FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 1 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS 2025 UPDATED
1. A patient's outcome was to have a pain level of 4 out of 10, 30 minutes after receiving medication. 30
minutes later the patient reported a pain level of 3 out of 10. Has the outcome been:
a. Met
b. Not met
c. Partially met
d. Not enough information - Answer A
2. A patient's outcome at the end of the shift is to ambulate down the hall and back twice. By the end of
the shift the patient was able to ambulate once. Since the outcome was not met, what would be the
best recommendation to change the care plan?
a. Go to the doctor and ask for advice
b. Change the care plan to ambulating once per shift
c. Change the care plan to ambulating three times per shift
d. Continue the care plan to ambulate twice per shift - Answer D
3. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written assessment intervention for a post
appendectomy patient experiencing pain at 7/10?
a. Help patient ambulate every 2 hours
b. Assess patient for pain at the beginning of every shift, after giving mediation, and when patient
complains of pain
, c. Take patient's health history and vital signs
d. Administer pain medications - Answer B
4. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written assessment intervention?
a. Patient will ambulate down the hall 2x daily
b. The patient was able to ambulate down the hall 2x daily
c. Administer pain medications regularly and assess patient's pain
d. The patient's pain is 7/10 - Answer C
Expected outcome should be written following which five step guideline?
a. Specific, medications, availability, response, time
b. Selective, measureable, availability, reasonable, treatment
c. Measurable, achievable, reasonable, time, selective
d. Selective, medications, achievable, response, treatment - Answer C
6. Which of the following is a correct expected outcome of a nursing diagnosis?
a. Patient will have no crackles in lower lobes
b. Patient will feel better
c. Patient will ambulate the hall 3 times and back by the end of my shift
d. Patient will experience a decrease in pain level - Answer C
QUESTIONS 2025 UPDATED
1. A patient's outcome was to have a pain level of 4 out of 10, 30 minutes after receiving medication. 30
minutes later the patient reported a pain level of 3 out of 10. Has the outcome been:
a. Met
b. Not met
c. Partially met
d. Not enough information - Answer A
2. A patient's outcome at the end of the shift is to ambulate down the hall and back twice. By the end of
the shift the patient was able to ambulate once. Since the outcome was not met, what would be the
best recommendation to change the care plan?
a. Go to the doctor and ask for advice
b. Change the care plan to ambulating once per shift
c. Change the care plan to ambulating three times per shift
d. Continue the care plan to ambulate twice per shift - Answer D
3. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written assessment intervention for a post
appendectomy patient experiencing pain at 7/10?
a. Help patient ambulate every 2 hours
b. Assess patient for pain at the beginning of every shift, after giving mediation, and when patient
complains of pain
, c. Take patient's health history and vital signs
d. Administer pain medications - Answer B
4. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written assessment intervention?
a. Patient will ambulate down the hall 2x daily
b. The patient was able to ambulate down the hall 2x daily
c. Administer pain medications regularly and assess patient's pain
d. The patient's pain is 7/10 - Answer C
Expected outcome should be written following which five step guideline?
a. Specific, medications, availability, response, time
b. Selective, measureable, availability, reasonable, treatment
c. Measurable, achievable, reasonable, time, selective
d. Selective, medications, achievable, response, treatment - Answer C
6. Which of the following is a correct expected outcome of a nursing diagnosis?
a. Patient will have no crackles in lower lobes
b. Patient will feel better
c. Patient will ambulate the hall 3 times and back by the end of my shift
d. Patient will experience a decrease in pain level - Answer C
