Nursing Fundamentals Exam 1 Practice test. complete 2025/2026 new version

Nursing Fundamentals Exam
1 Practice test. complete
2025/2026 new version

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1. A patient's surgical wound has become swollen, red, and tender.You note that the pat
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ient has a new fever and leukocytosis.What is the best immediate intervention? [28]
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1. Notify the health care provider and use surgical technique to change the dr
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2. Reassure the patient and check the wound later T T T T T T T




3. Notify the health care provider and support the patient's fluid and nutritional needs
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4. Alert the patient and caregivers to the presence of an infection to ensure care aft
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er discharge Correct Answer(s) 3
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2. A nurse assesses a patient who comes to the pulmonary clinic. "I see that it's bee
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n over 6 months since you've been in, but your appointment was
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for every 2 months.Tell me about that. Also, I see from your last visit that the doctor recom
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mended routine exercise. Can you tell me how successful you have been following his pla
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n?" The nurse's assessment covers which of Gordon's functional health patterns? [16]
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2. Cognitive-perceptual pattern T




3. Coping-stress-tolerance pattern T




4. Health perception-health management pattern Correct Answer(s) 4
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3. The nurse asks a patient, "Describe for me your typical diet over a 24-
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hour day. What foods do you prefer? Have you noticed a change in your weight recently
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?" This series of questions would likely occur during which phase of a patient-
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centered interview? [16]
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1. Setting the stage
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,2. Gather information about a patient's chief concerns
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3. Collecting the assessment T T




4. Termination Correct Answer(s) 3 T T T




4. What type of interview techiniques does the nurse use when asking these questions, "
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Do you have pain or cramping?" "Does the pain get worse when you walk?" (Select all th
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at apply) [16]
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1. Active listening T




2. Open-ended questioning T




3. Closed-ended questioning T




4. Problem-oriented listening Correct Answer(s) 3, 4 T T T T T




5. What technique(s) best encourage(s) a patient to tell his or her full story? (Select all t
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hat apply) [16]
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1. Active listening T




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, 3. Validating
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5. Use of closed-ended questions Correct Answer(s) 1, 2, 4
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6. A nurse gathers the following assessment data.Which of the following cues form(s) a p
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attern suggesting a problem? (Select all that apply) [16]
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1. The skin around the wound is tender to touch
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2. Fluid intake for 8 hours is 800 mL T T T T T T T




3. Patient has a heart rate of 78 and regular T T T T T T T T




4. Patient has drainage from surgical wound T T T T T




5. Body temperature is 101F (38.3 C) T T T T T




6. Patient asks, "I'm worried that I won't return to work when I planned." Correct Ans
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wer(s) 1, 4, 5 T T T




7. The nurse makes the following statement during a change of shift report to another nur
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se. "I assessed Mr. Diaz, my 61-year-
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old patient from Chile. He fell at home and hurt his back 3 days ago. He has some difficult
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y turning in bed, and he says that he has pain that radiates down his leg. He rates his pain
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at a 6, but I don't think it's that severe.You know that back patients often have chronic pa
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in. He seems fine when talking with his family. Have you cared for him before?" What doe
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s the nurse's conclusion suggest? [16]
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1. The nurse is making an accurate clinical inference
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2. The nurse has gathered cues to identify a potential problem area
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3. The nurse has allowed stereotyping to influence her assessment
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4. The nurse wants to validate her information with the other nurse Correct Answer(s) 3
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8. A nurse check a patient's IV line in his right arm and sees inflammation where the cat
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heter enters the skin. She uses her finger to apply light pressure (i.e., palpation)
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