Nursing
Fundamentals Final
Exam
,You enter a residents room and the 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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" - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
Which nursing care pattern focuses on tasks and jobs?
a. Functional nursing
b. Team nursing
c. Primary nursing
d. Care management - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
Exercises that move each muscle and joint care called?
a. Rotation
b. Adduction
c. Range of Motion
d. Abduction - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
Your patient's roommate has just died, 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
You go to check on Mrs. Jones, she is 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
Padding side rails on a bed serves a 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
Which of the following stages of dying is usually the final stage for the client?
a. Anger
b. Acceptance
c. Bargaining
d. Depression - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
Which is more correct measure of urinary output?
a. 30 oz
b. 300ml or cc
c. 2 cups
d. 1 gallon - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
The role of the ombudsman is:
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-A
The BEST time to prepare for a disaster is:
a. During your lunch
Fundamentals Final
Exam
,You enter a residents room and the 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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" - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
Which nursing care pattern focuses on tasks and jobs?
a. Functional nursing
b. Team nursing
c. Primary nursing
d. Care management - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
Exercises that move each muscle and joint care called?
a. Rotation
b. Adduction
c. Range of Motion
d. Abduction - CORRECT ANSWERS-C
Your patient's roommate has just died, 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
You go to check on Mrs. Jones, she is 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. - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
Padding side rails on a bed serves a 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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-D
Which of the following stages of dying is usually the final stage for the client?
a. Anger
b. Acceptance
c. Bargaining
d. Depression - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
Which is more correct measure of urinary output?
a. 30 oz
b. 300ml or cc
c. 2 cups
d. 1 gallon - CORRECT ANSWERS-B
The role of the ombudsman is:
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 - CORRECT ANSWERS-A
The BEST time to prepare for a disaster is:
a. During your lunch
