NCLEX Reduction of Risk Potential Practice Test 2026

A nurse is assessing an African American client for risks of a pressure ulcer. Which of the following best describes what the nurse might find with an early pressure ulcer in this client?

A nurse is preparing to irrigate a client’s indwelling catheter through a closed, intermittent system. Which of the following steps must the nurse take as part of this process?

Which of the following is a negative outcome associated with impaired mobility?

Which of the following statements best describes footdrop?

A client is complaining of pain that starts in the shoulder and travels down the length of his arm. This type of pain is referred to as:

You have taken the vital signs for your patient. They are normal for the patient. What should you do next?

A procedure that examines a portion of the large intestine with an endoscope is called:

In the term, “Hemoglobin,” the suffix, “-globin,” means:

A patient suffering from hyperglycemia would be experiencing:

Intermittent fevers are:

A patient’s body temperature has varied over the last 24 hours from 97.6 degrees F in the morning to 99 degrees F in the evening. The patient is worried that this change in temperature may indicate the beginning of a fever. Which of the following BEST explains this phenomenon?

The most accurate reading for a temperature is done:

A patient is in the office for a cyst removal and is very anxious about the procedure. Which of the following descriptions of his respirations would be expected?

Rales and rhonchi are frequently noted during an examination of lung sounds. What is the difference between the two?

To accurately assess a patient’s respiration rate, which of the following methods would be BEST?

A patient is diagnosed with essential hypertension. Which of the following blood pressures would you expect to see in this patient prior to taking medications for his condition?

Which of the following is an anthropomorphic measurement?

The procedure for taking a pulse rate on an infant differs from an adult how?

A physician may assess turgor when:

When performing an EKG, the patient starts to laugh out of feelings of anxiety. What would you expect the EKG to show? (Choose the BEST answer.)

When printing out an EKG, a nurse notices that the QRS complexes are extremely small. What should be the next step?

Each small square on the EKG paper is:

A patient’s urine specimen tested positive for bilirubin. Which of the following is most true?

Which vacutainer tubes should be used when a requisition calls for blood to be drawn for an H&H and glucose test?

Specific gravity in urinalysis:

When placing a patient in the AP position for an X-ray, what position would the patient be in?

A patient’s urine tests positive for glucose. The doctor asks you to confirm this finding. Which of the following would BEST confirm this finding?

Manual hematocrits are done:

A patient has come to the office for a blood draw. The patient starts to sweat and is very anxious. Which of the following would be the BEST way to proceed?

Which of the following tests would MOST LIKELY be performed on a patient that is being monitored for coagulation therapy?

Which of the following is MOST TRUE about the ESR test?

Which of the following is considered an abnormal lab result?

The mordant in the Gram Stain procedure is:

A urine pregnancy test:

Mr. K is admitted to the orthopedic unit one morning in preparation for a total knee replacement to start in two hours. Which of the following is a priority topic to instruct this client on admission?

A nurse in the emergency room enters a client’s care area to start an IV. She finds a man sitting on the table, hunched over, and attempting to take deep breaths. He states, “my chest hurts so much!” His wife is sitting on a chair in the corner, crying. Which of the following is the first action of the nurse?

A nurse is providing discharge instructions for a client who had back surgery. All of the following exhibit that the client is ready for discharge EXCEPT:

A patient is having a colposcopy procedure performed. How should the patient be instructed to prepare for the procedure?

Which of the following conditions may cause an increased respiratory rate?

A nurse is attempting to check a blood pressure on a client when she realizes that the cuff is too wide for the size of his arm. What type of reading might this blood pressure cuff produce?