QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
• A healthcare professional is providing care for a culturally diverse
population. Which action indicates the professional is successful in the role
of providing culturally competent care?.
Answer: Provides care that fits the client's valued life patterns and set of
meanings
• Which of the following nursing situations best reflects accountability? a)
The nurse assesses the patient for the possible cause of his pain b) The nurse
takes the oncology nursing certification examination c) The nurse files an
incident report regarding a medication error. d) An education seminar on
"Eating for a healthy Heart".
Answer: c) The nurse files an incident report regarding a medication error.
• A healthcare professional is practicing cultural competence to improve care.
Which step should the professional take first?.
Answer: Assess own biases and attitudes
• A healthcare professional is using an interpreter to communicate with a
client. Which actions are appropriate when working with an interpreter?
Select all that apply. .
Answer: Use short sentences and pause periodically for clarification. Avoid
medical terminology and jargon. After the encounter, thank the interpreter
and client.
• Which statement is an accurate description of nursing? a) "Nursing includes
the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to health and illness" b)
"Nursing is a profession dependent upon the physician." c) "It is the role of
the physician, not the nurse, to help patients understand their health." d)
"Nursing includes the diagnosis and cure of human diseases and any
potential health problems.".
Answer: a) "Nursing includes the diagnosis and treatment of human
, responses to health and illness"
• A healthcare professional is providing health education to an Asian client
who is newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The educator notes that the
client is nodding yes to everything that is being said. Based on an
understanding of cultural attributes in Asian Americans, how should the
professional respond?.
Answer: Prompt further to elicit additional questions or concerns
• What are the two major goals of Healthy People 2020? a) Eliminate health
disparities and increase the quality and years of healthy life b) Support
research in finding disease cures and increase focus on technology c)
Advance the access to care for all and reduce tobacco use among
adolescents d) Reduce fraud in healthcare spending and increase aid to
dependent children.
Answer: a) Eliminate health disparities and increase the quality and years of
healthy life
• An experienced healthcare professional tells a student, "I have found that
most Hispanic immigrants live in unsanitary conditions but are hard
workers." The student can best classify this statement as.
Answer: stereotyping
• The nurse plans to improve heart health in the community. Which primary
prevention activity can the nurse do to improve heart health in the
community? a) An electrocardiogram (EKG) screening b) A blood pressure
screening c) A cardiac surgical procedure d) An education seminar on
"Eating for a healthy Heart".
Answer: d) An education seminar on "Eating for a healthy Heart"
• The first practicing nurse epidemiologist was a) Florence Nightingale b)
Mildred Montag c) Mary Agnes Snively d) Clara Barton.
Answer: a)Florence Nightingale
• When assisting an obese patient to lose weight, it is very important to help
the patient accomplish which of the following? a) Attend occupational and
, physical therapy b) Consult mental health counseling c) Make lifestyle
change d) Make plans for surgery.
Answer: c) Make lifestyle change
• Understand the reasons for this cultural dress, accept it, and feel comfortable
so that my care is not affected..
Answer: Planning
• Which documentation information is most consistent with objective date? a)
The patient reports pain in his left leg b) The family reports that the patient
has elevated blood pressure c) The lab reports a patient's glucose is high d)
The patient reports discomfort when he takes deep breaths.
Answer: c) The lab reports a patient's glucose is high
• A nurse moves from Chicago to Charlotte and begins working in a hospital.
The most important factor for the nurse to consider when moving to another
state is the? a) Standard for nursing practice in Charlotte b) Clinical ladder
of mobility in the new hospital c) Requirement for continuing education
units (CEU) in North Carolina d) North Carolina Nurse Practice Act.
Answer: d) North Carolina Nurse Practice Act
• The nurse assists the client in a health promotion activity that also reduces
the cost of health care delivery when: a) Administering medication b)
Treating a diabetic foot ulcer c) Discussing exercise and nutrition d)
Obtaining an operative consent.
Answer: c) Discussing exercise and nutrition
• Record my findings in a personal reflection journal and assess my new
attitude using the nursing process..
Answer: Evaluation
• A nurse is accused of inappropriate professional behavior and malpractice.
Which tool will be used to determine if the allegations are true? a) ANA
Standards of Practice b) Advocacy c) WHO Plan of Action for Registered
Nurses d) The JC National Patient Safety Goals.
Answer: a) ANA Standards of Practice