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This comprehensive Fundamentals of Nursing and Health Assessment question bank contains over 150 meticulously selected practice questions with verified correct answers and detailed rationales. This latest 2026 edition covers all essential nursing fundamentals including standard precautions, vital signs measurement, body mechanics, patient positioning, infection control, medication administration, the nursing process, and comprehensive health assessment techniques. Each question includes thorough explanations that help you understand the reasoning behind correct answers, making this an invaluable study resource for nursing students preparing for the NCLEX-RN licensure examination, nursing school course exams, or comprehensive finals. The document covers critical topics such as physical assessment techniques (inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation), cranial nerve assessment, pain management, wound care, geriatric nursing considerations, and pediatric nursing principles. Perfect for nursing students at all levels, this graded A+ resource provides extensive practice with realistic exam questions. Topics include abdominal assessment sequence, cardiac assessment, respiratory assessment, neurological examination, medication calculations, and therapeutic communication. All answers are verified and supported by evidence-based nursing practice standards.

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1. Using the principles of standard precautions, the nurse would wear gloves in what
nursing interventions?


A. Providing a back massage
B. Feeding a client
C. Providing hair care
D. Providing oral hygiene


2. The nurse is preparing to take vital sign in an alert client admitted to the hospital
with dehydration secondary to vomiting and diarrhea. What is the best method used
to assess the client’s temperature?


A. Oral
B. Axillary
C. Radial
D. Heat sensitive tape


3. A nurse obtained a client’s pulse and found the rate to be above normal. The
nurse document these findings as:


A. Tachypnea
B. Hyperpyrexia
C. Arrhythmia
D. Tachycardia


4. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to use a wide base support
when assisting a client to get up in a chair?


A. Bend at the waist and place arms under the client’s arms and lift
B. Face the client, bend knees and place hands on client’s forearm and lift
C. Spread his or her feet apart
D. Tighten his or her pelvic muscles

,5. A client had oral surgery following a motor vehicle accident. The nurse assessing
the client finds the skin flushed and warm. Which of the following would be the best
method to take the client’s body temperature?


A. Oral
B. Axillary
C. Arterial line
D. Rectal


6. A client who is unconscious needs frequent mouth care. When performing a
mouth care, the best position of a client is:


A. Fowler’s position
B. Side lying
C. Supine
D. Trendelenburg


7. A client is hospitalized for the first time, which of the following actions ensure the
safety of the client?


A. Keep unnecessary furniture out of the way
B. Keep the lights on at all time
C. Keep side rails up at all time
D. Keep all equipment out of view


8. A walk-in client enters into the clinic with a chief complaint of
abdominal pain and diarrhea. The nurse takes the client’s vital sign hereafter. What
phrase of nursing process is being implemented here by the nurse?


A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis

,C. Planning
D. Implementation


9. It is best describe as a systematic, rational method of planning and providing
nursing care for individual, families, group and community


A. Assessment
B. Nursing Process
C. Diagnosis
D. Implementation


10. Exchange of gases takes place in which of the following organ?


A. Kidney
B. Lungs
C. Liver
D. Heart


11. The chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs is the:


A. Left atrium
B. Right atrium
C. Left ventricle
D. Right ventricle


12. A muscular enlarge pouch or sac that lies slightly to the left which is used for
temporary storage of food…


A. Gallbladder
B. Urinary bladder
C. Stomach
D. Lungs

, 13. The ability of the body to defend itself against scientific invading agent such as
baceria, toxin, viruses and foreign body


A. Hormones
B. Secretion
C. Immunity
D. Glands


14. Hormones secreted by Islets of Langerhans


A. Progesterone
B. Testosterone
C. Insulin
D. Hemoglobin


15. It is a transparent membrane that focuses the light that enters the eyes to the
retina.


A. Lens
B. Sclera
C. Cornea
D. Pupils


16. Which of the following is included in Orem’s theory?


A. Maintenance of a sufficient intake of air
B. Self perception
C. Love and belongingness
D. Physiologic needs


17. Which of the following cluster of data belong to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

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