Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing NCLEX Practice Questions Quiz #1|600 Questions and Answers All Updated 2026

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FNDNRS-01-001B

TheBmostBimportantBnursingBinterventionBtoBcorrectBskinBdrynessBis:B

• A.BConsultBtheBdietitianBaboutBincreasingBtheBpatient’sBfatBintake,BandBtakeBne
cessaryBmeasuresBtoBpreventBinfection.B

• B.BAskBtheBphysicianBtoBreferBtheBpatientBtoBaBdermatologist,BandBsuggestBth
atBtheBpatientBwearBhome-launderedBsleepwear.B

, • C.BEncourageBtheBpatientBtoBincreaseBhisBfluidBintake,BuseBnon-
irritatingBsoapBwhenBbathingBtheBpatient,BandBapplyBlotionBtoBtheBinvolvedBar
eas.B

• D.BAvoidBbathingBtheBpatientBuntilBtheBconditionBisBremedied,BandBnotifyBtheB
physician.B

CorrectBAnswer:BC.BEncourageBtheBpatientBtoBincreaseBhisBfluidBintake,BuseBnon-
irritatingBsoapBwhenBbathingBtheBpatient,BandBapplyBlotionBtoBtheBinvolvedBareas.B

DryBskinBwillBeventuallyBcrack,BrankingBtheBpatientBmoreBproneBtoBinfection.BToBprev
entBthis,BtheBnurseBshouldBprovideBadequateBhydrationBthroughBfluidBintake,BuseBno
nBirritatingBsoapsBorBnoBsoapBwhenBbathingBtheBpatient,BandBlubricateBtheBpatient’s
BskinBwithBlotion.BInBmostBcases,BdryBskinBrespondsBwellBtoBlifestyleBmeasures,Bsuch
BasBusingBmoisturizersBandBavoidingBlong,BhotBshowersBandBbaths.BMoisturizersBprovi
deBaBsealBoverBtheBskinBtoBkeepBwaterBfromBescaping.BApplyBmoisturizerBseveralBtim
esBaBdayBandBafterBbathing.B

• OptionBB:BTheBattendingBphysicianBandBdietitianBmayBbeBconsultedBforBtreatm
ent,BbutBhome-
launderedBitemsBusuallyBareBnotBnecessary.BNaturalBfibers,BsuchBasBcottonBand
Bsilk,BallowBtheBskinBtoBbreathe.BButBwool,BalthoughBnatural,BcanBirritateBeven
BnormalBskin.BWashBclothesBwithBdetergentsBwithoutBdyesBorBperfumes,Bboth
BofBwhichBcanBirritateBtheBskin.B

• OptionBC:BIncreasingBfatBintakeBisBunnecessary.BHot,Bdry,BindoorBairBcanBparch
BsensitiveBskinBandBworsenBitchingBandBflaking.BABportableBhomeBhumidifierBo
rBoneBattachedBtoBtheBfurnaceBaddsBmoistureBtoBtheBairBinsideBtheBhome.BBe
BsureBtoBkeepBtheBhumidifierBclean.BIt’sBbestBtoBuseBcleansingBcreamsBorBgen
tleBskinBcleansersBandBbathBorBshowerBgelsBwithBaddedBmoisturizers.BChooseB
mildBsoapsBthatBhaveBaddedBoilsBandBfats.BAvoidBdeodorantBandBantibacterialB
detergents,Bfragrance,BandBalcohol.B

• OptionBD:BBathingBmayBbeBlimitedBbutBneedBnotBbeBavoidedBentirely.BLongBs
howersBorBbathsBandBhotBwaterBremoveBoilsBfromByourBskin.BLimitByourBbath
BorBshowerBtoBfiveBtoB10BminutesBandBuseBwarm,BnotBhot,Bwater.BB

FNDNRS-01-002B

WhenBbathingBaBpatient’sBextremities,BtheBnurseBshouldBuseBlong,BfirmBstrokesBfrom
BtheBdistalBtoBtheBproximalBareas.BThisBtechnique:B

• A.BProvidesBanBopportunityBforBskinBassessment.B

• B.BAvoidsBundueBstrainBonBtheBnurse.B

• C.BIncreasesBvenousBbloodBreturn.B

, • D.BCausesBvasoconstrictionBandBincreasesBcirculation.B

CorrectBAnswer:BC.BIncreasesBvenousBbloodBreturn.B

WashingBfromBdistalBtoBproximalBareasBstimulatesBvenousBbloodBflow,BtherebyBpreve
ntingBvenousBstasis.BGoodBpersonalBhygieneBisBessentialBforBskinBhealthBbutBitBalsoB
hasBanBimportantBroleBinBmaintainingBself-
esteemBandBqualityBofBlife.BSupportingBpatientsBtoBmaintainBpersonalBhygieneBisBaBf
undamentalBaspectBofBnursingBcare.B

• OptionBA:BTheBnurseBcanBassessBtheBpatient’sBconditionBthroughoutBtheBbath.
BHelpingBpatientsBtoBwashBandBdressBisBfrequentlyBdelegatedBtoBjuniorBstaff,B
butBtimeBspentBattendingBtoBaBpatient’sBhygieneBneedsBisBaBvaluableBopportu
nityBforBnursesBtoBcarryBoutBaBholisticBassessmentB(DoughertyBandBLister,B201
5;BBurnsBandBDay,B2012).BItBalsoBallowsBtimeBtoBaddressBanyBconcernsBpatien
tsBhaveBandBprovidesBaBvaluableBopportunityBtoBassessBtheBconditionBofBtheir
Bskin.B

• OptionBB:BTheBnurseBshouldBfeelBnoBstrainBwhileBbathingBtheBpatient.BNurses
BshouldBalsoBdiscussBwithBpatientsBanyBreligiousBandBculturalBissuesBrelatingBt
oBpersonalBcareB(DoughertyBandBLister,B2015).BForBexample,Bideally,BMuslimBp
atientsBshouldBbeBcaredBforBbyBaBnurseBofBtheBsameBgenderB(Rassool,B2015),
BandBHindusBmayBwishBtoBwashBbeforeBprayerB(DoughertyBandBLister,B2015).B

• OptionBD:BItBimprovesBcirculationBbutBdoesBnotBresultBinBvasoconstriction.BBed
BbathingBisBnotBasBeffectiveBasBshoweringBorBbathingBandBshouldBonlyBbeBun
dertakenBwhenBthereBisBnoBalternativeB(DoughertyBandBLister,B2015).BIfBaBbed
BbathBisBrequired,BitBisBimportantBtoBofferBpatientsBtheBopportunityBtoBpartici
pateBinBtheirBownBcare,BwhichBhelpsBtoBmaintainBtheirBindependence,Bself-
esteemBandBdignity.B

QuestionsBandBrationaleBfromBnurseslabs.comBFeelBfreeBtoBprintBorBshareBandBlinkBba
ckBtoBus!B
ForBmoreBpracticeBquestions,BpleaseBvisitBourBNursingBTestB
BankB[https://nurseslabs.com/nursing-test-bank]B

FNDNRS-01-003B

VividBdreamingBoccursBinBwhichBstageBofBsleep?B

• A.BStageBIBnon-REMB

• B.BRapidBeyeBmovementB(REM)BstageB

• C.BStageBIIBnon-REMB

• D.BDeltaBstageB

, CorrectBAnswer:BB.BRapidBeyeBmovementB(REM)BstageB

OtherBcharacteristicsBofBrapidBeyeBmovementB(REM)BsleepBareBdeepBsleepB(theBpatie
ntBcannotBbeBawakenedBeasily),BdepressedBmuscleBtone,BandBpossiblyBirregularBheart
BandBrespiratoryBrates.BThisBisBtheBstageBassociatedBwithBdreaming.BInterestingly,Bthe
BEEGBisBsimilarBtoBanBawakeBindividual,BbutBtheBskeletalBmusclesBareBatonicBandBwit
houtBmovement.BTheBexceptionBisBtheBeyeBandBdiaphragmaticBbreathingBmuscles,Bwh
ichBremainBactive.BTheBbreathingBrateBisBalteredBthough,BbeingBmoreBerraticBandBirre
gular.BThisBstageBusuallyBstartsB90BminutesBafterByouBfallBasleep,BandBeachBofByourB
REMBcyclesBgetsBlongerBthroughoutBtheBnight.BTheBfirstBperiodBtypicallyBlastsB10Bmin
utes,BandBtheBfinalBoneBcanBlastBupBtoBanBhour.B

• OptionBA:BNon-
REMBsleepBisBaBdeep,BrestfulBsleepBwithoutBdreaming.BThisBisBtheBlightestBsta
geBofBsleepBandBstartsBwhenBmoreBthanB50%BofBtheBalphaBwavesBareBreplace
dBwithBlow-amplitudeBmixed-
frequencyB(LAMF)Bactivity.BThereBisBmuscleBtoneBpresentBinBtheBskeletalBmuscl
eBandBbreathingBtendsBtoBoccurBatBaBregularBrate.BThisBstageBtendsBtoBlastB1
BtoB5Bminutes,BconsistingBofBaroundB5%BofBtheBtotalBcycle.B

• OptionBC:BThisBstageBrepresentsBdeeperBsleepBasByourBheartBrateBandBbodyBt
emperatureBdrop.BItBisBcharacterizedBbyBtheBpresenceBofBsleepBspindles,BK-
complexes,BorBboth.BTheseBsleepBspindlesBwillBactivateBtheBsuperiorBtemporalB
gyri,BanteriorBcingulate,BinsularBcortices,BandBtheBthalamus.BTheBK-
complexesBshowBaBtransitionBintoBaBdeeperBsleep.BStageB2BsleepBlastsBaround
B25BminutesBinBtheBinitialBcycleBandBlengthensBwithBeachBsuccessiveBcycle,Bev
entuallyBconsistingBofBaboutB50%BofBtotalB

sleep.BB

• OptionBD:BDeltaBstage,BorBslow-waveBsleep,BoccursBduringBnon-
REMBStagesBIIIBandBIVBandBisBoftenBequatedBwithBquietBsleep.BThisBisBconside
redBtheBdeepestBstageBofBsleepBandBisBcharacterizedBbyBaBmuchBslowerBfrequ
encyBwithBhighBamplitudeBsignalsBknownBasBdeltaBwaves.BThisBstageBisBtheBm
ostBdifficultBtoBawakenBfrom,BandBforBsomeBpeople,BevenBloudBnoisesB(overB1
00Bdecibels)BwillBnotBawakenBthem.BAsBpeopleBgetBolder,BtheyBtendBtoBspend
BlessBtimeBinBthisBslow,BdeltaBwaveBsleepBandBmoreBtimeBstageBN2Bsleep.BThi
sBisBtheBstageBwhenBtheBbodyBrepairsBandBregrowsBitsBtissues,BbuildsBboneBa
ndBmuscle,BandBstrengthensBtheBimmuneBsystem.B

FNDNRS-01-004B

TheBnaturalBsedativeBinBmeatBandBmilkBproductsB(especiallyBwarmBmilk)BthatBcanBhel
pBinduceBsleepBis:B

• A.BFlurazepamB