Final Exam: NR224 / NR 224 (Latest
Update 2025 / 2026) Fundamentals:
Skills | Comprehensive Review Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct – Chamberlain
Question:
For a client with severe incontinence, what is an essential part of care to prioritize?
Answer:
Application of skin barrier creams.
Question:
When administering a new medication to a client, what is the first action a nurse should take?
Answer:
Check the client's medical history for allergies.
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Question:
A nurse is preparing to administer an intravenous (IV) medication. What should the nurse prioritize to ensure safety?
Answer:
Confirm the client's identity.
Question:
A client has been prescribed a medication that the nurse suspects may interact with another ongoing medication. What is the nurse's first action?
Answer:
Contact the prescribing physician to clarify.
Question:
What is the priority action before administering a medication with a known risk of causing hypotension?
Answer:
Monitor the client's blood pressure.
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Question:
When administering an otic medication to an adult, what is the correct technique?
Answer:
Pull the pinna upward and backward.
Question:
For a client scheduled to receive an oral diabetic medication, what must the nurse verify first?
Answer:
The current blood glucose level.
Question:
Which information does a pulse oximeter measure?
Answer:
Saturation of hemoglobin with oxygen
Question:
What percentage of the air we breathe is oxygen?
Answer:
21% 3 / 4
Question:
Underlying pathophysiology of hypoxia:
not enough oxygen in the air being breathed
Answer:
hypoxemic hypoxia
Question:
Underlying pathophysiology of hypoxia:
normal levels of O2 in the blood, but the blood is not reaching the tissues
Answer:
circulatory hypoxia
Question:
Underlying pathophysiology of hypoxia:
not enough functional red blood cells to transport the O2)
Answer:
anemic hypoxia
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