Fundamentals of Nursing NCLEX
Practice Quiz 2 (30 Items)
Nurse Clarisse is teaching a patient about a newly prescribed drug. What could cause a
geriatric patient to have difficulty retaining knowledge about prescribed medications?
A. Decreased plasma drug levels
B. Sensory deficits
C. Lack of family support
D. History of Tourette syndrome -ANSWER✅✅✅B. Sensory deficits
When examining a patient with abdominal pain the nurse in charge should assess:
A. Any quadrant first
B. The symptomatic quadrant first
C. The symptomatic quadrant last
D. The symptomatic quadrant either second or third -ANSWER✅✅✅C. The
symptomatic quadrant last
The nurse is assessing a postoperative adult patient. Which of the following should the
nurse document as subjective data?
A. Vital signs
B. Laboratory test result
C. Patient's description of pain
D. Electrocardiographic (ECG) waveforms -ANSWER✅✅✅C. Patient's description of
pain
A male patient has a soft wrist-safety device. Which assessment finding should the
nurse consider abnormal?
A. A palpable radial pulse
B. A palpable ulnar pulse
C. Cool, pale fingers
D. Pink nail beds -ANSWER✅✅✅C. Cool, pale fingers
Which of the following planes divides the body longitudinally into anterior and posterior
regions?
A. Frontal plane
B. Sagittal plane
, C. Midsagittal plane
D. Transverse plane -ANSWER✅✅✅A. Frontal plane
A female patient with a terminal illness is in denial. Indicators of denial include:
A. Shock dismay
B. Numbness
C. Stoicism
D. Preparatory grief -ANSWER✅✅✅A. Shock dismay
The nurse in charge is transferring a patient from the bed to a chair. Which action does
the nurse take during this patient transfer?
A. Position the head of the bed flat
B. Helps the patient dangle the legs
C. Stands behind the patient
D. Places the chair facing away from the bed -ANSWER✅✅✅B. Helps the patient
dangle the legs
A female patient who speaks a little English has emergency gallbladder surgery, during
discharge preparation, which nursing action would best help this patient understand
wound care instruction?
A. Asking frequently if the patient understands the instruction
B. Asking an interpreter to replay the instructions to the patient.
C. Writing out the instructions and having a family member read them to the patient
D. Demonstrating the procedure and having the patient return the demonstration -
ANSWER✅✅✅D. Demonstrating the procedure and having the patient return the
demonstration
Before administering the evening dose of a prescribed medication, the nurse on the
evening shift finds an unlabeled, filled syringe in the patient's medication drawer. What
should the nurse in charge do?
A. Discard the syringe to avoid a medication error
B. Obtain a label for the syringe from the pharmacy
C. Use the syringe because it looks like it contains the same medication the nurse was
prepared to give
D. Call the day nurse to verify the contents of the syringe -ANSWER✅✅✅A. Discard
the syringe to avoid a medication error
When administering drug therapy to a male geriatric patient, the nurse must stay
especially alert for adverse effects. Which factor makes geriatric patients to adverse
drug effects?
A. Faster drug clearance
Practice Quiz 2 (30 Items)
Nurse Clarisse is teaching a patient about a newly prescribed drug. What could cause a
geriatric patient to have difficulty retaining knowledge about prescribed medications?
A. Decreased plasma drug levels
B. Sensory deficits
C. Lack of family support
D. History of Tourette syndrome -ANSWER✅✅✅B. Sensory deficits
When examining a patient with abdominal pain the nurse in charge should assess:
A. Any quadrant first
B. The symptomatic quadrant first
C. The symptomatic quadrant last
D. The symptomatic quadrant either second or third -ANSWER✅✅✅C. The
symptomatic quadrant last
The nurse is assessing a postoperative adult patient. Which of the following should the
nurse document as subjective data?
A. Vital signs
B. Laboratory test result
C. Patient's description of pain
D. Electrocardiographic (ECG) waveforms -ANSWER✅✅✅C. Patient's description of
pain
A male patient has a soft wrist-safety device. Which assessment finding should the
nurse consider abnormal?
A. A palpable radial pulse
B. A palpable ulnar pulse
C. Cool, pale fingers
D. Pink nail beds -ANSWER✅✅✅C. Cool, pale fingers
Which of the following planes divides the body longitudinally into anterior and posterior
regions?
A. Frontal plane
B. Sagittal plane
, C. Midsagittal plane
D. Transverse plane -ANSWER✅✅✅A. Frontal plane
A female patient with a terminal illness is in denial. Indicators of denial include:
A. Shock dismay
B. Numbness
C. Stoicism
D. Preparatory grief -ANSWER✅✅✅A. Shock dismay
The nurse in charge is transferring a patient from the bed to a chair. Which action does
the nurse take during this patient transfer?
A. Position the head of the bed flat
B. Helps the patient dangle the legs
C. Stands behind the patient
D. Places the chair facing away from the bed -ANSWER✅✅✅B. Helps the patient
dangle the legs
A female patient who speaks a little English has emergency gallbladder surgery, during
discharge preparation, which nursing action would best help this patient understand
wound care instruction?
A. Asking frequently if the patient understands the instruction
B. Asking an interpreter to replay the instructions to the patient.
C. Writing out the instructions and having a family member read them to the patient
D. Demonstrating the procedure and having the patient return the demonstration -
ANSWER✅✅✅D. Demonstrating the procedure and having the patient return the
demonstration
Before administering the evening dose of a prescribed medication, the nurse on the
evening shift finds an unlabeled, filled syringe in the patient's medication drawer. What
should the nurse in charge do?
A. Discard the syringe to avoid a medication error
B. Obtain a label for the syringe from the pharmacy
C. Use the syringe because it looks like it contains the same medication the nurse was
prepared to give
D. Call the day nurse to verify the contents of the syringe -ANSWER✅✅✅A. Discard
the syringe to avoid a medication error
When administering drug therapy to a male geriatric patient, the nurse must stay
especially alert for adverse effects. Which factor makes geriatric patients to adverse
drug effects?
A. Faster drug clearance
