Nursing Test Bank
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The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with essential hypertension. The
physician orders blood pressure medication that the nurse administers. The
nurse then monitors the patient's blood pressure for several days to help
determine the effectiveness of the administration. In doing so, the nurse
evaluates which of the following system components?
a.
Input
b.
Output
c.
Feedback
d.
Content
ANS: B
Output is the end product of a system and, in the case of the nursing process, it is
defined as whether the patient's health status improves or remains stable as a result
of nursing care. Input consists of the data that come from a patient's assessment.
Feedback serves to inform a system about how it functions. Content is the product
and information obtained from the system.
The patient is admitted to the ICU to rule out a myocardial infarction (MI).
During the admission process, the patient is noted to have a history of
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and is placed in isolation
until cultures can be obtained and the patient declared noninfectious. During
the isolation process, the nurse encourages family visits, realizing that which
,level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is at risk?
a.
First level
b.
Second level
c.
Third level
d.
Fourth level
e.
Fifth level
ANS: C
The third level contains love and belonging needs, including friendship, social
relationships, and sexual love. The first level includes physiological needs. The
second level includes safety and security needs. The fourth level encompasses
esteem and self-esteem needs. The fifth and final level is the need for self-
actualization.
Many aspects of nursing theory are based on developmental theories because
human growth and development is believed to be
a.
Erratic and difficult to predict.
b.
An orderly predictive process.
c.
An orderly process until adulthood.
d.
Unpredictable during childhood.
ANS: B
Human growth and development is an orderly predictive process that begins with
, conception and continues through death. It is not erratic or difficult to predict. It does
not stop at adulthood and is not unpredictable during childhood.
The nurse is caring for a patient who does not follow the prescribed regimen
for diabetes management. As a prescriber to Orem's theory, the nurse
interviews the patient in an attempt to identify the cause of the patient's
"noncompliance." What is the rationale for the nurse's behavior?
a.
Orem's theory is useful in designing interventions to promote self-care.
b.
Orem's theory focuses on cultural issues that may affect compliance.
c.
Orem's theory allows for reduction of anxiety with communication.
d.
Orem's theory helps nurses manipulate the patient's environment.
ANS: A
When applying Orem's theory, a nurse continually assesses a patient's ability to
perform self-care and intervenes as needed to ensure that the patients meet
physical, psychological, sociological, and developmental needs. According to Orem,
people who participate in self-care activities are more likely to improve their health
outcomes. Leiniger's culture care theory focuses on culture diversity and provides
culturally specific nursing care. According to Peplau, nurses help patients reduce
anxiety by converting it into constructive actions, using therapeutic communication.
Nightingale's grand theory is a patient's environment can be manipulated by nurses
to restore a patient to health.
A nurse is testing meditation for migraine headaches and the expected
outcome of care when performing this intervention. Which type of theory is the
nurse using?
a.
Grand
b.
Prescriptive
c.
Descriptive
EXAM GRADED A+ Pass 100% Solved
Questions And All Correct Answers 2025-
2026 New Update VERIFIED
The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with essential hypertension. The
physician orders blood pressure medication that the nurse administers. The
nurse then monitors the patient's blood pressure for several days to help
determine the effectiveness of the administration. In doing so, the nurse
evaluates which of the following system components?
a.
Input
b.
Output
c.
Feedback
d.
Content
ANS: B
Output is the end product of a system and, in the case of the nursing process, it is
defined as whether the patient's health status improves or remains stable as a result
of nursing care. Input consists of the data that come from a patient's assessment.
Feedback serves to inform a system about how it functions. Content is the product
and information obtained from the system.
The patient is admitted to the ICU to rule out a myocardial infarction (MI).
During the admission process, the patient is noted to have a history of
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and is placed in isolation
until cultures can be obtained and the patient declared noninfectious. During
the isolation process, the nurse encourages family visits, realizing that which
,level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is at risk?
a.
First level
b.
Second level
c.
Third level
d.
Fourth level
e.
Fifth level
ANS: C
The third level contains love and belonging needs, including friendship, social
relationships, and sexual love. The first level includes physiological needs. The
second level includes safety and security needs. The fourth level encompasses
esteem and self-esteem needs. The fifth and final level is the need for self-
actualization.
Many aspects of nursing theory are based on developmental theories because
human growth and development is believed to be
a.
Erratic and difficult to predict.
b.
An orderly predictive process.
c.
An orderly process until adulthood.
d.
Unpredictable during childhood.
ANS: B
Human growth and development is an orderly predictive process that begins with
, conception and continues through death. It is not erratic or difficult to predict. It does
not stop at adulthood and is not unpredictable during childhood.
The nurse is caring for a patient who does not follow the prescribed regimen
for diabetes management. As a prescriber to Orem's theory, the nurse
interviews the patient in an attempt to identify the cause of the patient's
"noncompliance." What is the rationale for the nurse's behavior?
a.
Orem's theory is useful in designing interventions to promote self-care.
b.
Orem's theory focuses on cultural issues that may affect compliance.
c.
Orem's theory allows for reduction of anxiety with communication.
d.
Orem's theory helps nurses manipulate the patient's environment.
ANS: A
When applying Orem's theory, a nurse continually assesses a patient's ability to
perform self-care and intervenes as needed to ensure that the patients meet
physical, psychological, sociological, and developmental needs. According to Orem,
people who participate in self-care activities are more likely to improve their health
outcomes. Leiniger's culture care theory focuses on culture diversity and provides
culturally specific nursing care. According to Peplau, nurses help patients reduce
anxiety by converting it into constructive actions, using therapeutic communication.
Nightingale's grand theory is a patient's environment can be manipulated by nurses
to restore a patient to health.
A nurse is testing meditation for migraine headaches and the expected
outcome of care when performing this intervention. Which type of theory is the
nurse using?
a.
Grand
b.
Prescriptive
c.
Descriptive
