FUNDAMENTALS CMS EXAM LATEST EXAM |
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A nurse is reviewing documentation with a group of newly licensed nurses.
Which of the following legal guidelines should be followed when
documenting a clients record? Select all that apply
A. Cover errors with correction fluid, and write in the corrected information
B. Put dates and times on all entries
C. Document objective data leaving out opinions
D. Use as many abbreviations as possible
E. Wait until the end of your shift to document ------CORRECT ANSWER----
-----------B. Put dates and times on all entries
C. Document objective data leaving out opinions
A nurse is discussing occurrences that require completion of an incident
report with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following should the nurse
include in her teaching? Select all that apply
A. Medication errors
B. Needle sticks
C. Conflict with provider and staff
D. Omission of prescription order
E. Missed specimen collection of prescribed laboratory test ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------A. Medication errors
B. Needle sticks
D. Omission of prescription order
A nurse is receiving a providers prescription by telephone for morphine for
a client who is reporting moderate to severe pain. Which of the following
nursing actions are appropriate? Select all that apply
,A. Repeat the details of the prescription back to the provider
B. Have another nurse listen to the telephone prescription
C. Obtain the providers signature within 24 hours of the prescription
D. Decline verbal prescription because it is not an emergency
E. Tell the charge nurse that the provider has prescribed morphine via
phone ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------A. Repeat the details of the
prescription back to the provider
B. Have another nurse listen to the telephone prescription
C. Obtain the providers signature within 24 hours of the prescription
By the second postoperative day, a client has not achieved satisfactory
pain relief. Based on this evaluation, which of the following actions should
the nurse take, in order to follow the nursing process?
A. Reassess the client to determine the reasons for inadequate pain relief
B. Wait to see whether the pain lessons over the next 24 hours
C. Change the plan of care to provide different pain relief interventions
D. Teach the client about the plan of care for managing his pain ------
CORRECT ANSWER---------------A. Re-assess the client to determine the
reasons for inadequate pain relief
A nurse is consoling the partner of a client who just expired after a long
battle with liver cancer. The partner is displaying grief and states, "I hate
him for leaving me here." Which of the following statements by the nurse
successfully facilitates mourning for the grieving partner? (Select all that
apply)
A. "Would you like me to contact the chaplain to come and speak with
you?"
B. "You will feel better soon. You have been expecting this for a while
now."
C. "Let's talk about your children and how they are going to react."
D. "You know, it's quite normal to feel anger towards your husband at this
time."
,E. "Tell me more about how you were feeling." ------CORRECT ANSWER---
------------A. "Would you like me to contact the chaplain to come and speak
with you?"
D. "You know, it's quite normal to feel anger towards your husband at this
time."
E. "Tell me more about how you were feeling."
A nurse is caring for a client who has a terminal disease. Death is expected
within 24 hours. The clients family is at bedside and asks the nurse about
anticipated findings at this time. Which of the following findings should the
nurse discuss?
A. Regular breathing patterns
B. Warm extremities
C. Increased urine output
D. Decreased muscle tone ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------D.
Decreased muscle tone
A nurse is assisting a newly licensed nurse with postmortem care of a
client. The family wishes to view the body. Which of the following
statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of this
procedure? (Select all that apply)
A. "I will remove the dentures from the body"
B. "I will make sure the body is lying completely flat"
C. "I will apply fresh linens and place a clean gown on the body"
D. "I will remove all equipment from the bedside"
E. " I will dim the lights in the room" ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
C. "I will apply fresh linens and place a clean gown on the body"
D. "I will remove all equipment from the bedside"
E. " I will dim the lights in the room"
, A nurse on a med surgical unit has received change of shift report and will
care for four clients. Which of the following needs should the nurse
assigned to an assistive personnel?
A. Updating a plan of care for a postoperative client
B. Reinforcing teaching with a client learning how to use a quad cane
C. Re-applying a condom catheter for urinary incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------C. Reapplying a condom catheter for urinary
incontinence
A nurse manager of a med surgical unit is assigning care responsibilities
for the oncoming shift. A client is awaiting transfer back to the unit from a
PACU following thoracic surgery. To which of the following staff members
should the nurse assign this client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. PN
D. AP ------CORRECT ANSWER---------------B. RN
A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee arthroplasty
five days ago to an AP. Which of the following information should the nurse
share with the AP? (select all that apply)
A. The roommate ambulate's independently
B. The client ambulate's with his slippers on over his antiembolic stockings
C. The client uses a front wheel walker while ambulating
D. The client received pain medication 30 minutes ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. The client ate 50% of his breakfast this morning ------CORRECT
ANSWER---------------B. The client ambulate's with his slippers on over his
antiembolic stockings
C. The client uses a front wheel walker while ambulating
D. The client received pain medication 30 minutes ago
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