100 Original NCLEX-Style
Practice Questions with
Answers and Rationales: A
Comprehensive Kaplan Nursing
Exit Exam Study Guide Covering
Safe Care, Health Promotion,
Psychosocial Integrity, Basic
Comfort, and Physiological
Integrity
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CARE
,ENVIRONMENT (Questions 1–
20)
1. A nurse is assigning client
care to an LPN and a UAP.
Which client should the nurse
assign to the LPN?
A) A client 2 days post-
appendectomy requesting pain
medication
B) A client with a new
colostomy requiring ostomy
care education
,C) A client with stable heart
failure requiring vital signs
every 4 hours
D) A client 1 day post-
craniotomy with increased ICP
☑VERIFIED ANSWERS: A
Rationale: LPNs can administer
routine pain medication to
stable postoperative clients.
New ostomy education (B)
requires an RN, unstable
cardiac clients (C) can be
, delegated to UAP for vitals but
assessment requires RN, and
increased ICP (D) requires
complex RN assessment and
intervention.
2. A nurse is preparing to
delegate tasks. Which task is
appropriate to delegate to a
UAP?
A) Administering a tube feeding
B) Ambulating a stable client
Practice Questions with
Answers and Rationales: A
Comprehensive Kaplan Nursing
Exit Exam Study Guide Covering
Safe Care, Health Promotion,
Psychosocial Integrity, Basic
Comfort, and Physiological
Integrity
SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CARE
,ENVIRONMENT (Questions 1–
20)
1. A nurse is assigning client
care to an LPN and a UAP.
Which client should the nurse
assign to the LPN?
A) A client 2 days post-
appendectomy requesting pain
medication
B) A client with a new
colostomy requiring ostomy
care education
,C) A client with stable heart
failure requiring vital signs
every 4 hours
D) A client 1 day post-
craniotomy with increased ICP
☑VERIFIED ANSWERS: A
Rationale: LPNs can administer
routine pain medication to
stable postoperative clients.
New ostomy education (B)
requires an RN, unstable
cardiac clients (C) can be
, delegated to UAP for vitals but
assessment requires RN, and
increased ICP (D) requires
complex RN assessment and
intervention.
2. A nurse is preparing to
delegate tasks. Which task is
appropriate to delegate to a
UAP?
A) Administering a tube feeding
B) Ambulating a stable client
