NUR 100 Final Questions With Complete Solutions
20. A nurse touches a patient's hand to indicate caring and
support. What channel of communication is the nurse using?
a. Auditory
b. Visual
c. Olfactory
d. Kinesthetic Correct Answer d
3. The nurse enters the patient's room to complete the physical
assessment. The patient states, "Well, I have not seen you
before. Who are you? Which is the nurse's best response?
a. "I am the nurse who is responsible for your care today"
b. "I am Jane Doe and I will be caring for you until the end of
the shift."
c. "I am the nurse who will be completing your physical
assessment."
d. "I have been transferred to this floor and I will be caring for
you." Correct Answer b
A beginner nursing student is reading an EBP article. Where in
the article would the student find the abstract?
a. In the introduction
b. after the reference
c. In the methods section
d. at the beginning Correct Answer d
A dying client tells the nurse that he doesn't want to see his
family because he doesn't want to cause them more sadness.
Which action by the nurse is MOST appropriate?
,a. Allow the client time for quiet reflection
b. help the client clarify his values
c. Educate the client on death and dying concepts
d. Arrange a meeting between the family and the client Correct
Answer b
A grade school is preparing a series of classes on the dangers of
smoking. Who would be most likely to teach the classes ?
a. the school nurse
b. the principal
c. an outside consultant
d. a teacher Correct Answer a
A high school senior wants to become a gerontological nurse
practitioner. What nursing degree will she need to attain this
goal?
a. Licensed Practical Nurse
b. Baccalaureate degree
c. Associate degree
d. Masters degree Correct Answer d
A home health nurse performing a safety assessment of the
apartment of an older adult to reduce harm to the patient
demonstrates the principals of bioethics called ____________.
a. Nonmaleficence
b. Beneficence
c. autonomy
,d. Fidelity Correct Answer a
A nurse caring for a patient in a long-term health care facility
measures his intake and output and weighs him to asses water
balance. These actions help to meet which of Maslow's
hierarchy of needs?
a. love and belonging
b. physiologic
c. safety and security
d. self- actualization Correct Answer b
A nurse conducts a smoking cessation program for patients of a
neighborhood clinic. This is an example of which of the
following aims of nursing ?
A. Promoting health
b. facilitating coping with disability or death
c. restoring health
d. preventing illness Correct Answer d
A nurse does not assist with ambulation on a post-operative
patient on the first day after surgery. The patient falls and
fractures a hip. What charge might be brought against the nurse.
a. Fraud
b. Battery
c. Negligence
d. Assault Correct Answer c
, A nurse has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit. With whom
should the nurse discuss the case?
a. Plaintiff
b. Colleagues
c. Attorney
d. Reporters Correct Answer c
A nurse has been tried and found guilty of the felony crime of
forgery. How might this affect the nurse's license to practice
nursing ?
a. the license will permanently carry the felony conviction
b. the nurse can practice nursing at a less-skilled level
c. the license may be revoked or suspended
d. It will have no effect on the ability to practice nursing
Correct Answer c
A nurse is caring for a patient who is visually impaired. Which
of the following is a recommended guideline for communication
with this patient?
a. Ease into the room without acknowledging presence until the
patient can be touched.
b. Keep communication simple and concrete
c. Speak in a louder tone of voice to make up for lack of visual
cues.
d. Explain reason for touching patient before doing so Correct
Answer d
20. A nurse touches a patient's hand to indicate caring and
support. What channel of communication is the nurse using?
a. Auditory
b. Visual
c. Olfactory
d. Kinesthetic Correct Answer d
3. The nurse enters the patient's room to complete the physical
assessment. The patient states, "Well, I have not seen you
before. Who are you? Which is the nurse's best response?
a. "I am the nurse who is responsible for your care today"
b. "I am Jane Doe and I will be caring for you until the end of
the shift."
c. "I am the nurse who will be completing your physical
assessment."
d. "I have been transferred to this floor and I will be caring for
you." Correct Answer b
A beginner nursing student is reading an EBP article. Where in
the article would the student find the abstract?
a. In the introduction
b. after the reference
c. In the methods section
d. at the beginning Correct Answer d
A dying client tells the nurse that he doesn't want to see his
family because he doesn't want to cause them more sadness.
Which action by the nurse is MOST appropriate?
,a. Allow the client time for quiet reflection
b. help the client clarify his values
c. Educate the client on death and dying concepts
d. Arrange a meeting between the family and the client Correct
Answer b
A grade school is preparing a series of classes on the dangers of
smoking. Who would be most likely to teach the classes ?
a. the school nurse
b. the principal
c. an outside consultant
d. a teacher Correct Answer a
A high school senior wants to become a gerontological nurse
practitioner. What nursing degree will she need to attain this
goal?
a. Licensed Practical Nurse
b. Baccalaureate degree
c. Associate degree
d. Masters degree Correct Answer d
A home health nurse performing a safety assessment of the
apartment of an older adult to reduce harm to the patient
demonstrates the principals of bioethics called ____________.
a. Nonmaleficence
b. Beneficence
c. autonomy
,d. Fidelity Correct Answer a
A nurse caring for a patient in a long-term health care facility
measures his intake and output and weighs him to asses water
balance. These actions help to meet which of Maslow's
hierarchy of needs?
a. love and belonging
b. physiologic
c. safety and security
d. self- actualization Correct Answer b
A nurse conducts a smoking cessation program for patients of a
neighborhood clinic. This is an example of which of the
following aims of nursing ?
A. Promoting health
b. facilitating coping with disability or death
c. restoring health
d. preventing illness Correct Answer d
A nurse does not assist with ambulation on a post-operative
patient on the first day after surgery. The patient falls and
fractures a hip. What charge might be brought against the nurse.
a. Fraud
b. Battery
c. Negligence
d. Assault Correct Answer c
, A nurse has been named as a defendant in a lawsuit. With whom
should the nurse discuss the case?
a. Plaintiff
b. Colleagues
c. Attorney
d. Reporters Correct Answer c
A nurse has been tried and found guilty of the felony crime of
forgery. How might this affect the nurse's license to practice
nursing ?
a. the license will permanently carry the felony conviction
b. the nurse can practice nursing at a less-skilled level
c. the license may be revoked or suspended
d. It will have no effect on the ability to practice nursing
Correct Answer c
A nurse is caring for a patient who is visually impaired. Which
of the following is a recommended guideline for communication
with this patient?
a. Ease into the room without acknowledging presence until the
patient can be touched.
b. Keep communication simple and concrete
c. Speak in a louder tone of voice to make up for lack of visual
cues.
d. Explain reason for touching patient before doing so Correct
Answer d
