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: Legal and Ethical Considerations Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action by a psychiatric nurse best applies the ethical principle of autonomy? a. Exploring alternative solutions with the patient, who then makes a choice. b. Suggesting that two patients who were fighting be restricted to the unit. c. Intervening when a self-mutilating patient attempts to harm self. d. Staying with a patien...

Antibacterials McCuistion: Pharmacology: A Patient-Centered Nursing Process Approach, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving an intravenous antibiotic. The nurse notes that the provider has ordered serum drug peak and trough levels. The nurse understands that these tests are necessary for which type of drugs? a. Drugs with a broad spectrum b. Drugs with a narrow spectrum c. Drugs with a broad therapeutic index d. Drugs with a narrow therapeut...

: Impact of Cognitive or Sensory Impairment on the Child and Family Hockenberry: Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A young child has an intelligence quotient (IQ) of 45. The nurse should document this finding as: a. within the lower limits of the range of normal intelligence. b. mild cognitive impairment but educable. c. moderate cognitive impairment but trainable. d. severe cognitive impairment and completely dependent on others for care. ANS: C...

: Collaboration: Leading and Managing Knecht: Success in Practical/Vocational Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. To discover the expanded role of the practical nurse, the LPN/LVN should investigate a. the state’s Nurse Practice Act. b. job descriptions for the practical nurse in local health care agencies. c. information gained from practical nurses working in various clinical settings. d. the opinions of physicians who service area nursing homes and extended care facilities. AN...

Chapter 15: Blood Vessels Test Bank—Nursing MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The structure that carries oxygenated blood to the body from the left ventricle is the: a. aorta. b. pulmonary artery. c. pulmonary vein. d. superior vena cava. ANS: A The aorta carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the body. The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the right side of the heart to the lungs. The pulmonary vein carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left side of the h...

Health Promotion of the Newborn and Family Hockenberry: Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which is the most critical physiologic change required of the newborn? a. Closure of fetal shunts in the heart b. Stabilization of fluid and electrolytes c. Body-temperature maintenance d. Onset of breathing ANS: D The onset of breathing is the most immediate and critical physiologic change required for transition to extrauterine life. Factors that interfer...

: Pain Assessment and Management in Children Hockenberry: Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 2-year-old child has been returned to the nursing unit after an inguinal hernia repair. Which pain assessment tool should the nurse use to assess this child for the presence of pain? a. FACES pain rating tool b. Numeric scale c. Oucher scale d. FLACC tool ANS: D A behavioral pain tool should be used when the child is preverbal or doesn’t have the la...

: Tissues Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which type of tissue allows for rapid communication between various parts of the body? A. epithelial C. muscle B. connective D. nervous ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: Page 82 TOP: Nervous tissue 2. Which type of tissue covers the body and lines many of the parts of the body? A. epithelial C. muscle B. connective D. nervous ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Memorization REF: Page 73 TOP: Epithelial tissue 3. Which is the most abundant and widely distribu...

: Communication and Physical Assessment of the Child and Family Hockenberry: Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is seeing an adolescent boy and his parents in the clinic for the first time. What should the nurse do first? a. Introduce self. b. Make family comfortable. c. Explain purpose of interview. d. Give assurance of privacy. ANS: A The first thing that nurses should do is to introduce themselves to the patient and family. Parents...

Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process deWit: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Practice, 3rd Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which foundational behavior is necessary for effective critical thinking? a. Unshakable beliefs and values b. An open attitude c. An ability to disregard evidence inconsistent with set goals d. An ability to recognize the perfect solution ANS: B An open attitude not clouded by unshakable beliefs and values or preset goals allows the application of critical thi...