FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING UNIT
1 EXAM STUDY
Q:According to Benner's stages of nursing proficiency, a nurse who has been in the
same clinical position for 2-3 years and can anticipate nursing care for a specific
population is at what level?
A. Advanced beginners
B. Competent
C. Profiecient
D. Expert - ANS:B. Competent
,Q:A nurse assesses a patients's skin by pinching the skin on the back of the hand and
notes that the skin remains "tented" after release. This is a sign of which potential
issue?
A. Cyanosis
B. Edema
C. Jaundice
D. Dehydration - ANS:D. Dehydration
Q:When performing a physical assessment on a patient's abdomen, in what order
should the nurse perform the assessment techniques?
A. Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation
B. Inspection, Auscultation, Palpation, Percussion,
C. Palpation, Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion
D. Auscultation, Inspection, Percussion, Palpation - ANS:B. Inspection, Auscultation,
Palpation, Percussion
,Q:Which developmental stage, according to Erikson, involves an individual looking back
at their life with a sense of satisfaction and viewing their life as "worthy"?
A. Generativity vs. Stagnation
B. Intimacy vs. Isolation
C. Integrity vs. Despair
D. Identity vs. Role Confusion - ANS:Integrity vs. Despair
Q:In the Roy Adaptation Model (RAM), which type of stimulus is defined as the internal
or external factor most immediately confronting the individual?
A. Contextual Stimulus
B. Residual Stimulus
C. Focal Stimulus
D. Adaptive Stimulus - ANS:C. Focal Stimulus
Q:A nurse is caring for an older adult who has impaired vision and reduced muscle
strength. These are examples of which type of fall risk factors?
, A. Extrinsic Factors
B. Environmental Factors
C. Intrinsic Factors
D. Social Determinants - ANS:C. Intrinsic Factors
Q:When a nurse acts to safeguard a patient's human and legal rights, such as providing
additional information to help a patient decide whether to accept a treatment, the nurse
is acting in which role? - ANS:D. Advocate
Q: a nurse is preparing to perform a dressing change on a patients surgical wound.
which component of the nursing process is the foundation for the clinical decisions the
nurse will make?
A. Implementation
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Planning - ANS:C. Assessment
1 EXAM STUDY
Q:According to Benner's stages of nursing proficiency, a nurse who has been in the
same clinical position for 2-3 years and can anticipate nursing care for a specific
population is at what level?
A. Advanced beginners
B. Competent
C. Profiecient
D. Expert - ANS:B. Competent
,Q:A nurse assesses a patients's skin by pinching the skin on the back of the hand and
notes that the skin remains "tented" after release. This is a sign of which potential
issue?
A. Cyanosis
B. Edema
C. Jaundice
D. Dehydration - ANS:D. Dehydration
Q:When performing a physical assessment on a patient's abdomen, in what order
should the nurse perform the assessment techniques?
A. Inspection, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation
B. Inspection, Auscultation, Palpation, Percussion,
C. Palpation, Inspection, Auscultation, Percussion
D. Auscultation, Inspection, Percussion, Palpation - ANS:B. Inspection, Auscultation,
Palpation, Percussion
,Q:Which developmental stage, according to Erikson, involves an individual looking back
at their life with a sense of satisfaction and viewing their life as "worthy"?
A. Generativity vs. Stagnation
B. Intimacy vs. Isolation
C. Integrity vs. Despair
D. Identity vs. Role Confusion - ANS:Integrity vs. Despair
Q:In the Roy Adaptation Model (RAM), which type of stimulus is defined as the internal
or external factor most immediately confronting the individual?
A. Contextual Stimulus
B. Residual Stimulus
C. Focal Stimulus
D. Adaptive Stimulus - ANS:C. Focal Stimulus
Q:A nurse is caring for an older adult who has impaired vision and reduced muscle
strength. These are examples of which type of fall risk factors?
, A. Extrinsic Factors
B. Environmental Factors
C. Intrinsic Factors
D. Social Determinants - ANS:C. Intrinsic Factors
Q:When a nurse acts to safeguard a patient's human and legal rights, such as providing
additional information to help a patient decide whether to accept a treatment, the nurse
is acting in which role? - ANS:D. Advocate
Q: a nurse is preparing to perform a dressing change on a patients surgical wound.
which component of the nursing process is the foundation for the clinical decisions the
nurse will make?
A. Implementation
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Planning - ANS:C. Assessment
