NUCLEXmEXAMmTESTmBANKmQUESTIONSmMULTI
PLEmCHOICEmQUESTIONSmWITHmANSWERSmLATE
STmUPDATEDm2023mSTUDYmGUIDE
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Themnursemismcaringmformamgroupmofmpatientsmonmammedical-
surgicalmunit.mWhichmpatientmshouldmthemlicensedmpracticalmnurse/licensedmvocationalmnurse
m(LPN/LVN)massessmfirst?
1. Ampatientmwithmambloodmglucosemofm42mmg/dL
2. Ampatientmwhomreportsmampainmlevelmofm2
3. Ampatientmwhomhasmjustmreceivedmamdiagnosismofmcancer
4. Ampatientmwhomhasmamrespiratorymratemofm22
ANS:m 1
Chapter:mChapterm1mCriticalmThinkingmandmthemNursingmProcess
Objective:m7.mPrioritizempatientmcaremactivitiesmbasedmonmthemMaslowmhierarchymofmhum
anmneeds.
Pages:m6–7
Heading:mPrioritizemCare
IntegratedmProcess:mClinicalmProblem-
SolvingmProcessm(NursingmProcess)mClientmNeed:mSECE—CoordinatedmCare
CognitivemLevel:mApplicationm[Applying
]mConcept:mPatient-
CenteredmCaremDifficulty:mDifficult
Feedback
1 Thismpatientmhasmamdangerouslymlowmbloodmglucosemlevelmandmrequiresmimmediate
mintervention.
2 Thismpatientmwillmneedmtombemassessed,mbutmismnotmasmhighmampriority.
3 AccordingmtomMaslow,mpsychosocialmneedsmaremnotmasmhighmofmamprioritymasmphysi
ologicalmneeds.
4 Amrespiratorymratemofm22mismwithinmnormalmrange.
PTS: 1 CON:m Patient-CenteredmCare
2. ThemLPN/LVNmentersmthemroommofmampatientmwhomismangrymandmyells,m“Imaskedm5mminutesm
agomformmympainmmedication.mI’mmgoingmtomcallmthemCEOmofmthemhospitalmifmyoumdon’tmgetmit
mformmemnow.”mWhichmstatementmbymthemnursemdemonstratesmintellectualmempathy?
1. “Wemaremshort-staffedmtoday,msomitmwillmtakemmemlongermtommeetmyourmneeds.”
2. “Imammsorrymyoumhadmtomwait,mImknowmyoummustmbeminmamlotmofmpain.”
3. “Imhadmanothermpatientmwhomhadmseverempain,mandmImhadmtomgetmtomthemmfirst.”
4. “ImwillmgetmyoumthemnumbermformthemCEO,mbutmhemismawaremofmhowmbusymwemare.”
ANS:m 2
Chapter:mChapterm1mCriticalmThinkingmandmthemNursingmProcess
Objective:m2.mDescribemattitudesmandmskillsmthatmpromotemgoodmcriticalmthinki
ngmPage:m2
Heading:mIntellectualmEmpathy
IntegratedmProcess:mCommunicationmandmDocumentatio
nmClientmNeed:mPsychosocialmIntegrity
,NUCLEXmEXAMmTESTmBANKmQUESTIONSmMULTI
PLEmCHOICEmQUESTIONSmWITHmANSWERSmLATE
STmUPDATEDm2023mSTUDYmGUIDE
CognitivemLevel:mApplicationm[Applying
]mConcept:mCommunication
Difficulty:mModerate
Feedback
1 Thismstatementmdoesmnotmconsidermanmindividual’smsituation.
2 Thismstatementmdemonstratesmintellectualmempathymbymconsideringmthismpatient’s
situationmandmwillmlikelymalleviatemthempatient’smanger.
3 Thismstatementmdoesmnotmconsidermampatient’smsituationmandmdoesmnotmdemonstrate
mintellectualmempathy.
4 Thismstatementmaddressesmthempatient’smstatementmofmwantingmtomcallmthemCEO,mbu
tmdoesmnotmdemonstratemintellectualmempathymbymconsideringmthempatient’s
situation.
PTS: 1 CON:m Communication
3. Themnursemismcollectingmdatamonmampatient.mWhichmdatamaremdescribedmasmsubjective?
1. Respiratorymratemofm26mpermminute
2. Patientmreportmofmshortnessmofmbreath
3. Coarsemlungmsoundsmbilaterally
4. Coughmproducingmgreenmsputum
ANS:m 2
Chapter:mChapterm1mCriticalmThinkingmandmthemNursingmProcessmO
bjective:m5.mDifferentiatembetweenmobjectivemandmsubjectivemdata.mP
age:m4
Heading:mSubjectivemData
IntegratedmProcess:mCommunicationmandmDocumentatio
nmClientmNeed:mCommunicationmandmDocumentationmC
ognitivemLevel:mApplicationm(Applying)
Concept:mCommunicationmDiff
iculty:mModerate
Feedback
1 Respiratorymratemofm26mpermminutemismanmexamplemofmobjectivemdata.
2 Ampatientmreportingmsymptomsmtomthemnursemismanmexamplemofmsubjectivemdata.
3 Coarsemlungmsoundsmismanmexamplemofmobjectivemdata.
4 Amproductivemcoughmismanmexamplemofmobjectivemdata.
PTS: 1 CON:m Communication
4. Ampatientmwithmamnewlymfracturedmfemurmreportsmampainmlevelmofm8/10mandmanalgesicmmedicati
onmismnotmduemformanotherm50mminutes.mWhichmactionmshouldmthemnursemtakemfirst?
1. Repositionmthempatient.
2. Givemthemmedicationminm30mminutes.
3. Notifymthemregisteredmnursem(RN)mormphysician.
4. Tellmthempatientmitmismtoomearlymformpainmmedication.
,NUCLEXmEXAMmTESTmBANKmQUESTIONSmMULTI
PLEmCHOICEmQUESTIONSmWITHmANSWERSmLATE
STmUPDATEDm2023mSTUDYmGUIDE
ANS:m 3
, NUCLEXmEXAMmTESTmBANKmQUESTIONSmMULTI
PLEmCHOICEmQUESTIONSmWITHmANSWERSmLATE
STmUPDATEDm2023mSTUDYmGUIDE
Chapter:mChapterm1mCriticalmThinkingmandmthemNursingmProcess
Objective:m4.mIdentifymthemrolemofmamlicensedmpracticalmnurse/licensedmvocationalmnurseminmusi
ngmthemnursingmprocess.
Page:m3
Heading:mClinicalmJudgement
IntegratedmProcess:mClinicalmProblem-
solvingmProcessm(NursingmProcess)mClientmNeed:mSECE—CoordinatedmCare
CognitivemLevel:mApplicationm[Applying
]mConcept:mPatient-
CenteredmCaremDifficulty:mModerate
Feedback
1 Thempatientmwhomhasmamfracturedmfemurmismhavingmacutempain.mRepositioningmampa
tientmwithmamnewmfracturemismnotmlikelymtomrelievempain.
2 Givingmthemmedicationmbeforemthemprescribedmtimemismbeyondmthemnurse’smscope
ofmpractice.
3 Thempatientmshouldmnotmhavemtomwaitmformpainmrelief,msomthemLPNmshouldminfor
mmthemRNmormphysicianmsomnewmpainmreliefmordersmcanmbemobtained.
4 Themnursemneedsmtomdommoremthanmexpectmthempatientmtomwaitmformpainmrelief.
PTS: 1 CON:m Patient-CenteredmCare
5. ThemnursemismprioritizingmcarembasedmonmMaslowmhierarchymofmneeds.mWhichmneedmdoesmt
hemnursemidentifymasmhavingmthemhighestmpriority?
1. Job-relatedmstress
2. Feelingmofmloneliness
3. Painmlevelmofm9monm0-to-10mscale
4. Lackmofmconfidence
ANS:m 3
Chapter:mChapterm1mCriticalmThinkingmandmthemNursingmProcess
Objective:m7.mPrioritizempatientmcaremactivitiesmbasedmonmthemMaslowmhierarchymofmhum
anmneeds
Page:m7
Heading:mPrioritizemCaremInteg
ratedmProcess:mCaring
ClientmNeed:mSECEm–
mCoordinatedmCaremCognitivemLevel:mAp
plicationm[Applying]mConcept:mPatient-
CenteredmCaremDifficulty:mModerate
Feedback
1 Job-
relatedmstressmfallsmundermsafetymaccordingmtomMaslowmandmismaddressedmaftermph
ysiologicalmneeds.
2 AccordingmtomMaslow,mlonelinessmismaddressedmundermsocialmneedsmfollowingmph
ysiologicalmandmsafety.
3 Painmismamphysiologicalmneedmandmismthemhighestmpriority.
PLEmCHOICEmQUESTIONSmWITHmANSWERSmLATE
STmUPDATEDm2023mSTUDYmGUIDE
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Themnursemismcaringmformamgroupmofmpatientsmonmammedical-
surgicalmunit.mWhichmpatientmshouldmthemlicensedmpracticalmnurse/licensedmvocationalmnurse
m(LPN/LVN)massessmfirst?
1. Ampatientmwithmambloodmglucosemofm42mmg/dL
2. Ampatientmwhomreportsmampainmlevelmofm2
3. Ampatientmwhomhasmjustmreceivedmamdiagnosismofmcancer
4. Ampatientmwhomhasmamrespiratorymratemofm22
ANS:m 1
Chapter:mChapterm1mCriticalmThinkingmandmthemNursingmProcess
Objective:m7.mPrioritizempatientmcaremactivitiesmbasedmonmthemMaslowmhierarchymofmhum
anmneeds.
Pages:m6–7
Heading:mPrioritizemCare
IntegratedmProcess:mClinicalmProblem-
SolvingmProcessm(NursingmProcess)mClientmNeed:mSECE—CoordinatedmCare
CognitivemLevel:mApplicationm[Applying
]mConcept:mPatient-
CenteredmCaremDifficulty:mDifficult
Feedback
1 Thismpatientmhasmamdangerouslymlowmbloodmglucosemlevelmandmrequiresmimmediate
mintervention.
2 Thismpatientmwillmneedmtombemassessed,mbutmismnotmasmhighmampriority.
3 AccordingmtomMaslow,mpsychosocialmneedsmaremnotmasmhighmofmamprioritymasmphysi
ologicalmneeds.
4 Amrespiratorymratemofm22mismwithinmnormalmrange.
PTS: 1 CON:m Patient-CenteredmCare
2. ThemLPN/LVNmentersmthemroommofmampatientmwhomismangrymandmyells,m“Imaskedm5mminutesm
agomformmympainmmedication.mI’mmgoingmtomcallmthemCEOmofmthemhospitalmifmyoumdon’tmgetmit
mformmemnow.”mWhichmstatementmbymthemnursemdemonstratesmintellectualmempathy?
1. “Wemaremshort-staffedmtoday,msomitmwillmtakemmemlongermtommeetmyourmneeds.”
2. “Imammsorrymyoumhadmtomwait,mImknowmyoummustmbeminmamlotmofmpain.”
3. “Imhadmanothermpatientmwhomhadmseverempain,mandmImhadmtomgetmtomthemmfirst.”
4. “ImwillmgetmyoumthemnumbermformthemCEO,mbutmhemismawaremofmhowmbusymwemare.”
ANS:m 2
Chapter:mChapterm1mCriticalmThinkingmandmthemNursingmProcess
Objective:m2.mDescribemattitudesmandmskillsmthatmpromotemgoodmcriticalmthinki
ngmPage:m2
Heading:mIntellectualmEmpathy
IntegratedmProcess:mCommunicationmandmDocumentatio
nmClientmNeed:mPsychosocialmIntegrity
,NUCLEXmEXAMmTESTmBANKmQUESTIONSmMULTI
PLEmCHOICEmQUESTIONSmWITHmANSWERSmLATE
STmUPDATEDm2023mSTUDYmGUIDE
CognitivemLevel:mApplicationm[Applying
]mConcept:mCommunication
Difficulty:mModerate
Feedback
1 Thismstatementmdoesmnotmconsidermanmindividual’smsituation.
2 Thismstatementmdemonstratesmintellectualmempathymbymconsideringmthismpatient’s
situationmandmwillmlikelymalleviatemthempatient’smanger.
3 Thismstatementmdoesmnotmconsidermampatient’smsituationmandmdoesmnotmdemonstrate
mintellectualmempathy.
4 Thismstatementmaddressesmthempatient’smstatementmofmwantingmtomcallmthemCEO,mbu
tmdoesmnotmdemonstratemintellectualmempathymbymconsideringmthempatient’s
situation.
PTS: 1 CON:m Communication
3. Themnursemismcollectingmdatamonmampatient.mWhichmdatamaremdescribedmasmsubjective?
1. Respiratorymratemofm26mpermminute
2. Patientmreportmofmshortnessmofmbreath
3. Coarsemlungmsoundsmbilaterally
4. Coughmproducingmgreenmsputum
ANS:m 2
Chapter:mChapterm1mCriticalmThinkingmandmthemNursingmProcessmO
bjective:m5.mDifferentiatembetweenmobjectivemandmsubjectivemdata.mP
age:m4
Heading:mSubjectivemData
IntegratedmProcess:mCommunicationmandmDocumentatio
nmClientmNeed:mCommunicationmandmDocumentationmC
ognitivemLevel:mApplicationm(Applying)
Concept:mCommunicationmDiff
iculty:mModerate
Feedback
1 Respiratorymratemofm26mpermminutemismanmexamplemofmobjectivemdata.
2 Ampatientmreportingmsymptomsmtomthemnursemismanmexamplemofmsubjectivemdata.
3 Coarsemlungmsoundsmismanmexamplemofmobjectivemdata.
4 Amproductivemcoughmismanmexamplemofmobjectivemdata.
PTS: 1 CON:m Communication
4. Ampatientmwithmamnewlymfracturedmfemurmreportsmampainmlevelmofm8/10mandmanalgesicmmedicati
onmismnotmduemformanotherm50mminutes.mWhichmactionmshouldmthemnursemtakemfirst?
1. Repositionmthempatient.
2. Givemthemmedicationminm30mminutes.
3. Notifymthemregisteredmnursem(RN)mormphysician.
4. Tellmthempatientmitmismtoomearlymformpainmmedication.
,NUCLEXmEXAMmTESTmBANKmQUESTIONSmMULTI
PLEmCHOICEmQUESTIONSmWITHmANSWERSmLATE
STmUPDATEDm2023mSTUDYmGUIDE
ANS:m 3
, NUCLEXmEXAMmTESTmBANKmQUESTIONSmMULTI
PLEmCHOICEmQUESTIONSmWITHmANSWERSmLATE
STmUPDATEDm2023mSTUDYmGUIDE
Chapter:mChapterm1mCriticalmThinkingmandmthemNursingmProcess
Objective:m4.mIdentifymthemrolemofmamlicensedmpracticalmnurse/licensedmvocationalmnurseminmusi
ngmthemnursingmprocess.
Page:m3
Heading:mClinicalmJudgement
IntegratedmProcess:mClinicalmProblem-
solvingmProcessm(NursingmProcess)mClientmNeed:mSECE—CoordinatedmCare
CognitivemLevel:mApplicationm[Applying
]mConcept:mPatient-
CenteredmCaremDifficulty:mModerate
Feedback
1 Thempatientmwhomhasmamfracturedmfemurmismhavingmacutempain.mRepositioningmampa
tientmwithmamnewmfracturemismnotmlikelymtomrelievempain.
2 Givingmthemmedicationmbeforemthemprescribedmtimemismbeyondmthemnurse’smscope
ofmpractice.
3 Thempatientmshouldmnotmhavemtomwaitmformpainmrelief,msomthemLPNmshouldminfor
mmthemRNmormphysicianmsomnewmpainmreliefmordersmcanmbemobtained.
4 Themnursemneedsmtomdommoremthanmexpectmthempatientmtomwaitmformpainmrelief.
PTS: 1 CON:m Patient-CenteredmCare
5. ThemnursemismprioritizingmcarembasedmonmMaslowmhierarchymofmneeds.mWhichmneedmdoesmt
hemnursemidentifymasmhavingmthemhighestmpriority?
1. Job-relatedmstress
2. Feelingmofmloneliness
3. Painmlevelmofm9monm0-to-10mscale
4. Lackmofmconfidence
ANS:m 3
Chapter:mChapterm1mCriticalmThinkingmandmthemNursingmProcess
Objective:m7.mPrioritizempatientmcaremactivitiesmbasedmonmthemMaslowmhierarchymofmhum
anmneeds
Page:m7
Heading:mPrioritizemCaremInteg
ratedmProcess:mCaring
ClientmNeed:mSECEm–
mCoordinatedmCaremCognitivemLevel:mAp
plicationm[Applying]mConcept:mPatient-
CenteredmCaremDifficulty:mModerate
Feedback
1 Job-
relatedmstressmfallsmundermsafetymaccordingmtomMaslowmandmismaddressedmaftermph
ysiologicalmneeds.
2 AccordingmtomMaslow,mlonelinessmismaddressedmundermsocialmneedsmfollowingmph
ysiologicalmandmsafety.
3 Painmismamphysiologicalmneedmandmismthemhighestmpriority.
