COURSE 2025/2026 | VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ | FUNDAMENTAL NURSING
CONCEPTS & CLINICAL SKILLS STUDY GUIDE |
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
List at least three guidelines for providing patient-centered care when
addressing a client's hygiene needs - CORRECT ANSWER - Be respectful to
cultural values.
Ask the pt in what order they would like to complete their hygiene routine.
Provide hygienic care as often as necessary (but not too often) and as gently as
necessary.
What should be included in documentation of a bath? - CORRECT ANSWER
- Date and time
Type of bath
Abnormal findings/pt reaction
When might the RN need to collaborate a colleague for personal care? -
CORRECT ANSWER - If a patient is not ambulatory and is too heavy to be
moved alone
What are the components of the Braden scale?
Is a high score good or bad? - CORRECT ANSWER - Sensory perception,
moisture, activity, mobility, nutrition, friction & shear
High score indicates low risk.
Trochanter roll - CORRECT ANSWER - Keeps hips in a neutral position
Hemiparesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Weakness on one sign of the body
,Hemiplegia - CORRECT ANSWER - Paralysis on one side of the body
Prone position - CORRECT ANSWER - Lying on the abdomen
Sim's position - CORRECT ANSWER - Lying on left side w/ left leg straight
and right knee bent
Foot drop - CORRECT ANSWER - Gait w/ drop of the forefoot
Fracture pan - CORRECT ANSWER - A bedpan used for someone w/ a hip
fracture
Fecal impaction - CORRECT ANSWER - Dry, hard stool stuck in the rectum
Hand roll - CORRECT ANSWER - Hand placed in the palm to prevent
fractures
Medical abbreviation: WNL - CORRECT ANSWER - Within normal limits
Medical abbreviation: BRP - CORRECT ANSWER - bathroom privileges
Medical abbreviation: BUS - CORRECT ANSWER - Bladder ultrasonic
scanner
How can an RN delegate surgical aesepsis responsibilities to UAP's? -
CORRECT ANSWER - As the circulating nurse, the RN can have UAPs
under her supervision involved in activities requiring surgical asepsis. On the
unit, situations requiring surgical asepsis are not delegated to UAP.
,How can an RN delegate transmission-based precaution responsibilities to
UAP's? - CORRECT ANSWER - The RN can delegate care of a client
requiring precautions to UAP. The nurse cannot delegate the assessment of need
for precautions, evaluation of effectiveness of client compliance with
precautions, or teaching of client & family member's precaution techniques. The
nurse delegating care of an isolated client should be sure the UAP knows
appropriate procedures.
When should traditional hand washing be used instead of using alcohol-based
sanitizer? - CORRECT ANSWER - When hands are visibly soiled
After touching bodily fluids
Before and after applying sterile gloves
After using sanitizer 10 or more times
Contradictions of good hand hygiene - CORRECT ANSWER - Nail polish
Long nails
Using lotions
Wearing jewelry
Which of the following is a potential route of entry into the body for bloodborne
pathogens:
a. Mucous membranes
b. Puncture wounds
c. Burns on hands
d. Blood
e. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - E. All of the above
Personal Protective Equipment is the single most effective way to prevent the
transmission of infection. (TRUE or FALSE) - CORRECT ANSWER - True
, Two potential sites for nosocomial infections: - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. A
hospital
2. Homecare
Potential causes of nosocomial infections: - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Pt has
suppressed immune system
2. Failure to follow isolation precautions or aseptic technique
3. Hospital error
You are assisting in the evaluation of a pt with acute onset of severe headache,
fever and some confusion. The physician is preparing to perform a lumbar
puncture. The suspected diagnosis is bacterial meningitis. What type of
precaution is needed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Standard precautions
A 70 y. male develops new diarrhea and a high WBC while in the hospital
recovering from MV Replacement surgery which was complicated by a CVA.
He is bed bound and incontinent of stool. What do you suspect is the cause for
his diarrhea? - CORRECT ANSWER - A bacterial, nosocomial infection
Medical abbreviation: CBR, BR - CORRECT ANSWER - complete bedrest,
bedrest
T/F: Frequent bathing for the older client is necessary to prevent skin
breakdown. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
A ____ bath can be helpful in soaking a client's pelvic area in warm water to
decrease inflammation. - CORRECT ANSWER - sitz
Factors to consider when delegating to UAP - CORRECT ANSWER - Scope
of practice
Facility, state regulations
Level of experience