C)
3. Client with a hip fracture receiving continuous IV saline with bilateral 2+
pitting leg edema and a blood pressure of 176/89 mm Hg
Guide: GRADED A+. Practice
Questions and Verified
Answers. Latest 2026 Update
What intervention is essential prior to starting a client on atorvastatin therapy?
1. Assessing for muscle strength
2. Assessing the client's dietary intake
3. Determining if the client is on digoxin therapy
4. Monitoring liver function tests - Ans✔✔-2. Assessing the client's dietary
intake
The nurse provides discharge instructions to a client at 14 weeks gestation who
has received a prophylactic cervical cerclage. Which client statement indicates
an understanding of teaching?
1. "I need to be on bed rest for the duration of my pregnancy."
2. "I will notify my health care provider if I start having low back aches."
3. "Pelvic pressure is to be expected after cerclage placement."
4. "The cerclage will be removed once my baby is at 28 weeks." - Ans✔✔-2. "I
will notify my health care provider if I start having low back aches."
,During the first prenatal assessment, the client reports the last normal
menstrual period starting on March 1 and ending on March 5, but also slight
spotting on March 23. The client had unprotected intercourse on March 15.
Using Naegele's rule, what is the estimated date of birth?
1. December 8
2. December 12
3. December 22
4. December 30 - Ans✔✔-1. December 8
A female client with liver cirrhosis and chronic anemia is hospitalized for a deep
venous thrombosis. The
client is receiving a heparin infusion and suddenly develops epistaxis. Which
laboratory value would indicate that the heparin infusion needs to be turned
off?
1. Hematocrit of 30% (0.30)
2. Partial thromboplastin time of 110 seconds
3. Platelet count of 80,000/mm3 (80 x 109/L)
4. Prothrombin time of 11 seconds - Ans✔✔-2. Partial thromboplastin time of
110 seconds
A major earthquake has occurred. Local gas lines and water pipes are breaking
with resulting fires and
flooding in collapsed buildings. Multiple victims arrive at the triage area. Which
client should the nurse care for first?
1. Client with charred, leathery skin over entire back, chest, and legs
2. Client with cool skin, shivering from sitting in water until rescued
3. Client with diabetes who was unable to take prescribed insulin today
,4. Client with high-pitched, crowing inspiratory respirations - Ans✔✔-4. Client
with high-pitched, crowing inspiratory respirations
The nurse prepares to administer clozapine to a client with schizophrenia.
Which client statement would require priority investigation before
administering the medication?
1. "I have gained a few pounds since I started this medication."
2. "I have had a sore throat for 3 days and feel feverish today."
3. "I have noticed increased salivation and drooling."
4. "I often feel sleepy when I take this medication." - Ans✔✔-2. "I have had a
sore throat for 3 days and feel feverish today."
The post-anesthesia care unit nurse receives report on a client after abdominal
surgery. What sounds would the nurse expect to hear when auscultating the
bowel?
1. Absent bowel sounds
2. Borborygmi sounds
3. High-pitched and gurgling sounds
4. Swishing or buzzing sounds - Ans✔✔-1. Absent bowel sounds
The nurse is admitting a client with a possible diagnosis of Guillain-Barré
syndrome. When collecting data to develop a plan of care for the client, the
nurse should give priority to which of the following items?
1. Orthostatic blood pressure changes
2. Presence or absence of knee reflexes
3. Pupil size and reaction to light
4. Rate and depth of respirations - Ans✔✔-4. Rate and depth of respirations
, The unlicensed assistive personnel on the cardiac floor reports to the
registered nurse that during the first vital sign measurement on the shift, a
client's blood pressure measured 198/102 mm Hg on the automated blood
pressure machine. What action should the nurse take first?
1. Have the unlicensed assistive personnel recheck the client's blood pressure
2. Immediately notify the health care provider
3. Obtain the client's PRN labetalol from the medication dispensing machine
4. Recheck the client's blood pressure with a manual cuff - Ans✔✔-4. Recheck
the client's blood pressure with a manual cuff
The nurse is triaging clients in the emergency department. Which client needs
to be seen first?
1. 18-year-old female with fever, suprapubic pain, and dysuria
2. 21-year-old male with diffuse abdominal pain and a rigid abdomen
3. 64-year-old male with a pulsatile mass in the periumbilical area and back
pain
4. 75-year-old with nausea, fever, and left lower quadrant pain - Ans✔✔-3. 64-
year-old male with a pulsatile mass in the periumbilical area and back pain
The nurse working on an orthopedic unit is receiving report on 4 clients with
recent fractures. Which client should the nurse assess first?
1. Client who has a femur fracture with a rash of pin-sized red spots on the
chest and increased restlessness
2. Client who has purulent drainage oozing from a skeletal traction pin insertion
site and a temperature of 100.8 F (38.2 C)
3. Client with a hip fracture receiving continuous IV saline with bilateral 2+
pitting leg edema and a blood pressure of 176/89 mm Hg
