INP 100 - Inpatient Fundamentals EXAM LATEST 2026-
2027 QUESTIONS AND 100% Verified ANSWERS
When documenting intake/output totals for a patient at the end of your shift (0701-1900), which of the following
is the best choice for the column you should document in? Why? - answer>>a) 1900, because technically the next
shift starts at 1901. You need to document in a column during the current shift so that I/O totals are not skewed in
the I/O activity and accordion reports.
What should you click to add a column to the flowsheet for a specific time when documenting end of shift totals? -
answer>>Insert Col
True or False? It is best to use the Flowsheets activity to review Intake and Output totals. - answer>>False. The
Intake/Output activity is the best place to review intake and output totals.
What button should you click to add an NG tube to the flowsheet?
a) Add Group
b) Add Row
c) Add LDA
d) Add Column - answer>>c) Add LDA
When you first administer an IV medication, an extra window appears that doesn't appear for oral meds. What
window appears, and why? - answer>>The Link Lines window appears asking you to associate the intravenous
order with one of the patient's lines.
When inserting a column to document your end-of-shift intake/output for a patient, why is it so important to
make certain you are documenting in a column within your shift? - answer>>So that I/O totals for the next shift
are not skewed and include your shift's totals.
True or False? When you document starting a new bag of an IV piggyback, its volume is automatically included in
the patient's intake totals. Explain your answer. - answer>>False. Just because an IV is started doesn't mean the
entire volume is infused. The nurse needs to manually enter the volume for an IV on the intake/output flowsheet.
, True or False? When you document starting a new bag of an IV piggyback, the rate and linked line documented on
the MAR automatically appear on the Intake/Output flowsheet, but you must enter the volume infused.
Explain your answer. - answer>>True. You don't want to document an entire 1000 mL bag as having been infused
just because you started it. The rate & linked line from the MAR appear on the Intake/Output flowsheet to help
calculate the volume at the end of the shift or when the bag is done infusing.
Which of the following best describes how these groups were added to this flowsheet?
a) This patient's nurse clicked Add Group to add them
b) This patient's nurse clicked Add LDA to add them
c) These groups are present on every patient's I&O flowsheet
d) These groups were automatically added by orders on this patient - answer>>d) These groups were
automatically added by orders on this patient
Which of the following is the most likely explanation for how the "75" in the 0130 column (#1 in the screen shot)
got there?
a) The order was scheduled to start at 0130 with a rate of 75 mL/hr
b) This patient's nurse manually entered 75 in that cell
c) This patient's nurse documented a New Bag on the MAR at 0130 - answer>>c) This patient's nurse documented
a New Bag on the MAR at 0130
If you clicked the calculator button shown in the screen shot (#2), what volume would it suggest? ________ mL -
answer>>(75 mL/hr x 4hr) + (75mL/hr x .5 hr) = 300 mL + 37.5 mL = 337.5 mL
Which of the following statements about the cefOXItin dose (#3) and volume (#4) are mostly likely TRUE? (Choose
ALL that apply).
a) The 890 mg dose was documented on the MAR
b) The 8.9 mL was documented on the MAR
c) The 8.9 mL was suggested when the user clicked the calculator
d) The dose took 30 minutes to infuse - answer>>A, C, and D are true.
Which section of the Transfer Navigator must the physician use in order to reconcile all the orders for a patient? -
answer>>Transfer Orders (remember this 'section' of the Transfer Navigator is a navigator unto itself).
2027 QUESTIONS AND 100% Verified ANSWERS
When documenting intake/output totals for a patient at the end of your shift (0701-1900), which of the following
is the best choice for the column you should document in? Why? - answer>>a) 1900, because technically the next
shift starts at 1901. You need to document in a column during the current shift so that I/O totals are not skewed in
the I/O activity and accordion reports.
What should you click to add a column to the flowsheet for a specific time when documenting end of shift totals? -
answer>>Insert Col
True or False? It is best to use the Flowsheets activity to review Intake and Output totals. - answer>>False. The
Intake/Output activity is the best place to review intake and output totals.
What button should you click to add an NG tube to the flowsheet?
a) Add Group
b) Add Row
c) Add LDA
d) Add Column - answer>>c) Add LDA
When you first administer an IV medication, an extra window appears that doesn't appear for oral meds. What
window appears, and why? - answer>>The Link Lines window appears asking you to associate the intravenous
order with one of the patient's lines.
When inserting a column to document your end-of-shift intake/output for a patient, why is it so important to
make certain you are documenting in a column within your shift? - answer>>So that I/O totals for the next shift
are not skewed and include your shift's totals.
True or False? When you document starting a new bag of an IV piggyback, its volume is automatically included in
the patient's intake totals. Explain your answer. - answer>>False. Just because an IV is started doesn't mean the
entire volume is infused. The nurse needs to manually enter the volume for an IV on the intake/output flowsheet.
, True or False? When you document starting a new bag of an IV piggyback, the rate and linked line documented on
the MAR automatically appear on the Intake/Output flowsheet, but you must enter the volume infused.
Explain your answer. - answer>>True. You don't want to document an entire 1000 mL bag as having been infused
just because you started it. The rate & linked line from the MAR appear on the Intake/Output flowsheet to help
calculate the volume at the end of the shift or when the bag is done infusing.
Which of the following best describes how these groups were added to this flowsheet?
a) This patient's nurse clicked Add Group to add them
b) This patient's nurse clicked Add LDA to add them
c) These groups are present on every patient's I&O flowsheet
d) These groups were automatically added by orders on this patient - answer>>d) These groups were
automatically added by orders on this patient
Which of the following is the most likely explanation for how the "75" in the 0130 column (#1 in the screen shot)
got there?
a) The order was scheduled to start at 0130 with a rate of 75 mL/hr
b) This patient's nurse manually entered 75 in that cell
c) This patient's nurse documented a New Bag on the MAR at 0130 - answer>>c) This patient's nurse documented
a New Bag on the MAR at 0130
If you clicked the calculator button shown in the screen shot (#2), what volume would it suggest? ________ mL -
answer>>(75 mL/hr x 4hr) + (75mL/hr x .5 hr) = 300 mL + 37.5 mL = 337.5 mL
Which of the following statements about the cefOXItin dose (#3) and volume (#4) are mostly likely TRUE? (Choose
ALL that apply).
a) The 890 mg dose was documented on the MAR
b) The 8.9 mL was documented on the MAR
c) The 8.9 mL was suggested when the user clicked the calculator
d) The dose took 30 minutes to infuse - answer>>A, C, and D are true.
Which section of the Transfer Navigator must the physician use in order to reconcile all the orders for a patient? -
answer>>Transfer Orders (remember this 'section' of the Transfer Navigator is a navigator unto itself).
