NUR 212 Final 2026/2027 Test Exam 100 comprehensive
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A unit manager is preparing the time schedule for the summer holiday season.
Approximately half of the staff has requested 1 to 2 weeks' vacation. Granting all the
requested time will lead to severe staffing shortages. What is the nurse manager's
primary consideration in developing this schedule?
a. Granting requests by seniority.
b. Nurses' satisfaction and work performance.
c. Establishing good communication with staff members to reduce resentment.
d. Client safety needs. - correct answer-d. Client safety needs.
A woman of Mexican-American background who is in labor asks that her husband not be
al-lowed in the delivery room and that he not see the baby until after the baby has had his
or her initial bath. How can the nurse best respond to this request?
a. Honor the request by recognizing that these are the cultural norms of the patient.
b. Explain that the first hour after the birth of the baby is the most critical to promote bonding.
c. Ask the husband if he is willing to wait in the waiting room until the delivery is completed.
d. Insist that it is the hospital policy for the husband to be present during the delivery. - correct
answer-a. Honor the request by recognizing that these are the cultural norms of the patient.
After her first week working on a busy medical/surgical unit, a new nurse manager notes that the
individual nurses are highly competent but unable to function as a team. Select the action by the
nurse manager that would facilitate team building among the staff.
a. Allow the staff more input into important policy decision-making.
b. Provide an opportunity for the nurses to express their feelings and emotions.
c. Hire more staff members to reduce stress and fatigue from understaffing.
d. Give the staff members more time to adjust to the change in nurse manager. - correct answer-b.
Provide an opportunity for the nurses to express their feelings and emotions.
An 18-year-old female who has a recent history of repeated emergency department visits for
numerous fictitious disorders has appeared in the Emergency Department (ED) today with small
superficial cuts on both arms. She reports that she awakened this morning to find these on her arms.
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She tells the nurse she is concerned about getting "lock jaw" and needs to be hospitalized. The nurse
would anticipate the diagnosis of this patient to be:
a. Narcissistic personality disorder.
b. Munchausen's syndrome.
c. Family neglect and abuse.
d. Munchausen's by proxy. - correct answer-b. Munchausen's syndrome.
Physiological changes associated with aging place the older adult especially at risk for which nursing
diagnosis?
1) Risk for Falls
2) Risk for Ineffective Airway Clearance (choking)
3) Risk for Poisoning
4) Risk for Suffocation (drowning) - correct answer-1) Risk for Falls
An important principle that guides managers who use the democratic leadership style of
management is:
a. The members of the group must carry out decisions of the leader without question.
b. The leader performs the same tasks as the rest of the members of the group.
c. Each member of the group respects all the other members as unique and valuable.
d. The leader must be methodical and able to sift through complicated information. - correct
answer-c. Each member of the group respects all the other members as unique and valuable.
An older adult patient who is on fall precautions is found lying on the floor of his hospital room.
Which of the following actions is most appropriate for the nurse to take first?
a. Ask the patient why he got out of bed without assistance.
b. Complete a facility incident report.
c. Palpate the patient's wrist and evaluate his/her pulse.
d. Carefully move the patient to the bed. - correct answer-c. Palpate the patient's wrist and evaluate
his/her pulse.
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An older adult patient who is on fall precautions is found lying on the floor of his hospital room. The
patient is assessed and no injuries are noted. Which of the following are to be documented in the
patient's record?
a. Physician notified and no new orders received.
b. Patient found lying on the floor beside his bed.
c. Patient fell out of bed by crawling over the side rail.
d. Occurrence/incident report completed. - correct answer-b. Patient found lying on the floor beside
his bed.
Which teaching technique is best for teaching a nursing assistant how to perform finger stick glucose
testing?
1) Provide a manufacturer's pamphlet with detailed instruction.
2) Explain the best technique for performing glucose testing.
3) Demonstrate the procedure; then ask for a return demonstration.
4) Suggest that the assistant watch a DVD showing the procedure. - correct answer-3) Demonstrate
the procedure; then ask for a return demonstration.
A Registered Nurse (RN) is assigned to a step-down coronary care unit with 20 patients in various
stages of recovery. What is the primary consideration in assigning the unit's staff that includes two
RNs, two Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs), and one Certified
Nursing Assistant (CNA)?
a. Developmental needs of patients.
b. Staff preferences for specific patients.
c. The distance of patient rooms from the nurses' station.
d. The skill level of each staff member. - correct answer-d. The skill level of each staff member.
As nurses accept the responsibility of implementing research findings, they will begin a plan to
implement changes in their practice setting. What suggestion might help smooth the transition on a
hospital unit?
a. Seek input from all nurses who have a stake in the intervention or changes.
b. Have a staff education meeting, talk about great change, and serve pizza.
c. Involve the nursing leaders to plan how the changes will be implemented.
d. Have the unit manager include the changes in the policy and procedure manual. - correct answer-
a. Seek input from all nurses who have a stake in the intervention or changes.