FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING FUNDAMENTALS
HALLMARK EXAMS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 BASIC NURSING PRINCIPLES AND
PATIENT CARE FOUNDATIONS
◉ To prevent shampoo from getting into your residents eyes, you
should:
a. Use a hand held nozzle
b. Use dry shampoo
c. Rinse the hair throughly
d. Use a washcloth to cover the eyes.
Answer: D
◉ Bath water temperature should be at what temperature:
a. 110- 115 degrees F
b. 110- 120 degrees F
c. 105 degrees F
d. 105- 109 degrees F.
Answer: A
,◉ The word ACUTE when used to define illness means:
a. an illness for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery
b. an ongoing illness for which there is no cure
c. a sudden onset to an illness
d. an illness that is gradual.
Answer: C
◉ In your role as a nursing assistant, you are able to:
a. You can take verbal orders over the phone from doctors
b. Give medications
c. Insert a foley in the patients vagina or penis
d. Report changes in the residents condition to the nurse.
Answer: D
◉ An assisted living facility provides all of the following except:
a. Housing
b. Personal care
c. Social activities
,d. 24 hour skilled nursing care.
Answer: D
◉ Those persons who provide basic nursing care under the
supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse are:
a. Licensed practical nurse
b. Case managers
c. Assistive personnel
d. The "health care team".
Answer: C
◉ A federal insurance plan providing benefits for older persons and
some younger persons with disabilities is called:
a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield
d. Coventry.
Answer: B
◉ Which nursing care pattern focuses on tasks and jobs?
, a. Functional nursing
b. Team nursing
c. Primary nursing
d. Care management.
Answer: A
◉ You promote quality of life by:
a. Delegating tasks to your coworkers
b. Making sure you bring your resident chocolate and Starbucks
c. Doing everything for the patient, they don't need to lift a finger
d. Speaking to individuals in a respectful manner.
Answer: D
◉ Your patient has left sided weakness, how do you put on their
shirt?
a. Clients choice
b. Right sleeve
c. Left sleeve
d. Both sleeve together.
HALLMARK EXAMS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 BASIC NURSING PRINCIPLES AND
PATIENT CARE FOUNDATIONS
◉ To prevent shampoo from getting into your residents eyes, you
should:
a. Use a hand held nozzle
b. Use dry shampoo
c. Rinse the hair throughly
d. Use a washcloth to cover the eyes.
Answer: D
◉ Bath water temperature should be at what temperature:
a. 110- 115 degrees F
b. 110- 120 degrees F
c. 105 degrees F
d. 105- 109 degrees F.
Answer: A
,◉ The word ACUTE when used to define illness means:
a. an illness for which there is no reasonable expectation of recovery
b. an ongoing illness for which there is no cure
c. a sudden onset to an illness
d. an illness that is gradual.
Answer: C
◉ In your role as a nursing assistant, you are able to:
a. You can take verbal orders over the phone from doctors
b. Give medications
c. Insert a foley in the patients vagina or penis
d. Report changes in the residents condition to the nurse.
Answer: D
◉ An assisted living facility provides all of the following except:
a. Housing
b. Personal care
c. Social activities
,d. 24 hour skilled nursing care.
Answer: D
◉ Those persons who provide basic nursing care under the
supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse are:
a. Licensed practical nurse
b. Case managers
c. Assistive personnel
d. The "health care team".
Answer: C
◉ A federal insurance plan providing benefits for older persons and
some younger persons with disabilities is called:
a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield
d. Coventry.
Answer: B
◉ Which nursing care pattern focuses on tasks and jobs?
, a. Functional nursing
b. Team nursing
c. Primary nursing
d. Care management.
Answer: A
◉ You promote quality of life by:
a. Delegating tasks to your coworkers
b. Making sure you bring your resident chocolate and Starbucks
c. Doing everything for the patient, they don't need to lift a finger
d. Speaking to individuals in a respectful manner.
Answer: D
◉ Your patient has left sided weakness, how do you put on their
shirt?
a. Clients choice
b. Right sleeve
c. Left sleeve
d. Both sleeve together.
