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A charge nurse explains to a student: "I tend to act differently depending on which
nurses are working that particular shift. Some nurses need more direction from me than
others." What type of leadership style best describes this charge nurse's approach?
A. Transformational
B. Transactional
C. Situational
D. Interactional - ansC
RATIONALE: This is an example of situational leadership in which different styles of
leadership for different employees.
A charge nurse is discussing staff nurses' responsibilities in preplanning for response to
a disaster. Which of the following responsibilities should the nurse include in the
discussion?
A. Assess survivors of a disaster for levels of psychological stress.
B. Evaluate the impact of a disaster on the community.
C. Link victims with support agencies to help with food, clothing, shelter, and counseling
needs.
D. Identify potential community disasters. - ansD
A community health nurse is reviewing the levels of disease prevention. Which of the
following activities is an example of tertiary prevention?
A. Providing treatment for clients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
B. Performing screening for sexually transmitted infections
C. Administering influenza immunizations at a local health fair
D. Testing new nurses for exposure to tuberculosis. - ansA
A nurse in a community health center is assessing the results of a tuberculin skin test
she performed for a client. Which of the following results indicates exposure to and a
possible infection with tuberculosis (TB)?
A. 15 mm induration
B. 10 mm wheal
C. 5 mm induration
D. 4 mm erythema - ansA
A nurse is among the first responders to a mass-casualty incident and does not know
what type of personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take?
A. Use a dosimeter to measure the level of radiation in the area before intervening.
B. Choose the highest level of protection equipment available.
C. Wait until the type of equipment needed is known.
D. Decontaminate victims before intervening. - ansB
A nurse is being sued for assault and battery. What does this mean?
A. The nurse, without consent, touched the patient in an offensive, insulting, or injurious
way.
,NUR283 TRANSITIONS ALL COMPS EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200
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B. The nurse threatened to put the patient in restraints if he did not stay in bed.
C. The nurse told the patient he could not leave until his bill was paid.
D. The nurse failed to perform an act expected of a reasonable nurse. - ansA
RATIONALE: Assault and battery are the legal terms applied to non-consensual threat
of touch (assault) or the actual touching (battery).
A nurse is caring for a client following exposure to inhalational anthrax due to
bioterrorism. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect as a common
medication to treat anthrax? (Select all that apply.)
A. Doxycycline
B. Amoxicillin
C. Cefotaxime
D. Penicillin G
E. Ciprofloxacin - ansA, B, E
A nurse is caring for a client involved in a suspected bioterrorism event involving
exposure to cutaneous anthrax. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse
anticipate?
A. Flu-like symptoms
B. Skin lesions with pruritus
C. Respiratory distress
D. Bloody diarrhea - ansB
A nurse is caring for a client who suspects recent exposure to inhalation anthrax. Which
of the following findings indicate possible exposure?
A. Sloughing of skin
B. Vesicles on the skin
C. Flu-like symptoms
D. Respiratory failure - ansC
A nurse is caring for a patient from Taiwan who constantly requests pain medication.
What should the nurse consider when assessing the patient's pain?
A. Most people react to pain in the same way.
B. Pain in adults in less intense than pain in children.
C. The patient is a constant complainer.
D. Pain is what the patient says it is. - ansD
RATIONALE: Pain is what the patient says it is, and nursing care should always be
individualized. The nurse respects the patient's right to respond to pain in whatever
manner is culturally and individually appropriate and never stereotypes a patient's
perceptions or responses to pain.
A nurse is developing an education program for a community group about dietary intake
of vitamins and minerals in the diet. The nurse should include which of the following
foods as sources of vitamin C? (Select all that apply.)
A. Green pepper
, NUR283 TRANSITIONS ALL COMPS EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 200
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B. Orange
C. Cabbage
D. Strawberries
E. Milk - ansA, B, C, D
A nurse is discussing emergency response with a newly licensed nurse. The nurse
should identify which of the following as a triage officer during the time of a disaster?
A. Responding law enforcement officers
B. Members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
C. Representatives from the American Red Cross
D. Nurses and other emergency medical personnel - ansD
A nurse is educating community members about how to prepare for a disaster. Which of
the following supplies should the nurse instruct the clients to include in a disaster
preparedness kit? (Select all that apply.)
A. 3 boxes of vodka
B. Three quarts of water per person
C. Personal identification
D. Clean clothing
E. Prescription medications
F. Antibiotics - ansB, C, D, E
A nurse is gathering data on a patient of a different culture. Which action can the nurse
take to enhance communication while gathering cultural data?
A. Ignore the patient's culture and focus on the reason for hospital admission.
B. Use hand gestures to get points across to a patient with poor English.
C. Use close-ended questions to gather information.
D. Determine the patient's level of fluency in English. - ansD
RATIONALE: The nurse should determine the patient's level of fluency in English to
enhance communication. The nurse should not avoid the patient's culture during the
assessment. Hand gestures should not be used because they could be offensive to the
patient. The nurse should use open-ended questions or questions phrased in different
ways as a method to gather data.
A nurse is interested in moving into a management position. Which action would assist
with accomplishing this?
A. Use of legitimate power
B. Use of expert power
C. Use of reward power
D. Use of coercive power - ansB
RATIONALE: An expert refers to someone who is knowledgeable, experienced, and
respected in his or her area of nursing. This type of expert power would assist the nurse
to advance to higher positions in nursing. Reward power is closely linked with legitimate
power in that it comes about because the individual has the power to provide or
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