Test Bank For Fundamentals of Nursing Concepts,
Connections & Skills Care 3rd Edition Marti Burton
1. What is the primary purpose of the nursing process?
Answer: To provide a systematic, patient-centered approach to care that
includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
2. Which step of the nursing process involves identifying patient problems?
Answer: Nursing Diagnosis.
3. What is the most critical action when performing a physical assessment?
Answer: Ensuring patient comfort and safety while collecting accurate data.
4. How should a nurse prioritize patient care in an emergency situation?
Answer: Use the ABCs—Airway, Breathing, Circulation—first.
5. What is the correct sequence of donning personal protective equipment
(PPE)?
Answer: Gown, mask or respirator, goggles or face shield, gloves.
6. Define “standard precautions” in infection control.
Answer: A set of infection prevention practices applied to all patient care to
reduce transmission of pathogens.
7. What is the normal range for adult respiratory rate?
Answer: 12–20 breaths per minute.
8. How do you document a patient's pain effectively?
, Answer: Use the PQRST method (Provokes, Quality, Region, Severity, Time).
9. Which vital sign is the most sensitive indicator of pain?
Answer: Heart rate.
10. What does the acronym SBAR stand for in communication?
Answer: Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation.
11. What is the nurse’s role in patient education?
Answer: To provide accurate information tailored to the patient’s level of
understanding and readiness to learn.
12. How do you calculate the intake and output balance?
Answer: Total fluids consumed minus total fluids eliminated.
13. What is the primary ethical principle guiding nursing practice?
Answer: Beneficence—doing good for the patient.
14. What is the difference between subjective and objective data?
Answer: Subjective data is what the patient reports; objective data is what the
nurse observes or measures.
15. What is the best way to prevent medication errors?
Answer: Follow the "Five Rights"—right patient, right drug, right dose, right
route, right time.
16. Which lab value indicates kidney function?
Answer: Creatinine.
Connections & Skills Care 3rd Edition Marti Burton
1. What is the primary purpose of the nursing process?
Answer: To provide a systematic, patient-centered approach to care that
includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
2. Which step of the nursing process involves identifying patient problems?
Answer: Nursing Diagnosis.
3. What is the most critical action when performing a physical assessment?
Answer: Ensuring patient comfort and safety while collecting accurate data.
4. How should a nurse prioritize patient care in an emergency situation?
Answer: Use the ABCs—Airway, Breathing, Circulation—first.
5. What is the correct sequence of donning personal protective equipment
(PPE)?
Answer: Gown, mask or respirator, goggles or face shield, gloves.
6. Define “standard precautions” in infection control.
Answer: A set of infection prevention practices applied to all patient care to
reduce transmission of pathogens.
7. What is the normal range for adult respiratory rate?
Answer: 12–20 breaths per minute.
8. How do you document a patient's pain effectively?
, Answer: Use the PQRST method (Provokes, Quality, Region, Severity, Time).
9. Which vital sign is the most sensitive indicator of pain?
Answer: Heart rate.
10. What does the acronym SBAR stand for in communication?
Answer: Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation.
11. What is the nurse’s role in patient education?
Answer: To provide accurate information tailored to the patient’s level of
understanding and readiness to learn.
12. How do you calculate the intake and output balance?
Answer: Total fluids consumed minus total fluids eliminated.
13. What is the primary ethical principle guiding nursing practice?
Answer: Beneficence—doing good for the patient.
14. What is the difference between subjective and objective data?
Answer: Subjective data is what the patient reports; objective data is what the
nurse observes or measures.
15. What is the best way to prevent medication errors?
Answer: Follow the "Five Rights"—right patient, right drug, right dose, right
route, right time.
16. Which lab value indicates kidney function?
Answer: Creatinine.
