OPENSTAX CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANNSWERS)
Q&A 2027 |INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. Which action is most important before beginning any
nursing procedure that involves touching a patient?
A. Raise the bed
B. Assess the patient's pain
C. Perform hand hygiene
D. Put on sterile gloves
Answer: C. Perform hand hygiene
Rationale: Hand hygiene is one of the most effective measures
for preventing transmission of microorganisms.
2. Which nursing action best demonstrates standard
precautions?
A. Using gloves only for patients with infections
B. Treating all blood and body fluids as potentially infectious
C. Placing every patient in isolation
D. Wearing an N95 respirator for every procedure
Answer: B. Treating all blood and body fluids as potentially
infectious
,Rationale: Standard precautions apply to every patient and
assume that certain body fluids may contain infectious
organisms.
3. What is the primary purpose of a nursing assessment?
A. To determine the patient's insurance status
B. To collect information about the patient's health status
C. To select the patient's medication
D. To determine the discharge date
Answer: B. To collect information about the patient's health
status
Rationale: Assessment provides subjective and objective
information needed to identify patient needs and plan care.
4. Which finding is considered objective data?
A. "I feel dizzy."
B. "My pain is severe."
C. Blood pressure of 150/90 mmHg
D. "I feel nauseated."
Answer: C. Blood pressure of 150/90 mmHg
Rationale: Objective data are measurable or observable
findings obtained through examination, measurement, or
observation.
,5. Which finding is subjective data?
A. Temperature of 38.2°C
B. Heart rate of 110 beats/min
C. Oxygen saturation of 91%
D. Patient reports feeling short of breath
Answer: D. Patient reports feeling short of breath
Rationale: Subjective data are symptoms or experiences
reported by the patient.
6. Which position is commonly used to assess the anterior
chest and lungs?
A. Prone
B. Supine
C. Sitting
D. Trendelenburg
Answer: C. Sitting
Rationale: Sitting upright provides good access for examining
the posterior and anterior thorax and facilitates lung expansion.
7. Which assessment technique involves listening to sounds
produced within the body?
A. Inspection
B. Palpation
, C. Percussion
D. Auscultation
Answer: D. Auscultation
Rationale: Auscultation uses a stethoscope to listen to internal
body sounds such as heart, lung, and bowel sounds.
8. Which technique involves visually examining a patient?
A. Inspection
B. Palpation
C. Percussion
D. Auscultation
Answer: A. Inspection
Rationale: Inspection is systematic visual observation of the
patient's physical condition.
9. What should the nurse do when assessing an area of pain?
A. Assess the painful area last
B. Palpate deeply immediately
C. Ask the patient to identify the location and characteristics of
pain
D. Ignore the patient's report and rely on vital signs
Answer: C. Ask the patient to identify the location and
characteristics of pain
Rationale: Pain assessment begins with the patient's report and
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANNSWERS)
Q&A 2027 |INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF
1. Which action is most important before beginning any
nursing procedure that involves touching a patient?
A. Raise the bed
B. Assess the patient's pain
C. Perform hand hygiene
D. Put on sterile gloves
Answer: C. Perform hand hygiene
Rationale: Hand hygiene is one of the most effective measures
for preventing transmission of microorganisms.
2. Which nursing action best demonstrates standard
precautions?
A. Using gloves only for patients with infections
B. Treating all blood and body fluids as potentially infectious
C. Placing every patient in isolation
D. Wearing an N95 respirator for every procedure
Answer: B. Treating all blood and body fluids as potentially
infectious
,Rationale: Standard precautions apply to every patient and
assume that certain body fluids may contain infectious
organisms.
3. What is the primary purpose of a nursing assessment?
A. To determine the patient's insurance status
B. To collect information about the patient's health status
C. To select the patient's medication
D. To determine the discharge date
Answer: B. To collect information about the patient's health
status
Rationale: Assessment provides subjective and objective
information needed to identify patient needs and plan care.
4. Which finding is considered objective data?
A. "I feel dizzy."
B. "My pain is severe."
C. Blood pressure of 150/90 mmHg
D. "I feel nauseated."
Answer: C. Blood pressure of 150/90 mmHg
Rationale: Objective data are measurable or observable
findings obtained through examination, measurement, or
observation.
,5. Which finding is subjective data?
A. Temperature of 38.2°C
B. Heart rate of 110 beats/min
C. Oxygen saturation of 91%
D. Patient reports feeling short of breath
Answer: D. Patient reports feeling short of breath
Rationale: Subjective data are symptoms or experiences
reported by the patient.
6. Which position is commonly used to assess the anterior
chest and lungs?
A. Prone
B. Supine
C. Sitting
D. Trendelenburg
Answer: C. Sitting
Rationale: Sitting upright provides good access for examining
the posterior and anterior thorax and facilitates lung expansion.
7. Which assessment technique involves listening to sounds
produced within the body?
A. Inspection
B. Palpation
, C. Percussion
D. Auscultation
Answer: D. Auscultation
Rationale: Auscultation uses a stethoscope to listen to internal
body sounds such as heart, lung, and bowel sounds.
8. Which technique involves visually examining a patient?
A. Inspection
B. Palpation
C. Percussion
D. Auscultation
Answer: A. Inspection
Rationale: Inspection is systematic visual observation of the
patient's physical condition.
9. What should the nurse do when assessing an area of pain?
A. Assess the painful area last
B. Palpate deeply immediately
C. Ask the patient to identify the location and characteristics of
pain
D. Ignore the patient's report and rely on vital signs
Answer: C. Ask the patient to identify the location and
characteristics of pain
Rationale: Pain assessment begins with the patient's report and
