PATIENT-CENTERED CARE & SPIRITUAL NEEDS
BUNDLED EXAMS PRACTICE SOLUTION WITH
COMPLETE VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for opioid
analgesia. The client tells the nurse, "I don't want to take that medication
because it makes me sleepy." Which of the following responses should
the nurse make?
a) "You need to take the medication so that you will not be in pain."
b) "This medication does not affect your reasoning ability/"
c) "Controlling your pain is more important right now than your mental
state."
d) "I will speak to your provider to see if there is a different medication
to treat your pain." . Answer: d) "I will speak to your provider to see if
there is a different medication to treat your pain."
◉A nurse enters a client's room and finds the client crying. The nurse
sits beside the bed in silence. Which of Swanson's five categories of
caring behaviors is the nurse demonstrating?
a) knowing
b) being with
, c) doing for
d) maintaining belief . Answer: b) being with
◉A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and requests
spiritual support. Which of the following statements should the nurse
make?
a) "I'm not trained in providing spiritual support, but you can call the
chaplain."
b) "Tell me what I can do to help fulfill your need for support."
c) "Lets talk about this later and focus instead on your wound healing."
d) "I'm not very spiritual so I will find another nurse who can help you."
. Answer: b) "Tell me what I can do to help fulfill your need for
support."
◉A nurse is providing information to a client who is from the baby
boomer generation about a newly prescribed medication. Using
information about generational preferences, which of the following
methods of teaching should the nurse use?
a) send a text message
b) talk with the client in person
c) provide a link to a teaching video or animation
d) a formal face-to-face meeting with written notes . Answer: b) talk
with the client in person
BUNDLED EXAMS PRACTICE SOLUTION WITH
COMPLETE VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for opioid
analgesia. The client tells the nurse, "I don't want to take that medication
because it makes me sleepy." Which of the following responses should
the nurse make?
a) "You need to take the medication so that you will not be in pain."
b) "This medication does not affect your reasoning ability/"
c) "Controlling your pain is more important right now than your mental
state."
d) "I will speak to your provider to see if there is a different medication
to treat your pain." . Answer: d) "I will speak to your provider to see if
there is a different medication to treat your pain."
◉A nurse enters a client's room and finds the client crying. The nurse
sits beside the bed in silence. Which of Swanson's five categories of
caring behaviors is the nurse demonstrating?
a) knowing
b) being with
, c) doing for
d) maintaining belief . Answer: b) being with
◉A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and requests
spiritual support. Which of the following statements should the nurse
make?
a) "I'm not trained in providing spiritual support, but you can call the
chaplain."
b) "Tell me what I can do to help fulfill your need for support."
c) "Lets talk about this later and focus instead on your wound healing."
d) "I'm not very spiritual so I will find another nurse who can help you."
. Answer: b) "Tell me what I can do to help fulfill your need for
support."
◉A nurse is providing information to a client who is from the baby
boomer generation about a newly prescribed medication. Using
information about generational preferences, which of the following
methods of teaching should the nurse use?
a) send a text message
b) talk with the client in person
c) provide a link to a teaching video or animation
d) a formal face-to-face meeting with written notes . Answer: b) talk
with the client in person
