NSG 321 Exam 1 Review Questions and Complete Solutions
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NSG 321
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NSG 321
A nurse hears a colleague tell a nursing student that she never touches a patient unless she is performing a procedure or doing an assessment. The nurse tells the student that from a caring perspective:
A) She does not touch the patients either. B) Touch is a type of verbal communication. C) There...
NSG 321 Exam 1 Review Questions and
Complete Solutions
A nurse hears a colleague tell a nursing student that she never touches a patient unless
she is performing a procedure or doing an assessment. The nurse tells the student that
from a caring perspective:
A) She does not touch the patients either.
B) Touch is a type of verbal communication.
C) There is never a problem with using touch.
D) Touch forms a connection between nurse and patient. ✅D. touch forms a
connection between nurse and patient
Of the five caring processes described by Swanson, which describes "knowing the
patient"?
A) Anticipating the patient's cultural preferences
B) Determining the patient's physician preference
C) Establishing an understanding of a specific patient
D) Gathering task-oriented information during assessment ✅C. establishing an
understanding of a specific patient
A Muslim woman enters the clinic to have a woman's health examination for the first
time. Which nursing behavior applies Swanson's caring process of "knowing the
patient?"
A) Sharing feelings about the importance of having regular woman's health
examinations
B) Gaining an understanding of what a woman's health examination means to the
patient
C) Recognizing that the patient is modest; obtaining gendercongruent caregiver
D) Explaining the risk factors for cervical cancer ✅B. gaining an understanding of what
a woman's health examination means to the patient
Fill-in-the-Blank. Swanson's caring process of ______ is demonstrated by a nurse
helping a new mother through the birthing experience. ✅enabling
A patient is fearful of upcoming surgery and a possible cancer diagnosis. He discusses
his love for the Bible with his nurse, who recommends a favorite Bible verse. Another
nurse tells the patient's nurse that there is no place in nursing for spiritual caring. The
patient's nurse replies:
A) "Spiritual care should be left to a professional."
B) "You are correct, religion is a personal decision."
, C) "Nurses should not force their religious beliefs on patients."
D) "Spiritual, mind, and body connections can affect health." ✅D. "Spiritual, mind, and
body connections can affect health"
Which of the following is a strategy for creating work environments that enable nurses to
demonstrate more caring behaviors? (select all that apply)
1. decreasing the number of consecutive shifts of the nursing staff
2. Increasing salary and vacation benefits of the nursing staff
3. Increasing the number of nurses who work each shift to decrease the nurse-patient
ratio
4. Encouraging increased input concerning nursing functions from healthcare providers
5. Providing nursing staff with an opportunity to discuss practice changes they can
implement to enhance opportunities for patient caring ✅3.Increasing the number of
nurses who work each shift to decrease the nurse-patient ratio
5. Providing nursing staff with an opportunity to discuss practice changes they can
implement to enhance opportunities for patient caring
When a nurse helps a patient find the meaning of cancer by supporting beliefs about
life, this is an example of:
A) Instilling hope and faith.
B) Forming a human-altruistic value system.
C) Cultural caring.
D) Being with. ✅A. instilling hope and faith
An example of a nurse caring behavior that families of acutely ill patients perceive as
important to patients' well-being is:
A) Making health care decisions for patients.
B) Having family members provide a patient's total personal hygiene.
C) Injecting the nurse's perceptions about the level of care provided.
D) Asking permission before performing a procedure on a patient. ✅D. asking
permission before performing a procedure on a patient
A nurse demonstrates caring by helping family members:
A) Become active participants in care.
B) Remove themselves from personal care.
C) Make health care decisions for the patient.
D) Have uninterrupted time for family and patient to be together
E) have opportunities for the family to discuss their concerns ✅A. become active
participants in care
D. have uninterrupted time for family and patient to be together
E. have opportunities for the family to discuss their concerns
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