Updated/Latest NCLEX EMT Practice Examination Two 2025–2026 Comprehensive Practice Exam Questions and Answers for Emergency Medical Services Nursing Examination Preparation Patient Assessment Clinical Judgment Emergency Care and Certification Success Reso

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You will have two hours and 30 minutes to complete Part One.
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1. Shortly after being admitted to the coronary care unit with an T.
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Facute myocardial infarction (MI), a client reports midsternal chest
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Fpain radiating down the left arm. The nurse notices that the client is
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Frestless and slightly diaphoretic, and measures a temperature of
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99. 6°F (37.6℃), a heart rate of 102 beats/minute; regular, slightly
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Flabored respirations at 26 breaths/minute; and a blood pressure of
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F150/90mmHg. Which nursing diagnosis takes highest priority?
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2. A client with hepatitis C develops liver failure and GI
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Fhemorrhage. The blood products that would most likely bring about
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C. fresh frozen plasma and whole blood. FT. F T. T.
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3. A client hospitalized with pneumonia has thick, tenacious
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D. maintain a cool room temperature. F T. T.
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4. The client is to receive an IV infusion of 3000 mL of dextrose
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5. The nurse is teaching a psychiatric client about her
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Fprescribed drugs, chlorpromazine and benztropine. Why is benztropine
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7. The nurse is caring for an elderly client who exhibits signs of
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9. A client with hypotonic labor dysfunction is receiving
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10. The nurse is caring for a neonate with congenital clubfoot.
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11. The nurse is administering total parenteral nutrition (TPN) to
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Fhospitalized for an acute myocardial infarction. The client is
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16. The nurse is providing home care to a client with failing
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