NR 302 Exam 1 Review | Chamberlain College of Nursing
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Graded A+
1. If a nurse encounters a patient with diabetes who is also consulting a
traditional healer, how should the nurse approach the patient's care plan?
Ignore the patient's beliefs and focus solely on medical treatment.
Advise the patient to stop seeing the traditional healer.
Incorporate the patient's cultural beliefs into the treatment plan.
Only provide care that aligns with the nurse's personal beliefs.
2. The nurse is obtaining a pain history. The patient reports pain in the right ear.
Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?
"Do you have anything else that hurts"
"Do you have an ear infection"
"Tell me more about the pain and when it started"
"Is the pain minor"
3. Discuss how cultural beliefs can influence a patient's expression of pain.
All patients express pain in a culturally uniform manner.
Pain expression is only determined by physical injury.
Cultural beliefs have no impact on pain expression.
Cultural beliefs can shape how patients express pain, leading to
variations in pain expression among individuals.
,4. If a nurse encounters a patient who provides inconsistent information during
an assessment, what should the nurse do next to ensure reliable data
collection?
Assume the patient is not reliable and document accordingly.
Change the topic to make the patient feel more comfortable.
Conclude the assessment early to avoid frustration.
Ask follow-up questions to clarify the inconsistencies.
5. If a nurse is interviewing a patient with limited English proficiency, which
computer use strategy would best enhance communication?
Ask the patient to wait as the nurse enters data.
Allow the patient to see the monitor during typing.
Enter all the data as the patient states it.
Type the data into the computer after the narrative is fully explored.
6. The purpose of the functional assessment is to assess:
the ability of the patient to drive to appointments.
how many pounds the patient is able to lift.
the patient's ability to complete activities of daily living.
whether the patient can cook his or her own meals.
7. "It sounds like you don't like your new job because its more stressful than you
anticipated." Which of the following types of communication technique is the
nurse utilizing?
Listening
Paraphrasing
, Questioning
Attending
8. Why can working with children with a different cultural perspective be
especially difficult?
Parents are often the decision makers and have no knowledge of their
children's spiritual needs.
Children have spiritual needs that are influenced by their stage of
development.
Religious beliefs rarely affect the parents' perception of the illness.
Children have spiritual needs that are a direct reflection of what is
occurring in the home.
9. The RN states, "You mentioned SOB. Tell me about that." This verbal skill is:
Facilitation
Reflection
Direct Question
Open-Ended Question
10. Why is it important for a nurse to address a patient's acute pain before
continuing with an interview?
Addressing acute pain is crucial as it prioritizes the patient's
comfort and well-being, allowing for a more effective and focused
interview later.
The interview must be completed quickly to gather necessary
information.
, Family input is more valuable than the patient's own account of their
pain.
Pain management is not relevant to the interview process.
11. The performs a functional assessment of a client upon admission to home
health services. The purpose of this assessment is to determine the client's:
Level of consciousness
Level of functioning memory
Degree of reasoning, judgment, and thought processes
Ability to perform activities of daily living
12. In a clinical scenario, if a nurse encounters a patient from a culture that
typically minimizes pain expression, how should the nurse adjust their
assessment approach?
The nurse should only rely on physical signs of pain.
The nurse should treat the patient as if they express pain in the same
way as others.
The nurse should consider the cultural context and ask open-
ended questions to better understand the patient's pain
experience.
The nurse should assume the patient is not in pain.
13. Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
What should the nurse, who is caring for an American Indian woman seeking
help to regulate her diabetes, anticipate or expect of the patient?
Has given up her belief in naturalistic causes of disease
Will comply with the treatment prescribed
2026 | Questions & Verified Answers | Latest Update |
Graded A+
1. If a nurse encounters a patient with diabetes who is also consulting a
traditional healer, how should the nurse approach the patient's care plan?
Ignore the patient's beliefs and focus solely on medical treatment.
Advise the patient to stop seeing the traditional healer.
Incorporate the patient's cultural beliefs into the treatment plan.
Only provide care that aligns with the nurse's personal beliefs.
2. The nurse is obtaining a pain history. The patient reports pain in the right ear.
Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?
"Do you have anything else that hurts"
"Do you have an ear infection"
"Tell me more about the pain and when it started"
"Is the pain minor"
3. Discuss how cultural beliefs can influence a patient's expression of pain.
All patients express pain in a culturally uniform manner.
Pain expression is only determined by physical injury.
Cultural beliefs have no impact on pain expression.
Cultural beliefs can shape how patients express pain, leading to
variations in pain expression among individuals.
,4. If a nurse encounters a patient who provides inconsistent information during
an assessment, what should the nurse do next to ensure reliable data
collection?
Assume the patient is not reliable and document accordingly.
Change the topic to make the patient feel more comfortable.
Conclude the assessment early to avoid frustration.
Ask follow-up questions to clarify the inconsistencies.
5. If a nurse is interviewing a patient with limited English proficiency, which
computer use strategy would best enhance communication?
Ask the patient to wait as the nurse enters data.
Allow the patient to see the monitor during typing.
Enter all the data as the patient states it.
Type the data into the computer after the narrative is fully explored.
6. The purpose of the functional assessment is to assess:
the ability of the patient to drive to appointments.
how many pounds the patient is able to lift.
the patient's ability to complete activities of daily living.
whether the patient can cook his or her own meals.
7. "It sounds like you don't like your new job because its more stressful than you
anticipated." Which of the following types of communication technique is the
nurse utilizing?
Listening
Paraphrasing
, Questioning
Attending
8. Why can working with children with a different cultural perspective be
especially difficult?
Parents are often the decision makers and have no knowledge of their
children's spiritual needs.
Children have spiritual needs that are influenced by their stage of
development.
Religious beliefs rarely affect the parents' perception of the illness.
Children have spiritual needs that are a direct reflection of what is
occurring in the home.
9. The RN states, "You mentioned SOB. Tell me about that." This verbal skill is:
Facilitation
Reflection
Direct Question
Open-Ended Question
10. Why is it important for a nurse to address a patient's acute pain before
continuing with an interview?
Addressing acute pain is crucial as it prioritizes the patient's
comfort and well-being, allowing for a more effective and focused
interview later.
The interview must be completed quickly to gather necessary
information.
, Family input is more valuable than the patient's own account of their
pain.
Pain management is not relevant to the interview process.
11. The performs a functional assessment of a client upon admission to home
health services. The purpose of this assessment is to determine the client's:
Level of consciousness
Level of functioning memory
Degree of reasoning, judgment, and thought processes
Ability to perform activities of daily living
12. In a clinical scenario, if a nurse encounters a patient from a culture that
typically minimizes pain expression, how should the nurse adjust their
assessment approach?
The nurse should only rely on physical signs of pain.
The nurse should treat the patient as if they express pain in the same
way as others.
The nurse should consider the cultural context and ask open-
ended questions to better understand the patient's pain
experience.
The nurse should assume the patient is not in pain.
13. Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
What should the nurse, who is caring for an American Indian woman seeking
help to regulate her diabetes, anticipate or expect of the patient?
Has given up her belief in naturalistic causes of disease
Will comply with the treatment prescribed
