NURSING FUNDAMENTALS FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) A GRADE
A document about personal choices regarding life support
when death is likely is
a. a durable healthcare power of attorney
b. a Do Not Resuscitate Order
c. a living will
d. Hospice Care - correct answer- C
A federal insurance plan providing benefits for older
persons and some younger persons with disabilities is
called:
a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield
d. Coventry - correct answer- B
,A microbe that is harmful and causes infection is called:
a. reservoir
b.pathogen
c. a non- pathogen
d. host - correct answer- B
A resident continues to ask you the same question over
and over again each time you come into the room. You
should:
a. Tell the person you are tired of answering the same
question
b. Yell at the resident
c. Report the behavior
d. Be patient - correct answer- D
A resident uses crutches to walk. Which does not promote
safety?
,a. a physical therapist measures and fits the person with
crutches
b. comfortable bedroom slippers won
c. clothes fit well
d. crutch tips are attached to the end of crutches -
correct answer- B
A rule of conduct made by the government body is called:
a. A law
b. Libel
c. Tort
d. Informed Consent - correct answer- A
A safety device used to transfer a dependent resident
from the bed to chair is called:
a. posey vest
, b. hand roll
c. transfer/gait belt
d. foot board - correct answer- C
A tube inserted into the stomach through a surgically
create opening is called:
a. a gastrostomy tube
b. a jejunostomy tube
c. a PEG tube
d. a nasogastric tube - correct answer- C
After urinating, the resident is assisted to:
a. Wash their hands
b. Get back in bed
c. GIven something to drink
d. Put in a diaper - correct answer- A
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) A GRADE
A document about personal choices regarding life support
when death is likely is
a. a durable healthcare power of attorney
b. a Do Not Resuscitate Order
c. a living will
d. Hospice Care - correct answer- C
A federal insurance plan providing benefits for older
persons and some younger persons with disabilities is
called:
a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield
d. Coventry - correct answer- B
,A microbe that is harmful and causes infection is called:
a. reservoir
b.pathogen
c. a non- pathogen
d. host - correct answer- B
A resident continues to ask you the same question over
and over again each time you come into the room. You
should:
a. Tell the person you are tired of answering the same
question
b. Yell at the resident
c. Report the behavior
d. Be patient - correct answer- D
A resident uses crutches to walk. Which does not promote
safety?
,a. a physical therapist measures and fits the person with
crutches
b. comfortable bedroom slippers won
c. clothes fit well
d. crutch tips are attached to the end of crutches -
correct answer- B
A rule of conduct made by the government body is called:
a. A law
b. Libel
c. Tort
d. Informed Consent - correct answer- A
A safety device used to transfer a dependent resident
from the bed to chair is called:
a. posey vest
, b. hand roll
c. transfer/gait belt
d. foot board - correct answer- C
A tube inserted into the stomach through a surgically
create opening is called:
a. a gastrostomy tube
b. a jejunostomy tube
c. a PEG tube
d. a nasogastric tube - correct answer- C
After urinating, the resident is assisted to:
a. Wash their hands
b. Get back in bed
c. GIven something to drink
d. Put in a diaper - correct answer- A
