NSG 100 Exam 2 Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
1. What is the purpose of the nursing process? c. Organizing the way
a. Providing patient-centered care nurses think about patient
b. Identifying members of the health care team care
c. Organizing the way nurses think about patient care
d. Facilitating communication among members of the
health care team
2. A patient comes to the emergency department com- d. Severity and duration of
plaining of nausea and vomiting. What should the the nausea and vomiting
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
3. An alert, oriented patient is admitted to the hospital d. Patient
with chest pain. From whom should the nurse collect
primary data on this patient?
a. Family member
b. Physician
c. Another nurse
d. Patient
4. What is the primary purpose of the nursing diagnosis? b. Communicating patient
a. Resolving patient confusion needs
b. Communicating patient needs
c. Meeting accreditation requirements
d. Articulating the nursing scope of practice
5. On what premise is a nursing diagnosis identified for c. Clustered data
a patient?
a. First impressions
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NSG 100 Exam 2 Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
b. Nursing intuition
c. Clustered data
d. Medical diagnoses
6. Which statement is an appropriately written Patient will walk to the
short-term goal? bathroom independently
a. Patient will walk to the bathroom independently without falling within 2
without falling within 2 days after surgery. days after surgery.
b. Nurse will watch patient demonstrate proper insulin
injection technique each morning.
c. Patient's spouse will express satisfaction with pa-
tient's progress before discharge.
d. Patient's incision will be well approximated each
time it is assessed by the nurse.
7. What should be the primary focus for nursing interven- a. Patient needs
tions?
a. Patient needs
b. Nurse concerns
c. Physician priorities
d. Patient's family requests
8. Which nursing action is critical before delegating inter- c. Know the scope of prac-
ventions to another member of the health care team? tice and competency of the
a. Locate all members of the health care team. other team member.
b. Notify the physician of potential complications.
c. Know the scope of practice and competency of the
other team member.
d. Call a meeting of the health care team to determine
the needs of the patient.
9. A patient reports feeling tired and complains of not a. Identify reasons
sleeping at night. What action should the nurse per- the pa- tient is unable to
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NSG 100 Exam 2 Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
sleep.
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