NSG 232 END TERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
100% CORECT ANSWERS!!
The nurse is caring for a patient who signs and lip reads. When communicating, the most
appropriate nursing action is to:
A- rely on family members to interpret
B-speak louder and more distinctly then normal
C- sit facing the patient when speaking
D- repeat the entire conversation if its not understood the first time.
C- Sit facing the patient when speaking
An older adult patient has been admitted to a busy medical unit. In order to control the
environment stimuli a nurse should:
A- leave all of the hospital room lights on at all times to increase visual stimulation
B- coordinate patient care activities to increase or decrease stimulation as appropriate
C-leave the window curtains closed at all times to decrease visual stimulation
D- turn up pump and bed alarms to the highest setting to that the patient can hear them
B- coordinate patient care activities to increase or decrease stimulation as appropriate
A home care nurse visits a new patient with visual impairments. The family asks how the
home an be made safer. the nurse's best advice includes:
A-use throw rugs to prevent tripping
B- install extra incandescent lighting
C- pait the floor black and white to add depth perception
D- install handrails painted the same color as the walls
B- install extra incandescent lighting
A 74 year old patineet lives alone in her home. she states she is visually impaired. which of
the following should be the nurses first action?
A- perform an assessment of the patients visual acuity
B- enourage the patient to not travel
, C- make adjustments in lifestyle
D-accept visual impatirments as a part of aging.
A- perform an assessment of the patients visual acuity
A patient who is hard of hearing is having diffuclty communicating with the nurses. Which
of these communication strategies would assist in the communication process?
A- speaking softly
B-avoiding verbal communication
C-facing the patient when speaking to her
D- speaking rapidly
C-facing the patient when speaking to her
The nurse is visting clients at the senior day care center for a routine assessment. after
spending time with the clients in one of the lounges, the nurses suspects the client has a
hearing deficit as a result of observing:
A- poor balance and gait
B- sitting and rocking back and forth
C- a failure to respond when touched
D-self isolation from others
D-self isolation from others
The faculty member is reviewing a process recording with the student nurse. The student
has been working with a client who has had an amputation of the lower left leg and is
emotionally fragile. the student receices positive feedback from the faculty member for the
following response made to the client:
A- "Why are you so upset today?"
B-"Im sure that everything will be all right"
C- "you shouldnt cry. the wound will heal soon"
D- "it must be very difficult to have this happen to you"
D- "it must be very difficult to have this happen to you"
100% CORECT ANSWERS!!
The nurse is caring for a patient who signs and lip reads. When communicating, the most
appropriate nursing action is to:
A- rely on family members to interpret
B-speak louder and more distinctly then normal
C- sit facing the patient when speaking
D- repeat the entire conversation if its not understood the first time.
C- Sit facing the patient when speaking
An older adult patient has been admitted to a busy medical unit. In order to control the
environment stimuli a nurse should:
A- leave all of the hospital room lights on at all times to increase visual stimulation
B- coordinate patient care activities to increase or decrease stimulation as appropriate
C-leave the window curtains closed at all times to decrease visual stimulation
D- turn up pump and bed alarms to the highest setting to that the patient can hear them
B- coordinate patient care activities to increase or decrease stimulation as appropriate
A home care nurse visits a new patient with visual impairments. The family asks how the
home an be made safer. the nurse's best advice includes:
A-use throw rugs to prevent tripping
B- install extra incandescent lighting
C- pait the floor black and white to add depth perception
D- install handrails painted the same color as the walls
B- install extra incandescent lighting
A 74 year old patineet lives alone in her home. she states she is visually impaired. which of
the following should be the nurses first action?
A- perform an assessment of the patients visual acuity
B- enourage the patient to not travel
, C- make adjustments in lifestyle
D-accept visual impatirments as a part of aging.
A- perform an assessment of the patients visual acuity
A patient who is hard of hearing is having diffuclty communicating with the nurses. Which
of these communication strategies would assist in the communication process?
A- speaking softly
B-avoiding verbal communication
C-facing the patient when speaking to her
D- speaking rapidly
C-facing the patient when speaking to her
The nurse is visting clients at the senior day care center for a routine assessment. after
spending time with the clients in one of the lounges, the nurses suspects the client has a
hearing deficit as a result of observing:
A- poor balance and gait
B- sitting and rocking back and forth
C- a failure to respond when touched
D-self isolation from others
D-self isolation from others
The faculty member is reviewing a process recording with the student nurse. The student
has been working with a client who has had an amputation of the lower left leg and is
emotionally fragile. the student receices positive feedback from the faculty member for the
following response made to the client:
A- "Why are you so upset today?"
B-"Im sure that everything will be all right"
C- "you shouldnt cry. the wound will heal soon"
D- "it must be very difficult to have this happen to you"
D- "it must be very difficult to have this happen to you"
