NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXAM 1 EXAM WITH
MULTIPLE CHOICE OF QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ AND 100%
GUARANTEE PASS
A nurse is providing care based on Maslow's hierarchy of basic
human needs. For which nursing activities is this approach useful?
a. Making accurate nursing diagnoses
b. Establishing priorities of care
c. Communicating concerns more concisely
d. Integrating science into nursing care - CORRECT ANSWER-b.
Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs is useful for establishing
priorities of care.
The nurse is prioritizing nursing care for a patient in a long-term
care facility. Which examples of nursing interventions help meet
physiologic needs? Select all that apply.
a. Preventing falls in the facility
b. Changing a patient's oxygen tank
c. Providing materials for a patient who likes to draw
d. Helping a patient eat his dinner
e. Facilitating a visit from a spouse
f. Referring a patient to a cancer support group. - CORRECT
ANSWER-b, d. Physiologic needs—oxygen, water, food,
elimination, temperature, sexuality, physical activity, and rest—
must be met at least minimally to maintain life. Providing food
and oxygen are examples of interventions to meet these needs.
,Preventing falls helps meet safety and security needs, providing
art supplies may help meet self-actualization needs, facilitating
visits from loved ones helps meet self-esteem needs, and
referring a patient to a support group helps meet love and
belonging needs.
The nurse caring for patients postoperatively uses careful hand
hygiene and sterile techniques when handling patients. Which of
Maslow's basic human needs is being met by this nurse?
a. Physiologic
b. Safety and security
c. Self-esteem
d. Love and belonging - CORRECT ANSWER-b. By carrying out
careful hand hygiene and using sterile technique, nurses provide
safety from infection. An example of a physiologic need is clearing
a patient's airway. Self-esteem needs may be met by allowing an
older adult to talk about a past career. An example of helping
meet a love and belonging need is contacting a hospitalized
patient's family to arrange a visit.
The nurse caring for patients in a long-term care facility knows
that the highest level on Maslow's hierarchy of needs is self-
actualization needs. Which statements accurately describe the
achievement of self-actualization? Select all that apply.
a. Humans are born with a fully developed sense of self-
actualization.
b. Self-actualization needs are met by depending on others for
help.
, c. The self-actualization process continues throughout life.
d. Loneliness and isolation occur when self-actualization needs are
unmet.
e. A person achieves self-actualization by focusing on problems
outside self.
f. Self-actualization needs may be met by creatively solving
problems. - CORRECT ANSWER-c, e, f. Self-actualization, or
reaching one's full potential, is a process that continues
throughout life. A person achieves self-actualization by focusing
on problems outside oneself and using creativity as a guideline for
solving problems and pursuing interests. Humans are not born
with a fully developed sense of self-actualization, and self-
actualization needs are not met specifically by depending on
others for help. Loneliness and isolation are not always the result
of unmet self-actualization needs.
A nurse works with families in crisis at a community mental health
care facility. What is the best broad definition of a family?
a. A father, a mother, and children
b. A group whose members are biologically related
c. A unit that includes aunts, uncles, and cousins
d. A group of people who live together and depend on each other
for support - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Although all the responses may
be true, the best definition is a group of people who live together
and depend on each other for physical, emotional, or financial
support.
A nurse performs an assessment of a family consisting of a single
mother, a grandmother, and two children. Which interview
questions directed to the single mother could the nurse use to
MULTIPLE CHOICE OF QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ AND 100%
GUARANTEE PASS
A nurse is providing care based on Maslow's hierarchy of basic
human needs. For which nursing activities is this approach useful?
a. Making accurate nursing diagnoses
b. Establishing priorities of care
c. Communicating concerns more concisely
d. Integrating science into nursing care - CORRECT ANSWER-b.
Maslow's hierarchy of basic human needs is useful for establishing
priorities of care.
The nurse is prioritizing nursing care for a patient in a long-term
care facility. Which examples of nursing interventions help meet
physiologic needs? Select all that apply.
a. Preventing falls in the facility
b. Changing a patient's oxygen tank
c. Providing materials for a patient who likes to draw
d. Helping a patient eat his dinner
e. Facilitating a visit from a spouse
f. Referring a patient to a cancer support group. - CORRECT
ANSWER-b, d. Physiologic needs—oxygen, water, food,
elimination, temperature, sexuality, physical activity, and rest—
must be met at least minimally to maintain life. Providing food
and oxygen are examples of interventions to meet these needs.
,Preventing falls helps meet safety and security needs, providing
art supplies may help meet self-actualization needs, facilitating
visits from loved ones helps meet self-esteem needs, and
referring a patient to a support group helps meet love and
belonging needs.
The nurse caring for patients postoperatively uses careful hand
hygiene and sterile techniques when handling patients. Which of
Maslow's basic human needs is being met by this nurse?
a. Physiologic
b. Safety and security
c. Self-esteem
d. Love and belonging - CORRECT ANSWER-b. By carrying out
careful hand hygiene and using sterile technique, nurses provide
safety from infection. An example of a physiologic need is clearing
a patient's airway. Self-esteem needs may be met by allowing an
older adult to talk about a past career. An example of helping
meet a love and belonging need is contacting a hospitalized
patient's family to arrange a visit.
The nurse caring for patients in a long-term care facility knows
that the highest level on Maslow's hierarchy of needs is self-
actualization needs. Which statements accurately describe the
achievement of self-actualization? Select all that apply.
a. Humans are born with a fully developed sense of self-
actualization.
b. Self-actualization needs are met by depending on others for
help.
, c. The self-actualization process continues throughout life.
d. Loneliness and isolation occur when self-actualization needs are
unmet.
e. A person achieves self-actualization by focusing on problems
outside self.
f. Self-actualization needs may be met by creatively solving
problems. - CORRECT ANSWER-c, e, f. Self-actualization, or
reaching one's full potential, is a process that continues
throughout life. A person achieves self-actualization by focusing
on problems outside oneself and using creativity as a guideline for
solving problems and pursuing interests. Humans are not born
with a fully developed sense of self-actualization, and self-
actualization needs are not met specifically by depending on
others for help. Loneliness and isolation are not always the result
of unmet self-actualization needs.
A nurse works with families in crisis at a community mental health
care facility. What is the best broad definition of a family?
a. A father, a mother, and children
b. A group whose members are biologically related
c. A unit that includes aunts, uncles, and cousins
d. A group of people who live together and depend on each other
for support - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Although all the responses may
be true, the best definition is a group of people who live together
and depend on each other for physical, emotional, or financial
support.
A nurse performs an assessment of a family consisting of a single
mother, a grandmother, and two children. Which interview
questions directed to the single mother could the nurse use to
