BSN 225 HESI RN Specialty
Fundamentals of Nursing Exam
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Questions & Answers |100% Correct
| Grade A - Nightingale
Question:
The nurse has been assigned the same clients for the past 4 days. Two of the
clients demand a great deal of attention, and the nurse feels anxious and
angry about being given this assignment again. What action would
demonstrate the most effective way for the nurse to cope with the client care
assignment?
A. Share complaints about the assignment with the nurse manager.
B. Prioritize the clients' needs and identify a specific time period to care for
each client.
C. Talk with the clients and explain that they cannot expect so much personal
attention.
D. Trade assignments with another nurse who is unaware of the concerns
regarding the patient assignment.
Answer:
B. Prioritize the clients' needs and identify a specific time period to care for
each client.
,Question:
The nurse uses knowledge of the effects of stress on the immune system by
encouraging clients to...
A. sleep for 10 to 12 hours per day.
B. avoid exposure to upper respiratory tract infections.
C. receive regular immunizations when they are stressed.
D. use emotion-focused rather than problem-focused coping strategies.
Answer:
B. avoid exposure to upper respiratory tract infections.
Question:
An appropriate nursing intervention for a hospitalized client who states she
cannot cope with her illness is...
A. controlling the environment to prevent sensory overload and promote
sleep.
B. encouraging the client's family to offer emotional support by frequent
visiting.
C. arranging for the client to phone family and friends to maintain emotional
bonds.
D. asking the client to describe previous stressful situations and how she
managed to resolve them.
Answer:
D. asking the client to describe previous stressful situations and how she
managed to resolve them.
,Question:
A nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from a myocardial infarction
and a cardiac catheterization. The client states, "I am concerned that things
might be a little, you know, 'different' with my partner when I get home."
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A. "Sounds like something you should discuss with them when you get home."
B. "It sounds like you are concerned about sexual functioning. Let's discuss
your concerns."
C. "Oh, I wouldn't be too concerned. Things will be fine as soon as we get you
home."
D. "Just make sure you take your medication as directed, and you should be
fine."
Answer:
B."It sounds like you are concerned about sexual functioning. Let's discuss
your concerns."
Question:
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which of
the following clients are at increased risk for body-image disturbances? Select
all that apply.
A.A client who had a laparoscopic appendectomy
B.A client who had a mastectomy
C.A client who had a left above-the-knee amputation
D.A client who had a cardiac catheterization
E.A client who had a stroke with right-sided hemiplegia
Answer:
, B.A client who had a mastectomy
C.A client who had a left above-the-knee amputation
E.A client who had a stroke with right-sided hemiplegia
Question:
For which reasons are clients unlikely to introduce the topic of sex with health
care providers? Select all that apply.
A. Most clients have few, if any, questions or problems relating to this topic.
B. They are too embarrassed to discuss the topic of sex with a health care
provider.
C. Female clients prefer to discuss problems with female health care
providers.
D. They assume that health care professionals know little about sexual
functioning.
E. They are concerned that the health care professionals will be judgmental.
Answer:
B. they are too embarrassed to discuss the topic of sex with a health care
provider
E. they are concerned that the health care professionals will be judgmental
Question:
A nurse is caring for two clients who report following the same religion.
Which of the following information should the nurse consider when planning
care for these clients?
Fundamentals of Nursing Exam
Prep (Latest Update )
Questions & Answers |100% Correct
| Grade A - Nightingale
Question:
The nurse has been assigned the same clients for the past 4 days. Two of the
clients demand a great deal of attention, and the nurse feels anxious and
angry about being given this assignment again. What action would
demonstrate the most effective way for the nurse to cope with the client care
assignment?
A. Share complaints about the assignment with the nurse manager.
B. Prioritize the clients' needs and identify a specific time period to care for
each client.
C. Talk with the clients and explain that they cannot expect so much personal
attention.
D. Trade assignments with another nurse who is unaware of the concerns
regarding the patient assignment.
Answer:
B. Prioritize the clients' needs and identify a specific time period to care for
each client.
,Question:
The nurse uses knowledge of the effects of stress on the immune system by
encouraging clients to...
A. sleep for 10 to 12 hours per day.
B. avoid exposure to upper respiratory tract infections.
C. receive regular immunizations when they are stressed.
D. use emotion-focused rather than problem-focused coping strategies.
Answer:
B. avoid exposure to upper respiratory tract infections.
Question:
An appropriate nursing intervention for a hospitalized client who states she
cannot cope with her illness is...
A. controlling the environment to prevent sensory overload and promote
sleep.
B. encouraging the client's family to offer emotional support by frequent
visiting.
C. arranging for the client to phone family and friends to maintain emotional
bonds.
D. asking the client to describe previous stressful situations and how she
managed to resolve them.
Answer:
D. asking the client to describe previous stressful situations and how she
managed to resolve them.
,Question:
A nurse is caring for a client who is recovering from a myocardial infarction
and a cardiac catheterization. The client states, "I am concerned that things
might be a little, you know, 'different' with my partner when I get home."
Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
A. "Sounds like something you should discuss with them when you get home."
B. "It sounds like you are concerned about sexual functioning. Let's discuss
your concerns."
C. "Oh, I wouldn't be too concerned. Things will be fine as soon as we get you
home."
D. "Just make sure you take your medication as directed, and you should be
fine."
Answer:
B."It sounds like you are concerned about sexual functioning. Let's discuss
your concerns."
Question:
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which of
the following clients are at increased risk for body-image disturbances? Select
all that apply.
A.A client who had a laparoscopic appendectomy
B.A client who had a mastectomy
C.A client who had a left above-the-knee amputation
D.A client who had a cardiac catheterization
E.A client who had a stroke with right-sided hemiplegia
Answer:
, B.A client who had a mastectomy
C.A client who had a left above-the-knee amputation
E.A client who had a stroke with right-sided hemiplegia
Question:
For which reasons are clients unlikely to introduce the topic of sex with health
care providers? Select all that apply.
A. Most clients have few, if any, questions or problems relating to this topic.
B. They are too embarrassed to discuss the topic of sex with a health care
provider.
C. Female clients prefer to discuss problems with female health care
providers.
D. They assume that health care professionals know little about sexual
functioning.
E. They are concerned that the health care professionals will be judgmental.
Answer:
B. they are too embarrassed to discuss the topic of sex with a health care
provider
E. they are concerned that the health care professionals will be judgmental
Question:
A nurse is caring for two clients who report following the same religion.
Which of the following information should the nurse consider when planning
care for these clients?
