Fundamentals of nursing exam 1
The nurse is preparing a client to be turned in bed. In what
position would the nurse place the client to begin this
procedure?
lying flat
sitting up
lying flat with feet raised slightly
lying prone
✓ lying flat
The nurse and an assistant are preparing to move a client
up in bed. Arrange the following steps in the correct order.
1. Adjust the head of the bed to a flat position.
2. Place a friction-reducing sheet under the client.
3. Ask the client to bend legs and place the chin on the
chest.
4. Position the assistant on the side opposite you.
,5. Remove all pillows from under the client.
6. Grasp the sheet and move the client on the count of 3.
A)
3, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
B)
1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 6
C)
1, 5, 4, 2, 3, 6
D)
3, 2, 1, 4, 6, 5
E)
,1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6
✓ Ans:
C
What nursing organization first legitimized the use of the
nursing process?
A)
National League for Nursing
B)
American Nurses Association
C)
International Council of Nursing
D)
, State Board of Nursing
✓ B)
American Nurses Association
A female patient who is receiving chemotherapy for breast
cancer tells the nurse, "The treatment for this cancer is
worse than the disease itself. I'm not going to come for my
therapy anymore." The nurse responds by using critical
thinking skills to address this patient problem. Which action
is the first step the nurse would take in this process?
a. The nurse judges whether the patient database is
adequate to address the problem.
b. The nurse considers whether or not to suggest a
counseling session for the patient.
c. The nurse reassesses the patient and decides how best to
intervene in her care.
d. The nurse identifies several options for intervening in the
patient's care and critiques the merit of each option.
✓ c. The first step when thinking critically about a
situation is to identify the purpose or goal of your
thinking. Reassessing the patient helps to discipline
thinking by directing all thoughts toward the goal.
Once the problem is addressed, it is important for the
The nurse is preparing a client to be turned in bed. In what
position would the nurse place the client to begin this
procedure?
lying flat
sitting up
lying flat with feet raised slightly
lying prone
✓ lying flat
The nurse and an assistant are preparing to move a client
up in bed. Arrange the following steps in the correct order.
1. Adjust the head of the bed to a flat position.
2. Place a friction-reducing sheet under the client.
3. Ask the client to bend legs and place the chin on the
chest.
4. Position the assistant on the side opposite you.
,5. Remove all pillows from under the client.
6. Grasp the sheet and move the client on the count of 3.
A)
3, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
B)
1, 2, 4, 3, 5, 6
C)
1, 5, 4, 2, 3, 6
D)
3, 2, 1, 4, 6, 5
E)
,1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 6
✓ Ans:
C
What nursing organization first legitimized the use of the
nursing process?
A)
National League for Nursing
B)
American Nurses Association
C)
International Council of Nursing
D)
, State Board of Nursing
✓ B)
American Nurses Association
A female patient who is receiving chemotherapy for breast
cancer tells the nurse, "The treatment for this cancer is
worse than the disease itself. I'm not going to come for my
therapy anymore." The nurse responds by using critical
thinking skills to address this patient problem. Which action
is the first step the nurse would take in this process?
a. The nurse judges whether the patient database is
adequate to address the problem.
b. The nurse considers whether or not to suggest a
counseling session for the patient.
c. The nurse reassesses the patient and decides how best to
intervene in her care.
d. The nurse identifies several options for intervening in the
patient's care and critiques the merit of each option.
✓ c. The first step when thinking critically about a
situation is to identify the purpose or goal of your
thinking. Reassessing the patient helps to discipline
thinking by directing all thoughts toward the goal.
Once the problem is addressed, it is important for the
