2026 RN NCLEX EXAM SCRIPT FINAL
PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
▶ thyroid panel, BUN/creatinine, pregnancy test
EKG for patients over 50. Answer: Baseline labs required for lithium
initiation
▶ mind-body. Answer: Guided imagery, meditation, yoga, biofeedback are
_____ interventions under umbrella of complementary and alternative
therapies (CATS)
▶ biological. Answer: aromatherapy is a ______ based therapy
▶ manipulative. Answer: Acupuncture and reflexology are ______ body-
based therapies
▶ ethical conflict. Answer: Tension between what one wants to do and
what is morally right. Ethical _______.
▶ ethical dilemma. Answer: Conflicts between different ethical
perspectives. Ethical ______.
▶ Beck Depression Inventory. Answer: BDI rating scale
▶ Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Answer: EPDS rating scale
▶ Spence Children's Anxiety Scale. Answer: SCAS rating scale
▶ Cellular level. Answer: Where does variable expression of a gene for a
disorder come from? DNA, RNA, cellular level, or nucleotide bases?
▶ Depolarization. Answer: initial phase of action potential; excitatory
response; influx of sodium and calcium ions into the cell
▶ Repolarization. Answer: restoration phase; inhibitory response;
potassium leaving cell or chloride entering cell
, ▶ O'Connor vs Donaldson (OCD). Answer: what court case determined
that the presence of mental illness alone cannot justify involuntary
hospitalization
▶ pre-group phase. Answer: Yalom phase that considers the direction and
framework of the group, defining purpose and goals, determining
membership criteria
▶ scope of practice. Answer: Defines NP roles and actions
▶ scope of practice. Answer: Identifies competencies assumed to be held
by NPs
▶ scope of practice. Answer: has broad variations from state to state due
to outdated legislation
▶ standards of practice. Answer: gives authoritative statements regarding
quality and type of practice that should be provided
▶ standards of practice. Answer: offer a way to judge nature of care
provided; reflect expectation of care provided, professional agreement of
minimal acceptable level of performance; can be used to legally describe
standard of care
▶ cognitive therapy. Answer: type of therapy used when clients have
irrational beliefs, faulty conceptions, and negative distortions about
themselves
▶ existential therapy. Answer: therapy approach in which client reflects on
life and self-confrontation is encouraged
▶ akathisia. Answer: motor restlessness, inability to sit still, rocking,
pacing, constant motion of a unilateral limb, subjective sense of
restlessness
▶ Akinesia. Answer: absence of movement, difficulty initiating motion
▶ Dystonia. Answer: muscle spasticity
PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
▶ thyroid panel, BUN/creatinine, pregnancy test
EKG for patients over 50. Answer: Baseline labs required for lithium
initiation
▶ mind-body. Answer: Guided imagery, meditation, yoga, biofeedback are
_____ interventions under umbrella of complementary and alternative
therapies (CATS)
▶ biological. Answer: aromatherapy is a ______ based therapy
▶ manipulative. Answer: Acupuncture and reflexology are ______ body-
based therapies
▶ ethical conflict. Answer: Tension between what one wants to do and
what is morally right. Ethical _______.
▶ ethical dilemma. Answer: Conflicts between different ethical
perspectives. Ethical ______.
▶ Beck Depression Inventory. Answer: BDI rating scale
▶ Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Answer: EPDS rating scale
▶ Spence Children's Anxiety Scale. Answer: SCAS rating scale
▶ Cellular level. Answer: Where does variable expression of a gene for a
disorder come from? DNA, RNA, cellular level, or nucleotide bases?
▶ Depolarization. Answer: initial phase of action potential; excitatory
response; influx of sodium and calcium ions into the cell
▶ Repolarization. Answer: restoration phase; inhibitory response;
potassium leaving cell or chloride entering cell
, ▶ O'Connor vs Donaldson (OCD). Answer: what court case determined
that the presence of mental illness alone cannot justify involuntary
hospitalization
▶ pre-group phase. Answer: Yalom phase that considers the direction and
framework of the group, defining purpose and goals, determining
membership criteria
▶ scope of practice. Answer: Defines NP roles and actions
▶ scope of practice. Answer: Identifies competencies assumed to be held
by NPs
▶ scope of practice. Answer: has broad variations from state to state due
to outdated legislation
▶ standards of practice. Answer: gives authoritative statements regarding
quality and type of practice that should be provided
▶ standards of practice. Answer: offer a way to judge nature of care
provided; reflect expectation of care provided, professional agreement of
minimal acceptable level of performance; can be used to legally describe
standard of care
▶ cognitive therapy. Answer: type of therapy used when clients have
irrational beliefs, faulty conceptions, and negative distortions about
themselves
▶ existential therapy. Answer: therapy approach in which client reflects on
life and self-confrontation is encouraged
▶ akathisia. Answer: motor restlessness, inability to sit still, rocking,
pacing, constant motion of a unilateral limb, subjective sense of
restlessness
▶ Akinesia. Answer: absence of movement, difficulty initiating motion
▶ Dystonia. Answer: muscle spasticity
