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Get exam-ready for the Nursing Fundamentals Final Exam with comprehensive practice questions, verified answers, and focused review of essential foundational nursing concepts. This resource covers the nursing process, patient rights, confidentiality, therapeutic communication, documentation, delegation, scope of practice, legal and ethical responsibilities, infection prevention and control, vital signs, patient safety, mobility, nutrition, elimination, specimen collection, medication fundamentals, restraints, wound and skin care, end-of-life care, and core nursing skills. Current 2026/2027 Stuvia materials show strong demand for Nursing Fundamentals final-exam resources covering these foundational concepts, while related RN and PN fundamentals materials expand into NCLEX-style clinical safety, postoperative care, IV therapy, fluid and electrolyte balance, medication administration, and patient education. This comprehensive nursing review is designed for students preparing for final exams, cumulative fundamentals assessments, nursing school tests, and NCLEX-style practice.

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Nursing Fundamentals Final Exam | Practice Questions, Verified Answers & Comprehensive Nursing Review | 2026?2027


You enter a residents room and the resident has a new C
onset bedsore. You feel you need to document this in the
medical record but also have a discussion with the nurse.
Where would you opt to have this discussion?

a. In the patients room
b. In the hallway with the family
c. In private
d. At the local bar


To prevent shampoo from getting into your residents eyes, D
you should:

a. Use a hand held nozzle
b. Use dry shampoo
c. Rinse the hair throughly
d. Use a washcloth to cover the eyes


Bath water temperature should be at what temperature: A

a. 110- 115 degrees F
b. 110- 120 degrees F
c. 105 degrees F
d. 105- 109 degrees F


The word ACUTE when used to define illness means: C

a. an illness for which there is no reasonable expectation
of recovery
b. an ongoing illness for which there is no cure
c. a sudden onset to an illness
d. an illness that is gradual


In your role as a nursing assistant, you are able to: D

a. You can take verbal orders over the phone from doctors
b. Give medications
c. Insert a foley in the patients vagina or penis
d. Report changes in the residents condition to the nurse


An assisted living facility provides all of the following D
except:

a. Housing
b. Personal care
c. Social activities
d. 24 hour skilled nursing care


Those persons who provide basic nursing care under the C
supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed practical
nurse are:

a. Licensed practical nurse
b. Case managers
c. Assistive personnel
d. The "health care team"


A federal insurance plan providing benefits for older B
persons and some younger persons with disabilities is
called:

a. Medicaid
b. Medicare
c. Blue Cross/ Blue Shield
d. Coventry

, Nursing Fundamentals Final Exam | Practice Questions, Verified Answers & Comprehensive Nursing Review | 2026?2027


Which nursing care pattern focuses on tasks and jobs? A

a. Functional nursing
b. Team nursing
c. Primary nursing
d. Care management


You promote quality of life by: D

a. Delegating tasks to your coworkers
b. Making sure you bring your resident chocolate and
Starbucks
c. Doing everything for the patient, they don't need to lift a
finger
d. Speaking to individuals in a respectful manner


Your patient has left sided weakness, how do you put on C
their shirt?

a. Clients choice
b. Right sleeve
c. Left sleeve
d. Both sleeve together


Exercises that move each muscle and joint care called? C

a. Rotation
b. Adduction
c. Range of Motion
d. Abduction


Your patient's roommate has just died, how can you BEST B
help the client with the loss?

a. Discourage individual activity
b. Encourage the client talk
c. Convince the client its no big loss. The roommate was a
complainer
d. Leave the client alone


You go to check on Mrs. Jones, she is very agitated. Your D
task is to give her a bed bath, When you walk in the room,
she tells you "Get out of here. I do not want a bed bath".
What should you do?

a. Speak loudly because maybe Mrs. Jones didn't hear or
understand you.
b. Run
c. Tell the client they have no choice, shut up and lets get
cleaned up
d. Talk calmly, slowly, reassure the client. Do not force
them. Report the refusal to the nurse.


Padding side rails on a bed serves a purpose. The D
purpose is:

a. Restrain the patient
b. Have somewhere to put the call button
c. Keep the client warm
d. Protect your client from possible injury


Which of the following stages of dying is usually the final B
stage for the client?

a. Anger
b. Acceptance
c. Bargaining
d. Depression

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Which is more correct measure of urinary output? B

a. 30 oz
b. 300ml or cc
c. 2 cups
d. 1 gallon


The role of the ombudsman is: A

a. Work with the nursing home to protect the clients rights
b. Control the nursing home budget
c. Prepare classes that nurses aides take to learn hygiene
d. Run a group of nursing homes


The BEST time to prepare for a disaster is: D

a. During your lunch
b. When everyone has gone to bed
c. During a tornado or hurricane
d. Before it happens


Which temperature is considered MOST accurate? D

a. Oral
b. Axillary (A)
c. Temporal
d. Rectal (R)


The beginning sign of a pressure sore is: B

a. Coolness
b. Discoloration
c. Swelling
d. Numbness


What Act did Congress pass in 1987, to protect the quality D
of life, health and safety of nursing home residents?

a. MedicareAct of 1987
b. Patients Bill of Rights
c. EMTALA
d. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act


Your resident is wealthy. He offers you a "little gift" in the C
form of cash for providing expert care. You should:

a. Accept and say nothing
b. Accept like a tip and share it with your coworkers
c. Refuse graciously
d. Look to see if anyone is listening or watching


Retirement usually results in: d

a. Physical changes from aging
b. Financial security
c. Less Free Time
d. Typically a lower income


After urinating, the resident is assisted to: A

a. Wash their hands
b. Get back in bed
c. GIven something to drink
d. Put in a diaper

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