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Original NCLEX®-style questions across eight nursing topics — every answer explained and cited to a real clinical source, with study guides and progress tracking.
A nurse is taking an obstetric history for a client who is currently pregnant. The client has one child born at 39 weeks and had one pregnancy loss at 10 weeks of gestation. Using the GTPAL system, how should the nurse record this history?
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Eight topics at launch
Topic quizzes in every NCLEX-style format — multiple choice, select-all-that-apply, ordered response, and dosage fill-in.
PHARM
Pharmacology
Drug classes, safe dosing, and the side effects that show up on every exam.
MEDSURG
Medical-Surgical
Adult health across body systems — the core of NCLEX-style practice.
PEDS
Pediatrics
Growth, development, and family-centered care from infancy to adolescence.
OB
OB & Maternity
Antepartum through postpartum, labor, and newborn assessment.
PSYCH
Mental Health
Therapeutic communication, crisis care, and psychiatric conditions.
FUND
Fundamentals
Safety, infection control, mobility, and the basics done right.
DOSE
Dosage Calculations
Fill-in dosage problems with worked solutions, step by step.
LEAD
Leadership & Management
Delegation, prioritization, and assignment questions.
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Choose from eight nursing topics, or mix them into a full-length timed practice exam.
Step 2
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Every question explains why the right answer is right, why the others are wrong, and cites its source.
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Free NCLEX practice questions, explained
Yes. Every practice question, quiz, and study guide on NursingCEA is free, with no account required to start. Create a free account only if you want to save your scores and track weak areas by topic.
The bank holds 11,000+ original NCLEX-style practice questions across eight nursing topics, and every one includes a full rationale that explains why the correct answer is right and cites a real clinical source.
Eight topics: pharmacology, medical-surgical, pediatrics, OB and maternity, mental health, fundamentals, dosage calculations, and leadership and management. You can also mix them into one full-length practice exam.
No. You can practice logged out anytime. A free account adds saved scores, weak-area tracking by topic, and the ability to pick up where you left off.
No. All questions are original, written by our team for practice and study, and modeled on the NCLEX-style formats. NCLEX is a registered trademark of NCSBN, which does not endorse or sponsor this site.
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