NCLEX-RN

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A free sample of the path's own questions, no account needed: 8 stand-alone items, each in a different Next Generation format, and a full clinical judgment case study. Every item is original, written to NCSBN's 2026 NCLEX-RN Test Plan.

8 stand-alone items, 8 formats

Answer, press Check, and read why each option is right or wrong. Items with more than one key earn partial credit as NCSBN describes it.

Item 1 of 8Reduction of Risk Potential

Time	BP	HR	RR	SpO2	Urine output
1200	128/76 mm Hg	88/min	16/min	97% on 2 L/min	60 mL/h
1400	116/70 mm Hg	102/min	20/min	96% on 2 L/min	35 mL/h
1600	98/60 mm Hg	118/min	24/min	95% on 2 L/min	20 mL/h

Multiple Choice

A client is 6 hours postoperative after an open bowel resection. The nurse reviews the vital signs shown in the exhibit. Which action should the nurse take first?

Document the trend and recheck the vital signs in 1 hour
Encourage the client to use the incentive spirometer hourly
Assess the dressing and drain output, then notify the surgeon
Increase the oxygen to 4 L/min and reassess in 30 minutes

One clinical judgment case study

Every NCLEX-RN has three case studies of six items, one for each step of clinical judgment, and the client's record unfolds as you go. Here you check each item before the next; on the exam you cannot go back.

Medical-surgical unit

An older adult with a change in behavior

An 81-year-old client is on day 3 of a hospital stay after a fall at home. The night nurse is making 0400 rounds.

1. Recognize cues
2. Analyze cues
3. Prioritize hypotheses
4. Generate solutions
5. Take action
6. Evaluate outcomes

The full path

300 practice items across the eight Client Needs categories, at the Test Plan's weights
14 clinical judgment case studies in 14 settings
An adaptive mock of 85 to 150 items in five hours, with a report in the style of the Candidate Performance Report
A study guide for every category, a daily plan, progress by category and study games

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