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This comprehensive Evolve Fundamentals Exam guide for the 2025/2026 academic year provides over 100 high-yield multiple choice and select-all-that-apply questions with accurate and marked answers. It is tailored for HESI, ATI, and Fundamentals of Nursing course exams, offering evidence-based reasoning, scenario-based application, and direct alignment with NCLEX fundamentals. Covered topics include: Legal and Ethical Nursing Practice: Malpractice, autonomy, informed consent, false imprisonment, assault and battery, scope of practice Grief and End-of-Life Care: Kubler-Ross stages, acceptance, hospice support, therapeutic communication Pain Management & Assessment: Pain scales, non-pharmacologic relief, opioid use, prioritization Vital Signs & Physical Assessment: Respiratory rates, edema grading, wound staging, lab values (INR, BUN, creatinine, potassium) Infection Control & PPE: MRSA, surgical asepsis, sterile dressing changes, nosocomial infections Nutrition & GI Function: Colostomy and ileostomy care, foods for diverticular disease, lactose alternatives Psychosocial Support & Cultural Competence: Erikson's stages, assimilation, nontraditional healthcare, family dynamics Client Teaching & Delegation: Walker use, diabetes education, SBAR, UAP delegation boundaries Ideal for: Nursing students in ADN, BSN, or Practical Nursing programs Learners preparing for Evolve/HESI Fundamentals, NCLEX readiness, or clinical check-offs Students in courses such as Foundations of Nursing Practice, Intro to Patient Care, and Legal/Ethical Issues in Nursing Keywords: Evolve HESI 2025, nursing fundamentals, pain scale, informed consent, malpractice, infection control, SBAR, edema grading, PPE, ethics in nursing, BUN creatinine, fluid imbalance, therapeutic communication, wound care, colostomy, legal nursing issues, NCLEX prep, nursing delegation, vital signs assessment

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Evolve Fundamentals – Basics
2025/2026 Exam Questions and Answers
| A+ Score Assured



A client who has reached the stage of acceptance in the grieving process

appears peaceful, but demonstrates a lack of involvement with the

environment. How should the nurse address this behavior? - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Accept the behavior the client is exhibiting


A nurse is caring for a client who has paraplegia as a result of a spinal cord

injury. Which rehabilitation plan will be most effective for this client? - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔The plan is formulated and implemented early in the client's

care

,A client has been diagnosed as "brain dead". The nurse understands that

this means that the client has: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔no cortical functioning with

some reflex breathing

Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) 2.5 g intravenous piggyback (IVPB) every 8 hours

is prescribed for a client with a severe infection. The pharmacy sends a vial

labeled 5 g per 10 mL. What volume of ceftriaxone should the nurse add to

the IVPB solution? Record your answer using a whole number.

__________ mL - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔5 ml


A postoperative client says to the nurse, "My neighbor—I mean the person

in the next room—sings all night and keeps me awake." The neighboring

client has dementia and is awaiting transfer to a nursing home. How can

the nurse best handle this situation? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Move the post-

operative client to a room at the end of the hall.

The nurse caring for a client with a systemic infection is aware that the

assessment finding that is most indicative of a systemic infection is: - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Oral temperature of 101.3º F


A client has a stage III pressure ulcer. Which nursing intervention can

prevent further injury by eliminating shearing force? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔With

, the help of another staff member, use a drawsheet when lifting the client in

bed

The nurse is having difficulty understanding a client's decision to have

hospice care rather than an extensive surgical procedure. Which ethical

principle does the client's behavior illustrate?

1


Justice - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Autonomy


A client experiences a muscle sprain of the ankle. When assessing the

injury, the nurse discovers that a hematoma is developing, edema is

present and that the client reports tenderness when the ankle is palpated.

The nurse anticipates that the plan of care will include the applying of a/an:

- 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Ice bag


A hospital has threatened to refuse the discharge of a newborn until the

parents pay part of the hospital bill. The nurse is aware that the legal term

that best describes this situation is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False imprisonment


A senior high school student, whose immunization status is current, asks

the school nurse which immunizations will be included in the precollege




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