BNS EXAM REVIEW 2 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

BNS EXAM REVIEW 2 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. Which response would be appropriate when a patient asks what the specialists who study aging are
called?
"They are called ecologists." "They are called geriatricians." "They are called gerontologists." "They are
called paleontologists."
Answer:
"They are called gerontologists."

Question:
2. How many times per day would the nurse perform oral hygiene on a bedridden patient?
Two Three Four Six
Answer:
Four

Question:
3. Which statement is incorrect?
A. -Employers may ask about health status on an employment application.
B. -Sexual harassment is illegal when it interferes with job performance.
C. -Student nurses are not held to the same standards as licensed nurses
D. -In a case of child abuse, the account of injury given by the caregiver is consistent with physical signs and
symptoms.
Answer:
-Sexual harassment is illegal when it interferes with job performance.

Question:
4. Which is an appropriate response by the nurse when a patient asks how old the longest living person
lived?
"100 years" "130 years"' "112 years" '1000 vears"
Answer:
"130 years"

Question:
5. Which action by the nurse would provide safe and effective care for a patient with a self-care deficit?
A. -Partially draping the patient
B. -Filling the tub with warm water
C. -Placing a towel outside the tub
D. -Allowing the patient to take enough time for the bath
Answer:
-Placing a towel outside the tub

Question:
6. How frequently would the nurse perform an oral hygiene routine on a patient who is unconscious?
Hourly Three times per day Twice per day Daily

, Answer:
Three times per day

Question:
7. When does reactive hyperemia occur?
A. -When pressure on the skin causes the skin to turn red
B. -When pressure on the skin causes the skin to turn white
C. -When blood rushes to a place where there is an increase in circulation
D. -When blood rushes to a place where there is a decrease in circulation
Answer:
-When blood rushes to a place where there is a decrease in circulation

Question:
8. The nurse knows that which is the skin's main function? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct. Excretion Sensation Expulsion Protection Metabolism
Answer:
Excretion Sensation Protection

Question:
9. Which step would the nurse take when bathing a patient? Select all that apply. One, some, or all
responses may be correct.
A. -Drawing the curtains in the room
B. -Keeping the side rails of the bed raised
C. -Checking if the patient has any infections
D. -Checking the medications that the patient is taking
E. -Ensuring that the water used for bathing is lukewarm
Answer:
-Drawing the curtains in the room
-Keeping the side rails of the bed raised
-Ensuring that the water used for bathing is lukewarm

Question:
10. Which information would the nurse provide a patient when asked about the relationship between
gender and longevity?
A. -Men live 1.5 years longer than women.
B. -Women live about 6 years longer than men.
C. -Women live about 3 years longer than men.
D. -There is no difference between the sexes regarding longevity.
Answer:
-Women live about 3 years longer than men.