Fundamentals CMS Final exam
Questions and Answers 2025-2026
Latest Edition.
A
/nurse
/is
/assessing
/the
/heart
/sounds
/of /
a
/client
/who
/has /developed /chest /pain /that /becomes /worse /with /inspiration. /The /nurse /auscultates /a /high-
pitched
/scratching
/sound
/during
/both
/systole
/and
/diastole
/with
/the
/diaphragm
/of
/the
/stethoscope
,/positioned
/at /the /left /sternal /border. /Which /of /the /following /heart /sounds /should /the /nurse /document?
A. /Audible /Click
B. /Murmur
C. /Third /heart /sound
D. /Pericardial /friction /rub /- /ANS /-D
A
/nurse
/is
/obtaining /the /blood /pressure /in /a /client's /lower /extremity. /Which /of /the /following /action /should
/the /nurse /take?
A. /Auscultate /for /the /blood /presure /at /the /dorsalis /pedis /artery.
B. /Measure /the /blood /pressure /with /the /client /sitting /on /the /side /of /the /bed.
C. /Place /the /cuff /7.6cm /(3in) /above /the /popliteal /artery.
D. /Place /the /bladder /of /the /cuff /over /the /posterior /aspect /of /the /thigh. /- /ANS /-D
A
/charge /nurse /is /teaching /adult /cardiopulmonary /resusciation /(CPR) /to /a /group /of /newly /licensed
/nurses.
/Which /of /the /following /actions /should /the /charge /nurse /teach /as /the /first /response /in /CPR?
A. /Call /for /assisstance
B. /Begin /Chest /compressions
C. /Confirm /unresponsiveness.
D. /Give /rescue /breaths. /- /ANS /-C
A /nurse /is /caring /for /a /client /who /requires /a /chest /x-
ray.
/Prior
/to
, /the /client /being /transported /for /the /procedure, /which /of /the /following /actions /should /the /nurse
/take /first?
A. /Explain /the /x-ray /procedure /to /the /client.
B. /Help /the /client /into /a /wheelchair /before /the /transporter /arrives. /
C. /Ask /if /the /client /has /any /questions.
D. /Identify /the /client /using /two /identifiers. /- /ANS /-D
A
/nurse
/is
/caring
/for /
a
/child
/who
/is
/postoperative /following /a /tonsillectomy. /Which /of /the /following /actions /should /the /nurse /take?
A. /Encourage /the /child /to /cough /frequently /to /clear /congestion /from /anesthesia.
B. /Place /a /heating /pad /at /the /child's /neck /for /comfort. /
C. /Administer /analgesics /to /the /child /on /a /routine /schedule /throughout /the /day /and /night.
D. /Provide /the /child /with /ice /cream /when /oral /intake /is /initiated. /- /ANS /-C
A
/nurse /is /providing /taching /to /a /client /who /has /heart /failure /about /how /to /reduce /his /daily /intake
/of
/sodium.
/Which
/of
/the
/following
/factors /is /the /most /important /in /determining /the /client's /ability /to /learn /new /dietary /habits?
A. /The /involvement /of /the /client /in /planning /the /change.
Questions and Answers 2025-2026
Latest Edition.
A
/nurse
/is
/assessing
/the
/heart
/sounds
/of /
a
/client
/who
/has /developed /chest /pain /that /becomes /worse /with /inspiration. /The /nurse /auscultates /a /high-
pitched
/scratching
/sound
/during
/both
/systole
/and
/diastole
/with
/the
/diaphragm
/of
/the
/stethoscope
,/positioned
/at /the /left /sternal /border. /Which /of /the /following /heart /sounds /should /the /nurse /document?
A. /Audible /Click
B. /Murmur
C. /Third /heart /sound
D. /Pericardial /friction /rub /- /ANS /-D
A
/nurse
/is
/obtaining /the /blood /pressure /in /a /client's /lower /extremity. /Which /of /the /following /action /should
/the /nurse /take?
A. /Auscultate /for /the /blood /presure /at /the /dorsalis /pedis /artery.
B. /Measure /the /blood /pressure /with /the /client /sitting /on /the /side /of /the /bed.
C. /Place /the /cuff /7.6cm /(3in) /above /the /popliteal /artery.
D. /Place /the /bladder /of /the /cuff /over /the /posterior /aspect /of /the /thigh. /- /ANS /-D
A
/charge /nurse /is /teaching /adult /cardiopulmonary /resusciation /(CPR) /to /a /group /of /newly /licensed
/nurses.
/Which /of /the /following /actions /should /the /charge /nurse /teach /as /the /first /response /in /CPR?
A. /Call /for /assisstance
B. /Begin /Chest /compressions
C. /Confirm /unresponsiveness.
D. /Give /rescue /breaths. /- /ANS /-C
A /nurse /is /caring /for /a /client /who /requires /a /chest /x-
ray.
/Prior
/to
, /the /client /being /transported /for /the /procedure, /which /of /the /following /actions /should /the /nurse
/take /first?
A. /Explain /the /x-ray /procedure /to /the /client.
B. /Help /the /client /into /a /wheelchair /before /the /transporter /arrives. /
C. /Ask /if /the /client /has /any /questions.
D. /Identify /the /client /using /two /identifiers. /- /ANS /-D
A
/nurse
/is
/caring
/for /
a
/child
/who
/is
/postoperative /following /a /tonsillectomy. /Which /of /the /following /actions /should /the /nurse /take?
A. /Encourage /the /child /to /cough /frequently /to /clear /congestion /from /anesthesia.
B. /Place /a /heating /pad /at /the /child's /neck /for /comfort. /
C. /Administer /analgesics /to /the /child /on /a /routine /schedule /throughout /the /day /and /night.
D. /Provide /the /child /with /ice /cream /when /oral /intake /is /initiated. /- /ANS /-C
A
/nurse /is /providing /taching /to /a /client /who /has /heart /failure /about /how /to /reduce /his /daily /intake
/of
/sodium.
/Which
/of
/the
/following
/factors /is /the /most /important /in /determining /the /client's /ability /to /learn /new /dietary /habits?
A. /The /involvement /of /the /client /in /planning /the /change.
