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This comprehensive study guide prepares nursing students for the Nursing Fundamentals Final Exam by reviewing essential concepts in patient-centered care, the nursing process, communication, safety, infection prevention, medication administration, documentation, ethics, clinical judgment, and evidence-based practice. It is designed to reinforce foundational nursing knowledge and support success on nursing school and licensure exams.

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Nursing Fundamentals Final Exam
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1. You enter a residents room and the resident has a new C
onset bedsore. You feel you need to document this in
the medical record but also have a discussion with the
nurse. Where would you opt to have this discussion?

a. In the patients room
b. In the hallway with the family
c. In private
d. At the local bar

2. To prevent shampoo from getting into your residents D
eyes, you should:

a. Use a hand held nozzle
b. Use dry shampoo
c. Rinse the hair throughly
d. Use a washcloth to cover the eyes

3. Bath water temperature should be at what tempera- A
ture:

a. 110- 115 degrees F
b. 110- 120 degrees F
c. 105 degrees F
d. 105- 109 degrees F

4. The word ACUTE when used to define illness means: C

a. an illness for which there is no reasonable expecta-
tion of recovery
b. an ongoing illness for which there is no cure
c. a sudden onset to an illness
d. an illness that is gradual


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5. In your role as a nursing assistant, you are able to: D

a. You can take verbal orders over the phone from
doctors
b. Give medications
c. Insert a foley in the patients vagina or penis
d. Report changes in the residents condition to the
nurse

6. An assisted living facility provides all of the following D
except:

a. Housing
b. Personal care
c. Social activities
d. 24 hour skilled nursing care

7. Those persons who provide basic nursing care under C
the supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed
practical nurse are:

a. Licensed practical nurse
b. Case managers
c. Assistive personnel
d. The "health care team"

8. A federal insurance plan providing benefits for older B
persons and some younger persons with disabilities
is called:

a. Medicaid
b. Medicare



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c. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield
d. Coventry

9. Which nursing care pattern focuses on tasks and A
jobs?

a. Functional nursing
b. Team nursing
c. Primary nursing
d. Care management

10. You promote quality of life by: D

a. Delegating tasks to your coworkers
b. Making sure you bring your resident chocolate and
Starbucks
c. Doing everything for the patient, they don't need to
lift a finger
d. Speaking to individuals in a respectful manner

11. Your patient has left sided weakness, how do you put C
on their shirt?

a. Clients choice
b. Right sleeve
c. Left sleeve
d. Both sleeve together

12. Exercises that move each muscle and joint care C
called?

a. Rotation
b. Adduction



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c. Range of Motion
d. Abduction

13. Your patient's roommate has just died, how can you B
BEST help the client with the loss?

a. Discourage individual activity
b. Encourage the client talk
c. Convince the client its no big loss. The roommate
was a complainer
d. Leave the client alone

14. You go to check on Mrs. Jones, she is very agitated. D
Your task is to give her a bed bath, When you walk in
the room, she tells you "Get out of here. I do not want
a bed bath". What should you do?

a. Speak loudly because maybe Mrs. Jones didn't hear
or understand you.
b. Run
c. Tell the client they have no choice, shut up and lets
get cleaned up
d. Talk calmly, slowly, reassure the client. Do not force
them. Report the refusal to the nurse.

15. Padding side rails on a bed serves a purpose. The D
purpose is:

a. Restrain the patient
b. Have somewhere to put the call button
c. Keep the client warm
d. Protect your client from possible injury

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