NR 224 FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONALES 2026 Q&A | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF.
Core Domains
• Infection Control and Asepsis
• Safety and Patient Handling
• Vital Signs and Physical Assessment
• Medication Administration
• Legal and Ethical Principles
• Prioritization and Clinical Judgment
• Basic Care and Comfort
• Documentation and Communication
Introduction
This comprehensive examination assesses the foundational nursing
knowledge required for Chamberlain University NR 224 Fundamentals
of Nursing. It evaluates understanding of infection control, patient
safety, medication administration, and clinical judgment. Questions
emphasize prioritization, legal-ethical principles, and evidence-based
practice. The examination prepares nursing students for ATI proctored
assessments and NCLEX-RN success. Successful completion
demonstrates competency in safe, patient-centered nursing care.
1. A nurse observes an assistive personnel reprimanding a client for
not using the urinal properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper
on him if he does not use the urinal more carefully next time. Which
of the following torts is the AP committing?
A. Battery
,B. Assault
C. False imprisonment
D. Negligence
Correct answer: B. Assault
RATIONALE: Assault is the threat of harmful or offensive contact.
The AP's threat to put a diaper on the client constitutes assault.
2. A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who tells the nurse
that he is thinking about leaving the hospital against medical advice.
The nurse believes that this is not in the client's best interest, so she
prepares to administer PRN sedative medication the client has not
requested along with his usual medication. Which of the following
types of tort is the nurse about to commit?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Negligence
Correct answer: C. False imprisonment
RATIONALE: False imprisonment is the unjustified restraint of a
person without legal warrant. The nurse would be restraining the client's
freedom of movement.
3. A nurse is caring for a patient with Clostridium difficile infection.
Which action is most effective in preventing the spread of this
organism?
A. Using alcohol-based hand sanitizer before and after patient contact
,B. Performing hand hygiene with soap and water
C. Wearing gloves only during direct patient care
D. Placing the patient in a negative-pressure room
Correct answer: B. Performing hand hygiene with soap and water
RATIONALE: C. difficile spores are resistant to alcohol. Soap and
water physically removes the spores from the hands and is the required
method of hand hygiene for this organism.
4. A nurse is preparing to don personal protective equipment (PPE)
to enter a patient's room on droplet precautions. Which sequence is
correct?
A. Gloves, gown, mask, eye protection
B. Gown, mask, eye protection, gloves
C. Mask, gloves, gown, eye protection
D. Eye protection, mask, gown, gloves
Correct answer: B. Gown, mask, eye protection, gloves
RATIONALE: The correct sequence for donning PPE is gown first,
then mask/respirator, eye protection, and gloves last. Gloves are the
outermost layer and should be donned last.
5. A nurse is removing PPE after caring for a patient on contact
precautions. Which piece of PPE should be removed first?
A. Mask
B. Gown
C. Gloves
, D. Eye protection
Correct answer: C. Gloves
RATIONALE: Gloves are the most contaminated piece of PPE and
should be removed first. The mask/respirator should be removed last,
after leaving the patient's room.
6. A nurse is preparing a sterile field. Which action indicates correct
technique?
A. Placing sterile items on the outer edge of the sterile field
B. Opening sterile packages toward the body
C. Keeping the sterile field within the line of sight at all times
D. Placing the sterile field on a wet surface
Correct answer: C. Keeping the sterile field within the line of sight
at all times
RATIONALE: A sterile field must always be kept in direct line of
sight; if the nurse turns away or the field goes below waist level, it is
considered contaminated.
7. A nurse is preparing to perform a sterile procedure. Which action
breaks the principles of surgical asepsis?
A. Keeping the sterile field above waist level
B. Turning the back toward the sterile field to grab a trash can
C. Opening the outermost flap of a sterile kit away from the body
D. Maintaining a 1-inch border around the edge as contaminated
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) PLUS
RATIONALES 2026 Q&A | INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF.
Core Domains
• Infection Control and Asepsis
• Safety and Patient Handling
• Vital Signs and Physical Assessment
• Medication Administration
• Legal and Ethical Principles
• Prioritization and Clinical Judgment
• Basic Care and Comfort
• Documentation and Communication
Introduction
This comprehensive examination assesses the foundational nursing
knowledge required for Chamberlain University NR 224 Fundamentals
of Nursing. It evaluates understanding of infection control, patient
safety, medication administration, and clinical judgment. Questions
emphasize prioritization, legal-ethical principles, and evidence-based
practice. The examination prepares nursing students for ATI proctored
assessments and NCLEX-RN success. Successful completion
demonstrates competency in safe, patient-centered nursing care.
1. A nurse observes an assistive personnel reprimanding a client for
not using the urinal properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper
on him if he does not use the urinal more carefully next time. Which
of the following torts is the AP committing?
A. Battery
,B. Assault
C. False imprisonment
D. Negligence
Correct answer: B. Assault
RATIONALE: Assault is the threat of harmful or offensive contact.
The AP's threat to put a diaper on the client constitutes assault.
2. A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who tells the nurse
that he is thinking about leaving the hospital against medical advice.
The nurse believes that this is not in the client's best interest, so she
prepares to administer PRN sedative medication the client has not
requested along with his usual medication. Which of the following
types of tort is the nurse about to commit?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Negligence
Correct answer: C. False imprisonment
RATIONALE: False imprisonment is the unjustified restraint of a
person without legal warrant. The nurse would be restraining the client's
freedom of movement.
3. A nurse is caring for a patient with Clostridium difficile infection.
Which action is most effective in preventing the spread of this
organism?
A. Using alcohol-based hand sanitizer before and after patient contact
,B. Performing hand hygiene with soap and water
C. Wearing gloves only during direct patient care
D. Placing the patient in a negative-pressure room
Correct answer: B. Performing hand hygiene with soap and water
RATIONALE: C. difficile spores are resistant to alcohol. Soap and
water physically removes the spores from the hands and is the required
method of hand hygiene for this organism.
4. A nurse is preparing to don personal protective equipment (PPE)
to enter a patient's room on droplet precautions. Which sequence is
correct?
A. Gloves, gown, mask, eye protection
B. Gown, mask, eye protection, gloves
C. Mask, gloves, gown, eye protection
D. Eye protection, mask, gown, gloves
Correct answer: B. Gown, mask, eye protection, gloves
RATIONALE: The correct sequence for donning PPE is gown first,
then mask/respirator, eye protection, and gloves last. Gloves are the
outermost layer and should be donned last.
5. A nurse is removing PPE after caring for a patient on contact
precautions. Which piece of PPE should be removed first?
A. Mask
B. Gown
C. Gloves
, D. Eye protection
Correct answer: C. Gloves
RATIONALE: Gloves are the most contaminated piece of PPE and
should be removed first. The mask/respirator should be removed last,
after leaving the patient's room.
6. A nurse is preparing a sterile field. Which action indicates correct
technique?
A. Placing sterile items on the outer edge of the sterile field
B. Opening sterile packages toward the body
C. Keeping the sterile field within the line of sight at all times
D. Placing the sterile field on a wet surface
Correct answer: C. Keeping the sterile field within the line of sight
at all times
RATIONALE: A sterile field must always be kept in direct line of
sight; if the nurse turns away or the field goes below waist level, it is
considered contaminated.
7. A nurse is preparing to perform a sterile procedure. Which action
breaks the principles of surgical asepsis?
A. Keeping the sterile field above waist level
B. Turning the back toward the sterile field to grab a trash can
C. Opening the outermost flap of a sterile kit away from the body
D. Maintaining a 1-inch border around the edge as contaminated
