Final Exam NSG240 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
The nurse is working in a clinic that is designed to provide a. Primary prevention
health education and immunizations.
Which type of preventive care is the nurse providing?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Risk factor prevention
The patient is admitted to the emergency department of b. Secondary prevention
the local hospital from home with reports
of chest discomfort and shortness of breath. The patient
is placed on oxygen, has labs and blood
gases drawn, and is given an electrocardiogram and
breathing treatments. Which level of preventive
care is this patient receiving?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Health promotion
A patient is admitted to a rehabilitation facility following a c. Tertiary prevention
stroke. The patient has right-sided
paralysis and is unable to speak. The patient will be
receiving physical therapy and speech therapy.
Which level of preventive care is the patient receiving?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Health promotion
The nurse is caring for a patient who has been trying to c. The patient will return to the contemplation or precontemplation phase.
quit smoking. The patient has been
smoke free for 2 weeks but had two cigarettes last night
and at least two this morning. What should
the nurse anticipate?
a. The patient does not want to and will never quit
smoking.
b. The patient must pick up the attempt right where the
patient left off.
c. The patient will return to the contemplation or
precontemplation phase.
d. The patient will need to adopt a new lifestyle for
change to be effective.
, The nurse is working in a drug rehabilitation clinic and is a. Identify the patient's stage of change.
in the process of admitting a patient for
"detox." What should the nurse do next?
a. Identify the patient's stage of change.
b. Realize that the patient is ready to change.
c. Teach the patient that choices will have to change.
d. Instruct the patient that relapses will not be tolerated.
A female patient has been overweight for most of her life. b. Contemplation
She has tried dieting in the past and
has lost weight, only to regain it when she stopped
dieting. The patient is visiting the weight loss
clinic/health club because she has decided to do it. She
states that she will join right after the
holidays, in 3 months. Which stage is the patient
displaying?
a. Precontemplation
b. Contemplation
c. Preparation
d. Action
Upon completion of the assessment, the nurse finds that b. Maintenance
the patient has quit drinking and has
been alcohol free for the past 2 years. Which stage best
describes the nurse's assessment finding?
a. Contemplation
b. Maintenance
c. Preparation
d. Action
The patient had a colostomy placed 1 week ago. When b. Withdrawal
approached by the nurse, the patient and
spouse refuse to talk about it and refuse to be taught
about how to care for it. How will the nurse
evaluate this couple's stage of adjustment?
a. Shock
b. Withdrawal
c. Acceptance
d. Rehabilitation
A nurse is teaching about the transtheoretical model of a. 5, 4, 2, 1, 3
change. In which order will the nurse
place the progression of the stages from beginning to
end?
1. Action
2. Preparation
3. Maintenance
4. Contemplation
5. Precontemplation
a. 5, 4, 2, 1, 3
b. 2, 5, 4, 3, 1
c. 4, 5, 3, 1, 2
d. 1, 5, 2, 3, 4
CORRECT Answers
The nurse is working in a clinic that is designed to provide a. Primary prevention
health education and immunizations.
Which type of preventive care is the nurse providing?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Risk factor prevention
The patient is admitted to the emergency department of b. Secondary prevention
the local hospital from home with reports
of chest discomfort and shortness of breath. The patient
is placed on oxygen, has labs and blood
gases drawn, and is given an electrocardiogram and
breathing treatments. Which level of preventive
care is this patient receiving?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Health promotion
A patient is admitted to a rehabilitation facility following a c. Tertiary prevention
stroke. The patient has right-sided
paralysis and is unable to speak. The patient will be
receiving physical therapy and speech therapy.
Which level of preventive care is the patient receiving?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Health promotion
The nurse is caring for a patient who has been trying to c. The patient will return to the contemplation or precontemplation phase.
quit smoking. The patient has been
smoke free for 2 weeks but had two cigarettes last night
and at least two this morning. What should
the nurse anticipate?
a. The patient does not want to and will never quit
smoking.
b. The patient must pick up the attempt right where the
patient left off.
c. The patient will return to the contemplation or
precontemplation phase.
d. The patient will need to adopt a new lifestyle for
change to be effective.
, The nurse is working in a drug rehabilitation clinic and is a. Identify the patient's stage of change.
in the process of admitting a patient for
"detox." What should the nurse do next?
a. Identify the patient's stage of change.
b. Realize that the patient is ready to change.
c. Teach the patient that choices will have to change.
d. Instruct the patient that relapses will not be tolerated.
A female patient has been overweight for most of her life. b. Contemplation
She has tried dieting in the past and
has lost weight, only to regain it when she stopped
dieting. The patient is visiting the weight loss
clinic/health club because she has decided to do it. She
states that she will join right after the
holidays, in 3 months. Which stage is the patient
displaying?
a. Precontemplation
b. Contemplation
c. Preparation
d. Action
Upon completion of the assessment, the nurse finds that b. Maintenance
the patient has quit drinking and has
been alcohol free for the past 2 years. Which stage best
describes the nurse's assessment finding?
a. Contemplation
b. Maintenance
c. Preparation
d. Action
The patient had a colostomy placed 1 week ago. When b. Withdrawal
approached by the nurse, the patient and
spouse refuse to talk about it and refuse to be taught
about how to care for it. How will the nurse
evaluate this couple's stage of adjustment?
a. Shock
b. Withdrawal
c. Acceptance
d. Rehabilitation
A nurse is teaching about the transtheoretical model of a. 5, 4, 2, 1, 3
change. In which order will the nurse
place the progression of the stages from beginning to
end?
1. Action
2. Preparation
3. Maintenance
4. Contemplation
5. Precontemplation
a. 5, 4, 2, 1, 3
b. 2, 5, 4, 3, 1
c. 4, 5, 3, 1, 2
d. 1, 5, 2, 3, 4
