8/15/25, 2:19 AM PN Fundamentals Online Practice Test A (2025 -2026) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (elaborated) WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION…
PN Fundamentals Online Practice Test A (2025-
2026) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(elaborated) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Decrease the rate of the feeding
- Rationality: The nurse should expect to hear bowel
A nurse is caring for a
sounds every 5 to 35 seconds. This audio clip
client who is receiving
indicates hypermotility because there are greater than
continuous NG tube
40 bowel sounds/min. Hypermotility leads to diarrhea
feedings. The nurse listens
and is an indication of intolerance to the enteral
to the client's bowel
feeding. Therefore, the nurse should slow the rate of
sounds. Which of the
the feeding to promote the client's tolerance of the
following actions should
feeding.
the nurse take? (Click on
the audio button to listen
The nurse should maintain a client who is receiving
to the clip.)
continuous NG tube feedings in a position with the
head of the bed elevated 30° to 45° to prevent
aspiration of the formula.
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,8/15/25, 2:19 AM PN Fundamentals Online Practice Test A (2025 -2026) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (elaborated) WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION…
Nonrebreather mask
A nurse is preparing to
Rationality:
administer oxygen to a
A nonrebreather mask provides the highest
client who has heart
percentage of oxygen concentration without
failure and is having
intubation and mechanical ventilation.
severe difficulty breathing.
Which of the following
A Venturi mask can be adjusted to provide a
oxygen delivery
consistent lower oxygen concentration.
equipment should the
nurse select to provide
A simple face mask can be adjusted for short-term
the highest concentration
delivery of low to medium oxygen concentration.
of oxygen to the client?
A nasal cannula provides a low oxygen concentration.
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,8/15/25, 2:19 AM PN Fundamentals Online Practice Test A (2025 -2026) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (elaborated) WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION…
Evacuate clients from the area is the first step.
Rationality: The first action the nurse should take when
using the RACE protocol is to "rescue" or evacuate the
clients from the area to prevent harm.
Pull the lever on the fire alarm box is the second step.
A charge nurse smells
smoke, enters the visitor Rationality: For the next step, "alarm," the nurse should
restroom, and sees flames activate the facility fire alarm and call to report the
in the trash can. What is fire to the facility emergency extension.
the sequence of actions
that the nurse should Close the fire doors on the unit is the third step.
take? (Move the steps into
the box on the right, Rationality: Close the fire doors on the unit is the third
placing them in the step. For the third step, "confine," the nurse should
selected order of close the unit fire doors to prevent the fire from
performance. Use all the spreading.
steps.)
Use a fire extinguisher to put out the fire is the fourth
step.
Rationality: For the final step, "extinguish," the nurse
should use a fire extinguisher to put out the fire by
aiming the nozzle at the base of the fire and using a
sweeping motion.
A nurse is caring for a "Tell me what the afterlife means to you."
client who has metastatic
cancer and practices Rationale: This statement respects the client's spiritual
Catholicism. The client needs by using open-ended therapeutic
asks the nurse to discuss communication to assist the client to talk about their
the afterlife with them. concerns.
Which of the following
statements by the nurse
assists in meeting the
client's spiritual needs?
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, 8/15/25, 2:19 AM PN Fundamentals Online Practice Test A (2025 -2026) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (elaborated) WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION…
"When lifting a heavy object, keep it close to your
A nurse is reinforcing
body."
teaching with a client
about the prevention of
Rationality: The nurse should instruct the client to
stress injuries. Which of
keep the object as close to their body as possible to
the following instructions
increase stability and decrease back strain when
should the nurse include?
lifting a heavy object.
The client advances the unaffected leg first while
climbing stairs.
A nurse is reinforcing
teaching with a client
Rationality: When ascending stairs, the client should
about the use of crutches.
first advance the unaffected leg.
Which of the following
actions by the client
The nurse should reinforce with the client that their
indicates an
axilla should not bear any weight while in the tripod
understanding of the
position because this can cause pressure injury
teaching?
formation. The client should bear their weight with
their arms and hands.
A client who has Let the client know that, as their nurse, they are
advanced cancer tells the available and willing to listen.
nurse that they have a
difficult time talking to - Rationality: Active listening conveys the nurse's
anyone about the illness. respect and acceptance for the client's feelings and
Which of the following gives the client an opportunity to express their
actions should the nurse thoughts and needs.
take to encourage
therapeutic
communication?
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SOLUTION…
PN Fundamentals Online Practice Test A (2025-
2026) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(elaborated) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Decrease the rate of the feeding
- Rationality: The nurse should expect to hear bowel
A nurse is caring for a
sounds every 5 to 35 seconds. This audio clip
client who is receiving
indicates hypermotility because there are greater than
continuous NG tube
40 bowel sounds/min. Hypermotility leads to diarrhea
feedings. The nurse listens
and is an indication of intolerance to the enteral
to the client's bowel
feeding. Therefore, the nurse should slow the rate of
sounds. Which of the
the feeding to promote the client's tolerance of the
following actions should
feeding.
the nurse take? (Click on
the audio button to listen
The nurse should maintain a client who is receiving
to the clip.)
continuous NG tube feedings in a position with the
head of the bed elevated 30° to 45° to prevent
aspiration of the formula.
1/32
,8/15/25, 2:19 AM PN Fundamentals Online Practice Test A (2025 -2026) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (elaborated) WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION…
Nonrebreather mask
A nurse is preparing to
Rationality:
administer oxygen to a
A nonrebreather mask provides the highest
client who has heart
percentage of oxygen concentration without
failure and is having
intubation and mechanical ventilation.
severe difficulty breathing.
Which of the following
A Venturi mask can be adjusted to provide a
oxygen delivery
consistent lower oxygen concentration.
equipment should the
nurse select to provide
A simple face mask can be adjusted for short-term
the highest concentration
delivery of low to medium oxygen concentration.
of oxygen to the client?
A nasal cannula provides a low oxygen concentration.
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,8/15/25, 2:19 AM PN Fundamentals Online Practice Test A (2025 -2026) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (elaborated) WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION…
Evacuate clients from the area is the first step.
Rationality: The first action the nurse should take when
using the RACE protocol is to "rescue" or evacuate the
clients from the area to prevent harm.
Pull the lever on the fire alarm box is the second step.
A charge nurse smells
smoke, enters the visitor Rationality: For the next step, "alarm," the nurse should
restroom, and sees flames activate the facility fire alarm and call to report the
in the trash can. What is fire to the facility emergency extension.
the sequence of actions
that the nurse should Close the fire doors on the unit is the third step.
take? (Move the steps into
the box on the right, Rationality: Close the fire doors on the unit is the third
placing them in the step. For the third step, "confine," the nurse should
selected order of close the unit fire doors to prevent the fire from
performance. Use all the spreading.
steps.)
Use a fire extinguisher to put out the fire is the fourth
step.
Rationality: For the final step, "extinguish," the nurse
should use a fire extinguisher to put out the fire by
aiming the nozzle at the base of the fire and using a
sweeping motion.
A nurse is caring for a "Tell me what the afterlife means to you."
client who has metastatic
cancer and practices Rationale: This statement respects the client's spiritual
Catholicism. The client needs by using open-ended therapeutic
asks the nurse to discuss communication to assist the client to talk about their
the afterlife with them. concerns.
Which of the following
statements by the nurse
assists in meeting the
client's spiritual needs?
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, 8/15/25, 2:19 AM PN Fundamentals Online Practice Test A (2025 -2026) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (elaborated) WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION…
"When lifting a heavy object, keep it close to your
A nurse is reinforcing
body."
teaching with a client
about the prevention of
Rationality: The nurse should instruct the client to
stress injuries. Which of
keep the object as close to their body as possible to
the following instructions
increase stability and decrease back strain when
should the nurse include?
lifting a heavy object.
The client advances the unaffected leg first while
climbing stairs.
A nurse is reinforcing
teaching with a client
Rationality: When ascending stairs, the client should
about the use of crutches.
first advance the unaffected leg.
Which of the following
actions by the client
The nurse should reinforce with the client that their
indicates an
axilla should not bear any weight while in the tripod
understanding of the
position because this can cause pressure injury
teaching?
formation. The client should bear their weight with
their arms and hands.
A client who has Let the client know that, as their nurse, they are
advanced cancer tells the available and willing to listen.
nurse that they have a
difficult time talking to - Rationality: Active listening conveys the nurse's
anyone about the illness. respect and acceptance for the client's feelings and
Which of the following gives the client an opportunity to express their
actions should the nurse thoughts and needs.
take to encourage
therapeutic
communication?
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