Fundamentals of Nursing NCLEX Practice Quiz (600 Questions)

Which intervention is an example of primary prevention?

The nurse in charge is assessing a patient’s abdomen. Which examination technique should the nurse use first?

Which statement regarding heart sounds is correct?

The nurse in charge identifies a patient’s responses to actual or potential health problems during which step of the nursing process?

A female patient is receiving furosemide (Lasix), 40 mg P.O. b.i.D. in the plan of care, the nurse should emphasize teaching the patient about the importance of consuming:

The nurse in charge must monitor a patient receiving chloramphenicol for adverse drug reaction. What is the most toxic reaction to chloramphenicol?

A female patient is diagnosed with deep-vein thrombosis. Which nursing diagnosis should receive highest priority at this time?

When positioned properly, the tip of a central venous catheter should lie in the:

Nurse Nikki is revising a client’s care plan. During which step of the nursing process does such revision take place?

A 65-year-old female who has diabetes mellitus and has sustained a large laceration on her left wrist asks the nurse, “How long will it take for my scars to disappear?” Which statement would be the nurse’s best response?

One aspect of implementation related to drug therapy is:

A female client is readmitted to the facility with a warm, tender, reddened area on her right calf. Which contributing factor would the nurse recognize as most important?

Which intervention should the nurse in charge try first for a client that exhibits signs of sleep disturbance?

While examining a client’s leg, the nurse notes an open ulceration with visible granulation tissue in the wound. Until a wound specialist can be contacted, which type of dressings is most appropriate for the nurse in charge to apply?

A male client in a behavioral-health facility receives a 30-minute psychotherapy session, and the provider uses a current procedure terminology (CPT) code that bills for a 50-minute session. Under the False Claims Act, such illegal behavior is known as:

A nurse assigned to care for a postoperative male client who has diabetes mellitus. During the assessment interview, the client reports that he’s impotent and says that he’s concerned about its effect on his marriage. In planning this client’s care, the most appropriate intervention would be to:

Using Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs, a nurse assigns highest priority to which client need?

A male client on prolonged bed rest has developed a pressure ulcer. The wound shows no signs of healing even though the client has received skin care and has been turned every 2 hours. Which factor is most likely responsible for the failure to heal?

A female client who received general anesthesia returns from surgery. Postoperatively, which nursing diagnosis takes highest priority for this client?

The nurse inspects a client’s back and notices small hemorrhagic spots. The nurse documents that the client has:

Which document addresses the client’s right to information, informed consent, and treatment refusal?

If a blood pressure cuff is too small for a client, blood pressure readings taken with such a cuff may do which of the following?

Nurse Elijah has been teaching a client about a high-protein diet. The teaching is successful if the client identifies which meal as high in protein?

A male client is admitted to the hospital with blunt chest trauma after a motor vehicle accident. The first nursing priority for this client would be to:

A newly hired charge nurse assesses the staff nurses as competent individually but ineffective and unproductive as a team. In addressing her concern, the charge nurse should understand that the usual reason for such a situation is:

A male client blood test results are as follows: white blood cell (WBC) count, 100ul; hemoglobin (Hb) level, 14 g/dl; hematocrit (HCT), 40%. Which goal would be most important for this client?

Following a tonsillectomy, a female client returns to the medical-surgical unit. The client is lethargic and reports having a sore throat. Which position would be most therapeutic for this client?

The nurse inspects a client’s pupil size and determines that it’s 2 mm in the left eye and 3 mm in the right eye. Unequal pupils are known as:

The nurse in charge is caring for an Italian client. He’s complaining of pain, but he falls asleep right after his complaint and before the nurse can assess his pain. The nurse concludes that:

A female client is admitted to the emergency department with complaints of chest pain and shortness of breath. The nurse’s assessment reveals jugular vein distention. The nurse knows that when a client has jugular vein distension, it’s typically due to:

Critical thinking and the nursing process have which of the following in common? Both:

In which step of the nursing process does the nurse analyze data and identify client problems?

In which phase of the nursing process does the nurse decide whether her actions have successfully treated the client’s health problem?

What is the most basic reason that self-knowledge is important for nurses? Because it helps the nurse to:

Arrange the steps of the nursing process in the sequence in which they generally occur.

How are critical thinking skills and critical thinking attitudes similar? Both are:

The nurse is preparing to admit a patient from the emergency department. The transferring nurse reports that the patient with chronic lung disease has a 30+ year history of tobacco use. The nurse used to smoke a pack of cigarettes a day at one time and worked very hard to quit smoking. She immediately thinks to herself, “I know I tend to feel negative about people who use tobacco, especially when they have a serious lung condition; I figure if I can stop smoking, they should be able to. I must remember how physically and psychologically difficult that is, and be very careful not to let it be judgmental of this patient.” This best illustrates:

Which organization’s standards require that all patients be assessed specifically for pain?

Which of the following is an example of data that should be validated?

Which of the following is an example of appropriate behavior when conducting a client interview?

The nurse wishes to identify nursing diagnoses for a patient. She can best do this by using a data collection form organized according to: Select all that apply.

The nurse is recording assessment data. She writes, “The patient seems worried about his surgery. Other than that, he had a good night.” Which errors did the nurse make? Select all that apply.

A patient is admitted with shortness of breath, so the nurse immediately listens to his breath sounds. Which type of assessment is the nurse performing?

The nurse is assessing vital signs for a patient just admitted to the hospital. Ideally, and if there are no contraindications, how should the nurse position the patient for this portion of the admission assessment?

For all body systems except the abdomen, what is the preferred order for the nurse to perform the following examination techniques?

The nurse is assessing a patient admitted to the hospital with rectal bleeding. The patient had a hip replacement 2 weeks ago. Which position should the nurse avoid when examining this patient’s rectal area?

How should the nurse modify the examination for a 7-year-old child?

The nurse must examine a patient who is weak and unable to sit unaided or to get out of bed. How should she position the patient to begin and perform most of the physical examination?

The nurse should use the diaphragm of the stethoscope to auscultate which of the following?

The nurse calculates a body mass index (BMI) of 18 for a young adult woman who comes to the physician’s office for a college physical. This patient is considered:

Using the principles of standard precautions, the nurse would wear gloves in what nursing interventions?

The nurse is preparing to take vital signs in an alert client admitted to the hospital with dehydration secondary to vomiting and diarrhea. What is the best method used to assess the client’s temperature?

A nurse obtained a client’s pulse and found the rate to be above normal. The nurse document these findings as:

Which of the following actions should the nurse take to use wide base support when assisting a client to get up in a chair?

A client had oral surgery following a motor vehicle accident. The nurse assessing the client finds the skin flushed and warm. Which of the following would be the best method to take the client’s body temperature?

A client who is unconscious needs frequent mouth care. When performing mouth care, the best position of a client is:

A client is hospitalized for the first time, which of the following actions ensure the safety of the client?

A walk-in client enters the clinic with a chief complaint of abdominal pain and diarrhea. The nurse takes the client’s vital sign hereafter. What phrase of the nursing process is being implemented here by the nurse?

It is best described as a systematic, rational method of planning and providing nursing care for individual, families, group, and community

Exchange of gases takes place in which of the following organs?

The chamber of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs is the:

A muscular enlarged pouch or sac that lies slightly to the left which is used for temporary storage of food…

The ability of the body to defend itself against scientific invading agent such as bacteria, toxin, viruses, and foreign body:

Hormones secreted by Islets of Langerhans

It is a transparent membrane that focuses the light that enters the eyes to the retina.

Which of the following is included in Orem’s theory?

Which of the following cluster of data belong to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

This is characterized by severe symptoms relatively of short duration.

Which of the following is the nurse’s role in health promotion?

It is described as a collection of people who share some attributes of their lives.

Five teaspoons is equivalent to how many milliliters (ml)?

1800 ml is equal to how many liters?

Which of the following is the abbreviation of drops?

The abbreviation for microdrop is…

Which of the following is the meaning of PRN?