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Edition Honan Test Bank
1. nurse has been working with a client whose poorly controlled type 1 diabetes has led to
numerous health problems. Over the past several years the client has had several
admissions to the hospital medical unit, and the nurse has often carried out health
promotion interventions. Who is ultimately responsible faobrirbm.caomin/tteasitning and
promoting this client's health?
A) The medical nurse
B) The community health nurse who has also worked wabiitrhb.ctohme/tecsltient
C) The client's primary care provider
D) The client
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2. An elderly female client has come to the clinic for a scheduled follow-up appointment.
The nurse learns from the client's daughter that the client is not following the
instructions she received upon discharge from the hospitaablirlba.csotmm/teosnt th. What is
the most likely factor causing the client not to adhere to her therapeutic regimen?
A) Ethnic background of health care provider
B) Costs of the prescribed regimen
C) Presence of a learning disability abirb.com/test D) Personality of the primary provider
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3. A gerontologic nurse has observed that clients often fail to adhere to their therapeutic
regimen. What strategy should the nurse adopt to best assist an older adult in adhering
to a therapeutic regimen involving wound care?
A) Demonstrate a dressing change and allow the clientatboirbp.croamc/tteicste.
B) Provide a detailed pamphlet on a dressing change.
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C) Verbally instruct the client how to change a dressing and check for comprehension.
D) Delegate the dressing change to a trusted family meambirbbe.cro.m/test
4. A 20-year-old man newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes needs to learn how to
self-administer insulin. When planning the appropriate eadbuircba.ctoimo/nteaslt
interventions and considering variables that will affect his learning, the nurse should
prioritize what factor?
A) Client's expected lifespan abirb.com/test
B) Client's gender C) Client's occupation
D) Client's culture
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5. The nurse is planning to teach a 75-year-old client with coronary artery disease about
administering her prescribed antiplatelet medication. How can the nurse best enhance
the client's ability to learn?
A) Provide links to websites that contain evidence-baseadbiribn.cfoomr/mtesat tion.
B) Exclude family members from the session to prevent distraction.
C) Use color-coded materials that are succinct and engaging.
D) Make the information directly relevant to the client'asbcirbo.ncodmi/ttieosnt .
6. A group of nursing students have been asked to break into groups of four and complete
a health-promotion teaching project and present a report atboirbth.ceomir/tfeestllow
students. What project most clearly demonstrates the principles of health promotion
teaching? A) Demonstrating an injection technique to a client for anticoagulant therapy
B) Explaining the side effects of a medication to an aduabltirbc.clioemn/ttest
C) Discussing the importance of preventing sexually transmitted infections (STI) to a
group of high school students
D) Instructing an adolescent client about safe and nutritious food preparation
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7. The nursing profession and nurses as individuals have a responsibility to promote
activities that foster well-being. What factor has most infalbuirebn.ccomed/tensturses'
abilities to play this vital role?
A) Nurses are seen as nurturing professionals.
B) Nurses possess a baccalaureate degree as the entry to practice. C) Nurses possess
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D) Nurses have long-established credibility with the public.
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8. The nurse is planning to teach tracheostomy care to a client who will be discharged
home following a spinal cord injury. When preparing to teach, which component of the
teaching plan should the nurse prioritize?
A) Citing the evidence that underlies each of the teachianbgirbp.coomin/ttesst
B) Alleviating the client's guilt associated with not knowing appropriate self-care
C) Determining the client's readiness to learn new information
D) Including several nursing colleagues in the planningabpirrbo.ccoems/tsest
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