VN15 Fundamentals of Nursing Mid-Term
Study Guide Exam Questions and Answers
with Verified Solutions | Latest Updated 2026
Why are range of motion exercises Assess joint flexibility before initiating an
performed on patients? exercise
program, maintain joint mobility and
flexibility,
prevent ankylosis, stretch joints before
performing
more strenuous activities, and elevate the
client's
response to a therapeutic exercise
program
What is ankylosis? The permanent loss of joint movement
What is the technique used fro Draw a single line across the mistake and
when inital
recording an error made in
handwritten documentation?
You are a nurse responding to a Pull thr fire alarm
call
bell and find another nurse
evacuating the client from the
room
because the room is on fire. What
action should you take first?
, A nurse is caring for a client with Phantom limb pain
an
amputated limb. The client tells the
nurse that he has a burning
sensation
in his amputated limb. How should
the nurse document this pain?
What are some signs that confirm When the wound is tender, red, swollen,
the draining
need to obtain a wound culture? fluid or pus, and slow to heal
A nurse is cleansing the skin and Purulent drainage
tissue around the pin site of a
client.
Which of the following signs
confirm
the need to obtain wound culture
A nurse is assessing a client with Increase in heart rate, respiratory rate, and
severe pain. What are some signs blood
and symptoms of severe pain? pressure; along with diaphoresis
(sweating), pallor,
dry mouth, restlessness, nausea, and
anxiety
How many mLs should a nurse Administer 5 mL
administer with a simple mask?
Study Guide Exam Questions and Answers
with Verified Solutions | Latest Updated 2026
Why are range of motion exercises Assess joint flexibility before initiating an
performed on patients? exercise
program, maintain joint mobility and
flexibility,
prevent ankylosis, stretch joints before
performing
more strenuous activities, and elevate the
client's
response to a therapeutic exercise
program
What is ankylosis? The permanent loss of joint movement
What is the technique used fro Draw a single line across the mistake and
when inital
recording an error made in
handwritten documentation?
You are a nurse responding to a Pull thr fire alarm
call
bell and find another nurse
evacuating the client from the
room
because the room is on fire. What
action should you take first?
, A nurse is caring for a client with Phantom limb pain
an
amputated limb. The client tells the
nurse that he has a burning
sensation
in his amputated limb. How should
the nurse document this pain?
What are some signs that confirm When the wound is tender, red, swollen,
the draining
need to obtain a wound culture? fluid or pus, and slow to heal
A nurse is cleansing the skin and Purulent drainage
tissue around the pin site of a
client.
Which of the following signs
confirm
the need to obtain wound culture
A nurse is assessing a client with Increase in heart rate, respiratory rate, and
severe pain. What are some signs blood
and symptoms of severe pain? pressure; along with diaphoresis
(sweating), pallor,
dry mouth, restlessness, nausea, and
anxiety
How many mLs should a nurse Administer 5 mL
administer with a simple mask?
