NURSING FUNDAMENTALS | BEDSIDE SKILLS & SAFE CARE
NURSING
FUNDAMENTALS
100 ORIGINAL QUESTIONS | ANSWERS + RATIONALES
Bedside scenarios | Five sections of 20 | Full practice exam
CARE WITH SKILL. NOTICE CHANGE. PROTECT EVERY PATIENT.
Independent educational practice | No publisher affiliation
,Exam Instructions
Suggested time: 120 minutes. Choose the single best response. Complete all five sections before reviewing the answer key and
rationales. Follow current orders and facility procedures in clinical practice.
Coverage: infection prevention, fall safety, vital signs and assessment, hygiene and skin care, mobility, nutrition and elimination,
communication, oxygen and comfort, wounds and devices, and basic calculations.
This independently written educational practice exam is not an official licensing exam or publisher test bank. Skills and procedures must follow
current training, orders, and facility policy.
CONTENTS
Section 1: Questions 1-20
Section 2: Questions 21-40
Section 3: Questions 41-60
Section 4: Questions 61-80
Section 5: Questions 81-100
Answer Key and Rationales: Questions 1-100
NURSING FUNDAMENTALS & CLINICAL SKILLS | FULL MOCK EXAM 2
, SECTION 1 | QUESTIONS 1-20
INFECTION PREVENTION & ASEPSIS 1. A nurse is preparing to insert a urinary catheter. When should hand hygiene
be performed?
A. After leaving the room only
B. Immediately before the aseptic task and after glove removal
C. Only at the start of the shift
D. Only if hands look dirty
Answer: ______
INFECTION PREVENTION & ASEPSIS 2. A client is on contact precautions. The nurse’s gown becomes contaminated
during care. What should happen next?
A. Remove PPE safely, perform hand hygiene, and use clean PPE before further contact
B. Touch the clean supply cart first
C. Wipe the gown and continue
D. Keep the gown for the next client
Answer: ______
INFECTION PREVENTION & ASEPSIS 3. A nurse’s hands are visibly soiled after wound care. What is the appropriate
hand hygiene method?
A. Wash with soap and water
B. Use alcohol rub only and leave visible soil
C. Wipe on a towel
D. Use gloves instead of cleaning hands
Answer: ______
INFECTION PREVENTION & ASEPSIS 4. A client has suspected influenza and is coughing in a waiting area. What is a
useful immediate measure?
A. Ask the client to remove the mask
B. Provide source-control instructions and follow respiratory precautions and placement policy
C. Place the client beside immunocompromised patients
D. Wait for a test result before precautions
Answer: ______
INFECTION PREVENTION & ASEPSIS 5. A nurse is preparing a clean dressing change. Which action prevents
contamination?
A. Reach across the sterile field
B. Set up a clean work area and avoid touching key parts of supplies
C. Place sterile items on the bed linen
D. Reuse a single-use applicator
Answer: ______
NURSING FUNDAMENTALS & CLINICAL SKILLS | FULL MOCK EXAM 3
NURSING
FUNDAMENTALS
100 ORIGINAL QUESTIONS | ANSWERS + RATIONALES
Bedside scenarios | Five sections of 20 | Full practice exam
CARE WITH SKILL. NOTICE CHANGE. PROTECT EVERY PATIENT.
Independent educational practice | No publisher affiliation
,Exam Instructions
Suggested time: 120 minutes. Choose the single best response. Complete all five sections before reviewing the answer key and
rationales. Follow current orders and facility procedures in clinical practice.
Coverage: infection prevention, fall safety, vital signs and assessment, hygiene and skin care, mobility, nutrition and elimination,
communication, oxygen and comfort, wounds and devices, and basic calculations.
This independently written educational practice exam is not an official licensing exam or publisher test bank. Skills and procedures must follow
current training, orders, and facility policy.
CONTENTS
Section 1: Questions 1-20
Section 2: Questions 21-40
Section 3: Questions 41-60
Section 4: Questions 61-80
Section 5: Questions 81-100
Answer Key and Rationales: Questions 1-100
NURSING FUNDAMENTALS & CLINICAL SKILLS | FULL MOCK EXAM 2
, SECTION 1 | QUESTIONS 1-20
INFECTION PREVENTION & ASEPSIS 1. A nurse is preparing to insert a urinary catheter. When should hand hygiene
be performed?
A. After leaving the room only
B. Immediately before the aseptic task and after glove removal
C. Only at the start of the shift
D. Only if hands look dirty
Answer: ______
INFECTION PREVENTION & ASEPSIS 2. A client is on contact precautions. The nurse’s gown becomes contaminated
during care. What should happen next?
A. Remove PPE safely, perform hand hygiene, and use clean PPE before further contact
B. Touch the clean supply cart first
C. Wipe the gown and continue
D. Keep the gown for the next client
Answer: ______
INFECTION PREVENTION & ASEPSIS 3. A nurse’s hands are visibly soiled after wound care. What is the appropriate
hand hygiene method?
A. Wash with soap and water
B. Use alcohol rub only and leave visible soil
C. Wipe on a towel
D. Use gloves instead of cleaning hands
Answer: ______
INFECTION PREVENTION & ASEPSIS 4. A client has suspected influenza and is coughing in a waiting area. What is a
useful immediate measure?
A. Ask the client to remove the mask
B. Provide source-control instructions and follow respiratory precautions and placement policy
C. Place the client beside immunocompromised patients
D. Wait for a test result before precautions
Answer: ______
INFECTION PREVENTION & ASEPSIS 5. A nurse is preparing a clean dressing change. Which action prevents
contamination?
A. Reach across the sterile field
B. Set up a clean work area and avoid touching key parts of supplies
C. Place sterile items on the bed linen
D. Reuse a single-use applicator
Answer: ______
NURSING FUNDAMENTALS & CLINICAL SKILLS | FULL MOCK EXAM 3
