CAPSTONE FUNDAMENTALS
2025 – 50 PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WELL VERIFAIDS
These practice questions are based on common
nursing fundamentals topics tested in
ATI/NCLEXstyle Capstone assessments, including
safety, infection control, mobility, communication,
nutrition, pharmacology basics, and prioritization.
1. A nurse is caring for a client with dysphagia. Which intervention is appropriate?
A. Place food on the unaffected side of mouth
B. Keep client flat after meals
C. Offer thin liquids only
D. Limit swallowing time
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: A
Rationale: Clients with dysphagia should place food on the stronger side of the mouth to reduce
aspiration risk.
2. A client’s IV site is red, warm, and painful. What should the nurse do first?
A. Slow infusion
B. Apply pressure dressing
,C. Discontinue IV
D. Flush catheter
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: C
Rationale: Redness, warmth, and pain indicate phlebitis or infiltration. Stop the infusion
immediately.
3. Which action should the nurse perform first during abdominal assessment?
A. Percussion
B. Palpation
C. Auscultation
D. Inspection
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: D
Rationale: Correct order: Inspection → Auscultation → Percussion → Palpation.
4. A nurse teaches about active immunity. Which statement is correct?
A. “Antibodies are received from another source.”
B. “The body produces antibodies after exposure.”
C. “Immunity lasts only hours.”
D. “Vaccines provide passive immunity.”
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: B
Rationale: Active immunity occurs when the body produces its own antibodies after exposure
or vaccination.
5. Which BMI indicates overweight status?
A. 18.5
B. 22
C. 25
D. 17
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: C
Rationale: BMI 25–29.9 indicates overweight.
6. Gastric aspirate pH indicating proper NG tube placement is:
A. 2
, B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: A
Rationale: Gastric pH is usually between 0–4.
7. Which precaution is required for tuberculosis?
A. Contact
B. Droplet
C. Airborne
D. Standard only
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: C
Rationale: TB spreads through airborne particles; use N95 respirator and negative-pressure
room.
8. A nurse should identify which finding as hypoglycemia?
A. Bradycardia
B. Cool clammy skin
C. Hypertension
D. Polyuria
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: B
Rationale: Hypoglycemia commonly causes diaphoresis, shakiness, and clammy skin.
9. Which client should the nurse assess first?
A. Client with pain rated 4/10
B. Client requesting water
C. Client with respiratory distress
D. Client awaiting discharge
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: C
Rationale: ABC priority—airway and breathing problems come first.
10. Which technique prevents infection during urinary catheter insertion?
A. Clean gloves
2025 – 50 PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WELL VERIFAIDS
These practice questions are based on common
nursing fundamentals topics tested in
ATI/NCLEXstyle Capstone assessments, including
safety, infection control, mobility, communication,
nutrition, pharmacology basics, and prioritization.
1. A nurse is caring for a client with dysphagia. Which intervention is appropriate?
A. Place food on the unaffected side of mouth
B. Keep client flat after meals
C. Offer thin liquids only
D. Limit swallowing time
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: A
Rationale: Clients with dysphagia should place food on the stronger side of the mouth to reduce
aspiration risk.
2. A client’s IV site is red, warm, and painful. What should the nurse do first?
A. Slow infusion
B. Apply pressure dressing
,C. Discontinue IV
D. Flush catheter
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: C
Rationale: Redness, warmth, and pain indicate phlebitis or infiltration. Stop the infusion
immediately.
3. Which action should the nurse perform first during abdominal assessment?
A. Percussion
B. Palpation
C. Auscultation
D. Inspection
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: D
Rationale: Correct order: Inspection → Auscultation → Percussion → Palpation.
4. A nurse teaches about active immunity. Which statement is correct?
A. “Antibodies are received from another source.”
B. “The body produces antibodies after exposure.”
C. “Immunity lasts only hours.”
D. “Vaccines provide passive immunity.”
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: B
Rationale: Active immunity occurs when the body produces its own antibodies after exposure
or vaccination.
5. Which BMI indicates overweight status?
A. 18.5
B. 22
C. 25
D. 17
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: C
Rationale: BMI 25–29.9 indicates overweight.
6. Gastric aspirate pH indicating proper NG tube placement is:
A. 2
, B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: A
Rationale: Gastric pH is usually between 0–4.
7. Which precaution is required for tuberculosis?
A. Contact
B. Droplet
C. Airborne
D. Standard only
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: C
Rationale: TB spreads through airborne particles; use N95 respirator and negative-pressure
room.
8. A nurse should identify which finding as hypoglycemia?
A. Bradycardia
B. Cool clammy skin
C. Hypertension
D. Polyuria
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: B
Rationale: Hypoglycemia commonly causes diaphoresis, shakiness, and clammy skin.
9. Which client should the nurse assess first?
A. Client with pain rated 4/10
B. Client requesting water
C. Client with respiratory distress
D. Client awaiting discharge
Correct detailed answers well verifaid: C
Rationale: ABC priority—airway and breathing problems come first.
10. Which technique prevents infection during urinary catheter insertion?
A. Clean gloves
