TEST 3 – NUR 2101 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
. A nurse is presenting at an interdisciplinary meeting about the
multiple external forces
that are influencing nursing today. Which examples should the
nurse include? (Select all that
apply.) Correct Answers health care reform, threat of
bioterrorism, population demogrshpics, nurisng shortage
. A nurse is teaching the staff about the characteristics of a
profession. Which
information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answers extended education, theoretical body of
knowledge, cose of ethics for practice, provision of a specific
service
. A nurse uses effective strategies to communicate and handle
conflict with nurses and
other health care professionals. Which Quality and Safety
Education for Nurses (QSEN)
competency is the nurse demonstrating? Correct Answers c.
Teamwork and collaboration
A 34-year-old single mother of three had been involved in a
secret relationship with her boss, a married man who was 24
years her senior. When her boss suddenly died as the result of a
heart attack, the woman had difficulty expressing the extent of
her loss. The grief that she was experiencing could best be
described as which of the following? Correct Answers
Disenfranchised
,A 4-year-old boy has been admitted to the hospital with
pneumonia. He has been in the hospital for 3 days and has
suddenly started to become incontinent of urine. The nurse
knows that this is most likely a result of what ego-defense
mechanism? Correct Answers Regression
A 45-year-old widow, who is being seen in a mental health
clinic for clinical depression and alcohol dependency, lost her
husband and her son in a boating accident 10 months earlier, and
has become increasingly despondent and withdrawn. She
verbalizes that she feels overwhelmed by her loss. Her daughter
urged her mother to seek help. Which type of complicated grief
best explains Eleanor's behavior? Correct Answers
Exaggerated
A 48-year-old nurse is complaining of being continually
exhausted because of the workload on her unit. She states that
"the patients are getting heavier and the halls are getting longer.
Sometimes I just don't think I can get through the day." The
nurse is dealing with stress caused by: Correct Answers
situational factors
A 9-year-old patient who is hospitalized for bowel surgery
appears very frightened. To appear less threatening to the child,
which action should the nurse take? Correct Answers Sit in a
chair next to the bed when talking to the patient.
A businessman has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and
has poor prognosis because the disease is progressing very
quickly. To help the patient maintain a sense of hope, what
, should the nurse do? Correct Answers Help the patient set
realistic goals.
A businessman who had been employed at one company since
graduating from college was recently downsized at work and is
unemployed. He was always very proud of this job and is
grieving the loss. What type of loss is this? Correct Answers
A middle-age patient with a terminal disease is speaking harshly
to the nurse every time the call light is answered. The nurse
identifies that this patient is experiencing the second stage of
Kübler-Ross' stages of dying. What is the second stage? Correct
Answers anger
A new nurse is looking for a staff nurse position. She had
several instances during clinical rotations in nursing school in
which she was late because she studied until the early hours of
the morning. According to her circadian rhythm she would be
best suited for which of the following positions? Correct
Answers Full-time 12-hour night position
A nurse enters a patient's room and sees the patient grimacing
with each movement. When the nurse asks in a normal tone of
voice how the patient is feeling, the patient states that he or she
"feels fine." Which finding will the nurse classify as nonverbal
communication? Correct Answers The patient grimaces with
each movement.
A nurse forms a contract with the patient to specify roles during
a therapeutic helping relationship. The nurse is in which phase
of the therapeutic relationship? Correct Answers Orientation
SOLUTIONS
. A nurse is presenting at an interdisciplinary meeting about the
multiple external forces
that are influencing nursing today. Which examples should the
nurse include? (Select all that
apply.) Correct Answers health care reform, threat of
bioterrorism, population demogrshpics, nurisng shortage
. A nurse is teaching the staff about the characteristics of a
profession. Which
information should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answers extended education, theoretical body of
knowledge, cose of ethics for practice, provision of a specific
service
. A nurse uses effective strategies to communicate and handle
conflict with nurses and
other health care professionals. Which Quality and Safety
Education for Nurses (QSEN)
competency is the nurse demonstrating? Correct Answers c.
Teamwork and collaboration
A 34-year-old single mother of three had been involved in a
secret relationship with her boss, a married man who was 24
years her senior. When her boss suddenly died as the result of a
heart attack, the woman had difficulty expressing the extent of
her loss. The grief that she was experiencing could best be
described as which of the following? Correct Answers
Disenfranchised
,A 4-year-old boy has been admitted to the hospital with
pneumonia. He has been in the hospital for 3 days and has
suddenly started to become incontinent of urine. The nurse
knows that this is most likely a result of what ego-defense
mechanism? Correct Answers Regression
A 45-year-old widow, who is being seen in a mental health
clinic for clinical depression and alcohol dependency, lost her
husband and her son in a boating accident 10 months earlier, and
has become increasingly despondent and withdrawn. She
verbalizes that she feels overwhelmed by her loss. Her daughter
urged her mother to seek help. Which type of complicated grief
best explains Eleanor's behavior? Correct Answers
Exaggerated
A 48-year-old nurse is complaining of being continually
exhausted because of the workload on her unit. She states that
"the patients are getting heavier and the halls are getting longer.
Sometimes I just don't think I can get through the day." The
nurse is dealing with stress caused by: Correct Answers
situational factors
A 9-year-old patient who is hospitalized for bowel surgery
appears very frightened. To appear less threatening to the child,
which action should the nurse take? Correct Answers Sit in a
chair next to the bed when talking to the patient.
A businessman has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and
has poor prognosis because the disease is progressing very
quickly. To help the patient maintain a sense of hope, what
, should the nurse do? Correct Answers Help the patient set
realistic goals.
A businessman who had been employed at one company since
graduating from college was recently downsized at work and is
unemployed. He was always very proud of this job and is
grieving the loss. What type of loss is this? Correct Answers
A middle-age patient with a terminal disease is speaking harshly
to the nurse every time the call light is answered. The nurse
identifies that this patient is experiencing the second stage of
Kübler-Ross' stages of dying. What is the second stage? Correct
Answers anger
A new nurse is looking for a staff nurse position. She had
several instances during clinical rotations in nursing school in
which she was late because she studied until the early hours of
the morning. According to her circadian rhythm she would be
best suited for which of the following positions? Correct
Answers Full-time 12-hour night position
A nurse enters a patient's room and sees the patient grimacing
with each movement. When the nurse asks in a normal tone of
voice how the patient is feeling, the patient states that he or she
"feels fine." Which finding will the nurse classify as nonverbal
communication? Correct Answers The patient grimaces with
each movement.
A nurse forms a contract with the patient to specify roles during
a therapeutic helping relationship. The nurse is in which phase
of the therapeutic relationship? Correct Answers Orientation
