NUR 220 EXAM 2- UPDATED STUDY GUIDE
1. A co-worker asks the nurse to explain spirituality. What is the nurse’s best response?
A. It has a minor effect on health.
B. It is awareness of one’s inner self.
C. It is not as essential as physical needs.
D. It refers to fire or giving of life to a...
NUR 22O EXAM 2 –UPDATED STUDY GUIDE
1. A co-worker asks the nurse to explain spirituality. What is the nurse’s best response?
A. It has a minor effect on health.
B. It is awareness of one’s inner self.
C. It is not as essential as physical needs.
D. It refers to fire or giving of life to a person.
2. The patient is having a difficult time dealing with an AIDS diagnosis. The patient states, “It’s not
fair. I’m totally isolated from God and my family because of this. Even my father hates me for this. He
won’t even speak to me.” What should the nurse do?
A. Tell the patient to move on and focus on getting better.
B. Use therapeutic communication to establish trust and caring.
C. Assure the patient that the father will accept this situation soon.
D. Point out that the patient has no control and that he or she must face the consequences.
3. A nurse is providing spiritual care to patients. Which action is essential for the nurse to take?
A. Know one’s own personal beliefs.
B. Learn about other religions.
C. Visit churches, temples, mosques, or synagogues.
D. Travel to other areas that do not have the same beliefs.
4. A cancer patient asks the nurse what the criteria are for hospice care. Which information should
the nurse share with the patient?
A. It is for those needing assistance with pain management.
B. It is for those having a terminal illness, such as cancer.
C. It is for those with completion of an advance
directive. D. It is for those expected to live less than 6
months.
5. A palliative team is caring for a dying patient in severe pain. Which action is the priority?
A. Provide postmortem care for the patient.
B. Support the patient’s nurse in grieving.
C. Teach the patient the stages of
grief. D. Enhance the patient’s quality
of life.
, 6. A veteran is hospitalized after surgical amputation of both lower extremities owing to injuries
sustained during military service. Which type of loss will the nurse focus the plan of care on for
this patient?
A. Perceived loss
B. Situational loss
C. Maturational loss
D. Uncomplicated loss
7. A female nurse is called into the supervisor’s office regarding her deteriorating work performance
since the loss of her spouse 2 years ago. The woman begins sobbing and says that she is “falling
apart” at home as well. Which type of grief is the female nurse experiencing?
A. Normal grief
B. Perceived grief
C. Complicated grief
D. Disenfranchised grief
8. A nurse is caring for a dying patient. When is the best time for the nurse to discuss end-of-life care?
A. During assessment
B. During planning
C. During implementation
D. During evaluation
9. During a follow-up visit, a female patient is describing new onset of marital discord with
her terminally ill spouse to the hospice nurse. Which Kübler-Ross stage of dying is the patient
experiencing?
A. Denial
B. Anger
C. Bargaining
D. Depression
10. A patient has dehydration. While planning care, the nurse considers that the majority of
the patient’s total water volume exists in with compartment?
A. Intracellular
B. Extracellular
C. Intravascular
D. Transcellular
11.The nurse is teaching about the process of passively moving water from an area of lower
particle concentration to an area of higher particle concentration. Which process is the nurse
describing?
A. Osmosis
B. Filtration
C. Diffusion
D. Active transport
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