REX-PN 4 exam with verified solutions
1. During the working phase of therapy, the client begins to arrive late
for appointments because of traffic and her busy schedule. What would
the prac- tical nurse interpret this behaviour as?: Resistance;
conscious or unconscious introduction of actions that sabotage the
caring relationship
2. A practical nurse creates a professional development plan as part of
her annual performance review. Which of the following would be most
appropriate plan to facilitate the practical nurse's development?:
Attend continuing educa- tion courses related to primary client care
responsibilities
3. A 10-year-old boy is admitted to a hospital for evaluation for a
kidney transplant. A practical nurse learns that the client received
hemodialysis for 2 years due to stage 5 kidney disease. The nurse
knows that the illness can interfere with this client's achievement of
which of the following?: Industry
4. Industry: Is the fourth stage of Erik Erikson's theory of
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,psychosocial develop- ment.
Occurs during childhood between the ages of approximately six to twelve
5. What is most important aspect of hand washing?: Friction
6. Which of the following would the nurse educator state is the goal
of ther- apeutic communication?: Obtaining information, developing
trust, and showing caring
7. When assessing if a procedural risk to a client is justified, the
ethical principle underlying the dilemma is known as::
Nonmaleficence
8. Nonmaleficence: Is the principle of
creating no harm. It refers to preventing or
minimizing harm to an individual.
9. A 24-year-old female client has been advised to stop smoking. Which
of the following statements by the nurse is considered therapeutic?: "I
can offer you some information outlining multiple ways to stop smoking.
10. Nursing staff members are sitting in the lounge taking their morning
break. An unregulated care provider (UCP) tells the group that he
thinks that the unit secretary has acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS). The UCP proceeds to tell the nursing staff that the
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, secretary probably contracted the disease from her husband, who is
supposedly a drug addict. The practical nurse should inform the UCP
that making this accusation is
11. Affect: Refers to a person's emotional expression
12. During the night shift, Paul tells the practical nurse that he is going
to kill himself. Paul is then placed on constant observation. He then
asks the nurse if he can use the bathroom and says "I don't need you to
follow me". Which of the following statements by the practical nurse
would be most appropriate?: "I must stay with you until we are sure you
are not going to hurt yourself."
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1. During the working phase of therapy, the client begins to arrive late
for appointments because of traffic and her busy schedule. What would
the prac- tical nurse interpret this behaviour as?: Resistance;
conscious or unconscious introduction of actions that sabotage the
caring relationship
2. A practical nurse creates a professional development plan as part of
her annual performance review. Which of the following would be most
appropriate plan to facilitate the practical nurse's development?:
Attend continuing educa- tion courses related to primary client care
responsibilities
3. A 10-year-old boy is admitted to a hospital for evaluation for a
kidney transplant. A practical nurse learns that the client received
hemodialysis for 2 years due to stage 5 kidney disease. The nurse
knows that the illness can interfere with this client's achievement of
which of the following?: Industry
4. Industry: Is the fourth stage of Erik Erikson's theory of
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,psychosocial develop- ment.
Occurs during childhood between the ages of approximately six to twelve
5. What is most important aspect of hand washing?: Friction
6. Which of the following would the nurse educator state is the goal
of ther- apeutic communication?: Obtaining information, developing
trust, and showing caring
7. When assessing if a procedural risk to a client is justified, the
ethical principle underlying the dilemma is known as::
Nonmaleficence
8. Nonmaleficence: Is the principle of
creating no harm. It refers to preventing or
minimizing harm to an individual.
9. A 24-year-old female client has been advised to stop smoking. Which
of the following statements by the nurse is considered therapeutic?: "I
can offer you some information outlining multiple ways to stop smoking.
10. Nursing staff members are sitting in the lounge taking their morning
break. An unregulated care provider (UCP) tells the group that he
thinks that the unit secretary has acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome (AIDS). The UCP proceeds to tell the nursing staff that the
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, secretary probably contracted the disease from her husband, who is
supposedly a drug addict. The practical nurse should inform the UCP
that making this accusation is
11. Affect: Refers to a person's emotional expression
12. During the night shift, Paul tells the practical nurse that he is going
to kill himself. Paul is then placed on constant observation. He then
asks the nurse if he can use the bathroom and says "I don't need you to
follow me". Which of the following statements by the practical nurse
would be most appropriate?: "I must stay with you until we are sure you
are not going to hurt yourself."
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