FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING EXAM 4 |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A young woman who is pregnant with a fetus exposed to multiple teratogens consents to
have her fetus undergo serial PUBS (percutaneous umbilical blood sampling) to examine
how exposure affects the fetus over time. Although these tests will not improve the fetus
outcomes and will expose it to some risks, the information gathered may help infants in
the future. Which ethical principle is at greatest risk?
CORRECT ANSWER
Non maleficence
Question 2
A nurse argues that we need to reform our health care system because we have a large
number of people who are uninsured and end up needing expensive emergent care when
low-cost measures could have prevented their illnesses. What ethical framework is she
using to make this case?
CORRECT ANSWER
Utilitarianism
Question 3
Which issue has increased the attention paid to quality of life concerns in recent history?
CORRECT ANSWER
National movement regarding disabled persons
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, Question 4
Which patient is most likely to have difficulty with the ethical concept of autonomy?
CORRECT ANSWER
78-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis
Question 5
A patient describes practicing a complementary and alternative therapy involving
concentrating and controlling his respiratory rate and pattern, recognizing that breath
work is to yoga as
CORRECT ANSWER
Reiki therapy is to therapeutic touch.
Question 6
A teen with an anxiety disorder is referred for biofeedback because her parents do not
want her on anxiolytics. The nurse recognizes that the teen understands her health
education on biofeedback when she states, Biofeedback will
CORRECT ANSWER
Help me with my thoughts, feelings, and physiological responses to stress.
Question 7
A 70-year-old patient is newly admitted to a skilled nursing facility with the diagnoses of
Alzheimers dementia, lipidemia, and hypertension, and a history of pulmonary embolism.
Medications brought on admission included lisinopril, hydrochlorothiazide, warfarin, low-
dose aspirin, ginkgo biloba, and echinacea. The nurse contacts the patients medical
provider over which potential drug-drug interaction?
CORRECT ANSWER
Warfarin and ginkgo biloba
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A young woman who is pregnant with a fetus exposed to multiple teratogens consents to
have her fetus undergo serial PUBS (percutaneous umbilical blood sampling) to examine
how exposure affects the fetus over time. Although these tests will not improve the fetus
outcomes and will expose it to some risks, the information gathered may help infants in
the future. Which ethical principle is at greatest risk?
CORRECT ANSWER
Non maleficence
Question 2
A nurse argues that we need to reform our health care system because we have a large
number of people who are uninsured and end up needing expensive emergent care when
low-cost measures could have prevented their illnesses. What ethical framework is she
using to make this case?
CORRECT ANSWER
Utilitarianism
Question 3
Which issue has increased the attention paid to quality of life concerns in recent history?
CORRECT ANSWER
National movement regarding disabled persons
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, Question 4
Which patient is most likely to have difficulty with the ethical concept of autonomy?
CORRECT ANSWER
78-year-old patient with rheumatoid arthritis
Question 5
A patient describes practicing a complementary and alternative therapy involving
concentrating and controlling his respiratory rate and pattern, recognizing that breath
work is to yoga as
CORRECT ANSWER
Reiki therapy is to therapeutic touch.
Question 6
A teen with an anxiety disorder is referred for biofeedback because her parents do not
want her on anxiolytics. The nurse recognizes that the teen understands her health
education on biofeedback when she states, Biofeedback will
CORRECT ANSWER
Help me with my thoughts, feelings, and physiological responses to stress.
Question 7
A 70-year-old patient is newly admitted to a skilled nursing facility with the diagnoses of
Alzheimers dementia, lipidemia, and hypertension, and a history of pulmonary embolism.
Medications brought on admission included lisinopril, hydrochlorothiazide, warfarin, low-
dose aspirin, ginkgo biloba, and echinacea. The nurse contacts the patients medical
provider over which potential drug-drug interaction?
CORRECT ANSWER
Warfarin and ginkgo biloba
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