Fundamental of Nursing (2nd semester)
1. In Non Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) stage1 which type of waves developed in brain EEG.
a. Theta waves
b. Delta waves
c. K-complex waves
d. none of them
2. How many stages in Non Rapid Eye Movement(NREM)?
a. 2 stages
b. 3 stages
c. 4 stages
d. 5 stages
3. Newborn sleeps ……. to ……… hours per day.
a. 12 to 18 hours
b. 13 to 15 hours
c. 15 to 20 hours
d. 10 to 15 hours
4. Which factors effecting sleep pattern?
a. Illness
b. Emotional stress
c. drugs and other substances
d. All of above
5. Individuals obtains sufficient sleep at night but still cannot stay awake during the day its
which type of sleep disorder?
a. Hypersomnia
b. Narcolepsy
c. insomnia
d. both a and b
6. Vital signs includes, blood pressure, Pulse, Temp. Resp. rate & Oxygen saturation.
a. True
b. False
7. Where is temperature is regulated?
a. Hypothalamus
b. Skin
c. Heat and cold
d. By what a person wear
8. What is the normal range of temperature?
a. 36.6-37.5c
b.34-36c
c. 35.6-38c
d.34.6-36c
9. What is normal pulse rate?
a. 12-20
b. 15-20
c. 60-100
d. 50-90
10. A weak pulse is rated as?
a. 0
b.1+
c. 2+
d. 3+
e. 4+
11. A patient have a pulse rate of 102, resp. rate of 25, a B/P of 139/90 and a temp. of 103 F. As
a nurse which will you assess first?
a. B/P of 139/90
b. Pulse rate of 102
c. Resp. rate of 25
d. Temp. pf 103F
12. Blood pressure is the force against the aterial wall.
a. True
b. False
13. A person that is dehydrated will experience a low B/P.
a. True
b. False
c. Unknown
14. What factor does not influence Resp. rate?
a. Age
b. Gender
c. Smoking
d. Medication
e. Pain
15. It is best describe as a systematic, rational method of planning and providing nursing care
for individual, families, group and community
a. Assessment
b. Planning
c. Nursing process
d. Diagnosis
16. Which of the following cluster of data belong to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
a. Love and belonging
b. Physiological needs
c. Self- actualization
d. All of above
17. 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
b. Keep side rails up at all time
c. Keep all equipment out of view
d. Keep the lights on at all the time
18. A nurse obtained a client’s pulse and found the rate to be above normal. The nurse
document these findings as:
a. Tachypnea
b. Hyperpyrexia
c. Arrhythmia
d. Tachycardia
19. A client who is unconscious needs frequent mouth care. When performing a mouth care, the
best position of a client is:
a. Fowler’s position
b. Side lying position
c. Trendelenburg
d. Supine position
20. This is characterized by severe symptoms relatively of short duration.
a. Chronic illness
b. Acute illness
c. Syndrome
d. Pain
21. A walk-in client enters into the clinic with a chief complaint of abdominal pain and diarrhea.
The nurse takes the client’s vital sign hereafter. What phrase of nursing process is being
implemented here by the nurse?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
22. The nursing process is utilized to:
a. Provide a systemic, organized and comprehensive approach to meeting the needs of clients.
b. Encourage the family to make decisions regarding patient's care.
c. Increase involvement of allied healthcare professionals in decision-making
d. None of the above
23. Objective data might include:
a) Chest pain.
b) Complaint of dizziness.
C) An evaluation of blood pressure.
d) None of the above
24. According to Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs, the highest level is
a. Physiologic needs
b. Safety and security
c. Belongingness and affection and esteem and self-respect
d. Self-actualization
25. Which of the following is the appropriate route of administration for insulin?
a. Intramuscular
b. Intradermal
c. Subcutaneous
d. Intravenous
26. The following is the most important purpose of documentation?except
a. To Communication
b. To Reimbursement
c. To Quality assurance
d. To provide comfort
27. A patient asks you what vitamin is best for eye sight. Your response is:
a. Vitamin C
b. Vitamin A
c. Vitamin B6
d. Vitamin B12
28. Constipation is an accumulation of fecal material which forms a hard mass in the rectum.
a. True
b. False
29 Diarrhea is passage of unusually dry, hard stools produced by undue delay in the passage of
feces.
a. True
b. Unknown
c. False
30. The terminal stage of illness is one in which a person is approaching death.
a. True
b. False
c. Unknown
31. Chronic illness is caused by an irreversible alteration in normal anatomy and physiology.
a. True
b. False
c. Unknown
32. The nurses’ progress notes are used vertical or horizontal columns for recording dates and
times to show assessment and interventions.
a. True
b. False
c. Unknown
33. Tachycardia is a pulse rate slower than 60 beat per minute.
a. True
b. False
c. Unknown
34. Changes that occur in musculoskeletal system due to immobility
a. decrease muscle endurance ,strength and mass
b. Change in calcium metabolism with hyper calcium result in renal calculi
c. Alteration in calcium,fluid and electrolyte d
d.Non of the above
35. What are the four main vital signs?
a. BP, O2 Sat, Temp, Pulse
b. BP, Respiration, Temp, Pulse
c. BP, Respiration, Temp, Pain
d. BP, Respiration, O2Sat, Temp
Answer Key
1 a
2 c
3 a
4 d
5 a
6 a
7 a
8 a
9 c
10 c
11 d
12 a
13 a
14 b
15 c
16 d
17 b
18 d
19 b
20 b
21 a
22 a
23 c
24 d
25 c
26 d
27 b
28 b
29 c
30 a
31 a
32 b
33 b
34 a
35 b
