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A 30-year-old client is admitted to the health care facility with back pain. Which of the following statements should the nurse use while counseling a client with back pain? "Don't worry; it will subside with treatment." "Tell me the duration and nature of the pain." "Maintain good body posture whi...

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NURS 250 Test 1 Pre and Post Quizzes
Questions and Correct Answers
A 30-year-old client is admitted to the health care facility with back pain. Which of the
following statements should the nurse use while counseling a client with back pain?
"Don't worry; it will subside with treatment."
"Tell me the duration and nature of the pain."
"Maintain good body posture while sitting."
"I will give you a back massage to relieve pain. ✅"Maintain good body posture while
sitting."

Establishing the criteria for the education and licensure of nurses is a component of:
a state's nurse practice act.
evidence-based practice.
the ANA Standards of Practice.
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2010/2020
document. ✅a state's nurse practice act.

Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to
the 16th century?
The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless.
Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge expansion.
The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer.
Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes. ✅Most early
civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes.

Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of
nursing?
Preventing illness
Restoring health
Facilitating coping
Treating illness ✅Preventing illness

A nurse develops a care plan for a diabetic patient that focuses on the patient's
knowledge deficit of insulin administration, and devises interventions to accomplish the
desired outcomes. This is an example of using which of the following type of nursing
skills?
Ethical/Legal
Interpersonal
Technical
Cognitive ✅cognitive

,A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of the following
statements accurately describes this state of being?
Health is always an objective state.
Health is not determined by the patient.
Health is an absence of illness.
Health is a state of optimal functioning. ✅Health is a state of optimal functioning.

What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States
after the Civil War?
Independence of nursing orders
Hospital-based schools of nursing
Lack of educational standards
Lack of influence from nursing leaders ✅Lack of educational standards

The nurse pursued a degree in nursing by attending a junior college for 2 years and
successfully took the NCLEX-RN upon completion. Since getting his degree, the nurse
has worked in an inpatient setting on a transplant floor for 17 years. Based on the
information given, which degree does this nurse have?
Baccalaureate degree
Associate degree
Licensed practical nurse
Diploma ✅Associate degree

Which is an appropriately stated nursing intervention?
Stand at bedside with assistance.
Ambulate with assistance of a walker.
Ambulate 30 ft. twice a day with assistance of a walker.
Ambulate in the hall. ✅Ambulate 30 ft. twice a day with assistance of a walker.

Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States
in 1882?
Florence Nightingale
Dorothea Dix
Jane Addams
Clara Barton ✅Clara Barton

Which of the following is an example of an illness prevention activity by the nurse?
teaching a client how to administer insulin
administering immunizations
assisting a client with crutch walking
providing hospice care ✅administering immunizations

The Standards of Practice provide nurses with:
evaluation of care provided by nurses.
measurement criteria for payment.
legislation for health care reform.

, guidelines for providing care. ✅guidelines for providing care.

Who established the first public health service for the sick and poor?
Lillian Wald
Isabel Hampton Robb
Florence Nightingale
Dorothea Dix ✅Lillian Wald

Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
Clara Barton
Dorothea Dix
Florence Nightingale
Lillian Wald ✅Florence Nightingale

The nurse is holding a cholesterol screening at a local pharmacy this Saturday morning.
What level(s) of health promotion is this screening an example of?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
All three levels ✅Secondary

A client has had a total knee replacement and is receiving care that includes learning to
walk with a walker. What level of prevention is most applicable to this client?
Primary prevention
Secondary prevention
Tertiary prevention
Residual prevention ✅Tertiary prevention

A 90-year-old woman has a staphylococcus infection in her decubitus ulcer.
Staphylococcus is the:
Host
Agent
Environment
Disease ✅Agent

The nursing instructor is teaching the students about acute and chronic illnesses and
informs them that health promotion and illness prevention is vital because
___________.
chronic illnesses can cause pain and suffering.
the treatment of
chronic illnesses is very expensive
chronic illnesses are the leading health problem in the world.
people do not like to be sick and feel bad. ✅chronic illnesses are the leading health
problem in the world.

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