PN1 – Exam 1, 2026 – Study guide and practice material
what would the nurse expect to NOT find in a person with osteoarthritis - correct answer ✔✔
symmetrical joint involvement
What do you give for a person experiencing an acute attack of gout - correct answer ✔✔
Colchicine
Forward curvature of the thoracic spine - correct answer ✔✔ kyphosis
What nursing intervention has the greatest likelihood of minimizing the risk of injury for a client
who frequently gets out of bed at night to go to the bathroom? - correct answer ✔✔
illuminating the pathway to the bathroom
A person tells the nurse that he has been having increased difficulty walking and has reduced
ROM in both him, what is the nurse suspecting of this person? - correct answer ✔✔ Loss of
elasticity of the ligaments and tendons
What statement said by a newly hired nurse indicates she needs further teaching? - correct
answer ✔✔ My line of gravity should fall outside by base of support
A person is angry, yelling, cursing, and waving his arms when the nurse comes to the treatment
cubicle. What action should the nurse take - correct answer ✔✔ stay between the patient and
the door, keep the door open
A patient is being discharged and the patient is week and the nurse says he is weak because -
correct answer ✔✔ of your immobility in the hospital, this is known as deconditioning
, The goal of the joint commissions national Speak Up campaign is to - correct answer ✔✔
prevent health care errors
The best way to prevent skin breakdown on a person who is frail, malnourished, immobile is -
correct answer ✔✔ repo every 2 hours
What information should the nurse give a patient when explaining constipation - correct answer
✔✔ immobility often causes constipation
What question does the nurse ask to determine the radiation of pain - correct answer ✔✔ does
the pain move to another area from your knees
What should a nurse do when she gives a client the wrong medication - correct answer ✔✔
assess the client
Rank the order correctly 1. Activate the fire alarm 2. More the patients out of the room 3. Close
all windows and doors 4. Put out the fire using the proper extinguisher - correct answer ✔✔ -2-
1-3-4
A nurse is caring for a quadriplegic patient, what treatment would the nurse perform to
decreased the risk of joint contracture and promote joint mobility - correct answer ✔✔ passive
ROM
Sentinel event is - correct answer ✔✔ signals the need for immediate investigation and
response
A person trying to get out of bed and the nurse is unable to reorient him, what should the nurse
now do - correct answer ✔✔ provide comfort measures
a culture of safety in a health care organization include - correct answer ✔✔ communication
what would the nurse expect to NOT find in a person with osteoarthritis - correct answer ✔✔
symmetrical joint involvement
What do you give for a person experiencing an acute attack of gout - correct answer ✔✔
Colchicine
Forward curvature of the thoracic spine - correct answer ✔✔ kyphosis
What nursing intervention has the greatest likelihood of minimizing the risk of injury for a client
who frequently gets out of bed at night to go to the bathroom? - correct answer ✔✔
illuminating the pathway to the bathroom
A person tells the nurse that he has been having increased difficulty walking and has reduced
ROM in both him, what is the nurse suspecting of this person? - correct answer ✔✔ Loss of
elasticity of the ligaments and tendons
What statement said by a newly hired nurse indicates she needs further teaching? - correct
answer ✔✔ My line of gravity should fall outside by base of support
A person is angry, yelling, cursing, and waving his arms when the nurse comes to the treatment
cubicle. What action should the nurse take - correct answer ✔✔ stay between the patient and
the door, keep the door open
A patient is being discharged and the patient is week and the nurse says he is weak because -
correct answer ✔✔ of your immobility in the hospital, this is known as deconditioning
, The goal of the joint commissions national Speak Up campaign is to - correct answer ✔✔
prevent health care errors
The best way to prevent skin breakdown on a person who is frail, malnourished, immobile is -
correct answer ✔✔ repo every 2 hours
What information should the nurse give a patient when explaining constipation - correct answer
✔✔ immobility often causes constipation
What question does the nurse ask to determine the radiation of pain - correct answer ✔✔ does
the pain move to another area from your knees
What should a nurse do when she gives a client the wrong medication - correct answer ✔✔
assess the client
Rank the order correctly 1. Activate the fire alarm 2. More the patients out of the room 3. Close
all windows and doors 4. Put out the fire using the proper extinguisher - correct answer ✔✔ -2-
1-3-4
A nurse is caring for a quadriplegic patient, what treatment would the nurse perform to
decreased the risk of joint contracture and promote joint mobility - correct answer ✔✔ passive
ROM
Sentinel event is - correct answer ✔✔ signals the need for immediate investigation and
response
A person trying to get out of bed and the nurse is unable to reorient him, what should the nurse
now do - correct answer ✔✔ provide comfort measures
a culture of safety in a health care organization include - correct answer ✔✔ communication
