NACE FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔how to check fluid status - ✔✔-inspect lips and mucus membranes
-pinch the skin on back of hands
-measure BP and pulse
-obtain daily weight
✔✔Unable to see close up: - ✔✔presbyopia
✔✔I wake up to urinate once each night and I often wake up feeling tired in the morning
are symptoms of: - ✔✔sleep disturbances
✔✔Joint stiffness in the morning is a symptoms of: - ✔✔osteoarthritis
✔✔Which pt should the nurse see first: - ✔✔ABCs
A client with expiratory wheezing after an albuterol treatment [answer]
✔✔Pt comes in the the ED, what question should the nurse ask? [??] - ✔✔Ask if the
patient has started any new prescription or OTC medication. [answer]
✔✔Ineffective protection r/t chemotherapy side effects is: - ✔✔nursing diagnosis for
cancer pt
✔✔TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) - ✔✔a procedure that uses magnetic pulses
to stimulate nerve cells in the brain.
-muscles relaxants are given before treatment (right?)
-TMS requires the pt to lay flat in bed (WRONG)
-therapy is done every day for 4-6 weeks (WRONG)
✔✔Where to check the client for melanoma: - ✔✔palms, soles, and nails
✔✔Pt has a penicillin allergy, which med can they take? - ✔✔-levofloxacin [answer]
-cephalexin/Keflex [WRONG]
✔✔Clozaril (Clozapine) - ✔✔Antipsychotic.
-available OTC and generic [WRONG]
✔✔symptoms of hypothyroidism - ✔✔weight gain, fatigue, slow heart rate and
respiration rate, cold intolerance
✔✔Which drink is best for a burn patient to promote recovery? - ✔✔-protein shake
[correct?]
-orange juice [WRONG]
, ✔✔Pt has gastric ulcers. Which response by the pt requires a need for more teaching? -
✔✔"I can drink coffee with meals and between meals"
✔✔The nurse is which link on the chain of infection? - ✔✔mode of transmission
✔✔The pt is 24 hours post procedure and the nurse notices some redness and mild
swelling of the incision? What should the nurse do? - ✔✔Document and continue
monitoring the wound
✔✔Pt has pneumonia. Which order should the nurse do first?
1. encourage deep breathing and cough
2. administer azithromycin
3. obtain sputum culture - ✔✔sputum culture
✔✔Pt is having a procedure in the morning. What should the night shift nurse report to
the surgeon? - ✔✔-NPO since 2300. [WRONG]
-allergy to shellfish [right?]
✔✔Pt comes in having a MI. Complains of mid sternal chest pain, diaphoretic, shaky.
What should the nurse addess first? - ✔✔acute pain [right?]
anxiety [WRONG]
✔✔How to document drainage from a wound? - ✔✔-outer dressing dry and intact.
Moderate drainage noted underneath. [WRONG]
-two 4x4 saturated [right?]
✔✔When to take alendronate? - ✔✔before eating.
with 6-8 oz of milk is WRONG
✔✔What traits to observe for when a person has addictive behaviors? - ✔✔-aggressive
[WRONG]
-antisocial [right?]
✔✔post prandial blood sugar - ✔✔test for glucose in blood, two hours after a meal
✔✔ Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc] - ✔✔Gown and gloves
✔✔Proper PPE for droplet precaution - ✔✔Surgical mask within 3 ft of pt
✔✔Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] - ✔✔respirator (N95) and negative pressure
room
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔how to check fluid status - ✔✔-inspect lips and mucus membranes
-pinch the skin on back of hands
-measure BP and pulse
-obtain daily weight
✔✔Unable to see close up: - ✔✔presbyopia
✔✔I wake up to urinate once each night and I often wake up feeling tired in the morning
are symptoms of: - ✔✔sleep disturbances
✔✔Joint stiffness in the morning is a symptoms of: - ✔✔osteoarthritis
✔✔Which pt should the nurse see first: - ✔✔ABCs
A client with expiratory wheezing after an albuterol treatment [answer]
✔✔Pt comes in the the ED, what question should the nurse ask? [??] - ✔✔Ask if the
patient has started any new prescription or OTC medication. [answer]
✔✔Ineffective protection r/t chemotherapy side effects is: - ✔✔nursing diagnosis for
cancer pt
✔✔TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) - ✔✔a procedure that uses magnetic pulses
to stimulate nerve cells in the brain.
-muscles relaxants are given before treatment (right?)
-TMS requires the pt to lay flat in bed (WRONG)
-therapy is done every day for 4-6 weeks (WRONG)
✔✔Where to check the client for melanoma: - ✔✔palms, soles, and nails
✔✔Pt has a penicillin allergy, which med can they take? - ✔✔-levofloxacin [answer]
-cephalexin/Keflex [WRONG]
✔✔Clozaril (Clozapine) - ✔✔Antipsychotic.
-available OTC and generic [WRONG]
✔✔symptoms of hypothyroidism - ✔✔weight gain, fatigue, slow heart rate and
respiration rate, cold intolerance
✔✔Which drink is best for a burn patient to promote recovery? - ✔✔-protein shake
[correct?]
-orange juice [WRONG]
, ✔✔Pt has gastric ulcers. Which response by the pt requires a need for more teaching? -
✔✔"I can drink coffee with meals and between meals"
✔✔The nurse is which link on the chain of infection? - ✔✔mode of transmission
✔✔The pt is 24 hours post procedure and the nurse notices some redness and mild
swelling of the incision? What should the nurse do? - ✔✔Document and continue
monitoring the wound
✔✔Pt has pneumonia. Which order should the nurse do first?
1. encourage deep breathing and cough
2. administer azithromycin
3. obtain sputum culture - ✔✔sputum culture
✔✔Pt is having a procedure in the morning. What should the night shift nurse report to
the surgeon? - ✔✔-NPO since 2300. [WRONG]
-allergy to shellfish [right?]
✔✔Pt comes in having a MI. Complains of mid sternal chest pain, diaphoretic, shaky.
What should the nurse addess first? - ✔✔acute pain [right?]
anxiety [WRONG]
✔✔How to document drainage from a wound? - ✔✔-outer dressing dry and intact.
Moderate drainage noted underneath. [WRONG]
-two 4x4 saturated [right?]
✔✔When to take alendronate? - ✔✔before eating.
with 6-8 oz of milk is WRONG
✔✔What traits to observe for when a person has addictive behaviors? - ✔✔-aggressive
[WRONG]
-antisocial [right?]
✔✔post prandial blood sugar - ✔✔test for glucose in blood, two hours after a meal
✔✔ Proper PPE for contact precaution [c.diff, wounds, etc] - ✔✔Gown and gloves
✔✔Proper PPE for droplet precaution - ✔✔Surgical mask within 3 ft of pt
✔✔Proper PPE for airborne precaution [TB] - ✔✔respirator (N95) and negative pressure
room
