NR 327 EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
◉A patient with the diagnosis of severe preeclampsia is admitted to
the hospital from the emergency department. What precaution
should the nurse initiate?
a. Pad the side rails on the bed
b. Place the call button next to the patient
c. Have oxygen with face mask available
d. Assign a nursing assistant to stay with the patient. Answer: a. Pad
the side rails on the bed
◉What assessment finding of a pregnant patient should alert the
nurse to notify the health care provider?
a. Dependent edema at 38 weeks' gestation
b. Fundal height at the umbilicus at 16 weeks' gestation
c. Fetal heart rate of 150 beats/min at 24 weeks' gestation
d. Maternal heart rate of 92 beats/min at 28 weeks' gestation.
Answer: b. Fundal height at the umbilicus at 16 weeks' gestation
◉A nurse is assessing a patient with a tentative diagnosis of
hydatidiform mole. Which clinical finding should the nurse
anticipate?
, a. Hypotension
b. Decreased fetal heart rate
c. Unusual uterine enlargement
d. Painless, heavy vaginal bleeding. Answer: c. Unusual uterine
enlargement
◉A patient is discharged the same day after ambulatory surgery for
a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The nurse is providing discharge
teaching about how many days the patient should wait to engage in
certain activities. Place in order the activities from the first to the
last in which the patient may engage.
1. Showering
2. Driving a car
3. Performing light exercise
4. Getting out of bed in a chair
5. Lifting objects of more than 10 pounds. Answer: Order:
4. Getting out of bed in a chair
3. Performing light exercise
1. Showering
2. Driving a car
5. Lifting objects of more than 10 pounds
WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS
◉A patient with the diagnosis of severe preeclampsia is admitted to
the hospital from the emergency department. What precaution
should the nurse initiate?
a. Pad the side rails on the bed
b. Place the call button next to the patient
c. Have oxygen with face mask available
d. Assign a nursing assistant to stay with the patient. Answer: a. Pad
the side rails on the bed
◉What assessment finding of a pregnant patient should alert the
nurse to notify the health care provider?
a. Dependent edema at 38 weeks' gestation
b. Fundal height at the umbilicus at 16 weeks' gestation
c. Fetal heart rate of 150 beats/min at 24 weeks' gestation
d. Maternal heart rate of 92 beats/min at 28 weeks' gestation.
Answer: b. Fundal height at the umbilicus at 16 weeks' gestation
◉A nurse is assessing a patient with a tentative diagnosis of
hydatidiform mole. Which clinical finding should the nurse
anticipate?
, a. Hypotension
b. Decreased fetal heart rate
c. Unusual uterine enlargement
d. Painless, heavy vaginal bleeding. Answer: c. Unusual uterine
enlargement
◉A patient is discharged the same day after ambulatory surgery for
a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The nurse is providing discharge
teaching about how many days the patient should wait to engage in
certain activities. Place in order the activities from the first to the
last in which the patient may engage.
1. Showering
2. Driving a car
3. Performing light exercise
4. Getting out of bed in a chair
5. Lifting objects of more than 10 pounds. Answer: Order:
4. Getting out of bed in a chair
3. Performing light exercise
1. Showering
2. Driving a car
5. Lifting objects of more than 10 pounds
