EXAM CRAM NCLEX-PN PRACTICE
QUESTIONS 2026 COMPLETE REVIEW
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,The nurse is working in the emergency room when a B. Applying oxygen
client arrives with severe burns of the left arm, hands,
face, and neck. which action should receive priority? why?
the client with burns to the neck needs airway assessments and supplemental
A. starting an IV? oxygen, so applying oxygen is priority. the next action should be to start an IV
B. Applying oxygen and medicate for pain.
C.Obtaining blood gas
D. Medicating the client foe pain
The nurse is visiting a home health client with C. Take medication with water only
osteoporosis. The client has a new prescription for
alendronate (Fosamax). Which instructions should be why?
given to the client
Fosmax should be taken with water only. The client should also remain upright for
A. rest in bed after taking the medication for at least 30 at least 30 mins after taking the medication.
mins
B. Avoid rapid movements after taking the medication
C. Take medication with water only
D. Allow at least 1 hour between taking the medicine and
taking other medications
The nurse is making initial rounds on a client with a C5 B. A torque wrench
fracture and crutchfield thongs. Which equipment should
be kept at the bedside? why?
A. A pair of forceps A tourque wrench is kept at the bedside to tighten and loosen the screws of
B. A torque wrench crutchfield tongs. This wrench controls the amount of pressure that is placed on
C. A pair or wire cutters the screws.
D. A screwdriver
An infant weighs 7 pounds at birth. The excpectd weight D. 21 pounds
by 1 year should be:
why?
A. 10 pounds
B.12 pounds A birth weight of 7 pounds would indicate 21 pounds in 1 year or triple the his birth
C. 18 pounds weight.
D. 21 pounds
A client is admitted with a Ewing's sacroma. which D. Bone Pain
symptoms would be expected due to this tumor's
location? why?
A. Hemiplegia Sacroma is a type of bone cancer, therefor, bone pain would be expected
B. Aphasia
C. Nausea
D. Bone Pain
, The nurse is caring for a client with epilepsy who is being C. WBC 2,000 per cubic millimeter
treated with carbamazepine (Tegretol). Which labatory
value might be a indicate a serious side effect of this why?
drug?
Tegratol can suppress the bone marrow and decrease the white blood cells
A. Uric acid of 5mg/dL count; thus, a lab value of WBC 2,000 per cubic millimeter indicates side effects of
B. Hematoccrit of 33% the drug.
C. WBC 2,000 per cubic millimeter
D. Platelets 150,000 per cubic millimeter
A 6-month-old client is admitted with possible C." Describe his usual diet."
intussuception. Which question during the nursing history
is least helpful in obtaining information regarding this why?
diagnosis?
The least-helpful questions are those describing his usual diet. A, B, and D are
A. "tell me about the pain" useful in determining the extent of disease process and thus, are incorrect
B."what does his vomit look like?"
C." Describe his usual diet."
D. " have you noticed changes in his adominal size?"
The nurse is assisting a client with diverticulosis to select C. Cucumber salad
appropiate foods. Which food should be avoided?
why?
A. Bran
B. Fresh Peaches the client with diverticulitis should avoid foods with seeds.
C. Cucumber salad
D. Yeast Rolls
A client has rectal cancer and is scheduled for an D. Facilitating perineal wound drainage
abdominal perineal resection. What should be the
priority nursing care during the post-op period? why?
A. Teaching how to irrigate the illeostomy the client with a perineal resection will have a perineal incision. Drains will be
B. Stopping electrolytes loss in the incisional area used to facilitate wound drainage. This will help prevent infection of the surgical
C. Encouraging a high fiber diet site. The client will not have an illestomy. as in answer A he will have some
D. Facilitating perineal wound drainage electrolyte loss, but treatment is not focused on preventing the loss, so answer B
is incorrect A high fiber diet in answer C is not ordered at this time.
The nurse is performing discharge teaching on a client C. Cooked Broccoli
with diverticulitis who has been placed on low-roughage
diet. Which food would have to be eliminated from this why?
client's diet?
the client with diverticulitis should avoid eating foods that are gas forming and
A. Roasted Chicken that increase abdominal discomfort, such as cooked broccoli.
B. Noodles
C. Cooked Broccoli
D. Custard
QUESTIONS 2026 COMPLETE REVIEW
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A+
| GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers | 100% Verified
Exam Prep and Comprehensive Rationales Included
,The nurse is working in the emergency room when a B. Applying oxygen
client arrives with severe burns of the left arm, hands,
face, and neck. which action should receive priority? why?
the client with burns to the neck needs airway assessments and supplemental
A. starting an IV? oxygen, so applying oxygen is priority. the next action should be to start an IV
B. Applying oxygen and medicate for pain.
C.Obtaining blood gas
D. Medicating the client foe pain
The nurse is visiting a home health client with C. Take medication with water only
osteoporosis. The client has a new prescription for
alendronate (Fosamax). Which instructions should be why?
given to the client
Fosmax should be taken with water only. The client should also remain upright for
A. rest in bed after taking the medication for at least 30 at least 30 mins after taking the medication.
mins
B. Avoid rapid movements after taking the medication
C. Take medication with water only
D. Allow at least 1 hour between taking the medicine and
taking other medications
The nurse is making initial rounds on a client with a C5 B. A torque wrench
fracture and crutchfield thongs. Which equipment should
be kept at the bedside? why?
A. A pair of forceps A tourque wrench is kept at the bedside to tighten and loosen the screws of
B. A torque wrench crutchfield tongs. This wrench controls the amount of pressure that is placed on
C. A pair or wire cutters the screws.
D. A screwdriver
An infant weighs 7 pounds at birth. The excpectd weight D. 21 pounds
by 1 year should be:
why?
A. 10 pounds
B.12 pounds A birth weight of 7 pounds would indicate 21 pounds in 1 year or triple the his birth
C. 18 pounds weight.
D. 21 pounds
A client is admitted with a Ewing's sacroma. which D. Bone Pain
symptoms would be expected due to this tumor's
location? why?
A. Hemiplegia Sacroma is a type of bone cancer, therefor, bone pain would be expected
B. Aphasia
C. Nausea
D. Bone Pain
, The nurse is caring for a client with epilepsy who is being C. WBC 2,000 per cubic millimeter
treated with carbamazepine (Tegretol). Which labatory
value might be a indicate a serious side effect of this why?
drug?
Tegratol can suppress the bone marrow and decrease the white blood cells
A. Uric acid of 5mg/dL count; thus, a lab value of WBC 2,000 per cubic millimeter indicates side effects of
B. Hematoccrit of 33% the drug.
C. WBC 2,000 per cubic millimeter
D. Platelets 150,000 per cubic millimeter
A 6-month-old client is admitted with possible C." Describe his usual diet."
intussuception. Which question during the nursing history
is least helpful in obtaining information regarding this why?
diagnosis?
The least-helpful questions are those describing his usual diet. A, B, and D are
A. "tell me about the pain" useful in determining the extent of disease process and thus, are incorrect
B."what does his vomit look like?"
C." Describe his usual diet."
D. " have you noticed changes in his adominal size?"
The nurse is assisting a client with diverticulosis to select C. Cucumber salad
appropiate foods. Which food should be avoided?
why?
A. Bran
B. Fresh Peaches the client with diverticulitis should avoid foods with seeds.
C. Cucumber salad
D. Yeast Rolls
A client has rectal cancer and is scheduled for an D. Facilitating perineal wound drainage
abdominal perineal resection. What should be the
priority nursing care during the post-op period? why?
A. Teaching how to irrigate the illeostomy the client with a perineal resection will have a perineal incision. Drains will be
B. Stopping electrolytes loss in the incisional area used to facilitate wound drainage. This will help prevent infection of the surgical
C. Encouraging a high fiber diet site. The client will not have an illestomy. as in answer A he will have some
D. Facilitating perineal wound drainage electrolyte loss, but treatment is not focused on preventing the loss, so answer B
is incorrect A high fiber diet in answer C is not ordered at this time.
The nurse is performing discharge teaching on a client C. Cooked Broccoli
with diverticulitis who has been placed on low-roughage
diet. Which food would have to be eliminated from this why?
client's diet?
the client with diverticulitis should avoid eating foods that are gas forming and
A. Roasted Chicken that increase abdominal discomfort, such as cooked broccoli.
B. Noodles
C. Cooked Broccoli
D. Custard
