NURSING 205 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
(2025/2026)
Full Questions & Verified Solutions | Graded A+ | Foundational Nursing Concepts
Overview
This 2025/2026 validated resource contains 85 complete Nursing 205 exam questions
with 100% verified solutions and A+ grading assurance, directly aligned with current
foundational nursing curriculum standards. Essential for nursing students mastering basic
nursing principles, skills, and clinical reasoning for program progression.
Key Features
● 85-Question Comprehensive Exam matching program assessment format
● Fundamental skill applications with safety protocols
● Basic pharmacology principles with medication safety
● Updated 2025/2026 nursing practice standards
● Clinical decision-making for beginning practitioners
Content Domains
Domain Questi
ons
Nursing Process & Critical 18
Thinking
Basic Nursing Skills & 16
Procedures
Medication Administration 15
& Safety
Infection Control & 12
Prevention
Vital Signs & Health 10
Assessment
, Documentation & 8
Communication
Professional & Ethical 6
Principles
Answer Format
Correct answers in bold green with:
● Skill performance rationales
● Safety protocol justifications
● Medication rights verification
● Communication technique applications
Critical Updates 2025/2026
● New infection prevention standards
● Revised medication safety protocols
● Updated documentation requirements
● Modified patient identification procedures
Nursing Process & Critical Thinking (Q1–Q18)
1. A client reports pain 8/10 after surgery. First step in nursing process?
a) Administer pain medication
b) Assess pain characteristics
c) Document pain
d) Notify provider
Rationale: Assessment precedes intervention; ADPIE framework per NCSBN 2025.
2. Priority nursing diagnosis for a client with dyspnea and SpO₂ 88%?
a) Acute pain
b) Impaired gas exchange
c) Risk for infection
d) Activity intolerance
Rationale: Airway/breathing takes priority; ABCs per ATI 2025.
3. SMART goal for a client with diabetes: "Client will..."
a) Understand diabetes
, b) Check blood glucose 4x/day by discharge
c) Eat healthy
d) Walk more
Rationale: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound.
4. A client refuses treatment. Nurse’s response?
a) Force treatment
b) Assess understanding, respect autonomy
c) Call security
d) Ignore refusal
Rationale: Ethical principle of autonomy; ANA 2025.
5. Evaluation: Client ambulates 50 ft with walker. Goal met if plan stated:
a) Walk daily
b) Ambulate 50 ft with assist by day 3
c) Increase strength
d) Prevent falls
Rationale: Outcome matches measurable goal.
6. Client with fever, chills, cough. Priority assessment?
a) Pain level
b) Lung sounds and oxygen saturation
c) Bowel sounds
d) Skin turgor
Rationale: Respiratory infection suspected; ABC priority.
7. Planning: Client with hypertension. Best intervention?
a) High-sodium diet
b) Teach low-sodium diet <2g/day
c) Increase fluids
d) Bed rest
Rationale: Evidence-based; AHA 2025.
8. Implementation: Client needs wound care. First action?
a) Apply dressing
b) Perform hand hygiene
c) Open supplies
d) Assess wound
Rationale: Infection prevention; CDC 2025.
9. A client with chest pain. Critical thinking step?
a) Discharge
b) Recognize cues, prioritize ECG and oxygen
c) Wait 1 hour
d) Give antacid
(2025/2026)
Full Questions & Verified Solutions | Graded A+ | Foundational Nursing Concepts
Overview
This 2025/2026 validated resource contains 85 complete Nursing 205 exam questions
with 100% verified solutions and A+ grading assurance, directly aligned with current
foundational nursing curriculum standards. Essential for nursing students mastering basic
nursing principles, skills, and clinical reasoning for program progression.
Key Features
● 85-Question Comprehensive Exam matching program assessment format
● Fundamental skill applications with safety protocols
● Basic pharmacology principles with medication safety
● Updated 2025/2026 nursing practice standards
● Clinical decision-making for beginning practitioners
Content Domains
Domain Questi
ons
Nursing Process & Critical 18
Thinking
Basic Nursing Skills & 16
Procedures
Medication Administration 15
& Safety
Infection Control & 12
Prevention
Vital Signs & Health 10
Assessment
, Documentation & 8
Communication
Professional & Ethical 6
Principles
Answer Format
Correct answers in bold green with:
● Skill performance rationales
● Safety protocol justifications
● Medication rights verification
● Communication technique applications
Critical Updates 2025/2026
● New infection prevention standards
● Revised medication safety protocols
● Updated documentation requirements
● Modified patient identification procedures
Nursing Process & Critical Thinking (Q1–Q18)
1. A client reports pain 8/10 after surgery. First step in nursing process?
a) Administer pain medication
b) Assess pain characteristics
c) Document pain
d) Notify provider
Rationale: Assessment precedes intervention; ADPIE framework per NCSBN 2025.
2. Priority nursing diagnosis for a client with dyspnea and SpO₂ 88%?
a) Acute pain
b) Impaired gas exchange
c) Risk for infection
d) Activity intolerance
Rationale: Airway/breathing takes priority; ABCs per ATI 2025.
3. SMART goal for a client with diabetes: "Client will..."
a) Understand diabetes
, b) Check blood glucose 4x/day by discharge
c) Eat healthy
d) Walk more
Rationale: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound.
4. A client refuses treatment. Nurse’s response?
a) Force treatment
b) Assess understanding, respect autonomy
c) Call security
d) Ignore refusal
Rationale: Ethical principle of autonomy; ANA 2025.
5. Evaluation: Client ambulates 50 ft with walker. Goal met if plan stated:
a) Walk daily
b) Ambulate 50 ft with assist by day 3
c) Increase strength
d) Prevent falls
Rationale: Outcome matches measurable goal.
6. Client with fever, chills, cough. Priority assessment?
a) Pain level
b) Lung sounds and oxygen saturation
c) Bowel sounds
d) Skin turgor
Rationale: Respiratory infection suspected; ABC priority.
7. Planning: Client with hypertension. Best intervention?
a) High-sodium diet
b) Teach low-sodium diet <2g/day
c) Increase fluids
d) Bed rest
Rationale: Evidence-based; AHA 2025.
8. Implementation: Client needs wound care. First action?
a) Apply dressing
b) Perform hand hygiene
c) Open supplies
d) Assess wound
Rationale: Infection prevention; CDC 2025.
9. A client with chest pain. Critical thinking step?
a) Discharge
b) Recognize cues, prioritize ECG and oxygen
c) Wait 1 hour
d) Give antacid
