NCLEX Fundamentals of Nursing Practice
Quiz 2 (30 Items) Questions & Answers
1. Nurse Clarisse is teaching a patient about a newly prescribed drug. What
could cause a geriatric patient to have difficulty retaining knowledge about
prescribed medications?
A. Decreased plasma drug levels
B. Sensory deficits
C. Lack of family support
D. History of Tourette syndrome
Answer B. Sensory deficits
2. When examining a patient with abdominal pain the nurse in charge should
assess
A. Any quadrant first
B. The symptomatic quadrant first
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C. The symptomatic quadrant last
D. The symptomatic quadrant either second or third
Answer C.The symptomatic quad-rant last
3. The nurse is assessing a postoperative adult patient.Which of the following
should the nurse document as subjective data?
A. Vital signs
B. Laboratory test result
C. Patient's description of pain
D. Electrocardiographic (ECG) waveforms
Answer C. Patient's description of pain
4. A male patient has a soft wrist-safety device. Which assessment finding
should the nurse consider abnormal?
A. A palpable radial pulse
B. A palpable ulnar pulse
C. Cool, pale fingers
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D. Pink nail beds
Answer C. Cool, pale fingers
5. Which of the following planes divides the body longitudinally into anterior
and posterior regions?
A. Frontal plane
B. Sagittal plane
C. Midsagittal plane
D. Transverse plane
Answer A. Frontal plane
6. A female patient with a terminal illness is in denial. Indicators of denial
include
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