Solutions (2025–2026) Nursing and Healthcare
Study Guide
Introduction:
This document contains the full set of Care Provider Test #1
questions and complete solutions for the 2025–2026 academic year.
It covers key nursing and healthcare topics including infection
control, pain management, patient safety, pre- and post-operative
care, wound healing, obesity, restraint use, communication, and
professional ethics. The material also includes test-style Q&A on
caregiver roles, emergency response, patient advocacy, and cultural
competence, making it ideal for nursing students and healthcare
assistants preparing for exams or certification assessments.
Exam Questions and Answers
contracture --- correct answer ---arm and legs are contracted up
and will not move- it is the shortening of muscle fibers- this is not
reversible
foot drop --- correct answer ---plantar flexion- can be permanent
bone loss --- correct answer ---inactivity can effect bone- lose mass
and density due to the loss of calcium- hypercalcemia
,chemical restraints are standard treatment --- correct answer ---F,
it is not standard treatment it is in addition to the primary care-
sometimes orders are anticipated
edema --- correct answer ---swelling caused by fluid retention,
requires elevation, the supine position inc the thoracic blood
volume which then increases the risk of cardiac failure and edema
due to the increase in heart activity
embolus --- correct answer ---a thrombus with a plane ticket, a clot
that moves
3 things to look for in a DVT/PE patient --- correct answer ---stasis,
endothelium damage, and hypercoagulation
VTE --- correct answer ---venous thromboembolism- this is an
umbrella term for pulmonary embolism and DVT, signs: limb is
warm to touch treatment: do not massage leg, position changes,
excercises in bed, medicate with blood thinners: heparin, warfarin,
cumanin, zereltoe,
activity intolerance --- correct answer ---common nursing
diagnosis, dec energy for mobility- do not lie these patients
supinely- they have dec lung expansion due to possible atelectasis-
incentive spiromete can help re-expand the lungs, also do not want
,them performing a valsalva maneuver- pts with cardiac condition
could die from this motion, other symptoms: dyspnea, fatigue,
tachycardia
disuse osteoporosis --- correct answer ---brittle, pathological
fracture
negative nitrogen balance --- correct answer ---nitrogen output
exceeds nitrogen input, nitrogen is a byproduct of amino acid
breakdown, immobility dec appetite- dec protein intake- body still
breaks down amino acids for fuel- body excretes more nitrogen-
this results in weight loss
promotion of normal elimination --- correct answer ---P (position-
sitting up)
O (Output- monitor their output)
O (offer-fluids)
P (privacy)
E (exercise)
R (report results)
what do you document when you are assess a pts output? --- correct
answer ---S (size
C (consistency)
, O (odor)
O (occult blood)
P (peristalsis)
how often do you assess an immobile patients ROM --- correct
answer ---3 to 4 times a day- bathing is a good time to assess this
who is at a great rsik for pressure ulcers --- correct answer ---
diabetic pts, immobile pts, and elderly pts
what is the number one cause of infection? --- correct answer ---
staph aureus
what is the number one cause of a UTI? --- correct answer ---ecoli
virulence --- correct answer ---the ability to produce the disease, if
you can take a bath in the bug and it not infect you then it is not
very virulent, refers to the strength/potency of the bug, virulence is
the degree of pathogenicity of the microorganism
communicable disease --- correct answer ---an infectious organism
transmitted to an individual by direct or indirect contact