Fundamentals Exam Practice Questions With All
Answers Correct
1. 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: A
2. 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: D
3. 3. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written assess-
ment 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: B
4. 4. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written assess-
ment intervention?
a. Patient will ambulate down the hall 2x daily
b. The patient was able to ambulate down the hall 2x daily
1/
10
, c. Administer pain medications regularly and assess patient's pain
d. The patient's pain is 7/10: C
2/
10
Answers Correct
1. 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: A
2. 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: D
3. 3. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written assess-
ment 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: B
4. 4. Which of the following is an example of an appropriately written assess-
ment intervention?
a. Patient will ambulate down the hall 2x daily
b. The patient was able to ambulate down the hall 2x daily
1/
10
, c. Administer pain medications regularly and assess patient's pain
d. The patient's pain is 7/10: C
2/
10
