CMS Fundamentals Practice A Questions with Answers

CMS
Fundamentals
Practice
A
A
nurse
is
reinforcing
teaching
about
health
promotion
with
a
group
of
young
adult
clients.
Which
of
the
following
information
should
the
nurse
include?
-
ANS
Young
adults
should
receive
a
dental
assessment
every
6
months
A
nurse
is
caring
for
a
client
who
has
a
prescription
for
a
potassium
supplement.
The
client
tells
the
nurse
that
the
pill
is
too
large
to
swallow
and
refuses
to
take
it.
The
nurse
offers
to
break
the
pill
into
smaller
pieces.
The
nurse
is
demonstrating
which
of
the
following
ethical
principles?
-
ANS
Beneficence
A
client
who
has
advanced
cancer
tells
the
nurse
that
they
have
a
difficult
time
talking
to
anyone
about
the
illness.
Which
of
the
following
actions
should
the
nurse
take
to
encourage
therapeutic
communications?
-
ANS
Let
the
client
know
that,
as
their
nurse,
they
are
available
and
willing
to
listen
A
nurse
has
delegated
various
client
care
tasks
to
the
assistive
personnel
(AP)
on
the
care
team.
Which
of
the
following
actions
by
the
Ap
should
the
nurse
identify
as
correct?
-
ANS
Donning
a
mask
to
measure
the
vital
signs
of
a
client
who
has
pertussis
A
nurse
is
caring
for
a
client
who
is
postoperative
and
is
experiencing
nausea
and
vomiting.
The
nurse
should
identify
which
of
the
following
findings
as
indication
that
the
client
has
fluid
volume
deficit?
(Select
all
that
apply?
-
ANS
-
cool
extremities
-
orthostatic
hypotension
-
flat
neck
veins
A
nurse
is
taking
notes
of
client
information
on
a
piece
of
paper
while
receiving
report.
Which
of
the
following
actions
should
the
nurse
take
to
dispose
of
the
paper?
-
ANS
Shred
the
paper
in
a
secure
container
A
nurse
is
reinforcing
teaching
with
a
client
about
the
use
of
crutches.
Which
of
the
following
actions
by
the
client
indicates
an
understanding
of
the
teaching?
-
ANS
The
client
advances
the
unaffected
leg
first
while
climbing
stairs
A
nurse
is
providing
wound
care
for
a
group
of
clients.
Which
of
the
following
wounds
should
the
nurse
identify
as
healing
by
secondary
intention?
-
ANS
A
stage
3
pressure
injury
on
the
coccyx A
nurse
is
preparing
to
administer
a
topical
medication
to
a
client.
Which
of
the
following
actions
should
the
nurse
take?
-
ANS
Compare
the
label
of
the
medication
container
with
the
medication
administration
record
three
times
A
nurse
is
reinforcing
preoperative
teaching
with
a
client
about
how
to
turn,
cough,
and
deep
breathe.
Which
of
the
following
statements
by
the
client
indicates
an
understanding
of
the
teaching?
-
ANS
"This
can
help
prevent
pneumonia"
A
nurse
is
reinforcing
teaching
about
hospice
care
measures
with
the
family
of
a
client
who
is
dying.
Which
of
the
following
statements
by
a
member
of
the
client's
family
indicates
an
understanding
of
the
teaching?
-
ANS
"We
will
keep
her
room
cool
to
help
her
breathe
better."
A
nurse
is
planning
to
perform
wound
irrigation
for
a
client
who
has
a
large
abdominal
wound.
Which
of
the
following
actions
should
the
nurse
plan
to
take?
-
ANS
Administer
an
analgesic
30
min
before
starting
the
procedure
A
nurse
is
planning
care
for
a
client
for
a
client
who
is
disorientated
and
at
risk
for
falls.
Which
of
the
following
interventions
should
the
nurse
include?
(Select
all
that
apply)
-
ANS
-
ensure
that
the
client
is
wearing
nonskid
slippers
-
place
the
client
in
a
room
near
the
nurses'
station
-
reinforce
teaching
about
how
to
use
the
call
bell
A
nurse
is
caring
for
a
client
who
has
an
indwelling
urinary
catheter.
Which
of
the
following
actions
should
the
nurse
take
to
prevent
urinary
tract
infections?
-
ANS
Drain
urine
from
the
tubing
before
ambulation
A
nurse
is
collecting
data
from
a
client
who
has
an
NG
tube
set
to
low
intermittent
suction.
Which
of
the
following
findings
indicates
hypomagnesemia?
-
ANS
Positive
Chvostek's
sign
A
nurse
is
using
Maslow's
hierarchy
of
needs
in
assisting
with
discharge
planning
for
a
client.
Which
of
the
following
activities
should
the
nurse
recommend
as
the
priority
for
this
client?
-
ANS
Attend
an
exercise
program
A
nurse
is
caring
for
a
client
who
is
receiving
continuous
NG
tube
feedings.
The
nurse
listens
to
the
client's
bowel
sounds.
Which
of
the
following
actions
should
the
nurse
take?
(Click
on
the
audio
button
to
listen
to
the
clip)
-
ANS
Decrease
the
rate
of
the
feeding
A
nurse
is
reinforcing
teaching
about
the
use
of
crutches
with
a
client
who
has
a
fractured
right
tibia
and
fibula.
Which
of
the
following
statements
by
the
client
indicates
an
understanding
of
the
teaching.
-
ANS
"I
will
be
sure
to
keep
the
crutch
tips
dry"
A
nurse
is
caring
for
a
client
who
has
metastatic
cancer
and
practices
Catholicism.
The
client
asks
the
nurse
to
discuss
the
afterlife
with
them.
Which
of
the
following
statements
by
the
nurse