BATES 13TH EDITION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024

BATES 13TH EDITION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
REF:Bp.B741

MSC:BClientBNeeds:BHealthBPromotionBandBMaintenance

13.BAB50-year-
oldBwomanBcallsBtheBclinicBbecauseBsheBhasBnoticedBsomeBchangesBinBherBbodyBandBbreastsBandBwondersBi
fBtheseBchangesBcouldBbeBattributableBtoBtheBhormoneBreplacementBtherapyB(HRT)BsheBstartedB3BmonthsB
earlier.BTheBnurseBshouldBtellBher:B

aBHRTBisBatBsuchBaBlowBdoseBthatBsideBeffectsBareBveryBunusual.B

bBHRTBhasBseveralBsideBeffects,BincludingBfluidBretention,BbreastBtenderness,BandBvaginalBbleeding.

cBVaginalBbleedingB-BANSWERBANS:BB

SideBeffectsBofBHRTBincludeBfluidBretention,BbreastBpain,BandBvaginalBbleeding.BTheBotherBresponsesBareBno
tBcorrect.



CHAPTERB1BFoundationsBforBClinicalBProficiency



1.BAfterBcompletingBanBinitialBassessmentBofBaBpatient,BtheBnurseBhasBchartedBthatBhisBrespirationsBareBeup
neicBandBhisBpulseBisB58BbeatsBperBminute.BTheseBtypesBofBdataBwouldBbe:

a.BObjective.

b.BReflective.

c.BSubjective.

d.BIntrospective.B-BANSWERBANS:BA

ObjectiveBdataBareBwhatBtheBhealthBprofessionalBobservesBbyBinspecting,Bpercussing,Bpalpating,

andBauscultatingBduringBtheBphysicalBexamination.BSubjectiveBdataBisBwhatBtheBpersonBsaysBabout

himBorBherselfBduringBhistoryBtaking.BTheBtermsBreflectiveBandBintrospectiveBareBnotBusedBto

describeBdata.



2.BABpatientBtellsBtheBnurseBthatBheBisBveryBnervous,BisBnauseated,BandBfeelsBhot.BTheseBtypesBof

dataBwouldBbe:

a.BObjective.

,b.BReflective.

c.BSubjective.

d.BIntrospective.B-BANSWERBANS:BC

SubjectiveBdataBareBwhatBtheBpersonBsaysBaboutBhimBorBherselfBduringBhistoryBtaking.BObjective

dataBareBwhatBtheBhealthBprofessionalBobservesBbyBinspecting,Bpercussing,Bpalpating,Band

auscultatingBduringBtheBphysicalBexamination.BTheBtermsBreflectiveBandBintrospectiveBareBnotBused

toBdescribeBdata.



3.BTheBpatientsBrecord,BlaboratoryBstudies,BobjectiveBdata,BandBsubjectiveBdataBcombineBtoBform

the:

a.BDataBbase.

b.BAdmittingBdata.

c.BFinancialBstatement.

d.BDischargeBsummary.B-BANSWERBANS:BA

TogetherBwithBtheBpatientsBrecordBandBlaboratoryBstudies,BtheBobjectiveBandBsubjectiveBdataBform

theBdataBbase.BTheBotherBitemsBareBnotBpartBofBtheBpatientsBrecord,BlaboratoryBstudies,BorBdata.



4.BWhenBlisteningBtoBaBpatientsBbreathBsounds,BtheBnurseBisBunsureBofBaBsoundBthatBisBheard.BThe

nursesBnextBactionBshouldBbeBto:

a.BImmediatelyBnotifyBtheBpatientsBphysician.

b.BDocumentBtheBsoundBexactlyBasBitBwasBheard.

c.BValidateBtheBdataBbyBaskingBaBcoworkerBtoBlistenBtoBtheBbreathBsounds.

d.BAssessBagainBinB20BminutesBtoBnoteBwhetherBtheBsoundBisBstillBpresent.B-BANSWERBANS:BC

WhenBunsureBofBaBsoundBheardBwhileBlisteningBtoBaBpatientsBbreathBsounds,BtheBnurseBvalidatesBthe

dataBtoBensureBaccuracy.BIfBtheBnurseBhasBlessBexperienceBinBanBarea,BthenBheBorBsheBasksBanBexpert

toBlisten.



5.BTheBnurseBisBconductingBaBclassBforBnewBgraduateBnurses.BDuringBtheBteachingBsession,Bthe

nurseBshouldBkeepBinBmindBthatBnoviceBnurses,BwithoutBaBbackgroundBofBskillsBandBexperience

,fromBwhichBtoBdraw,BareBmoreBlikelyBtoBmakeBtheirBdecisionsBusing:

aBIntuition.

bBABsetBofBrules.

cBArticlesBinBjournals.

dBAdviceBfromBsupervisors.B-BANSWERBANS:BB

NoviceBnursesBoperateBfromBaBsetBofBdefined,BstructuredBrules.BTheBexpertBpractitionerBuses

intuitiveBlinks.



6.BExpertBnursesBlearnBtoBattendBtoBaBpatternBofBassessmentBdataBandBactBwithoutBconsciouslyBlabelingBit.B
TheseBresponsesBareBreferredBtoBas:

aBIntuition.

bBTheBnursingBprocess.

cBClinicalBknowledge.

dBDiagnosticBreasoning.B-BANSWERBANS:BA

IntuitionBisBcharacterizedBbyBpatternBrecognitionBexpertBnursesBlearnBtoBattendBtoBaBpatternBofBassessment
BdataBandBactBwithoutBconsciouslyBlabelingBit.BTheBotherBoptionsBareBnotBcorrect.




7.BTheBnurseBisBreviewingBinformationBaboutBevidence-basedBpracticeB(EBP).BWhichBstatement

bestBreflectsBEBP?

aBEBPBreliesBonBtraditionBforBsupportBofBbestBpractices.

bBEBPBisBsimplyBtheBuseBofBbestBpracticeBtechniquesBforBtheBtreatmentBofBpatients.

cBEBPBemphasizesBtheBuseBofBbestBevidenceBwithBtheBcliniciansBexperience.

dBTheBpatientsBownBpreferencesBareBnotBimportantBwithBEBP.B-BANSWERBANS:BC

EBPBisBaBsystematicBapproachBtoBpracticeBthatBemphasizesBtheBuseBofBbestBevidenceBinBcombination

withBtheBcliniciansBexperience,BasBwellBasBpatientBpreferencesBandBvalues,BwhenBmakingBdecisions

aboutBcareBandBtreatment.BEBPBisBmoreBthanBsimplyBusingBtheBbestBpracticeBtechniquesBtoBtreat

patients,BandBquestioningBtraditionBisBimportantBwhenBnoBcompellingBandBsupportiveBresearch

evidenceBexists.

, 8.BTheBnurseBisBconductingBaBclassBonBpriorityBsettingBforBaBgroupBofBnewBgraduateBnurses.BWhichBisBanBexa
mpleBofBaBfirst-levelBpriorityBproblem?

aBPatientBwithBpostoperativeBpain

bBNewlyBdiagnosedBpatientBwithBdiabetesBwhoBneedsBdiabeticBteaching

cBIndividualBwithBaBsmallBlacerationBonBtheBsoleBofBtheBfoot

dBIndividualBwithBshortnessBofBbreathBandBrespiratoryBdistressB-BANSWERBANS:BD

First-levelBpriorityBproblemsBareBthoseBthatBareBemergent,BlifeBthreatening,BandBimmediateB(e.g.,

establishingBanBairway,BsupportingBbreathing,BmaintainingBcirculation,BmonitoringBabnormalBvital

signs)B(seeBTableB1-1).



9.BWhenBconsideringBpriorityBsettingBofBproblems,BtheBnurseBkeepsBinBmindBthatBsecond-
levelBpriorityBproblemsBincludeBwhichBofBtheseBaspects?

aBLowBself-esteem

bBLackBofBknowledge

cBAbnormalBlaboratoryBvalues

dBSeverelyBabnormalBvitalBsignsB-BANSWERBANS:BC

Second-levelBpriorityBproblemsBareBthoseBthatBrequireBpromptBinterventionBtoBforestallBfurther

deteriorationB(e.g.,BmentalBstatusBchange,BacuteBpain,BabnormalBlaboratoryBvalues,BrisksBtoBsafety

orBsecurity)B(seeBTableB1-1).



10.BWhichBcriticalBthinkingBskillBhelpsBtheBnurseBseeBrelationshipsBamongBtheBdata?

aBValidation

bBClusteringBrelatedBcues

cBIdentifyingBgapsBinBdata

dBDistinguishingBrelevantBfromBirrelevantB-BANSWERBANS:BB

ClusteringBrelatedBcuesBhelpsBtheBnurseBseeBrelationshipsBamongBtheBdata.



11.BTheBnurseBknowsBthatBdevelopingBappropriateBnursingBinterventionsBforBaBpatientBreliesBonBtheBappro
priatenessBofBtheBdiagnosis.

aBNursing