Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Questions With Complete
Solutions
______________ is a health program, administered by the state
and funded by federal and state governments to provide care for
low-income people.
1) Medicare
2) Medicaid
3) Obama care
4) Welfare Correct Answers 2) Medicaid
Medicaid is intended to provide healthcare individuals without
ability to pay for services. Medicare is designed to protect
people age 65 and older from the rising cost of healthcare.
__________________ is the use of telecommunications to send
healthcare information between patients and professionals at
different locations.
1) informatics
2) NANDA
3) telehealth
4) MAR Correct Answers 3) telehealth
A child is brought to the ER after swallowing liquid cleanser. He
is awake, alert, and able to swallow. Which action should the
nurse take first?
1) Administer a does of ipacac.
2) Administer activated charcoal
3) Give water to the child immediately
4) Call the nearest poison control center Correct Answers 3)
Give water to the child immediately
,If the child is awake and able to swallow, and child has
swallowed a household chemical, give a glass of water
immediately and then call the poison control center.
A client on neutropenic precautions is being cared for by a
healthcare team. What role in patient care would be appropriate
for the LPN?
A. Administer IV chemotherapy medication
B. Administer oral antibiotics
C. Determine what isolation precautions to initiate
D. Screen visitors for communicable diseases Correct Answers
B. An LPN Can administer PO antibiotics
A client who cannot manage a patient-controlled analgesia pump
is prescribed morphine 4mg IV q 1 hr PRN for pain. When
should the nurse administer the medication?
1) Every hour around the clock
2) Immediately after taking off the order
3) As needed, but not more than once per hour
4) 1 hour after the last dose administered. Correct Answers 3)
As needed, but not more than once per hour
A community health nurse wants to provide health promotion
classes through the local hospital, which of the following topics
might be included in this endeavor? Select all that apply.
1) Time Management
,2) Healthy eating habits
3) Exercise after a stroke
4) Bicycle safety for children Correct Answers 1) Time
Management
2) Healthy eating habits
4) Bicycle safety for children
Teaching exercise after a stroke focuses more on rehabilitation.
A family assessment should include the following areas: (choose
all that apply)
1) Coping patterns
2) Health beliefs
3) Medical history
4) Physical exam Correct Answers 1) Coping patterns
2) Health beliefs
Medical history and physical exams are only relevant to the
family assessment if it affects other family members.
A home health nurse makes weekly visits to an 87-year-old
client who lives with her son. When home alone, the client is
talkative and friendly, but when the son is home, the client is
observed to be withdrawn and appears anxious. The client has
bruises, which she states is from "bumping into things" and a
weight-loss of 10 pounds in the past month. With these objective
findings, the nurse is required to do which of the following?
select all that apply.
, A. ask the client if she has any concerns about her living
situation, maintaining an objective, non-accusatory role.
B. Confront the son about the abuse, demanding that he turn
himself in to seek help for the abusive pattern of behavior.
C. Question the client's son privately about the suspicions of his
mother's condition and about possible abuse or neglect.
D. Report suspected abuse to adult protective services so
investigation into the clients welfare can be per Correct Answers
C, D
All states have statutes requiring mandatory reporting by nurses
and other healthcare workers of any suspected abuse of children,
disabled, and the elderly.
The nurse should probably discuss with the client any concerns
about the client safety
The nurse is also required by law to report any suspected abuse
or neglect because the nurses are mandated reporters.
A living will includes which of the following?
Select all that apply:
A. Documentation requirements
B. How and when the Living will takes effect
Solutions
______________ is a health program, administered by the state
and funded by federal and state governments to provide care for
low-income people.
1) Medicare
2) Medicaid
3) Obama care
4) Welfare Correct Answers 2) Medicaid
Medicaid is intended to provide healthcare individuals without
ability to pay for services. Medicare is designed to protect
people age 65 and older from the rising cost of healthcare.
__________________ is the use of telecommunications to send
healthcare information between patients and professionals at
different locations.
1) informatics
2) NANDA
3) telehealth
4) MAR Correct Answers 3) telehealth
A child is brought to the ER after swallowing liquid cleanser. He
is awake, alert, and able to swallow. Which action should the
nurse take first?
1) Administer a does of ipacac.
2) Administer activated charcoal
3) Give water to the child immediately
4) Call the nearest poison control center Correct Answers 3)
Give water to the child immediately
,If the child is awake and able to swallow, and child has
swallowed a household chemical, give a glass of water
immediately and then call the poison control center.
A client on neutropenic precautions is being cared for by a
healthcare team. What role in patient care would be appropriate
for the LPN?
A. Administer IV chemotherapy medication
B. Administer oral antibiotics
C. Determine what isolation precautions to initiate
D. Screen visitors for communicable diseases Correct Answers
B. An LPN Can administer PO antibiotics
A client who cannot manage a patient-controlled analgesia pump
is prescribed morphine 4mg IV q 1 hr PRN for pain. When
should the nurse administer the medication?
1) Every hour around the clock
2) Immediately after taking off the order
3) As needed, but not more than once per hour
4) 1 hour after the last dose administered. Correct Answers 3)
As needed, but not more than once per hour
A community health nurse wants to provide health promotion
classes through the local hospital, which of the following topics
might be included in this endeavor? Select all that apply.
1) Time Management
,2) Healthy eating habits
3) Exercise after a stroke
4) Bicycle safety for children Correct Answers 1) Time
Management
2) Healthy eating habits
4) Bicycle safety for children
Teaching exercise after a stroke focuses more on rehabilitation.
A family assessment should include the following areas: (choose
all that apply)
1) Coping patterns
2) Health beliefs
3) Medical history
4) Physical exam Correct Answers 1) Coping patterns
2) Health beliefs
Medical history and physical exams are only relevant to the
family assessment if it affects other family members.
A home health nurse makes weekly visits to an 87-year-old
client who lives with her son. When home alone, the client is
talkative and friendly, but when the son is home, the client is
observed to be withdrawn and appears anxious. The client has
bruises, which she states is from "bumping into things" and a
weight-loss of 10 pounds in the past month. With these objective
findings, the nurse is required to do which of the following?
select all that apply.
, A. ask the client if she has any concerns about her living
situation, maintaining an objective, non-accusatory role.
B. Confront the son about the abuse, demanding that he turn
himself in to seek help for the abusive pattern of behavior.
C. Question the client's son privately about the suspicions of his
mother's condition and about possible abuse or neglect.
D. Report suspected abuse to adult protective services so
investigation into the clients welfare can be per Correct Answers
C, D
All states have statutes requiring mandatory reporting by nurses
and other healthcare workers of any suspected abuse of children,
disabled, and the elderly.
The nurse should probably discuss with the client any concerns
about the client safety
The nurse is also required by law to report any suspected abuse
or neglect because the nurses are mandated reporters.
A living will includes which of the following?
Select all that apply:
A. Documentation requirements
B. How and when the Living will takes effect
