NUR-134 Exam 1 Review Questions – Nursing Fundamentals Study Guide and
Practice Questions
Which activity performed by a nurse is related to maintaining competency in nursing practice?
A) Asking another nurse about how to change the settings on a medication pump
B) Regularly attending unit staff meetings
C) Participating as a member of the professional nursing council
D) Attending a review course in preparation for a certification exam - correct answer ✔✔D)
Attending a review course in preparation for a certification exam
Which of the following are examples of a nurse participating in primary care activities? (select
all that apply)
A) Providing prenatal teaching on nutrition to a pregnant woman during the first trimester
B) Assessing the nutritional status of older adults who come to the community center for lunch
C) Working with patients in a cardiac rehab program
D) Providing home wound care to a patient
E) Teaching a class to parents at the local elementary school about the importance of
immunizations - correct answer ✔✔A) Providing prenatal teaching on nutrition to a pregnant
woman during the first trimester
B) Assessing the nutritional status of older adults who come to the community center for lunch
E) Teaching a class to parents at the local elementary school about the importance of
immunizations
Which of the following statements is true regarding Magnet status recognition for a hospital?
A) Nursing is run by Magnet manager who makes decisions for the nursing units
,B) Nurses in Magnet hospitals make all of the decisions on the clinical units
C) Magnet is a term that is used to describe hospitals that are able to hire the nurses they need
D) Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in nursing practice -
correct answer ✔✔Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in
nursing practice
The nurse is working in a tertiary care setting. Which activity does the nurse perform while
providing tertiary care?
A) Conducting blood pressure screenings at a local food bank
B) Administering influenza vaccines for older adults at the local senior center
C) Inserting an indwelling catheter for a patient on a medical-surgical unit
D) Performing endotracheal suctioning for a patient of a ventilator in the medical ICU - correct
answer ✔✔D) Performing endotracheal suctions for a patient of a ventilator in the medical ICU
A nurse is providing restorative care to a patient following an extended hospitalization for an
acute illness. Which of the following is the most appropriate outcome for this patient's
restorative care?
A) Patient will be able to walk 200 ft without shortness of breath
B) Wound will heal without signs of infection
C) Patient will express concerns related to return home
D) Patient will identify strategies to improve sleep habits - correct answer ✔✔A) Patient will be
able to walk 200 ft without shortness of breath
Which of the following describe characteristics of an integrated health care system? (select all
that apply)
A) The focus is holistic
,B) Participating hospitals follow the same model of health care delivery
C) The system coordinates a continuum of services
D) The focus of health care providers is finding a cure for patients
E) Members of the health care team link electronically to use the EHR to share the patient's
health care record - correct answer ✔✔A) The focus is holistic
C) The system coordinates a continuum of services
E) Members of the health care team link electronically to use the EHR to share the patient's
health care record
The school nurse has been following a 9-year-old student who has shown behavioral problems
in class. The student acts out and does not follow teacher instructions. The nurse plans to meet
with the student's family to learn more about social determinants of health that might be
affecting the student. Which of the following potential social determinants should the nurse
assess? (Select all the apply)
A) The student's seating placement in the classroom
B) The level of support parents offer when the student completes homework
C) The level of violence in the family's neighborhood
D) The age at which the child first began having behavioral problems
E) The cultural values about education held by the family - correct answer ✔✔B) The level of
support parents offer when the student completes homework
C) The level of violence in the family's neighborhood
E) The cultural values about education held by the family
A nurse is assigned to care for an 82-year-old patient who will be transferred from the hospital
to a rehab center. The patient and her husband have selected the rehab center closest to their
home. The nurse learns that the patient will be discharged in 3 days and decides to make the
referral on the day of discharge. The nurse reviews the recommendations for physical therapy
and applies the information to the fall prevention strategies in the hospital. What discharge
planning action by the nurse has not been addressed correctly?
, A) Patient and family involvement in referral
B) Timing of referral
C) Incorporation of referral discipline recommendation into plan of care
D) Determination of discharge date - correct answer ✔✔B) Timing of referral
Which of the following are common barriers to effective discharge planning? (Select all that
apply)
A) Ineffective communication among providers
B) Lack of role clarity among health care team members
C) Number of hospital beds to manage patient volume
D) Patients' long-term disabilities
E) The patient's cultural background - correct answer ✔✔A) Ineffective communication among
providers
B) Lack of role clarity among health care team members
A nurse newly hired at a community hospital learns about intentional hourly rounding during
orientation. Which of the following are known evidence-based outcomes from intentional
rounding? (Select all that apply.)
A) Reduction in nurse staffing requirements
B) Improved patient satisfaction
C) Reduction in patient falls
D) Increased costs
E) Reduction in patient use of nurse call system - correct answer ✔✔B) Improved patient
satisfaction
C) Reduction in patient falls
Practice Questions
Which activity performed by a nurse is related to maintaining competency in nursing practice?
A) Asking another nurse about how to change the settings on a medication pump
B) Regularly attending unit staff meetings
C) Participating as a member of the professional nursing council
D) Attending a review course in preparation for a certification exam - correct answer ✔✔D)
Attending a review course in preparation for a certification exam
Which of the following are examples of a nurse participating in primary care activities? (select
all that apply)
A) Providing prenatal teaching on nutrition to a pregnant woman during the first trimester
B) Assessing the nutritional status of older adults who come to the community center for lunch
C) Working with patients in a cardiac rehab program
D) Providing home wound care to a patient
E) Teaching a class to parents at the local elementary school about the importance of
immunizations - correct answer ✔✔A) Providing prenatal teaching on nutrition to a pregnant
woman during the first trimester
B) Assessing the nutritional status of older adults who come to the community center for lunch
E) Teaching a class to parents at the local elementary school about the importance of
immunizations
Which of the following statements is true regarding Magnet status recognition for a hospital?
A) Nursing is run by Magnet manager who makes decisions for the nursing units
,B) Nurses in Magnet hospitals make all of the decisions on the clinical units
C) Magnet is a term that is used to describe hospitals that are able to hire the nurses they need
D) Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in nursing practice -
correct answer ✔✔Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in
nursing practice
The nurse is working in a tertiary care setting. Which activity does the nurse perform while
providing tertiary care?
A) Conducting blood pressure screenings at a local food bank
B) Administering influenza vaccines for older adults at the local senior center
C) Inserting an indwelling catheter for a patient on a medical-surgical unit
D) Performing endotracheal suctioning for a patient of a ventilator in the medical ICU - correct
answer ✔✔D) Performing endotracheal suctions for a patient of a ventilator in the medical ICU
A nurse is providing restorative care to a patient following an extended hospitalization for an
acute illness. Which of the following is the most appropriate outcome for this patient's
restorative care?
A) Patient will be able to walk 200 ft without shortness of breath
B) Wound will heal without signs of infection
C) Patient will express concerns related to return home
D) Patient will identify strategies to improve sleep habits - correct answer ✔✔A) Patient will be
able to walk 200 ft without shortness of breath
Which of the following describe characteristics of an integrated health care system? (select all
that apply)
A) The focus is holistic
,B) Participating hospitals follow the same model of health care delivery
C) The system coordinates a continuum of services
D) The focus of health care providers is finding a cure for patients
E) Members of the health care team link electronically to use the EHR to share the patient's
health care record - correct answer ✔✔A) The focus is holistic
C) The system coordinates a continuum of services
E) Members of the health care team link electronically to use the EHR to share the patient's
health care record
The school nurse has been following a 9-year-old student who has shown behavioral problems
in class. The student acts out and does not follow teacher instructions. The nurse plans to meet
with the student's family to learn more about social determinants of health that might be
affecting the student. Which of the following potential social determinants should the nurse
assess? (Select all the apply)
A) The student's seating placement in the classroom
B) The level of support parents offer when the student completes homework
C) The level of violence in the family's neighborhood
D) The age at which the child first began having behavioral problems
E) The cultural values about education held by the family - correct answer ✔✔B) The level of
support parents offer when the student completes homework
C) The level of violence in the family's neighborhood
E) The cultural values about education held by the family
A nurse is assigned to care for an 82-year-old patient who will be transferred from the hospital
to a rehab center. The patient and her husband have selected the rehab center closest to their
home. The nurse learns that the patient will be discharged in 3 days and decides to make the
referral on the day of discharge. The nurse reviews the recommendations for physical therapy
and applies the information to the fall prevention strategies in the hospital. What discharge
planning action by the nurse has not been addressed correctly?
, A) Patient and family involvement in referral
B) Timing of referral
C) Incorporation of referral discipline recommendation into plan of care
D) Determination of discharge date - correct answer ✔✔B) Timing of referral
Which of the following are common barriers to effective discharge planning? (Select all that
apply)
A) Ineffective communication among providers
B) Lack of role clarity among health care team members
C) Number of hospital beds to manage patient volume
D) Patients' long-term disabilities
E) The patient's cultural background - correct answer ✔✔A) Ineffective communication among
providers
B) Lack of role clarity among health care team members
A nurse newly hired at a community hospital learns about intentional hourly rounding during
orientation. Which of the following are known evidence-based outcomes from intentional
rounding? (Select all that apply.)
A) Reduction in nurse staffing requirements
B) Improved patient satisfaction
C) Reduction in patient falls
D) Increased costs
E) Reduction in patient use of nurse call system - correct answer ✔✔B) Improved patient
satisfaction
C) Reduction in patient falls
