CBT Mixed Mock: Cross-Platform Practice Set

The real CBT does not sort its questions into neat topics. It mixes them, so one moment you are reasoning about consent and the next about a deteriorating patient. This final set works the same way, drawing on the whole bank at once, because being able to switch between principles is itself a skill worth practising.

Read what is actually being asked

The most useful habit for a mixed set is to read each scenario fresh. Do not assume the topic from the last question. Work out what this one is really testing: who is at risk, what they need, and which principle applies. A question that looks like it is about medicines might really be about consent, or about your duty to question a prescription that looks wrong.

The safe answer has a shape

Across the CBT, the best answers tend to share a shape. They put patient safety first. They respect the person’s consent and dignity. They act openly and honestly. They stay within the nurse’s competence and escalate when needed. When two options both seem reasonable, the stronger one is usually the one that leaves no one at risk and that you could defend against the Code, while the other is partly right but skips a safety or consent step.

The principles carry across

The five questions below span consent, recognising deterioration, safeguarding, medicines safety, and communication. They are deliberately different from one another, because that is exam reality. But notice how the same reasoning solves them all: protect the patient, respect their rights, act honestly, work within your limits, and escalate when something is beyond you or looks wrong.

That reasoning is what the whole question bank has been building. If you can apply it to an unfamiliar scenario without knowing in advance which topic it belongs to, you are ready for the way the CBT actually asks its questions.

This is the final chapter of the NMC CBT Question Bank. From here, the best preparation is to revisit the chapters where your quiz scores were weakest, and to keep practising until the safe answer feels automatic. Good luck.