SPRING PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
A patient tells the nurses that he is nervous, he is nauseated and he "feels hot". This
type of data would be:
objective
reflective
subjective
introspective
Subjective
A 42-year-old Asian patient is being seen at the clinic for an initial examination.
The nurse knows that it is important to include cultural information in his health
assessment to:
Identify the cause of his illness
Make accurate disease diagnoses
Provide cultural health rights for the individual
Provide culturally sensitive and appropriate care
Provide culturally sensitive and appropriate care
,When questioning a patient regarding alcohol intake, she tells you that she is "only
a social drinker." Which initial response is appropriate?
I am glad that you are a responsible drinker
Many people who are really alcoholic say they are social drinkers
What amount and what kind of alcohol do you drink in a week?
If you only drink socially, you won't need a designated driver
What amount and what kind of alcohol do you drink in a week?
True or False: Carrying out a physician-initiated order is an example of an
independent nursing action.
False
Where would you document that a patient had a flu vaccination last month?
HPI (History of Present Illness) section of the SOAP note
Past Medical History section of the SOAP note
Reveiw of systems section of the SOAP note
Objective data section of the SOAP note
Past Medical History section of the SOAP note
, Before modifying a care plan to meet a patient's changing needs, the nurse's first
action should be to:
A. re-do the entire care plan
B. focus only on the nursing diagnoses with moderate priority
C. assess/reassess the patient's responses to interventions
D. add more nursing interventions from a standardized plan of care
C. assess/reassess the patient's responses to interventions
True or False: Actual or potential health problems that can be prevented or
resolved by dependent nursing intervention are termed nursing diagnoses.
True
Objective data is usually recorded:
A. by body systems.
B. after the assessment and plan.
C. before the health history.
D. in the problem list.
A. by body systems