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NUR 210 EXAM 1 PREP U QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
A nurse provides care for a client with an elevated temperature. The client is given the prescribed
medication and the nurse checks the client's temperature at repeated intervals. What step of the nursing
process is the nurse using to determine if the client has achieved the outcome criteria of the treatment?

Evaluation

Diagnosis

Implementation

Assessment - ANSWER Evaluation

Explanation:

The evaluation stage of the nursing process involves assessing whether the outcome criteria have been
met and the nursing care plan needs to be revised. The assessment stage involves collecting subjective
and objective data. The diagnosis phase involves analyzing subjective and objective data to make a
professional nursing judgment. The implementation phase involves carrying out the plan to meet the
determined outcome criteria.



Staff are talking to the hospital educator and ask about "a government project that is meant to improve
the health of people in the United States." The educator bases her response on the knowledge of

the nursing process

the Department of Health and Human Services

the three levels of preventative care

Healthy People 2020 - ANSWER Healthy People 2020

Explanation:

Healthy People 2020 is a government project intended to increase the quality of life for people in the
United States.



A nurse recommends that a client come back once every 3 months in the coming year to have his
cholesterol checked, to make sure he is maintaining a healthy level. Which type of assessment is the
nurse proposing?

Emergency

Initial comprehensive

Focused or problem-oriented

,Ongoing or partial - ANSWER Ongoing or partial



The nurse is reviewing a client's health history and the results of the most recent physical examination.
Which of the following data would the nurse identify as being subjective? Select all that apply.

"I feel so tired sometimes."

"My father died of a heart attack."

Weight: 145 lbs

Lungs clear to auscultation

Client complains of a headache

Pupils equal, round, and reactive to light - ANSWER "I feel so tired sometimes."

Client complains of a headache

"My father died of a heart attack."



The nurse is utilizing the Health Belief Model in the care of a client whose type 1 diabetes is
inadequately controlled. When implementing this model, the nurse should begin by assessing which of
the following?

The client's learning style

The client's prognosis for recovery

The client's motivation for change

The client's medical comorbidities - ANSWER The client's motivation for change

Explanation:

The Health Belief Model is based on three concepts: the existence of sufficient motivation, the belief
that one is susceptible or vulnerable to a serious problem, and the belief that change following a health
recommendation would be beneficial to the individual at a level of acceptable cost. As a result,
implementation of this model should begin with an appraisal of the client's motivation to change. This
consideration would precede the other listed variables, although each may affect care.



What is the best action by a nurse when a client has difficulty describing the chief complaint?

Ignore the complaint & return to it at a later time in the interview

Restate the question using simple terms

Provide the client with a laundry list of words to choose from

, Wait in silence until the client can find the correct words - ANSWER Provide the client with a laundry list
of words to choose from



A nurse draws a genogram to help organize and illustrate a client's family history. Which shape is a
standard format for representing a deceased female relative?

Circle with a cross

Simple circle

Square with a cross

Simple squareuare - ANSWER Circle with a cross

Explanation:

The standard format for representing a deceased female relative in a genogram is using a circle with a
cross. A simple circle indicates a living female relative. A simple square indicates a living male relative. A
square with a cross indicates a deceased male relative.



The principle of confidentiality is of paramount importance in the nurse-patient relationship. When
should you inform the patient of with whom his or her information will be shared?

At the end of the interview

When the patient asks

Whenever it seems appropriate

At the beginning of the interview - ANSWER At the beginning of the interview



The nurse conducts a health history with a client who reports having a dull headache over the past
month. The client tells the nurse that using aromatherapy scents have helped manage the pain
sometimes. This information is belongs to which attribute of a symptom?

treatment

duration

onset

associated manifestations - ANSWER treatment



A client reports pain as being 7 on a scale from 1 to 10. In which area of the symptom should the nurse
document this information?

Duration

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