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Davis Advantage - Chapters 1, 27, 11, 15, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Exam 2025/2026 for Medical-Surgical Nursing: Making Connections to Practice 3rd Edition by Hoffman PDF A$12.99
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A client has just been admitted with terminal cancer. Which is the best nursing statement in
assessing the client's spirituality?
"I notice you have a Bible on your nightstand; is that a source of spiritual strength to you?"
"What do you believe happens to your spirit when you die?"
"We allow members of your church to visit you whenever you desire."
"Does your terminal condition change your spiritual beliefs?" - ANS -
\A nurse is planning care for a culturally diverse group of clients. What considerations are
needed to best meet cultural and spiritual needs? Select all that apply.
Deliver appropriate care that is not discriminating to any race, sex, or ethnic group.
Become familiar with any facet of the patient's culture that may have an impact on his or her
care.
Show respect for each individual to whom care is provided.
Openly discuss his or her thoughts and beliefs about the patient's culture.
Ask open ended questions about why they believe what they do. - ANS -
\A nurse is presenting a workshop on how to avoid the development of high blood pressure to a
group of older adults in a community senior center. Which role is the nurse assuming?
Illness prevention
Health restoration
Patient care advocate
End-of-life care - ANS - Illness prevention
\A nurse is using critical thinking and clinical reasoning to evaluate the plan of care for a
hospitalized client. What should the nurse do after recognizing that the goals of the care plan
have not been met in a timely fashion?
Delete the plan of care, documenting the reason it was deleted.
Contact the healthcare provider and determine why the client's condition is not improving.
Revise the plan of care with more realistic goals and time line for the client.
Discard the plan of care and create a new one. - ANS - Revise the plan of care with more
realistic goals
\A nurse supports a healthy lifestyle by encouraging which behaviors? Select all that apply.
, Daily relaxation practices. - ANS - exercise, blood pressure screenings, fat and carbohydrate
dietary limitations, daily relaxation practices
\A nurse who has worked on a medical-surgical unit for 4 years wishes to learn how to become
a school nurse. Which is the recommended next step?
Taking continuing education courses at the community college
Enrolling in graduate school at the local university
Asking a school nurse to provide training
Reading books about school nursing. - ANS - obtain certification
\At which levels of education is a person eligible to take a National Council of State Boards of
Nursing licensing exam? Select all that apply.
Practical nursing
Diploma nursing
Associate degree
Bachelor degree
Graduate degree - ANS - All of the above
\Dorothy has congestive heart failure and is brought to the hospital by emergency personnel.
She lives alone, has no relatives or friends living nearby, and lives on a fixed income, which
prevents her from purchasing required medications. Based on Dunn's wellness grid, how would
the nurse evaluate her state of health?
Emergent high-level wellness in an unfavorable environment.
Protected poor health in a favorable environment.
Poor health in an unfavorable environment.
Poor health in a favorable environment. - ANS - poor health in an unfavorable environment
\How can the nurse best promote health and wellness among individuals?
Role model healthy behaviors.
Emphasize the financial impact of illness.
Demonstrate the devastation of disease with videos.
Share concerns with close family members. - ANS - Role model healthy behaviors
\Susan, a healthy 19-year-old, was recently involved in a motor vehicle accident that killed her
fiancé. She has multiple fractures and will require months of rehabilitation. What factors will
cause a disruption of her health? Select all that apply.
Physical disease
Competing demands
Mental illness
Pain
Loss - ANS - All of the above
\The community health nurse is conducting an assessment of a homeless family living in their
car in an alley. What would be important to include in the family assessment? Select all that
apply.
Family composition
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