REx-PN Practice Quiz Canadian Practical
Nurse Registration Examination
(2026/2027) Original Practice Questions
1 - A patient on the ward becomes suddenly
unresponsive. What is the immediate nursing priority?
• Assess airway, breathing and circulation (ABCs) and call
for help if needed.
• Notify the patient's family before taking any action.
• Administer oxygen and wait five minutes to see if they
respond.
• Remove all lines and tubing from the patient
immediately.
Answer: Assess airway, breathing and circulation (ABCs)
and call for help if needed.
2 - Which of the following are appropriate moments to
perform hand hygiene? (Select all that apply.)
• Before initial patient contact or direct care.
• After contact with blood, body fluids, or contaminated
surfaces.
• After removing gloves following patient care.
• Only when hands are visibly soiled (hand hygiene is not
needed otherwise).
Answer: Before initial patient contact or direct care., After
contact with blood, body fluids, or contaminated surfaces.,
After removing gloves following patient care.
, 3 - Which value best represents the normal adult serum
potassium range?
• 2.0–2.8 mmol/L
• 3.5–5.0 mmol/L
• 5.5–7.0 mmol/L
• 7.5–9.0 mmol/L
Answer: 3.5–5.0 mmol/L
4 - Which elements are essential for a valid informed
consent? (Select all that apply.)
• The patient has decision-making capacity.
• The patient received adequate information about risks,
benefits and alternatives.
• The decision is given voluntarily, without coercion.
• A nurse must always sign as the primary consent
witness for all procedures.
Answer: The patient has decision-making capacity., The
patient received adequate information about risks, benefits
and alternatives., The decision is given voluntarily, without
coercion.
5 - Which medication route provides the most rapid
onset of action?
• Intravenous (IV)
• Intramuscular (IM)
• Subcutaneous (SC)
• Oral
Answer: Intravenous (IV)
Nurse Registration Examination
(2026/2027) Original Practice Questions
1 - A patient on the ward becomes suddenly
unresponsive. What is the immediate nursing priority?
• Assess airway, breathing and circulation (ABCs) and call
for help if needed.
• Notify the patient's family before taking any action.
• Administer oxygen and wait five minutes to see if they
respond.
• Remove all lines and tubing from the patient
immediately.
Answer: Assess airway, breathing and circulation (ABCs)
and call for help if needed.
2 - Which of the following are appropriate moments to
perform hand hygiene? (Select all that apply.)
• Before initial patient contact or direct care.
• After contact with blood, body fluids, or contaminated
surfaces.
• After removing gloves following patient care.
• Only when hands are visibly soiled (hand hygiene is not
needed otherwise).
Answer: Before initial patient contact or direct care., After
contact with blood, body fluids, or contaminated surfaces.,
After removing gloves following patient care.
, 3 - Which value best represents the normal adult serum
potassium range?
• 2.0–2.8 mmol/L
• 3.5–5.0 mmol/L
• 5.5–7.0 mmol/L
• 7.5–9.0 mmol/L
Answer: 3.5–5.0 mmol/L
4 - Which elements are essential for a valid informed
consent? (Select all that apply.)
• The patient has decision-making capacity.
• The patient received adequate information about risks,
benefits and alternatives.
• The decision is given voluntarily, without coercion.
• A nurse must always sign as the primary consent
witness for all procedures.
Answer: The patient has decision-making capacity., The
patient received adequate information about risks, benefits
and alternatives., The decision is given voluntarily, without
coercion.
5 - Which medication route provides the most rapid
onset of action?
• Intravenous (IV)
• Intramuscular (IM)
• Subcutaneous (SC)
• Oral
Answer: Intravenous (IV)
