Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques -
chapter 2 Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
The patient is scheduled to go home after having coronary
angioplasty. What would be the most effective way to provide
discharge teaching to this patient? -
correct answer ✅use a combination of verbal and written
information
While preparing for the patient's discharge, the nurse uses a
discharge planning checklist and notes that the patient is
concerned about going home because she has to depend on her
family for care. The nurse realizes that successful recovery at home
is often based on: -
correct answer ✅the family's perceived ability to care for the
patient
The patient arrives in the emergency department complaining of
severe abdominal pain and vomiting, and is severely dehydrated.
The physician orders IV fluids for the dehydration and an IV
antiemetic for the patient. However, the patient states that she is
fearful of needles and adamantly refuses to have an IV started. The
nurse explains the importance of and rationale for the ordered
treatment, but the patient continues to refuse. What should the
nurse do? -
, Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques -
chapter 2 Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
correct answer ✅document the patient's refusal and notify the
physician
An unconscious patient is admitted through the emergency
department. How and when is identification of the patient made? -
correct answer ✅postponed until family members arrive
During admission of a patient, the nurse notes that the patient
speaks another language and may have difficulty understanding
English. What should the nurse do to facilitate communication? -
correct answer ✅request and wait for an interpreter
The patient has been admitted to the emergency department after
being beaten and raped. She is agitated and is frightened that her
attacker may find her in the hospital and try to kill her. What should
the nurse tell her? -
correct answer ✅she can be admitted to the hospital without
anyone knowing it
The patient is admitted to the ICU after having been in a motor
vehicle accident. He was intubated in the emergency department
and needs to receive two units of packed red blood cells. He is
chapter 2 Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
The patient is scheduled to go home after having coronary
angioplasty. What would be the most effective way to provide
discharge teaching to this patient? -
correct answer ✅use a combination of verbal and written
information
While preparing for the patient's discharge, the nurse uses a
discharge planning checklist and notes that the patient is
concerned about going home because she has to depend on her
family for care. The nurse realizes that successful recovery at home
is often based on: -
correct answer ✅the family's perceived ability to care for the
patient
The patient arrives in the emergency department complaining of
severe abdominal pain and vomiting, and is severely dehydrated.
The physician orders IV fluids for the dehydration and an IV
antiemetic for the patient. However, the patient states that she is
fearful of needles and adamantly refuses to have an IV started. The
nurse explains the importance of and rationale for the ordered
treatment, but the patient continues to refuse. What should the
nurse do? -
, Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques -
chapter 2 Exam Actual Questions and
Answers 2026
correct answer ✅document the patient's refusal and notify the
physician
An unconscious patient is admitted through the emergency
department. How and when is identification of the patient made? -
correct answer ✅postponed until family members arrive
During admission of a patient, the nurse notes that the patient
speaks another language and may have difficulty understanding
English. What should the nurse do to facilitate communication? -
correct answer ✅request and wait for an interpreter
The patient has been admitted to the emergency department after
being beaten and raped. She is agitated and is frightened that her
attacker may find her in the hospital and try to kill her. What should
the nurse tell her? -
correct answer ✅she can be admitted to the hospital without
anyone knowing it
The patient is admitted to the ICU after having been in a motor
vehicle accident. He was intubated in the emergency department
and needs to receive two units of packed red blood cells. He is
