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Clinical Judgment Practice

Six original educational questions for selected safety, communication, and clinical judgment objectives. This is not an official examination or a complete RN/PN test-plan assessment.

For education and simulated practice only. Use instructor supervision, current clinical policies, approved drug references, and professional judgment. Do not enter real patient information. These resources do not provide medical advice, accredited CE credit, or a prediction of NCLEX results.

Multiple-response items receive one point only when all and only the correct options are selected. No partial credit; this simplified scoring does not reproduce official NCLEX scoring.

Question 1: Before assisting with care, a student's own hands are visibly soiled. Which action is appropriate?

Question 1 · Multiple choice

Safety and Infection Prevention and Control

Before assisting with care, a student's own hands are visibly soiled. Which action is appropriate?

Learning objective: Select appropriate hand hygiene when the healthcare worker's hands are visibly soiled.

Question 2: A student is preparing a medication under instructor supervision and finds that the route is missing from the order. Which actions support safe practice? Select all that apply.

Question 2 · Select all that apply

Pharmacological therapies / medication safety

A student is preparing a medication under instructor supervision and finds that the route is missing from the order. Which actions support safe practice? Select all that apply.

Learning objective: Identify safe responses to an incomplete medication order in supervised student practice.

Question 3: A fictional adult who was comfortable earlier is now restless and struggling to breathe. Oxygen saturation has fallen from the documented baseline. What is the best response?

Question 3 · Case study

Physiological Adaptation

A fictional adult who was comfortable earlier is now restless and struggling to breathe. Oxygen saturation has fallen from the documented baseline. What is the best response?

Learning objective: Prioritize acute respiratory change using recognize/analyze cues and take action.

Question 4: A student is reporting new chest pressure and worsening breathlessness to the responsible nurse while urgent help is being arranged. Which statement best fits the R in SBAR?

Question 4 · Multiple choice

Management of Care (RN) / Coordinated Care (PN)

A student is reporting new chest pressure and worsening breathlessness to the responsible nurse while urgent help is being arranged. Which statement best fits the R in SBAR?

Learning objective: Recognize a clear Recommendation/Request in SBAR communication.

Question 5: In a fictional RN scenario, a trained assistive team member is authorized to help stable patients with routine hygiene. Which task should the RN NOT delegate to that team member?

Question 5 · Multiple choice

Management of Care (RN) / Coordinated Care (PN)

In a fictional RN scenario, a trained assistive team member is authorized to help stable patients with routine hygiene. Which task should the RN NOT delegate to that team member?

Learning objective: Distinguish routine assistance from assessment of a new acute change.

Question 6: After a supervised intervention for worsening symptoms, which actions demonstrate evaluating outcomes? Select all that apply.

Question 6 · Select all that apply

Clinical judgment — evaluate outcomes

After a supervised intervention for worsening symptoms, which actions demonstrate evaluating outcomes? Select all that apply.

Learning objective: Identify reassessment and follow-up after an intervention.

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References & limitations

Reviewed October 2026. Relevant objectives reference the 2026 RN/PN plans and NCSBN clinical judgment model. The delegation scenario is explicitly RN-focused; apply your jurisdiction's role requirements. NCLEX is a registered trademark of NCSBN. Nurse Excellence Academy is not affiliated with or endorsed by NCSBN; all questions are original.