Nursing 3305 - FOUNDATIONS FINAL EXAM LATEST
2026-2027 100 QUESTIONS AND 100% Verified
ANSWERS
What position are you most likely to assist the female patient into before inserting an indwelling urinary catheter?
Dorsal recumbent
Prone
Semi-Fowler's
Reverse Trendelenburg - answer>>Dorsal recumbent
As the RN, which task can you safely delegate to the nursing assistive personnel (CNA, HCA or patient care
technician)?
A)Providing indwelling urinary catheter care.
B)Obtaining the patient's history and physical assessment.
C)Providing discharge instructions.
D) Palpating the bladder of a patient who is unable to void. - answer>>A)Providing indwelling urinary catheter
care.
You are caring for a frail, elderly patient with a nursing diagnosis of "Risk for Injury related to hip surgery." Which
of the following is the priority outcome/goal?
The patient will:
A) remain free from injury throughout hospital stay
B) increase mobility by discharge from hospital.
C) increase activity tolerance by discharge from hospital.
D) demonstrate effective breathing when ambulating. - answer>>A) remain free from injury throughout hospital
stay
You are planning and providing care for a patient who recently had a CVA (cerebrovascular accident or stroke) that
has left him with the inability to care for himself.
The patient's wife has asked to help as you give her husband a complete bed bath.
,Which instruction will you include as you bathe the patient together?
A) "Cleanse only those areas likely to cause odor."
B)"Provide your husband with warm water so he can wash his perineum."
C)"Bathe your husband from head-to-toe, cleanest areas first."
D)"Wash your husband's back, buttocks, and perineum first." - answer>>C)"Bathe your husband from head-to-toe,
cleanest areas first."
A patient asks why you (the nurse) take so much time to complete a thorough physical assessment.
How might you explain the purpose(s) for this type of assessment? Select all that apply.
Monitor previously identified problems.
Obtain baseline data.
Evaluate teaching provided.
Identify problems and priorities. - answer>>Obtain baseline data.
Identify problems and priorities.
Monitor previously identified problems.
You are helping your patient set goals for the day. Which phase of the nursing process focuses on goal-setting? -
answer>>The planning phase
A thorough pain assessment includes several factors. Name at least three. - answer>>Ask patient about the onset
of their pain
ask patient about the location of their pain
ask patient the duration of their pain
Ask patient about the characteristics of their pain such as is it a stabbing or dull pain
Ask patient if there is anything that helps to relieve the pain such as sitting up etc.
NUrsing process phases are - answer>>assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
airborne precautions are good for what types of diseases - answer>>Measles, chicken pox, tuberculosis
, COntact precautions are good for what types of diseases - answer>>MRSA, C DIff, VRE
Droplet precautions are good for what kinds of diseases - answer>>Influenza, Group A strep, RSV, pneumonia
You are wearing sterile gloves in preparation for performing a sterile procedure.
Which of the following objects may you touch without breaching sterile technique? Select all that apply.
The edge of the sterile drape closest to you.
An irrigation syringe on the sterile field.
One gloved hand with the other gloved hand.
A bottle on the table containing sterile solution.
The inner wrapping of an item on the sterile field. - answer>>An irrigation syringe in the sterile field. One gloved
hand with the other gloved hand, The inner wrapping of an item on the sterile field
Which is not an indication for urinary catheter insertion?
Urinary retention
Monitoring intake and output
To obtain a sterile speciman
Incontinence - answer>>INCONTINENCE q
Upon insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter for a female patient, the tip of the catheter brushes the patient's
leg. What is the most appropriate action by the nurse?
A) Cleanse the tip of the catheter with povidine iodine before proceeding with insertion, using sterile technique
B) Continue with the procedure, using sterile technique to insert the catheter.
C)Obtain a new catheter and use sterile technique to insert it
D) Cleanse the tip of the catheter with alcohol and continue with procedure using sterile technique -
answer>>C)Obtain a new catheter and use sterile technique to insert it
When the nurse enters a room to administer a medication, the patient calls out from the bathroom, telling the
nurse to leave his medication on the bedside table. He reassures the nurse that he will take the med as soon as he
is finished. The nurse should:
Hold the dose until the next administration time later in the day
2026-2027 100 QUESTIONS AND 100% Verified
ANSWERS
What position are you most likely to assist the female patient into before inserting an indwelling urinary catheter?
Dorsal recumbent
Prone
Semi-Fowler's
Reverse Trendelenburg - answer>>Dorsal recumbent
As the RN, which task can you safely delegate to the nursing assistive personnel (CNA, HCA or patient care
technician)?
A)Providing indwelling urinary catheter care.
B)Obtaining the patient's history and physical assessment.
C)Providing discharge instructions.
D) Palpating the bladder of a patient who is unable to void. - answer>>A)Providing indwelling urinary catheter
care.
You are caring for a frail, elderly patient with a nursing diagnosis of "Risk for Injury related to hip surgery." Which
of the following is the priority outcome/goal?
The patient will:
A) remain free from injury throughout hospital stay
B) increase mobility by discharge from hospital.
C) increase activity tolerance by discharge from hospital.
D) demonstrate effective breathing when ambulating. - answer>>A) remain free from injury throughout hospital
stay
You are planning and providing care for a patient who recently had a CVA (cerebrovascular accident or stroke) that
has left him with the inability to care for himself.
The patient's wife has asked to help as you give her husband a complete bed bath.
,Which instruction will you include as you bathe the patient together?
A) "Cleanse only those areas likely to cause odor."
B)"Provide your husband with warm water so he can wash his perineum."
C)"Bathe your husband from head-to-toe, cleanest areas first."
D)"Wash your husband's back, buttocks, and perineum first." - answer>>C)"Bathe your husband from head-to-toe,
cleanest areas first."
A patient asks why you (the nurse) take so much time to complete a thorough physical assessment.
How might you explain the purpose(s) for this type of assessment? Select all that apply.
Monitor previously identified problems.
Obtain baseline data.
Evaluate teaching provided.
Identify problems and priorities. - answer>>Obtain baseline data.
Identify problems and priorities.
Monitor previously identified problems.
You are helping your patient set goals for the day. Which phase of the nursing process focuses on goal-setting? -
answer>>The planning phase
A thorough pain assessment includes several factors. Name at least three. - answer>>Ask patient about the onset
of their pain
ask patient about the location of their pain
ask patient the duration of their pain
Ask patient about the characteristics of their pain such as is it a stabbing or dull pain
Ask patient if there is anything that helps to relieve the pain such as sitting up etc.
NUrsing process phases are - answer>>assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
airborne precautions are good for what types of diseases - answer>>Measles, chicken pox, tuberculosis
, COntact precautions are good for what types of diseases - answer>>MRSA, C DIff, VRE
Droplet precautions are good for what kinds of diseases - answer>>Influenza, Group A strep, RSV, pneumonia
You are wearing sterile gloves in preparation for performing a sterile procedure.
Which of the following objects may you touch without breaching sterile technique? Select all that apply.
The edge of the sterile drape closest to you.
An irrigation syringe on the sterile field.
One gloved hand with the other gloved hand.
A bottle on the table containing sterile solution.
The inner wrapping of an item on the sterile field. - answer>>An irrigation syringe in the sterile field. One gloved
hand with the other gloved hand, The inner wrapping of an item on the sterile field
Which is not an indication for urinary catheter insertion?
Urinary retention
Monitoring intake and output
To obtain a sterile speciman
Incontinence - answer>>INCONTINENCE q
Upon insertion of an indwelling urinary catheter for a female patient, the tip of the catheter brushes the patient's
leg. What is the most appropriate action by the nurse?
A) Cleanse the tip of the catheter with povidine iodine before proceeding with insertion, using sterile technique
B) Continue with the procedure, using sterile technique to insert the catheter.
C)Obtain a new catheter and use sterile technique to insert it
D) Cleanse the tip of the catheter with alcohol and continue with procedure using sterile technique -
answer>>C)Obtain a new catheter and use sterile technique to insert it
When the nurse enters a room to administer a medication, the patient calls out from the bathroom, telling the
nurse to leave his medication on the bedside table. He reassures the nurse that he will take the med as soon as he
is finished. The nurse should:
Hold the dose until the next administration time later in the day
