Final Exam V1: NURS120 –
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Questions & Answers | Grade A- WCU
,The nurse is caring for a patient of another culture. Which step should the nurse initiate first in
the cultural assessment to provide culturally competent care to this patient?
Perform a self-assessment.
Identify the patient's beliefs and values.
Identify the patient's health practices.
Ask the patient about their family structure.
Perform a self-assessment.
The nurse is planning short term goals for a patient. Which goal should be included?
A. Quit smoking.
B. Lose 50 pounds.
C. Lower cholesterol by 30 points.
D. Sleep 8 hours per night.
D. Sleep 8 hours per night.
,The nurse plans to obtain subjective data from the patient. Which action should the nurse take to
obtain this information?
A. Take the patient's blood pressure.
B. Order a lab draw to check blood glucose.
C. Ask the patient to stand and walk.
D. Ask the patient to rate pain.
D. Ask the patient to rate pain.
Which statement by the nursing student indicates that further teaching is needed on the nursing
process?
A. "The nursing process is a method of addressing clinical problems."
B. "The nursing process is one area of nursing that has been without criticism."
C. "The nursing process is a creative approach to thinking and decision making."
D. "The nursing process is the cornerstone of nursing standards."
, B. "The nursing process is one area of nursing that has been without criticism."
The nurse professor is giving a lecture on Dorothy Orem. Which statement by one of the nursing
students indicates that teaching has been effective?
A. "An underlying assumption of Orem's model is that patients want to be in control of their
lives."
B. "Orem's work focuses on goal attainment, for and by the patient."
C. "Orem focused on the patient as a biopsychosocial adaptive system."
D. "Orem believed that unless attention was paid to the patient's concerns, mutual goal setting
was unlikely."
A. "An underlying assumption of Orem's model is that patients want to be in control of their
lives."
The RN is working on a busy surgical floor, with a team including an LPN and an UAP. Which
duty can the RN delegate to the UAP?
A. Assessment of the post-operative patient
B. Wound care for a patient with a left above knee amputation
Introduction to Medical Surgical Nursing Guide |
(Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified
Questions & Answers | Grade A- WCU
,The nurse is caring for a patient of another culture. Which step should the nurse initiate first in
the cultural assessment to provide culturally competent care to this patient?
Perform a self-assessment.
Identify the patient's beliefs and values.
Identify the patient's health practices.
Ask the patient about their family structure.
Perform a self-assessment.
The nurse is planning short term goals for a patient. Which goal should be included?
A. Quit smoking.
B. Lose 50 pounds.
C. Lower cholesterol by 30 points.
D. Sleep 8 hours per night.
D. Sleep 8 hours per night.
,The nurse plans to obtain subjective data from the patient. Which action should the nurse take to
obtain this information?
A. Take the patient's blood pressure.
B. Order a lab draw to check blood glucose.
C. Ask the patient to stand and walk.
D. Ask the patient to rate pain.
D. Ask the patient to rate pain.
Which statement by the nursing student indicates that further teaching is needed on the nursing
process?
A. "The nursing process is a method of addressing clinical problems."
B. "The nursing process is one area of nursing that has been without criticism."
C. "The nursing process is a creative approach to thinking and decision making."
D. "The nursing process is the cornerstone of nursing standards."
, B. "The nursing process is one area of nursing that has been without criticism."
The nurse professor is giving a lecture on Dorothy Orem. Which statement by one of the nursing
students indicates that teaching has been effective?
A. "An underlying assumption of Orem's model is that patients want to be in control of their
lives."
B. "Orem's work focuses on goal attainment, for and by the patient."
C. "Orem focused on the patient as a biopsychosocial adaptive system."
D. "Orem believed that unless attention was paid to the patient's concerns, mutual goal setting
was unlikely."
A. "An underlying assumption of Orem's model is that patients want to be in control of their
lives."
The RN is working on a busy surgical floor, with a team including an LPN and an UAP. Which
duty can the RN delegate to the UAP?
A. Assessment of the post-operative patient
B. Wound care for a patient with a left above knee amputation
