NUR 101 FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
PRACTICE EXAM 1 PREP QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
A client is receiving 115 ml/hr of continuous IVF. The
nurse notices that the venipuncture site is red and
swollen. Which of the following interventions would the
nurse perform first?
A. Stop the infusion
B. Call the attending physician
C. Slow that infusion to 20 ml/hr
D. Place a cold towel on the site - correct answer-
A. Stop the infusion
The sign and symptoms indicate extravasation so the IVF
should be stopped immediately and put warm not cold
towel on the affected site.
A patient states that he has difficulty sleeping in the
hospital because of noise. Which of the following would
be an appropriate nursing action?
,A. Administer a sedative at bedtime, as ordered by the
physician
B. Ambulate the patient for 5 minutes before he retires
C. Give the patient a glass of warm milk before bedtime
D. Close the patient's door from 9pm to 7am - correct
answer- C. Give the patient a glass of warm milk
before bedtime
Warm milk will relax the patient because it contains
tryptophan, a natural sedative.
A skin lesion which is fluid-filled, less than 1 cm in size is
called:
A. Papule
B. Vesicle
C. Bulla
D. Macule - correct answer- B. Vesicle
Vesicle is a circumscribed circulation containing serous
fluid or blood and less than 1 cm (ex. Blister, chicken pox).
,A sudden redness of the skin is known as:
A. Flush
B. Cyanosis
C. Jaundice
D. Pallor - correct answer- A. Flush
Flush is a sudden redness of the skin. Cyanosis is a slightly
bluish, grayish skin discoloration caused by abnormal
amounts or reduced hemoglobin in the blood. Jaundice is
a yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes
and sclera caused by excessive amounts of bilirubin in the
blood. Pallor is an unnatural paleness or absence of color
in the skin indicating insufficient oxygen and excessive
carbon dioxide in the blood.
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the
following is a basic physiologic need after oxygen?
A. Safety
B. Activity
C. Love
, D. Self esteem - correct answer- B. Activity
According to Maslow, activity is one of the man's most
basic physiologic needs, along with oxygen, shelter, food,
water, thirst, sleep and temperature maintenance.
Becky is on NPO since midnight as preparation for blood
test. Adreno-cortical response is activated. Which of the
following is an expected response?
A. Low blood pressure
B. Warm, dry skin
C. Decreased serum sodium levels
D. Decreased urine output - correct answer- D.
Decreased urine output
Adreno-cortical response involves release of aldosterone
that leads to retention of sodium and water. This results
to decreased urine output.
PRACTICE EXAM 1 PREP QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
A client is receiving 115 ml/hr of continuous IVF. The
nurse notices that the venipuncture site is red and
swollen. Which of the following interventions would the
nurse perform first?
A. Stop the infusion
B. Call the attending physician
C. Slow that infusion to 20 ml/hr
D. Place a cold towel on the site - correct answer-
A. Stop the infusion
The sign and symptoms indicate extravasation so the IVF
should be stopped immediately and put warm not cold
towel on the affected site.
A patient states that he has difficulty sleeping in the
hospital because of noise. Which of the following would
be an appropriate nursing action?
,A. Administer a sedative at bedtime, as ordered by the
physician
B. Ambulate the patient for 5 minutes before he retires
C. Give the patient a glass of warm milk before bedtime
D. Close the patient's door from 9pm to 7am - correct
answer- C. Give the patient a glass of warm milk
before bedtime
Warm milk will relax the patient because it contains
tryptophan, a natural sedative.
A skin lesion which is fluid-filled, less than 1 cm in size is
called:
A. Papule
B. Vesicle
C. Bulla
D. Macule - correct answer- B. Vesicle
Vesicle is a circumscribed circulation containing serous
fluid or blood and less than 1 cm (ex. Blister, chicken pox).
,A sudden redness of the skin is known as:
A. Flush
B. Cyanosis
C. Jaundice
D. Pallor - correct answer- A. Flush
Flush is a sudden redness of the skin. Cyanosis is a slightly
bluish, grayish skin discoloration caused by abnormal
amounts or reduced hemoglobin in the blood. Jaundice is
a yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes
and sclera caused by excessive amounts of bilirubin in the
blood. Pallor is an unnatural paleness or absence of color
in the skin indicating insufficient oxygen and excessive
carbon dioxide in the blood.
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the
following is a basic physiologic need after oxygen?
A. Safety
B. Activity
C. Love
, D. Self esteem - correct answer- B. Activity
According to Maslow, activity is one of the man's most
basic physiologic needs, along with oxygen, shelter, food,
water, thirst, sleep and temperature maintenance.
Becky is on NPO since midnight as preparation for blood
test. Adreno-cortical response is activated. Which of the
following is an expected response?
A. Low blood pressure
B. Warm, dry skin
C. Decreased serum sodium levels
D. Decreased urine output - correct answer- D.
Decreased urine output
Adreno-cortical response involves release of aldosterone
that leads to retention of sodium and water. This results
to decreased urine output.
