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PROFESSIONAL EXAM 3 2026 QUESTIONS NEWEST 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
How can a nurse determine that teaching has been effective?
- The client does not ask any questions.
- The nurse asks the client if they understand, and the client says they do.
- The client is able to repeat back the instructions given.
- The client appears interested.
- The client is able to repeat back the instructions given.
Which scenario would likely require the greatest amount of time for client
teaching?
- Teaching new parents how to swaddle a newborn
- Teaching circumcision care to new parents
- Teaching utilization of the rooting reflex to help with breastfeeding
- Teaching parents of an infant with meningitis appropriate isolation
precautions
Teaching parents of an infant with meningitis appropriate isolation precautions
Which statement may indicate an adult learner is likely to be resistant to
learning?
- "I don't know how to use the Internet. Do you have any brochures?"
- "I've gotten by just fine all my life without taking any medicines. I don't need
to know about them now."
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- "I think I can look it up on my own."
- "Can you wait until my wife is here to teach me about that?
- "I've gotten by just fine all my life without taking any medicines. I don't need to know
about them now."
Which is an indication that teaching has been effective?
- The client asks for written information.
- The client can name three medications they are taking.
- The client states they do not have any questions.
- The client asks many questions.
- The client asks many questions.
What is the best explanation of teaching?
- An interactive process involving planning and implementing instructional
activities that meet intended outcomes as well as activities that allow the
learner to learn
- A change in behavior, knowledge, skills, or attitudes to reach common goals
- A result of motivation to learn that involves planned or spontaneously
occurring situations, events, or exposures
- Using teaching, counseling, and behavioral modification together to achieve
effective client learning
- An interactive process involving planning and implementing instructional activities
that meet intended outcomes as well as activities that allow the learner to learn
Which description best explains learning?
- An interactive process involving planning and implementing instructional
activities that meet intended outcomes as well as activities that allow the
learner to learn
- A change in behavior, knowledge, skills, or attitudes to reach common goals
- A result of motivation to learn that involves planned or spontaneously
occurring situations, events, or exposures
- Using teaching, counseling, and behavioral modification together to achieve
effective client learning
- A change in behavior, knowledge, skills, or attitudes to reach common goals
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What is the benefit of having a client learn in the psychomotor learning
domain?
- Clients are able to analyze information to create ways to meet their own
healthcare needs.
- Clients tend to value what they have learned and understand and implement
skills and changes, thus experiencing both affective and cognitive learning.
- Clients have a sense of a feeling of accomplishment, which builds autonomy.
- Clients can remember more factual information.
- Clients tend to value what they have learned and understand and implement skills
and changes, thus experiencing both affective and cognitive learning.
What should be considered when using abbreviations in nursing
documentation?
- It is acceptable to use common abbreviations in all documentation.
- Abbreviations should never be used in documentation.
- Each facility should have a list of approved abbreviations, and those that
should not be used.
- Every medical record should have a reference as an addendum to identify the
meaning of any abbreviations.
- Each facility should have a list of approved abbreviations, and those that should not
be used.
Which is a method of providing a comprehensive communication during a
hand-off report?
SOAP
SBAR
CPOE
MAR
SBAR
A nurse is learning about communication concepts and techniques. Which
statement by the nurse is correct about intrapersonal communication?
- An internal dialogue is known as self-talk.
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- Communication involves two or more people to accomplish a goal.
- Communication involves more than two people who exchange ideas at the
same time.
- A unique form of group communication is when the speaker interacts with
others to varying degrees.
- An internal dialogue is known as self-talk.
The physical therapist is documenting client care in a medical record. The
facility uses a problem-oriented record system. In which area would the nurse
look to find the documented treatment?
Database
Problem list
Plan of care
Progress notes
Progress notes
The nurse begins a shift, performs a client assessment, and then proceeds to
prepare to administer medications. At what point should the nurse document
the assessment?
- At the end of the shift
- After administering medications
- Immediately after the assessment
- At the same time as all other documentation
- Immediately after the assessment
The nurse uses the SOAP format for documentation and types in a client's
medical record, "The left coccyx wound is reddened and measures 1 cm x 2
cm x 0.2 cm and is without drainage." Which aspect of the SOAP format is this
considered?
Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
Objective
PROFESSIONAL EXAM 3 2026 QUESTIONS NEWEST 2026
EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
How can a nurse determine that teaching has been effective?
- The client does not ask any questions.
- The nurse asks the client if they understand, and the client says they do.
- The client is able to repeat back the instructions given.
- The client appears interested.
- The client is able to repeat back the instructions given.
Which scenario would likely require the greatest amount of time for client
teaching?
- Teaching new parents how to swaddle a newborn
- Teaching circumcision care to new parents
- Teaching utilization of the rooting reflex to help with breastfeeding
- Teaching parents of an infant with meningitis appropriate isolation
precautions
Teaching parents of an infant with meningitis appropriate isolation precautions
Which statement may indicate an adult learner is likely to be resistant to
learning?
- "I don't know how to use the Internet. Do you have any brochures?"
- "I've gotten by just fine all my life without taking any medicines. I don't need
to know about them now."
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- "I think I can look it up on my own."
- "Can you wait until my wife is here to teach me about that?
- "I've gotten by just fine all my life without taking any medicines. I don't need to know
about them now."
Which is an indication that teaching has been effective?
- The client asks for written information.
- The client can name three medications they are taking.
- The client states they do not have any questions.
- The client asks many questions.
- The client asks many questions.
What is the best explanation of teaching?
- An interactive process involving planning and implementing instructional
activities that meet intended outcomes as well as activities that allow the
learner to learn
- A change in behavior, knowledge, skills, or attitudes to reach common goals
- A result of motivation to learn that involves planned or spontaneously
occurring situations, events, or exposures
- Using teaching, counseling, and behavioral modification together to achieve
effective client learning
- An interactive process involving planning and implementing instructional activities
that meet intended outcomes as well as activities that allow the learner to learn
Which description best explains learning?
- An interactive process involving planning and implementing instructional
activities that meet intended outcomes as well as activities that allow the
learner to learn
- A change in behavior, knowledge, skills, or attitudes to reach common goals
- A result of motivation to learn that involves planned or spontaneously
occurring situations, events, or exposures
- Using teaching, counseling, and behavioral modification together to achieve
effective client learning
- A change in behavior, knowledge, skills, or attitudes to reach common goals
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What is the benefit of having a client learn in the psychomotor learning
domain?
- Clients are able to analyze information to create ways to meet their own
healthcare needs.
- Clients tend to value what they have learned and understand and implement
skills and changes, thus experiencing both affective and cognitive learning.
- Clients have a sense of a feeling of accomplishment, which builds autonomy.
- Clients can remember more factual information.
- Clients tend to value what they have learned and understand and implement skills
and changes, thus experiencing both affective and cognitive learning.
What should be considered when using abbreviations in nursing
documentation?
- It is acceptable to use common abbreviations in all documentation.
- Abbreviations should never be used in documentation.
- Each facility should have a list of approved abbreviations, and those that
should not be used.
- Every medical record should have a reference as an addendum to identify the
meaning of any abbreviations.
- Each facility should have a list of approved abbreviations, and those that should not
be used.
Which is a method of providing a comprehensive communication during a
hand-off report?
SOAP
SBAR
CPOE
MAR
SBAR
A nurse is learning about communication concepts and techniques. Which
statement by the nurse is correct about intrapersonal communication?
- An internal dialogue is known as self-talk.
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- Communication involves two or more people to accomplish a goal.
- Communication involves more than two people who exchange ideas at the
same time.
- A unique form of group communication is when the speaker interacts with
others to varying degrees.
- An internal dialogue is known as self-talk.
The physical therapist is documenting client care in a medical record. The
facility uses a problem-oriented record system. In which area would the nurse
look to find the documented treatment?
Database
Problem list
Plan of care
Progress notes
Progress notes
The nurse begins a shift, performs a client assessment, and then proceeds to
prepare to administer medications. At what point should the nurse document
the assessment?
- At the end of the shift
- After administering medications
- Immediately after the assessment
- At the same time as all other documentation
- Immediately after the assessment
The nurse uses the SOAP format for documentation and types in a client's
medical record, "The left coccyx wound is reddened and measures 1 cm x 2
cm x 0.2 cm and is without drainage." Which aspect of the SOAP format is this
considered?
Subjective
Objective
Assessment
Plan
Objective
