Fundamentals Exam 1 Practice
1. A patient's outcome was to have a pain level of 4 out of 10, 30 minutes after
receiving medication. 30 minutes later the patient reported a pain level of 3 out
of 10. Has the outcome been:
a. Met
b. Not met
✅✅-A
c. Partially met
d. Not enough information -
10. Which nonverbal skill would suggest the patient could be physically or
emotionally ill?
a. Open posture
b. Nodding while listening
✅✅
c. Maintaining eye contact
d. Lack of grooming - -D
11. You are going into surgery and your nurse says, "I'm sure you're going to
be fine!" What type of interviewing trap is this?
a. Giving unwanted advice
b. Leading or biased question
✅✅
c. Providing false assurance
d. Talking too much - -C
12. What is an example of a leading question?
a. How much do you smoke per day?
b. How long have you smoked for?
✅✅
c. Have you ever smoked?
d. You don't smoke do you? - -D
13. What would you say when assisting the narrative through clarification?
a. "Uh-huh"
b. "Tell me what you mean by that?"
c. "It seems like every time you feel stomach pain you have some type of
✅✅
stress in your life"
d. Remain silent - -B
14. During the interview process, what type of response encourages the
patient to continue with their story? * technically all answers would encourage
the patient to keep talking
a. Reflection
b. Facilitation
c. Silence
, d. Clarification - ✅✅-B
15. Which of the following questions are considered open-ended?
a. Is there anything else you need to tell me?
b. Do you have difficulty breathing while performing daily activities?
✅✅
c. Do you eat a balanced diet?
d. Are you currently living with anyone? - -A
16. Which statement reflects the goal of a close-direct question?
a. A further explanation
b. A long, detailed response
✅✅
c. One that may or may not be relevant to the topic
d. A concise yes or no answer - -D
17. A physician came into the room and interrupted the interview while a nurse
was taking a patient's health history. What type of factors would this situation
be that influenced the communication?
a. External factor
b. Internal factor
✅✅
c. Physical environment
d. Ability to listen - -A
18. Which of the following nursing actions is considered an external factor?
a. Being tolerable to a patients weakness
b. Equal status eating
✅✅
c. Ability to listen
d. Body language - -B
19. What is the purpose of providing cross cultural care?
a. It helps recognize expected findings for that culture
b. It provides data that supports cultural sensitive and appropriate care for the
patients
c. It helps distinguish the difference between objective and subjective data
✅✅
d. It allows you to make accurate nursing diagnosis and know what care to
give - -B
2. A patient's outcome at the end of the shift is to ambulate down the hall and
back twice. By the end of the shift the patient was able to ambulate once.
Since the outcome was not met, what would be the best recommendation to
change the care plan?
a. Go to the doctor and ask for advice
b. Change the care plan to ambulating once per shift
c. Change the care plan to ambulating three times per shift
1. A patient's outcome was to have a pain level of 4 out of 10, 30 minutes after
receiving medication. 30 minutes later the patient reported a pain level of 3 out
of 10. Has the outcome been:
a. Met
b. Not met
✅✅-A
c. Partially met
d. Not enough information -
10. Which nonverbal skill would suggest the patient could be physically or
emotionally ill?
a. Open posture
b. Nodding while listening
✅✅
c. Maintaining eye contact
d. Lack of grooming - -D
11. You are going into surgery and your nurse says, "I'm sure you're going to
be fine!" What type of interviewing trap is this?
a. Giving unwanted advice
b. Leading or biased question
✅✅
c. Providing false assurance
d. Talking too much - -C
12. What is an example of a leading question?
a. How much do you smoke per day?
b. How long have you smoked for?
✅✅
c. Have you ever smoked?
d. You don't smoke do you? - -D
13. What would you say when assisting the narrative through clarification?
a. "Uh-huh"
b. "Tell me what you mean by that?"
c. "It seems like every time you feel stomach pain you have some type of
✅✅
stress in your life"
d. Remain silent - -B
14. During the interview process, what type of response encourages the
patient to continue with their story? * technically all answers would encourage
the patient to keep talking
a. Reflection
b. Facilitation
c. Silence
, d. Clarification - ✅✅-B
15. Which of the following questions are considered open-ended?
a. Is there anything else you need to tell me?
b. Do you have difficulty breathing while performing daily activities?
✅✅
c. Do you eat a balanced diet?
d. Are you currently living with anyone? - -A
16. Which statement reflects the goal of a close-direct question?
a. A further explanation
b. A long, detailed response
✅✅
c. One that may or may not be relevant to the topic
d. A concise yes or no answer - -D
17. A physician came into the room and interrupted the interview while a nurse
was taking a patient's health history. What type of factors would this situation
be that influenced the communication?
a. External factor
b. Internal factor
✅✅
c. Physical environment
d. Ability to listen - -A
18. Which of the following nursing actions is considered an external factor?
a. Being tolerable to a patients weakness
b. Equal status eating
✅✅
c. Ability to listen
d. Body language - -B
19. What is the purpose of providing cross cultural care?
a. It helps recognize expected findings for that culture
b. It provides data that supports cultural sensitive and appropriate care for the
patients
c. It helps distinguish the difference between objective and subjective data
✅✅
d. It allows you to make accurate nursing diagnosis and know what care to
give - -B
2. A patient's outcome at the end of the shift is to ambulate down the hall and
back twice. By the end of the shift the patient was able to ambulate once.
Since the outcome was not met, what would be the best recommendation to
change the care plan?
a. Go to the doctor and ask for advice
b. Change the care plan to ambulating once per shift
c. Change the care plan to ambulating three times per shift
