GERONTOLOGY EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS |WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Admitting a client following open heart surgery to the cardiovascular intense care
unit shows which level of care? - ANS -Tertiary health care.
Focused on treatment of disease and illness. Tertiary health care takes place in
intensive care and subacute care units.
What do primary health care facilities include? - ANS -- Family planning
- Prenatal counseling
- Nutritional counseling
- Immunizations
- Hearing protection
What statement made by a nurse is an example of applying the principle of client-
centered care while focussing on alleviation of a client's fear and anxiety? - ANS -
"Let's talk about the concerns that you have about going home"
What's occupational care centers? - ANS -Occupational care centers provide
services for health promotion and accident and illness prevention in the
workplace.
Health insurance pays the bills of a client who gets ill of injured.
,Nurses on a nursing unit are discussing the processes that led up to a near-miss
error on the clinical unit. They are outlining strategies that will prevent this in the
future. This is an example of nurses working on what issue in the health care
system? - ANS -Client safety
During an interview, a client tells a nurse that he used to consume alcohol, smoke
cigarettes, and take drugs. The nurse says "I understand, go on". This encouraged
the client to share more about his habits and health problems. What technique is
the nurse using? - ANS -Back channeling
A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of inguinal hernia. The nurse
performs a comprehensive nursing assessment. What is the purpose of the
activity? - ANS -1. To interpret and validate the data collected
2. To establish a database about the client's needs and health problems
3. Collect data with which to plan and evaluate care
A nurse is assessing clients on the unit. What activities would the nurse perform
during the diagnosis phase of the nursing process? - ANS -- Review the
information
- Find cues and patterns in the clients data
- Make conclusions related to health problems
,According to the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA), what
are the categories of sources of error that may occur in the nursing diagnostic
process? - ANS -- Collecting
- Clustering
- Interpreting
Which steps are considered essential by the nurse for decision making in the
diagnostic process? - ANS -- Data clustering
- Formulating the diagnosis
- Identifying client health problems
What are collaborative problems? - ANS -Collaborative problems are actual or
potential physiological complications that the nurse can monitor to detect the
onset of changes in the clients status
What are the different types of nursing diagnoses, according to the North
American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)? - ANS -1. Risk diagnosis
2. Actual diagnosis
3. Health promotion diagnosis
In the pyramid of Maslow hierarchy of needs, which need of the client is placed at
the highest level? - ANS -Self actualization
Maslow's hierarchy of needs model is used to understand the interrelationships
of basic human needs. Basic needs are at the bottom and self actualization is at
the top
, Self actualization is considered the highest expression of one's individual potential
and it allows for the continual discovery of self
The nurse is explaining about the Health Belief Model to a group of student
nurses. What does the health belief model do? - ANS -- Addresses the relationship
between a person's beliefs and behaviors
- An individuals perception of susceptibility to an illness affects their behavior
- An individual's perception of the seriousness of the illness effects their actions
A 45 year old diabetic non-English speaking woman, whose husband died 12 years
ago, was found unconscious at home. Her neighbors brought her to the hospital
38 miles away. The client was diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis. After initial
interventions, the client regained consciousness. She refuses to take insulin as it is
against her religion. The woman is upset and wants to see a chaplain. What
should the nurse do? - ANS -- Try to arrange a chaplain per the clients request
- Inform the client about the advantages and disadvantages of insulin
- Arrange a language interpreter
A nurse is learning about the holistic health model of nursing. What is true about
the model? - ANS -- It attempts to create conditions for optimal health
- It recognizes the natural healing abilities of the body
- It incorporates complementary and alternative therapies into nursing
AND CORRECT ANSWERS |WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Admitting a client following open heart surgery to the cardiovascular intense care
unit shows which level of care? - ANS -Tertiary health care.
Focused on treatment of disease and illness. Tertiary health care takes place in
intensive care and subacute care units.
What do primary health care facilities include? - ANS -- Family planning
- Prenatal counseling
- Nutritional counseling
- Immunizations
- Hearing protection
What statement made by a nurse is an example of applying the principle of client-
centered care while focussing on alleviation of a client's fear and anxiety? - ANS -
"Let's talk about the concerns that you have about going home"
What's occupational care centers? - ANS -Occupational care centers provide
services for health promotion and accident and illness prevention in the
workplace.
Health insurance pays the bills of a client who gets ill of injured.
,Nurses on a nursing unit are discussing the processes that led up to a near-miss
error on the clinical unit. They are outlining strategies that will prevent this in the
future. This is an example of nurses working on what issue in the health care
system? - ANS -Client safety
During an interview, a client tells a nurse that he used to consume alcohol, smoke
cigarettes, and take drugs. The nurse says "I understand, go on". This encouraged
the client to share more about his habits and health problems. What technique is
the nurse using? - ANS -Back channeling
A client is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of inguinal hernia. The nurse
performs a comprehensive nursing assessment. What is the purpose of the
activity? - ANS -1. To interpret and validate the data collected
2. To establish a database about the client's needs and health problems
3. Collect data with which to plan and evaluate care
A nurse is assessing clients on the unit. What activities would the nurse perform
during the diagnosis phase of the nursing process? - ANS -- Review the
information
- Find cues and patterns in the clients data
- Make conclusions related to health problems
,According to the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA), what
are the categories of sources of error that may occur in the nursing diagnostic
process? - ANS -- Collecting
- Clustering
- Interpreting
Which steps are considered essential by the nurse for decision making in the
diagnostic process? - ANS -- Data clustering
- Formulating the diagnosis
- Identifying client health problems
What are collaborative problems? - ANS -Collaborative problems are actual or
potential physiological complications that the nurse can monitor to detect the
onset of changes in the clients status
What are the different types of nursing diagnoses, according to the North
American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)? - ANS -1. Risk diagnosis
2. Actual diagnosis
3. Health promotion diagnosis
In the pyramid of Maslow hierarchy of needs, which need of the client is placed at
the highest level? - ANS -Self actualization
Maslow's hierarchy of needs model is used to understand the interrelationships
of basic human needs. Basic needs are at the bottom and self actualization is at
the top
, Self actualization is considered the highest expression of one's individual potential
and it allows for the continual discovery of self
The nurse is explaining about the Health Belief Model to a group of student
nurses. What does the health belief model do? - ANS -- Addresses the relationship
between a person's beliefs and behaviors
- An individuals perception of susceptibility to an illness affects their behavior
- An individual's perception of the seriousness of the illness effects their actions
A 45 year old diabetic non-English speaking woman, whose husband died 12 years
ago, was found unconscious at home. Her neighbors brought her to the hospital
38 miles away. The client was diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis. After initial
interventions, the client regained consciousness. She refuses to take insulin as it is
against her religion. The woman is upset and wants to see a chaplain. What
should the nurse do? - ANS -- Try to arrange a chaplain per the clients request
- Inform the client about the advantages and disadvantages of insulin
- Arrange a language interpreter
A nurse is learning about the holistic health model of nursing. What is true about
the model? - ANS -- It attempts to create conditions for optimal health
- It recognizes the natural healing abilities of the body
- It incorporates complementary and alternative therapies into nursing
