NR226 FUNDAMENTALS OF PATIENT CARE FINAL EXAM
REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Clinical decision making requires the nurse to...
a) improve a patient's health
b) standardize care for the patient
c) follow the health care provider's orders for patient care
d) establish and weigh criteria in deciding the best choice of therapy for a patient - VERIFIED
ANSWER✔✔-d) establish and weigh criteria in deciding the best choice of therapy for a patient
Which of the following is not one of the five steps of the nursing process?
a) planning
b) evaluation
c) assessment
d) hypothesis testing - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-d) hypothesis testing
Gathering, verifying, and communicating data about the patient to establish a database is an example of
which component of the nursing process?
a) planning
b) evaluation
c) assessment
d) implementation
e) nursing diagnosis - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-c) assessment
The interview technique that is most effective in strengthening the nurse-patient relationship by
demonstrating the nurse's willingness to hear the patient's thoughts is...
, a) direct question
b) problem solving
c) problem seeking
d) open ended questions - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-d) open ended questions
While obtaining a health history from a patient, the nurse asks Mr. Jones if he has noted any change in
activity tolerance. This is an example of which interview technique?
a) direct question
b) problem-solving
c) problem-seeking
d) open ended question - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-a) direct question
Mr. Davis tells the nurse he has been experiencing more frequent episodes of indigestion. The nurse
asks if his indigestion is associated with meals or reclining positions and asks what relieves the
indigestion. This is an example of which interview technique?
a) direct question
b) problem solving
c) problem seeking
d) open ended question - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-c) problem seeking
The information obtainined in a review of systems is...
a) objective
b) subjective
c) based on nurse perspective
d) based on physical exam findings - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-b) subjective
REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Clinical decision making requires the nurse to...
a) improve a patient's health
b) standardize care for the patient
c) follow the health care provider's orders for patient care
d) establish and weigh criteria in deciding the best choice of therapy for a patient - VERIFIED
ANSWER✔✔-d) establish and weigh criteria in deciding the best choice of therapy for a patient
Which of the following is not one of the five steps of the nursing process?
a) planning
b) evaluation
c) assessment
d) hypothesis testing - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-d) hypothesis testing
Gathering, verifying, and communicating data about the patient to establish a database is an example of
which component of the nursing process?
a) planning
b) evaluation
c) assessment
d) implementation
e) nursing diagnosis - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-c) assessment
The interview technique that is most effective in strengthening the nurse-patient relationship by
demonstrating the nurse's willingness to hear the patient's thoughts is...
, a) direct question
b) problem solving
c) problem seeking
d) open ended questions - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-d) open ended questions
While obtaining a health history from a patient, the nurse asks Mr. Jones if he has noted any change in
activity tolerance. This is an example of which interview technique?
a) direct question
b) problem-solving
c) problem-seeking
d) open ended question - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-a) direct question
Mr. Davis tells the nurse he has been experiencing more frequent episodes of indigestion. The nurse
asks if his indigestion is associated with meals or reclining positions and asks what relieves the
indigestion. This is an example of which interview technique?
a) direct question
b) problem solving
c) problem seeking
d) open ended question - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-c) problem seeking
The information obtainined in a review of systems is...
a) objective
b) subjective
c) based on nurse perspective
d) based on physical exam findings - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-b) subjective
