NCLEX: Nursing Judgment Basics

What does NCLEX-RN license a graduate to become?

• Registered nurse
• Practical nurse
• Pharmacist
• Physician

Who administers the NCLEX?

• WHO
• FDA
• NCSBN
• AMA

In what year was the Next Generation NCLEX introduced?

• 2015
• 2020
• 2023
• 2017

A normal resting adult heart rate is 60 to ____ beats per minute.

• 80
• 140
• 120
• 100

Normal adult respiratory rate is about how many breaths/min?

• 30 to 40
• 12 to 20
• 20 to 30
• 6 to 10

Normal oxygen saturation (SpO2) is at least what percent?

• 95%
• 80%
• 100%
• 90%

A heart rate over 100 beats per minute is called bradycardia.

• True
• False

Under 2017 ACC guidelines, hypertension starts at what reading?

• 130/80
• 110/70
• 140/90
• 120/80

Nurses hold digoxin if the apical pulse falls below what?

• 80 bpm
• 100 bpm
• 40 bpm
• 60 bpm

Anticoagulant warfarin requires monitoring of the ____.

• BMI
• aPTT
• SpO2
• INR

Heparin therapy is monitored using which lab value?

• SpO2
• pulse
• INR
• aPTT

What does the ABC prioritization framework stand for?

• Airway, Breathing, Circulation
• Alert, Breathe, Calm
• Airway, Blood, Care
• Assess, Begin, Continue

ABC priority means treat a breathing problem before a blocked airway.

• True
• False

____'s hierarchy places physiological needs above safety needs.

• Freud
• Erikson
• Maslow
• Piaget

The classic five 'rights' include right patient, drug, dose, route, and:

• Response
• Record
• Time
• Reason