N100 Quiz 1 Review Questions With
Complete Answers
What stage of illness is most infectious?
a) Full stage of illness
b) Prodromal Stage
c) Incubation Period
d) Convalescent Period - ANSWER b) Prodromal Stage
T/F When dealing with C. Diff patients, you can wash your hands with hand
sanitizer - ANSWER False; you have to wash hands with soap & water
How would you handle a patient with TB? - ANSWER - Wear N95 mask
- Place them in a negative-pressure room
What are the side effects of opioids? - ANSWER - Respiratory depression
- Constipation
What is the correct order to conduct an abdomen assessment?
a) Inspect, auscultation, percussion, palpating
b) Inspect, palpate, perched, auscultation
c) Percussion, palpation, inspect, auscultation
d) Auscultation, percussion, palpation, inspect - ANSWER a) Inspect,
auscultation, percussion, palpating
You need to conduct an enema. What position would you put the patient?
a) Sitting position
b) Dorsal Recumbent
c) Lying position
d) Sims Position - ANSWER d) Sims Position
Who is most at risk for falls?
a) 55 year old male
b) 40 year old male
c) 70 year old female
d) 20 year old female - ANSWER c) 70 year old female
, What is true about a restraint order? - ANSWER - Check every 2 hours for skin
breakdown
- Two fingers should fit in between restraint
T/F The apical pulse is the most accurate pulse - ANSWER True
A patient complains about shortness of breath. What type of assessment would
you do? - ANSWER Focused assessment
A patient fell while trying to go to the bathroom. What should the nurse do first?
a) Call for help
b) Assess patient
c) Pick up the patinet
d) Report it to charge nurse - ANSWER b) Assess patient
What are some nursing interventions to help prevent falls? - ANSWER - Bed
Alarm
- Yellow socks & yellow bracelet
- Make sure room is clutter free
What is the correct way to have a nurse check for accommodation?
a) Shine light on patient's eyes & look for constriction
b) Have patient look at the tip of pen light & follow with their eyes
c) Have patient look up & down
d) Have patient look side to side - ANSWER b) Have patient look at the tip of pen
light & follow with their eyes
While taking an adult patient's pulse, a nurse finds the rate to be 140 beats/min.
What should the nurse do next?
a) Check the pulse again in 2 hours
b) Check the blood pressure
c) Record the information
d) Report the rate to the primary care provider - ANSWER d) Report the rate to
the primary care provider
A patient is experiencing dyspnea. What is the nurse's priority action?
a) Remove pillows from under the head
b) Elevate the head of the bed
c) Elevate the foot of the bed
d) Take blood pressure - ANSWER b) Elevate the head of the bed
Complete Answers
What stage of illness is most infectious?
a) Full stage of illness
b) Prodromal Stage
c) Incubation Period
d) Convalescent Period - ANSWER b) Prodromal Stage
T/F When dealing with C. Diff patients, you can wash your hands with hand
sanitizer - ANSWER False; you have to wash hands with soap & water
How would you handle a patient with TB? - ANSWER - Wear N95 mask
- Place them in a negative-pressure room
What are the side effects of opioids? - ANSWER - Respiratory depression
- Constipation
What is the correct order to conduct an abdomen assessment?
a) Inspect, auscultation, percussion, palpating
b) Inspect, palpate, perched, auscultation
c) Percussion, palpation, inspect, auscultation
d) Auscultation, percussion, palpation, inspect - ANSWER a) Inspect,
auscultation, percussion, palpating
You need to conduct an enema. What position would you put the patient?
a) Sitting position
b) Dorsal Recumbent
c) Lying position
d) Sims Position - ANSWER d) Sims Position
Who is most at risk for falls?
a) 55 year old male
b) 40 year old male
c) 70 year old female
d) 20 year old female - ANSWER c) 70 year old female
, What is true about a restraint order? - ANSWER - Check every 2 hours for skin
breakdown
- Two fingers should fit in between restraint
T/F The apical pulse is the most accurate pulse - ANSWER True
A patient complains about shortness of breath. What type of assessment would
you do? - ANSWER Focused assessment
A patient fell while trying to go to the bathroom. What should the nurse do first?
a) Call for help
b) Assess patient
c) Pick up the patinet
d) Report it to charge nurse - ANSWER b) Assess patient
What are some nursing interventions to help prevent falls? - ANSWER - Bed
Alarm
- Yellow socks & yellow bracelet
- Make sure room is clutter free
What is the correct way to have a nurse check for accommodation?
a) Shine light on patient's eyes & look for constriction
b) Have patient look at the tip of pen light & follow with their eyes
c) Have patient look up & down
d) Have patient look side to side - ANSWER b) Have patient look at the tip of pen
light & follow with their eyes
While taking an adult patient's pulse, a nurse finds the rate to be 140 beats/min.
What should the nurse do next?
a) Check the pulse again in 2 hours
b) Check the blood pressure
c) Record the information
d) Report the rate to the primary care provider - ANSWER d) Report the rate to
the primary care provider
A patient is experiencing dyspnea. What is the nurse's priority action?
a) Remove pillows from under the head
b) Elevate the head of the bed
c) Elevate the foot of the bed
d) Take blood pressure - ANSWER b) Elevate the head of the bed
