GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING 3100
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
The nurse is preparing to assist the semiconscious adult female patient with
perineal care. The position of choice for the patient is.
a. Sitting
b. Side lying
c. Supine
d. Prone - ANSWER-c. Supine
The nurse is completing a bed bath for a dependent adult male patient. During
the perennial care, the patient has an erection. The nurse should.
a. Tell the patient to just relax
b. Indicate that the bath cannot be continued,
c. Ask the patient to do the care as well as he can
d. Defer the care until later in the the bath - ANSWER-d. Defer the care until
later in the the bath
A patient on chemotherapy is experiencing stomatitis. The nurse advises the
patient to use
a. Baking soda, saline, and water rinse.
b. A firm - Bristol toothbrush.
,c. A commercial mouthwash.
d. An alcohol mixture. - ANSWER-a. Baking soda, saline, and water rinse.
A patient has been on bedrest for a prolonged period. She specifically promote
do use of isotonic exercise, the nurse will instruct the patient to.
a. Turn side to side In bed
b. Perform pelvic floor exercises
c. Repeatedly tighten the thigh muscle
d. Right side and holding the gait belt at the patients back - ANSWER-d. Right
side and holding the gait belt at the patients back
The nurse is working with a patient who has left sided weakness. After an
instruction, the nurse observes the patient ambulate in order to evaluate the use
of the cane. Which action indicates that the patient knows how to use the cane
properly?
a. The patient keeps the cane on the left side.
b. Two points of support are kept on the floor at the same time
c. There is a slight lean to the right when the patient is walking
d. I'm sure advancing cane, the patient moves the right leg forward - ANSWER-
b. Two points of support are kept on the floor at the same time
A patient with a fractured left femur has been using crutches for the past six
weeks. The position tells the patient to begin putting full weight on the left foot
when walking. Which of the following age should a patient be taught to use?
a. Two-point.
b. Three - point.
c. Four - point.
,d. Swing - through. - ANSWER-c. Four-point
Which of the following is a vector borne disease?
a. Rocky mountain spotted fever
b. Pneumonia.
c. Salmonella.
d. Hepatitis. - ANSWER-a. Rocky mountain spotted fever
The nurse recognizes that special care must be taken in the handling of which of
the following to prevent the transmission of Hepatitis C?
a. Feces
B. Blood
c. Saliva
d. Vaginal secretions - ANSWER-b. Blood
The parent of a preschool age child asked the nurse how chickenpox( varicella
zoster virus) is transmitted. The nurse identify as that the virus is transmitted
a. By a vector organism.
b. Through the air and droplets after sneezing or coughing
c. Through person to person contact.
d. By contact with contaminated objects. - ANSWER-b. Through the air and
droplets after sneezing or coughing
, The nurse is aware that it is important to break the chain of infection. Which of
the following is an example of a nursing intervention that has committed to
control the portion of exit of infection for a patient?
a. Using hand sanitizer.
b. Wearing disposable gloves.
c. Changing soiled dressings
d. Administering vaccines. - ANSWER-a. Using hand sanitizer.
The single most important technique to prevent and control the transmission of
infection
a. Handwashing
b. The use of disposable
c. Do use of isolation precautions
d. Sterilization of equipment. - ANSWER-a. Handwashing.
The patient has a 6 inch laceration on his right forearm. Am affection develops
at the site. Which of the following is a sign of a local inflammatory response
observed by the nurse?
a. Blanching of the skin.
b. Edema at the site.
c. Decrease in temperature.
d. Increase in the number of WBCs - ANSWER-b. Edema at the site.
FUNDAMENTALS EXAM WITH VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
The nurse is preparing to assist the semiconscious adult female patient with
perineal care. The position of choice for the patient is.
a. Sitting
b. Side lying
c. Supine
d. Prone - ANSWER-c. Supine
The nurse is completing a bed bath for a dependent adult male patient. During
the perennial care, the patient has an erection. The nurse should.
a. Tell the patient to just relax
b. Indicate that the bath cannot be continued,
c. Ask the patient to do the care as well as he can
d. Defer the care until later in the the bath - ANSWER-d. Defer the care until
later in the the bath
A patient on chemotherapy is experiencing stomatitis. The nurse advises the
patient to use
a. Baking soda, saline, and water rinse.
b. A firm - Bristol toothbrush.
,c. A commercial mouthwash.
d. An alcohol mixture. - ANSWER-a. Baking soda, saline, and water rinse.
A patient has been on bedrest for a prolonged period. She specifically promote
do use of isotonic exercise, the nurse will instruct the patient to.
a. Turn side to side In bed
b. Perform pelvic floor exercises
c. Repeatedly tighten the thigh muscle
d. Right side and holding the gait belt at the patients back - ANSWER-d. Right
side and holding the gait belt at the patients back
The nurse is working with a patient who has left sided weakness. After an
instruction, the nurse observes the patient ambulate in order to evaluate the use
of the cane. Which action indicates that the patient knows how to use the cane
properly?
a. The patient keeps the cane on the left side.
b. Two points of support are kept on the floor at the same time
c. There is a slight lean to the right when the patient is walking
d. I'm sure advancing cane, the patient moves the right leg forward - ANSWER-
b. Two points of support are kept on the floor at the same time
A patient with a fractured left femur has been using crutches for the past six
weeks. The position tells the patient to begin putting full weight on the left foot
when walking. Which of the following age should a patient be taught to use?
a. Two-point.
b. Three - point.
c. Four - point.
,d. Swing - through. - ANSWER-c. Four-point
Which of the following is a vector borne disease?
a. Rocky mountain spotted fever
b. Pneumonia.
c. Salmonella.
d. Hepatitis. - ANSWER-a. Rocky mountain spotted fever
The nurse recognizes that special care must be taken in the handling of which of
the following to prevent the transmission of Hepatitis C?
a. Feces
B. Blood
c. Saliva
d. Vaginal secretions - ANSWER-b. Blood
The parent of a preschool age child asked the nurse how chickenpox( varicella
zoster virus) is transmitted. The nurse identify as that the virus is transmitted
a. By a vector organism.
b. Through the air and droplets after sneezing or coughing
c. Through person to person contact.
d. By contact with contaminated objects. - ANSWER-b. Through the air and
droplets after sneezing or coughing
, The nurse is aware that it is important to break the chain of infection. Which of
the following is an example of a nursing intervention that has committed to
control the portion of exit of infection for a patient?
a. Using hand sanitizer.
b. Wearing disposable gloves.
c. Changing soiled dressings
d. Administering vaccines. - ANSWER-a. Using hand sanitizer.
The single most important technique to prevent and control the transmission of
infection
a. Handwashing
b. The use of disposable
c. Do use of isolation precautions
d. Sterilization of equipment. - ANSWER-a. Handwashing.
The patient has a 6 inch laceration on his right forearm. Am affection develops
at the site. Which of the following is a sign of a local inflammatory response
observed by the nurse?
a. Blanching of the skin.
b. Edema at the site.
c. Decrease in temperature.
d. Increase in the number of WBCs - ANSWER-b. Edema at the site.
