Fundamentals of Nursing MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. A client has been admitted to a nursing home, and the nurse completes an assessment. Which finding might lead the nurse to suspect a nutritional alteration?

1. Eye clear
2. Shiny hair
3. Ridged nails
4. Moist conjunctiva

2. A patient asks you what vitamin is best for eye sight. Your response is

1. Vitamin C
2. Vitamin A
3. Vitamin B6
4. Vitamin B12

3. According to Maslows hierarchy of human needs, the highest level is

1. Physiologic needs
2. Safety and security
3. Belongingness and affection and esteem and self-respect
4. Self-actualization

4. All the flowing are essential standard precautions used in the care of all patients irrespective of whether they are diagnosed infectious or not, except one

1. Hand hygiene
2. Improper sharps and waste disposal
3. Personal protective equipment
4. Aseptic techniques

5. All the following are indicative physical signs of poor nutrition are all, except

1. Dental caries, mottled appearance (fluorosis), malpositioned
2. Brittle, depigmented, easily plucked; thin and sparse hair
3. Tongue - deep red in appearance; surface papillae present
4. Spongy, bleed easily, marginal redness, recession gums

6. All the following are Patients responsibilities, except

1. Providing information
2. Complying with instructions
3. Give different kind of care
4. Following hospital rules and regulations

7. An instrument placed against a patients chest to hear both lung and heart sounds.

1. stethoscope
2. otoscope
3. sphygmomanometer
4. telescope

8. At the end of the shift, the nurse realizes that she forgot to document a dressing change that she performed for a patient. Which action should the nurse take?

1. Complete an occurrence report before leaving.
2. Do nothing; the next nurse will document it was done.
3. Write the note of the dressing change into an earlier note.
4. Make a late entry as an addition to the narrative notes.

9. Changes that occur in musculoskeletal system due to immobility

1. decrease muscle endurance, strength and mass
2. Change in calcium metabolism with hyper calcium result in renal calculi
3. Alteration in calcium,fluid and electrolyte
4. Non of the above

10. Development of an infection occurs in a cycle that depends on the presence of all the following elements except

1. Causative agent, a portal of entry
2. Source for pathogen growth
3. Health care worker
4. A portal of exit, a mode of transmission, a susceptible host

11. Independent nursing intervention commonly used for immobilized patients include all of the following except:

1. Active or passive ROM exercises, body repositioning, and activities of daily living (ADLs) as tolerated
2. Deep-breathing and coughing exercises with change of position every 2 hours
3. Diaphragmatic and abdominal breathing exercises and increased hydration
4. Weight bearing on a tilt table, total parenteral nutrition, and vitamin therapy

12. Non verbal massage is a mode of communication that include the following except

1. Tone & pitch of voice
2. Facial expression
3. Gesture
4. Touch

13. Objective data might include

1. Chest pain.
2. Complaint of dizziness.
3. An evaluation of blood pressure.
4. None of the above

14. The following is the most important purpose of documentation?except

1. To Communication
2. To Reimbursement
3. To Quality assurance
4. To provide comfort

15. The nurse is orienting a new nurse to the unit and reviews source-oriented charting. Which statement by the nurse best describes source-oriented charting?

1. Separates the health record according to discipline
2. Organizes documentation around the patients problems
3. Highlights the patients concerns, problems, and strengths
4. Is designed to streamline documentation