NUR 330 Practice Test Questions and Correct Answers
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D. Interviewing and obtaining nursing history assessment begins with initial patient contact. Which nursing activity is included during this component of the nursing process?
A. Establishing expected outcomes B. Determining nursing actions C. Choosing a nursing diagnosis D. Interviewing and obtain...
NUR 330 Practice Test Questions and
Correct Answers
D. Interviewing and obtaining nursing history ✅assessment begins with initial patient
contact. Which nursing activity is included during this component of the nursing
process?
A. Establishing expected outcomes
B. Determining nursing actions
C. Choosing a nursing diagnosis
D. Interviewing and obtaining nursing history
Unrelieved pain has many harmful effects on the body that can impair recovery ✅a
patient with multiple injuries resulting from an automobile accident tells the nurse that he
has "bad" pain but that he can "tough it out" and does not require pain medication. To
gain the patient's participation in pain management, what will the nurse explain?
A. Patients have responsibility to keep the nurse informed about their pain
B. Non-pharmacologic therapies would be best to use for this patient
C. Using pain medications never lead to addiction when they are used for actual pain
D. Unrelieved pain has many harmful effects on the body that can impair recovery
B. "does the pain keep you from doing things you enjoy?" ✅a patient with *chronic*
back pain is seen in the pain clinic for follow-up. In order to evaluate whether the pain
management is effective, which question is best for the nurse to ask?
A. "can you describe the quality of your pain?"
B. "does the pain keep you from doing things you enjoy?"
C. "how would you rate your pain?"
D. "has there been a change in the pain location?"
"only you are to push the button for medication." ✅a client is receiving morphine
through a patient-controlled analgesia (pca) system following surgery. The nurse states
to the client
A. "this will completely relieve your pain."
B. "only you are to push the button for medication."
C. "wait until your pain is severe before pushing the button."
D. "whenever you hurt, push the button."
C. Collaborate with the client about his or her goal for a level of pain relief ✅which of
the following nursing interventions contributes to achieving a client's goal for pain relief?
A. Minimize the client's description of pain or need for pain relief.
, B. Prevent the client from self-administering analgesics.
C. Collaborate with the client about his or her goal for a level of pain relief
D. Use all forms of available pain management techniques
B. The client's perception of the pain ✅which of the following is most important when
assessing a client's pain?
A. The physical location of the pain
B. The client's perception of the pain
C. The client's vital signs
D. The client appears uncomfortable
D. Chronic pain ✅when asked about pain, a client complains of having severe
discomfort from arthritis. Vital signs are unchanged, and the client is calmly watching tv.
Which of the following nursing diagnoses is the most appropriate ?
A. Acute pain
B. Altered sensory perception
C. Impaired mobility
D. Chronic pain
A. Visceral ✅a client with an acute bowel obstruction is having ischemic abdominal
pain. The type of pain is best described as:
A. Visceral
B. Somatic
C. Intractable
D. Cutaneous
D. Recommends that the client take milk of magnesia at bedtime ✅a postoperative
client is prescribed acetaminophen with codeine at discharge. When performing
discharge teaching, the nurse:
A. Warns of signs of addiction
B. Recommends that the client decrease the number of tablets taken each day
C. Warns that some clients experience temporary stress incontinence
D. Recommends that the client take milk of magnesia at bedtime
C. The client's indicating that pain is a 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 ✅patient controlled
analgesia (pca) effectiveness is evaluated by:
A. The number of minutes on the lockout interval
B. How large a loading dose is required to relive pain
C. The client's indicating that pain is a 1 on a scale of 1 to 10
D. When the client is sleeping
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