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NEXT National Exit Test — VIP Practice Exam
Next — The NEXT (National Exit Test) is a standardized nursing exit exam administered by Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) and similar vendors to nursing programs nationwide; it is a 180-question, computer-adaptive predictor exam used to assess NCLEX-RN readiness before graduation, typically requiring a benchmark score set by each institution (commonly 65–70th percentile). This practice set mirrors its content distribution across Medical-Surgical, Pharmacology, Mental Health, Maternal-Newborn, Pediatrics, Leadership, and Fundamentals.
30
Questions
180m
Time Limit
75.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 30👑 VIP
A 68-year-old male with a history of heart failure is admitted with a 3-day history of worsening shortness of breath, orthopnea, and bilateral ankle edema. His current weight is 8 lbs above his dry weight recorded one week ago. Vital signs: BP 158/94 mmHg, HR 102 bpm, RR 24/min, SpO₂ 88% on room air. The nurse auscultates coarse crackles bilaterally in the lower lung fields. Which priority intervention should the nurse initiate FIRST?
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