NURS 200 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
CORRECTLY ANSWERED A+ GRADED.
Which stage of an interview establishes the relationship between the nurse
and the patient?
a. Pre-interaction
b. Orientation
c. Examining
d. Working
Verified Answer -b. Orientation
A nurse uses reflective technique when communicating with an anxious
patient. On which does the nurse focus when using reflective technique in
this situation?
a. Feelings
b. Content themes
c. Clarification of information
d. Summarization of the topics discussed
Verified Answer -a. Feelings
A nurse plans to foster a therapeutic relationship with a patient. Which is
important for the nurse to do?
a. Work on establishing a friendship with the patient
b. Use humor to defuse emotionally charged topics of discussion
,c. Sympathize with the patient when the patient shares sad feelings
d. Demonstrate respect when discussing emotionally charged subjects
Verified Answer -d. Demonstrate respect when discussing emotionally
charged subjects
A nurse is assessing a patient to determine educational needs. Which is
most important for the nurse to consider?
a. Make no assumptions about the patient
b. Teaching may be informal or formal in nature
c. The teaching plan should be documented on appropriate records
d. A copy of the teaching-learning contract should be given to the patient
Verified Answer -a. Make no assumptions about the patient
To be most effective, at which grade reading level should the nurse
prepare written educational medical material?
a. Fourth grade
b. Eighth grade
c. Tenth grade
d. Sixth grade
Verified Answer -d. Sixth grade
A nurse is caring for a confused patient. Which should the nurse do to
prevent this patient from falling?
a. Encourage the patient to use the corridor handrails
,b. Place the patient in a room near the nurse's station
c. Reinforce how to use the call bell
d. Maintain close supervision
Verified Answer -d. Maintain close supervision
An unconscious patient begins vomiting. In which position should the
nurse place the patient?
a. Supine
b. Side-lying
c. Orthopneic
d. Low fowler
Verified Answer -b. Side-lying
Which should the nurse do to best prevent a patient from falling?
a. Provide a cane
b. Keep walkways clear of obstacles
c. Assist the patient with ambulation
d. Encourage the patient to use hallway handrails
Verified Answer -c. Assist the patient with ambulation
A nurse in the nursing education department of a community hospital is
planning an in-service education class about injury prevention. Which
factor that most commonly causes physical injuries in hospitalized patients
should be included in the teaching plan?
, a. Malfunctioning equipment
b. Failure to use restraints
c. Visitors
d. Falls
Verified Answer -d. Falls
Profuse smoke is coming out of the heating unit in a patient's room. Which
should the nurse do first?
a. Open the window
b. Activate the fire alarm
c. Move the patient out of the room
d. Close the door to the patient's room
Verified Answer -c. Move the patient out of the room
A nurse is planning care for a patient with a wrist restraint. How often
should a restraint be removed, the area massaged and the joints moved
through their full range?
a. Once a shift
b. Once an hour
c. Every 2 hours
d. Every 4 hours
Verified Answer -c. Every 2 hours
Which is the first action the home care nurse should employ to prevent
falls by an older adult living at home?
CORRECTLY ANSWERED A+ GRADED.
Which stage of an interview establishes the relationship between the nurse
and the patient?
a. Pre-interaction
b. Orientation
c. Examining
d. Working
Verified Answer -b. Orientation
A nurse uses reflective technique when communicating with an anxious
patient. On which does the nurse focus when using reflective technique in
this situation?
a. Feelings
b. Content themes
c. Clarification of information
d. Summarization of the topics discussed
Verified Answer -a. Feelings
A nurse plans to foster a therapeutic relationship with a patient. Which is
important for the nurse to do?
a. Work on establishing a friendship with the patient
b. Use humor to defuse emotionally charged topics of discussion
,c. Sympathize with the patient when the patient shares sad feelings
d. Demonstrate respect when discussing emotionally charged subjects
Verified Answer -d. Demonstrate respect when discussing emotionally
charged subjects
A nurse is assessing a patient to determine educational needs. Which is
most important for the nurse to consider?
a. Make no assumptions about the patient
b. Teaching may be informal or formal in nature
c. The teaching plan should be documented on appropriate records
d. A copy of the teaching-learning contract should be given to the patient
Verified Answer -a. Make no assumptions about the patient
To be most effective, at which grade reading level should the nurse
prepare written educational medical material?
a. Fourth grade
b. Eighth grade
c. Tenth grade
d. Sixth grade
Verified Answer -d. Sixth grade
A nurse is caring for a confused patient. Which should the nurse do to
prevent this patient from falling?
a. Encourage the patient to use the corridor handrails
,b. Place the patient in a room near the nurse's station
c. Reinforce how to use the call bell
d. Maintain close supervision
Verified Answer -d. Maintain close supervision
An unconscious patient begins vomiting. In which position should the
nurse place the patient?
a. Supine
b. Side-lying
c. Orthopneic
d. Low fowler
Verified Answer -b. Side-lying
Which should the nurse do to best prevent a patient from falling?
a. Provide a cane
b. Keep walkways clear of obstacles
c. Assist the patient with ambulation
d. Encourage the patient to use hallway handrails
Verified Answer -c. Assist the patient with ambulation
A nurse in the nursing education department of a community hospital is
planning an in-service education class about injury prevention. Which
factor that most commonly causes physical injuries in hospitalized patients
should be included in the teaching plan?
, a. Malfunctioning equipment
b. Failure to use restraints
c. Visitors
d. Falls
Verified Answer -d. Falls
Profuse smoke is coming out of the heating unit in a patient's room. Which
should the nurse do first?
a. Open the window
b. Activate the fire alarm
c. Move the patient out of the room
d. Close the door to the patient's room
Verified Answer -c. Move the patient out of the room
A nurse is planning care for a patient with a wrist restraint. How often
should a restraint be removed, the area massaged and the joints moved
through their full range?
a. Once a shift
b. Once an hour
c. Every 2 hours
d. Every 4 hours
Verified Answer -c. Every 2 hours
Which is the first action the home care nurse should employ to prevent
falls by an older adult living at home?
