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NUR 6001 Exam 1
1. A nurse spends 45 minutes collecting baseline data on all body systems and health
history from a new patient. This is an example of what type of assessment?
a) Emergency assessment
b) Episodic assessment
c) Comprehensive assessment
d) Focused assessment
CORRECT ANSWER c RATIONALE A comprehensive assessment is an initial, time-
consuming assessment that establishes baseline data for problem identification and care
planning.
2. A patient presents with a sore throat and difficulty swallowing. The nurse examines only
the throat, neck, and vital signs. This best describes a:
a) Comprehensive assessment
b) Problem-focused assessment
c) Emergency assessment
d) Secondary assessment
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE A problem-focused assessment is based on the
patient's specific health issue and involves a smaller scope, focusing on one or two body
systems.
3. Following a severe car accident, an unresponsive patient has a deviated trachea. The
first responder opens the airway. Which assessment type is being performed?
a) Comprehensive assessment
b) Episodic assessment
c) Emergency assessment
, d) Primary nursing assessment
CORRECT ANSWER c RATIONALE An emergency assessment is used for life-threatening
or unstable situations, such as traumatic injury, following the ABCDE priority.
4. The acronym ABCDE in emergency care stands for:
a) Airway, breathing, circulation, disability, defibrillation
b) Airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure
c) Airway, breathing, cardiac, disability, evaluation
d) Alert, breathing, circulation, disability, extremity
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE ABCDE stands for airway, breathing, circulation,
disability, and exposure, which is the correct sequence for prioritizing assessment in a
life-threatening event.
5. A nurse uses ADPIE to guide patient care. What does the "D" in ADPIE represent?
a) Diagnosis
b) Delegation
c) Discharge
d) Disability
CORRECT ANSWER a RATIONALE The "D" in ADPIE stands for diagnosis, as ADPIE
represents assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
6. A patient has a blood pressure reading of 118/76 mmHg. This finding is best described
as:
a) Hypotensive
b) Hypertensive crisis
c) Normal range
d) Prehypertensive
CORRECT ANSWER c RATIONALE The standard normal adult blood pressure is 120/80,
making 118/76 a typical finding within the normal range.
7. A nurse assesses a patient's radial pulse and finds it to be barely palpable. According to
the 0-4+ scale, this should be documented as:
a) 0
b) 1+
c) 2+
d) 3+
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE A 1+ pulse is described as weak, diminished, and
barely palpable on the 0-4+ pulse strength scale.
8. A patient's pulse is described as "bounding." Which numerical value on the pulse
strength scale should the nurse document?
a) 1+
b) 2+
, c) 3+
d) 4+
CORRECT ANSWER d RATIONALE A 4+ pulse is defined as bounding on the 0-4+ pulse
strength scale.
9. An adult patient has a respiratory rate of 22 breaths per minute. The nurse knows this is:
a) Below normal range
b) Above normal range
c) Within normal range
d) Critical and life-threatening
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE Normal respirations for an adult are 12-20 breaths per
minute, so 22 is above normal range and indicates tachypnea.
10. A nurse measures a patient's oxygen saturation at 93% on room air. This finding
indicates:
a) Normal saturation
b) Mild hypoxemia
c) Severe hypoxia
d) Equipment malfunction
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE Normal O2 saturation is 95-100%, so 93% is below
normal and indicates mild hypoxemia.
11. A patient rates their pain as 8 out of 10. The nurse uses the COLDERR mnemonic. What
does the "C" stand for?
a) Cause
b) Characteristic
c) Color
d) Circulation
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE COLDERR stands for characteristic, onset, location,
duration, exacerbation, relief, and radiation.
12. A patient complains of chest pain that radiates to the left arm. Which part of COLDERR
does "radiates to the left arm" represent?
a) Location
b) Exacerbation
c) Relief
d) Radiation
CORRECT ANSWER d RATIONALE The second "R" in COLDERR stands for radiation, which
describes where the pain spreads from its original location.
13. A patient presents with vague fatigue and low-grade fever but is still functioning
normally. The nurse recognizes this as which stage of infection?
a) Incubation period
, b) Prodromal stage
c) Full stage of illness
d) Convalescent period
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE The prodromal stage involves vague, nonspecific
symptoms like fatigue and low-grade fever, and the patient is most infectious during this
stage.
14. A patient who had surgery five days ago now has a surgical site that is red, hot, swollen,
and painful. These are classic signs of:
a) Inflammatory response
b) Immune deficiency
c) Convalescent period
d) Incubation period
CORRECT ANSWER a RATIONALE Redness, heat, swelling, pain, and loss of function are
the five cardinal signs of the inflammatory response.
15. A nurse is teaching hand hygiene to a group of new employees. This intervention directly
breaks the chain of infection at which point?
a) Infectious agent to reservoir
b) Reservoir to portal of exit
c) Portal of entry to susceptible host
d) Means of transmission to portal of entry
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE Hand hygiene breaks the chain between the reservoir
and the portal of exit by reducing the number of pathogens available to leave the
reservoir.
16. A nurse wears gloves while starting an IV. This action breaks the chain of infection
between:
a) Infectious agent and reservoir
b) Reservoir and portal of exit
c) Portal of exit and means of transmission
d) Means of transmission and portal of entry
CORRECT ANSWER d RATIONALE Wearing gloves breaks the chain between the means of
transmission and the portal of entry by creating a barrier that prevents pathogens from
entering the new host.
17. A patient in the intensive care unit develops a urinary tract infection from an indwelling
catheter. This is best described as:
a) Community-acquired infection
b) Nosocomial infection
c) Opportunistic infection
d) Latent infection
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE A nosocomial infection is a healthcare-associated
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NUR 6001 Exam 1
1. A nurse spends 45 minutes collecting baseline data on all body systems and health
history from a new patient. This is an example of what type of assessment?
a) Emergency assessment
b) Episodic assessment
c) Comprehensive assessment
d) Focused assessment
CORRECT ANSWER c RATIONALE A comprehensive assessment is an initial, time-
consuming assessment that establishes baseline data for problem identification and care
planning.
2. A patient presents with a sore throat and difficulty swallowing. The nurse examines only
the throat, neck, and vital signs. This best describes a:
a) Comprehensive assessment
b) Problem-focused assessment
c) Emergency assessment
d) Secondary assessment
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE A problem-focused assessment is based on the
patient's specific health issue and involves a smaller scope, focusing on one or two body
systems.
3. Following a severe car accident, an unresponsive patient has a deviated trachea. The
first responder opens the airway. Which assessment type is being performed?
a) Comprehensive assessment
b) Episodic assessment
c) Emergency assessment
, d) Primary nursing assessment
CORRECT ANSWER c RATIONALE An emergency assessment is used for life-threatening
or unstable situations, such as traumatic injury, following the ABCDE priority.
4. The acronym ABCDE in emergency care stands for:
a) Airway, breathing, circulation, disability, defibrillation
b) Airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure
c) Airway, breathing, cardiac, disability, evaluation
d) Alert, breathing, circulation, disability, extremity
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE ABCDE stands for airway, breathing, circulation,
disability, and exposure, which is the correct sequence for prioritizing assessment in a
life-threatening event.
5. A nurse uses ADPIE to guide patient care. What does the "D" in ADPIE represent?
a) Diagnosis
b) Delegation
c) Discharge
d) Disability
CORRECT ANSWER a RATIONALE The "D" in ADPIE stands for diagnosis, as ADPIE
represents assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
6. A patient has a blood pressure reading of 118/76 mmHg. This finding is best described
as:
a) Hypotensive
b) Hypertensive crisis
c) Normal range
d) Prehypertensive
CORRECT ANSWER c RATIONALE The standard normal adult blood pressure is 120/80,
making 118/76 a typical finding within the normal range.
7. A nurse assesses a patient's radial pulse and finds it to be barely palpable. According to
the 0-4+ scale, this should be documented as:
a) 0
b) 1+
c) 2+
d) 3+
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE A 1+ pulse is described as weak, diminished, and
barely palpable on the 0-4+ pulse strength scale.
8. A patient's pulse is described as "bounding." Which numerical value on the pulse
strength scale should the nurse document?
a) 1+
b) 2+
, c) 3+
d) 4+
CORRECT ANSWER d RATIONALE A 4+ pulse is defined as bounding on the 0-4+ pulse
strength scale.
9. An adult patient has a respiratory rate of 22 breaths per minute. The nurse knows this is:
a) Below normal range
b) Above normal range
c) Within normal range
d) Critical and life-threatening
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE Normal respirations for an adult are 12-20 breaths per
minute, so 22 is above normal range and indicates tachypnea.
10. A nurse measures a patient's oxygen saturation at 93% on room air. This finding
indicates:
a) Normal saturation
b) Mild hypoxemia
c) Severe hypoxia
d) Equipment malfunction
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE Normal O2 saturation is 95-100%, so 93% is below
normal and indicates mild hypoxemia.
11. A patient rates their pain as 8 out of 10. The nurse uses the COLDERR mnemonic. What
does the "C" stand for?
a) Cause
b) Characteristic
c) Color
d) Circulation
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE COLDERR stands for characteristic, onset, location,
duration, exacerbation, relief, and radiation.
12. A patient complains of chest pain that radiates to the left arm. Which part of COLDERR
does "radiates to the left arm" represent?
a) Location
b) Exacerbation
c) Relief
d) Radiation
CORRECT ANSWER d RATIONALE The second "R" in COLDERR stands for radiation, which
describes where the pain spreads from its original location.
13. A patient presents with vague fatigue and low-grade fever but is still functioning
normally. The nurse recognizes this as which stage of infection?
a) Incubation period
, b) Prodromal stage
c) Full stage of illness
d) Convalescent period
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE The prodromal stage involves vague, nonspecific
symptoms like fatigue and low-grade fever, and the patient is most infectious during this
stage.
14. A patient who had surgery five days ago now has a surgical site that is red, hot, swollen,
and painful. These are classic signs of:
a) Inflammatory response
b) Immune deficiency
c) Convalescent period
d) Incubation period
CORRECT ANSWER a RATIONALE Redness, heat, swelling, pain, and loss of function are
the five cardinal signs of the inflammatory response.
15. A nurse is teaching hand hygiene to a group of new employees. This intervention directly
breaks the chain of infection at which point?
a) Infectious agent to reservoir
b) Reservoir to portal of exit
c) Portal of entry to susceptible host
d) Means of transmission to portal of entry
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE Hand hygiene breaks the chain between the reservoir
and the portal of exit by reducing the number of pathogens available to leave the
reservoir.
16. A nurse wears gloves while starting an IV. This action breaks the chain of infection
between:
a) Infectious agent and reservoir
b) Reservoir and portal of exit
c) Portal of exit and means of transmission
d) Means of transmission and portal of entry
CORRECT ANSWER d RATIONALE Wearing gloves breaks the chain between the means of
transmission and the portal of entry by creating a barrier that prevents pathogens from
entering the new host.
17. A patient in the intensive care unit develops a urinary tract infection from an indwelling
catheter. This is best described as:
a) Community-acquired infection
b) Nosocomial infection
c) Opportunistic infection
d) Latent infection
CORRECT ANSWER b RATIONALE A nosocomial infection is a healthcare-associated
