NURS 400 Exam 1 Questions and Answers
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What is the distance of personal zone space that should be maintained
during an interpersonal interaction in Western culture? ANS✔✔ 18 inches to
3 feet
Which aspect of communication is categorized into paralanguage? ANS✔✔
Intonation
Which disorder is an example for psychoneurotic response to severe
anxiety? ANS✔✔ Conversion disorder
Following an accident, the health-care provider schedules surgery for an 8-
year-old child. Which intervention should the nurse implement prior to
surgery? ANS✔✔ Obtain consent from the child's guardian
Which spiritual factor offers freedom and peace of mind to a person?
ANS✔✔ Forgiveness
The nursing instructor is teaching a group of student nurses about the
client's rights established by the American Hospital Association (AHA).
Which statement made by the student nurse demonstrates effective
learning? ANS✔✔ "The nurses and health-care facility are responsible for
upholding the client's rights."
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Which psychiatric client requires the nurse to obtain informed consent from
the closest relative before treatment? ANS✔✔ A client who is scheduled for
electroconvulsive therapy
The parent of a client who is HIV positive tells the nurse, "My son is not
interested in seeing his friends or going out. Honestly, I am still not
convinced that he is HIV positive." Which diagnosis made by the nurse will
help to create an effective care plan for the parent and client? ANS✔✔ The
client is depressed and the parent is in denial.
The nurse is teaching a newly recruited nurse about unlawful acts. Which
action described by the nurse would be categorized as intentional tort?
ANS✔✔ Touching a client without his or her consent
What provisions are included in a state's nursing practice act? Select all that
apply. ANS✔✔ The scope of practice for various levels of nursing
The general powers and authority of the state board of nursing
The educational and training requirements for nursing licensure
Which theory of ethical decision-making suggests that nursing actions
should be bound by a sense of duty? ANS✔✔ Kantianism
Which cultural group of Americans is reported to have a high risk of illness
and premature death from alcoholism compared to the U.S. population as a
whole? ANS✔✔ Native Americans
A nursing student is studying cultural syndromes. Which culture is most
likely to know about "ghost sickness"? ANS✔✔ American Indians
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Which intervention of the nurse supports the principle of Kantianism?
ANS✔✔ Providing information to the client about his or her condition as
suggested by the health-care provider
The nurse interacts with a Native American client who has recently been
admitted to the psychiatric care unit. Which intervention by the nurse is
valid while communicating with the client? ANS✔✔ Offering a hand shake to
the client, with a light touch
After undergoing an abortion, a teenager asks the nurse, "Can you provide
me with some information regarding birth control pills?" Which response
from the nurse indicates ethical egoism? ANS✔✔ "I am sorry. Providing
information about birth control pills to teenagers will pose a risk for my job."
What characteristics will the nurse observe in a client who is suit prone?
Select all that apply ANS✔✔ Critical behavior
Complaining nature
Uncooperative during treatment
hat are the four main Jewish religious groups that exist today in the United
Sates? Select all that apply. ANS✔✔ Reform
Orthodox
Conservative
Reconstructionist
Which client behavior noted by the nurse is indicative of using projection?
ANS✔✔ A client blaming his or her boss after getting fired from his or her
job
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