CMS Fundamentals Practice A 2025
Questions and Answers
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about health promotion with a group of young adult clients. Which
of the following information should the nurse include? - ANSWER✔✔-Young adults should receive
a dental assessment every 6 months
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a potassium supplement. The client tells the
nurse that the pill is too large to swallow and refuses to take it. The nurse offers to break the pill into
smaller pieces. The nurse is demonstrating which of the following ethical principles? -
ANSWER✔✔-Beneficence
A client who has advanced cancer tells the nurse that they have a difficult time talking to anyone
about the illness. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to encourage therapeutic
communications? - ANSWER✔✔-Let the client know that, as their nurse, they are available and
willing to listen
A nurse has delegated various client care tasks to the assistive personnel (AP) on the care team.
Which of the following actions by the Ap should the nurse identify as correct? - ANSWER✔✔-
Donning a mask to measure the vital signs of a client who has pertussis
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, A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and is experiencing nausea and vomiting. The
nurse should identify which of the following findings as indication that the client has fluid volume
deficit? (Select all that apply? - ANSWER✔✔-- cool extremities
- orthostatic hypotension
- flat neck veins
A nurse is taking notes of client information on a piece of paper while receiving report. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take to dispose of the paper? - ANSWER✔✔-Shred the
paper in a secure container
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about the use of crutches. Which of the following
actions by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER✔✔-The client
advances the unaffected leg first while climbing stairs
A nurse is providing wound care for a group of clients. Which of the following wounds should the
nurse identify as healing by secondary intention? - ANSWER✔✔-A stage 3 pressure injury on the
coccyx
A nurse is preparing to administer a topical medication to a client. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - ANSWER✔✔-Compare the label of the medication container with the
medication administration record three times
A nurse is reinforcing preoperative teaching with a client about how to turn, cough, and deep
breathe. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
- ANSWER✔✔-"This can help prevent pneumonia"
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Questions and Answers
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about health promotion with a group of young adult clients. Which
of the following information should the nurse include? - ANSWER✔✔-Young adults should receive
a dental assessment every 6 months
A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for a potassium supplement. The client tells the
nurse that the pill is too large to swallow and refuses to take it. The nurse offers to break the pill into
smaller pieces. The nurse is demonstrating which of the following ethical principles? -
ANSWER✔✔-Beneficence
A client who has advanced cancer tells the nurse that they have a difficult time talking to anyone
about the illness. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to encourage therapeutic
communications? - ANSWER✔✔-Let the client know that, as their nurse, they are available and
willing to listen
A nurse has delegated various client care tasks to the assistive personnel (AP) on the care team.
Which of the following actions by the Ap should the nurse identify as correct? - ANSWER✔✔-
Donning a mask to measure the vital signs of a client who has pertussis
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, A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and is experiencing nausea and vomiting. The
nurse should identify which of the following findings as indication that the client has fluid volume
deficit? (Select all that apply? - ANSWER✔✔-- cool extremities
- orthostatic hypotension
- flat neck veins
A nurse is taking notes of client information on a piece of paper while receiving report. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take to dispose of the paper? - ANSWER✔✔-Shred the
paper in a secure container
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client about the use of crutches. Which of the following
actions by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - ANSWER✔✔-The client
advances the unaffected leg first while climbing stairs
A nurse is providing wound care for a group of clients. Which of the following wounds should the
nurse identify as healing by secondary intention? - ANSWER✔✔-A stage 3 pressure injury on the
coccyx
A nurse is preparing to administer a topical medication to a client. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take? - ANSWER✔✔-Compare the label of the medication container with the
medication administration record three times
A nurse is reinforcing preoperative teaching with a client about how to turn, cough, and deep
breathe. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?
- ANSWER✔✔-"This can help prevent pneumonia"
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