NFDN 2025 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
True or false: A practical nurse is required to write and pass a national examination to qualify for a
practice permit to work as an LPN - correct answer -True
Practice permit = license
True or false: The primary purpose of the national registration examination is to determine how well
students can recall information taught to them in the practical nurse program - correct answer -False
True or false: Applications for writing the national examination are submitted to the College of Licensed
Practical Nurses of Alberta - correct answer -True
True and false: A candidate must present a college transcript of marks for admittance to the
examination writing room - correct answer -False
they already have it
True or false: A candidate may write the national examination no more than three times - correct
answer -True
True or false: The candidate will be informed of the examination results by telephone - correct answer -
False
A nurse must make an unoccupied bed. What is the first step of the procedure for making the bed?
A. Washing hands
B. Pulling the curtain
C. Collecting clean linen
D. Placing the bottom sheet - correct answer -A
,NFDN 2025 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Hospice care lies in which level of prevention?
A. Secondary prevention
B. Morbidity prevention
C. Primary prevention
D. Tertiary prevention - correct answer -D
The nurse administers a cathartic to a patient. What therapeutic outcome should the nurse expect when
assessing the patient's response to this medication?
A. Increased urinary output
B. Decreased anxiety
C. Bowel movement
D. Pain relief - correct answer -C
Cathartic = increases peristalsis to promote bowel movement
A nurse is caring for several patients on bladder-retraining programs and a variety of toileting time
frames are employed. Which time frame for toileting is always included in a toileting schedule?
A. Every 2 hours when awake
B. When going to bed at night
C. At 8AM, 2PM, 8PM and 2PM
D. Every 4 hours and through the night - correct answer -A
Trying to train bladder to hold in urine
A nurse is going to assist a heavy patient higher in bed. What should the nurse do to prevent self-injury?
,NFDN 2025 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A. Keep the knees and ankles straight
B. Straighten the knees while bending at the waist
C. Place the feet together and keep the knees bent
D. Position the feet apart with one foot forward - correct answer -D
A patient has dependent edema of the ankles and feet and is obese. Which diet should the nurse expect
the health-care provider to order?
A. Low in sodium and high in fat
B. Low in sodium and low in calories
C. High in sodium and high in protein
D. High in sodium and low in carbohydrates - correct answer -B
A nurse is assessing a patient who reports being incontinent. What question should the nurse ask to
elicit information related to urge incontinence?
A. "Does urination occur immediately after coughing?"
B. "Do you begin urinating before you get to the bathroom?"
C. "Do you begin urinating immediately after feeling the need to urinate?"
D. "Does urination occur unpredictably without feeling the need to urinate?" - correct answer -C
Mr Smith has dysphagia and severe hypertension. The doctor has ordered an oral antihypertensive
medication. Which of the following actions would be most important for the practical nurse to take?
A. Provide Mr Smith with health teaching about potassium intake.
B. Assess Mr. Smith's vitals and monitor fluid intake
C. Check to see if a parenteral form of the medication is available.
D. Assess Mr Smith's swallowing abilities - correct answer -D
, NFDN 2025 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Bill, 19 yrs, has Type 1 diabetes mellitus. He has been seen in emergency 3 times during the hockey
playoffs with manifestations of double vision, irrational and disoriented behaviour and slurred speech.
What should the PN do?
A. Arrange daily blood glucose monitoring with the lab until Bill is stable.
B. Discuss Bill's behavioural responses to insulin with a diabetic counselor.
C. Consult with the dietician about reassessing Bill's energy needs and diet
D. Suggest that Bill discuss his insulin requirements with the physician - correct answer -C
Hasn't adjusted insulin to fit increased activity level (now hypoglycemic)
30 minutes after the start of a blood transfusion your client, aged 45, is shivering and states "I feel cold."
The PN notes urticaria on the client's thorax. What should the PN do first?
A. Stop the transfusion
B. Cover client with a warm blanket
C. Check temperature and vital signs
D. Continue to observe client for transfusion reactions - correct answer -A
John is 49 and is admitted with severe hypotension. Each time he gets out of bed, he becomes weak and
falls to the floor. How can the practical nurse protect John from falling?
A. Raise the side rails on the bed so he cannot get up by himself.
B. Advise him not to get out of bed while his BP is low
C. Ask him to use the call bell for help before getting up
D. Relocate him to a room closer to the nursing station - correct answer -C
only relocate patients that are lacking cognition/orientation
True or false: A practical nurse is required to write and pass a national examination to qualify for a
practice permit to work as an LPN - correct answer -True
Practice permit = license
True or false: The primary purpose of the national registration examination is to determine how well
students can recall information taught to them in the practical nurse program - correct answer -False
True or false: Applications for writing the national examination are submitted to the College of Licensed
Practical Nurses of Alberta - correct answer -True
True and false: A candidate must present a college transcript of marks for admittance to the
examination writing room - correct answer -False
they already have it
True or false: A candidate may write the national examination no more than three times - correct
answer -True
True or false: The candidate will be informed of the examination results by telephone - correct answer -
False
A nurse must make an unoccupied bed. What is the first step of the procedure for making the bed?
A. Washing hands
B. Pulling the curtain
C. Collecting clean linen
D. Placing the bottom sheet - correct answer -A
,NFDN 2025 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Hospice care lies in which level of prevention?
A. Secondary prevention
B. Morbidity prevention
C. Primary prevention
D. Tertiary prevention - correct answer -D
The nurse administers a cathartic to a patient. What therapeutic outcome should the nurse expect when
assessing the patient's response to this medication?
A. Increased urinary output
B. Decreased anxiety
C. Bowel movement
D. Pain relief - correct answer -C
Cathartic = increases peristalsis to promote bowel movement
A nurse is caring for several patients on bladder-retraining programs and a variety of toileting time
frames are employed. Which time frame for toileting is always included in a toileting schedule?
A. Every 2 hours when awake
B. When going to bed at night
C. At 8AM, 2PM, 8PM and 2PM
D. Every 4 hours and through the night - correct answer -A
Trying to train bladder to hold in urine
A nurse is going to assist a heavy patient higher in bed. What should the nurse do to prevent self-injury?
,NFDN 2025 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A. Keep the knees and ankles straight
B. Straighten the knees while bending at the waist
C. Place the feet together and keep the knees bent
D. Position the feet apart with one foot forward - correct answer -D
A patient has dependent edema of the ankles and feet and is obese. Which diet should the nurse expect
the health-care provider to order?
A. Low in sodium and high in fat
B. Low in sodium and low in calories
C. High in sodium and high in protein
D. High in sodium and low in carbohydrates - correct answer -B
A nurse is assessing a patient who reports being incontinent. What question should the nurse ask to
elicit information related to urge incontinence?
A. "Does urination occur immediately after coughing?"
B. "Do you begin urinating before you get to the bathroom?"
C. "Do you begin urinating immediately after feeling the need to urinate?"
D. "Does urination occur unpredictably without feeling the need to urinate?" - correct answer -C
Mr Smith has dysphagia and severe hypertension. The doctor has ordered an oral antihypertensive
medication. Which of the following actions would be most important for the practical nurse to take?
A. Provide Mr Smith with health teaching about potassium intake.
B. Assess Mr. Smith's vitals and monitor fluid intake
C. Check to see if a parenteral form of the medication is available.
D. Assess Mr Smith's swallowing abilities - correct answer -D
, NFDN 2025 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Bill, 19 yrs, has Type 1 diabetes mellitus. He has been seen in emergency 3 times during the hockey
playoffs with manifestations of double vision, irrational and disoriented behaviour and slurred speech.
What should the PN do?
A. Arrange daily blood glucose monitoring with the lab until Bill is stable.
B. Discuss Bill's behavioural responses to insulin with a diabetic counselor.
C. Consult with the dietician about reassessing Bill's energy needs and diet
D. Suggest that Bill discuss his insulin requirements with the physician - correct answer -C
Hasn't adjusted insulin to fit increased activity level (now hypoglycemic)
30 minutes after the start of a blood transfusion your client, aged 45, is shivering and states "I feel cold."
The PN notes urticaria on the client's thorax. What should the PN do first?
A. Stop the transfusion
B. Cover client with a warm blanket
C. Check temperature and vital signs
D. Continue to observe client for transfusion reactions - correct answer -A
John is 49 and is admitted with severe hypotension. Each time he gets out of bed, he becomes weak and
falls to the floor. How can the practical nurse protect John from falling?
A. Raise the side rails on the bed so he cannot get up by himself.
B. Advise him not to get out of bed while his BP is low
C. Ask him to use the call bell for help before getting up
D. Relocate him to a room closer to the nursing station - correct answer -C
only relocate patients that are lacking cognition/orientation
