NURSING 101 FUNDAMENTALS EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS, UPDATED 2025 TEST BANK WITH
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"To assess the adequacy of food intake, which of the following assessment
parameters is best used?
A. Food preferences
B. Regularity of meal times
C. 3-day diet recall
✅
D. Eating style and habits
-CORRECT ANSWER -C. 3-day diet recall
A 3-day diet recall is an example of dietary history. This is used to indicate the
adequacy of food intake of the client."
"Claire is admitted with a diagnosis of chronic shoulder pain. By definition, the
nurse understands that the patient has had pain for more than:
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 9 months
✅
D. 1 year
-CORRECT ANSWER -B. 6 months
Chronic pain is usually defined as pain lasting longer than 6 months."
"It is the gradual decrease of the body's temperature after death:
A. Livor mortis
B. Rigor mortis
C. Algor mortis
✅
D. none of the above
-CORRECT ANSWER -C. Algor mortis
Algor mortis is the decrease in the body's temperature after death. Livor mortis is the
discoloration of the skin after death. Rigor mortis is the stiffening of the body that occurs
about 2-4 hours after death."
, "Newborn screening is done for every newborn in the Philippines. This is an
example of:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
✅
D. Rehabilitation
-CORRECT ANSWER -B. Secondary prevention
Promotion of early detection and early treatment of the disease is under secondary
prevention. Example: breast self-exam, TB screening, genetic counseling."
"One of Nurse Cathy's co-workers is Annie, who is flexible in any given situation.
Annie is performing her duties well without supervision, but still needs more
experience and practice to develop a consciously planned nursing care.
According to Patricia Benner's category of specialization in nursing, Annie is
a/an:
A. Novice
B. Expert
C. Competent
✅
D. Advanced beginner
-CORRECT ANSWER -D. Advanced beginner
A- Novice is governed by rules and is usually inflexible. B- Expert nurses have an
intuitive grasp of the situation dealt with. C- Competent nurses are planning nursing
care consciously. D- Advanced beginners demonstrate acceptable performance."
"The clinical instructor is discussing the Nursing Process. She mentioned that
when a cluster of actual or high-risk diagnoses is present because of a certain
situation, it is called:
A. Wellness nursing diagnosis
B. Actual nursing diagnosis
C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
✅
D. Risk nursing diagnosis
-CORRECT ANSWER -C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
The presence of both actual and high-risk diagnoses is called a syndrome nursing
diagnosis. Wellness nursing diagnosis focuses on the clinical judgment of an individual
from a specific level to a higher level of wellness. Actual diagnoses are the clinical
judgment of the nurse that is validated. A risk diagnosis is based on the clinical are
based on clinical judgment that the client may develop vulnerability to the problem."
AND ANSWERS, UPDATED 2025 TEST BANK WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS & GUARANTEED A+
"To assess the adequacy of food intake, which of the following assessment
parameters is best used?
A. Food preferences
B. Regularity of meal times
C. 3-day diet recall
✅
D. Eating style and habits
-CORRECT ANSWER -C. 3-day diet recall
A 3-day diet recall is an example of dietary history. This is used to indicate the
adequacy of food intake of the client."
"Claire is admitted with a diagnosis of chronic shoulder pain. By definition, the
nurse understands that the patient has had pain for more than:
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 9 months
✅
D. 1 year
-CORRECT ANSWER -B. 6 months
Chronic pain is usually defined as pain lasting longer than 6 months."
"It is the gradual decrease of the body's temperature after death:
A. Livor mortis
B. Rigor mortis
C. Algor mortis
✅
D. none of the above
-CORRECT ANSWER -C. Algor mortis
Algor mortis is the decrease in the body's temperature after death. Livor mortis is the
discoloration of the skin after death. Rigor mortis is the stiffening of the body that occurs
about 2-4 hours after death."
, "Newborn screening is done for every newborn in the Philippines. This is an
example of:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
✅
D. Rehabilitation
-CORRECT ANSWER -B. Secondary prevention
Promotion of early detection and early treatment of the disease is under secondary
prevention. Example: breast self-exam, TB screening, genetic counseling."
"One of Nurse Cathy's co-workers is Annie, who is flexible in any given situation.
Annie is performing her duties well without supervision, but still needs more
experience and practice to develop a consciously planned nursing care.
According to Patricia Benner's category of specialization in nursing, Annie is
a/an:
A. Novice
B. Expert
C. Competent
✅
D. Advanced beginner
-CORRECT ANSWER -D. Advanced beginner
A- Novice is governed by rules and is usually inflexible. B- Expert nurses have an
intuitive grasp of the situation dealt with. C- Competent nurses are planning nursing
care consciously. D- Advanced beginners demonstrate acceptable performance."
"The clinical instructor is discussing the Nursing Process. She mentioned that
when a cluster of actual or high-risk diagnoses is present because of a certain
situation, it is called:
A. Wellness nursing diagnosis
B. Actual nursing diagnosis
C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
✅
D. Risk nursing diagnosis
-CORRECT ANSWER -C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
The presence of both actual and high-risk diagnoses is called a syndrome nursing
diagnosis. Wellness nursing diagnosis focuses on the clinical judgment of an individual
from a specific level to a higher level of wellness. Actual diagnoses are the clinical
judgment of the nurse that is validated. A risk diagnosis is based on the clinical are
based on clinical judgment that the client may develop vulnerability to the problem."
