VERIFIED ANSWERS YEAR 2024/2025
/LATEST UPDATE/
,1. An example of a nursing activity that reflects the American
Nurses Association's definition of nursing is
a. diagnosing a patient with a feeding tube as being at risk for
aspiration.
b. establishing protocols for treating patients in the emergency
department.
c. providing antianxiety drugs for a patient who has disturbed
sleep patterns.
d. identifying and treating dysrhythmias that occur in a patient
in
the coronary care unit. - CORRECT ANSWERS-a. diagnosing
a patient with a feeding tube as being at risk for
aspiration.
2. A nurse working on the medical-surgical unit at an urban
hospital would like to become certified in a medical-surgical
specialty. The nurse knows that this process would most likely
require
a. a bachelor's degree in nursing.
b. formal education in advanced nursing practice.
c. experience for a specific period in medical-surgical nursing.
d. membership in a medical-surgical nursing specialty
organization. - CORRECT ANSWERS-c experience for a
specific period in medical-surgical nursing
A nurse is providing care to a patient after right hip surgery.
Within a pay-for-performance system, a critical role of the nurse
is to
a. ensure that care is provided using a minimal amount of
supplies.
b. discharge the patient at completion of the number of
approved days of care.
,c. implement measures to decrease the risk of the patient
acquiring an infection.
d. assess the patient's ability to pay for health care services at
the time of admission. - CORRECT ANSWERS-cmplement
measures to decrease the risk of the patient acquiring an
infection.
4. The nurse is assigned to care for a newly admitted patient.
Number in order the steps for using the nursing process to
prioritize care.
(Number 1 is the first step, and number 5 is the last step.)
___ Evaluate whether the plan was effective.
___ Identify any health problems.
___ Collect patient information.
___ Carry out the plan.
___ Determine a plan of action. - CORRECT ANSWERS-5 2 1
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5. The linkages among NANDA-I nursing diagnoses, NOC
patient outcomes, and NIC nursing interventions can be used to
a. evaluate patient outcomes.
b. provide guides for planning care.
c. predict the results of nursing care.
d. shorten written care plans for individual patients. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-b provide guides for planning care.
6. Advantages of the use of informatics in health care delivery
are(select all that apply)
a. reduced need for home care nurses in rural areas.
b. increased patient anonymity and confidentiality.
c. the ability to achieve and maintain high standards of care.
d. improved communication of the patient's health status to the
health care team.
e. access to standardized plans of care that are available for
most types of health problems. - CORRECT ANSWERS-c
d
e
, When using evidence-based practice, the nurse
a. must use clinical practice guidelines developed by national
health agencies.
b. should use findings from randomized controlled trials to plan
care for all patient problems.
c. uses clinical decision making and judgment to determine
what evidence is appropriate for a specific clinical situation.
d. statistically analyzes the relationship of nursing interventions
to patient outcomes to establish evidence for the most
appropriate patient interventions. - CORRECT ANSWERS-c
The nurse's role in addressing the National Patient Safety
Goals established by The Joint Commission includes (select all
that apply)
a. using side rails and alarm systems as necessary to prevent
patient falls.
b. memorizing and implementing all the rules published by The
Joint Commission.
c. verifying telephone and verbal orders using the "write down
and read back" procedure.
d. encouraging patients to be actively involved in and question
their own health care.
e. obtaining a complete list of the patient's medications and
monitoring their use throughout the continuum of care. -
CORRECT ANSWERS-a
c
e
The nurse is caring for a diabetic patient in the ambulatory
surgical unit who has just undergone debridement of an
infected toe. Which task is most appropriate for the nurse to
delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
a. Check the patient's vital signs.
b. Evaluate the patient's awareness.
c. Monitor the site of the patient's IV catheter.