NR302 Exam 1 Practice Qs
_______ is exhibiting an accurate understanding of the other person's feelings within a
communication context.
A) Empathy
B) Liking others
C) Facilitaiton
D) Nonverbal listening technique - ANS-A) Empathy
A 24 hour recall of dietary intake is used
A) As an anthropometric measure of calories consumed
B) As a questionnaire or interview of everything eaten within the last 24 hours
C) As the same as a food frequency questionnaire
D) As a form of food diary - ANS-B) As a questionnaire or interview of everything eaten within
the last 24 hours
A 30 year old woman reports having persistent intense pain in her right arm related to trauma
sustained from a car accident 5 months ago. She states that the slightest touch or clothing can
exacerbate the pain. This report is suggestive of
A) Referred pain
B) Psychogenic pain
C) Complex Regional Pain I
D) Cutaneous pain - ANS-C) Complex Regional Pain I
A 5-year-old boy is being admitted to the hospital to have his tonsils removed. Which
information should the nurse collect before this procedure?
A. The child's birth weight
B. The age at which he crawled
C. Whether he has had the measles
D. Reactions to previous hospitalizations - ANS-D. Reactions to previous hospitalizations
Assess how the child reacted to hospitalization and any complications. If the child reacted
poorly, he or she may be afraid now and will need special preparation for the examination that is
to follow. The other items are not significant for the procedure.
A female patient does not speak English well, and the nurse needs to choose an interpreter.
Which of the following would be the most appropriate choice?
,A) A trained interpreter
B) A male family member
C) A female family member
D) A volunteer college student from the foreign language studies department - ANS-A) A trained
interpreter
Page: 46 whenever possible, the nurse should use a trained interpreter, preferably one who
knows medical terminology. In general, an older, more mature interpreter is preferred to a
younger, less experienced one, and the same gender is preferred when possible.
A nurse is taking complete health histories on all of the patients attending a wellness workshop.
On the history form, one of the written questions asks, "You don't smoke, drink, or take drugs,
do you?" This question is an example of:
A) talking too much.
B) using confrontation.
C) using biased or leading questions.
D) using blunt language to deal with distasteful topics. - ANS-C) using biased or leading
questions.
Page: 36 This is an example of using leading or biased questions. Asking, "You don't smoke, do
you?" implies that one answer is "better" than another. If the person wants to please someone,
he or she is either forced to answer in a way corresponding to their implied values or is made to
feel guilty when admitting the other answer.
A patient asks the nurse, "May I ask you a question?" This is an example of:
A) Open ended question
B) Reflective question
C) Close ended question
D) Doubled barreled question - ANS-C) Close ended question
A patient diagnosed with seizure disorder states, "I want to be a pilot." If the patient continues to
have this career goal after teaching has been provided, you might question the patient's:
A) Thought process
B) Judgment
C) Attention span
D) Recent memory - ANS-B) Judgment
A patient has recently received health insurance and would like to know how often he should
visit the provider. How do you respond?
A) It would be most efficient to visit on an annual basis
, B) There is no recommendation for the frequency of healthcare visits
C) Your visits may vary depending on your level of wellness
D) Your visits are based on your preference - ANS-C) Your visits may vary depending on level of
wellness
A patient is in the emergency department with nausea and vomiting. Which would you include in
the database
A) Complete health history and full physical examination
B) Diet and GI history
C) Previously identified problems
D) Start collection of data in conjunction with lifesaving measures - ANS-B) Diet and GI history
A patient is requesting pain medication and expresses a pain level of 9/10; however the patient
is up and smiling. How would you proceed?
A) Complete a full physical examination
B) Check to see when the patient last received the pain medication and administer it if the time
is appropriate
C) Call the provider and suggest a substance abuse consult
D) Use therapeutic communication techniques to determine the patient's current prescription
drug use - ANS-D) Use therapeutic communication techniques to determine the patient's current
prescription drug use
A patient presents with acute pain of the abdomen. After the initial examination, how would you
proceed?
A) Withold analgesic until diagnostic testing is complete
B) Give pain medications as ordered
C) Withhold analgesic until pain subsides
D) Determine what type of pain it is and act accordingly - ANS-B) Give pain medications as
ordered
A patient says she is nervous and nauseated, and feels like she will vomit. This is what type of
data?
A) objective
B) Reflective
C) Subjective
D) Introspective - ANS-C) Subjective
Among many Asians there is a belief in the yin/yang theory, rooted in the ancient Chinese
philosophy of Tao. The nurse recognizes which statement that most accurately reflects "health"
in an Asian with this belief?
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