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fundamentals of nursing EXAM 2025 Review GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WIT H
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
The nurse is assessing a client with impaired hearing. Which action of the
nurse is most important for establishing a good communication with the
client?
Getting the client's attention before speaking
While assessing an older adult, the nurse observes visual impairment in the
client. Which technique should the nurse use to communicate?
Encourage the older adult to use assistive devices such as glasses
How can a nurse minimize agitation in a disturbed client?
By limiting unnecessary interactions with the client
A client who is legally blind is admitted to the hospital for surgery. Which
nursing action is most appropriate when caring for this client?
Keep the furniture in the same location in the room
During an annual physical assessment a client reports not being able to smell
coffee and most foods. Which cranial nerve function should the nurse assess?
I
A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client in a long-term care facility. The
nurse notes that the client has a decreased attention span and cannot
concentrate. The nurse suspects which effects of sensory deprivation?
Cognitive response
A nurse is aware that an older adult is at risk for social isolation as a result of
which factors? Select all that apply.
- experiencing progressive macular degeneration
- living alone since a spouse's death 3 years ago
A client who experienced extensive burns is receiving intravenous fluids to
replace fluid loss. The nurse should monitor for which initial sign of fluid
overload?
Crackles in the lungs
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The nurse is caring for a client admitted with fluid overload. Which tasks are
most appropriate to be delegated to the patient care associate? Select all that
apply.
- documenting vital signs
- documenting urine output
- repositioning the client every one or two hours
An older client with macular degeneration comes to the eye clinic. Which
response reported by the client does the nurse identify as consistent with the
diagnosis?
Cannot see objects in the center of the visual field
Which serum laboratory values in a client with urinary problems may indicate
the risk of developing muscle weakness and cardiac arrhythmias?
Potassium of 7.02 mEq/L (7.02 mmol/L)
A child who reports shortness of breath, wheezing, and coughing is found to
have pulmonary edema and is prescribed furosemide. Which nursing
interventions would be beneficial to the client? Select all that apply.
- checking the child's weight everyday
- calculating the dose of drug as carefully as possible
- assessing the child regularly to help prevent electrolyte loss
Which assessment finding in a client signifies a mild form of hypocalcemia?
Numbness around the mouth
What clinical finding does a nurse anticipate when admitting a client with an
extracellular fluid volume excess?
distended jugular veins
When monitoring fluids and electrolytes, the nurse recalls that the major
cation-regulating intracellular osmolarity is what?
potassium
The nurse reviews a medical record and is concerned that the client may
develop hyperkalemia. Which disease increases the risk of hyperkalemia?
end stage renal failure
After abdominal surgery a client reports pain. What action should the nurse
take first?
determine the characteristics
fundamentals of nursing EXAM 2025 Review GRADED A+ QUESTIONS WIT H
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
The nurse is assessing a client with impaired hearing. Which action of the
nurse is most important for establishing a good communication with the
client?
Getting the client's attention before speaking
While assessing an older adult, the nurse observes visual impairment in the
client. Which technique should the nurse use to communicate?
Encourage the older adult to use assistive devices such as glasses
How can a nurse minimize agitation in a disturbed client?
By limiting unnecessary interactions with the client
A client who is legally blind is admitted to the hospital for surgery. Which
nursing action is most appropriate when caring for this client?
Keep the furniture in the same location in the room
During an annual physical assessment a client reports not being able to smell
coffee and most foods. Which cranial nerve function should the nurse assess?
I
A nurse is caring for a newly admitted client in a long-term care facility. The
nurse notes that the client has a decreased attention span and cannot
concentrate. The nurse suspects which effects of sensory deprivation?
Cognitive response
A nurse is aware that an older adult is at risk for social isolation as a result of
which factors? Select all that apply.
- experiencing progressive macular degeneration
- living alone since a spouse's death 3 years ago
A client who experienced extensive burns is receiving intravenous fluids to
replace fluid loss. The nurse should monitor for which initial sign of fluid
overload?
Crackles in the lungs
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The nurse is caring for a client admitted with fluid overload. Which tasks are
most appropriate to be delegated to the patient care associate? Select all that
apply.
- documenting vital signs
- documenting urine output
- repositioning the client every one or two hours
An older client with macular degeneration comes to the eye clinic. Which
response reported by the client does the nurse identify as consistent with the
diagnosis?
Cannot see objects in the center of the visual field
Which serum laboratory values in a client with urinary problems may indicate
the risk of developing muscle weakness and cardiac arrhythmias?
Potassium of 7.02 mEq/L (7.02 mmol/L)
A child who reports shortness of breath, wheezing, and coughing is found to
have pulmonary edema and is prescribed furosemide. Which nursing
interventions would be beneficial to the client? Select all that apply.
- checking the child's weight everyday
- calculating the dose of drug as carefully as possible
- assessing the child regularly to help prevent electrolyte loss
Which assessment finding in a client signifies a mild form of hypocalcemia?
Numbness around the mouth
What clinical finding does a nurse anticipate when admitting a client with an
extracellular fluid volume excess?
distended jugular veins
When monitoring fluids and electrolytes, the nurse recalls that the major
cation-regulating intracellular osmolarity is what?
potassium
The nurse reviews a medical record and is concerned that the client may
develop hyperkalemia. Which disease increases the risk of hyperkalemia?
end stage renal failure
After abdominal surgery a client reports pain. What action should the nurse
take first?
determine the characteristics
