NUR-145 Exam 3 Practice Questions and
Correct Answers
Deanna RN knows that Mr. Mason needs to quit smoking to improve his health. What
factors should she take into consideration that could affect Mr. Mason's willingness to
engage in health promotion activities? Select all that apply.
A. Socioeconomic status
B. Access to resources
C. Other chronic illnesses
D. Mental and physical health
E. Cognitive status
G. Age
H. Gender ✅A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Hannah is conducting a home visit with an older adult couple. She assesses that the
lighting in the home is poor and there are throw rugs throughout the home and a low
footstool in the living room. She discusses removing the rugs and footstool and
improving the lighting with the couple. She is addressing which level of need according
to Maslow?
A. Physiological
B. Safety and security
C. Love and belonging
D. Self-actualization ✅B. Safety and security
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of these needs would the patient seek
to meet first?
A. Self-actualization
B. Psychological security
C. Shelter
D. Love and belonging
E. Learning all the words to You Need to Calm Down by Taylor Swift ✅C. Shelter
After evaluating a patient's external variables, the nurse concludes that health beliefs
and practices can be influenced by
A. Emotional factors
B. Intellectual background
C. Developmental stage
D. Socioeconomic factors ✅D. Socioeconomic factors
You will use the concept of primary prevention when instructing a patient to
A. Get a flu shot every year
B. Take a blood pressure reading daily
C. Explore hiring a patient with a known disability
, D. Undergo physical therapy following a cerebrovascular accident ✅A. Get a flu shot
every year
Presence involves a person-to-person encounter that
A. Enables patients to care for self
B. Provides personal care to a patient
C. Conveys a closeness and a sense of caring
D. Describes being in close contact with a patient ✅C. Conveys a closeness and a
sense of caring
A nurse hears a colleague tell a nursing student that she never touches a patient unless
she is performing a procedure or doing an assessment. The nurse tells the student that
from a caring perspective
A. She does not touch the patients either.
B. Touch is a type of verbal communication.
C. There is never a problem with using touch.
D. Touch forms a connection between nurse and patient ✅D. Touch forms a
connection between nurse and patient
When a nurse enters a patient's room and says "Good morning" before starting care,
the nurse combines nursing tasks and conversation. An important aspect of care for the
nurse to remember is the need to
A. Establish a relationship.
B. Gather assessment data.
C. Treat discomforts quickly.
D. Assess the patient's emotional needs ✅D. Assess the patient's emotional needs
Health disparities are unequal burdens of disease morbidity and morality rates
experienced by racial and ethnic groups. These disparities are often exacerbated by
A. Bias
B. Stereotyping
C. Prejudice
D. All of the above ✅D. All of the above
During their clinical post-conference meeting, several nursing students were discussing
their patients with their instructor. One student from a middle-class family shared that
her patient was homeless. This is an example of caring for a patient from a different
A. Ethnicity
B. Culture
C. Heritage
D. Religion ✅B. Culture
Your patient refuses to ambulate without an abdominal binder during her postpartum
stay in the hospital. Of what belief is this a manifestation?
A. Poor health habits
B. Fear of bleeding
Correct Answers
Deanna RN knows that Mr. Mason needs to quit smoking to improve his health. What
factors should she take into consideration that could affect Mr. Mason's willingness to
engage in health promotion activities? Select all that apply.
A. Socioeconomic status
B. Access to resources
C. Other chronic illnesses
D. Mental and physical health
E. Cognitive status
G. Age
H. Gender ✅A, B, C, D, E, F, G
Hannah is conducting a home visit with an older adult couple. She assesses that the
lighting in the home is poor and there are throw rugs throughout the home and a low
footstool in the living room. She discusses removing the rugs and footstool and
improving the lighting with the couple. She is addressing which level of need according
to Maslow?
A. Physiological
B. Safety and security
C. Love and belonging
D. Self-actualization ✅B. Safety and security
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of these needs would the patient seek
to meet first?
A. Self-actualization
B. Psychological security
C. Shelter
D. Love and belonging
E. Learning all the words to You Need to Calm Down by Taylor Swift ✅C. Shelter
After evaluating a patient's external variables, the nurse concludes that health beliefs
and practices can be influenced by
A. Emotional factors
B. Intellectual background
C. Developmental stage
D. Socioeconomic factors ✅D. Socioeconomic factors
You will use the concept of primary prevention when instructing a patient to
A. Get a flu shot every year
B. Take a blood pressure reading daily
C. Explore hiring a patient with a known disability
, D. Undergo physical therapy following a cerebrovascular accident ✅A. Get a flu shot
every year
Presence involves a person-to-person encounter that
A. Enables patients to care for self
B. Provides personal care to a patient
C. Conveys a closeness and a sense of caring
D. Describes being in close contact with a patient ✅C. Conveys a closeness and a
sense of caring
A nurse hears a colleague tell a nursing student that she never touches a patient unless
she is performing a procedure or doing an assessment. The nurse tells the student that
from a caring perspective
A. She does not touch the patients either.
B. Touch is a type of verbal communication.
C. There is never a problem with using touch.
D. Touch forms a connection between nurse and patient ✅D. Touch forms a
connection between nurse and patient
When a nurse enters a patient's room and says "Good morning" before starting care,
the nurse combines nursing tasks and conversation. An important aspect of care for the
nurse to remember is the need to
A. Establish a relationship.
B. Gather assessment data.
C. Treat discomforts quickly.
D. Assess the patient's emotional needs ✅D. Assess the patient's emotional needs
Health disparities are unequal burdens of disease morbidity and morality rates
experienced by racial and ethnic groups. These disparities are often exacerbated by
A. Bias
B. Stereotyping
C. Prejudice
D. All of the above ✅D. All of the above
During their clinical post-conference meeting, several nursing students were discussing
their patients with their instructor. One student from a middle-class family shared that
her patient was homeless. This is an example of caring for a patient from a different
A. Ethnicity
B. Culture
C. Heritage
D. Religion ✅B. Culture
Your patient refuses to ambulate without an abdominal binder during her postpartum
stay in the hospital. Of what belief is this a manifestation?
A. Poor health habits
B. Fear of bleeding
