NACE FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING FINAL PAPER 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔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
✔✔Which drink is best for a burn patient to promote recovery? - ✔✔-protein shake
✔✔Pt has gastric ulcers. Which response by the pt requires a need for more teaching? -
✔✔"I can drink coffee with meals and between meals"
✔✔The nurse is which link on the chain of infection? - ✔✔mode of transmission
, ✔✔The pt is 24 hours post procedure and the nurse notices some redness and mild
swelling of the incision? What should the nurse do? - ✔✔Document and continue
monitoring the wound
✔✔Pt has pneumonia. Which order should the nurse do first? - ✔✔Encourage deep
breathing and cough
✔✔Pt is having a procedure in the morning. What should the night shift nurse report to
the surgeon? - ✔✔allergy to shellfish
✔✔Pt comes in having a MI. Complains of mid sternal chest pain, diaphoretic, shaky.
What should the nurse addess first? - ✔✔acute pain
✔✔How to document drainage from a wound? - ✔✔-two 4x4 saturated
✔✔When to take alendronate? - ✔✔before eating.
✔✔What traits to observe for when a person has addictive behaviors? - ✔✔-antisocial
✔✔post prandial blood sugar - ✔✔test for glucose in blood, two hours after a meal
✔✔Pt on digitalis k value 3.0 what food? - ✔✔Asparagus
✔✔Weak rapid pulse - ✔✔Give iv fluids
✔✔OSA -sleep apnea - ✔✔Spo2 90%
✔✔Pt refused meds nurse understands this shows what - ✔✔Fidelity
✔✔Cholesterol test - ✔✔Don't eat or drink 12 hrs before test
✔✔Z track - ✔✔1 in needle 23 gauge
✔✔Pt need 7u of insulin for type 1 diabetes - ✔✔Use insulin syringe
✔✔Furosemide diet - ✔✔Chicken and beans
✔✔Soiled wound dressing - ✔✔Saturate with NS
✔✔What to avoid with hemophilia - ✔✔Ibuprofen
✔✔Intervention for urinary incontinence - ✔✔Anticholiergics
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔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
✔✔Which drink is best for a burn patient to promote recovery? - ✔✔-protein shake
✔✔Pt has gastric ulcers. Which response by the pt requires a need for more teaching? -
✔✔"I can drink coffee with meals and between meals"
✔✔The nurse is which link on the chain of infection? - ✔✔mode of transmission
, ✔✔The pt is 24 hours post procedure and the nurse notices some redness and mild
swelling of the incision? What should the nurse do? - ✔✔Document and continue
monitoring the wound
✔✔Pt has pneumonia. Which order should the nurse do first? - ✔✔Encourage deep
breathing and cough
✔✔Pt is having a procedure in the morning. What should the night shift nurse report to
the surgeon? - ✔✔allergy to shellfish
✔✔Pt comes in having a MI. Complains of mid sternal chest pain, diaphoretic, shaky.
What should the nurse addess first? - ✔✔acute pain
✔✔How to document drainage from a wound? - ✔✔-two 4x4 saturated
✔✔When to take alendronate? - ✔✔before eating.
✔✔What traits to observe for when a person has addictive behaviors? - ✔✔-antisocial
✔✔post prandial blood sugar - ✔✔test for glucose in blood, two hours after a meal
✔✔Pt on digitalis k value 3.0 what food? - ✔✔Asparagus
✔✔Weak rapid pulse - ✔✔Give iv fluids
✔✔OSA -sleep apnea - ✔✔Spo2 90%
✔✔Pt refused meds nurse understands this shows what - ✔✔Fidelity
✔✔Cholesterol test - ✔✔Don't eat or drink 12 hrs before test
✔✔Z track - ✔✔1 in needle 23 gauge
✔✔Pt need 7u of insulin for type 1 diabetes - ✔✔Use insulin syringe
✔✔Furosemide diet - ✔✔Chicken and beans
✔✔Soiled wound dressing - ✔✔Saturate with NS
✔✔What to avoid with hemophilia - ✔✔Ibuprofen
✔✔Intervention for urinary incontinence - ✔✔Anticholiergics
