NSG 300 Exam 1 GCU/ NSG 300 Exam 1
NSG 300 EXAM 1 GCU/ NSG 300 EXAM 1 PREP NEWEST 2025
INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED QUESTIONS COVERING
FOUNDATIONAL NURSING CONCEPTS SUCH AS THE NURSING
PROCESS, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, COMMUNICATION, SAFETY
AND INFECTION CONTROL, CLINICAL SKILLS
A nurse begins to gather supplies to provide hygiene to a male client. What supplies should the
nurse gather? (select all that apply)
A. Towels
B. Washcloth
C. Toothbrush/Toothpaste
D. Gloves
E. Gowns
F. All of the above and more - ANSWER-F. All of the above and more (the list was just a few
items you would want to include when bathing and completing hygiene on a client)
What assessment is important when treating a client that has diabetes?
A. Assessing feet, skin and toenails
B. Assessing hands and fingers
C. Assessing neck and face - ANSWER-A. Assessing feet, skin and toenails
A client has dentures and the nurse offers to clean them for the client. Which of the following
actions are appropriate in cleaning his dentures? (Select all that apply)
A. Put his dentures in his mouth and brush them with regular toothpaste
B. Take the dentures to the sink to clean them
C. Place a washcloth in the sink while brushing dentures
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D. Rinse the dentures well after brushing with denture cleaner - ANSWER-B, C, D
What position is the client in if their head and torso are raised between 45-60 degrees?
A. Supine
B. Fowlers
C. Semi Fowlers
D. Trendelenburg - ANSWER-B. Fowlers
What position is the client in if their head and torso are raised between 15-45 degrees?
A. Semi Fowlers
B. Sims
C. Fowlers
D. Trendelenburg - ANSWER-A. Semi Fowlers
What are the 3 basic human needs?
A. Food, Water, O2
B. O2, Nutrition, Temperature
C. Food, Water, Shelter - ANSWER-B. O2, Nutrition, Temperature
What does the acronym PASS stand for?
A. Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
B. Pass, Access, Sweep, Squeeze
C. Protect, Aim, Squash, Smoother - ANSWER-A. Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
What is the most common means of transmission of pathogens?
A. Droplet
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B. Hands
C. Airborne
D. Touch - ANSWER-B. Hands
Pt has entered the ED with CC of swollen ankles. Pt presents status post op day 7 and has an
inflamed rht hip incision with purulent drainage. What type of precautions will the nurse need?
A. Droplet
B. Airbone
C. Contact
D. Standard - ANSWER-D. Standard
You are reviewing a pts chart that has a hx of falling during previous hospital stays. You want to
review the previous fall assessment completed by the day shift nurse. Which of the following
sections in the assessment are most likely to provide information about the patients current fall
risk? (Select all that apply)
A. Allergy Hx
B. Medication Hx
C. Patient Age
D. Patient Occupation
E. Physical exam of neuromuscular function - ANSWER-B, C, E
You enter the room for a patient that has a hx of fall risk. Which of the following pose a
potential safety risk? (Select all that apply)
A. A current safety inspection sticker is on the IV fluids pump
B. A walker is positioned near the patients bedside
C. The hospital bed is in the high position
D. There is no gait belt at the bedside
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E. The overbed table with the patients glasses is positioned against the wall opposite the end of
the bed - ANSWER-C, D, E
The patient you are treating requires a clean environment. Which of these statements are true
regarding disinfection and cleaning? (Select all that apply)
A. Proper cleaning requires mechanical removal of all soil from an object or area
B. General environmental cleaning is an example of medical asepsis
C. When cleaning a wound, wipe around the wound edge firs and then clean inwards toward
the center of the wound.
D. Cleaning in a direction from the least to the most contaminated area helps reduce infections
E. Disinfecting and Sterilizing medical devices and equipment involve the same procedures. -
ANSWER-A, B, D
The assistive personnel (AP) informs the nurse that the electronic blood pressure machine the
patient is on is flashing a blood pressure of 65/46 and alarming. What is the priority action of
the nurse?
A. Press the start button of the electronic blood pressure machine to obtain a new reading
B. Obtain a manual blood pressure with a stethoscope
C. Check the patients pulse distal to the blood pressure cuff
D. Assess the patients mental status
E. Remind the patient not to bend their arm with the blood pressure cuff - ANSWER-D. Assess
the patients mental status
The electronic blood pressure machine shows the patient has a blood pressure of 65/46.
However when the nurse completes a manual pressure it is 116/76. What would account for the
blood pressure of 65/46? (Select all that apply)
A. Cuff too large (too wide)
B. Arm positioned above heart level
C. Cuff wrapped too loosely or unevenly
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NSG 300 EXAM 1 GCU/ NSG 300 EXAM 1 PREP NEWEST 2025
INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED QUESTIONS COVERING
FOUNDATIONAL NURSING CONCEPTS SUCH AS THE NURSING
PROCESS, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, COMMUNICATION, SAFETY
AND INFECTION CONTROL, CLINICAL SKILLS
A nurse begins to gather supplies to provide hygiene to a male client. What supplies should the
nurse gather? (select all that apply)
A. Towels
B. Washcloth
C. Toothbrush/Toothpaste
D. Gloves
E. Gowns
F. All of the above and more - ANSWER-F. All of the above and more (the list was just a few
items you would want to include when bathing and completing hygiene on a client)
What assessment is important when treating a client that has diabetes?
A. Assessing feet, skin and toenails
B. Assessing hands and fingers
C. Assessing neck and face - ANSWER-A. Assessing feet, skin and toenails
A client has dentures and the nurse offers to clean them for the client. Which of the following
actions are appropriate in cleaning his dentures? (Select all that apply)
A. Put his dentures in his mouth and brush them with regular toothpaste
B. Take the dentures to the sink to clean them
C. Place a washcloth in the sink while brushing dentures
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D. Rinse the dentures well after brushing with denture cleaner - ANSWER-B, C, D
What position is the client in if their head and torso are raised between 45-60 degrees?
A. Supine
B. Fowlers
C. Semi Fowlers
D. Trendelenburg - ANSWER-B. Fowlers
What position is the client in if their head and torso are raised between 15-45 degrees?
A. Semi Fowlers
B. Sims
C. Fowlers
D. Trendelenburg - ANSWER-A. Semi Fowlers
What are the 3 basic human needs?
A. Food, Water, O2
B. O2, Nutrition, Temperature
C. Food, Water, Shelter - ANSWER-B. O2, Nutrition, Temperature
What does the acronym PASS stand for?
A. Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
B. Pass, Access, Sweep, Squeeze
C. Protect, Aim, Squash, Smoother - ANSWER-A. Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
What is the most common means of transmission of pathogens?
A. Droplet
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B. Hands
C. Airborne
D. Touch - ANSWER-B. Hands
Pt has entered the ED with CC of swollen ankles. Pt presents status post op day 7 and has an
inflamed rht hip incision with purulent drainage. What type of precautions will the nurse need?
A. Droplet
B. Airbone
C. Contact
D. Standard - ANSWER-D. Standard
You are reviewing a pts chart that has a hx of falling during previous hospital stays. You want to
review the previous fall assessment completed by the day shift nurse. Which of the following
sections in the assessment are most likely to provide information about the patients current fall
risk? (Select all that apply)
A. Allergy Hx
B. Medication Hx
C. Patient Age
D. Patient Occupation
E. Physical exam of neuromuscular function - ANSWER-B, C, E
You enter the room for a patient that has a hx of fall risk. Which of the following pose a
potential safety risk? (Select all that apply)
A. A current safety inspection sticker is on the IV fluids pump
B. A walker is positioned near the patients bedside
C. The hospital bed is in the high position
D. There is no gait belt at the bedside
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E. The overbed table with the patients glasses is positioned against the wall opposite the end of
the bed - ANSWER-C, D, E
The patient you are treating requires a clean environment. Which of these statements are true
regarding disinfection and cleaning? (Select all that apply)
A. Proper cleaning requires mechanical removal of all soil from an object or area
B. General environmental cleaning is an example of medical asepsis
C. When cleaning a wound, wipe around the wound edge firs and then clean inwards toward
the center of the wound.
D. Cleaning in a direction from the least to the most contaminated area helps reduce infections
E. Disinfecting and Sterilizing medical devices and equipment involve the same procedures. -
ANSWER-A, B, D
The assistive personnel (AP) informs the nurse that the electronic blood pressure machine the
patient is on is flashing a blood pressure of 65/46 and alarming. What is the priority action of
the nurse?
A. Press the start button of the electronic blood pressure machine to obtain a new reading
B. Obtain a manual blood pressure with a stethoscope
C. Check the patients pulse distal to the blood pressure cuff
D. Assess the patients mental status
E. Remind the patient not to bend their arm with the blood pressure cuff - ANSWER-D. Assess
the patients mental status
The electronic blood pressure machine shows the patient has a blood pressure of 65/46.
However when the nurse completes a manual pressure it is 116/76. What would account for the
blood pressure of 65/46? (Select all that apply)
A. Cuff too large (too wide)
B. Arm positioned above heart level
C. Cuff wrapped too loosely or unevenly
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