FUNDAMENTALS FOR NURSING
EDITION 9.0 PRACTICE EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
examples should the nurse include in the teaching? Select all that apply.
a. Home health care
b. Rehabilitation facilities
c. Diagnostic centers
d. Skilled nursing facilities
d. Oncology centers - ANS A, B, D
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of
nursing students. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms are federally
funded? Select all that apply.
a. Preferred provider organization (PPO)
b. Medicare
c. Long-term care insurance
d. Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
e. Medicaid - ANS B, E
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients who have
obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a primary health care
strategy?
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,a. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits
b. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for clients who have
obesity
c. Providing specialized intraoperative training regarding surgical treatments for obesity
d. Educating acute care nurses on postoperative complications related to obesity - ANS a.
Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which of the
following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of state licensing boards?
a. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
b. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
c. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
d. Determining if medications are safe for administration to clients - ANS b. Ensuring that
health care providers comply with regulations
A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of newly licensed
nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care setting should the nurse classify as
tertiary care? Select all that apply.
a. Intensive care unit
b. Oncology treatment center
c. Burn center
d. Cardiac rehabilitation
e. Home health care - ANS A, B, C
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of the following
client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker?
a. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in her home
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,b. A client asks about community resources available for older adults
c. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery
d. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
e. A client states that he does not understand how to use a nebulizer - ANS A, B, D
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use
adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
a. Social worker
b. Certified nursing assistant
c. Registered dietitian
d. Occupational therapist - ANS d. Occupational therapist
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse
effects of the medication he is receiving for pain management. Which of the following members
of the interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding the medication's
effects?
Select all that apply
a. Provider
b. Certified nursing assistant
c. Pharmacist
d. Registered Nurse
e. Respiratory Therapist - ANS A, C, D
A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia
(difficulty swallowing). The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
a. Social worker
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, b. Certified Nursing Assistant
c. Occupational therapist
d. Speech-language pathologist - ANS d. Speech-language pathologist
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the various members
of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When she gives
examples of the types of task certified nursing assistants (CNAs) may perform, which of the
following client activities should she include? Select all that apply
a. Bathing
b. Ambulating
c. Toileting
d. Determining pain level
e. Measuring vital signs - ANS A, B, C, E
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant blockages in his
coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an example of which of the
following ethical principles?
a. Fidelity
b. Autonomy
c. Justice
d. Nonmaleficence - ANS b. Autonomy
A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation. The nurse
understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following ethical
principles?
a. Fidelity
b. Autonomy
c. Justice
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EDITION 9.0 PRACTICE EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following
examples should the nurse include in the teaching? Select all that apply.
a. Home health care
b. Rehabilitation facilities
c. Diagnostic centers
d. Skilled nursing facilities
d. Oncology centers - ANS A, B, D
A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might have to a group of
nursing students. Which of the following health care financing mechanisms are federally
funded? Select all that apply.
a. Preferred provider organization (PPO)
b. Medicare
c. Long-term care insurance
d. Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
e. Medicaid - ANS B, E
A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients who have
obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a primary health care
strategy?
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,a. Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits
b. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for clients who have
obesity
c. Providing specialized intraoperative training regarding surgical treatments for obesity
d. Educating acute care nurses on postoperative complications related to obesity - ANS a.
Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which of the
following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of state licensing boards?
a. Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
b. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
c. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
d. Determining if medications are safe for administration to clients - ANS b. Ensuring that
health care providers comply with regulations
A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of newly licensed
nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care setting should the nurse classify as
tertiary care? Select all that apply.
a. Intensive care unit
b. Oncology treatment center
c. Burn center
d. Cardiac rehabilitation
e. Home health care - ANS A, B, C
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. For which of the following
client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker?
a. A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in her home
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,b. A client asks about community resources available for older adults
c. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery
d. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
e. A client states that he does not understand how to use a nebulizer - ANS A, B, D
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use
adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral to which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
a. Social worker
b. Certified nursing assistant
c. Registered dietitian
d. Occupational therapist - ANS d. Occupational therapist
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse
effects of the medication he is receiving for pain management. Which of the following members
of the interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding the medication's
effects?
Select all that apply
a. Provider
b. Certified nursing assistant
c. Pharmacist
d. Registered Nurse
e. Respiratory Therapist - ANS A, C, D
A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia
(difficulty swallowing). The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
a. Social worker
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, b. Certified Nursing Assistant
c. Occupational therapist
d. Speech-language pathologist - ANS d. Speech-language pathologist
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the various members
of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When she gives
examples of the types of task certified nursing assistants (CNAs) may perform, which of the
following client activities should she include? Select all that apply
a. Bathing
b. Ambulating
c. Toileting
d. Determining pain level
e. Measuring vital signs - ANS A, B, C, E
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant blockages in his
coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an example of which of the
following ethical principles?
a. Fidelity
b. Autonomy
c. Justice
d. Nonmaleficence - ANS b. Autonomy
A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation. The nurse
understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following ethical
principles?
a. Fidelity
b. Autonomy
c. Justice
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