Chapter 05: Passing NCLEX-RN®

Chapter 05: Passing NCLEX-RN®

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. A nursing student is giving a presentation on the different organizations that support nurses. She has an adequate understanding of the American Nurses Association when she states, “The American Nurses Association:

a.	sets the guidelines for entrance into nursing programs.”
b.	represents and advocates for nurses.”
c.	evaluates and updates licensure exams.”
d.	determines who is eligible to take the NCLEX exam.”

 

 

ANS:  B

The American Nurses Association represents and advocates for nurses. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing evaluates and updates licensure exams to ensure that all nurses who enter into practice meet the minimum requirement for knowledge and skills. Individual schools of nursing set the guidelines for entrance into nursing programs.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   Pages 68-69

OBJ:   Discuss the development of the NCLEX-RN.

TOP:   Evolution of the NCLEX-RN Exam

 

2. A graduate nurse is submitting documentation so that she may take the NCLEX-RN within a few months. Which action shows an understanding of the content of the most updated test plan?

a.	Spending additional study time reviewing health promotion and maintenance
b.	Taking a cardiology course before the exam
c.	Reviewing notes from previous nursing classes
d.	Setting aside time to study pathophysiology of the brain

 

 

ANS:  A

The graduate nurse should be aware that the most updated NCLEX-RN test plan will cover health promotion and maintenance, among other areas.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   Page 70

OBJ:   Understand the evolution of the NCLEX-RN.                    TOP:   NCLEX-RN Test Plan

 

3. A faculty member is discussing question types found on NCLEX. The faculty member knows that students need more teaching about question types if they select which question type?

a.	Fill-in-the-blank
b.	Multiple choice
c.	Essay
d.	Completing calculations

 

 

ANS:  C

Candidates will be asked to answer types of questions such as fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and drug calculations. Candidates will not be asked to write answers in essay format.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   Page 72          OBJ:   Prepare for the NCLEX-RN.

TOP:   NCLEX-RN–Style Test Items

 

4. A student is a month into her LPN-RN program. She realizes that proper studying is key to success and passing the NCLEX-RN exam. What would be the most appropriate action for the student to take when it comes to studying?

a.	She should begin studying at the beginning of her program.
b.	She should wait until she learns more about becoming an RN.
c.	She should begin studying after graduation, so that she retains information better.
d.	She does not have to study for the exam at all; she will learn everything in class.

 

 

ANS:  A

The student should begin studying for the NCLEX-RN at the beginning of her program in order to be the most prepared to take the exam on graduation. She should not wait until the end of her program to begin studying or assume that she will retain all information from class alone to pass the exam successfully.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   Pages 75-76    OBJ:   Prepare for the NCLEX-RN.

TOP:   Evidence-Based Strategies for Testing Success

 

5. Every 3 years the NCSBN conducts practice analysis to determine the expectations for entry level nurses who are newly licensed. The nurse manager understands and can state that nursing care activities are analyzed in relation to all of the following except:

a.	frequency of performance.
b.	time commitment.
c.	impact on maintaining client safety.
d.	client care setting where the activities are performed.

 

 

ANS:  B

Frequency of performance, impact on maintaining client safety, and client care setting where the activities are performed are analyzed by the NCSBN. The time commitment of nursing care is not one of the activities that are analyzed by the NCSBN.

 

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Application           REF:   Page 69

OBJ:   Discuss the development of the NCLEX-RN.                    TOP:   Computer Adaptive Testing