NCLEX-RN 2026 EXAM REVIEW Q & As
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What are the normal ranges for PT? What is PT used to help
regulate? What is the therapeutic range? - Correct Answers
✅11-12.5 is a normal PT range
PT is used to help regulate Coumadin dosages. The
therapeutic range: 1.5 to 2 times normal or control
When introducing foods to infants what should you teach the
new parents? - Correct Answers ✅Introduce one food at a
time to help identify allergies.
Progression of food should be "AS TOLERATED"
The nursing assessment guides decisions about progression.
If a question is related to the nursing process, read the
question to determine the step of the nursing process. What
are the steps in the nursing process and what kind of
question might be related to that step. - Correct Answers
✅Assessment question address the gathering and
verification of data.
Analysis questions require the nurse to: interpret data, collect
additional information, identify and communicate nursing
diagnoses and determine the health team's ability to meet
the pts needs.
Planning questions ask about determining, prioritizing, and
modifying outcomes of care.
,NCLEX-RN 2026 EXAM REVIEW Q & As
(Verified Answers) 2026
Implementation questions reflect the management and
organization of care and the assignment and delegation of
tasks. Be prepared for questions on client teaching.
Evaluation questions focus on comparing the actual
outcomes of care with the expected outcomes and on
communicating and documenting findings.
What are the normal ranges for H&H? What are the nursing
implications - Correct Answers ✅Hemoglobin - Male 14-18
Female 12-16 Newborn 14-24
High altitude living increases value, slight decrease during
pregnancy. Drug therapy can alter values.
Hematocrit - Male 42-52 Female 37-47 Newborn 44-64
Prolonged stasis from vasoconstriction secondary to the
tourniquet can alter values. Abnormalities in RBC size may
alter Hct values
What are the normal ranges for WBC?
What can increase values?
What can decrease values?
,NCLEX-RN 2026 EXAM REVIEW Q & As
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How long does the postpartum period of pregnancy affect
normal ranges? What range is normal during the postpartum
period? - Correct Answers ✅Both genders 5000-10000
Newborn 9000-30000
Anesthetics, stress, exercise, and convulsions can increased
values.
Drug therapy can decrease values.
24-28 hr postpartum: a count as high as 25000 is normal
What are the normal ranges for RBC?
What can increase levels
What happens to levels during pregnancy? - Correct
Answers ✅Males: 4.7-6.1 million
Female: 4.2-5.4 million
Exercise and high altitudes can cause an increase levels
pregnancy usually lower values
drug therapy can alter values
Never draw a specimen from an arm with an infusing IV.
What are the normal ranges for PLATELETS?
What may increase values?
, NCLEX-RN 2026 EXAM REVIEW Q & As
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What may decrease values?
What drugs decrease values? - Correct Answers ✅Both
Genders: 150000-400000
Living at high altitudes, exercising strenuously or taking oral
contraceptives may increase values
decreased values may be caused by hemorrhage, DIC,
reduced production of platelets, infections, use of prosthetic
heart valves, and drugs.
Drugs that decrease platelets: acetaminophen, aspirin,
chemotherapy, H2 blockers, INH, Levaquin, streptomycin,
sulfonamides, thiazide diuretics.
What are the normal ranges for K+? What should you keep in
mind when getting a specimen? - Correct Answers ✅3.5-5
is normal range for potassium
Exercise of the forearm with tourniquet in place may cause an
increased level. Hemolysis of specimen can result in a falsely
elevated value
What are the normal ranges for Na+? What should you
consider when collecting a specimen? - Correct Answers
✅136-145 is a normal sodium range
Do Not collect from an arm with an infusing IV solution
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What are the normal ranges for PT? What is PT used to help
regulate? What is the therapeutic range? - Correct Answers
✅11-12.5 is a normal PT range
PT is used to help regulate Coumadin dosages. The
therapeutic range: 1.5 to 2 times normal or control
When introducing foods to infants what should you teach the
new parents? - Correct Answers ✅Introduce one food at a
time to help identify allergies.
Progression of food should be "AS TOLERATED"
The nursing assessment guides decisions about progression.
If a question is related to the nursing process, read the
question to determine the step of the nursing process. What
are the steps in the nursing process and what kind of
question might be related to that step. - Correct Answers
✅Assessment question address the gathering and
verification of data.
Analysis questions require the nurse to: interpret data, collect
additional information, identify and communicate nursing
diagnoses and determine the health team's ability to meet
the pts needs.
Planning questions ask about determining, prioritizing, and
modifying outcomes of care.
,NCLEX-RN 2026 EXAM REVIEW Q & As
(Verified Answers) 2026
Implementation questions reflect the management and
organization of care and the assignment and delegation of
tasks. Be prepared for questions on client teaching.
Evaluation questions focus on comparing the actual
outcomes of care with the expected outcomes and on
communicating and documenting findings.
What are the normal ranges for H&H? What are the nursing
implications - Correct Answers ✅Hemoglobin - Male 14-18
Female 12-16 Newborn 14-24
High altitude living increases value, slight decrease during
pregnancy. Drug therapy can alter values.
Hematocrit - Male 42-52 Female 37-47 Newborn 44-64
Prolonged stasis from vasoconstriction secondary to the
tourniquet can alter values. Abnormalities in RBC size may
alter Hct values
What are the normal ranges for WBC?
What can increase values?
What can decrease values?
,NCLEX-RN 2026 EXAM REVIEW Q & As
(Verified Answers) 2026
How long does the postpartum period of pregnancy affect
normal ranges? What range is normal during the postpartum
period? - Correct Answers ✅Both genders 5000-10000
Newborn 9000-30000
Anesthetics, stress, exercise, and convulsions can increased
values.
Drug therapy can decrease values.
24-28 hr postpartum: a count as high as 25000 is normal
What are the normal ranges for RBC?
What can increase levels
What happens to levels during pregnancy? - Correct
Answers ✅Males: 4.7-6.1 million
Female: 4.2-5.4 million
Exercise and high altitudes can cause an increase levels
pregnancy usually lower values
drug therapy can alter values
Never draw a specimen from an arm with an infusing IV.
What are the normal ranges for PLATELETS?
What may increase values?
, NCLEX-RN 2026 EXAM REVIEW Q & As
(Verified Answers) 2026
What may decrease values?
What drugs decrease values? - Correct Answers ✅Both
Genders: 150000-400000
Living at high altitudes, exercising strenuously or taking oral
contraceptives may increase values
decreased values may be caused by hemorrhage, DIC,
reduced production of platelets, infections, use of prosthetic
heart valves, and drugs.
Drugs that decrease platelets: acetaminophen, aspirin,
chemotherapy, H2 blockers, INH, Levaquin, streptomycin,
sulfonamides, thiazide diuretics.
What are the normal ranges for K+? What should you keep in
mind when getting a specimen? - Correct Answers ✅3.5-5
is normal range for potassium
Exercise of the forearm with tourniquet in place may cause an
increased level. Hemolysis of specimen can result in a falsely
elevated value
What are the normal ranges for Na+? What should you
consider when collecting a specimen? - Correct Answers
✅136-145 is a normal sodium range
Do Not collect from an arm with an infusing IV solution
