FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING POST-TEST QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
1.) Which of the following techniques is considered the best way to determine whether a
nasogastric tube is positioned in the stomach?
A. Aspirating with a syringe and checking pH of gastric contents
B. Irrigating with normal saline and observing for the return of the solution
C. Placing the tube's free end in water and observing for air bubbles
D. Instilling air and auscultating over the epigastric area for the presence of the tube -
CORRECT ANSWER -A. Aspirating with a syringe and checking pH of gastric contents.
2.) The health care provider order reads "aspirate nasogastric feeding (NG) tubes every
4 hours and check pH of aspirate." The pH of the aspirate is 10. Which action should
the nurse take?
A. Apply intermittent suction to the feeding tube
B. Hold the tube feeding and notify the provider
C. Administer the tube feeding as scheduled
D. Irrigate the tube with diet cola soda - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Hold the tube feeding
and notify the provider
3) What position will the nurse recommend to the patient during NGT insertion?
A. Semi-Fowler's Position
B. Trendelenburg
C. High Fowler's position
D. Left sim's lateral - CORRECT ANSWER -C. High Fowler's position
4) An appropriate technique for nasogastric tube insertion is for the nurse to:
A. Position the client supine
B. Ice the plastic tube
,C. Advance the tube while the client swallows
D. Measure the tube length from the nose to the sternum - CORRECT ANSWER -C.
Advance the tube while the client swallows
5) The physician orders nasogastric tube insertion to irrigate a client's stomach. Which
of the following insertion techniques would most likely make it more difficult for the
nurse to insert the tube?
A. Lubricating the tube with water-soluble lubricant
B. Asking the client to swallow while the tube is advanced to the stomach
C. Sitting the client upright in a Fowler's position
D. Having the client tilt the head toward the chest while inserting the tube into the nose.
- CORRECT ANSWER -D. Having the client tilt the head toward the chest while
inserting the tube into the nose.
6) What position will the nurse recommend to the patient during TPN administration?
A. Semi-Fowler's Position
B. Trendelenburg
C. High Fowler's position
D. Left sims lateral - CORRECT ANSWER -C. High Fowler's position
7) The most concentrated source of energy in the body is:
A. Protein
B. Carbohydrates
C. Fat
D. Macro minerals - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Fat
8) A nurse is preparing to feed the client with mild dysphagia. The nurse would do which
of the following to assist the client with swallowing?
A. Place the food on the tip of the client's tongue
, B. Provide foods that have a soft consistency
C. Use water to help the client swallow food in the mouth
D. Place the equivalent of 30 ml of food on the fork - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Provide
foods that have a soft consistency
9) A postoperative client is on a clear liquid diet, what of the following are allowed on a
clear liquid diet?
A. Ice cream, butter, yogurt, vegetable juices
B. Mashed potatoes, fish, bananas, vegetable juices
C. Gelatin, hard candy, tea, popsicles
D. Milk, gelatin, canned fruits, bread - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Gelatin, hard candy,
tea, popsicles
10) While the client has pulse oximeter on his fingertip, you notice that the sunlight is
shining on the area where the oximeter is : Your action will be to:
A. Set and turn on the alarm of the oximeter
B. Do nothing since there is no identified problem
C. Cover the fingertip sensor with a towel or bedsheet
D. Change the location of the sensor every four hours - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Cover
the fingertip sensor with a towel or bedsheet
11) For a client with CAL, a nurse anticipates the use of oxygen equipment?
A.Face tent
B. Face mask
C. Nasal cannula
D. Non Breathing mask - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Nasal cannula
12) Nurse Nikka is teaching a client on how to properly use an incentive spirometry to a
client. Teaching is effective if which of the following sequence is observed;
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
1.) Which of the following techniques is considered the best way to determine whether a
nasogastric tube is positioned in the stomach?
A. Aspirating with a syringe and checking pH of gastric contents
B. Irrigating with normal saline and observing for the return of the solution
C. Placing the tube's free end in water and observing for air bubbles
D. Instilling air and auscultating over the epigastric area for the presence of the tube -
CORRECT ANSWER -A. Aspirating with a syringe and checking pH of gastric contents.
2.) The health care provider order reads "aspirate nasogastric feeding (NG) tubes every
4 hours and check pH of aspirate." The pH of the aspirate is 10. Which action should
the nurse take?
A. Apply intermittent suction to the feeding tube
B. Hold the tube feeding and notify the provider
C. Administer the tube feeding as scheduled
D. Irrigate the tube with diet cola soda - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Hold the tube feeding
and notify the provider
3) What position will the nurse recommend to the patient during NGT insertion?
A. Semi-Fowler's Position
B. Trendelenburg
C. High Fowler's position
D. Left sim's lateral - CORRECT ANSWER -C. High Fowler's position
4) An appropriate technique for nasogastric tube insertion is for the nurse to:
A. Position the client supine
B. Ice the plastic tube
,C. Advance the tube while the client swallows
D. Measure the tube length from the nose to the sternum - CORRECT ANSWER -C.
Advance the tube while the client swallows
5) The physician orders nasogastric tube insertion to irrigate a client's stomach. Which
of the following insertion techniques would most likely make it more difficult for the
nurse to insert the tube?
A. Lubricating the tube with water-soluble lubricant
B. Asking the client to swallow while the tube is advanced to the stomach
C. Sitting the client upright in a Fowler's position
D. Having the client tilt the head toward the chest while inserting the tube into the nose.
- CORRECT ANSWER -D. Having the client tilt the head toward the chest while
inserting the tube into the nose.
6) What position will the nurse recommend to the patient during TPN administration?
A. Semi-Fowler's Position
B. Trendelenburg
C. High Fowler's position
D. Left sims lateral - CORRECT ANSWER -C. High Fowler's position
7) The most concentrated source of energy in the body is:
A. Protein
B. Carbohydrates
C. Fat
D. Macro minerals - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Fat
8) A nurse is preparing to feed the client with mild dysphagia. The nurse would do which
of the following to assist the client with swallowing?
A. Place the food on the tip of the client's tongue
, B. Provide foods that have a soft consistency
C. Use water to help the client swallow food in the mouth
D. Place the equivalent of 30 ml of food on the fork - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Provide
foods that have a soft consistency
9) A postoperative client is on a clear liquid diet, what of the following are allowed on a
clear liquid diet?
A. Ice cream, butter, yogurt, vegetable juices
B. Mashed potatoes, fish, bananas, vegetable juices
C. Gelatin, hard candy, tea, popsicles
D. Milk, gelatin, canned fruits, bread - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Gelatin, hard candy,
tea, popsicles
10) While the client has pulse oximeter on his fingertip, you notice that the sunlight is
shining on the area where the oximeter is : Your action will be to:
A. Set and turn on the alarm of the oximeter
B. Do nothing since there is no identified problem
C. Cover the fingertip sensor with a towel or bedsheet
D. Change the location of the sensor every four hours - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Cover
the fingertip sensor with a towel or bedsheet
11) For a client with CAL, a nurse anticipates the use of oxygen equipment?
A.Face tent
B. Face mask
C. Nasal cannula
D. Non Breathing mask - CORRECT ANSWER -C. Nasal cannula
12) Nurse Nikka is teaching a client on how to properly use an incentive spirometry to a
client. Teaching is effective if which of the following sequence is observed;
