Nursing Fundamentals Final Exam
You enter a residents room and the C
resident has a new onset bedsore. You
feel you need to document this in the
medical record but also have a
discussion with the nurse. Where would
you opt to have this discussion?
a. In the patients room
b. In the hallway with the family
c. In private
d. At the local bar
To prevent shampoo from getting into D
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
Bath water temperature should be at A
what temperature:
a. 110- 115 degrees F
b. 110- 120 degrees F
c. 105 degrees F
d. 105- 109 degrees F
The word ACUTE when used to define C
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
In your role as a nursing assistant, you D
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
,An assisted living facility provides all of D
the following except:
a. Housing
b. Personal care
c. Social activities
d. 24 hour skilled nursing care
Those persons who provide basic C
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"
A federal insurance plan providing B
benefits for older persons and some
younger persons with disabilities is
called:
a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield
d. Coventry
Which nursing care pattern focuses on A
tasks and jobs?
a. Functional nursing
b. Team nursing
c. Primary nursing
d. Care management
You promote quality of life by: D
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
Your patient has left sided weakness, how C
do you put on their shirt?
a. Clients choice
b. Right sleeve
c. Left sleeve
d. Both sleeve together
,Exercises that move each muscle and C
joint care called?
a. Rotation
b. Adduction
c. Range of Motion
d. Abduction
Your patient's roommate has just died, B
how can you BEST help the client with
the loss?
a. Discourage individual activity
b. Encourage the client talk
c. Convince the client its no big loss.
The roommate was a complainer
d. Leave the client alone
You go to check on Mrs. Jones, she is D
very agitated. Your task is to give her a
bed bath, When you walk in the room,
she tells you "Get out of here. I do not
want a bed bath". What should you do?
a. Speak loudly because maybe Mrs.
Jones didn't hear or understand you.
b. Run
c. Tell the client they have no choice,
shut up and lets get cleaned up
d. Talk calmly, slowly, reassure the
client. Do not force them. Report the
refusal to the nurse.
Padding side rails on a bed serves a D
purpose. The purpose is:
a. Restrain the patient
b. Have somewhere to put the call button
c. Keep the client warm
d. Protect your client from possible injury
Which of the following stages of dying B
is usually the final stage for the client?
a. Anger
b. Acceptance
c. Bargaining
d. Depression
, Which is more correct measure of urinary B
output?
a. 30 oz
b. 300ml or cc
c. 2 cups
d. 1 gallon
The role of the ombudsman is: A
a. Work with the nursing home to
protect the clients rights
b. Control the nursing home budget
c. Prepare classes that nurses aides
take to learn hygiene
d. Run a group of nursing homes
The BEST time to prepare for a disaster D
is:
a. During your lunch
b. When everyone has gone to bed
c. During a tornado or hurricane
d. Before it happens
Which temperature is considered MOST D
accurate?
a. Oral
b. Axillary (A)
c. Temporal
d. Rectal (R)
The beginning sign of a pressure sore is: B
a. Coolness
b. Discoloration
c. Swelling
d. Numbness
What Act did Congress pass in 1987, to D
protect the quality of life, health and
safety of nursing home residents?
a. MedicareAct of 1987
b. Patients Bill of Rights
c. EMTALA
d. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
You enter a residents room and the C
resident has a new onset bedsore. You
feel you need to document this in the
medical record but also have a
discussion with the nurse. Where would
you opt to have this discussion?
a. In the patients room
b. In the hallway with the family
c. In private
d. At the local bar
To prevent shampoo from getting into D
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
Bath water temperature should be at A
what temperature:
a. 110- 115 degrees F
b. 110- 120 degrees F
c. 105 degrees F
d. 105- 109 degrees F
The word ACUTE when used to define C
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
In your role as a nursing assistant, you D
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
,An assisted living facility provides all of D
the following except:
a. Housing
b. Personal care
c. Social activities
d. 24 hour skilled nursing care
Those persons who provide basic C
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"
A federal insurance plan providing B
benefits for older persons and some
younger persons with disabilities is
called:
a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield
d. Coventry
Which nursing care pattern focuses on A
tasks and jobs?
a. Functional nursing
b. Team nursing
c. Primary nursing
d. Care management
You promote quality of life by: D
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
Your patient has left sided weakness, how C
do you put on their shirt?
a. Clients choice
b. Right sleeve
c. Left sleeve
d. Both sleeve together
,Exercises that move each muscle and C
joint care called?
a. Rotation
b. Adduction
c. Range of Motion
d. Abduction
Your patient's roommate has just died, B
how can you BEST help the client with
the loss?
a. Discourage individual activity
b. Encourage the client talk
c. Convince the client its no big loss.
The roommate was a complainer
d. Leave the client alone
You go to check on Mrs. Jones, she is D
very agitated. Your task is to give her a
bed bath, When you walk in the room,
she tells you "Get out of here. I do not
want a bed bath". What should you do?
a. Speak loudly because maybe Mrs.
Jones didn't hear or understand you.
b. Run
c. Tell the client they have no choice,
shut up and lets get cleaned up
d. Talk calmly, slowly, reassure the
client. Do not force them. Report the
refusal to the nurse.
Padding side rails on a bed serves a D
purpose. The purpose is:
a. Restrain the patient
b. Have somewhere to put the call button
c. Keep the client warm
d. Protect your client from possible injury
Which of the following stages of dying B
is usually the final stage for the client?
a. Anger
b. Acceptance
c. Bargaining
d. Depression
, Which is more correct measure of urinary B
output?
a. 30 oz
b. 300ml or cc
c. 2 cups
d. 1 gallon
The role of the ombudsman is: A
a. Work with the nursing home to
protect the clients rights
b. Control the nursing home budget
c. Prepare classes that nurses aides
take to learn hygiene
d. Run a group of nursing homes
The BEST time to prepare for a disaster D
is:
a. During your lunch
b. When everyone has gone to bed
c. During a tornado or hurricane
d. Before it happens
Which temperature is considered MOST D
accurate?
a. Oral
b. Axillary (A)
c. Temporal
d. Rectal (R)
The beginning sign of a pressure sore is: B
a. Coolness
b. Discoloration
c. Swelling
d. Numbness
What Act did Congress pass in 1987, to D
protect the quality of life, health and
safety of nursing home residents?
a. MedicareAct of 1987
b. Patients Bill of Rights
c. EMTALA
d. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
