FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING 8TH EDITION
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The nurse is obtaining a throat culture. What area will the nurse
swab with a cotton-tipped applicator?
Larynx
Oral mucosa
Pharynx
Trachea
Answer: Pharynx
The nurse should swab the tonsillar area (pharynx) with a sterile
cotton-tipped applicator to obtain a specimen for a throat culture.
◉ The nurse explains that electrocardiograms are graphic
representations of electric impulses generated by the heart. What
type of abnormalities can an electrocardiogram identify?
Those that produce a cardiac cycle
Those that interfere with electric conduction
Those that result from an interrupted blood flow
Those that interfere with heart contraction
, Answer: Those that interfere with electric conduction
Electrocardiograms identify abnormalities that interfere with
electric conduction.
◉ What is the rationale for the nurse to assess a patient's knowledge
of an ordered procedure?
To determine difficulties the patient may encounter
To determine the nurse's role in the procedure
To determine health teaching required
To determine anxiety the patient has
Answer: To determine health teaching required
The nurse will need to assess the patient's knowledge of the
procedure to determine the level of health care teaching needed.
◉ What should the nurse assess the patient for before
administration of contrast media?
Has been NPO.
Is allergic to iodine.
Has emptied the bladder.
Has taken medication.
Answer: Is allergic to iodine.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ The nurse is obtaining a throat culture. What area will the nurse
swab with a cotton-tipped applicator?
Larynx
Oral mucosa
Pharynx
Trachea
Answer: Pharynx
The nurse should swab the tonsillar area (pharynx) with a sterile
cotton-tipped applicator to obtain a specimen for a throat culture.
◉ The nurse explains that electrocardiograms are graphic
representations of electric impulses generated by the heart. What
type of abnormalities can an electrocardiogram identify?
Those that produce a cardiac cycle
Those that interfere with electric conduction
Those that result from an interrupted blood flow
Those that interfere with heart contraction
, Answer: Those that interfere with electric conduction
Electrocardiograms identify abnormalities that interfere with
electric conduction.
◉ What is the rationale for the nurse to assess a patient's knowledge
of an ordered procedure?
To determine difficulties the patient may encounter
To determine the nurse's role in the procedure
To determine health teaching required
To determine anxiety the patient has
Answer: To determine health teaching required
The nurse will need to assess the patient's knowledge of the
procedure to determine the level of health care teaching needed.
◉ What should the nurse assess the patient for before
administration of contrast media?
Has been NPO.
Is allergic to iodine.
Has emptied the bladder.
Has taken medication.
Answer: Is allergic to iodine.
