Nursing 205 - Exam #3 study questions with
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What |is |the |purpose |of |the |nursing |process?
a. |Providing |patient-centered |care
b. |Identifying |members |of |the |health |care |team
c. |Organizing |the |ways |nurses |think |about |patient |care
d. |Facilitating |communication |among |members |of |the |health |care |team |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-c. |Organizing |the |ways |nurses |think |about |patient |care
A |patient |comes |to |the |emergency |department |complaining |of |nausea |and |vomiting. |What |
should |the |nurse |ask |the |patient |about |first?
a. |Family |history |of |diabetes
b. |Medications |the |patient |is |taking
c. |Operations |the |patient |has |had |in |the |past
d. |Severity |and |duration |of |the |nausea |and |vomiting |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Severity |and |
duration |of |the |nausea |and |vomiting
An |alert, |oriented |patient |is |admitted |to |the |hospital |with |chest |pain. |Who |is |the |best |source |
of |primary |data |on |this |patient?
a. |Family |member
b. |Physician
c. |Another |nurse
d. |Patient |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Patient
,What |is |the |primary |purpose |of |the |nursing |diagnosis?
a. |Resolving |patient |confusion
b. |Communicating |patient |needs
c. |Meeting |accreditation |requirements
d. |Articulating |the |nursing |scope |of |practice |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |Communicating |
patient |needs
On |what |premise |is |a |nursing |diagnosis |identified |for |a |patient?
a. |First |impressions
b. |Nursing |intuition
c. |Clustered |data
d. |Medical |diagnoses |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Clustered |data
Which |statement |is |an |appropriately |written |short-term |goal?
a. |Patient |will |walk |to |the |bathroom |independently |without |falling |within |2 |days |after |surgery.
b. |Nurse |will |watch |patient |demonstrate |proper |insulin |injection |technique |each |morning.
c. |Patient's |spouse |will |express |satisfaction |with |patient's |progress |before |discharge.
d. |Patient's |incision |will |be |well |approximated |each |time |it |is |assessed |by |the |nurse. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Patient |will |walk |to |the |bathroom |independently |without |falling |
within |2 |days |after |surgery.
What |should |be |the |primary |focus |for |nursing |interventions?
a. |Patient |needs
b. |Nurse |concerns
c. |Physician |priorities
d. |Patient's |family |requests |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Patient |needs
, Which |nursing |action |is |critical |before |delegating |interventions |to |another |member |of |the |
health |care |team?
a. |Locate |all |members |of |the |health |care |team.
b. |Notify |the |physician |of |potential |complications.
c. |Know |the |scope |of |practice |for |the |other |team |member.
d. |Call |a |meeting |of |the |health |care |team |to |determine |the |needs |of |the |patient. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-c. |Know |the |scope |of |practice |for |the |other |team |member.
A |patient |reports |feeling |tired |and |complains |of |not |sleeping |at |night. |What |action |should |the |
nurse |perform |first?
a. |Identify |reasons |the |patient |is |unable |to |sleep.
b. |Request |medication |to |help |the |patient |sleep.
c. |Tell |the |patient |that |sleep |will |come |with |relaxation.
d. |Notify |the |physician |that |the |patient |is |restless |and |anxious. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |
Identify |reasons |the |patient |is |unable |to |sleep.
What |action |should |the |nurse |take |regarding |a |patient's |plan |of |care |if |the |patient |appears |to |
have |met |the |short-term |goal |of |urinating |within |1 |hour |after |surgery?
a. |Consult |the |surgeon |to |see |if |the |clinical |pathway |is |being |followed.
b. |Discontinue |the |plan |of |care, |because |the |patient |has |met |the |established |goal.
c. |Monitor |patient |urine |output |to |evaluate |the |need |for |the |current |plan |of |care.
d. |Notify |the |patient |that |the |goal |has |been |attained |and |no |further |intervention |is |needed. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Monitor |patient |urine |output |to |evaluate |the |need |for |the |current |
plan |of |care.
Which |action |by |a |patient |marks |the |beginning |of |the |physical |assessment |process?
a. |Redressing |after |a |physical |examination
b. |Breathing |normally |during |auscultation
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What |is |the |purpose |of |the |nursing |process?
a. |Providing |patient-centered |care
b. |Identifying |members |of |the |health |care |team
c. |Organizing |the |ways |nurses |think |about |patient |care
d. |Facilitating |communication |among |members |of |the |health |care |team |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-c. |Organizing |the |ways |nurses |think |about |patient |care
A |patient |comes |to |the |emergency |department |complaining |of |nausea |and |vomiting. |What |
should |the |nurse |ask |the |patient |about |first?
a. |Family |history |of |diabetes
b. |Medications |the |patient |is |taking
c. |Operations |the |patient |has |had |in |the |past
d. |Severity |and |duration |of |the |nausea |and |vomiting |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Severity |and |
duration |of |the |nausea |and |vomiting
An |alert, |oriented |patient |is |admitted |to |the |hospital |with |chest |pain. |Who |is |the |best |source |
of |primary |data |on |this |patient?
a. |Family |member
b. |Physician
c. |Another |nurse
d. |Patient |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Patient
,What |is |the |primary |purpose |of |the |nursing |diagnosis?
a. |Resolving |patient |confusion
b. |Communicating |patient |needs
c. |Meeting |accreditation |requirements
d. |Articulating |the |nursing |scope |of |practice |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |Communicating |
patient |needs
On |what |premise |is |a |nursing |diagnosis |identified |for |a |patient?
a. |First |impressions
b. |Nursing |intuition
c. |Clustered |data
d. |Medical |diagnoses |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Clustered |data
Which |statement |is |an |appropriately |written |short-term |goal?
a. |Patient |will |walk |to |the |bathroom |independently |without |falling |within |2 |days |after |surgery.
b. |Nurse |will |watch |patient |demonstrate |proper |insulin |injection |technique |each |morning.
c. |Patient's |spouse |will |express |satisfaction |with |patient's |progress |before |discharge.
d. |Patient's |incision |will |be |well |approximated |each |time |it |is |assessed |by |the |nurse. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Patient |will |walk |to |the |bathroom |independently |without |falling |
within |2 |days |after |surgery.
What |should |be |the |primary |focus |for |nursing |interventions?
a. |Patient |needs
b. |Nurse |concerns
c. |Physician |priorities
d. |Patient's |family |requests |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Patient |needs
, Which |nursing |action |is |critical |before |delegating |interventions |to |another |member |of |the |
health |care |team?
a. |Locate |all |members |of |the |health |care |team.
b. |Notify |the |physician |of |potential |complications.
c. |Know |the |scope |of |practice |for |the |other |team |member.
d. |Call |a |meeting |of |the |health |care |team |to |determine |the |needs |of |the |patient. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-c. |Know |the |scope |of |practice |for |the |other |team |member.
A |patient |reports |feeling |tired |and |complains |of |not |sleeping |at |night. |What |action |should |the |
nurse |perform |first?
a. |Identify |reasons |the |patient |is |unable |to |sleep.
b. |Request |medication |to |help |the |patient |sleep.
c. |Tell |the |patient |that |sleep |will |come |with |relaxation.
d. |Notify |the |physician |that |the |patient |is |restless |and |anxious. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |
Identify |reasons |the |patient |is |unable |to |sleep.
What |action |should |the |nurse |take |regarding |a |patient's |plan |of |care |if |the |patient |appears |to |
have |met |the |short-term |goal |of |urinating |within |1 |hour |after |surgery?
a. |Consult |the |surgeon |to |see |if |the |clinical |pathway |is |being |followed.
b. |Discontinue |the |plan |of |care, |because |the |patient |has |met |the |established |goal.
c. |Monitor |patient |urine |output |to |evaluate |the |need |for |the |current |plan |of |care.
d. |Notify |the |patient |that |the |goal |has |been |attained |and |no |further |intervention |is |needed. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |Monitor |patient |urine |output |to |evaluate |the |need |for |the |current |
plan |of |care.
Which |action |by |a |patient |marks |the |beginning |of |the |physical |assessment |process?
a. |Redressing |after |a |physical |examination
b. |Breathing |normally |during |auscultation
