NCLEX-PN Questions
1. Do Nurses need to get their own Insurance against malpractice?: YES
2. Who issued the Patients Bill of Rights?: American Hospital Association
3. What is habeas Corpus, and can a mentally ill patient request it?: Request-ing a release
from care/Yes they can
4. T/F Catholics, Christians and Jehovah witness are the only religions thatallow organ
donations?: True
5. T/F Orthodox Judaism may allow organ donation with the Rabbis ap-proval?: True
6. What are Incident reports used for?: Identifying risk situations and Improvingcare
7. Do Incident reports get filed in the Patients record?: No
8. What are the components of a medication prescription?: Date/TimeMed name
Dosage Route FrequencySignature
9. How is a Telephone medication order abbreviated?: t.o
10. Can a nurse sign or be a witness to a signature for a "Living Will" for herpatient?: No,
must be signed by someone who isn't staff or be notarized
11. What is managed care?: Strategies used to reduce the cost of health care.
12. T/F Case management involves collaboration with an Interprofessionalhealth care team?:
TRUE
13. What are the 5 types of leaders?: 1) Autocratic-Dominates the group, main-tains strong
control and address problems with clearly defined tasks.
2) Democratic-Participative style, all members of the team should have input.
3) Laissez-faire-Passive, inactive and delegates responsibility to the group (Lazy)
4) Situational-Leads based on current circumstance/situation.
5) Bureaucratic-Leader believes that the team is motivated by EXTERNAL forces,relies on
policies/procedures for decision making.
14. What is Inter-personal and Intra-personal conflict?: Intra-within a personInter-within the
group
15. When does discharge planning begin?: When patient is admitted
16. What is Priority 1, 2, and 3 of the Emergency room triage?: Priority 1-Emer- gent (Chest
pain, respiratory distress, major arterial bleed, chemical splashes to theeye)
Priority 2-Urgent (Not life-threatening, unless not treated within 1-2 hours, eval every 30-60
mins)
Priority 3-Minor issues, eval every 1-2 hours)
, 17. What is Phlebitis?: Inflammation of a vein
18. What id Third Spacing?: The accumulation of extracellular fluid in a body spacedue to
disease or injury
19. What does Extracellular mean?: Fluid outside the cells
20. What does Interstitial mean?: Fluid between the cells and the blood vessels
21. Which population is at "higher" risk for fluid related problems?: infants andElderly
22. Water lost through the skin and lungs (expired air) is called?: Insensibleloss
23. What is Hypokalemia?: A potassium level lower than 3.5 mEq/L
24. Can potassium supplement be taken on an empty stomach?: No, causesnausea and emesis
25. What else should be performed when a patient is receiving potassiumsupplements
through IV?: Cardiac monitoring
26. Reduce symptoms of Raynauds disease?: Wearing gloves when handlingfrozen food
27. What is Raynauds disease?: reduced blood flow due to spasm of arteries of thefeet and
hands
28. When removing a chest tube, what should you instruct the patient to do?: -
hold breathe and bear down
29. When you notice blanching, coldness and edema at the IV site, what shouldyou do?:
Remove the IV
30. What is considered a normal Blood Glucose level?: 70-100
31. What PPE to use for MRSA patient?: GlovesGown
GogglesMask
32. What is an EARLY sign of digoxin toxicity, from the drug digoxin?: Anorexia
33. What are normal Magnesium levels?: 1.6 - 2.6 mg
34. What are signs of elevated magnesium levels?: DrowsinessSedation
Lethargy
Muscle weaknessAreflexia
35. What is Areflexia?: Absence of the reflexes
36. What position should you place a patient with acute epiglottitis?: Sit upright
37. What position to use for Soapsuds enema?: Left side SIMS position
38. What is the 1st step when looking into the NCLEX exam?: Step 1: Accessthe NCSBN
website at
1. Do Nurses need to get their own Insurance against malpractice?: YES
2. Who issued the Patients Bill of Rights?: American Hospital Association
3. What is habeas Corpus, and can a mentally ill patient request it?: Request-ing a release
from care/Yes they can
4. T/F Catholics, Christians and Jehovah witness are the only religions thatallow organ
donations?: True
5. T/F Orthodox Judaism may allow organ donation with the Rabbis ap-proval?: True
6. What are Incident reports used for?: Identifying risk situations and Improvingcare
7. Do Incident reports get filed in the Patients record?: No
8. What are the components of a medication prescription?: Date/TimeMed name
Dosage Route FrequencySignature
9. How is a Telephone medication order abbreviated?: t.o
10. Can a nurse sign or be a witness to a signature for a "Living Will" for herpatient?: No,
must be signed by someone who isn't staff or be notarized
11. What is managed care?: Strategies used to reduce the cost of health care.
12. T/F Case management involves collaboration with an Interprofessionalhealth care team?:
TRUE
13. What are the 5 types of leaders?: 1) Autocratic-Dominates the group, main-tains strong
control and address problems with clearly defined tasks.
2) Democratic-Participative style, all members of the team should have input.
3) Laissez-faire-Passive, inactive and delegates responsibility to the group (Lazy)
4) Situational-Leads based on current circumstance/situation.
5) Bureaucratic-Leader believes that the team is motivated by EXTERNAL forces,relies on
policies/procedures for decision making.
14. What is Inter-personal and Intra-personal conflict?: Intra-within a personInter-within the
group
15. When does discharge planning begin?: When patient is admitted
16. What is Priority 1, 2, and 3 of the Emergency room triage?: Priority 1-Emer- gent (Chest
pain, respiratory distress, major arterial bleed, chemical splashes to theeye)
Priority 2-Urgent (Not life-threatening, unless not treated within 1-2 hours, eval every 30-60
mins)
Priority 3-Minor issues, eval every 1-2 hours)
, 17. What is Phlebitis?: Inflammation of a vein
18. What id Third Spacing?: The accumulation of extracellular fluid in a body spacedue to
disease or injury
19. What does Extracellular mean?: Fluid outside the cells
20. What does Interstitial mean?: Fluid between the cells and the blood vessels
21. Which population is at "higher" risk for fluid related problems?: infants andElderly
22. Water lost through the skin and lungs (expired air) is called?: Insensibleloss
23. What is Hypokalemia?: A potassium level lower than 3.5 mEq/L
24. Can potassium supplement be taken on an empty stomach?: No, causesnausea and emesis
25. What else should be performed when a patient is receiving potassiumsupplements
through IV?: Cardiac monitoring
26. Reduce symptoms of Raynauds disease?: Wearing gloves when handlingfrozen food
27. What is Raynauds disease?: reduced blood flow due to spasm of arteries of thefeet and
hands
28. When removing a chest tube, what should you instruct the patient to do?: -
hold breathe and bear down
29. When you notice blanching, coldness and edema at the IV site, what shouldyou do?:
Remove the IV
30. What is considered a normal Blood Glucose level?: 70-100
31. What PPE to use for MRSA patient?: GlovesGown
GogglesMask
32. What is an EARLY sign of digoxin toxicity, from the drug digoxin?: Anorexia
33. What are normal Magnesium levels?: 1.6 - 2.6 mg
34. What are signs of elevated magnesium levels?: DrowsinessSedation
Lethargy
Muscle weaknessAreflexia
35. What is Areflexia?: Absence of the reflexes
36. What position should you place a patient with acute epiglottitis?: Sit upright
37. What position to use for Soapsuds enema?: Left side SIMS position
38. What is the 1st step when looking into the NCLEX exam?: Step 1: Accessthe NCSBN
website at
