NURS-224 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | NURS-224 FINAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST
2026/2027
1 of 73
Term
After being admitted directly to the surgery unit, a 75-year-old client
who had elective surgery to replace an arthritic hip was discharged
from the postanesthesia recovery unit. The client has been on the
orthopedic floor for several hours. Which type of planning will be
least useful during the first shift on the orthopedic unit?
a. Initial
b.Ongoing
c.Discharge
d.Strategic
Give this one a go later!
c.Correct. Suicide and homicide are two leading causes of death among teenagers,
and adolescent males commit suicide at a higher rate than adolescent females.
, d.Strategic Rationale: Correct. Strategic planning is an ongoing process
focused on organizational change rather than individual clients so it is least
useful and not relevant in this case.
c.Speak in a low and distinct voice tone. Rationale: Correct. Since the hearing loss
occurs in the ability to distinguish high-pitched tones, speaking in a low and
distinctive voice tone is the most appropriate method of communicating with the
clients.
c.Correct. Eliciting feelings requires an open-ended questions that seeks more than
just factual information and cannot be answered with a single word.
Don't know?
2 of 73
Term
The nurse knows that the study of growth and development is an
exploration of which of the following?
a. Physical changes of the growing child
b. Increasing complexity of function and skill progression of the
growing child
c. Environmental factors such as family, religion, and culture of the
growing child
d. Physical developments and the increasing level and progression of
function and skill of the growing child
Give this one a go later!
, c.Speak in a low and distinct voice tone. Rationale: Correct. Since the hearing loss
occurs in the ability to distinguish high-pitched tones, speaking in a low and
distinctive voice tone is the most appropriate method of communicating with the
clients.
b. Delineate the client's problems and strengths. Rationale: Correct. In diagnosing,
data from assessment (option 1) are analyzed and problems, risks, and strengths are
identified before diagnostic statements can be established.
d.Physical developments and the increasing level and progression of function
and skill of the growing child Rationale: Correct. The study of growth
(physical) and development (function and skills) is correct because the answer
needs to have both components to be complete.
d. Motivation is the desire to learn and influences how quickly and to what extent a
person learns. It is generally greatest when a person recognizes a need and
believes the need will be met through learning. The client who is excited to learn
about his prosthesis understands that learning about it will help take his recovery to
a high level.
Don't know?
3 of 73
Term
The client who is short of breath benefits from the head of the bed
being elevated. Because this position can result in skin breakdown in
the sacral area, the nurse decides to study the amount of sacral
pressure occurring in other positions. What decision making is the
nurse engaging in?
, a. The research method
b. The trial-and-error method
c.Intuition
d.The nursing process
Give this one a go later!
d.Correct. Frameworks help the nurse be systematic in data collection.
d. "Both of you may have slower responses to sexual stimulation." Rationale: Correct.
Sexual activity is possible for older adults although the responses are slower.
a. Correct. The scientific method uses a research study-based approach to
problem solving.
b. Correct. The nurse has inferred & concluded something that is beyond the
available information (& in this case may not be accurate)
Don't know?
4 of 73
Term
A nurse is presenting teaching sessions to a group of residents in a
home for long-term physical rehabilitation. Which client exhibits the
highest motivation?
a. An individual who has been struggling with following nursing
directives regarding discharge goals
AND ANSWERS | NURS-224 FINAL
EXAM STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST
2026/2027
1 of 73
Term
After being admitted directly to the surgery unit, a 75-year-old client
who had elective surgery to replace an arthritic hip was discharged
from the postanesthesia recovery unit. The client has been on the
orthopedic floor for several hours. Which type of planning will be
least useful during the first shift on the orthopedic unit?
a. Initial
b.Ongoing
c.Discharge
d.Strategic
Give this one a go later!
c.Correct. Suicide and homicide are two leading causes of death among teenagers,
and adolescent males commit suicide at a higher rate than adolescent females.
, d.Strategic Rationale: Correct. Strategic planning is an ongoing process
focused on organizational change rather than individual clients so it is least
useful and not relevant in this case.
c.Speak in a low and distinct voice tone. Rationale: Correct. Since the hearing loss
occurs in the ability to distinguish high-pitched tones, speaking in a low and
distinctive voice tone is the most appropriate method of communicating with the
clients.
c.Correct. Eliciting feelings requires an open-ended questions that seeks more than
just factual information and cannot be answered with a single word.
Don't know?
2 of 73
Term
The nurse knows that the study of growth and development is an
exploration of which of the following?
a. Physical changes of the growing child
b. Increasing complexity of function and skill progression of the
growing child
c. Environmental factors such as family, religion, and culture of the
growing child
d. Physical developments and the increasing level and progression of
function and skill of the growing child
Give this one a go later!
, c.Speak in a low and distinct voice tone. Rationale: Correct. Since the hearing loss
occurs in the ability to distinguish high-pitched tones, speaking in a low and
distinctive voice tone is the most appropriate method of communicating with the
clients.
b. Delineate the client's problems and strengths. Rationale: Correct. In diagnosing,
data from assessment (option 1) are analyzed and problems, risks, and strengths are
identified before diagnostic statements can be established.
d.Physical developments and the increasing level and progression of function
and skill of the growing child Rationale: Correct. The study of growth
(physical) and development (function and skills) is correct because the answer
needs to have both components to be complete.
d. Motivation is the desire to learn and influences how quickly and to what extent a
person learns. It is generally greatest when a person recognizes a need and
believes the need will be met through learning. The client who is excited to learn
about his prosthesis understands that learning about it will help take his recovery to
a high level.
Don't know?
3 of 73
Term
The client who is short of breath benefits from the head of the bed
being elevated. Because this position can result in skin breakdown in
the sacral area, the nurse decides to study the amount of sacral
pressure occurring in other positions. What decision making is the
nurse engaging in?
, a. The research method
b. The trial-and-error method
c.Intuition
d.The nursing process
Give this one a go later!
d.Correct. Frameworks help the nurse be systematic in data collection.
d. "Both of you may have slower responses to sexual stimulation." Rationale: Correct.
Sexual activity is possible for older adults although the responses are slower.
a. Correct. The scientific method uses a research study-based approach to
problem solving.
b. Correct. The nurse has inferred & concluded something that is beyond the
available information (& in this case may not be accurate)
Don't know?
4 of 73
Term
A nurse is presenting teaching sessions to a group of residents in a
home for long-term physical rehabilitation. Which client exhibits the
highest motivation?
a. An individual who has been struggling with following nursing
directives regarding discharge goals
