NUR3150 – CARE OF CLIENT 1 – HESI
FUNDAMENTALS PRACTICE EXAM |
COMPREHENSIVE NURSING STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
2026/2027
1 of 89
Term
How should the nurse handle linens that are soiled with incontinent
feces?
A. Put the soiled linens in an isolation bag, then place it in the dirty
linen hamper.
B. Place an isolation hamper in the client's room and discard the linens
in it.
C. Place the soiled linens in the designated fluid-resistant dirty linen
bag and deposit them in the dirty linen hamper.
D. Ask the housekeeping staff to pick up the soiled linen from the dirty
utility room.
Give this one a go later!
, C. Place the soiled linens in the B. Partial side lying with hip elevated
designated fluid-resistant dirty to 30 degrees (30-degree lateral
linen bag and deposit them in position).
the dirty linen hamper.
A. Check capillary refill of toes on the
D. Elicit specific facts about past
lower extremity with venous
hospitalizations with direct questions.
compression dressings.
Don't know?
2 of 89
Term
Which statement best describes durable power of attorney for health
care?
A. The client signs a document that designates another person to make
legally binding healthcare decisions if the client is unable to do so.
B. The healthcare decisions made by another person designated by the
client are not legally binding.
C. Instructions about actions to be taken in the event of a client's
terminal or irreversible condition are not legally binding.
D. Directions regarding care in the event of a terminal or irreversible
condition must be documented to ensure that they are legally binding.
Give this one a go later!
D. Emptying the urinary catheter
D. Instruct the client to take slow
drainage bag for a client with
deep breaths and stop bearing down.
Alzheimer's disease.
, A. The client signs a document
that designates another person
C. Document the events that
to make legally binding
occurred in the nurses' notes.
healthcare decisions if the client
is unable to do so.
Don't know?
3 of 89
Term
In assessing a client's femoral pulse, the nurse must use deep palpation
to feel the pulsation while the client is in a supine position. Which
action should the nurse implement?
A. Elevate the head of the bed and attempt to palpate the site again.
B. Document the presence and volume of the pulse palpated.
C. Use a thigh cuff to measure the blood pressure in the leg.
D. Record the presence of pitting edema in the inguinal area.
Give this one a go later!
C. Document the events that A. Determine if the expected
occurred in the nurses' notes. outcomes of care were achieved.
B. Document the presence and B. The clamp on the urinary drainage
volume of the pulse palpated. bag is open.
, Don't know?
4 of 89
Term
A male client with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
develops cryptococcal meningitis and tells the nurse he does not want
to be resuscitated if his breathing stops. Which action should the nurse
implement?
A. Document the client's request in the medical record.
B. Ask the client if this decision has been discussed with his healthcare
provider.
C. Inform the client that a written, notarized advance directive, is
required to withhold resuscitation efforts.
D. Advise the client to designate a person to make healthcare decisions
when the client is unable to do so.
Give this one a go later!
B. Ask the client if this decision
A. Notify the surgeon that the
has been discussed with his
consent form has not been signed.
healthcare provider.
C. Assault and battery with deliberate
B. Verify the client's consent with the
intent to deviate from the consent
healthcare provider.
form.
FUNDAMENTALS PRACTICE EXAM |
COMPREHENSIVE NURSING STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
2026/2027
1 of 89
Term
How should the nurse handle linens that are soiled with incontinent
feces?
A. Put the soiled linens in an isolation bag, then place it in the dirty
linen hamper.
B. Place an isolation hamper in the client's room and discard the linens
in it.
C. Place the soiled linens in the designated fluid-resistant dirty linen
bag and deposit them in the dirty linen hamper.
D. Ask the housekeeping staff to pick up the soiled linen from the dirty
utility room.
Give this one a go later!
, C. Place the soiled linens in the B. Partial side lying with hip elevated
designated fluid-resistant dirty to 30 degrees (30-degree lateral
linen bag and deposit them in position).
the dirty linen hamper.
A. Check capillary refill of toes on the
D. Elicit specific facts about past
lower extremity with venous
hospitalizations with direct questions.
compression dressings.
Don't know?
2 of 89
Term
Which statement best describes durable power of attorney for health
care?
A. The client signs a document that designates another person to make
legally binding healthcare decisions if the client is unable to do so.
B. The healthcare decisions made by another person designated by the
client are not legally binding.
C. Instructions about actions to be taken in the event of a client's
terminal or irreversible condition are not legally binding.
D. Directions regarding care in the event of a terminal or irreversible
condition must be documented to ensure that they are legally binding.
Give this one a go later!
D. Emptying the urinary catheter
D. Instruct the client to take slow
drainage bag for a client with
deep breaths and stop bearing down.
Alzheimer's disease.
, A. The client signs a document
that designates another person
C. Document the events that
to make legally binding
occurred in the nurses' notes.
healthcare decisions if the client
is unable to do so.
Don't know?
3 of 89
Term
In assessing a client's femoral pulse, the nurse must use deep palpation
to feel the pulsation while the client is in a supine position. Which
action should the nurse implement?
A. Elevate the head of the bed and attempt to palpate the site again.
B. Document the presence and volume of the pulse palpated.
C. Use a thigh cuff to measure the blood pressure in the leg.
D. Record the presence of pitting edema in the inguinal area.
Give this one a go later!
C. Document the events that A. Determine if the expected
occurred in the nurses' notes. outcomes of care were achieved.
B. Document the presence and B. The clamp on the urinary drainage
volume of the pulse palpated. bag is open.
, Don't know?
4 of 89
Term
A male client with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
develops cryptococcal meningitis and tells the nurse he does not want
to be resuscitated if his breathing stops. Which action should the nurse
implement?
A. Document the client's request in the medical record.
B. Ask the client if this decision has been discussed with his healthcare
provider.
C. Inform the client that a written, notarized advance directive, is
required to withhold resuscitation efforts.
D. Advise the client to designate a person to make healthcare decisions
when the client is unable to do so.
Give this one a go later!
B. Ask the client if this decision
A. Notify the surgeon that the
has been discussed with his
consent form has not been signed.
healthcare provider.
C. Assault and battery with deliberate
B. Verify the client's consent with the
intent to deviate from the consent
healthcare provider.
form.
