Fundamentals of Nursing
Exam 1: Practice Questions & Answers (Update)
Fundamentals of Nursing
This Document Contains:
✓ Fundamentals of Nursing
✓ Exam 1
✓ Practice Questions & Answers
✓ 2026-2027 Update
✓ Full Exam with Verified Answers
, A client has a head injury and damages the hypothalamus, which vital sign will the nurse monitor
most closely?
temperature
pulse
respiration
blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER -temperature
A client presents with heat stroke. The nurse uses cool packs and a cooling blanket. What
technique is the nurse using to produce heat loss?
radiation
convection
conduction
evaporation - CORRECT ANSWER -conduction
The nurse is working the day shift on a medical surgical unit and making 4 pm rounds. The nurse
notices that the client's oral temp is 96.8 F, whereas at 8 pm the preceding day it was 98.6 F.
What should the nurse do?
call the healthcare provider to report a possible infection
administrate medication to lower the temp further
realize its a normal temp variation - CORRECT ANSWER -realize it's a normal temp variation
The client was a cardiac condition of heart failure is restless with a temp of 102.2 F. What action
will the nurse take?
place the patient on oxygen
encourage the patient to cough
Exam 1: Practice Questions & Answers (Update)
Fundamentals of Nursing
This Document Contains:
✓ Fundamentals of Nursing
✓ Exam 1
✓ Practice Questions & Answers
✓ 2026-2027 Update
✓ Full Exam with Verified Answers
, A client has a head injury and damages the hypothalamus, which vital sign will the nurse monitor
most closely?
temperature
pulse
respiration
blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER -temperature
A client presents with heat stroke. The nurse uses cool packs and a cooling blanket. What
technique is the nurse using to produce heat loss?
radiation
convection
conduction
evaporation - CORRECT ANSWER -conduction
The nurse is working the day shift on a medical surgical unit and making 4 pm rounds. The nurse
notices that the client's oral temp is 96.8 F, whereas at 8 pm the preceding day it was 98.6 F.
What should the nurse do?
call the healthcare provider to report a possible infection
administrate medication to lower the temp further
realize its a normal temp variation - CORRECT ANSWER -realize it's a normal temp variation
The client was a cardiac condition of heart failure is restless with a temp of 102.2 F. What action
will the nurse take?
place the patient on oxygen
encourage the patient to cough
