RN Study Guide 2026

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📋 RN Exam Format at a Glance

75
Questions
300 min
Time Limit
50%
Passing Score

📚 RN Topics to Study (21)

✍️ Sample RN Questions & Answers

1. A nurse is using the SBAR communication tool to hand off a patient to the oncoming nurse. Which component of SBAR describes the patient's current vital signs and assessment data?
Assessment

The Assessment component of SBAR includes the nurse's clinical interpretation of the patient's condition, including current vital signs, lab values, and relevant findings.

2. A non-immune nurse must care for a patient with active varicella (chickenpox). Which combination of PPE is required?
N95 respirator, gown, and gloves

Varicella requires both airborne precautions (N95 respirator) and contact precautions (gown and gloves) because it spreads via airborne droplet nuclei and direct contact with lesions.

3. A patient's healthcare professional issues a Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) order following a discussion with the patient's family. When preparing treatment for this patient, what does the nurse comprehend?
Nursing care will continue with the treatment orders in place.

A Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) order means that in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest, no resuscitative measures will be initiated. However, it does not mean that all medical care ceases. The nurse will continue to provide comfort care, manage symptoms, administer medications, and offer all other treatments aimed at improving the patient's quality of life, consistent with the patient's wishes and the established plan of care.

4. A patient is admitted with a Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infection. Which precautions should be initiated in addition to standard precautions?
Contact precautions

C. difficile spreads via the fecal-oral route through contact with spore-contaminated surfaces or hands, requiring contact precautions.

5. A patient with chronic kidney disease has a serum potassium of 6.8 mEq/L. The nurse's priority intervention is to:
Prepare for cardiac monitoring

Hyperkalemia at 6.8 mEq/L poses a life-threatening cardiac risk; continuous cardiac monitoring must be initiated immediately.

6. A nurse is educating a patient with newly diagnosed hypertension. Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of lifestyle modifications?
'I will exercise for 30 minutes most days of the week and limit sodium to 2,300 mg/day.'

Regular aerobic exercise and sodium restriction are two of the most evidence-based lifestyle modifications for blood pressure reduction in hypertensive patients.

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