KAPLAN PREDICTOR
Exam Coverage
The exam coverage includes comprehensive nursing knowledge
assessed in the Kaplan NCLEX Predictor Exam, developed by Kaplan,
Inc.. It focuses on core content areas tested on the NCLEX, including
medical-surgical nursing, pharmacology, maternal-newborn,
pediatrics, mental health, and fundamentals of nursing. The exam also
evaluates clinical judgment, prioritization, delegation, and critical
thinking skills through NCLEX-style questions. Emphasis is placed on
identifying client needs, applying the nursing process, ensuring
patient safety, and preparing students for success on the NCLEX
licensure examination.
,An older client is scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging MRI
procedure. Which of the following statements, if made by the client to
the nurse, should be reported to the technician before the test?
I had a knee replacement 5 years ago
The nurse shows a teenager how to use a metered dose inhaler of
ipratropium (Atrovent). Which statement if made by the client to the
nurse, indicates teaching is effective?
"I should use this medicine to prevent asthma attacks."
,The nurse makes the following observations of a 6 hour old newborn:
axillary temperature 96.4 F (35.8 C), apical pulse 148, respirations
irregular at 48/minute, black sticky stool, blood glucose 60mg/dL. It is
most important for the nurse to take which action?
Wrap the newborn in a warmed blanket
, A client is returned to the unit at 10AM after laparoscopic gallbladder
surgery. The nurse plans to get the patient out of bed for the first time
at 4PM. It is MOST important for the nurse to take which of the
following actions?
Offer pain medication to the patient at 3:30 pm.
OLD ANSWER: Turn the pt from side to side at 2 PM
Exam Coverage
The exam coverage includes comprehensive nursing knowledge
assessed in the Kaplan NCLEX Predictor Exam, developed by Kaplan,
Inc.. It focuses on core content areas tested on the NCLEX, including
medical-surgical nursing, pharmacology, maternal-newborn,
pediatrics, mental health, and fundamentals of nursing. The exam also
evaluates clinical judgment, prioritization, delegation, and critical
thinking skills through NCLEX-style questions. Emphasis is placed on
identifying client needs, applying the nursing process, ensuring
patient safety, and preparing students for success on the NCLEX
licensure examination.
,An older client is scheduled for a magnetic resonance imaging MRI
procedure. Which of the following statements, if made by the client to
the nurse, should be reported to the technician before the test?
I had a knee replacement 5 years ago
The nurse shows a teenager how to use a metered dose inhaler of
ipratropium (Atrovent). Which statement if made by the client to the
nurse, indicates teaching is effective?
"I should use this medicine to prevent asthma attacks."
,The nurse makes the following observations of a 6 hour old newborn:
axillary temperature 96.4 F (35.8 C), apical pulse 148, respirations
irregular at 48/minute, black sticky stool, blood glucose 60mg/dL. It is
most important for the nurse to take which action?
Wrap the newborn in a warmed blanket
, A client is returned to the unit at 10AM after laparoscopic gallbladder
surgery. The nurse plans to get the patient out of bed for the first time
at 4PM. It is MOST important for the nurse to take which of the
following actions?
Offer pain medication to the patient at 3:30 pm.
OLD ANSWER: Turn the pt from side to side at 2 PM
