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NU 518 EXAM 3 INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED
QUESTIONS COVERING ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE.
TOPICS MAY INCLUDE NURSING THEORY DEVELOPMENT,
CONCEPTUAL MODELS, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
INTEGRATION / QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS / EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
After completing an initial assessment on a patient, the nurse has
charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58. This
type of data would be: - ANSWER-objective
A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, that he is
nauseated, and that he "feels hot". This type of data would be: -
ANSWER-Subjective
A patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and
subjective data combine to form the: - ANSWER-Database
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When listening to a patient's breath sounds, the nurse is unsure
about a sound that is heard. The nurse should: - ANSWER-
Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath
sounds
Novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience to
draw from, are more likely to make their decisions using: -
ANSWER-A set of rules
Critical thinking in the expert nurse is greatly enhanced by
opportunities to: - ANSWER-Apply theory in real situations
Which of the following is an example of a first-level priority
problem? - ANSWER-An individual with shortness of breath and
respiratory distress
Second-level priority problems include which of the following? -
ANSWER-Abnormal laboratory values
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Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse to see relationships
among the data? - ANSWER-Clustering of related cues
The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing
interventions for a patient relies on the appropriateness of the: -
ANSWER-Nursing diagnosis
The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving
that includes which five steps? - ANSWER-Assessment,
diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping
well lately, and is having difficulty breathing. How should the
nurse prioritize these problems? - ANSWER-Breathing, pain,
sleep
Which of the following would be formulated by a nurse using
diagnostic reasoning? - ANSWER-Diagnostic hypothesis
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A nursing diagnosis made by a critical thinker using a dynamic
nursing process would diagnose the actual problem and would
also: - ANSWER-Predict potential problems
What is the step of the nursing process that includes data
collection by health history, physical examination, and interview? -
ANSWER-Assessment
Which statement illustrates the biomedical model of Western
traditional views? - ANSWER-Health is viewed as the absence of
disease
The public's concept of health has changed since the 1950s.
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the
change? - ANSWER-Lifestyle, personal habits, exercise, and
nutrition are essential to health
Why is the concept of prevention essential in describing health? -
ANSWER-Prevention places emphasis on the link between health
and personal behavior
NU 518 EXAM 3 INCLUDES ACCURATE AND VERIFIED
QUESTIONS COVERING ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN
THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE.
TOPICS MAY INCLUDE NURSING THEORY DEVELOPMENT,
CONCEPTUAL MODELS, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
INTEGRATION / QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS / EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
After completing an initial assessment on a patient, the nurse has
charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58. This
type of data would be: - ANSWER-objective
A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, that he is
nauseated, and that he "feels hot". This type of data would be: -
ANSWER-Subjective
A patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and
subjective data combine to form the: - ANSWER-Database
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When listening to a patient's breath sounds, the nurse is unsure
about a sound that is heard. The nurse should: - ANSWER-
Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath
sounds
Novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience to
draw from, are more likely to make their decisions using: -
ANSWER-A set of rules
Critical thinking in the expert nurse is greatly enhanced by
opportunities to: - ANSWER-Apply theory in real situations
Which of the following is an example of a first-level priority
problem? - ANSWER-An individual with shortness of breath and
respiratory distress
Second-level priority problems include which of the following? -
ANSWER-Abnormal laboratory values
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Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse to see relationships
among the data? - ANSWER-Clustering of related cues
The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing
interventions for a patient relies on the appropriateness of the: -
ANSWER-Nursing diagnosis
The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving
that includes which five steps? - ANSWER-Assessment,
diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping
well lately, and is having difficulty breathing. How should the
nurse prioritize these problems? - ANSWER-Breathing, pain,
sleep
Which of the following would be formulated by a nurse using
diagnostic reasoning? - ANSWER-Diagnostic hypothesis
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A nursing diagnosis made by a critical thinker using a dynamic
nursing process would diagnose the actual problem and would
also: - ANSWER-Predict potential problems
What is the step of the nursing process that includes data
collection by health history, physical examination, and interview? -
ANSWER-Assessment
Which statement illustrates the biomedical model of Western
traditional views? - ANSWER-Health is viewed as the absence of
disease
The public's concept of health has changed since the 1950s.
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the
change? - ANSWER-Lifestyle, personal habits, exercise, and
nutrition are essential to health
Why is the concept of prevention essential in describing health? -
ANSWER-Prevention places emphasis on the link between health
and personal behavior
