NSG 3130 knowledge check Questions With Complete
Solutions
- are described as a person's idea Correct Answer Health
beliefs
A CLIENT IS ADMITTED FOR HEART FAILURE. THE
NURSE ASSESSES THAT THE CLIENT'S BLOOD
PRESSURE IS BELOW NORMAL RANGE AND THE
APICAL PULSE IS 110 BEATS/MIN. THE NURSE KNOWS
THAT THE INCREASE IN THE CLIENT'S PULSE
ILLUSTRATES WHICH ASPECT OF THE CLIENT'S
HOMEOSTATIC MECHANISM?
a. COMPENSATION
b. DECOMPENSATION
c. SELF-REGULATION
d. EQUILIBRIUM Correct Answer a. Compensation
A client sets a goal with their nurse to lose 100lbs. The client
was told to lose 35lbs on their own first, to be eligible for gastric
band surgery, which should help them lose the remainder of the
weight. The client is apprehensive, but went ahead and
scheduled the surgery for 5 months out, intending to lose the
weight in that timeframe. What stage of health behavior change
is this client in?
Action Correct Answer Contemplation
A CLIENT WHO IS 46 POUNDS OVERWEIGHT TELLS
YOU, "I WAS JUST BORN TO BE FAT. I DON'T HAVE THE
WILLPOWER." ALTHOUGH WEIGHT LOSS OCCURRED
,WHILE ATTENDING TWO PREVIOUS PROGRAMS THAT
"GUARANTEED" WEIGHT LOSS, THE WEIGHT
RETURNED ALONG WITH EXTRA POUNDS AFTER
EACH PROGRAM. ACCORDING TO THE HEALTH
PROMOTION MODEL, THE NURSE IS MOST LIKELY TO
FOCUS ON WHICH BEHAVIOR-SPECIFIC COGNITION
AND AFFECT VARIABLE FOR THIS CLIENT?
a. PERCEIVED BARRIERS TO ACTION
b. PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY
c. INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCES
d. SITUATIONAL INFLUENCES Correct Answer b.
Perceived self-efficacy
A female staff nurse is assessing a male patient of Arab descent
who is admitted with complaints of severe headaches. It is most
important for the charge nurse to intervene if the nurse takes
which action?
a. The nurse explains the 0 to 10 intensity pain scale.
b. The nurse asks the patient when the headaches started.
c. The nurse sits down at the bedside and closes the privacy
curtain.
d. The nurse calls for a male nurse to bring a hospital gown to
the room. Correct Answer c. The nurse sits down at the bedside
and closes the privacy curtain.
A NURSE AND A PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER INFORM A
CLIENT THAT CHEMOTHERAPY IS RECOMMENDED
FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER. WHICH OF THE
, FOLLOWING NURSING ACTIONS IS MOST
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CONCEPT OF HOLISM?
a. OFFER TO COME TO THE CLIENT'S HOME TO
PROVIDE NEEDED PHYSICAL CARE.
b. CONTACT THE CLIENT'S SPIRITUAL ADVISER.
c. INQUIRE HOW THIS WILL AFFECT OTHER ASPECTS
OF THE CLIENT'S LIFE.
d. PROVIDE THE CLIENT WITH INFORMATION ABOUT
HOW TO JOIN A SUPPORT GROUP. Correct Answer c.
Inquire how this will affect other aspects of the client's life
A nurse preceptor is explaining the goals of healthy people 2020
with her new graduate nurse.
One goal is to reduce health disparities. Which of the following
would be a correct interpretation of health disparities? Correct
Answer The differences in care received from one person to
another based on socioeconomic status, race, age, etc.
A nurse teaches the importance of folic acid intake to a group of
pregnant women. This is considered which level of preventive
care?
A) Illness behavior
B) Primary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Secondary prevention Correct Answer B. Primary
prevention is considered true prevention. It aims at maintaining
physical and emotional health in an already healthy individual.
A patient asks for a copy of her medical record. The best
response by the nurse is to:
A) State that only her family may read the record.
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