Introduction
Take this 50-item exam about the concepts covering Fundamentals of Nursing. This 50-item
questionnaire can help you prepare for your NCLEX or Licensure Exams.
Topics
Medication
Metric conversions
Various nursing care procedures
Guidelines
This post contains 50 questions about Fundamentals of Nursing
Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
You are given 1 minute and 20 seconds each question.
Questions
1. Using the principles of standard precautions, the nurse would wear gloves in what
nursing interventions?
A. Providing a back massage
B. Feeding a client
C. Providing hair care
D. Providing oral hygiene
2. The nurse is preparing to take vital sign in an alert client admitted to the hospital with
dehydration secondary to vomiting and diarrhea. What is the best method used to assess
the client’s temperature?
A. Oral
B. Axillary
C. Radial
D. Heat sensitive tape
3. A nurse obtained a client’s pulse and found the rate to be above normal. The nurse
document this findings as:
, A. Tachypnea
B. Hyper pyrexia
C. Arrythmia
D. Tachycardia
4. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to use a wide base support when
assisting a client to get up in a chair?
A. Bend at the waist and place arms under the client’s arms and lift
B. Face the client, bend knees and place hands on client’s forearm and lift
C. Spread his or her feet apart
D. Tighten his or her pelvic muscles
5. A client had oral surgery following a motor vehicle accident. The nurse assessing the
client finds the skin flushed and warm. Which of the following would be the best method
to take the client’s body temperature?
A. Oral
B. Axillary
C. Arterial line
D. Rectal
6. A client who is unconscious needs frequent mouth care. When performing a mouth
care, the best position of a client is:
A. Fowler’s position
B. Side lying
C. Supine
D. Trendelenburg
7. A client is hospitalized for the first time, which of the following actions ensure the
safety of the client?
A. Keep unnecessary furniture out of the way
B. Keep the lights on at all time
C. Keep side rails up at all time
D. Keep all equipment out of view
8. A walk-in client enters into the clinic with a chief complaint of abdominal pain and
diarrhea. The nurse takes the client’s vital sign hereafter. What phrase of nursing
process is being implemented here by the nurse?
Take this 50-item exam about the concepts covering Fundamentals of Nursing. This 50-item
questionnaire can help you prepare for your NCLEX or Licensure Exams.
Topics
Medication
Metric conversions
Various nursing care procedures
Guidelines
This post contains 50 questions about Fundamentals of Nursing
Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
You are given 1 minute and 20 seconds each question.
Questions
1. Using the principles of standard precautions, the nurse would wear gloves in what
nursing interventions?
A. Providing a back massage
B. Feeding a client
C. Providing hair care
D. Providing oral hygiene
2. The nurse is preparing to take vital sign in an alert client admitted to the hospital with
dehydration secondary to vomiting and diarrhea. What is the best method used to assess
the client’s temperature?
A. Oral
B. Axillary
C. Radial
D. Heat sensitive tape
3. A nurse obtained a client’s pulse and found the rate to be above normal. The nurse
document this findings as:
, A. Tachypnea
B. Hyper pyrexia
C. Arrythmia
D. Tachycardia
4. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to use a wide base support when
assisting a client to get up in a chair?
A. Bend at the waist and place arms under the client’s arms and lift
B. Face the client, bend knees and place hands on client’s forearm and lift
C. Spread his or her feet apart
D. Tighten his or her pelvic muscles
5. A client had oral surgery following a motor vehicle accident. The nurse assessing the
client finds the skin flushed and warm. Which of the following would be the best method
to take the client’s body temperature?
A. Oral
B. Axillary
C. Arterial line
D. Rectal
6. A client who is unconscious needs frequent mouth care. When performing a mouth
care, the best position of a client is:
A. Fowler’s position
B. Side lying
C. Supine
D. Trendelenburg
7. A client is hospitalized for the first time, which of the following actions ensure the
safety of the client?
A. Keep unnecessary furniture out of the way
B. Keep the lights on at all time
C. Keep side rails up at all time
D. Keep all equipment out of view
8. A walk-in client enters into the clinic with a chief complaint of abdominal pain and
diarrhea. The nurse takes the client’s vital sign hereafter. What phrase of nursing
process is being implemented here by the nurse?
