Patient Centered Care Exam 3 questions
& answers 100%
Ask the patient about their country of origin - correct answer ✔✔The nurse is performing an
admission assessment on a patient. In order to determine ethnicity, she should do which of the
following?
"Anxiety can be abnormal if it impairs function." - correct answer ✔✔A neighbor expresses
concern about their elderly mother reporting she always appears anxious and worries
unnecessarily about everything. Which response is best?
"Fluctuating moods are normal, especially after stressful life events." - correct answer ✔✔A
woman talks to her friend about her fluctuating moods after a recent job change. The woman is
wondering if she should seek help for depression. What is the friend's best response?
Identify alternative child care options - correct answer ✔✔The nurse is developing a care plan
for a patient with ineffective coping skills. Which intervention would be an example of a
problem-focused coping strategy?
ineffective coping mechanisms, impaired functional ability - correct answer ✔✔A plan of care is
being developed for a patient admitted with a diagnosis of severe depressive disorder. Which
nursing diagnosis will apply to this patient? (Select all that apply.)
"How have you managed stressful situations in the past?" - correct answer ✔✔While assessing
a patient's use of coping skills in response to stressful situations, which of the following
questions is the most useful?
, current stressors percieved by the patient, use of drugs and/or alcohol - correct answer ✔✔The
nurse is assessing the coping patterns of a newly admitted patient. What will the nurse include
in this assessment? (Select all that apply.)
encourage patient to avoid alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine, encourage patient to recognize
triggers, provide patient with a calendar that shows when art and music therapy group session
are occurring - correct answer ✔✔As a nurse assigned to care for a patient diagnosed with
general anxiety disorder (GAD). Which of the following nursing interventions would be included
in the client's plan of care? (Select all that apply)
improve patient centered care, reduce errors and miscommunication betweens patients and
health care workers, improve patient outcomes - correct answer ✔✔Cultural competence in the
U.S. healthcare system is important in order to support which of the following goals? (select all
that apply)
ask the patient if they have had thoughts of suicide - correct answer ✔✔A nurse in the
emergency department is caring for a patient who is exhibiting signs of depression. The nurse
should perform which priority nursing intervention for this patient?
anxiety - correct answer ✔✔a subjectively distressful experience activated by the perception of
threat, which has both a potential psychological and physiological etiology and expression.
no anxiety, mild anxiety, moderate anxiety, severe anxiety, panic - correct answer ✔✔scope of
anxiety
general adaptation syndrome - correct answer ✔✔fight-or-flight response that results in the
release in adrenaline (epinephrine) by the adrenal glands that: increases heart rate and
oxygenation, releases glucose, dilates pupils, and GI peristalsis
first degree relatives - correct answer ✔✔how is anxiety influenced genetically?
& answers 100%
Ask the patient about their country of origin - correct answer ✔✔The nurse is performing an
admission assessment on a patient. In order to determine ethnicity, she should do which of the
following?
"Anxiety can be abnormal if it impairs function." - correct answer ✔✔A neighbor expresses
concern about their elderly mother reporting she always appears anxious and worries
unnecessarily about everything. Which response is best?
"Fluctuating moods are normal, especially after stressful life events." - correct answer ✔✔A
woman talks to her friend about her fluctuating moods after a recent job change. The woman is
wondering if she should seek help for depression. What is the friend's best response?
Identify alternative child care options - correct answer ✔✔The nurse is developing a care plan
for a patient with ineffective coping skills. Which intervention would be an example of a
problem-focused coping strategy?
ineffective coping mechanisms, impaired functional ability - correct answer ✔✔A plan of care is
being developed for a patient admitted with a diagnosis of severe depressive disorder. Which
nursing diagnosis will apply to this patient? (Select all that apply.)
"How have you managed stressful situations in the past?" - correct answer ✔✔While assessing
a patient's use of coping skills in response to stressful situations, which of the following
questions is the most useful?
, current stressors percieved by the patient, use of drugs and/or alcohol - correct answer ✔✔The
nurse is assessing the coping patterns of a newly admitted patient. What will the nurse include
in this assessment? (Select all that apply.)
encourage patient to avoid alcohol, caffeine, and nicotine, encourage patient to recognize
triggers, provide patient with a calendar that shows when art and music therapy group session
are occurring - correct answer ✔✔As a nurse assigned to care for a patient diagnosed with
general anxiety disorder (GAD). Which of the following nursing interventions would be included
in the client's plan of care? (Select all that apply)
improve patient centered care, reduce errors and miscommunication betweens patients and
health care workers, improve patient outcomes - correct answer ✔✔Cultural competence in the
U.S. healthcare system is important in order to support which of the following goals? (select all
that apply)
ask the patient if they have had thoughts of suicide - correct answer ✔✔A nurse in the
emergency department is caring for a patient who is exhibiting signs of depression. The nurse
should perform which priority nursing intervention for this patient?
anxiety - correct answer ✔✔a subjectively distressful experience activated by the perception of
threat, which has both a potential psychological and physiological etiology and expression.
no anxiety, mild anxiety, moderate anxiety, severe anxiety, panic - correct answer ✔✔scope of
anxiety
general adaptation syndrome - correct answer ✔✔fight-or-flight response that results in the
release in adrenaline (epinephrine) by the adrenal glands that: increases heart rate and
oxygenation, releases glucose, dilates pupils, and GI peristalsis
first degree relatives - correct answer ✔✔how is anxiety influenced genetically?
