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1. What is the most effective way for a new nurse to 1. Joining and becoming in-
influence health-care policy and become involved in volved in a professional nurs-
legislation on the local, state, and national levels? ing organization
1.
Joining and becoming involved in a professional Collectively, nurses as a whole
nursing organization carry a stronger voice when
2. collaborating with legislators
Running for political office and lobbyists on the local,
3. state, and national levels re-
Creating a social media forum for political activism garding health-care policies
4. and reform. Joining a profes-
Voting in the presidential elections sional nursing organization can
also help the new nurse net-
work.
2. Which are primary purposes of nursing care? Select 1. Health promotion
all that apply. 2. Illness prevention
1. 3. End-of-life care
Health promotion
2.
Illness prevention
3.
End-of-life care
4.
Family planning
5.
Medication planning
3. The registered nurse is educating a graduate nurse 1. Analyzing a client's tempera-
about critical thinking when caring for clients. ture changes and assessing for
Which action made by the graduate nurse indicates signs of infection
the use of critical thinking?
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1. When the graduate nurse ana-
Analyzing a client's temperature changes and as- lyzes the temperature changes
sessing for signs of infection and then performs further as-
2. sessments looking for signs of
Filling out food selections on the menu with the infection, this indicates the use
client to determine food preferences of critical thinking.
3.
Ensuring the bed is in a low and locked position and
the call light is in reach prior to leaving the client's
room
4.
Asking the client to verify his or her name and date
of birth prior to medication administration
4. Which statement best describes a nursing diagno- 4. A nursing diagnosis involves
sis? the identification of the client's
1. strengths and needs based on
A nursing diagnosis is the process of obtaining data assessment data.
from the client.
2. The nursing diagnosis is de-
A nursing diagnosis is developed when the nurse rived from the assessment data
works with the client and forms goals. obtained.
3.
A nursing diagnosis is when the nurse carries out
the planned interventions for the client.
4.
A nursing diagnosis involves the identification of
the client's strengths and needs based on assess-
ment data.
5. Which nursing action is part of the evaluation phase 1. Obtaining wound measure-
when performing wound care for a client? ments once a week
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1.
Obtaining wound measurements once a week Obtaining wound measure-
2. ments weekly is part of evaluat-
Irrigating the wound with normal saline ing the progress of the wound
3. healing.
Observing the drainage of the fresh wound
4.
Discussing goals for wound management with the
client
6. What is the purpose of the assessment phase of the 1. Using data to draw conclu-
nursing process? sions about the client's health
1. needs
Using data to draw conclusions about the client's
health needs The nurse gathers data to de-
2. termine the client's health-care
Connecting the client's responses to actual or po- needs in the assessment
tential health problems phase.
3.
Determining client goals based on assessment
data
4.
Documenting actions performed by the nurse and
the client's responses to them
7. During an assessment, the nurse notes that the 2. Objective
client has an elevated temperature. Which type of
data is this?
1.
Subjective
2.
Objective
NUR 200 200
Exam 1 Exam 1 ANSWER KEY
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1. What is the most effective way for a new nurse to 1. Joining and becoming in-
influence health-care policy and become involved in volved in a professional nurs-
legislation on the local, state, and national levels? ing organization
1.
Joining and becoming involved in a professional Collectively, nurses as a whole
nursing organization carry a stronger voice when
2. collaborating with legislators
Running for political office and lobbyists on the local,
3. state, and national levels re-
Creating a social media forum for political activism garding health-care policies
4. and reform. Joining a profes-
Voting in the presidential elections sional nursing organization can
also help the new nurse net-
work.
2. Which are primary purposes of nursing care? Select 1. Health promotion
all that apply. 2. Illness prevention
1. 3. End-of-life care
Health promotion
2.
Illness prevention
3.
End-of-life care
4.
Family planning
5.
Medication planning
3. The registered nurse is educating a graduate nurse 1. Analyzing a client's tempera-
about critical thinking when caring for clients. ture changes and assessing for
Which action made by the graduate nurse indicates signs of infection
the use of critical thinking?
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NUR 200 200
Exam 1 Exam 1 ANSWER KEY
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1. When the graduate nurse ana-
Analyzing a client's temperature changes and as- lyzes the temperature changes
sessing for signs of infection and then performs further as-
2. sessments looking for signs of
Filling out food selections on the menu with the infection, this indicates the use
client to determine food preferences of critical thinking.
3.
Ensuring the bed is in a low and locked position and
the call light is in reach prior to leaving the client's
room
4.
Asking the client to verify his or her name and date
of birth prior to medication administration
4. Which statement best describes a nursing diagno- 4. A nursing diagnosis involves
sis? the identification of the client's
1. strengths and needs based on
A nursing diagnosis is the process of obtaining data assessment data.
from the client.
2. The nursing diagnosis is de-
A nursing diagnosis is developed when the nurse rived from the assessment data
works with the client and forms goals. obtained.
3.
A nursing diagnosis is when the nurse carries out
the planned interventions for the client.
4.
A nursing diagnosis involves the identification of
the client's strengths and needs based on assess-
ment data.
5. Which nursing action is part of the evaluation phase 1. Obtaining wound measure-
when performing wound care for a client? ments once a week
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1.
Obtaining wound measurements once a week Obtaining wound measure-
2. ments weekly is part of evaluat-
Irrigating the wound with normal saline ing the progress of the wound
3. healing.
Observing the drainage of the fresh wound
4.
Discussing goals for wound management with the
client
6. What is the purpose of the assessment phase of the 1. Using data to draw conclu-
nursing process? sions about the client's health
1. needs
Using data to draw conclusions about the client's
health needs The nurse gathers data to de-
2. termine the client's health-care
Connecting the client's responses to actual or po- needs in the assessment
tential health problems phase.
3.
Determining client goals based on assessment
data
4.
Documenting actions performed by the nurse and
the client's responses to them
7. During an assessment, the nurse notes that the 2. Objective
client has an elevated temperature. Which type of
data is this?
1.
Subjective
2.
Objective
