NSG 3130 EXAM 3
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
,Certainly! Here are all the questions numbered with their corresponding answers:
1. A client is on complete bed rest and complains of back pain from lying "in the bed all the
time." What is a nursing intervention that uses a nonpharmacologic method to ease the
discomfort? (Select all that apply.)
**Answer:** 3. Giving the client a back massage
5. Using music that contains no words
6. Instructing the client in guided imagery
2. A patient recently got pregnant and tells the nurse, "I don't understand, I have been on
oral contraceptive pills for years." The nurse reviews medical history with the patient and
realizes that what herbal substance could be to blame for the unintended pregnancy?
**Answer:** A. Milk Thistle
3. A patient with a terminal illness tells the nurse, "I have lived a long life. I am ready to go."
What is the nurse's best response?
**Answer:** b. Sit quietly by the patient's bedside
4. A mother whose young daughter has died of leukemia is crying and is unable to talk about
her feelings. Which is the best response by the nurse?
**Answer:** d. "It must be hard to deal with such a precious loss."
5. The nurse is preparing to care for a dying client, and several family members are at the
client's bedside. Which therapeutic technique should the nurse use when communicating
with the family? (Select all that apply.)
**Answers:**
c. Encourage expression of feelings, concerns, and fears.
e. Touch and hold the client's or family member's hand if appropriate.
f. Be honest and let the client and family know they will not be abandoned by the nurse.
, 6. A client is close to death and the family asks how the nurse will know when their father
has died. What is the best response the nurse can state to the family?
**Answer:** c. Your father will quit breathing, his heart will quit pumping and he will have
no blood pressure when I take it.
7. The nurse's patient has just died and the nurse is preparing him for viewing by the family.
What preparations should the nurse make first for the viewing?
**Answer:** c. Check the patient's religious beliefs and discuss with the family member how
they would like to have the body prepared.
8. Nurse is guiding her patient's family through the death of their grandmother. She asks
what religion the family is and they reply that they are Hindu. What is a Hindu's belief on
cremation?
**Answer:** b. Cremation is preferred.
9. Which is an important concept to consider about anxiety to provide appropriate nursing
care?
**Answer:** b. One can conceptualize anxiety as being similar to the health-illness
continuum.
10. A patient is told that surgery is necessary, and the patient begins to experience
elevations in pulse, respirations, and blood pressure. Which stage of anxiety is indicated by
these nursing assessments?
**Answer:** b. Moderate-the pulse, respirations, and blood pressure are slightly elevated
11. A nurse is teaching a patient about the positive effects of exercise to reduce anxiety.
Which patient comment about how exercise reduces anxiety indicates that the patient
understand the nurse's teaching?
**Answer:** a. "It stimulates the production of endorphins."
12. Nurse identifies that a patient is mildly anxious. Which assessment of the patient
supports this conclusion?
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
,Certainly! Here are all the questions numbered with their corresponding answers:
1. A client is on complete bed rest and complains of back pain from lying "in the bed all the
time." What is a nursing intervention that uses a nonpharmacologic method to ease the
discomfort? (Select all that apply.)
**Answer:** 3. Giving the client a back massage
5. Using music that contains no words
6. Instructing the client in guided imagery
2. A patient recently got pregnant and tells the nurse, "I don't understand, I have been on
oral contraceptive pills for years." The nurse reviews medical history with the patient and
realizes that what herbal substance could be to blame for the unintended pregnancy?
**Answer:** A. Milk Thistle
3. A patient with a terminal illness tells the nurse, "I have lived a long life. I am ready to go."
What is the nurse's best response?
**Answer:** b. Sit quietly by the patient's bedside
4. A mother whose young daughter has died of leukemia is crying and is unable to talk about
her feelings. Which is the best response by the nurse?
**Answer:** d. "It must be hard to deal with such a precious loss."
5. The nurse is preparing to care for a dying client, and several family members are at the
client's bedside. Which therapeutic technique should the nurse use when communicating
with the family? (Select all that apply.)
**Answers:**
c. Encourage expression of feelings, concerns, and fears.
e. Touch and hold the client's or family member's hand if appropriate.
f. Be honest and let the client and family know they will not be abandoned by the nurse.
, 6. A client is close to death and the family asks how the nurse will know when their father
has died. What is the best response the nurse can state to the family?
**Answer:** c. Your father will quit breathing, his heart will quit pumping and he will have
no blood pressure when I take it.
7. The nurse's patient has just died and the nurse is preparing him for viewing by the family.
What preparations should the nurse make first for the viewing?
**Answer:** c. Check the patient's religious beliefs and discuss with the family member how
they would like to have the body prepared.
8. Nurse is guiding her patient's family through the death of their grandmother. She asks
what religion the family is and they reply that they are Hindu. What is a Hindu's belief on
cremation?
**Answer:** b. Cremation is preferred.
9. Which is an important concept to consider about anxiety to provide appropriate nursing
care?
**Answer:** b. One can conceptualize anxiety as being similar to the health-illness
continuum.
10. A patient is told that surgery is necessary, and the patient begins to experience
elevations in pulse, respirations, and blood pressure. Which stage of anxiety is indicated by
these nursing assessments?
**Answer:** b. Moderate-the pulse, respirations, and blood pressure are slightly elevated
11. A nurse is teaching a patient about the positive effects of exercise to reduce anxiety.
Which patient comment about how exercise reduces anxiety indicates that the patient
understand the nurse's teaching?
**Answer:** a. "It stimulates the production of endorphins."
12. Nurse identifies that a patient is mildly anxious. Which assessment of the patient
supports this conclusion?
