Fundamental exam 3 final EXAM 2026-2027
LATEST UPDATED VERSION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A nurse has just finished a wound irrigation for a client who requires contact precautions.
Which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) should the nurse remove
first? - answer>>Gloves
A post-operative client with a sutured abdominal incision felts a sharp abdominal pain after
having a bowel movement. Upon inspection, the nurse notices there is bowel (intestines)
protruding from the incision site. What is this complication referred to? - answer>>a.
Evisceration
How does the development of Quality and Safety Education for nurses (QSEN) improve nursing
education outcomes? - answer>>QSEN teaches the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary
to improve the quality and safety of healthcare systems.
Using the principles of standard precautions, the nurse would wear gloves in what nursing
interventions? - answer>>Demonstrating a dressing change to a client
You are caring for a 65-year-old client who was diagnosed with clostridium difficile. You
prepare to enter the client's room. What personal protective equipment (PPE) should
employees and visitors don? - answer>>clean gloves and a gown AND bleach
What are the evaluative criteria used in evaluating the patient plan of care? - answer>>Patient
outcomes from the plan of care
A client complains the analgesic medication they take is no longer effective in controlling the
pain. The nurse recognizes the client may be experiencing. - answer>>Drug tolerance
, How does a wound heal if initially left open for five days to allow an infection to resolve and
then closed using sutures? - answer>>Tertiary intention
Which of the following is a healthy mechanism of coping with stress of an illness? -
answer>>Attending support groups
A nurse is caring for a patient with a new ileal conduit. Which nursing diagnosis would be most
appropriate? - answer>>Disturbed body image
A client hospitalized with pneumonia begins having 5-6 loose to watery stools daily after
initiating antibiotics. What nursing diagnoses would be appropriate for this patient pertaining
to assessment of elimination? - answer>>Diarrhea related to adverse effects of pharmaceutical
agents.
A client is ready for a mastectomy and voices anxiety to the nurse. The nurse responds, "My
mom had this surgery, you will be fine there is nothing to it." This is an example of what type of
inappropriate communication technique - answer>>Cliché
Which statement best identifies when the nurse should begin discharge planning? -
answer>>Discharge planning will begin upon the client's admission to the facility
What is not one of the four categories of infections responsible for the majority of healthcare
associated infections - answer>>Pneumonia
Which statement by the nurse indicates a correct understanding of documentation? -
answer>>I should chart as soon as possible after nursing care is given
A nursing diagnosis statement does not include what item? - answer>>medical diagnosis
LATEST UPDATED VERSION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A nurse has just finished a wound irrigation for a client who requires contact precautions.
Which of the following pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) should the nurse remove
first? - answer>>Gloves
A post-operative client with a sutured abdominal incision felts a sharp abdominal pain after
having a bowel movement. Upon inspection, the nurse notices there is bowel (intestines)
protruding from the incision site. What is this complication referred to? - answer>>a.
Evisceration
How does the development of Quality and Safety Education for nurses (QSEN) improve nursing
education outcomes? - answer>>QSEN teaches the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary
to improve the quality and safety of healthcare systems.
Using the principles of standard precautions, the nurse would wear gloves in what nursing
interventions? - answer>>Demonstrating a dressing change to a client
You are caring for a 65-year-old client who was diagnosed with clostridium difficile. You
prepare to enter the client's room. What personal protective equipment (PPE) should
employees and visitors don? - answer>>clean gloves and a gown AND bleach
What are the evaluative criteria used in evaluating the patient plan of care? - answer>>Patient
outcomes from the plan of care
A client complains the analgesic medication they take is no longer effective in controlling the
pain. The nurse recognizes the client may be experiencing. - answer>>Drug tolerance
, How does a wound heal if initially left open for five days to allow an infection to resolve and
then closed using sutures? - answer>>Tertiary intention
Which of the following is a healthy mechanism of coping with stress of an illness? -
answer>>Attending support groups
A nurse is caring for a patient with a new ileal conduit. Which nursing diagnosis would be most
appropriate? - answer>>Disturbed body image
A client hospitalized with pneumonia begins having 5-6 loose to watery stools daily after
initiating antibiotics. What nursing diagnoses would be appropriate for this patient pertaining
to assessment of elimination? - answer>>Diarrhea related to adverse effects of pharmaceutical
agents.
A client is ready for a mastectomy and voices anxiety to the nurse. The nurse responds, "My
mom had this surgery, you will be fine there is nothing to it." This is an example of what type of
inappropriate communication technique - answer>>Cliché
Which statement best identifies when the nurse should begin discharge planning? -
answer>>Discharge planning will begin upon the client's admission to the facility
What is not one of the four categories of infections responsible for the majority of healthcare
associated infections - answer>>Pneumonia
Which statement by the nurse indicates a correct understanding of documentation? -
answer>>I should chart as soon as possible after nursing care is given
A nursing diagnosis statement does not include what item? - answer>>medical diagnosis
