NURS 1150 EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026/2027 VERIFIED -
COMPREHENSIVE NURSING
FUNDAMENTALS
1. A nurse is caring for a client who is post-operative and reports sudden shortness of breath
and chest pain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Perform a focused respiratory assessment and elevate the head of the bed
B. Assess the client’s oxygen saturation levels
C. Notify the rapid response team
D. Administer the prescribed analgesic for pain
E.
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: According to the ABC (Airway, Breathing, Circulation)
framework, addressing the client’s breathing and positioning to facilitate lung expansion is
the priority intervention before further notification or medication.
2. A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection to an adult client. Which of
the following sites is the safest and preferred location for deep IM injections?
A. Dorsogluteal site
B. Ventrogluteal site
C. Deltoid site
D. Vastus lateralis site
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: The ventrogluteal site is the safest for deep IM injections
because it lacks major nerves and blood vessels and has a large muscle mass.
3. During a home health visit, a nurse notices a client’s caregiver is using a lift to move the
client from bed to chair but is not locking the wheels. Which ethical principle is the nurse
upholding by correcting this?
A. Autonomy
, B. Nonmaleficence
C. Justice
D. Fidelity
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Nonmaleficence refers to the duty to do no harm. By correcting
an unsafe practice that could lead to injury, the nurse is preventing harm.
4. A nurse is assessing a client’s wound and notes the presence of foul-smelling, thick, yellow-
green drainage. How should the nurse document this finding?
A. Serosanguineous drainage
B. Purulent drainage
C. Sanguineous drainage
D. Serous drainage
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Purulent drainage is thick and consists of white blood cells, dead
tissue, and bacteria, often indicating infection; it can be yellow, green, or brown.
5. A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about the ‘Six Rights’ of medication
administration. Which of the following is included in this list?
A. Right Diagnosis
B. Right Documentation
C. Right Physician
D. Right Room Number
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: The standard six rights are: Right Patient, Right Medication,
Right Dose, Right Route, Right Time, and Right Documentation.
6. A client who has a prescription for a clear liquid diet should be offered which of the
following items?
A. Vanilla pudding
B. Orange juice with pulp
C. Cream of mushroom soup
D. Apple juice
Answer: D
AND ANSWERS 2026/2027 VERIFIED -
COMPREHENSIVE NURSING
FUNDAMENTALS
1. A nurse is caring for a client who is post-operative and reports sudden shortness of breath
and chest pain. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Perform a focused respiratory assessment and elevate the head of the bed
B. Assess the client’s oxygen saturation levels
C. Notify the rapid response team
D. Administer the prescribed analgesic for pain
E.
Answer: A
Conceptual Explanation: According to the ABC (Airway, Breathing, Circulation)
framework, addressing the client’s breathing and positioning to facilitate lung expansion is
the priority intervention before further notification or medication.
2. A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection to an adult client. Which of
the following sites is the safest and preferred location for deep IM injections?
A. Dorsogluteal site
B. Ventrogluteal site
C. Deltoid site
D. Vastus lateralis site
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: The ventrogluteal site is the safest for deep IM injections
because it lacks major nerves and blood vessels and has a large muscle mass.
3. During a home health visit, a nurse notices a client’s caregiver is using a lift to move the
client from bed to chair but is not locking the wheels. Which ethical principle is the nurse
upholding by correcting this?
A. Autonomy
, B. Nonmaleficence
C. Justice
D. Fidelity
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Nonmaleficence refers to the duty to do no harm. By correcting
an unsafe practice that could lead to injury, the nurse is preventing harm.
4. A nurse is assessing a client’s wound and notes the presence of foul-smelling, thick, yellow-
green drainage. How should the nurse document this finding?
A. Serosanguineous drainage
B. Purulent drainage
C. Sanguineous drainage
D. Serous drainage
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: Purulent drainage is thick and consists of white blood cells, dead
tissue, and bacteria, often indicating infection; it can be yellow, green, or brown.
5. A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about the ‘Six Rights’ of medication
administration. Which of the following is included in this list?
A. Right Diagnosis
B. Right Documentation
C. Right Physician
D. Right Room Number
Answer: B
Conceptual Explanation: The standard six rights are: Right Patient, Right Medication,
Right Dose, Right Route, Right Time, and Right Documentation.
6. A client who has a prescription for a clear liquid diet should be offered which of the
following items?
A. Vanilla pudding
B. Orange juice with pulp
C. Cream of mushroom soup
D. Apple juice
Answer: D
