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NR 224 EXAM 1 /NR224 FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS EXAM
1 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW!!
A nurse is preparing medications for a patient. The nurse checks
the name of the medication on the label with the name of the
medication on the doctor's order. At the bedside the nurse checks
the patient's name against the medication order as well. The
nurse is following which critical thinking attitude:
Responsible
Complete
Accurate
Broad - CORRECT ANSWER-Responsible
Place the steps of the scientific method in their correct order
with number 1 being the first step of the process. 1. Formulate a
question or hypothesis. 2. Evaluate results of the study. 3.
Collect data. 4. Identify the problem. 5. Test the question or
hypothesis. - CORRECT ANSWER-4, 3, 1, 5, 2
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By using known criteria in conducting an assessment such as
reviewing with a patient the typical characteristics of pain, a
nurse is demonstrating which critical thinking attitude?
Curiosity
Adequacy
Discipline
Thinking Independently - CORRECT ANSWER-Discipline
A nurse prepares to insert a Foley catheter. The procedure
manual calls for the patient to lie in the dorsal recumbent
position. The patient complains of having back pain when lying
on her back. Despite this, the nurse positions the patient supine
with knees flexed as the manual recommends and begins to
insert the catheter. This is an example of:
Accuracy
Reflection
Risk Taking
Basic Critical Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER-Basic Critical
Thinking
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hr postoperative
following an inguinal hernia repair. The client is tolerating clear
liquids well, has active bowel sounds, and is expressing a desire
for "real food." The nurse tells the client that she will call the
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surgeon and ask. The surgeon hears the nurse's report and
prescribes a full liquid diet. The nurse used which of the
following levels of critical thinking?
A. Basic
B. Commitment
C. Complex
D. Integrity - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Basic
A nurse receives a prescription for an antibiotic for a client who
has cellulitis. The nurse checks the client's medical record,
discovers that she is allergic to the antibiotic, and calls the
provider to request a different antibiotic. Which of the following
critical thinking attitudes did the nurse demonstrate?
A. Fairness
B. Responsibility
C. Risk taking
D. Creativity - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Responsibility
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hr postoperative
following abdominal surgery. The nurse suspects the client's
pain management is inadequate. Which of the following data
reinforce this suspicion? (Select all that apply.)
A. the client seems easily agitated
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B. The client is nonadherent with coughing, deep breathing, and
dangling.
C. The client may have pain medication every 4 to 6 hr but
accepts it every 6 to 7 hr.
D. The client reports tenderness in his right lower leg.
E. The client's vital signs are 110 HR, 20 RR, 37 C temp, and
blood pressure of 136/80 mm Hg. - CORRECT ANSWER-B, C,
and E.
Refusal to perform interventions that could increase his pain
level supports the idea of unrelieved.
Acceptance of pain medication only at or beyond the maximum
interval suggests the client has pain between the time the effects
of the previous dose subside and the new one takes place.
Elevated blood pressure and pulse rate w/o elevated temp and
other signs of distress support the idea of unrelieved pain.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for
antihypertensive medication. Prior to administering the
medication, the nurse uses an electronic database to gather
information about the medication and the effects it might have
on this client. Which of the following components of critical
thinking is the nurse using when he reviews the medication
information?
A. Knowledge
B. Experience
NR 224 EXAM 1 /NR224 FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS EXAM
1 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW!!
A nurse is preparing medications for a patient. The nurse checks
the name of the medication on the label with the name of the
medication on the doctor's order. At the bedside the nurse checks
the patient's name against the medication order as well. The
nurse is following which critical thinking attitude:
Responsible
Complete
Accurate
Broad - CORRECT ANSWER-Responsible
Place the steps of the scientific method in their correct order
with number 1 being the first step of the process. 1. Formulate a
question or hypothesis. 2. Evaluate results of the study. 3.
Collect data. 4. Identify the problem. 5. Test the question or
hypothesis. - CORRECT ANSWER-4, 3, 1, 5, 2
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By using known criteria in conducting an assessment such as
reviewing with a patient the typical characteristics of pain, a
nurse is demonstrating which critical thinking attitude?
Curiosity
Adequacy
Discipline
Thinking Independently - CORRECT ANSWER-Discipline
A nurse prepares to insert a Foley catheter. The procedure
manual calls for the patient to lie in the dorsal recumbent
position. The patient complains of having back pain when lying
on her back. Despite this, the nurse positions the patient supine
with knees flexed as the manual recommends and begins to
insert the catheter. This is an example of:
Accuracy
Reflection
Risk Taking
Basic Critical Thinking - CORRECT ANSWER-Basic Critical
Thinking
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hr postoperative
following an inguinal hernia repair. The client is tolerating clear
liquids well, has active bowel sounds, and is expressing a desire
for "real food." The nurse tells the client that she will call the
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surgeon and ask. The surgeon hears the nurse's report and
prescribes a full liquid diet. The nurse used which of the
following levels of critical thinking?
A. Basic
B. Commitment
C. Complex
D. Integrity - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Basic
A nurse receives a prescription for an antibiotic for a client who
has cellulitis. The nurse checks the client's medical record,
discovers that she is allergic to the antibiotic, and calls the
provider to request a different antibiotic. Which of the following
critical thinking attitudes did the nurse demonstrate?
A. Fairness
B. Responsibility
C. Risk taking
D. Creativity - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Responsibility
A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hr postoperative
following abdominal surgery. The nurse suspects the client's
pain management is inadequate. Which of the following data
reinforce this suspicion? (Select all that apply.)
A. the client seems easily agitated
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B. The client is nonadherent with coughing, deep breathing, and
dangling.
C. The client may have pain medication every 4 to 6 hr but
accepts it every 6 to 7 hr.
D. The client reports tenderness in his right lower leg.
E. The client's vital signs are 110 HR, 20 RR, 37 C temp, and
blood pressure of 136/80 mm Hg. - CORRECT ANSWER-B, C,
and E.
Refusal to perform interventions that could increase his pain
level supports the idea of unrelieved.
Acceptance of pain medication only at or beyond the maximum
interval suggests the client has pain between the time the effects
of the previous dose subside and the new one takes place.
Elevated blood pressure and pulse rate w/o elevated temp and
other signs of distress support the idea of unrelieved pain.
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for
antihypertensive medication. Prior to administering the
medication, the nurse uses an electronic database to gather
information about the medication and the effects it might have
on this client. Which of the following components of critical
thinking is the nurse using when he reviews the medication
information?
A. Knowledge
B. Experience
