NURSING NR505RN COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026 VERSION
A nurse is preparing to assess a 2-week-old newborn. Which of the following actions should the
nurse plan to take?
A. Obtain the newborn’s body temperature using a tympanic thermometer.
B. (Unable to read) FACES pain scale.
C. A uscultate the newborn’s apical pulse for 60 seconds.
D. Measure the newborn’s head circumference over the eyebrows and below the occipital
prominence. (NOT)
A nurse is caring for a toddler who has acute lymphocytic leukemia. In which of the
following should the toddler participate?
A. Looking at alphabet flashcards.
B. P laying with a large plastic truck.
C. Use scissors cut out paper shapes.
D. Watching a cartoon in the dayroom.
A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive a transfusion of packed RBCs. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
A . Prime IV tubing with 0.9% sodium chloride.
B. Use a 24-gauge IV catheter
C. Obtain filter less IV tubing.
D. Place blood in the warmer for 1 hr.
, A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic pancreatitis. Which of the following dietary
recommendations should the nurse make?
A. Coffee with creamer.
B. Lettuce with sliced avocados.
C. B roiled skinless chicken breast with brown rice.
D. Warm toast with margarine.
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 38 weeks gestation, is in active labor, and has
ruptured membrane. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. . Apply fetal heart
rate monitor.
A nurse is assessing a client who is 30 min postoperative following an arterial
thrombectomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse to report?
A. . Chest pain
B. . Muscle spasms.
C. . Cool,
moist
skin.
D. . Incisional pain.
A nurse is completing an incident report after a client fall. Which of the following
competencies of Quality and Safety Education for Nurse is the use demonstrating?
A read)
B. Patient (Unable to C. Evidence based practice.
,D. Informatics. . Quality improvement.
, A nurse is talking with another nurse on the unit and smells alcohol on her breath. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Notify the nursing manager about the suspected alcohol use.
A nurse is caring for a client who has diaper dermatitis. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
A . Apply zinc oxide ointment to the
irritated area
A nurse is providing teaching about the gastrostomy tube feedings to the parents of a
school age child. Which of the following instructions should the nurse take?
A. . Administer the feeding over 30 min.
B. Place the child in as supine position after the feeding.
C. Charge the feeding bag and tubing every 3 days.
D. Warm the formula in the microwave prior to administration.
A nurse is administering digoxin 0.125 mg Po to an adult client. For which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider? A. Potassium level 4.2 mEq/L.
B. Apical pulse 58/min.
C. D igoxin level 1 ng/ml.
D. Constipation for 2 days.
A nurse is caring for a client who is comatose and has advance directives that indicate the
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
2025/2026 VERSION
A nurse is preparing to assess a 2-week-old newborn. Which of the following actions should the
nurse plan to take?
A. Obtain the newborn’s body temperature using a tympanic thermometer.
B. (Unable to read) FACES pain scale.
C. A uscultate the newborn’s apical pulse for 60 seconds.
D. Measure the newborn’s head circumference over the eyebrows and below the occipital
prominence. (NOT)
A nurse is caring for a toddler who has acute lymphocytic leukemia. In which of the
following should the toddler participate?
A. Looking at alphabet flashcards.
B. P laying with a large plastic truck.
C. Use scissors cut out paper shapes.
D. Watching a cartoon in the dayroom.
A nurse is caring for a client who is to receive a transfusion of packed RBCs. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
A . Prime IV tubing with 0.9% sodium chloride.
B. Use a 24-gauge IV catheter
C. Obtain filter less IV tubing.
D. Place blood in the warmer for 1 hr.
, A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic pancreatitis. Which of the following dietary
recommendations should the nurse make?
A. Coffee with creamer.
B. Lettuce with sliced avocados.
C. B roiled skinless chicken breast with brown rice.
D. Warm toast with margarine.
A nurse is caring for a client who is at 38 weeks gestation, is in active labor, and has
ruptured membrane. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. . Apply fetal heart
rate monitor.
A nurse is assessing a client who is 30 min postoperative following an arterial
thrombectomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse to report?
A. . Chest pain
B. . Muscle spasms.
C. . Cool,
moist
skin.
D. . Incisional pain.
A nurse is completing an incident report after a client fall. Which of the following
competencies of Quality and Safety Education for Nurse is the use demonstrating?
A read)
B. Patient (Unable to C. Evidence based practice.
,D. Informatics. . Quality improvement.
, A nurse is talking with another nurse on the unit and smells alcohol on her breath. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Notify the nursing manager about the suspected alcohol use.
A nurse is caring for a client who has diaper dermatitis. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
A . Apply zinc oxide ointment to the
irritated area
A nurse is providing teaching about the gastrostomy tube feedings to the parents of a
school age child. Which of the following instructions should the nurse take?
A. . Administer the feeding over 30 min.
B. Place the child in as supine position after the feeding.
C. Charge the feeding bag and tubing every 3 days.
D. Warm the formula in the microwave prior to administration.
A nurse is administering digoxin 0.125 mg Po to an adult client. For which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider? A. Potassium level 4.2 mEq/L.
B. Apical pulse 58/min.
C. D igoxin level 1 ng/ml.
D. Constipation for 2 days.
A nurse is caring for a client who is comatose and has advance directives that indicate the
