NCLEX-
RNvnPracticevnQuestionsvnForvn2026
1. Avnnursevnforgetsvntovnadministervnavnclient'svndiureticvnandvnthevnclientvnexperienc
esvnanvnepisodevnofvnpulmonaryvnedema.vnThevnchargevnnursevnwouldvnconsidervnth
evnmed-
icationvnerrorvntovnconstitutevnnegligencevnbecausevnthevnsituationvncontainsvnwhic
hvnelement?
1. Purposefulv n failurev n tov n performv n av n healthv n carev n procedure
2. Unintentionalvnfailurevntovnperformvnavnhealthvncarevnprocedure
3. Actvnofvnsubstitutingvnavndifferentvnmedicationvnforvnthevnonevnordered
4. Failurevntovnfollowvnavndirectvnordervnbyvnavnphysician:vnAnswer:vn2
Rationale:vnNegligencevnisvnthevnunintentionalvnfailurevnofvnanvnindividualvntovnperformvnorvnnotvnperformvnanvnactvnthatvnavnrea
sonablevnpersonvnwouldvnorvnwouldvnnotvndovninvnthevnsamevnorvnsimilarvncircumstances.vnAvnpurposefulvnfailurevntovnperformv
navnprocedurevnwouldvnbevnthevnopposite vnofvnnegligence,vnwhichvnisvnunintentional.vnSubstitutingvnavnditterentvnmedicationvn
doesvnnotvnfitvnthevndescriptionvnofvnthevnsituationvninvnthevnquestion.vnFailurevntovnfollowvnavndirectvnordervndoesvnnotvnfitvnthevndescri
ptionvninvnthevnsituationv n invnthevnquestion.
CognitivevnLevel:vnApplying
ClientvnNeed:vnManagementvnofvnCare
IntegratedvnProcess:vnNursingvnProcess:vnAssessmentvnCo
ntentvnArea:vnFundamentals
Strategy:vnTwovnoptionsvnarevnopposites,vnwhichvnisvnavncluevnthatvnonevnofvnthemvnmayvnbevncorrect.vnChoosevnunintentionalvnfail
urevntovncarryvnoutvnavnprocedurevnovervnpurposefulvnfailurevnbecausevnitvnmatchesvnthevndefinitionvnofvnnegligence.
2. Av n clientv n asksv n whyv n av n diagnosticv n testv n hasv n beenv n orderedv n andv n thev n nurse
v n replies,vn"I'mvnunsurevnbutvnwillvnfindvnoutvnforvnyou."vnWhenvnthevnnursevnlatervnr
eturnsvnandvnprovidesvnanvnexplanation,vnthevnnursevnisvnactingvnundervnwhichvnpri
nciple?
1. Nonmaleficence
2. Veracity
3. Beneficence
4. Fidelity:vnAnswer:vn4
Rationale:vnFidelityvnmeansvnbeingvnfaithfulvntovnagreementsvnandvnpromises.vnThisvnnursevnisvnactingvnonvnthevnclient'svnbehalfv
ntovnobtainvnneededvninformationvnandvnreportvnitvnbackvntovnthevnclient.vnNonmaleficencevnisvnthevndutyvntovndovnnovnharm.vnVerac
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RNvnPracticevnQuestionsvnForvn2026
ityvnrefersvntovntellingvnthevntruthvnforvnexample,vnnotvnlyingvntovnavnclientvnaboutvnavnseriousvnprognosis.vnBeneficencevnmeansvn
doingvngood,vnsuchvnasvnbyvnimplementingvnactionsvn(e.g.vnkeepingvnavnsaltvnshakervnoutvnofvnsight)vnthatvnbenefitvnavnclientvn(hea
rtvnconditionvnrequiring
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RNvnPracticevnQuestionsvnForvn2026
sodium-
restrictedvndiet).vnCognitivevnLevel
:vnUnderstanding
ClientvnNeed:vnManagementvnofvnCare
IntegratedvnProcess:vnNursingvnProcess:vnImplementatio
nvnContentvnArea:vnFundamentals
Strategy:vnUsevnthevnprocessvnofvnelimination.vnThevncorrectvnanswervnisvnthevnonevnthatvnmatchesvnthevndescriptionvninvnthevnstem;v
nthatvnis,vnthevnnursevnmadevnavnpromisevntovnavnclientvnandvnkeptvnit,vnwhichvnconstitutesvnfidelity.
3. Anvnindividualvnhasvnavnseizurevnwhilevnwalkingvndownvnthevnstreet.vnDuringvnthe
vnseizure,vnavnnursevnfromvn avnphysician'svnofficevnisvnnoticedvndrivingvnpastvnwitho
utvnstoppingvntovnassist.vnThevnindividualvnsuesvnthevnnursevnforvnnegligencevnbutvn
failsvntovnwinvnavnjudgementvnforvnwhichvnreason?
1. Thev n nursev n hadv n nov n dutyv n tov n thev n individual.
2. Thevnnursevndidvnwhatvnmostvnnursesvnwouldvndovninvnthevnsamevncircumstance.
3. Thevnnursevndidvnnotvncausevnthevnclient'svninjuries.
4. Thevnnursevnwasvnoff-dutyvnatvnthevntime.:vnAnswer:vn1
Rationale:vnTovnbevnguiltyvnofvnnegligence,vnthevnnursevnmustvnhavevnavnrelationshipvnwithvnthevnclientvnthatvninvolvesvnavndutyvntovnpr
ovidevncare.vnThevnrelationshipvnisvnusuallyvnavncomponentvnofvnemployment.vnThevnnursevndidvnnotvnnecessarilyvndovnwhatvnoth
ersvnwouldvndovninvnthisvnsituation.vnAlthoughvnthevnnursevndidvnnotvncausevnthevnclient'svninjuries,vnitvndoesvnnotvnpreventvnthevnn
ursevnfromvnassistingvninvnthisvnsituation.vnAlthoughvnthevnnursevnwasvnott-
duty,vnthevnnursevncouldvnhavevnassistedvnifvnmotivatedvntovndovnso.
CognitivevnLevel:vnUnderstandingvnClie
ntvnNeed:vnManagementvnofvnCare
IntegratedvnProcess:vnNursingvnProcess:vnImplementatio
nvnContentvnArea:vnFundamentals
Strategy:vnUsevnthevnprocessvnofvneliminationvnandvnnursingvnknowledge.vnThevncorrectvnanswervnisvnthevnonevnthatvnrecognize
svnthatvnthevnnursevnwasvnnotvninvnthevnrolevnofvnemployeevnatvnthevntimevnofvnthevnincident,vnremovingvnthevnrequirementvnofvnacti
ngvnonvnthevnclient'svnbehalf.
4. Anvnadultvnfemalevnambulatoryvncarevnclientvnreceivingvnanvnoralvnanticoagulantvnisvn
giv-
envnaspirinvnforvnavnheadachevnwhilevnvisitingvnavnneighbor,vnwhovnisvnavnnurse.vnThev
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nclientvnsubsequently vnhasvnavnbleedingvnepisodevnbecausevnofvnavndrugvninteraction
.vnThevnlegalvnnursevnconsultantvninterpretsvnthatvnwhichvnnecessaryvnelementsvnofvn
malpracticevnarevnmissingvnfromvnthisvncase?vnSelectvnallvnthatvnapply.
RNvnPracticevnQuestionsvnForvn2026
1. Avnnursevnforgetsvntovnadministervnavnclient'svndiureticvnandvnthevnclientvnexperienc
esvnanvnepisodevnofvnpulmonaryvnedema.vnThevnchargevnnursevnwouldvnconsidervnth
evnmed-
icationvnerrorvntovnconstitutevnnegligencevnbecausevnthevnsituationvncontainsvnwhic
hvnelement?
1. Purposefulv n failurev n tov n performv n av n healthv n carev n procedure
2. Unintentionalvnfailurevntovnperformvnavnhealthvncarevnprocedure
3. Actvnofvnsubstitutingvnavndifferentvnmedicationvnforvnthevnonevnordered
4. Failurevntovnfollowvnavndirectvnordervnbyvnavnphysician:vnAnswer:vn2
Rationale:vnNegligencevnisvnthevnunintentionalvnfailurevnofvnanvnindividualvntovnperformvnorvnnotvnperformvnanvnactvnthatvnavnrea
sonablevnpersonvnwouldvnorvnwouldvnnotvndovninvnthevnsamevnorvnsimilarvncircumstances.vnAvnpurposefulvnfailurevntovnperformv
navnprocedurevnwouldvnbevnthevnopposite vnofvnnegligence,vnwhichvnisvnunintentional.vnSubstitutingvnavnditterentvnmedicationvn
doesvnnotvnfitvnthevndescriptionvnofvnthevnsituationvninvnthevnquestion.vnFailurevntovnfollowvnavndirectvnordervndoesvnnotvnfitvnthevndescri
ptionvninvnthevnsituationv n invnthevnquestion.
CognitivevnLevel:vnApplying
ClientvnNeed:vnManagementvnofvnCare
IntegratedvnProcess:vnNursingvnProcess:vnAssessmentvnCo
ntentvnArea:vnFundamentals
Strategy:vnTwovnoptionsvnarevnopposites,vnwhichvnisvnavncluevnthatvnonevnofvnthemvnmayvnbevncorrect.vnChoosevnunintentionalvnfail
urevntovncarryvnoutvnavnprocedurevnovervnpurposefulvnfailurevnbecausevnitvnmatchesvnthevndefinitionvnofvnnegligence.
2. Av n clientv n asksv n whyv n av n diagnosticv n testv n hasv n beenv n orderedv n andv n thev n nurse
v n replies,vn"I'mvnunsurevnbutvnwillvnfindvnoutvnforvnyou."vnWhenvnthevnnursevnlatervnr
eturnsvnandvnprovidesvnanvnexplanation,vnthevnnursevnisvnactingvnundervnwhichvnpri
nciple?
1. Nonmaleficence
2. Veracity
3. Beneficence
4. Fidelity:vnAnswer:vn4
Rationale:vnFidelityvnmeansvnbeingvnfaithfulvntovnagreementsvnandvnpromises.vnThisvnnursevnisvnactingvnonvnthevnclient'svnbehalfv
ntovnobtainvnneededvninformationvnandvnreportvnitvnbackvntovnthevnclient.vnNonmaleficencevnisvnthevndutyvntovndovnnovnharm.vnVerac
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RNvnPracticevnQuestionsvnForvn2026
ityvnrefersvntovntellingvnthevntruthvnforvnexample,vnnotvnlyingvntovnavnclientvnaboutvnavnseriousvnprognosis.vnBeneficencevnmeansvn
doingvngood,vnsuchvnasvnbyvnimplementingvnactionsvn(e.g.vnkeepingvnavnsaltvnshakervnoutvnofvnsight)vnthatvnbenefitvnavnclientvn(hea
rtvnconditionvnrequiring
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RNvnPracticevnQuestionsvnForvn2026
sodium-
restrictedvndiet).vnCognitivevnLevel
:vnUnderstanding
ClientvnNeed:vnManagementvnofvnCare
IntegratedvnProcess:vnNursingvnProcess:vnImplementatio
nvnContentvnArea:vnFundamentals
Strategy:vnUsevnthevnprocessvnofvnelimination.vnThevncorrectvnanswervnisvnthevnonevnthatvnmatchesvnthevndescriptionvninvnthevnstem;v
nthatvnis,vnthevnnursevnmadevnavnpromisevntovnavnclientvnandvnkeptvnit,vnwhichvnconstitutesvnfidelity.
3. Anvnindividualvnhasvnavnseizurevnwhilevnwalkingvndownvnthevnstreet.vnDuringvnthe
vnseizure,vnavnnursevnfromvn avnphysician'svnofficevnisvnnoticedvndrivingvnpastvnwitho
utvnstoppingvntovnassist.vnThevnindividualvnsuesvnthevnnursevnforvnnegligencevnbutvn
failsvntovnwinvnavnjudgementvnforvnwhichvnreason?
1. Thev n nursev n hadv n nov n dutyv n tov n thev n individual.
2. Thevnnursevndidvnwhatvnmostvnnursesvnwouldvndovninvnthevnsamevncircumstance.
3. Thevnnursevndidvnnotvncausevnthevnclient'svninjuries.
4. Thevnnursevnwasvnoff-dutyvnatvnthevntime.:vnAnswer:vn1
Rationale:vnTovnbevnguiltyvnofvnnegligence,vnthevnnursevnmustvnhavevnavnrelationshipvnwithvnthevnclientvnthatvninvolvesvnavndutyvntovnpr
ovidevncare.vnThevnrelationshipvnisvnusuallyvnavncomponentvnofvnemployment.vnThevnnursevndidvnnotvnnecessarilyvndovnwhatvnoth
ersvnwouldvndovninvnthisvnsituation.vnAlthoughvnthevnnursevndidvnnotvncausevnthevnclient'svninjuries,vnitvndoesvnnotvnpreventvnthevnn
ursevnfromvnassistingvninvnthisvnsituation.vnAlthoughvnthevnnursevnwasvnott-
duty,vnthevnnursevncouldvnhavevnassistedvnifvnmotivatedvntovndovnso.
CognitivevnLevel:vnUnderstandingvnClie
ntvnNeed:vnManagementvnofvnCare
IntegratedvnProcess:vnNursingvnProcess:vnImplementatio
nvnContentvnArea:vnFundamentals
Strategy:vnUsevnthevnprocessvnofvneliminationvnandvnnursingvnknowledge.vnThevncorrectvnanswervnisvnthevnonevnthatvnrecognize
svnthatvnthevnnursevnwasvnnotvninvnthevnrolevnofvnemployeevnatvnthevntimevnofvnthevnincident,vnremovingvnthevnrequirementvnofvnacti
ngvnonvnthevnclient'svnbehalf.
4. Anvnadultvnfemalevnambulatoryvncarevnclientvnreceivingvnanvnoralvnanticoagulantvnisvn
giv-
envnaspirinvnforvnavnheadachevnwhilevnvisitingvnavnneighbor,vnwhovnisvnavnnurse.vnThev
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nclientvnsubsequently vnhasvnavnbleedingvnepisodevnbecausevnofvnavndrugvninteraction
.vnThevnlegalvnnursevnconsultantvninterpretsvnthatvnwhichvnnecessaryvnelementsvnofvn
malpracticevnarevnmissingvnfromvnthisvncase?vnSelectvnallvnthatvnapply.
