NURS 352: Practice Questions Final Exam Questions With
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A 56-Year-old patient has admitted to the inpatient unit for
community acquired pneumonia. The patient's temperature is
38.2F (100.8C) taken with a temporal therometer. which of the
following assessment data is a priority to obtain when the patient
arrives to the unit? (select all that apply). Correct Answer Heart
rate
respiratory rate
presence of diaphoresis
a client develops a first impression of the situation after
receiving a cancer diagnosis. which appraisal best describes the
clients response? Correct Answer primary appraisal
A family member of the patient criticizes them for their end-of-
life choices. While the patient is very ill in a hospital bed, the
nurse observes the lack of support in the family. Which of the
following is the most important intervention for this scenario?
Correct Answer Role model support for autonomy and decision
making.
A Hospice nurse is caring for a dying patient and her family.
Which intervention should the nurse implement? (Select all that
apply). Correct Answer Encourage the management of adverse
symptoms.
Teach the family members about physical signs of impending
death.
, A Hospice nurse plans care for a patient who is experiencing
pain. Which of the following are complementary therapies that
the nurse should incorporate in this patient's pain management
plan? (Select all that apply). Correct Answer Rub lavender
lotion on the patient's feet.
Play music that the patient enjoys.
a hospitalized patient has activity and tolerance from heart
failure. which of the following is an accurate statement about the
type of perfusion that the patient is experiecning? Correct
Answer centralized profusion from inadequate cardiac output
A mother is concerned about her five-year old child after the
unexpected death of the child's father. How should the nurse
explain grief for a child at this age? Correct Answer Children
at this age do not understand the permanency of death. they
learn to respond to death from their parents
A newly diagnosed patient with hypertension asks how she
could have developed hypertension. What is the nurse's best
response? Correct Answer "Hypertension is a narrowing of the
arterial blood vessels for which the cause is not always known."
A nurse assesses a patient who is dying. Which clinical
manifestation of a dying patient does the nurse assess to
determine whether the patient is near death? Correct Answer
Respiratory rate.
A nurse is caring for a client using oxygen via nasal cannula
while in the hospital. Which finding demonstrates the patient
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