NUR 210 & NUR 242 | Nursing Fundamentals & Med-Surg
Foundations | Week 1 Comprehensive Quiz 2026 |Galen College
1. During which phase of the nursing process does the nurse collect and
document subjective and objective data?
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Planning
D. Implementation
Answer: A
Rationale: Assessment is the first step of the nursing process where the nurse
systematically collects data regarding the patient’s health status.
2. Which of the following is considered an objective data finding?
A. Client reports feeling dizzy
B. Blood pressure reading of 140/90 mmHg
C. Client states they have a headache
D. Client expresses anxiety about surgery
Answer: B
Rationale: Objective data are observable and measurable signs, whereas subjective data
are what the patient tells the nurse.
,3. The nurse is setting a goal for a patient. According to the SMART criteria,
what does the ‘M’ stand for?
A. Manageable
B. Modified
C. Meaningful
D. Measurable
Answer: D
Rationale: SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
4. Which ethical principle refers to the nurse’s obligation to ‘do no harm’?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Non-maleficence
D. Fidelity
Answer: C
Rationale: Non-maleficence is the commitment to avoid harming the patient, while
beneficence is doing good.
5. A nurse uses a blood pressure cuff that is too small for an obese patient.
What is the likely result?
A. The reading will be accurate
B. The reading will be falsely low
C. The reading will be falsely high
D. The cuff will not inflate
Answer: C
Rationale: A cuff that is too narrow or short for the limb provides a falsely high blood
pressure reading.
, 6. In the chain of infection, a contaminated stethoscope is an example of which
link?
A. Reservoir
B. Portal of entry
C. Fomite
D. Susceptible host
Answer: C
Rationale: A fomite is an inanimate object that can carry and transmit infectious agents.
7. What is the primary purpose of the ‘Evaluation’ phase of the nursing process?
A. To determine if patient goals were met
B. To gather more data
C. To implement new interventions
D. To assign nursing diagnoses
Answer: A
Rationale: Evaluation determines whether the nursing interventions were effective in
reaching the desired patient outcomes.
8. Which transmission-based precaution is required for a patient with
Pulmonary Tuberculosis?
A. Contact Precautions
B. Airborne Precautions
C. Droplet Precautions
D. Standard Precautions only
Answer: B
Rationale: Tuberculosis requires airborne precautions, including a private negative-
pressure room and an N95 respirator.
Foundations | Week 1 Comprehensive Quiz 2026 |Galen College
1. During which phase of the nursing process does the nurse collect and
document subjective and objective data?
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Planning
D. Implementation
Answer: A
Rationale: Assessment is the first step of the nursing process where the nurse
systematically collects data regarding the patient’s health status.
2. Which of the following is considered an objective data finding?
A. Client reports feeling dizzy
B. Blood pressure reading of 140/90 mmHg
C. Client states they have a headache
D. Client expresses anxiety about surgery
Answer: B
Rationale: Objective data are observable and measurable signs, whereas subjective data
are what the patient tells the nurse.
,3. The nurse is setting a goal for a patient. According to the SMART criteria,
what does the ‘M’ stand for?
A. Manageable
B. Modified
C. Meaningful
D. Measurable
Answer: D
Rationale: SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
4. Which ethical principle refers to the nurse’s obligation to ‘do no harm’?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Non-maleficence
D. Fidelity
Answer: C
Rationale: Non-maleficence is the commitment to avoid harming the patient, while
beneficence is doing good.
5. A nurse uses a blood pressure cuff that is too small for an obese patient.
What is the likely result?
A. The reading will be accurate
B. The reading will be falsely low
C. The reading will be falsely high
D. The cuff will not inflate
Answer: C
Rationale: A cuff that is too narrow or short for the limb provides a falsely high blood
pressure reading.
, 6. In the chain of infection, a contaminated stethoscope is an example of which
link?
A. Reservoir
B. Portal of entry
C. Fomite
D. Susceptible host
Answer: C
Rationale: A fomite is an inanimate object that can carry and transmit infectious agents.
7. What is the primary purpose of the ‘Evaluation’ phase of the nursing process?
A. To determine if patient goals were met
B. To gather more data
C. To implement new interventions
D. To assign nursing diagnoses
Answer: A
Rationale: Evaluation determines whether the nursing interventions were effective in
reaching the desired patient outcomes.
8. Which transmission-based precaution is required for a patient with
Pulmonary Tuberculosis?
A. Contact Precautions
B. Airborne Precautions
C. Droplet Precautions
D. Standard Precautions only
Answer: B
Rationale: Tuberculosis requires airborne precautions, including a private negative-
pressure room and an N95 respirator.
