PSYCHOSOCIAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Which philosophy should the nurse integrate into the plan of care for a client and family to
help them best cope during the final stages of the client's illness?
a) expecting the worst and being grateful when it does not happen
b) reliving the pleasant memories of days gone by
c) planning ahead for the remaining good times that will be spent together
d) living each day as it comes as fully as possible
living each day as it comes as fully as possible
The parent of an 18-year-old with chronic renal disease states, "My son has so many
problems. I'm really worried that he will not get the right care if he gets sick at college."
The nurse should tell the parent:
a) "Make sure your son always carries his nephrologist's phone number."
b) "I can have his records sent to the school's health center."
c) "Your son can make an e-health history to facilitate his care if he gets sick away from
home."
d) "Your son is going to need to learn to manage his own disease."
"Your son can make an e-health history to facilitate his care if he gets sick away from home."
A patient from Pakistan informs the nurse of his cultural dietary requests. The nurse
responds to the special dietary needs by stating, "You are now living in the United States,
,and you should try to start eating those foods common to an American diet." This
inappropriate response is an example of:
a) Cultural assimilation.
b) Cultural blindness.
c) Cultural imposition.
d) Cultural diversity.
cultural imposition
The home health nurse is completing the admission paperwork for a new client diagnosed
with osteomyelitis who will be receiving home service intravenous therapy for the next
month. The client is 32 years old and happily married. Which of the following findings will
warrant further investigation? Select all that apply.
a) The client spends a great deal of time reflecting back on teen years.
b) The client reports having many hobbies and interests outside of the home.
c) The client is talkative about the spouse and children.
d) The client voices concerns about recovering quickly to return to work in the next month.
e) The client talks repeatedly about the inability to grow old with his/her spouse.
• The client talks repeatedly about the inability to grow old with his/her spouse.
• The client spends a great deal of time reflecting back on teen years.
A nurse is caring for a middle-aged client who has undergone hemicolectomy for colon
cancer. The client has two children. Which concepts about families would the nurse
, consider when providing care for this client? Select all that apply.
a) Family roles do not change because of illness.
b) Children typically are not affected by adult illness.
c) Changes in sleeping and eating patterns may be signs of stress in a family.
d) A family member may have more than one role at a time in the family.
e) Illness in one family member can affect all family members.
f) The effects of an illness on a family depend on the stage of the family's life cycle.
• Illness in one family member can affect all family members.
• A family member may have more than one role at a time in the family.
• The effects of an illness on a family depend on the stage of the family's life cycle.
• Changes in sleeping and eating patterns may be signs of stress in a family.
A client with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome confides that he is homosexual and his employer does not know his HIV status.
Which response by the nurse is best?
a) "Would you like me to help you tell them?"
b) "The information you confide in me is confidential."
c) "I must share this information with your employer."
d) "I must share this information with your family."
"The information you confide in me is confidential."
AND CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Which philosophy should the nurse integrate into the plan of care for a client and family to
help them best cope during the final stages of the client's illness?
a) expecting the worst and being grateful when it does not happen
b) reliving the pleasant memories of days gone by
c) planning ahead for the remaining good times that will be spent together
d) living each day as it comes as fully as possible
living each day as it comes as fully as possible
The parent of an 18-year-old with chronic renal disease states, "My son has so many
problems. I'm really worried that he will not get the right care if he gets sick at college."
The nurse should tell the parent:
a) "Make sure your son always carries his nephrologist's phone number."
b) "I can have his records sent to the school's health center."
c) "Your son can make an e-health history to facilitate his care if he gets sick away from
home."
d) "Your son is going to need to learn to manage his own disease."
"Your son can make an e-health history to facilitate his care if he gets sick away from home."
A patient from Pakistan informs the nurse of his cultural dietary requests. The nurse
responds to the special dietary needs by stating, "You are now living in the United States,
,and you should try to start eating those foods common to an American diet." This
inappropriate response is an example of:
a) Cultural assimilation.
b) Cultural blindness.
c) Cultural imposition.
d) Cultural diversity.
cultural imposition
The home health nurse is completing the admission paperwork for a new client diagnosed
with osteomyelitis who will be receiving home service intravenous therapy for the next
month. The client is 32 years old and happily married. Which of the following findings will
warrant further investigation? Select all that apply.
a) The client spends a great deal of time reflecting back on teen years.
b) The client reports having many hobbies and interests outside of the home.
c) The client is talkative about the spouse and children.
d) The client voices concerns about recovering quickly to return to work in the next month.
e) The client talks repeatedly about the inability to grow old with his/her spouse.
• The client talks repeatedly about the inability to grow old with his/her spouse.
• The client spends a great deal of time reflecting back on teen years.
A nurse is caring for a middle-aged client who has undergone hemicolectomy for colon
cancer. The client has two children. Which concepts about families would the nurse
, consider when providing care for this client? Select all that apply.
a) Family roles do not change because of illness.
b) Children typically are not affected by adult illness.
c) Changes in sleeping and eating patterns may be signs of stress in a family.
d) A family member may have more than one role at a time in the family.
e) Illness in one family member can affect all family members.
f) The effects of an illness on a family depend on the stage of the family's life cycle.
• Illness in one family member can affect all family members.
• A family member may have more than one role at a time in the family.
• The effects of an illness on a family depend on the stage of the family's life cycle.
• Changes in sleeping and eating patterns may be signs of stress in a family.
A client with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome confides that he is homosexual and his employer does not know his HIV status.
Which response by the nurse is best?
a) "Would you like me to help you tell them?"
b) "The information you confide in me is confidential."
c) "I must share this information with your employer."
d) "I must share this information with your family."
"The information you confide in me is confidential."
