NACE FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔How to prevent skin breakdown for a diaphoretic patient: - ✔✔change bed linens
frequently
✔✔idiosyncratic drug effect: - ✔✔adverse effects that cannot be explained.
✔✔Administering ear drops for adults: - ✔✔pull auricle up and back
✔✔Interventions for constipation: - ✔✔encourage high fiber foods, increase fluid
2,000mL/day, ambulation
✔✔Removing PPE - ✔✔gloves, goggles/ face shield, gown, mask
✔✔Foods to avoid while on Warfarin: - ✔✔spinach and salads
✔✔UAP is feeding a patient, when should the nurse intervene? - ✔✔UAP providing
large frequent bites
✔✔Lipodystrophy - ✔✔abnormal distribution of fat.
[ I think question said rotate injection sites to prevent this from happening?]
✔✔Elderly lady misses breakfast bc it takes her until noon to get ready. What should
the nurse do? - ✔✔serve breakfast in her room.
✔✔Interventions for restraints: - ✔✔perform ROM exercises q 2 hours
✔✔Health care proxy: - ✔✔the directive takes effect only if the client is incapable of
personally making health care decisions.
✔✔Client shares feelings with the health care team regarding the trauma is an example
of: - ✔✔post trauma outcome
✔✔Farrowed tongue is a symptom of: - ✔✔dehydration
✔✔Older adults are at risk of toxic effects of medications because: - ✔✔decrease renal
function
✔✔The pt is diaphoretic and tachycardic when walking. What other symptoms would
you expect? - ✔✔orthostatic hypotension noted with dangling
✔✔Low pitch rattles, lessen with cough: - ✔✔rhonchi
, ✔✔Symptoms of COPD: - ✔✔-clubbing in upper digits
-AP chest diameter of 1:1
-tripod positioning
✔✔Albumin - ✔✔3.5-5
[answer says 2.8 g/dl]
✔✔symptoms of cataracts - ✔✔blurred or cloudy vision
✔✔how to check fluid status - ✔✔-inspect lips and mucus membranes
-pinch the skin on back of hands
-measure BP and pulse
-obtain daily weight
✔✔Unable to see close up: - ✔✔presbyopia
✔✔I wake up to urinate once each night and I often wake up feeling tired in the morning
are symptoms of: - ✔✔sleep disturbances
✔✔Joint stiffness in the morning is a symptoms of: - ✔✔osteoarthritis
✔✔Which pt should the nurse see first: - ✔✔ABCs
A client with expiratory wheezing after an albuterol treatment
✔✔Pt comes in the the ED, what question should the nurse ask? [??] - ✔✔Ask if the
patient has started any new prescription or OTC medication. [answer]
✔✔Ineffective protection r/t chemotherapy side effects is: - ✔✔nursing diagnosis for
cancer pt
✔✔TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) - ✔✔a procedure that uses magnetic pulses
to stimulate nerve cells in the brain.
-muscles relaxants are given before treatment
✔✔Where to check the client for melanoma: - ✔✔palms, soles, and nails
✔✔Pt has a penicillin allergy, which med can they take? - ✔✔-levofloxacin
✔✔Clozaril (Clozapine) - ✔✔Antipsychotic.
-available OTC and generic [WRONG]
✔✔symptoms of hypothyroidism - ✔✔weight gain, fatigue, slow heart rate and
respiration rate, cold intolerance
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔How to prevent skin breakdown for a diaphoretic patient: - ✔✔change bed linens
frequently
✔✔idiosyncratic drug effect: - ✔✔adverse effects that cannot be explained.
✔✔Administering ear drops for adults: - ✔✔pull auricle up and back
✔✔Interventions for constipation: - ✔✔encourage high fiber foods, increase fluid
2,000mL/day, ambulation
✔✔Removing PPE - ✔✔gloves, goggles/ face shield, gown, mask
✔✔Foods to avoid while on Warfarin: - ✔✔spinach and salads
✔✔UAP is feeding a patient, when should the nurse intervene? - ✔✔UAP providing
large frequent bites
✔✔Lipodystrophy - ✔✔abnormal distribution of fat.
[ I think question said rotate injection sites to prevent this from happening?]
✔✔Elderly lady misses breakfast bc it takes her until noon to get ready. What should
the nurse do? - ✔✔serve breakfast in her room.
✔✔Interventions for restraints: - ✔✔perform ROM exercises q 2 hours
✔✔Health care proxy: - ✔✔the directive takes effect only if the client is incapable of
personally making health care decisions.
✔✔Client shares feelings with the health care team regarding the trauma is an example
of: - ✔✔post trauma outcome
✔✔Farrowed tongue is a symptom of: - ✔✔dehydration
✔✔Older adults are at risk of toxic effects of medications because: - ✔✔decrease renal
function
✔✔The pt is diaphoretic and tachycardic when walking. What other symptoms would
you expect? - ✔✔orthostatic hypotension noted with dangling
✔✔Low pitch rattles, lessen with cough: - ✔✔rhonchi
, ✔✔Symptoms of COPD: - ✔✔-clubbing in upper digits
-AP chest diameter of 1:1
-tripod positioning
✔✔Albumin - ✔✔3.5-5
[answer says 2.8 g/dl]
✔✔symptoms of cataracts - ✔✔blurred or cloudy vision
✔✔how to check fluid status - ✔✔-inspect lips and mucus membranes
-pinch the skin on back of hands
-measure BP and pulse
-obtain daily weight
✔✔Unable to see close up: - ✔✔presbyopia
✔✔I wake up to urinate once each night and I often wake up feeling tired in the morning
are symptoms of: - ✔✔sleep disturbances
✔✔Joint stiffness in the morning is a symptoms of: - ✔✔osteoarthritis
✔✔Which pt should the nurse see first: - ✔✔ABCs
A client with expiratory wheezing after an albuterol treatment
✔✔Pt comes in the the ED, what question should the nurse ask? [??] - ✔✔Ask if the
patient has started any new prescription or OTC medication. [answer]
✔✔Ineffective protection r/t chemotherapy side effects is: - ✔✔nursing diagnosis for
cancer pt
✔✔TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) - ✔✔a procedure that uses magnetic pulses
to stimulate nerve cells in the brain.
-muscles relaxants are given before treatment
✔✔Where to check the client for melanoma: - ✔✔palms, soles, and nails
✔✔Pt has a penicillin allergy, which med can they take? - ✔✔-levofloxacin
✔✔Clozaril (Clozapine) - ✔✔Antipsychotic.
-available OTC and generic [WRONG]
✔✔symptoms of hypothyroidism - ✔✔weight gain, fatigue, slow heart rate and
respiration rate, cold intolerance
