NURS-230 Exam 3 Questions With Complete Solutions
A 68 year old client is concerned about paying for extended
hospitalization and expensive medications to threat his health
problem. What should the nurse respond to this client?
A. Don't worry. I'm sure everything will work out OK.
B. You need to focus on recovering, not worrying about
finances.
C. Much of your care will be covered by Medicare
D. I'll have someone from the business office come and talk to
you about your bill. Correct Answers C. Much your care will
covered by medicare.
A charge nurses responsibilities include the day-to-day
management and coordination of therapies for the clients, client
assignments, and scheduling. Which type of management is the
charge nurse performing?
1. Top level
2. Middle level
3. First level
4. Upper level Correct Answers 3. First level
A client asks the nurse to explain the difference between an
HMO and PPO. What should the nurse include when responding
to the client?
,A. You'll have good heath care benefits, so don't worry
B. Both HMO and PPO are covered by your employer, so its
really not your concern
C. Your PPO offered you a choice in your health care provider
as well as services. Now, you will choose a primary care
provider who will evaluate your health and will coordinate all of
your care.
D. You really should be happy about the HMO. You'll pay little,
if any out of pocket expense. Correct Answers C. Your PPO
offered you a choice in your health care provider as well as
services. Now, you will choose a primary care provider who will
evaluate your health and will coordinate all of your care.
A client being discharged from an acute care hospital requires
IV antibiotics, is not able to complete activities of daily living
without assistance, and has no family available to assist in the
recovery phase. Which type of recommendation should the
nurse make for this client?
A. Stay in the hospital until the client is fully capable of self-
care.
B. Remain in the hospital until the antibiotic course is
completed.
C. Be discharged to an extended care facility
D. Go to a nursing home Correct Answers C. Be discharged to
an extended care facility
A client comes to the clinic seeking information regarding
smoking cessation classes and ways to improve respiratory
function. This client is modeling which behavior?
,1. Health promotion
2. Health protection
3. Tertiary prevention
4. Primary prevention Correct Answers 2. Health protection
A client describes self as being healthy despite having several
chronic illnesses. In which way should the nurse interpret the
client's statement about health?
1. The client is in denial
2. The client is delusional
3. The client has a different perception of health
4. The client has no idea of the extent of the illnesses Correct
Answers 1. The client is in denial
A client desires to make a health behavior change but needs to
"see what it looks like" when someone else does it. Which
should the nurse suggest to serve as a model for the client's
behavior change?
1. A movie star
2. A sports figure
3. A family healthcare provider
4. A person who the client respects Correct Answers 4. A
person who the client respects
A client experienced female circumcision as a puberty ritual
while living in Africa as a child. For which health problem
should the nurse monitor the client as an adult?
1. Early menopause
, 2. Increased menstrual flow
3. Chronic urinary tract infection
4. Tendency for postpartum hemorrhage Correct Answers 3.
Chronic urinary tract infection
A client has been working hard in rehabilitation following a
traumatic brain injury. She has a weak support system in that her
family lives a far distance away and her coworkers are not
involved. On which behavior-specific cognitions should the
nurse focus to assist this client with success in the rehabilitation
program?
1. Situational influences
2. Perceived benefits of action
3. Perceived barriers to action
4. Interpersonal influences Correct Answers 4. Interpersonal
influences
A client has had a severe brain injury and has been in a
rehabilitation hospital for several months. Recently, the client
developed pneumonia and is currently on intravenous antibiotic
therapy. Which level of prevention should the nurse use to
address the health problem of pneumonia?
1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
4. Acute Correct Answers 2. Secondary
A 68 year old client is concerned about paying for extended
hospitalization and expensive medications to threat his health
problem. What should the nurse respond to this client?
A. Don't worry. I'm sure everything will work out OK.
B. You need to focus on recovering, not worrying about
finances.
C. Much of your care will be covered by Medicare
D. I'll have someone from the business office come and talk to
you about your bill. Correct Answers C. Much your care will
covered by medicare.
A charge nurses responsibilities include the day-to-day
management and coordination of therapies for the clients, client
assignments, and scheduling. Which type of management is the
charge nurse performing?
1. Top level
2. Middle level
3. First level
4. Upper level Correct Answers 3. First level
A client asks the nurse to explain the difference between an
HMO and PPO. What should the nurse include when responding
to the client?
,A. You'll have good heath care benefits, so don't worry
B. Both HMO and PPO are covered by your employer, so its
really not your concern
C. Your PPO offered you a choice in your health care provider
as well as services. Now, you will choose a primary care
provider who will evaluate your health and will coordinate all of
your care.
D. You really should be happy about the HMO. You'll pay little,
if any out of pocket expense. Correct Answers C. Your PPO
offered you a choice in your health care provider as well as
services. Now, you will choose a primary care provider who will
evaluate your health and will coordinate all of your care.
A client being discharged from an acute care hospital requires
IV antibiotics, is not able to complete activities of daily living
without assistance, and has no family available to assist in the
recovery phase. Which type of recommendation should the
nurse make for this client?
A. Stay in the hospital until the client is fully capable of self-
care.
B. Remain in the hospital until the antibiotic course is
completed.
C. Be discharged to an extended care facility
D. Go to a nursing home Correct Answers C. Be discharged to
an extended care facility
A client comes to the clinic seeking information regarding
smoking cessation classes and ways to improve respiratory
function. This client is modeling which behavior?
,1. Health promotion
2. Health protection
3. Tertiary prevention
4. Primary prevention Correct Answers 2. Health protection
A client describes self as being healthy despite having several
chronic illnesses. In which way should the nurse interpret the
client's statement about health?
1. The client is in denial
2. The client is delusional
3. The client has a different perception of health
4. The client has no idea of the extent of the illnesses Correct
Answers 1. The client is in denial
A client desires to make a health behavior change but needs to
"see what it looks like" when someone else does it. Which
should the nurse suggest to serve as a model for the client's
behavior change?
1. A movie star
2. A sports figure
3. A family healthcare provider
4. A person who the client respects Correct Answers 4. A
person who the client respects
A client experienced female circumcision as a puberty ritual
while living in Africa as a child. For which health problem
should the nurse monitor the client as an adult?
1. Early menopause
, 2. Increased menstrual flow
3. Chronic urinary tract infection
4. Tendency for postpartum hemorrhage Correct Answers 3.
Chronic urinary tract infection
A client has been working hard in rehabilitation following a
traumatic brain injury. She has a weak support system in that her
family lives a far distance away and her coworkers are not
involved. On which behavior-specific cognitions should the
nurse focus to assist this client with success in the rehabilitation
program?
1. Situational influences
2. Perceived benefits of action
3. Perceived barriers to action
4. Interpersonal influences Correct Answers 4. Interpersonal
influences
A client has had a severe brain injury and has been in a
rehabilitation hospital for several months. Recently, the client
developed pneumonia and is currently on intravenous antibiotic
therapy. Which level of prevention should the nurse use to
address the health problem of pneumonia?
1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
4. Acute Correct Answers 2. Secondary
