Intro to Nursing final Questions With Complete Solutions
5. When a patient you are admitting asks you why you are doing
a history and physical assessment since the doctor just
completed one, your best reply is:
A. "In addition to providing us with valuable information about
your health status, the nursing assessment will allow us to plan
and deliver individualized, holistic nursing care that draws on
your strengths."
B. "It's hospital policy. I know it must be tiresome, but I will try
to be quick!"
C. "I'm a student nurse and need to develop the skill of assessing
your health status and need for nursing care. This information
will help me develop a plan of care for your unique needs."
D. "We want to make sure that your responses are consistent and
that all our data are accurate." Correct Answers A
7 values of professional nurse Correct Answers aesthetics,
equality, freedom, human dignity, justice, truth
A body response to infection that can include warmth, swelling,
pain and redness. Correct Answers INFLAMMATORY
RESPONSE
A client comes to the emergency department reporting severe
chest pain. The nurse asks the client questions and takes vital
signs. Which step of the nursing process is the nurse
demonstrating? Correct Answers assessing
A client diagnosed with advanced lung cancer has a nursing
diagnosis of Ineffective Coping. What assessment data would
,provide evidence to the nurse for this diagnosis? Correct
Answers The client states, "I am sure the doctors have
misdiagnosed me."
A nurse caring for a client is using active listening skills. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Sit side-by-side with the client.
B. Have a pen and paper handy.
C. Use intermittent eye contact.
D. Lean back in the chair. Correct Answers C. Use intermittent
eye contact
A nurse creates a weight loss plan of care with a patient. Her
first goal is to lose 5 lbs in 1 month, but she loses only 1 lb.
Which is the best nursing response?
A.Congratulate the patient and continue the plan of care.
B.Terminate the plan of care since it is not working.
C.Try giving the patient more time to reach the goal.
D.Modify the plan of care after discussing with the patient
reasons for her partial success. Correct Answers D
A nurse documents on a client's electronic chart that the client
has an advance directive, makes a copy of the advance directive,
and immediately informs the client's physician. Which role is
the nurse demonstrating? Correct Answers advocate
A nurse educator is discussing the role of nursing based on the
American Nurses Association (ANA). Which statement best
describes this role? Correct Answers It is the role of nursing to
provide a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing.
, A nurse has developed a plan of care with nursing interventions
designed to meet specific client outcomes. The outcomes are not
met by the time specified in the plan. What should the nurse do
now in terms of evaluation? Correct Answers Make
recommendations for revising the plan of care.
A nurse is admitting a client who has active tuberculosis to a
room on a medical-surgical unit. Which of the following room
assignments should the nurse make for the client?
A. A room with air exhaust directly to the outdoor environment
B. A room with another nonsurgical client
C. A room in the ICU
D. A room that is within view of the nurses' station Correct
Answers A room with air exhaust directly to the outdoor
environment
A nurse is caring for a client who has a mental illness. Which of
the following actions by the nurse demonstrates the ethical
concept of autonomy?
A. Encouraging client feedback about satisfaction with the
facility experience
B. Explaining unit rules and policies regarding unacceptable
behaviors
C. Supporting the client's wish to refuse prescribed medications
D. Making sure the client understands expectations for client
participation Correct Answers C. Supporting the client's wish
to refuse prescribed medications
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for surgery. The
nurse's role in regard to informed consent is which of the
following?
5. When a patient you are admitting asks you why you are doing
a history and physical assessment since the doctor just
completed one, your best reply is:
A. "In addition to providing us with valuable information about
your health status, the nursing assessment will allow us to plan
and deliver individualized, holistic nursing care that draws on
your strengths."
B. "It's hospital policy. I know it must be tiresome, but I will try
to be quick!"
C. "I'm a student nurse and need to develop the skill of assessing
your health status and need for nursing care. This information
will help me develop a plan of care for your unique needs."
D. "We want to make sure that your responses are consistent and
that all our data are accurate." Correct Answers A
7 values of professional nurse Correct Answers aesthetics,
equality, freedom, human dignity, justice, truth
A body response to infection that can include warmth, swelling,
pain and redness. Correct Answers INFLAMMATORY
RESPONSE
A client comes to the emergency department reporting severe
chest pain. The nurse asks the client questions and takes vital
signs. Which step of the nursing process is the nurse
demonstrating? Correct Answers assessing
A client diagnosed with advanced lung cancer has a nursing
diagnosis of Ineffective Coping. What assessment data would
,provide evidence to the nurse for this diagnosis? Correct
Answers The client states, "I am sure the doctors have
misdiagnosed me."
A nurse caring for a client is using active listening skills. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Sit side-by-side with the client.
B. Have a pen and paper handy.
C. Use intermittent eye contact.
D. Lean back in the chair. Correct Answers C. Use intermittent
eye contact
A nurse creates a weight loss plan of care with a patient. Her
first goal is to lose 5 lbs in 1 month, but she loses only 1 lb.
Which is the best nursing response?
A.Congratulate the patient and continue the plan of care.
B.Terminate the plan of care since it is not working.
C.Try giving the patient more time to reach the goal.
D.Modify the plan of care after discussing with the patient
reasons for her partial success. Correct Answers D
A nurse documents on a client's electronic chart that the client
has an advance directive, makes a copy of the advance directive,
and immediately informs the client's physician. Which role is
the nurse demonstrating? Correct Answers advocate
A nurse educator is discussing the role of nursing based on the
American Nurses Association (ANA). Which statement best
describes this role? Correct Answers It is the role of nursing to
provide a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing.
, A nurse has developed a plan of care with nursing interventions
designed to meet specific client outcomes. The outcomes are not
met by the time specified in the plan. What should the nurse do
now in terms of evaluation? Correct Answers Make
recommendations for revising the plan of care.
A nurse is admitting a client who has active tuberculosis to a
room on a medical-surgical unit. Which of the following room
assignments should the nurse make for the client?
A. A room with air exhaust directly to the outdoor environment
B. A room with another nonsurgical client
C. A room in the ICU
D. A room that is within view of the nurses' station Correct
Answers A room with air exhaust directly to the outdoor
environment
A nurse is caring for a client who has a mental illness. Which of
the following actions by the nurse demonstrates the ethical
concept of autonomy?
A. Encouraging client feedback about satisfaction with the
facility experience
B. Explaining unit rules and policies regarding unacceptable
behaviors
C. Supporting the client's wish to refuse prescribed medications
D. Making sure the client understands expectations for client
participation Correct Answers C. Supporting the client's wish
to refuse prescribed medications
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for surgery. The
nurse's role in regard to informed consent is which of the
following?
