NUR 304 Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers
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When //a //smiling //and //cooperative //patient //complains //of //discomfort, //nurses //caring //for //the
//patient //often //harbor //misconceptions //about //the //patient's //pain. //Which //of //the //following
//is //true?
a. //Chronic //pain //is //psychological //in //nature
b. //Patients //are //the //best //judges //of //their //pain
c. //Regular //use //of //narcotic //analgesics //leads //to //drug //addiction
d. //Amount //of //pain //is //reflective //of //actual //tissue //damage //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B
A //patient //has //just //undergone //an //appendectomy. //When //discussing //with //the //patient
//several //pain-relief //interventions, //the //most //appropriate //recommendation //would //be:
a. //adjunctive //therapy.
b. //non-opioids.
c. //NSAIDs.
d. //PCA //pain //management. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
A //postoperative //patient //is //using //PCA. //You //will //evaluate //the //effectiveness //of //the
//medication //when:
a. //you //compare //assessed //pain //w/ //baseline //pain.
b. //body //language //is //incongruent //with //reports //of //pain //relief.
c. //family //members //report //that //pain //has //subsided.
d. //vital //signs //have //returned //to //baseline //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A
An //elderly //patient //who //lives //in //an //adult //assisted-living //facility //mentions //that //he //is
//experiencing //hearing //and //vision //changes. //During //your //assessment, //you //would //associate
//this //type //of //sensory //deprivation //with:
,a. //stable //affect.
b. //altered //perception.
c. //improved //task //completion.
d. //increased //need //for //social //interaction. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B
A //patient //with //glaucoma //is //being //discharged //from //the //hospital. //When //teaching //the
//patient //and //family //ways //to //improve //home //safety, //the //nurse //tells //the //family //to:
a. //use //throw //rugs //to //prevent //tripping.
b. //paint //the //floor //black //and //white //to //improve //perception.
c. //install //extra //incandescent //lighting.
d. //install //handrails //painted //the //same //color //as //the //walls. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
Health //disparities //are //unequal //burdens //of //disease //morbidity //and //mortality //rates
//experienced //by //racial //and //ethnic //groups. //These //disparities //are //often //exacerbated //by:
a. //bias.
b. //stereotyping
c. //prejudice.
d. //all //of //the //above. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
You //are //in //the //process //of //admitting //a //patient. //To //plan //culturally //competent //care, //you
//will //conduct //a //cultural //assessment //that //includes:
a. //bicultural //history
b. //ethnohistory
c. //negotiation
d. //ethnocentrism //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B
, To //maintain //normal //elimination //patterns //in //the //hospitalized //patient, //you //should //instruct
//the //patient //to //defecate //1 //hour //after //meals //because:
a. //the //presence //of //food //stimulates //peristalsis.
b. //mass //colonic //peristalsis //occurs //at //this //time.
c. //irregularity //helps //to //develop //a //habitual //pattern.
d. //neglecting //the //urge //to //defecate //can //cause //diarrhea. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B
A //patent //with //a //long-standing //history //of //diabetes //mellitus //is //voicing //concerns //about
//kidney //disease. //The //patient //asks //the //nurse //where //urine //is //formed //in //the //kidney. //The
//nurse's //response //is //the:
a. //bladder
b. //kidney
c. //nephron
d. //ureter //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
A //health //care //provider //may //suspect //that //a //patient //is //experiencing //urinary //retention
//when //the //patient //has:
a. //large //amounts //of //voided //cloudy //urine.
b. //pain //in //the //suprapubic //region.
c. //spasms //and //difficulty //during //urination.
d. //small //amounts //(dribbles) //of //urine //voided //two //to //three //times //per //hour. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
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A //young //girl //is //having //problems //urinating //postoperatively. //You //remember //that //children
//may //have //trouble //voiding:
a. //in //bathrooms //other //than //their //own.
b. //in //a //urinal.
c. //while //lying //in //bed.
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When //a //smiling //and //cooperative //patient //complains //of //discomfort, //nurses //caring //for //the
//patient //often //harbor //misconceptions //about //the //patient's //pain. //Which //of //the //following
//is //true?
a. //Chronic //pain //is //psychological //in //nature
b. //Patients //are //the //best //judges //of //their //pain
c. //Regular //use //of //narcotic //analgesics //leads //to //drug //addiction
d. //Amount //of //pain //is //reflective //of //actual //tissue //damage //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B
A //patient //has //just //undergone //an //appendectomy. //When //discussing //with //the //patient
//several //pain-relief //interventions, //the //most //appropriate //recommendation //would //be:
a. //adjunctive //therapy.
b. //non-opioids.
c. //NSAIDs.
d. //PCA //pain //management. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
A //postoperative //patient //is //using //PCA. //You //will //evaluate //the //effectiveness //of //the
//medication //when:
a. //you //compare //assessed //pain //w/ //baseline //pain.
b. //body //language //is //incongruent //with //reports //of //pain //relief.
c. //family //members //report //that //pain //has //subsided.
d. //vital //signs //have //returned //to //baseline //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔A
An //elderly //patient //who //lives //in //an //adult //assisted-living //facility //mentions //that //he //is
//experiencing //hearing //and //vision //changes. //During //your //assessment, //you //would //associate
//this //type //of //sensory //deprivation //with:
,a. //stable //affect.
b. //altered //perception.
c. //improved //task //completion.
d. //increased //need //for //social //interaction. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B
A //patient //with //glaucoma //is //being //discharged //from //the //hospital. //When //teaching //the
//patient //and //family //ways //to //improve //home //safety, //the //nurse //tells //the //family //to:
a. //use //throw //rugs //to //prevent //tripping.
b. //paint //the //floor //black //and //white //to //improve //perception.
c. //install //extra //incandescent //lighting.
d. //install //handrails //painted //the //same //color //as //the //walls. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
Health //disparities //are //unequal //burdens //of //disease //morbidity //and //mortality //rates
//experienced //by //racial //and //ethnic //groups. //These //disparities //are //often //exacerbated //by:
a. //bias.
b. //stereotyping
c. //prejudice.
d. //all //of //the //above. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
You //are //in //the //process //of //admitting //a //patient. //To //plan //culturally //competent //care, //you
//will //conduct //a //cultural //assessment //that //includes:
a. //bicultural //history
b. //ethnohistory
c. //negotiation
d. //ethnocentrism //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B
, To //maintain //normal //elimination //patterns //in //the //hospitalized //patient, //you //should //instruct
//the //patient //to //defecate //1 //hour //after //meals //because:
a. //the //presence //of //food //stimulates //peristalsis.
b. //mass //colonic //peristalsis //occurs //at //this //time.
c. //irregularity //helps //to //develop //a //habitual //pattern.
d. //neglecting //the //urge //to //defecate //can //cause //diarrhea. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔B
A //patent //with //a //long-standing //history //of //diabetes //mellitus //is //voicing //concerns //about
//kidney //disease. //The //patient //asks //the //nurse //where //urine //is //formed //in //the //kidney. //The
//nurse's //response //is //the:
a. //bladder
b. //kidney
c. //nephron
d. //ureter //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔C
A //health //care //provider //may //suspect //that //a //patient //is //experiencing //urinary //retention
//when //the //patient //has:
a. //large //amounts //of //voided //cloudy //urine.
b. //pain //in //the //suprapubic //region.
c. //spasms //and //difficulty //during //urination.
d. //small //amounts //(dribbles) //of //urine //voided //two //to //three //times //per //hour. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔D
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A //young //girl //is //having //problems //urinating //postoperatively. //You //remember //that //children
//may //have //trouble //voiding:
a. //in //bathrooms //other //than //their //own.
b. //in //a //urinal.
c. //while //lying //in //bed.
