NCLEX-RN Exam 2025 Preview Guide
Key Topics, Updated NCLEX-RN Style Questions
High-Yield Concepts
Ultimate Review for First-Time Test Takers
, Item: 1
The charge nurse has received a change-of-shift report on the following clients in labor.
The charge nurse should ask a staff member to first see the client in the
1. first stage of labor who has an oral temperature of 99.7° F (37.6° C)
2. first stage of labor whose contractions are occurring every 30 seconds
3. second stage of labor who has respirations of 26
4. second stage of labor whose contractions are lasting for 60 seconds
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, Item: 2
The nurse is observing a staff member caring for a client who has chickenpox.
Which of the following actions by the staff member would require the nurse to intervene?
1. placing the client in a private room with monitored negative air pressure
2. placing a box of disposable face shields outside the client’s room
3. placing an alcohol-based hand rub in the client’s room for hand hygiene
4. placing a surgical mask on the client during transport out of the client’s room
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, Item: 3
The nurse is caring for a client who reports feeling faint and is experiencing the cardiac rhythm shown in the
electrocardiogram (ECG) strip below.
Which of the following actions would be appropriate for the nurse to take? Select all that apply.
1. Administer the client’s prescribed beta blocker.
2. Prepare for transcutaneous pacing.
3. Instruct the client to perform the Valsalva maneuver.
4. Begin chest compressions.
5. Assess the client for angina.
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Key Topics, Updated NCLEX-RN Style Questions
High-Yield Concepts
Ultimate Review for First-Time Test Takers
, Item: 1
The charge nurse has received a change-of-shift report on the following clients in labor.
The charge nurse should ask a staff member to first see the client in the
1. first stage of labor who has an oral temperature of 99.7° F (37.6° C)
2. first stage of labor whose contractions are occurring every 30 seconds
3. second stage of labor who has respirations of 26
4. second stage of labor whose contractions are lasting for 60 seconds
Page 1/147
, Item: 2
The nurse is observing a staff member caring for a client who has chickenpox.
Which of the following actions by the staff member would require the nurse to intervene?
1. placing the client in a private room with monitored negative air pressure
2. placing a box of disposable face shields outside the client’s room
3. placing an alcohol-based hand rub in the client’s room for hand hygiene
4. placing a surgical mask on the client during transport out of the client’s room
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, Item: 3
The nurse is caring for a client who reports feeling faint and is experiencing the cardiac rhythm shown in the
electrocardiogram (ECG) strip below.
Which of the following actions would be appropriate for the nurse to take? Select all that apply.
1. Administer the client’s prescribed beta blocker.
2. Prepare for transcutaneous pacing.
3. Instruct the client to perform the Valsalva maneuver.
4. Begin chest compressions.
5. Assess the client for angina.
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