NUR 100 Exam # 1 Questions with Verified Solutions
2025-2026
1. A nurse in a long term care facility is performing C- Evacuate the client from the
client checks and observes a fire in a client's room. room.
Which of the following should be the first action
by the nurse? Client safety is the priority, there-
fore evacuating the client from
A- Activate the fire alarm teh room is the first action the
B- Close all the doors and windows nurse should take.
C- Evacuate the client from the room
D- Extinguish the fire
2. A nurse is assisting a client during ambulation C - lower the client to the floor
when the client begins to fall. Which of the follow-
ing actions should the nurse take? This is an appropriate action. The
nurse should gently lower the
A - provide support by holding the client's arm client to the floor.
B - Lean the client toward the wall
C- Lower the client to the floor
D- Assume a narrow base of support
3. Which activity would be most appropriate for the C - Assisting the patient with
RN to delegate to the unlicensed assistive person- ADLs
nel (UAP)?
UAP can assist with the perfor-
A - Assessing the patient for fall risk and complica- mance of ADLS
tions of restraint use
B - Evaluating the patient's ability to performs
ADLs
C - Assisting the patient with ADLs
D- Teaching the patient how to use an assistive
device for walking
4. A nurse is planning care for a client admitted with B - Placing the client in a private
a positive culture for methicillin-resistant Staphy- room
, NUR 100 Exam # 1 Questions with Verified Solutions
2025-2026
lococcus aureus (MRSA). Which prevention should
be implemented to prevent spreading the infec- Contact isolation
tion to health care workers and other clients?
A - Wearing a mask within 3 feet of the client
B - Placing the client in a private room
C - Wearing a N95 respirator mask
D - Ensuring a negative air pressure room
5. A nurse is teaching a new group of assistive per- B- Handy hygiene is crucial in
sonnel (AP) about the importance of hand hy- preventing the spread of germs
giene. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include? Hand hygiene is one of the
most ettective ways to prevent the
A - If you wear gloves, you do not have to wash transmission of pathogens. Ei-
your hands ther the nurse or the client may
B - Hand hygiene is crucial in preventing the have microorganisms on or in
spread of germs. their body that do not harm them
C- Use an alcohol rub when your hands are visibly but may harm others.
soiled
D - If you do not have an infection, your hand won't
infect others
6. The nurse is documenting the client's nursing di- C - "Inability to speak in complete
agnosis as "Altered speech related to recent neu- sentences"
rological disturbance as evidenced by inability to
speak in complete sentences". Identify the defin- The 3 step nursing diagnosis
ing characteristics below. process is Problem r/t etiology
aeb defining characteristics
A - "Altered speech"
B - "As evidenced by"
C - "Inability to speak in complete sentences"
D - "recent neurological disturbance"
, NUR 100 Exam # 1 Questions with Verified Solutions
2025-2026
7. An unlicensed personnel (UAP) is obtaining a A - Wait 20-30 minutes and re-
client's oral temperature. The client informs the turn to take the oral temperature
UAP that he has just had some ice chips. Which of
the following is an appropriate action by the UAP? Healthcare workers need to wait
20-30 minutes and then take the
A- Wait 20-30 minutes and return to take the oral oral temperature because the ice
temperature will artificially lower the clients'
B - provide a sip of warm water, wait 5 minutes and temperature.
take the temperature
C- Document that a temperature was unable to be
obtained
D - Proceed to take the oral temperature
8. A nurse is caring for a client who is suspected B - Airborne
of having measles. The nurse should assure the
client is placed on which transmission based pre-
caution?
A-Droplet
B - Airborne
C- Contact
D -Protective
9. The nurse decides to interview the client using C - Tell me what you think is caus-
open-ended question techniques. Which of the ing your current sadness
following statements best reflects this type of
questioning?
A- Is your pain worse or better than it was an hour
ago?
B - Do you believe that your nausea is from the
pain medication?
2025-2026
1. A nurse in a long term care facility is performing C- Evacuate the client from the
client checks and observes a fire in a client's room. room.
Which of the following should be the first action
by the nurse? Client safety is the priority, there-
fore evacuating the client from
A- Activate the fire alarm teh room is the first action the
B- Close all the doors and windows nurse should take.
C- Evacuate the client from the room
D- Extinguish the fire
2. A nurse is assisting a client during ambulation C - lower the client to the floor
when the client begins to fall. Which of the follow-
ing actions should the nurse take? This is an appropriate action. The
nurse should gently lower the
A - provide support by holding the client's arm client to the floor.
B - Lean the client toward the wall
C- Lower the client to the floor
D- Assume a narrow base of support
3. Which activity would be most appropriate for the C - Assisting the patient with
RN to delegate to the unlicensed assistive person- ADLs
nel (UAP)?
UAP can assist with the perfor-
A - Assessing the patient for fall risk and complica- mance of ADLS
tions of restraint use
B - Evaluating the patient's ability to performs
ADLs
C - Assisting the patient with ADLs
D- Teaching the patient how to use an assistive
device for walking
4. A nurse is planning care for a client admitted with B - Placing the client in a private
a positive culture for methicillin-resistant Staphy- room
, NUR 100 Exam # 1 Questions with Verified Solutions
2025-2026
lococcus aureus (MRSA). Which prevention should
be implemented to prevent spreading the infec- Contact isolation
tion to health care workers and other clients?
A - Wearing a mask within 3 feet of the client
B - Placing the client in a private room
C - Wearing a N95 respirator mask
D - Ensuring a negative air pressure room
5. A nurse is teaching a new group of assistive per- B- Handy hygiene is crucial in
sonnel (AP) about the importance of hand hy- preventing the spread of germs
giene. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include? Hand hygiene is one of the
most ettective ways to prevent the
A - If you wear gloves, you do not have to wash transmission of pathogens. Ei-
your hands ther the nurse or the client may
B - Hand hygiene is crucial in preventing the have microorganisms on or in
spread of germs. their body that do not harm them
C- Use an alcohol rub when your hands are visibly but may harm others.
soiled
D - If you do not have an infection, your hand won't
infect others
6. The nurse is documenting the client's nursing di- C - "Inability to speak in complete
agnosis as "Altered speech related to recent neu- sentences"
rological disturbance as evidenced by inability to
speak in complete sentences". Identify the defin- The 3 step nursing diagnosis
ing characteristics below. process is Problem r/t etiology
aeb defining characteristics
A - "Altered speech"
B - "As evidenced by"
C - "Inability to speak in complete sentences"
D - "recent neurological disturbance"
, NUR 100 Exam # 1 Questions with Verified Solutions
2025-2026
7. An unlicensed personnel (UAP) is obtaining a A - Wait 20-30 minutes and re-
client's oral temperature. The client informs the turn to take the oral temperature
UAP that he has just had some ice chips. Which of
the following is an appropriate action by the UAP? Healthcare workers need to wait
20-30 minutes and then take the
A- Wait 20-30 minutes and return to take the oral oral temperature because the ice
temperature will artificially lower the clients'
B - provide a sip of warm water, wait 5 minutes and temperature.
take the temperature
C- Document that a temperature was unable to be
obtained
D - Proceed to take the oral temperature
8. A nurse is caring for a client who is suspected B - Airborne
of having measles. The nurse should assure the
client is placed on which transmission based pre-
caution?
A-Droplet
B - Airborne
C- Contact
D -Protective
9. The nurse decides to interview the client using C - Tell me what you think is caus-
open-ended question techniques. Which of the ing your current sadness
following statements best reflects this type of
questioning?
A- Is your pain worse or better than it was an hour
ago?
B - Do you believe that your nausea is from the
pain medication?
