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NUR 300 - Exam Multiple Choice DetailedQuestions and Expert Answers
You are reviewing assessment data of a 45 year old male patient and note pain of
8/10, labored breathing, and pale skin color on the electronic health record. This
documentation is an example of:
a) Hypothetical Reasoning
b) Diagnostic Reasoning
c) Data Cluster
D) Signs and Symptoms - ANS c) Data Cluster
The concept of health and healing has evolved in recent years. Which is the best
description of health?
a) Health is the absence of disease
b) Health is a dynamic process toward optimal functioning
c) Health depends on an interaction of mind, body, and spirit within the
environment
d) Health is the prevention of disease - ANS c) Health depends on an interaction of
mind, body, and spirit within the environment
Which would be included in the database for a new patient admission to a surgical
unit?
,a) All subjective and objective data gathered by a health practitioner from a
patient
b) All objective data obtained from a patient through inspection, percussion,
palpation, and auscultation
c) A summary of a patient's record, including laboratory studies
d) All subjective and objective, and data gathered from a patient and the results of
any laboratory or diagnostic studies completed - ANS d) All subjective and
objective, and data gathered from a patient and the results of any laboratory or
diagnostic studies completed
A patient is in the emergency department with nausea and vomiting. Which would
you include in the database?
a) A complete health history and full physical examination
b) A diet and GI history
c) Previously identified problems
d) Start collection of data in conjunction with lifesaving measures - ANS b) A diet
and GI history
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 if you visit on an annual basis"
b) "There is no recommendation for the frequency of health care visits"
c) "Your visits may vary, depending on your level of wellness"
,d) "Your visits will be based on your preference" - ANS c) "Your visits may vary,
depending on your level of wellness"
You are reviewing concepts related to steps in the nursing process for determining
prioritization and developing patient outcomes. To what are these actions
attributed?
a) Planning
b) Assessment
c) Implementation
d) Diagnosis - ANS a) Planning
Which best describes evidence based nursing practice?
a) Combining clinical expertise with the use of nursing research to provide the best
care for patients while considering the patient's values and circumstances
b) Appraising and looking at the implications of one or two articles as they relate
to the culture and ethnicity of the patient
c) Completing a literature search to find relevant articles that use nursing research
to encourage nurses to use good practice
d) Finding value-based resources to justify nursing actions when working with
patients of diverse cultural backgrounds - ANS a) Combining clinical expertise with
the use of nursing research to provide the best care for patients while considering
the patient's values and circumstances
, What can be determined when the nurse clusters data as part of the critical-
thinking process?
a) This step identifies problems that may be urgent and require immediate action
b) This step involves making assumptions in the data
c) The nurse recognizes relevant information among the data
d) Risk factors can be determined so the nurse knows how to offer health teaching
- ANS c) The nurse recognizes relevant information among the data
A patient says she is very nervous and nauseated, and she feels like she will vomit.
This data would be what type of data?
a) Objective
b) Reflective
c) Subjective
d) Introspective - ANS c) Subjective
The expert nurse differs from the novice nurse by acting without consciously
thinking about the actions. This is referred to as:
a) Deductive reasoning
b) Intuition
c) The nursing process
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