NUR 101 NCLEX PRACTICE EXAM 1 2026
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ Correct hand washing should occur when: Answer: 1. before/after
doing a procedure that involves direct or indirect client contact
2. after contact with wastes
3. after handling food or receptacles
4. between clients
5. after removing gloves
◉ IPPA Answer: Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation
◉ When performing an abdominal exam, is IPPA appropriate? If not,
what it? Answer: No.
IAPP
Inspection, Auscultation, Palpation, Percussion
, ◉ Inspection Answer: Use of senses of vision, smell and hearing.
To observe and detect normal and abnormal findings.
◉ Palpation Answer: Using parts of the hand to touch & feel:
Texture, Temperature, Moisture, Mobility, Consistency, Strength of
pulses, Size, Shape, Pain or Tenderness
◉ Percussion Answer: Tapping body parts to produce sound,
waves/vibrations to assess underlying structures.
To know: Location, Size, Shape, Density, Masses, Reflexes
◉ Auscultation Answer: Use of stethoscope to listen for sounds:
Heart, Lungs, Abdomen, Blood Vessels
◉ Lydia Hall Answer: 1950s: Developed the nursing process (APIE)
◉ What is the Nursing Process Answer: ADPIE
EXAMINATION TEST COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
◉ Correct hand washing should occur when: Answer: 1. before/after
doing a procedure that involves direct or indirect client contact
2. after contact with wastes
3. after handling food or receptacles
4. between clients
5. after removing gloves
◉ IPPA Answer: Inspection
Palpation
Percussion
Auscultation
◉ When performing an abdominal exam, is IPPA appropriate? If not,
what it? Answer: No.
IAPP
Inspection, Auscultation, Palpation, Percussion
, ◉ Inspection Answer: Use of senses of vision, smell and hearing.
To observe and detect normal and abnormal findings.
◉ Palpation Answer: Using parts of the hand to touch & feel:
Texture, Temperature, Moisture, Mobility, Consistency, Strength of
pulses, Size, Shape, Pain or Tenderness
◉ Percussion Answer: Tapping body parts to produce sound,
waves/vibrations to assess underlying structures.
To know: Location, Size, Shape, Density, Masses, Reflexes
◉ Auscultation Answer: Use of stethoscope to listen for sounds:
Heart, Lungs, Abdomen, Blood Vessels
◉ Lydia Hall Answer: 1950s: Developed the nursing process (APIE)
◉ What is the Nursing Process Answer: ADPIE
