NSG 240 LATEST
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM
1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
1. If a patient refuses medication....
- Chart it and document it
- Report it to doctor (doctor could possibly convince the patient to
change their mind)
2. Convert:
a. Mg --> kg
b. Mcg --> mg
a. 1 mg --> 0.001 kg
b. 1 mcg --> 0.001 mg
3. What are nonmodifiable factors?
Gender
Race
Family history
Age
4. What are modifiable factors?
Smoking
Obesity
Lack of physical activity
Diet
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, NSG 240 LATEST
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM
1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
5. What is primary prevention?
Intervening before health effects occur, through measures such as
vaccinations
- ie: immunizations, regular exercise
6. What is secondary prevention?
Screening to identify disease in the earliest stages, before the onset of
signs and symptoms, through measures such as mammography and
regular blood pressure testing
- ie: screening for high blood pressure, breast self-examination
7. What is tertiary prevention?
Managing disease post diagnosis to slow or stop disease progression
through measures
- ie: chemotherapy, rehabilitation, and screening for complications
8. If you give a pt a BP medication, what should you further assess
before giving medication?
- Assess their BP first
- Report symptoms if the BP is low includes: dizziness, fatigue
9. What is objective data?
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, NSG 240 LATEST
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM
1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
- Written documentation of observable, measurable and reproducible
findings from examination. and supporting laboratory or diagnostic tests,
assessment or diagnostic formulation
10. What is subjective data?
- Information provided by a patient to a nurse from the patient's
viewpoint or the viewpoint of a second party
- ie: how the pt feels/reports pain
11. What is client advocacy?
- Voicing what the pt wishes (ie: if they want DNR)
- Respecting what the pt desire
12. What are breaches of the nursing practice?
- Failure to use such care as a reasonable prudent and careful person
would use under similar circumstances
- ie: reporting if you see the pt family doing drugs, report patient abuse if
suspected
13. What is libel/battery vs assault/slander?
Libel - a defamatory statement in writing or other visible forms
Slander - spoken defamatory statement
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FUNDAMENTALS EXAM
1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
1. If a patient refuses medication....
- Chart it and document it
- Report it to doctor (doctor could possibly convince the patient to
change their mind)
2. Convert:
a. Mg --> kg
b. Mcg --> mg
a. 1 mg --> 0.001 kg
b. 1 mcg --> 0.001 mg
3. What are nonmodifiable factors?
Gender
Race
Family history
Age
4. What are modifiable factors?
Smoking
Obesity
Lack of physical activity
Diet
END OF
PAGE
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, NSG 240 LATEST
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM
1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
5. What is primary prevention?
Intervening before health effects occur, through measures such as
vaccinations
- ie: immunizations, regular exercise
6. What is secondary prevention?
Screening to identify disease in the earliest stages, before the onset of
signs and symptoms, through measures such as mammography and
regular blood pressure testing
- ie: screening for high blood pressure, breast self-examination
7. What is tertiary prevention?
Managing disease post diagnosis to slow or stop disease progression
through measures
- ie: chemotherapy, rehabilitation, and screening for complications
8. If you give a pt a BP medication, what should you further assess
before giving medication?
- Assess their BP first
- Report symptoms if the BP is low includes: dizziness, fatigue
9. What is objective data?
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PAGE
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, NSG 240 LATEST
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM
1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
- Written documentation of observable, measurable and reproducible
findings from examination. and supporting laboratory or diagnostic tests,
assessment or diagnostic formulation
10. What is subjective data?
- Information provided by a patient to a nurse from the patient's
viewpoint or the viewpoint of a second party
- ie: how the pt feels/reports pain
11. What is client advocacy?
- Voicing what the pt wishes (ie: if they want DNR)
- Respecting what the pt desire
12. What are breaches of the nursing practice?
- Failure to use such care as a reasonable prudent and careful person
would use under similar circumstances
- ie: reporting if you see the pt family doing drugs, report patient abuse if
suspected
13. What is libel/battery vs assault/slander?
Libel - a defamatory statement in writing or other visible forms
Slander - spoken defamatory statement
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