FON Final Exam QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is a normal pulse oximeter reading? - CORRECT ANSWER-92-100%
A person with COPD will have a pO2 reading around? - CORRECT ANSWER-88% (and this is okay for
them)
When inserting a urinary catheter, what is important to keep in mind about your non dominant hand? -
CORRECT ANSWER-It becomes contaminated
If you're in the middle of a sterile procedure and you drop something on the ground, what must you do
next? - CORRECT ANSWER-Throw it away (and start all over with a new kit)
If a PT is in pain, what must you ask them? - CORRECT ANSWER-Severity on a scale from 0-10
What is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health? It moves
beyond a focus on individual behaviour towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions.
- CORRECT ANSWER-Health promotion (ex: smoking cessation, self-breast exams)
Which part of the medical record is considered a legal document? - CORRECT ANSWER-All of it
What are the 6 rights of medication administration? - CORRECT ANSWER-Patient
Time
Route
Documentation
Dose
Drug
FON Final Exam QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
, When giving a PO medication, what must you as the RN consider? - CORRECT ANSWER-Can the PT
swallow?
Can the pill be broken in half or crushed to make swallowing easier?
A written statement detailing a person's desires in regard to their medical treatment in circumstances n
which they are no longer able to express informed consent, especially in an advanced directive. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Living will
What must you as the RN consider when discontinuing an IV? - CORRECT ANSWER-Apply pressure to the
site (to prevent blood squirting out when you remove the needle catheter)
Where can you obtain a specimen from the drainage bag/catheter? - CORRECT ANSWER-Port (you
CANNOT obtain a specimen from the bag)
What condition would you as the RN consider top priority with regard to triaging PT's? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Chest pain
You have a PT who is deaf. How do you communicate? - CORRECT ANSWER-Writing (pen and paper)
What is needed in order to use restraints? - CORRECT ANSWER-Doctor's order
What is the time limit on restraints? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 hours (then they must be taken off so PT can
walk around, use the restroom, etc)
How often is a new restraint order needed? - CORRECT ANSWER-Every 24 hours
What must the doctor's order include? - CORRECT ANSWER-Time
Date
A doctor orders 4-point restraints for a PT who is paralyzed from the waist down. What can you as the
RN do? - CORRECT ANSWER-Put the PT in 2-point restraints (instead of 4-point since that would be
excessive)
FON Final Exam QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
CORRECT ANSWERS
What is a normal pulse oximeter reading? - CORRECT ANSWER-92-100%
A person with COPD will have a pO2 reading around? - CORRECT ANSWER-88% (and this is okay for
them)
When inserting a urinary catheter, what is important to keep in mind about your non dominant hand? -
CORRECT ANSWER-It becomes contaminated
If you're in the middle of a sterile procedure and you drop something on the ground, what must you do
next? - CORRECT ANSWER-Throw it away (and start all over with a new kit)
If a PT is in pain, what must you ask them? - CORRECT ANSWER-Severity on a scale from 0-10
What is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health? It moves
beyond a focus on individual behaviour towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions.
- CORRECT ANSWER-Health promotion (ex: smoking cessation, self-breast exams)
Which part of the medical record is considered a legal document? - CORRECT ANSWER-All of it
What are the 6 rights of medication administration? - CORRECT ANSWER-Patient
Time
Route
Documentation
Dose
Drug
FON Final Exam QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
, When giving a PO medication, what must you as the RN consider? - CORRECT ANSWER-Can the PT
swallow?
Can the pill be broken in half or crushed to make swallowing easier?
A written statement detailing a person's desires in regard to their medical treatment in circumstances n
which they are no longer able to express informed consent, especially in an advanced directive. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Living will
What must you as the RN consider when discontinuing an IV? - CORRECT ANSWER-Apply pressure to the
site (to prevent blood squirting out when you remove the needle catheter)
Where can you obtain a specimen from the drainage bag/catheter? - CORRECT ANSWER-Port (you
CANNOT obtain a specimen from the bag)
What condition would you as the RN consider top priority with regard to triaging PT's? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Chest pain
You have a PT who is deaf. How do you communicate? - CORRECT ANSWER-Writing (pen and paper)
What is needed in order to use restraints? - CORRECT ANSWER-Doctor's order
What is the time limit on restraints? - CORRECT ANSWER-2 hours (then they must be taken off so PT can
walk around, use the restroom, etc)
How often is a new restraint order needed? - CORRECT ANSWER-Every 24 hours
What must the doctor's order include? - CORRECT ANSWER-Time
Date
A doctor orders 4-point restraints for a PT who is paralyzed from the waist down. What can you as the
RN do? - CORRECT ANSWER-Put the PT in 2-point restraints (instead of 4-point since that would be
excessive)
FON Final Exam QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
