NU 450 Questions Chapters 1-12 Review
Questions and Correct Answers
An ICU nurse modifies a plan of care based on a patient's cultural values. Which of the
following nurse characteristics of the Synergy Model is reflected with this intervention?
✅Caring practices.
In order to decrease the number of medication errors, one strategy may include
focusing on which of the following elements of a healthy work environment? ✅Skilled
communication.
Which of the following interventions would most likely augment evidence-based practice
use in the clinical setting? ✅Enhancing teamwork among staff in the unit
Which of the following illustrates high levels of collaboration for the ICU nurse?
✅Encouraging contributions from others at team meetings.
Based on expressed patient preferences, the ICU incorporates complementary
therapies to help with symptom management. This is an example of which nurse
competency of the Synergy Model? ✅Caring practices.
The critical care environment can be humanized to promote rest and sleep when the
nurse does which of the following? ✅Turns lights down and limits noise
The nurse promotes sleep in the critical care setting by which of the following?
✅Blocking sleep times at night
A nurse is precepting a graduate nurse on the ICU. The nurse asks how she can better
assess spiritual needs when patients are in intensive care. Which of the following
statements are most useful in answering the nurse's question? ✅Remember to include
patient's beliefs, values, and sources of strength.
. A quality improvement initiative for a 10-bed surgical ICU is to reduce the use of
physical restraints without increasing the number of unplanned extubations. Which of
the following interventions would best support this initiative? ✅Utilizing volunteer
patient sitters when family members are not present
The Patient Care Committee for a 40-bed medical-surgical ICU has decided to develop
a comprehensive stress management program for patients. Which of the following
stress-management strategies would most likely require the expertise of an outside
consultant or a specialist to implement the program? ✅Acupuncture
, Which of the following approaches improves the quality of life for patients and their
families who are facing a life-threatening illness? ✅Palliative care
The wife of a critically ill trauma patient is experiencing high anxiety. Which of the
following would be an appropriate nursing intervention? ✅Provide consistent and
accurate information.
The family enters a crisis under several conditions. Which of the following conditions
most likely to increase the probability that the family will enter a crisis? ✅A family's
ability to problem solve is inadequate.
Assisting the family members to define or state a problem associated with a crisis is
useful in which of the following ways? ✅It directs nursing interventions.
To help the family develop a sense of control, the nurse may offer which of the
following? ✅Choices for the family whenever possible
Following admission to a critical care unit, the patient's family asks the nurse repeatedly
about the patient's condition. What is the best nursing intervention to reduce the family
members' anxiety? ✅Provide unlimited visiting to the family member/significant other.
Evaluation of learning effectiveness should include which of the following? Select all
that apply. ✅A) The patient demonstrates at least 94% of all critical elements of the
teaching plan. C) Learning evaluation should avoid embarrassing the patient if he or she
is unable to perform a newly learned skill correctly. D) Effective learning should involve
the patient and family/significant other to enhance success.
A male patient was in the critical care unit for 30 days. Today, the physician writes
orders to transfer him to the medical-surgical floor. He tells his wife that he is still too
sick to leave the unit. Which of the following interventions should the nurse consider?
Select all that apply. ✅A) Acknowledge the patient's fears related to the transfer. B)
Educate the patient and family about the floor routine. C) Provide a tour of the medical-
surgical unit to the family. D) Inform the receiving nurse of the patient's anxiety.
When conducting patient education for a non-English speaking patient with a trained
interpreter, the nurse should perform which of the following? Select all that apply. ✅B)
Pause at regular intervals. C) Look directly at the patient while conversing. D) Have the
patient repeat the instructions given back to the interpreter.
The physician has requested informed consent for insertion of a central line from the
patient's family. The consent form remains unsigned on the patient's bedside table.
What is the best action for the nurse to take? ✅Offer to read the informed consent with
the family member.
Questions and Correct Answers
An ICU nurse modifies a plan of care based on a patient's cultural values. Which of the
following nurse characteristics of the Synergy Model is reflected with this intervention?
✅Caring practices.
In order to decrease the number of medication errors, one strategy may include
focusing on which of the following elements of a healthy work environment? ✅Skilled
communication.
Which of the following interventions would most likely augment evidence-based practice
use in the clinical setting? ✅Enhancing teamwork among staff in the unit
Which of the following illustrates high levels of collaboration for the ICU nurse?
✅Encouraging contributions from others at team meetings.
Based on expressed patient preferences, the ICU incorporates complementary
therapies to help with symptom management. This is an example of which nurse
competency of the Synergy Model? ✅Caring practices.
The critical care environment can be humanized to promote rest and sleep when the
nurse does which of the following? ✅Turns lights down and limits noise
The nurse promotes sleep in the critical care setting by which of the following?
✅Blocking sleep times at night
A nurse is precepting a graduate nurse on the ICU. The nurse asks how she can better
assess spiritual needs when patients are in intensive care. Which of the following
statements are most useful in answering the nurse's question? ✅Remember to include
patient's beliefs, values, and sources of strength.
. A quality improvement initiative for a 10-bed surgical ICU is to reduce the use of
physical restraints without increasing the number of unplanned extubations. Which of
the following interventions would best support this initiative? ✅Utilizing volunteer
patient sitters when family members are not present
The Patient Care Committee for a 40-bed medical-surgical ICU has decided to develop
a comprehensive stress management program for patients. Which of the following
stress-management strategies would most likely require the expertise of an outside
consultant or a specialist to implement the program? ✅Acupuncture
, Which of the following approaches improves the quality of life for patients and their
families who are facing a life-threatening illness? ✅Palliative care
The wife of a critically ill trauma patient is experiencing high anxiety. Which of the
following would be an appropriate nursing intervention? ✅Provide consistent and
accurate information.
The family enters a crisis under several conditions. Which of the following conditions
most likely to increase the probability that the family will enter a crisis? ✅A family's
ability to problem solve is inadequate.
Assisting the family members to define or state a problem associated with a crisis is
useful in which of the following ways? ✅It directs nursing interventions.
To help the family develop a sense of control, the nurse may offer which of the
following? ✅Choices for the family whenever possible
Following admission to a critical care unit, the patient's family asks the nurse repeatedly
about the patient's condition. What is the best nursing intervention to reduce the family
members' anxiety? ✅Provide unlimited visiting to the family member/significant other.
Evaluation of learning effectiveness should include which of the following? Select all
that apply. ✅A) The patient demonstrates at least 94% of all critical elements of the
teaching plan. C) Learning evaluation should avoid embarrassing the patient if he or she
is unable to perform a newly learned skill correctly. D) Effective learning should involve
the patient and family/significant other to enhance success.
A male patient was in the critical care unit for 30 days. Today, the physician writes
orders to transfer him to the medical-surgical floor. He tells his wife that he is still too
sick to leave the unit. Which of the following interventions should the nurse consider?
Select all that apply. ✅A) Acknowledge the patient's fears related to the transfer. B)
Educate the patient and family about the floor routine. C) Provide a tour of the medical-
surgical unit to the family. D) Inform the receiving nurse of the patient's anxiety.
When conducting patient education for a non-English speaking patient with a trained
interpreter, the nurse should perform which of the following? Select all that apply. ✅B)
Pause at regular intervals. C) Look directly at the patient while conversing. D) Have the
patient repeat the instructions given back to the interpreter.
The physician has requested informed consent for insertion of a central line from the
patient's family. The consent form remains unsigned on the patient's bedside table.
What is the best action for the nurse to take? ✅Offer to read the informed consent with
the family member.
