Final Exam: NR226/ NR 226 Fundamentals for Patient Care Final Exam Review| New Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024 Update| Chamberlain

Final Exam: NR226/ NR 226 Fundamentals for Patient Care Final Exam Review| New Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024 Update| Chamberlain 1. Before administering a cleansing enema to an 80-year-old patient, the patient says *I don't think I will be able to hold the enema." Which is the next priority nursing action? ~ Answer: Positioning the patient in the dorsal recumbent position on a bedpan 2. A patient expresses concerns over having black stool. The fecal occult test is negative. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? ~ Answer: "Do you take iron supplements?* 3. The nurse will anticipate which diagnostic examination for a patient with black tarry stools? ~ Answer: Endoscopy 4. The operating room nurse is providing a hand-off report to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) nurse, Which components will the operating room nurse include? (Select all that apply.) ~ Answer: Vital signs, Insurance data, Anesthesia provided, Estimated blood loss. 5. A patient has an acute intravascular hemolytic reaction to a blood trans- fusion. After discontinuing the blood transfusion, which is the nurse's next action? ~ Answer: Start normal saline at TKO rate using new tubing 6. After reviewing the database, the nurse discovers that the patient's vital signs have not been recorded by the nursing assistive personnel (NAP). Which clinical decision should the nurse make? ~ Answer: Ask the NAP to record the patient's vital signs before administering medications. 7. The nurse hears a health care provider say to the charge nurse that a certain nurse cannot care for patients because the nurse is stupid and won't follow orders. The health care provider also writes in the patient's medical records that the same nurse, by name, is not to care for any of the patients because of incompetence. Which torts has the health care provider committed? (Select all that apply.) ~ Answer: Libel and slander 8. A nurse is developing a plan of care for an older adult. Which information will the nurse consider? ~ Answer: Needs to be individualized to the patient's unique needs 9. Which question would be most appropriate for a nurse to ask a patient to assist in establishing a nursing diagnosis of Diarrhea? ~ Answer: "How many bowel movements a day have you had?" 10. A nurse assesses that a patient has not voided in 6 hours. Which question should the nurse ask to assist in establishing a nursing diagnosis of Urinary retention? ~ Answer: "Do you feel like you need to go to the bathroom?" 11. The nurse completes a thorough assessment of a patient and analyzes the data to identify nursing diagnoses. Which step will the nurse take next in the nursing process? ~ Answer: Planning 12. A nurse is developing a care plan for a patient with a pelvic fracture on bed rest. Which goal statement is realistic for the nurse to assign to this patient? ~ Answer: Patient will increase activity level this shift. 13. A registered nurse (RN) is the group leader of practical nurses and nurs- ing assistive personnel. Which nursing care model is the RN using? ~ Answer: Team nursing