This document contains approximately 150 exam questions and 100% correct answers for the RPNCE Exam 2026, focusing on core nursing principles, mental health concepts, and pharmacology. It covers key topics such as nursing priorities (with physical safety as the primary concern), therapeutic communication techniques, nurse-patient relationship phases, and developmental theories including Erikson, Maslow, and Sullivan. The material also includes essential psychiatric concepts such as anxiety levels, personality disorders, attachment styles, and coping strategies.
The content is structured in a clear question-and-answer format to support active recall and efficient exam preparation. As shown on page 1, the document begins with foundational priorities such as patient safety and extrapyramidal side effects management, and progresses into advanced topics including serotonin syndrome, lithium monitoring, benzodiazepine use, and neurocognitive conditions across all 15 pages. It provides a focused yet comprehensive review of both theoretical knowledge and clinical application, making it highly effective for RPNCE preparation.
This study guide is ideal for students in Practical Nursing (RPN), Nursing (BSN), Psychiatric Nursing, and Healthcare programs. It is particularly relevant for courses such as Mental Health Nursing, Pharmacology, Foundations of Nursing Practice, and NCLEX-style exam preparation. It is also beneficial for students preparing for licensing exams such as the RPNCE, as well as midterms and final exams in nursing programs.
The content aligns closely with widely used textbooks such as Psychiatric Nursing for Canadian Practice by Wendy Austin and Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic Approach, reinforcing essential nursing priorities, pharmacological knowledge, and mental health care principles.
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RPNCE Exam 2026 Exam
Questions with 100% Correct
Answers | Latest Update
Main Nursing Priority - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔physical safety (then emotional, then
sleep, etc)
which system is responsible for extrapyramidal side effects - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔parasympathetic
which class of drugs treat EPS - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔anticholinergics (tropines)
Clozapine blood monitoring - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔weekly for the first 6mo
, Normal blood glucose level - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔4-7 mmol/L
which neurotransmitter is involved wit Alzheimers - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔acetylcholine
Erikson's Psychosocial Theory - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔stage theory of
psychosocial development, lifespan consists of eight dilemmas that must
be solved correctly in order to solve the next dilemma
Erickson stage 1 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔trust vs mistrust
Erickson stage 2 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔autonomy vs shame and doubt
Erickson stage 3 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔initiative vs guilt
Erickson stage 4 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔industry vs inferiority
Erickson stage 5 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Identity vs. Role Confusion
(Adolescence)
Erickson stage 6 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔intimacy vs isolation
Erickson stage 7 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔generativity vs stagnation
Erickson stage 8 - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔integrity vs despair