Nursing Fundamentals Exam 1 Practice Questions
1. 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
c. Partially met
d. Not enough information: A
2. 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
d. Continue the care plan to ambulate twice per shift: D
3. 3. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written assess- ment intervention for a post
appendectomy patient experiencing pain at 7/10?
a. Help patient ambulate every 2 hours
b. Assess patient for pain at the beginning of every shift, after giving media- tion, and when patient complains
of pain
c. Take patient's health history and vital signs
d. Administer pain medications: B
4. 4. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written assess- ment intervention?
a. Patient will ambulate down the hall 2x daily
b. The patient was able to ambulate down the hall 2x daily
c. Administer pain medications regularly and assess patient's pain
d. The patient's pain is 7/10: C
5. Expected outcome should be written following which five step guideline?
a. Specific, medications, availability, response, time
b. Selective, measureable, availability, reasonable, treatment
c. Measurable, achievable, reasonable, time, selective
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d. Selective, medications, achievable, response, treatment: C
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1. 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
c. Partially met
d. Not enough information: A
2. 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
d. Continue the care plan to ambulate twice per shift: D
3. 3. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written assess- ment intervention for a post
appendectomy patient experiencing pain at 7/10?
a. Help patient ambulate every 2 hours
b. Assess patient for pain at the beginning of every shift, after giving media- tion, and when patient complains
of pain
c. Take patient's health history and vital signs
d. Administer pain medications: B
4. 4. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written assess- ment intervention?
a. Patient will ambulate down the hall 2x daily
b. The patient was able to ambulate down the hall 2x daily
c. Administer pain medications regularly and assess patient's pain
d. The patient's pain is 7/10: C
5. Expected outcome should be written following which five step guideline?
a. Specific, medications, availability, response, time
b. Selective, measureable, availability, reasonable, treatment
c. Measurable, achievable, reasonable, time, selective
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d. Selective, medications, achievable, response, treatment: C
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