questions covering advanced concepts in
theoretical foundations of nursing practice.
Topics may include nursing theory development,
conceptual models, evidence-based practice
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GRADE ASSURED
A patient complains of knee pain on your arrival in the
room. What should your first
sentence be after greeting the patient?
A) How much pain are you having?
B) Have you injured this knee in the past?
C) When did this first occur?
D) Could you please describe what happened? -
....ANSWER...D
You have just asked a patient how he feels about his
emphysema. He becomes silent, folds
his arms across his chest and leans back in his chair, and
then replies, "It is what it is." How
should you respond?
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,A) "You seem bothered by this question."
B) "Next, I would like to talk with you about your
smoking habit."
C) "Okay, let's move on to your other problems."
D) "You have adopted a practical attitude toward your
problem." - ....ANSWER...A
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,. A patient tells you about her experience with prolonged
therapy for her breast cancer. You
comment, "That must have been a very trying time for
you." What is this an example of?
A) Reassurance
B) Empathy
C) Summarization
D) Validation - ....ANSWER...D
You are performing a young woman's first pelvic
examination. You make sure to tell her
verbally what is coming next and what to expect. Then
you carry out each maneuver of the
examination. You let her know at the outset that if she
needs a break or wants to stop, this is
possible. You ask several times during the examination,
"How are you doing, Brittney?" What
are you accomplishing with these techniques?
A) Increasing the patient's sense of control
B) Increasing the patient's trust in you as a caregiver
C) Decreasing her sense of vulnerability
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, D) All of the above - ....ANSWER...D
When using an interpreter to facilitate an interview, where
should the interpreter be
positioned?
A) Behind you, the examiner, so that the lips of the
patient and the patient's nonverbal cues can
be seen
B) Next to the patient, so the examiner can maintain
eye contact and observe the
nonverbal cues of the patient
C) Between you and the patient so all parties can make the
necessary observations
D) In a corner of the room so as to provide minimal
distraction to the interview - ....ANSWER...B
The nurse is conducting an interview with a woman who
has recently learned that she is
pregnant and who has come to the clinic today to begin
prenatal care. The woman states that she
and her husband are excited about the pregnancy but have
a few questions. She looks nervously
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