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NUR THEORY EXAM 1 QUIZ QUESTIONS EXAM 2026-2027
ALL QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS EXAM 2026 LATEST
EDITION SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
When communicating with a client who speaks a different language, which
best practice should the nurse implement?
A. Speak loudly and slowly
B. Arrange for an interpreter to translate
C. Speak to the client and family together
D. Stand close to the client and speak loudly
B
The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a Chinese American client
regarding prescribed dietary modifications. During the teaching session, the
client continuously turns away from the nurse. The nurse should implement
which best action?
A. Continue with the instructions, verifying client understanding
B. Walk around the client so that the nurse constantly faces the client
C. Give the client a dietary booklet and return later to continue with the
instructions
D. Tell the client about the importance of the instructions for the maintenance
of health care
A
An antihypertensive medication has been prescribed for the patient with
hypertension. The client tells the clinic nurse that they would like to take an
herbal substance to help lower their blood pressure. The nurse should take
which action?
A. Tell the client that herbal substance are not safe and should never be used
B. Teach the client how to take their blood pressure so that it can be
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monitored closely
C. Encourage the client to discuss the use of an herbal substance with the
health care provider
D. Tell the client that if they take the herbal substance they will need to have
their blood pressure checked
C
The nurse has made an error in a narrative document of an assessment finding
on a client and obtains the client's record to correct the error. The nurse
should take which action to correct the error?
A. Documenting a late entry into the client's record
B. Trying to erase the error for space to write in the correct data
C. Using whiteout to delete the error to write in the correct data
D. Drawing one line through the error, initialing and dating, and then
documenting the correct information
D
The nurse is assigned to care for four clients. In planning client rounds, which
client should the nurse assess first?
A. A client scheduled for a chest x-ray
B. A client requiring daily dressing changes
C. A postoperative client preparing for discharge
D. A client receiving nasal oxygen who had difficulty breathing during the
previous shift
D
The registered nurse is planning the client assignments for the day. Which is
the most appropriate assignment for an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
A. A client requiring an ostomy irrigation
B. A client receiving continuous tube feedings
C. A client who requires urine specimen collections
D. A client with difficulty swallowing food and fluids
C
The nurse is giving a bed bath to an assigned client when a UAP enters the
client's room and tells the nurse that another assigned client is in pain and
needs pain medication. What is the most appropriate nursing action?
A. Finish the bed bath and then administer the pain medication to the other
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client
B. Ask the UAP to find out when the last pain medication was given to the
client
C. Ask the UAP to tell the client in pain that medication will be administered as
soon as the bed bath is complete
D. Cover the client, raise the side rails, tell the client that you will return
shortly, and administer the pain medication to the other client
D
The nurse should use which guideline(s) to plan delegation and assignment-
making activities? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A. Ensuring client safety
B. Requests from the staff
C. The clustering of the rooms on the unit
D. The number of anticipated client discharges
E. Client needs and workers' needs and abilities
A,C,E
When planning for client care, the nurse communicates care management to
all involved, determines priorities, clarifies outcomes, and guides evaluation.
This type of planning is:
A. Ongoing
B. Initial
C. Discharge
D. Admitting
B
When planning for client care, the nurse sets priorities and plans for each day,
monitors the client to determine responses to interventions, and continues to
update planning as needed. The nurse knows this type of planning is:
A. Ongoing
B. Initial
C. Discharge
D. Admitting
A
When planning for client care, the nurse plans for client self-care, prioritizes
what the client must be able to do before going home and assistance that may
NUR THEORY EXAM 1 QUIZ QUESTIONS EXAM 2026-2027
ALL QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS EXAM 2026 LATEST
EDITION SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
When communicating with a client who speaks a different language, which
best practice should the nurse implement?
A. Speak loudly and slowly
B. Arrange for an interpreter to translate
C. Speak to the client and family together
D. Stand close to the client and speak loudly
B
The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a Chinese American client
regarding prescribed dietary modifications. During the teaching session, the
client continuously turns away from the nurse. The nurse should implement
which best action?
A. Continue with the instructions, verifying client understanding
B. Walk around the client so that the nurse constantly faces the client
C. Give the client a dietary booklet and return later to continue with the
instructions
D. Tell the client about the importance of the instructions for the maintenance
of health care
A
An antihypertensive medication has been prescribed for the patient with
hypertension. The client tells the clinic nurse that they would like to take an
herbal substance to help lower their blood pressure. The nurse should take
which action?
A. Tell the client that herbal substance are not safe and should never be used
B. Teach the client how to take their blood pressure so that it can be
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monitored closely
C. Encourage the client to discuss the use of an herbal substance with the
health care provider
D. Tell the client that if they take the herbal substance they will need to have
their blood pressure checked
C
The nurse has made an error in a narrative document of an assessment finding
on a client and obtains the client's record to correct the error. The nurse
should take which action to correct the error?
A. Documenting a late entry into the client's record
B. Trying to erase the error for space to write in the correct data
C. Using whiteout to delete the error to write in the correct data
D. Drawing one line through the error, initialing and dating, and then
documenting the correct information
D
The nurse is assigned to care for four clients. In planning client rounds, which
client should the nurse assess first?
A. A client scheduled for a chest x-ray
B. A client requiring daily dressing changes
C. A postoperative client preparing for discharge
D. A client receiving nasal oxygen who had difficulty breathing during the
previous shift
D
The registered nurse is planning the client assignments for the day. Which is
the most appropriate assignment for an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
A. A client requiring an ostomy irrigation
B. A client receiving continuous tube feedings
C. A client who requires urine specimen collections
D. A client with difficulty swallowing food and fluids
C
The nurse is giving a bed bath to an assigned client when a UAP enters the
client's room and tells the nurse that another assigned client is in pain and
needs pain medication. What is the most appropriate nursing action?
A. Finish the bed bath and then administer the pain medication to the other
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client
B. Ask the UAP to find out when the last pain medication was given to the
client
C. Ask the UAP to tell the client in pain that medication will be administered as
soon as the bed bath is complete
D. Cover the client, raise the side rails, tell the client that you will return
shortly, and administer the pain medication to the other client
D
The nurse should use which guideline(s) to plan delegation and assignment-
making activities? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A. Ensuring client safety
B. Requests from the staff
C. The clustering of the rooms on the unit
D. The number of anticipated client discharges
E. Client needs and workers' needs and abilities
A,C,E
When planning for client care, the nurse communicates care management to
all involved, determines priorities, clarifies outcomes, and guides evaluation.
This type of planning is:
A. Ongoing
B. Initial
C. Discharge
D. Admitting
B
When planning for client care, the nurse sets priorities and plans for each day,
monitors the client to determine responses to interventions, and continues to
update planning as needed. The nurse knows this type of planning is:
A. Ongoing
B. Initial
C. Discharge
D. Admitting
A
When planning for client care, the nurse plans for client self-care, prioritizes
what the client must be able to do before going home and assistance that may
