Exam1: NSG300 / NSG 300 (New 2025 / 2026 Update) Foundations of Nursing Exam | Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A – GCU.

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A nurse working on a surgery floor is assigned four patients. The
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nurse assesses each patient, noting behaviors and physical signs
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and symptoms. Which of the following patients is more likely to
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be violent toward the nurse?
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loud voice and becomes irritable when the nurse arrives to help
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walk the patient. i,- i,-




Factors such as __________ enhance the chances of pathogens
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entering the body. a depressed immune system that reduces
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body defenses i,-




In what stage of infection is the client displaying signs tat are
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specific to the type of infection present?
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In the chain of infection, what is a reservoir?
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microorganisms survive, multiply, and await transfer to a i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-



susceptible host i,-

,You walk in a client's room and discover the client on the floor.
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The client is moaning in pain. What is your next action?
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Further assess the client to determine the extent of the injuries.
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Which type of personal protective equipment should the nurse
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wear when caring for a patient who is placed on Airborne
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Precautions for confirmed chickenpox/herpes zoster? Select all
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that apply.
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Disposable gown i,-




N95 respirator mask
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Face shield or goggles
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Gloves i,-i,- i,- Gloves
Face shield or goggles
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N95 respirator mask
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The infection control nurse has asked the staff to work on
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reducing the number of iatrogenic infections on the unit. Which
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of the following actions on the nurses' part would contribute to
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reducing health care-acquired infections? Select all that apply.
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,Teaching correct handwashing to assigned patients
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Using correct procedures in starting and caring for an intravenous
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infusion
Providing perineal care to a patient with an indwelling urinary
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catheter
Isolating a patient on antibiotics who has been having loose stool
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for 24 hours
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Decreasing a patient's environmental stimuli to decrease nausea
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Providing perineal care to a patient with an indwelling urinary
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catheter
Using correct procedures in starting and caring for an intravenous
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infusion
Teaching correct handwashing to assigned patients
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The terms "body alignment" and "posture" are similar and refer to
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the positioning of what?
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muscles while lying, sitting, and standing
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A nurse is caring for a patient who was in an auto accident and
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has entered rehab after a 6-day hospitalization. The patient had
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multiple internal injuries and has nursing diagnoses of
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Hopelessness and Impaired Mobility at time of discharge. The i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-



nurse's assessment revealed the patient asking nurses to let him
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stay in bed and the patient having limited involvement in hygiene
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, and a loss of appetite. The patient has a cast on his nondominant
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left hand and has reduced movement in the right lower leg, which
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is splinted. The health care provider has ordered the patient to
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ambulate 3 times a day. Which of the following is a priority for
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the rehab nurse?
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hopelessness to injuries i,- i,-




A patient has been hospitalized with a serious flulike infection
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and is on bed rest. He is receiving multiple medications through
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two different IV infusions and is on high-flow oxygen therapy by
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oxygen mask. Currently the patient's head of bed is elevated to
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semi-Fowler position. The patient initiates little movement and i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-



responds only to being shaken. Vitals signs are temperature,
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38.6°C (101.6°F); heart rate, 88 beats/min; blood pressure 140/84
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mm Hg; and respirations, 20. Which of the following assessment
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findings suggest that the patient has a risk for an immobility
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complication? Select all that apply. i,- i,- i,- i,-




High-flow oxygen therapy by mask i,- i,- i,- i,-




Positioned semi-Fowler i,-




Temperature 38.6°C (101.6°F) i,- i,-




Receiving multiple medications i,- i,-




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Reduced conscious response i,- i,-