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NR571 COMPLEX DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT IN
ACUTE CARE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED BY EXPERTS|ACCURATE ACTUAL EXAM WITH
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND STUDY GUIDE|
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NR571 COMPLEX DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT IN
ACUTE CARE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
VERIFIED BY EXPERTS|ACCURATE ACTUAL EXAM WITH
FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND STUDY GUIDE|
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When communicating with an unresponsive patient, the communication technique the nurse
should use is to:
a. avoid speaking directly to the patient.
b. assume verbal stimuli are heard.
c. speak in a loud voice.
d. use simple words. - CORRECT ANSWER B
"What happened to your arm?" - CORRECT ANSWER Open-ended questioning
"You are tired of not sleeping at night?" - CORRECT ANSWER Restating
Providing teaching/instruction - CORRECT ANSWER Offering information
Often used with touch; useful when patient is
grieving or facing difficult decision; most
underused technique - CORRECT ANSWER Silence
Conveys warmth, caring, support &
understanding - CORRECT ANSWER Touch
. Ability to comfortably express one's own
thoughts and needs while respecting the
feelings & needs of another - CORRECT ANSWER Assertive
Interacting in an over-powering & forceful
manner to meet one's own personal needs at
the expense of another - CORRECT ANSWER Aggressive
Sacrifices one's personal rights to meet the
needs of another - CORRECT ANSWER Unassertive
Nursing process is best defined as a:
a. method to ensure that the physician's orders are implemented correctly.
b. series of assessments that isolate a patient's health problem.
c. framework for the organization of individualized nursing care.
d. preset formula for the design of nursing care. - CORRECT ANSWER C
,Nursing orders, as opposed to physician's orders, prescribe activities that:
a. need an accompanying physician's order.
b. must be confirmed by the patient's request.
c. may be done independently by the nurse.
d. should not be altered or changed. - CORRECT ANSWER C
Which are considered phases of the nursing process? (Select all that apply.)
a. Diagnosis
b. Planning
c. Assessment
d. Evaluation
e. Implementation
f. Outcome identification - CORRECT ANSWER ABCDEF
A patient comes to the emergency room with an exacerbation of asthma. Using Maslow's
Hierarchy of Needs, on what level would difficulty of breathing be placed?
a. Physiologic
b. Self-esteem
c. Self-actualization
d. Safety - CORRECT ANSWER A
Which diagnosis includes all of the appropriate components of an actual nursing diagnosis?
a. Impaired gas exchange
b. Potential complication: gastric bleeding related to gastric ulcer
c. Fear related to separation from support system manifested by statements of being scared,
pallor, and increased respirations
d. Risk for falls related to confusion manifested by calling the nurse by name of aunt -
CORRECT ANSWER C
Which outcome statement meets the necessary criteria?
a. The patient will identify the types of food to include in a high-fiber diet.
b. The nurse will teach the patient about constipation prevention.
c. The nurse will increase total fluids during hospitalization.
d. The patient will have a soft, formed bowel movement on the third day after nursing
interventions. - CORRECT ANSWER D
You just received a new admission experiencing severe respiratory distress related to his chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is difficult for him to talk. Which source of
information would you use when performing a nursing admission history? (Select all that apply.)
a. The patient
b. The patient's wife
c. The physician
d. The medical record - CORRECT ANSWER ABCD
The subjective data the nurse records following a head-to-toe examination includes:
a. rash on back.
,b. prolonged nausea.
c. blood pressure of 190/100.
d. white blood cell count of 19,000. - CORRECT ANSWER B
The two primary methods used to collect data are:
a. written report by patient and family.
b. review of the chart and the nurse's notes.
c. interview and physical examination.
d. review of the physician's orders and the Kardex. - CORRECT ANSWER C
On admission, the patient who should receive a focused assessment is the:
a. 53-year-old admitted with a perforated ulcer.
b. 5-year-old admitted for the implant of grommets in the middle ear.
c. 76-year-old admitted for a knee replacement.
d. 40-year-old admitted for possible bowel obstruction. - CORRECT ANSWER D
The nurse writes two nursing diagnoses: (1) inadequate nutritional intake related to vomiting as
manifested by 3-pound weight loss and (2) risk for impaired skin integrity related to inadequate
nutrition. The major difference between the two diagnoses is that the second diagnosis:
a. needs no defined nursing interventions.
b. needs medical intervention.
c. will not need to be evaluated.
d. reflects a problem that does not yet exist. - CORRECT ANSWER D
Which statement by the student nurse best demonstrates knowledge of the nursing process when
describing defining characteristics?
a. "Defining characteristics are a description of the patient problem."
b. "Defining characteristics tell how the nursing diagnosis was determined."
c. "Defining characteristics are a cluster of clinical cues."
d. "Defining characteristics are factors such as signs and symptoms that support the nursing
diagnosis." - CORRECT ANSWER D
information provided by the family when a patient is unable to provide data during assessment is
classified as:
a. primary.
b. secondary.
c. unreliable.
d. biased. - CORRECT ANSWER B
The nurse notes skin breakdown on a patient's coccyx during a bath. What part of the nursing
diagnosis statement is this observation?
a. The nursing diagnosis
b. The etiologic or related factor
c. The patient goal
d. The defining characteristic - CORRECT ANSWER D
, Verbal statements provided by the patients - CORRECT ANSWER Subjective data
Includes the subject, action or command verb, qualifying details, date, and nurse's signature -
CORRECT ANSWER Nursing order
A professional combines current research along with their own clinical experience to guide them
in deciding which approach will be used in patient care - CORRECT ANSWER Evidence-based
practice
Observable and measurable signs - CORRECT ANSWER Objective data
Used to identify interventions for patients within an anticipated time frame in acute, high-
volume, and high-cost areas. Also known as multi-disciplinary plans rather than separate medical
and nursing interventions - CORRECT ANSWER Clinical pathway
Who has primary responsibility for each patient's initial admission nursing history, physical
assessment, and development of the care plan based on the nursing diagnosis identified?
a. Physician
b. Registered nurse
c. Nursing assistant
d. Licensed practical nurse - CORRECT ANSWER B
When documenting patient care, the nurse knows that the best time to document is:
a. at the end of the shift.
b. during lunch.
c. only when necessary.
d. as soon as possible after completion of care. - CORRECT ANSWER D
Adherence to the concept of confidentiality for the patient's medical record requires that the
nurse:
a. provide information only to another nurse.
b. provide information only to an attorney.
c. share information only with the family.
d. have a clinical reason for reading the record. - CORRECT ANSWER D
You are making an entry into the nurses' notes and discovered that you forgot to enter something
that happened half an hour ago. You would best correct this omission by:
a. crossing through the entry you are now making, writing error, initialing it, and then making the
entry you forgot to enter earlier.
b. making the entry now with the current time since that is when you are documenting it.
c. making the entry with the time the event happened, and labeling it as a late entry.
d. doing nothing—it is too late. - CORRECT ANSWER C
What should not be included during shift report?
a. Progress of current ongoing problems
b. New orders
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