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What does the abbreviation “PRN” mean in a prescription?

A. At a specific time
B. Every day
C. As needed
D. Before meals
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

“A thorough patient assessment ______ the foundation of a good care plan.”

A. form
B. forms
C. have formed
D. are forming
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Jun 6, 2026

Choose the sentence with the correct use of “lay” or “lie”.

A. The patient needs to lay down for an hour.
B. I am going to lay the clean sheets on the bed.
C. The file has laid on the table all day.
D. The nurse asked the patient to lie the pillow flat.
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

The word “contraindication” means:

A. A reason to give a particular treatment.
B. A reason to withhold a particular treatment.
C. The main symptom of a disease.
D. The expected outcome of a treatment.
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A. The patient a 65-year-old man was admitted with pneumonia.
B. The patient, a 65-year-old man, was admitted with pneumonia.
C. The patient (a 65-year-old man) was admitted with pneumonia.
D. The patient: a 65-year-old man was admitted with pneumonia.
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SCENARIO 7: A student is documenting: “The affect of the medication was a reduction in swelling.” Identify the vocabulary error.

A. "medication"
B. "reduction"
C. "swelling"
D. "affect" instead of "effect"
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

SCENARIO 6: Review the note: “Me and the other nurse assisted the patient with ambulation.” What is the professional way to correct this?

A. "Myself and the other nurse..."
B. "The other nurse and I..."
C. "The other nurse and me..."
D. "I and the other nurse..."
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

SCENARIO 5: From a discharge summary: “The patient was instructed on wound care and the importance of taking his medication regular.” The grammatical error is:

A. "instructed on"
B. "importance of"
C. "his medication"
D. "regular" instead of "regularly"
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

SCENARIO 4: Nurse’s note: “The dressing on the patients left leg was changed. The wound looks clean.” What is the error in the first sentence?

A. "left leg" is too specific
B. "was changed" is passive voice
C. Missing apostrophe in "patients"
D. "looks clean" is subjective
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

SCENARIO 3: A student writes in a care plan: “Provide emotional support to the patient whom is anxious about surgery.” The error in this sentence is:

A. The word "emotional"
B. The word "anxious"
C. The use of "whom" instead of "who"
D. The phrase "about surgery"
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

SCENARIO 2: From a handover report: “The patient in Room 204 is stable. Their due for their next dose of antibiotics at 10 PM.” Identify the error.

A. Use of "stable"
B. Use of "Their" instead of "They're"
C. Use of "their" for antibiotics
D. The time format
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

Choose the most concise and clear option.

A. It is of the utmost importance for the nurse to make sure she checks the patient's ID band before giving medicine.
B. The nurse must check the patient's identification band prior to medication administration.
C. Before giving meds, checking the patient's ID band is something the nurse has to do.
D. Medication administration requires the pre-checking of the ID band on the patient by the nurse.
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

“Maintaining patient confidentiality are a core ethical duty.” The error in this sentence is:

A. Punctuation
B. Word choice
C. Subject-verb agreement
D. Capitalization
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026
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