Respiratory
NCLEX® practice.
COPD, asthma, pneumonia, mechanical ventilation, chest tubes, and oxygen therapy. Build confidence in the respiratory topics tested on the NCLEX®.
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A 32-year-old man on the medical-surgical unit received his first dose of IV cefazolin 30 minutes ago for bacterial pneumonia. His code status is documented as full code. The nurse enters the room and finds him sitting up, alert, and answering questions, but diaphoretic and visibly frightened. He has audible stridor, a rapidly spreading urticarial rash over his chest and arms, and a blood pressure of 78/44 mmHg. The nurse recognizes these findings as a rapidly progressing reaction with airway and circulatory compromise. Which action should the nurse take at this time?
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What you'll practice
Respiratory questions span 13 subtopics aligned to the 2026 NCSBN test plan.
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Where respiratory lands on the 2026 test plan
The NCLEX® scores you across eight Client Needs categories, each with an official share of your exam. Every respiratory question here is mapped to the 2026 NCSBN test plan, so this practice flows straight into the categories below.
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Jump into adaptive respiratory NCLEX® practice. Lily picks questions at the right difficulty for you.
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Each rationale explains why the correct answer works and why the others don't.
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Track your respiratory mastery. Lily highlights weak subtopics and drills them harder until they stick.
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How many respiratory NCLEX® questions does StudyWithLily have?
The respiratory bank runs from COPD and asthma through mechanical ventilation, chest tubes, pulmonary embolism, TB, and ARDS. Questions drill the judgment calls: an SpO2 of 84% on room air, continuous bubbling in a chest tube water seal chamber, or a COPD client whose target saturation is 88 to 92%, not 100%.
Does StudyWithLily cover respiratory topics for the 2026 NCLEX®?
Yes. Respiratory content maps to Physiological Adaptation and Reduction of Risk Potential in the 2026 NCSBN test plan. You practice recognizing early hypoxia cues like restlessness before cyanosis appears, sequencing airway interventions, and deciding which ventilator alarm needs you at the bedside first.
Can I practice respiratory questions for free?
Yes. The sample questions above are free with no account. A free account adds 150 adaptive questions a month with a rationale for every option, right and wrong.
What question types are available for respiratory?
SBA, SATA, BowTie, and Clinical Judgment items. Ventilator and deterioration scenarios show up as case-based questions, and isolation overlap topics like TB cross into SATA format.
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Adaptive respiratory practice with instant rationales. Free includes SBA, SATA, Matrix, and Drop-Down Cloze, with 150 questions a month. Full Access is $15/month and adds unlimited NGN questions (BowTie and Unfolding Case Studies).
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