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Directions: This is a 50-item exam to be answered within 40 minutes. Analyze the question and choose the best answer. Completely shade the circle
corresponding to your chosen answer. Strictly no erasures.

Foundations of Professional Nursing Practice

1. Which element in the circular chain of infection can be eliminated by preserving skin integrity?
a. Host c. Mode of transmission
b. Reservoir d. Portal of entry
2. A natural body defense that plays an active role in preventing infection is:
a. Yawning c. Hiccupping
b. Body Hair d. Rapid Eye Movements
3. What is the antidote for Opioid overdose?
a. Calcium Gluconate c. Digi bind
b. N-Acetylcysteine d. Naloxone (Narcan)
4. Effective handwashing requires the use of:
a. Soap or detergent to promote emulsification c. A disinfectant to increase surface tension
b. Hot water to destroy bacteria d. All of the above
5. Which of the following patients is at greater risk for contracting an infection?
a. A patient with leukopenia c. A postoperative patient who has undergone orthopedic surgery.
b. A patient receiving broad-spectrum Antibiotics d. A newly diagnosed diabetic patient
6. After routine patient contact, handwashing should last at least:
a. 30 seconds c. 120 seconds
b. 60 seconds d. 180 seconds
7. Which of the following procedure always requires surgical asepsis?
a. Vaginal instillation of conjugated estrogen c. Nasogastric tube insertion
b. Urinary catheterization d. Colostomy irrigation
8. Sterile technique is used whenever:
a. Strict isolation is required c. Invasive procedure is performed
b. Terminal disinfection is performed d. Protective isolation is necessary
9. All of the following statements are true about donning sterile gloves except:
a. The first glove should be picked by grasping the inside of the cuff. c. The gloves should be adjusted by sliding the gloved finger under the
sterile cuff and pulling the glove over the wrist.
b. The second glove should be picked by inserting the gloved fingers d. The inside of the glove is considered sterile.
under the cuff outside the glove.
10. Which of the following white blood cell (WBC) counts clearly indicates leukocytosis:
a. 4,500/mm c. 10,000/mm
b. 7,000/mm d. 25,000/mm
11. The nurse is preparing to take the vital signs of 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. Oral c. Radial
b. Axillary d. Heat sensitive tape
12. A nurse obtained a client’s pulse and found the rate to be above normal. The nurse document this finding as:
a. Tachypnea c. Arrythmia
b. Hyperpyrexia d. Tachycardia
13. A client is hospitalized for the first time, which of the following actions ensure the safety of the client?
a. Keep unnecessary furniture out of the way c. Keep side rails up at all times
b. Keep the lights on at all times d. Keep all equipment out of view
14. All are components of the Glasgow Coma Scale except:
a. Eye movement c. Motor response
b. Verbal response d. Pain scale
15. Which of the following is a nursing diagnosis?
a. Hypothermia c. Angina
b. Diabetes Mellitus d. Chronic Renal Failure
16. The correct site at which to verify a radial pulse measurement is the:
a. Brachial artery c. Temporal artery
b. Apex of the heart d. Inguinal site
17. A sudden redness of the skin is known as:
a. Flush c. Jaundice
 b. Cyanosis d. Pallor
18. Which is considered the fifth vital sign?
a. Blood pressure c. Heart rate
b. Respiratory rate d. Pain intensity
19. A patient’s blood pressure (BP) reading is 142/91 mmHg. How should the nurse classify the BP?
a. Normal c. Hypertension Stage 1
b. Prehypertension d. Hypertension Stage 2
20. Most reliable method of measuring body temperature is:
a. Oral c. Axillary
b. Rectal d. Elbow
21. In children, calculation of drug dose is done on the basis of:
a. Age c. Weight
b. Height d. Length
22. Loss of appetite is termed as:
a. Anorexia c. Aphagia
b. Polyphagia d. Oligophagia
23. This is characterized by severe symptoms relatively of short duration.
a. Chronic Illness c. Pain
b. Acute Illness d. Syndrome
24. Using the principles of standard precautions, the nurse would wear gloves in what nursing interventions?
a. Providing a back massage c. Providing hair hygiene
b. Feeding a client d. Providing oral hygiene
25. For hypertensive patients, which of the following is the first line of drug to control blood pressure?
a. Losartan c. Ondansetron
b. Salbutamol d. Paracetamol
26. A nurse provides discharge education to a patient about the care and management of hypertension. What should the teaching plan
include?
a. Explain the meaning of the blood pressure (BP) values. c. Do not alter medication dosage without first consulting the
healthcare provider.
b. Explain the potential dangers of uncontrolled hypertension. d. All the choices.
27. The nurse recalls which medication should be used with caution in patients with diabetes because the drug may depress the tachycardia
associated with hypoglycemia and may adversely affect glucose metabolism?
a. Diltiazem c. Prednisone
b. Metoprolol d. Mefenamic Acid
28. A patient is prescribed lisinopril for the treatment of hypertension. The patient asks about side effects of this medication. Which side
effects should the nurse include?
a. Cough and Hypotension c. Impotence
b. Edema d. Muscle Stiffness
29. A patient receives a prescription for nadolol 50 mg PO daily. The nurse questions the prescription after noting which medical diagnosis in
the patient’s health record?
a. Asthma c. Diabetes mellitus
b. Hypertension d. Renal insufficiency
30. What drug is an antidote for Magnesium Sulfate overdose?
a. Calcium gluconate c. Naloxone
b. Acetaminophen d. Salbutamol

31-50: Common Medical Abbreviations

31. a.c. 36. DNR 41. NPO 46. Sx

32. CBC 37. ECG 42. N/V 47. SOB
33. COPD 38. Fx 43. I&O 48. STD
34. CKD 39. Hx 44. Rx 49. KVO
35. CXR 40. Pt 45. Tx 50. T/C