NURSING FUNDAMENTALS
FINAL EXAM 2026\2027
1. You enter a residents room and the resident has a new onset
bedsore. You feel you need to document this in the medical
record but also have a discussion with the nurse. Where would
you opt to have this discussion?
a. In the patients room
b. In the hallway with the family
c. In private
d. At the local bar - CORRECT ANSWER -C
2. To prevent shampoo from getting into your residents eyes, you
should:
a. Use a hand held nozzle
b. Use dry shampoo
c. Rinse the hair throughly
d. Use a washcloth to cover the eyes - CORRECT ANSWER -D
,3. Bath water temperature should be at what temperature:
a. 110- 115 degrees F
b. 110- 120 degrees F
c. 105 degrees F
d. 105- 109 degrees F - CORRECT ANSWER -A
4. The word ACUTE when used to define illness means:
a. an illness for which there is no reasonable expectation of
recovery
b. an ongoing illness for which there is no cure
c. a sudden onset to an illness
d. an illness that is gradual - CORRECT ANSWER -C
5. In your role as a nursing assistant, you are able to:
a. You can take verbal orders over the phone from doctors
b. Give medications
c. Insert a foley in the patients vagina or penis
, d. Report changes in the residents condition to the nurse -
CORRECT ANSWER -D
6. An assisted living facility provides all of the following except:
a. Housing
b. Personal care
c. Social activities
d. 24 hour skilled nursing care - CORRECT ANSWER -D
7. Those persons who provide basic nursing care under the
supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse
are:
a. Licensed practical nurse
b. Case managers
c. Assistive personnel
d. The "health care team" - CORRECT ANSWER -C
8. A federal insurance plan providing benefits for older persons
and some younger persons with disabilities is called:
, a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield
d. Coventry - CORRECT ANSWER -B
9. Which nursing care pattern focuses on tasks and jobs?
a. Functional nursing
b. Team nursing
c. Primary nursing
d. Care management - CORRECT ANSWER -A
10. You promote quality of life by:
a. Delegating tasks to your coworkers
b. Making sure you bring your resident chocolate and
Starbucks
c. Doing everything for the patient, they don't need to lift a
finger
FINAL EXAM 2026\2027
1. You enter a residents room and the resident has a new onset
bedsore. You feel you need to document this in the medical
record but also have a discussion with the nurse. Where would
you opt to have this discussion?
a. In the patients room
b. In the hallway with the family
c. In private
d. At the local bar - CORRECT ANSWER -C
2. To prevent shampoo from getting into your residents eyes, you
should:
a. Use a hand held nozzle
b. Use dry shampoo
c. Rinse the hair throughly
d. Use a washcloth to cover the eyes - CORRECT ANSWER -D
,3. Bath water temperature should be at what temperature:
a. 110- 115 degrees F
b. 110- 120 degrees F
c. 105 degrees F
d. 105- 109 degrees F - CORRECT ANSWER -A
4. The word ACUTE when used to define illness means:
a. an illness for which there is no reasonable expectation of
recovery
b. an ongoing illness for which there is no cure
c. a sudden onset to an illness
d. an illness that is gradual - CORRECT ANSWER -C
5. In your role as a nursing assistant, you are able to:
a. You can take verbal orders over the phone from doctors
b. Give medications
c. Insert a foley in the patients vagina or penis
, d. Report changes in the residents condition to the nurse -
CORRECT ANSWER -D
6. An assisted living facility provides all of the following except:
a. Housing
b. Personal care
c. Social activities
d. 24 hour skilled nursing care - CORRECT ANSWER -D
7. Those persons who provide basic nursing care under the
supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse
are:
a. Licensed practical nurse
b. Case managers
c. Assistive personnel
d. The "health care team" - CORRECT ANSWER -C
8. A federal insurance plan providing benefits for older persons
and some younger persons with disabilities is called:
, a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield
d. Coventry - CORRECT ANSWER -B
9. Which nursing care pattern focuses on tasks and jobs?
a. Functional nursing
b. Team nursing
c. Primary nursing
d. Care management - CORRECT ANSWER -A
10. You promote quality of life by:
a. Delegating tasks to your coworkers
b. Making sure you bring your resident chocolate and
Starbucks
c. Doing everything for the patient, they don't need to lift a
finger
