NR 229 NR229 FUNDAMENTALS – SKILLS (MILITARY TO
BSN) MIDTERM PRACTICE EXAM VERSION 1 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLUS RATIONALES|
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NR229 Fundamentals – Skills Midterm Practice Exam (Version 1)
Question Answer Options Correct Answer & Rationale
a) Gloves, gown, mask,
c) Gown, mask, goggles, gloves
goggles
Rationale: The correct sequence is
1. What is the correct b) Gown, gloves, mask,
gown first, then mask or respirato
order of donning personal goggles
followed by goggles or face shield
protective equipment c) Gown, mask, goggles,
and finally gloves to ensure prope
(PPE)? gloves
protection and minimize
d) Mask, gown, gloves,
contamination risk .
goggles
b) 20 seconds
2. When performing hand Rationale: According to CDC
a) 5 seconds
hygiene, what is the guidelines, rubbing hands with
b) 20 seconds
minimum time you should alcohol-based sanitizer for at least
c) 40 seconds
rub your hands with seconds is effective in killing most
d) 1 minute
alcohol-based sanitizer? germs and ensuring proper hand
hygiene .
,Question Answer Options Correct Answer & Rationale
a) Attempt to extinguish c) Remove patients from immedia
the fire immediately danger
b) Close all doors to Rationale: The first priority is to
3. What is the first action
contain the fire remove patients and yourself from
when you discover a fire in
c) Remove patients from immediate danger to prevent inju
a patient care area?
immediate danger or death. Other steps follow the R
d) Call the fire protocol (Rescue, Alarm, Contain,
department Extinguish) .
a) Ventrogluteal
a) Ventrogluteal Rationale: The ventrogluteal site is
4. What is the appropriate
b) Deltoid preferred for IM injections in adul
site for an intramuscular
c) Vastus lateralis because it is free of major nerves a
(IM) injection for an adult?
d) Dorsogluteal blood vessels, reducing the risk of
injury .
a) Keep the bed in the
highest position
b) Place the call light within reach
5. A patient is at high risk b) Place the call light
Rationale: Keeping the call light
for falls. Which within reach
within reach allows the patient to
intervention is most c) Dim the lights at night
summon help easily, reducing the
appropriate? to promote sleep
of falls .
d) Encourage family to
stay with the patient
a) Wrap the cuff tightly b) Place the cuff over the brachia
6. Which technique is over clothing artery
correct for measuring b) Place the cuff over Rationale: The cuff bladder must b
blood pressure using a the brachial artery centered over the brachial artery f
manual cuff? c) Inflate the cuff to 200 an accurate reading .
mmHg regardless of
, Question Answer Options Correct Answer & Rationale
baseline
d) Deflate the cuff slowly
at 10 mmHg per second
b) Every 2 hours
a) Every 1 hour Rationale: Regular repositioning
7. How often should a
b) Every 2 hours every 2 hours reduces prolonged
patient who is immobile
c) Every 3 hours pressure on bony prominences,
be repositioned?
d) Every 4 hours preventing skin breakdown and
pressure ulcers .
a) Ask the patient if they
recognize their
medication
c) Check the patient’s ID band and
b) Verify the patient’s
ask the patient to state their full
room number
name and birth date
8. Which of the following c) Check the patient’s ID
Rationale: Proper patient
is the correct way to band and ask the patient
identification requires at least two
identify a patient before to state their full name
identifiers such as name and date
administering medication? and birth date
birth verified via ID band and patie
d) Compare the
confirmation to ensure medication
medication label with
safety .
the patient’s electronic
health record and ID
band
a) To reduce the number
9. What is the purpose of b) To eliminate all microorganism
of microorganisms to a
using the sterile from an area
safe level
technique? Rationale: Sterile technique aims t
b) To eliminate all
create and maintain an environme
microorganisms from an
BSN) MIDTERM PRACTICE EXAM VERSION 1 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PLUS RATIONALES|
GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST UPDATE | CHAMBERLAIN
UNIVERSITY
NR229 Fundamentals – Skills Midterm Practice Exam (Version 1)
Question Answer Options Correct Answer & Rationale
a) Gloves, gown, mask,
c) Gown, mask, goggles, gloves
goggles
Rationale: The correct sequence is
1. What is the correct b) Gown, gloves, mask,
gown first, then mask or respirato
order of donning personal goggles
followed by goggles or face shield
protective equipment c) Gown, mask, goggles,
and finally gloves to ensure prope
(PPE)? gloves
protection and minimize
d) Mask, gown, gloves,
contamination risk .
goggles
b) 20 seconds
2. When performing hand Rationale: According to CDC
a) 5 seconds
hygiene, what is the guidelines, rubbing hands with
b) 20 seconds
minimum time you should alcohol-based sanitizer for at least
c) 40 seconds
rub your hands with seconds is effective in killing most
d) 1 minute
alcohol-based sanitizer? germs and ensuring proper hand
hygiene .
,Question Answer Options Correct Answer & Rationale
a) Attempt to extinguish c) Remove patients from immedia
the fire immediately danger
b) Close all doors to Rationale: The first priority is to
3. What is the first action
contain the fire remove patients and yourself from
when you discover a fire in
c) Remove patients from immediate danger to prevent inju
a patient care area?
immediate danger or death. Other steps follow the R
d) Call the fire protocol (Rescue, Alarm, Contain,
department Extinguish) .
a) Ventrogluteal
a) Ventrogluteal Rationale: The ventrogluteal site is
4. What is the appropriate
b) Deltoid preferred for IM injections in adul
site for an intramuscular
c) Vastus lateralis because it is free of major nerves a
(IM) injection for an adult?
d) Dorsogluteal blood vessels, reducing the risk of
injury .
a) Keep the bed in the
highest position
b) Place the call light within reach
5. A patient is at high risk b) Place the call light
Rationale: Keeping the call light
for falls. Which within reach
within reach allows the patient to
intervention is most c) Dim the lights at night
summon help easily, reducing the
appropriate? to promote sleep
of falls .
d) Encourage family to
stay with the patient
a) Wrap the cuff tightly b) Place the cuff over the brachia
6. Which technique is over clothing artery
correct for measuring b) Place the cuff over Rationale: The cuff bladder must b
blood pressure using a the brachial artery centered over the brachial artery f
manual cuff? c) Inflate the cuff to 200 an accurate reading .
mmHg regardless of
, Question Answer Options Correct Answer & Rationale
baseline
d) Deflate the cuff slowly
at 10 mmHg per second
b) Every 2 hours
a) Every 1 hour Rationale: Regular repositioning
7. How often should a
b) Every 2 hours every 2 hours reduces prolonged
patient who is immobile
c) Every 3 hours pressure on bony prominences,
be repositioned?
d) Every 4 hours preventing skin breakdown and
pressure ulcers .
a) Ask the patient if they
recognize their
medication
c) Check the patient’s ID band and
b) Verify the patient’s
ask the patient to state their full
room number
name and birth date
8. Which of the following c) Check the patient’s ID
Rationale: Proper patient
is the correct way to band and ask the patient
identification requires at least two
identify a patient before to state their full name
identifiers such as name and date
administering medication? and birth date
birth verified via ID band and patie
d) Compare the
confirmation to ensure medication
medication label with
safety .
the patient’s electronic
health record and ID
band
a) To reduce the number
9. What is the purpose of b) To eliminate all microorganism
of microorganisms to a
using the sterile from an area
safe level
technique? Rationale: Sterile technique aims t
b) To eliminate all
create and maintain an environme
microorganisms from an
