Nursing Fundamentals Final Exam Test
Questions And Answers Updated 2026/2027
A resident continues to ask you the same question over and over again each time
you come into the room. You should:
a. Tell the person you are tired of ANSWERing the same question
b. Yell at the resident
c. Report the behavior
d. Be patient - ANSWER -D
Before leaving on for lunch, you need to:
a. Use the bathroom and wash your hands
b. Turn off the computer
c. Call home and check on your children
d. Tell the nurse - ANSWER -D
The most common cause of COPD/emphysema is:
a. Pollution
b. Family History
c. Asthma
d. Smoking - ANSWER -D
When you assist a person to ambulate/walk, what should would do first:
a. Apply braces to the legs
b. Get crutches, cane or walker
c. Apply a gait belt
d. Get the patients glasses - ANSWER -C
Before putting your patients feet on the floor for ambulation, you want to ensure:
a. They wear whatever they want
b. Slippers
c. Cowboy boots
d. Non skid footwear - ANSWER -D
, You are asked to collect a sputum specimen from your resident by the nurse. it is
easier:
a. After an activity
b. After a meal
c. Before a meal
d. Upon awakening in the morning - ANSWER -D
An older persons ability to sense pain is:
a. Decreased
b. Increased
c. The same as every other adult
d. the same as a baby - ANSWER -A
When transferring a resident to a wheelchair:
a. The brakes must be locked
b. Hold the handgrips
c. Put your foot on the back of the wheels to hold in place
d. Stand on the footplates - ANSWER -A
Your resident is "comatose" you should assume:
a. They can hear
b. They can see
c. They can touch
d. They can speak - ANSWER -A
Your resident has a history of a stroke with residual weakness, you are asked to
ambulate them. You should:
a. Assist on weak side
b. Assist on strong side
c. Put them in a wheelchair
d. Stand in front of them like you are a walker - ANSWER -A
What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part?
a. Pronation
,b. External rotation
c. Amputation
d. Prosthesis - ANSWER -D
True of False
Accidents or errors in giving care should be reported to the nurse at the end of the
shift. - ANSWER -False
True or False
A married couple is admitted to a nursing facility. They should be assigned to
separate rooms. - ANSWER -False
Laws that deal with relationships between people are called?
a. Criminal lwas
b. Torts
c. Responsibilities
d. Civil laws - ANSWER -D
The nurse tells you to perform a procedure. Which is not true?
a. The nurse must be available to ANSWER questions and supervise
b. Do whatever the nurse tells you to do
c. The procedure must be in your job description
d. Your state must allow nursing assistants to perform the procedure - ANSWER -
B
To residents share a room. One family wants to take pictures of the two residents
together. A persons picture taken without permission is called:
a. Assault
b. Malpractice
c. Negligence
d. Invasion of Privacy - ANSWER -D
An official record of persons who have completed a Nursing Assistant training
and competency evaluation programs.
, a. OBRA
b. Civil law
c. Protected nursing assistants records
d. Nursing Assistant Registry - ANSWER -D
True or False
You can never refuse to perform a delegated task. - ANSWER -False
True or False
Nursing Assistants supervise other Nursing Assistants - ANSWER -False
A rule of conduct made by the government body is called:
a. A law
b. Libel
c. Tort
d. Informed Consent - ANSWER -A
Spreading rumors or talking about the private matters of others is:
a. Harassment
b. Gossip
c. Loads of fun
d. Confidentiality - ANSWER -B
Looking at things from another's point of view is called:
a. Politeness
b. Work ethic
c. Empathy
d. Courtesy - ANSWER -C
True or False
Always use medical terms when you talk to the patient or resident. - ANSWER -
False
True or False
Questions And Answers Updated 2026/2027
A resident continues to ask you the same question over and over again each time
you come into the room. You should:
a. Tell the person you are tired of ANSWERing the same question
b. Yell at the resident
c. Report the behavior
d. Be patient - ANSWER -D
Before leaving on for lunch, you need to:
a. Use the bathroom and wash your hands
b. Turn off the computer
c. Call home and check on your children
d. Tell the nurse - ANSWER -D
The most common cause of COPD/emphysema is:
a. Pollution
b. Family History
c. Asthma
d. Smoking - ANSWER -D
When you assist a person to ambulate/walk, what should would do first:
a. Apply braces to the legs
b. Get crutches, cane or walker
c. Apply a gait belt
d. Get the patients glasses - ANSWER -C
Before putting your patients feet on the floor for ambulation, you want to ensure:
a. They wear whatever they want
b. Slippers
c. Cowboy boots
d. Non skid footwear - ANSWER -D
, You are asked to collect a sputum specimen from your resident by the nurse. it is
easier:
a. After an activity
b. After a meal
c. Before a meal
d. Upon awakening in the morning - ANSWER -D
An older persons ability to sense pain is:
a. Decreased
b. Increased
c. The same as every other adult
d. the same as a baby - ANSWER -A
When transferring a resident to a wheelchair:
a. The brakes must be locked
b. Hold the handgrips
c. Put your foot on the back of the wheels to hold in place
d. Stand on the footplates - ANSWER -A
Your resident is "comatose" you should assume:
a. They can hear
b. They can see
c. They can touch
d. They can speak - ANSWER -A
Your resident has a history of a stroke with residual weakness, you are asked to
ambulate them. You should:
a. Assist on weak side
b. Assist on strong side
c. Put them in a wheelchair
d. Stand in front of them like you are a walker - ANSWER -A
What is the term for a device used to take the place of a missing body part?
a. Pronation
,b. External rotation
c. Amputation
d. Prosthesis - ANSWER -D
True of False
Accidents or errors in giving care should be reported to the nurse at the end of the
shift. - ANSWER -False
True or False
A married couple is admitted to a nursing facility. They should be assigned to
separate rooms. - ANSWER -False
Laws that deal with relationships between people are called?
a. Criminal lwas
b. Torts
c. Responsibilities
d. Civil laws - ANSWER -D
The nurse tells you to perform a procedure. Which is not true?
a. The nurse must be available to ANSWER questions and supervise
b. Do whatever the nurse tells you to do
c. The procedure must be in your job description
d. Your state must allow nursing assistants to perform the procedure - ANSWER -
B
To residents share a room. One family wants to take pictures of the two residents
together. A persons picture taken without permission is called:
a. Assault
b. Malpractice
c. Negligence
d. Invasion of Privacy - ANSWER -D
An official record of persons who have completed a Nursing Assistant training
and competency evaluation programs.
, a. OBRA
b. Civil law
c. Protected nursing assistants records
d. Nursing Assistant Registry - ANSWER -D
True or False
You can never refuse to perform a delegated task. - ANSWER -False
True or False
Nursing Assistants supervise other Nursing Assistants - ANSWER -False
A rule of conduct made by the government body is called:
a. A law
b. Libel
c. Tort
d. Informed Consent - ANSWER -A
Spreading rumors or talking about the private matters of others is:
a. Harassment
b. Gossip
c. Loads of fun
d. Confidentiality - ANSWER -B
Looking at things from another's point of view is called:
a. Politeness
b. Work ethic
c. Empathy
d. Courtesy - ANSWER -C
True or False
Always use medical terms when you talk to the patient or resident. - ANSWER -
False
True or False
