Fundamentals of Nursing Quiz1. A sudden redness of the skin is known as:

Flush

Cyanosis

Jaundice

Pallor2. The term gavage indicates:

Administration of a liquid feeding into the stomach

Visual examination of the stomach

Irrigation of the stomach with a solution

A surgical opening through the abdomen to the stomach3. A patient states that he has difficulty sleeping in the hospital because of noise. Which of the following would be an appropriate nursing action?

Administer a sedative at bedtime, as ordered by the physician

Ambulate the patient for 5 minutes before he retires

Give the patient a glass of warm milk before bedtime

Close the patient's door from 9pm to 7am4. Which of the following nursing theorists dveloped a conceptual model based on the belief that all persons strive to achieve self-care?

Martha Rogers

Dorothea Orem

Florence Nightingale

Cister Callista Roy5. Which of the following nursing theorists is credited with developing a conceptual model specific to nursing, with man as the central focus?

Martha Rogers

Dorothea Orem

Florence Nightingale

Sister Callista Roy

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6. Which of the following questions is most appropriate to ask when interviewing a potential candidate fo an RN position?

What was your last nursing experience?

Are you willing to do overtime on weekends?

How many children do you have?

Do you plan to get pregnant?7. If a patient is injured because a nurse acted in a wrongful manner, which party could be held liable along with the nurse?

The private attending physician

The nursing supervisor

The hospital

All of the above8. Which of the following may be considered a patient's right?

The right to euthanasia

The right to refuse treatment

The right to ignore hospital regulations

The right to refuse to pay for what the patient considers to be inferior service.9. If a patient sues a nurse for malpractice, the patient must be able to prove:

Error, proximal cause, and lack of concern

Error, injury and proximal cause

Injury, error and assault

Proximal cause, negligence and nurse error10. Which communication skills is most effective in dealing with covert communication?

Validation

Listening

Evaluation

Clarification11. Which of the following qualities are relevant in documenting patient care?

Accuracy and conciseness

Thoroughness and currentness

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Organization

All of the above12. The usual sequence for assessing the bowel is:

Right lower quadrant, right upper quadrant, left upper quadrant. left lower quadrant

Right lower lobe, right upper lobe, left upper lobe, left lower lobe

Right hypochondriac, left hypochondriac and umbilical regions

Rectum, pancreas, stomach and liver13. The nurse should take a rectal temperature of a patient who has:

His arm in a cast

Nasal packing

External hemorrhoids

Gastrostomy feeding tubes14. Blood pressure measurement is an important part of the patient's data base. It is considered to be:

The basis of the nursing diagnosis

Objective data

An indicator of the patient's well being

Subjective data15. Postural drainage to relieve respiratory congestion should take place:

Before meals

After meals

At the nurse's convenience

At the patient's convenience16. The correct site at which to verify a radial pulse measurement is the:

Brachial artery

Apex of the heart

Temporal artery

Inguinal site17. S1 is heard best at the:

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5th left intercoastal space along the midclavicular line

3rd intercoastal space to the left of the midclavicular line

Second right intercoastal space at the sternal border

Second left intercoastal space at the sternal border18. The nurse's main priority when caring foar a patient with hemiplegia?

Educating the patient

Providing a safe environment

Promoting a positive self-image

Helping the patient accept the illness19. Constipation is a common problem for immobilized patients because of:

Decreased peristalsis and positional discomfort

An increased defacation reflex

Decreased tightening of the anal sphincter

Increased colon motility20. Antiembolism stockings are used primarily to:

Promote venous circulation

Provide external warmth

Prevent dependent edema

Hold foot dressings21. To promote correct anatomic alignment in a supine patient, the nurse should:

Place the patient's feet in dorsiflexion

Place a pillow under the patient's knees

Hyperextend the patient's neck

Adduct the patient's shoulder22. An appropriate interdependent intervention to prevent thrombophebitis would be:

Elevate the knee gatch of the bed

Massage the legs vigorously

Apply antiembolism stockings to both legs.

Encourage the patient to sit with his knees crossed

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23. The average daily amount of urine excreted by an adult is:

500 to 600 ml

800 to 1,400 ml

1,000 to 1,200 ml

1,500 to 2,000 ml24. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of the following is a basic physiologic need after oxygen?

Activity

Safety

Love

Self esteem25. Mr. Jose is admitted to the hospitalwith a diagnosis of pneumonia and COPD. The physician orders an oxygen therapy for him. The most comfortable method of delivering oxygen to Mr. Jose is by:

Croupette

Nasal Cannula

Nasal catheter

Partial rebreathing mask

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