4N051 MODULE 7. NURSING
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026 EDITION
Terminal cleaning - ANS This type of cleaning is directed primarily toward objects the patient
has actually been in contact with
private room - ANS You have a pediatric patient diagnosed with a highly infectious disease
needing contact precautions. What is the most effective type of isolation unit you should place
them in?
Surgical equipment
Vascular Probes
Heart catheters - ANS Equipment that is categorized as critical have a high risk of transmitting
diseases or infections and must be completely sterile. What items considerably high risk?
intended use of the medical equipment. - ANS The proper level of cleaning or sterilization for
medical equipment depends on?
Terminal cleaning - ANS What type of cleaning is directed primarily towards objects the
patients have been in contact with?
Gently pull the ear down and back - ANS When performing an ear irrigation for a pediatric
patient, how do you straighten the ear canal?
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,Daily or per provider's orders - ANS For diabetic patients, how often should their feet be
cleaned?
3 seconds - ANS When a patient is performing incentive spirometry and they have inhaled,
how long should you instruct them to hold their breath for?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). - ANS The solution you use is selected by your local
infection control committee according to ___________ _________ ___________ standards.
Regular. - ANS What type of cleaning would you use for handrails, bedrails, call lights, and
light switches??
3 - ANS A Pap smear is recommended every ___ year(s) for average-risk persons who are 21-
65 years of age.
Bleeding, Inflammation, Polyps - ANS A proctoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and a colonoscopy are
examinations that are used to identify all of the following. What are those?
Once q24h. - ANS How often should the bladder irrigation solution container be changed?
Expiratory reserve
Tidal reserve
Residual volumes - ANS The respiratory (or lung) volumes include all of the following
Type of specimen, date and time, patient's name, sponsor's social security number (or DoD ID
number), patient registration number (for inpatients) and physician's name. - ANS All
specimens should be labeled with which of the following information?
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, Relieve pain from muscle spasms and to correct mild deformities - ANS What are the main
purposes for skin tractions?
lithotomy position - ANS What is the common position for a patient who is having a pap
exam?
Paracentesis - ANS ___________ is the withdrawal of excess fluid from the abdominal or
peritoneal cavity
thoracentesis - ANS ___________ is the surgical "puncture or tapping" of the chest wall to
remove fluid or air from the pleural space.
pneumothorax (air in the pleural space),
hemothorax (i.e., blood in the pleural space), or
emphysema (i.e., pus in the pleural space). - ANS The physician may perform thoracentesis
procedure as part of the treatment for what kinds of conditions?
third and fourth - ANS The lumbar puncture (LP) is the insertion of a needle into the
subarachnoid space, usually between the _____ and the _______ of lumbar vertebrae, to
aspirate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
spinal tap - ANS A __________ _____is normally performed for analysis of CSF or to measure
CSF pressure to aid in the evaluation of some underlying condition.
True. bacterial and viral infections, - ANS True or False. The spinal tap provides important
information about intracranial pressure and the composition of the CSF. It is widely used in the
diagnosis of _________ and _____________ such as spinal meningitis, along with the
evaluation of seizure disorders.
Percutaneous Biopsy - ANS Tissue is obtained by simply "inserting a needle" through the skin.
What kind of Biopsy is it?
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FUNDAMENTALS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS 2026 EDITION
Terminal cleaning - ANS This type of cleaning is directed primarily toward objects the patient
has actually been in contact with
private room - ANS You have a pediatric patient diagnosed with a highly infectious disease
needing contact precautions. What is the most effective type of isolation unit you should place
them in?
Surgical equipment
Vascular Probes
Heart catheters - ANS Equipment that is categorized as critical have a high risk of transmitting
diseases or infections and must be completely sterile. What items considerably high risk?
intended use of the medical equipment. - ANS The proper level of cleaning or sterilization for
medical equipment depends on?
Terminal cleaning - ANS What type of cleaning is directed primarily towards objects the
patients have been in contact with?
Gently pull the ear down and back - ANS When performing an ear irrigation for a pediatric
patient, how do you straighten the ear canal?
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,Daily or per provider's orders - ANS For diabetic patients, how often should their feet be
cleaned?
3 seconds - ANS When a patient is performing incentive spirometry and they have inhaled,
how long should you instruct them to hold their breath for?
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). - ANS The solution you use is selected by your local
infection control committee according to ___________ _________ ___________ standards.
Regular. - ANS What type of cleaning would you use for handrails, bedrails, call lights, and
light switches??
3 - ANS A Pap smear is recommended every ___ year(s) for average-risk persons who are 21-
65 years of age.
Bleeding, Inflammation, Polyps - ANS A proctoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and a colonoscopy are
examinations that are used to identify all of the following. What are those?
Once q24h. - ANS How often should the bladder irrigation solution container be changed?
Expiratory reserve
Tidal reserve
Residual volumes - ANS The respiratory (or lung) volumes include all of the following
Type of specimen, date and time, patient's name, sponsor's social security number (or DoD ID
number), patient registration number (for inpatients) and physician's name. - ANS All
specimens should be labeled with which of the following information?
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, Relieve pain from muscle spasms and to correct mild deformities - ANS What are the main
purposes for skin tractions?
lithotomy position - ANS What is the common position for a patient who is having a pap
exam?
Paracentesis - ANS ___________ is the withdrawal of excess fluid from the abdominal or
peritoneal cavity
thoracentesis - ANS ___________ is the surgical "puncture or tapping" of the chest wall to
remove fluid or air from the pleural space.
pneumothorax (air in the pleural space),
hemothorax (i.e., blood in the pleural space), or
emphysema (i.e., pus in the pleural space). - ANS The physician may perform thoracentesis
procedure as part of the treatment for what kinds of conditions?
third and fourth - ANS The lumbar puncture (LP) is the insertion of a needle into the
subarachnoid space, usually between the _____ and the _______ of lumbar vertebrae, to
aspirate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).
spinal tap - ANS A __________ _____is normally performed for analysis of CSF or to measure
CSF pressure to aid in the evaluation of some underlying condition.
True. bacterial and viral infections, - ANS True or False. The spinal tap provides important
information about intracranial pressure and the composition of the CSF. It is widely used in the
diagnosis of _________ and _____________ such as spinal meningitis, along with the
evaluation of seizure disorders.
Percutaneous Biopsy - ANS Tissue is obtained by simply "inserting a needle" through the skin.
What kind of Biopsy is it?
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