Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exam I (NACE I) - Foundations of Nursing - General Information for LPNs

Sep 20, 2026

Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exam I (NACE I) provides LPNs applying to the PTC Transition Nursing Program with the exam’s nursing-process framework and test structure. It defines the five-step nursing process—assessing, analyzing, planning, implementing, and evaluating—and explains how these steps guide items throughout the exam. The content overview details 184 scored multiple-choice questions, common client health problems, and major content headings including basic health needs, communication, medication administration principles, and moral/ethical/legal issues.

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Exam Content Overview

Nursing Process Definition

Test Structure and Question Types

Clinical Conditions Covered

Content Areas

Basic Health Needs

Physiologic Needs

Psychosocial Needs

Communication

General Principles of Medication Administration

Moral/Ethical/Legal Issues

Nursing Acceleration Challenge Exam I (NACE I): Foundations of Nursing General Information for LPNs applying to the PTC Transition Nursing Program NLN definition of the nursing process: 1. Assessing – includes collecting physical, emotional, and cultural data; and recognizing signs, symptoms, and behaviors. 2. Analyzing – includes interpreting data, identifying clients’ needs, and making nursing diagnoses. 3. Planning – includes setting goals, selecting measures for care, and identifying correct techniques for giving care. 4. Implementing – includes responding appropriately to clients’ needs for nursing care, and using effective communication when giving information and/or teaching. 5. Evaluating – includes recognizing intended and unintended effects of measures and treatments, determining evidence of client’s compliance with treatment plans, and determining evidence of clients’ response to measures and treatment. EXAM CONTENT OVERVIEW Foundations of Nursing has 184 scored individual multiple-choice questions involving clients who have common health problems. The nursing process (assessing, analyzing, planning, implementing, and evaluating) is applied in items throughout the test. The questions include a sampling of situations involving clients in health care settings with one or more of the following conditions: 􀁸 Pain 􀁸 Chronic illness 􀁸 Fluid and electrolyte imbalance 􀁸 Death and dying 􀁸 Incontinence 􀁸 Preoperative care 􀁸 Infectious disease 􀁸 Postoperative care 􀁸 Loss of consciousness 􀁸 Stress The content areas are divided into the following general headings: I. Basic Health Needs A. Physiologic Needs 1. Hygiene 2. Comfort 3. Safety 4. Body alignment 5. Exercise and ambulation 6. Rest and sleep 7. Nutrition 8. Elimination 9. Respiration and circulation 10. Fluid and electrolyte balance 11. Growth and development B. Psychosocial Needs 1. Sexuality 2. Spiritual preference, cultural 3. Self‐esteem 4. Belonging 5. Stimulation 6. Loss and death 7. Self‐actualization 8. Security 9. Defense mechanisms 10. Growth and development II. Communication A. Documentation B. Verbal communication C. Non‐Verbal Communication III. General Principles of Medication Administration IV. Moral/Ethical/Legal Issues Taken from NLN NACE I: Foundations of Nursing Information Bulletin To prepare for the Foundations of Nursing exam, students are encouraged to review the topics noted on this information sheet in their PN Fundamentals & Med-Surg textbooks/ resources.

FAQs

What nursing process steps are tested in NACE I: Foundations of Nursing?

The exam applies assessing, analyzing, planning, implementing, and evaluating across test items, using data collection, nursing diagnoses, goal setting, care delivery, communication, and outcome evaluation.

How many scored multiple-choice questions are included?

Foundations of Nursing includes 184 scored individual multiple-choice questions.

Which major content areas are covered besides the nursing process?

Content areas include Basic Health Needs, Communication, General Principles of Medication Administration, and Moral/Ethical/Legal Issues.

Sep 20, 2026

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