Foundations & Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
– Comprehensive Chapters with NCLEX-Style
Prep (Latest Edition)
Design Description:
This cover showcases an experienced nurse assisting
an adult patient in a clinical setting. The background
highlights essential medical tools and nursing
textbooks. NCLEX-style questions are emphasized in
the banner to highlight the comprehensive exam
prep.
**1. The nurse is preparing to administer medication to a patient. Which action best reflects the
principle of “right patient” verification?**
- A) Calling the patient by name
- B) Checking the wristband against the medication order
- C) Asking the patient his room number
- D) Confirming the patient’s diagnosis
**Answer:** B ✓
**2. Which nursing theory focuses on the relationship between the nurse and patient,
emphasizing empathy and support?**
- A) Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory
- B) Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations Theory ✓
,- C) Roy’s Adaptation Model
- D) Neuman’s Systems Model
**3. The primary purpose of the Nursing Code of Ethics is to:**
- A) Ensure nurses receive fair salaries
- B) Protect the public and define professional nursing expectations ✓
- C) Establish hospital policies
- D) Outline legal consequences for malpractice
---
## **Chapter 2: Health Assessment**
**4. When performing a head-to-toe assessment, which technique is used first?**
- A) Palpation
- B) Inspection ✓
- C) Percussion
- D) Auscultation
**5. A patient’s blood pressure is 150/92 mmHg. How would the nurse classify this finding?**
- A) Normal
- B) Prehypertension
- C) Stage 1 Hypertension ✓
- D) Hypertensive Crisis
---
,## **Chapter 3: Infection Control**
**6. Which action represents medical asepsis?**
- A) Sterilizing surgical instruments
- B) Performing hand hygiene ✓
- C) Using sterile gloves for catheter insertion
- D) Wearing a sterile gown in the operating room
**7. The nurse understands that transmission-based precautions for airborne pathogens
require:**
- A) Gown and gloves
- B) N95 respirator or higher ✓
- C) Surgical mask only
- D) Eye protection and gown
---
## **Chapter 4: Medication Administration**
**8. When administering an intramuscular injection to an adult, which site is safest and
recommended for volumes up to 3 mL?**
- A) Deltoid
- B) Dorsogluteal
- C) Vastus lateralis ✓
- D) Abdomen
, **9. A patient is prescribed 500 mg of amoxicillin orally. The available suspension is 250 mg/5
mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?**
- A) 5 mL
- B) 10 mL ✓
- C) 15 mL
- D) 20 mL
---
## **Chapter 5: Perioperative Nursing**
**10. During the preoperative phase, the nurse’s priority is to:**
- A) Administer preoperative sedation
- B) Verify informed consent ✓
- C) Apply sequential compression devices
- D) Insert an indwelling urinary catheter
---
## **Chapter 6: Adult Health – Cardiovascular**
**11. A patient with heart failure is prescribed furosemide. Which finding indicates the
medication is effective?**
- A) Increased heart rate
- B) Decreased peripheral edema ✓
– Comprehensive Chapters with NCLEX-Style
Prep (Latest Edition)
Design Description:
This cover showcases an experienced nurse assisting
an adult patient in a clinical setting. The background
highlights essential medical tools and nursing
textbooks. NCLEX-style questions are emphasized in
the banner to highlight the comprehensive exam
prep.
**1. The nurse is preparing to administer medication to a patient. Which action best reflects the
principle of “right patient” verification?**
- A) Calling the patient by name
- B) Checking the wristband against the medication order
- C) Asking the patient his room number
- D) Confirming the patient’s diagnosis
**Answer:** B ✓
**2. Which nursing theory focuses on the relationship between the nurse and patient,
emphasizing empathy and support?**
- A) Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Theory
- B) Peplau’s Interpersonal Relations Theory ✓
,- C) Roy’s Adaptation Model
- D) Neuman’s Systems Model
**3. The primary purpose of the Nursing Code of Ethics is to:**
- A) Ensure nurses receive fair salaries
- B) Protect the public and define professional nursing expectations ✓
- C) Establish hospital policies
- D) Outline legal consequences for malpractice
---
## **Chapter 2: Health Assessment**
**4. When performing a head-to-toe assessment, which technique is used first?**
- A) Palpation
- B) Inspection ✓
- C) Percussion
- D) Auscultation
**5. A patient’s blood pressure is 150/92 mmHg. How would the nurse classify this finding?**
- A) Normal
- B) Prehypertension
- C) Stage 1 Hypertension ✓
- D) Hypertensive Crisis
---
,## **Chapter 3: Infection Control**
**6. Which action represents medical asepsis?**
- A) Sterilizing surgical instruments
- B) Performing hand hygiene ✓
- C) Using sterile gloves for catheter insertion
- D) Wearing a sterile gown in the operating room
**7. The nurse understands that transmission-based precautions for airborne pathogens
require:**
- A) Gown and gloves
- B) N95 respirator or higher ✓
- C) Surgical mask only
- D) Eye protection and gown
---
## **Chapter 4: Medication Administration**
**8. When administering an intramuscular injection to an adult, which site is safest and
recommended for volumes up to 3 mL?**
- A) Deltoid
- B) Dorsogluteal
- C) Vastus lateralis ✓
- D) Abdomen
, **9. A patient is prescribed 500 mg of amoxicillin orally. The available suspension is 250 mg/5
mL. How many mL should the nurse administer?**
- A) 5 mL
- B) 10 mL ✓
- C) 15 mL
- D) 20 mL
---
## **Chapter 5: Perioperative Nursing**
**10. During the preoperative phase, the nurse’s priority is to:**
- A) Administer preoperative sedation
- B) Verify informed consent ✓
- C) Apply sequential compression devices
- D) Insert an indwelling urinary catheter
---
## **Chapter 6: Adult Health – Cardiovascular**
**11. A patient with heart failure is prescribed furosemide. Which finding indicates the
medication is effective?**
- A) Increased heart rate
- B) Decreased peripheral edema ✓
