BASIC NURSING UPDATED TEST 2
CERTIFICATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ The nurse is bathing a client with senile dementia. What action
will optimize the chance of
cooperation?
Complete the bath quickly.
Use a quiet, calm manner, allowing for choices.
Have other people present to assist.
Avoid bathing more often than necessary.
Answer: Use a quiet, calm manner, allowing for choices.
◉ The nurse is teaching a group of parents of toddlers about safety.
What should be included in the
presentation? Select all that apply.
Encourage child to sleep on his/her back at night.
Keep the telephone number of the poison control center accessible.
Have self-closing, locking swimming pool gates.
,Use a front-facing car seat placed in the back seat of the car.
Cut food into small, bite-size pieces..
Answer: Keep the telephone number of the poison control center
accessible.
Have self-closing, locking swimming pool gates.
Cut food into small, bite-size pieces.
◉ What are considered "never events"? Select all that apply.
An abdominal infection after a ruptured appendix surgery
Administration of unmatched blood in an emergency situation
Hypoglycemic episode after insulin administration
Sponge left in a client after a hysterectomy
Blood clot in the lungs after an orthopedic surgery.
Answer: Hypoglycemic episode after insulin administration
Sponge left in a client after a hysterectomy
Blood clot in the lungs after an orthopedic surgery
◉ The nurse is caring for an older adult at risk for falls. What should
be included in the plan of
care? Select all that apply.
,Keep bed in highest position.
Provide nonskid footwear.
Keep call light within reach.
Clear floor of obstacles.
Keep bed wheels locked..
Answer: Provide nonskid footwear.
Keep call light within reach.
Clear floor of obstacles.
Keep bed wheels locked.
◉ The nurse responds to a client's call light to find a fire in the
bathroom trashcan. The client yells, "I
just wanted a cigarette; I didn't think this would happen." What
should be the nurse's first action?
Pull the fire alarm.
Relocate the client away from the fire.
Call for additional help.
Close the bathroom door.
Answer: Relocate the client away from the fire.
, ◉ A nurse is a new employee in a facility learning about The Joint
Commission's Patient Safety Goals.
What is in included within these goals?
Minimization of patient falls
Elimination of never events
Infection prevention
Requirement of advanced technologies.
Answer: Infection prevention
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is at high risk for falling. The
client is weak and confused. What are
actions the nurse can take when caring for this client? Select all that
apply.
Repeat fall risk assessment every 8 hours.
Place call light within reach.
Request a social service consultation.
Identify medications that increase falling risk.
Restrain the patient to bed..
Answer: Repeat fall risk assessment every 8 hours.
Place call light within reach.
CERTIFICATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
◉ The nurse is bathing a client with senile dementia. What action
will optimize the chance of
cooperation?
Complete the bath quickly.
Use a quiet, calm manner, allowing for choices.
Have other people present to assist.
Avoid bathing more often than necessary.
Answer: Use a quiet, calm manner, allowing for choices.
◉ The nurse is teaching a group of parents of toddlers about safety.
What should be included in the
presentation? Select all that apply.
Encourage child to sleep on his/her back at night.
Keep the telephone number of the poison control center accessible.
Have self-closing, locking swimming pool gates.
,Use a front-facing car seat placed in the back seat of the car.
Cut food into small, bite-size pieces..
Answer: Keep the telephone number of the poison control center
accessible.
Have self-closing, locking swimming pool gates.
Cut food into small, bite-size pieces.
◉ What are considered "never events"? Select all that apply.
An abdominal infection after a ruptured appendix surgery
Administration of unmatched blood in an emergency situation
Hypoglycemic episode after insulin administration
Sponge left in a client after a hysterectomy
Blood clot in the lungs after an orthopedic surgery.
Answer: Hypoglycemic episode after insulin administration
Sponge left in a client after a hysterectomy
Blood clot in the lungs after an orthopedic surgery
◉ The nurse is caring for an older adult at risk for falls. What should
be included in the plan of
care? Select all that apply.
,Keep bed in highest position.
Provide nonskid footwear.
Keep call light within reach.
Clear floor of obstacles.
Keep bed wheels locked..
Answer: Provide nonskid footwear.
Keep call light within reach.
Clear floor of obstacles.
Keep bed wheels locked.
◉ The nurse responds to a client's call light to find a fire in the
bathroom trashcan. The client yells, "I
just wanted a cigarette; I didn't think this would happen." What
should be the nurse's first action?
Pull the fire alarm.
Relocate the client away from the fire.
Call for additional help.
Close the bathroom door.
Answer: Relocate the client away from the fire.
, ◉ A nurse is a new employee in a facility learning about The Joint
Commission's Patient Safety Goals.
What is in included within these goals?
Minimization of patient falls
Elimination of never events
Infection prevention
Requirement of advanced technologies.
Answer: Infection prevention
◉ A nurse is caring for a client who is at high risk for falling. The
client is weak and confused. What are
actions the nurse can take when caring for this client? Select all that
apply.
Repeat fall risk assessment every 8 hours.
Place call light within reach.
Request a social service consultation.
Identify medications that increase falling risk.
Restrain the patient to bed..
Answer: Repeat fall risk assessment every 8 hours.
Place call light within reach.
