UK CBT Nursing Exam 2026

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NMC CBT Mock Test 15:

1. The physician has ordered a thyroid scan to confirm the diagnosis of a goiter. Before the procedure, the nurse should:

2. A 32-year-old mother of three is brought to the clinic. Her pulse is 52, there is a weight gain of 30 pounds in four months, and the client is wearing two sweaters. The client is diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Which of the following nursing diagnoses is of highest priority?

3. The client has recently returned from having a thyroidectomy. The nurse should keep which of the following at the bedside?

4. Which of the following cannot be seen in a depressed client?

5. Which of the following situations on a psychiatric unit are an example of a trusting a patient-nurse relationship?

6. When should adult patients in acute hospital settings have observations taken?

7. On a psychiatric unit, the preferred milieu environment is BEST describe as:

8. What does AVPU mean?

9. Who should do the assessment in a patient with dysphagia

10. Which of the following population group is at risk of developing cardiovascular disease?

11. The nurse is preparing the move an adult who has right sided paralysis from the bed into a wheel chair. Which statement best describe action for the nurse to take?

12. In the News observation system, what is AVUP?

13. After the suicide of her best friend Linda feels a sense of guilt, shame and anger because she had not answered the phone when her friend called shortly before her death. Which of the following statements is the most accurate when talking about Linda’s feelings?

14. A patient suffered from CVA and is now affected with dysphagia. What should not be an intervention to this type of patient?

15. When is the time to take the vital signs of the patients? Select which does not apply:

16. The wife of a client with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) communicate to the nurse that she is having trouble dealing with her husband's condition at home. Which of the following suggestions made by the nurse is CORRECT?

17. The nurse restrains a client in a client in a locked room for 3 hours until the client acknowledge wo started a fight in the group room last evening. The nurse’s behaviour constitutes;

18. Glasgow Coma score (GCS) is made up of 3 component parts and these are:

19. Which sign or symptom is a key indication of progressive arterial insufficiency?

20. You are caring for a patient who has had a recent head injury and you have been asked to carry out neurological observations every 15 minutes. You assess and find that his pupils are unequal and one is not reactive to light. You are no longer able to rouse him. What are your actions?

21. A patient with antisocial personality disorder enters the private meeting room of a nurse unit as a nurse is meeting with a different patient. Which of the following statements by the nurse is BEST?

22. A client had a total thyroidectomy yesterday. The client is complaining of tingling around the mouth and in the fingers and toes. What would the nurses’ next action be?

23. You are monitoring a patient in the ICU when suddenly his consciousness drops and the size of one his pupil becomes smaller what should you do?

24. A 17-year old patient who was involved in an orthopaedic accident is observed not eating the meals that she previously ordered and refuses to take a bath even if she is already in recovery stage. As a nurse what do you think is the best explanation for her reaction to the accident that happened to her?

25. The client is admitted with left-sided congestive heart failure. In assessing the client for edema, the nurse should check the:

26. Which of the following is NOT a symptom of impacted earwax?

27. Common cause of airway obstruction in an unconscious patient

28. A patient suffered from stroke and is unable to read and write. This is called

29. The nurse notes the following on the ECG monitor. The nurse would evaluate the cardiac arrhythmia as:

30. After two weeks of receiving lithium therapy, a patient in the psychiatric unit becomes depressed. Which of the following evaluations of the patient’s behavior by the nurse would be MOST accurate?

31. What is an indication that a suicidal patient has an impending suicide plan:

32. A patient with a history of schizophrenia is admitted to the acute psychiatric care unit. He mutters to himself as the nurse attempts to take a history and yells. “I don’t want to answer any more questions! There are too many voices in this room!” Which of the following assessment questions should the nurse as NEXT?

33. When caring for clients with psychiatric diagnoses, the nurse recalls that the purpose of psychiatric diagnoses or psychiatric labelling to:

34. Risk for health issues in a person with mental health issues

35. The nurse is changing the ties of the client with a tracheotomy. The safest method of changing the tracheotomy ties is to: Proximal third section of the small intestines

36. When a patient is being monitored in the PACU, how frequently should blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rate be recorded?

37. You are caring for a patient with a tracheostomy in situ who requires frequent suctioning. How long should you suction for?

38. Which of the following is at a greater risk for developing coronary artery disease?

39. Which of the following is a potential complication of putting an oropharyngeal airway adjunct:

40. An adult has experienced a CVA that has resulted in right side weakness. The nurse is preparing to move the patients right side of the bed so that he may then be turned to his left side. The nurse knows that an important principle when moving the patient is?

41. Patient had CVA, who will assess swallowing capability?

42. Your patient has a bulky oesophageal tumour and is waiting for surgery. When he tries to eat, food gets stuck and gives him heartburn. What is the most likely route that will be chosen to provide him with the nutritional support he needs?

43. A patient got admitted to hospital with a head injury. Within 15 minutes, GCS was assessed and it was found to be 15. After initial assessment, a nurse should monitor neurological status

44. A client has been voluntary admitted to the hospital. The nurse knows that which of the following statements is inconsistent with this type of hospitalization

45. Which of the following situations on a psychiatric unit are an example of trusting patient nurse relationship?

46. While changing tubing and cap change on a patient with central line on right subclavian what should the nurse do to prevent complication

47. In doing neurological assessment, AVPU means:

48. All are risk factors of Coronary Artery Disease except:

49. A patient in your care knocks their head on the bedside locker when reaching down to pick up something they have dropped. What do you do?

50. A patient asking for LAMA, the medical team has concern about the mental capacity of the patient, what decision should be made?