NSG 3130 KNOWLEDGE CHECK
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A=nurse=teaches=the=importance=of=folic=acid=intake=to=a=group=of=pregnant=women.=T
his=is=considered=which=level=of=preventive=care?
A)=Illness=behavior
B)=Primary=prevention
C)=Tertiary=prevention
D)=Secondary=prevention=-=ans-
✔✔B.=Primary=prevention=is=considered=true=prevention.=It=aims=at=maintaining=physic
al=and=emotional=health=in=an=already=healthy=individual.
-=are=described=as=a=person's=idea=-=ans-✔✔Health=beliefs
All=the=following=are=considered=internal=variables=that=influence=a=client's=health=belie
fs=and=practices=except:
A.=Perception=of=functioning=
B.=Emotional=factors=
C.=Developmental=stage
D.=Socioeconomic=factors=-=ans-✔✔D.=Socioeconomic=factors
Clients=maintain=health=or=enhance=their=health=by=routine=exercise=and=proper=nutriti
on.=This=is=known=as:
A)=Illness
B)=Health=promotion
C)=Control=of=external=variables
D)=Wellness=education=-=ans-✔✔B.=Health=promotion
External=variables=A=client=comes=into=the=clinic=for=a=complete=physical=examination.
=The=nurse=obtains=a=health=history=and=determines=the=client=is=at=risk=for=heart=dise
ase.=Which=of=the=following=would=lead=the=nurse=to=believe=this
A.=Father=died=of=a=heart=attack=at=age=40
B.=The=client=is=25=years=old=
C.=The=client=lives=near=a=chemical=plant=
D.=The=client=work=as=a=carpenter=-=ans-
✔✔A.=Father=died=of=a=heart=attack=at=age=40
, The=nurse=works=in=a=clinic=located=in=a=community=with=many=Hispanics.=Which=strat
egy=if=implemented=by=the=nurse=would=decrease=health=care=disparities=for=the=Hispa
nic=patients?=-=ans-✔✔Teach=clinic=staff=about=Hispanic=health=beliefs.
The=nurse=is=caring=for=a=Native=American=patient=who=has=a=traditional=belief=about=
health=and=illness.=Which=action=by=the=nurse=is=most=appropriate?=-=ans-
✔✔Ask=the=patient=whether=it=is=important=that=cultural=healers=are=contacted.
The=nurse=is=caring=for=an=Asian=patient=who=is=being=admitted=to=the=hospital.=Which
=action=would=be=most=appropriate=for=the=nurse=to=take=when=interviewing=this=patien
t?=-=ans-✔✔Observe=the=patient's=use=of=eye=contact.
A=female=staff=nurse=is=assessing=a=male=patient=of=Arab=descent=who=is=admitted=wit
h=complaints=of=severe=headaches.=It=is=most=important=for=the=charge=nurse=to=interv
ene=if=the=nurse=takes=which=action?
=
a.=The=nurse=explains=the=0=to=10=intensity=pain=scale.=
b.=The=nurse=asks=the=patient=when=the=headaches=started.=
c.=The=nurse=sits=down=at=the=bedside=and=closes=the=privacy=curtain.=
d.=The=nurse=calls=for=a=male=nurse=to=bring=a=hospital=gown=to=the=room.=-=ans-
✔✔c.=The=nurse=sits=down=at=the=bedside=and=closes=the=privacy=curtain.
The=nurse=is=caring=for=a=newly=admitted=patient.=Which=intervention=is=the=best=exam
ple=of=a=culturally=appropriate=nursing=intervention?=-=ans-
✔✔Ask=permission=before=touching=a=patient=during=the=physical=assessment.
You=are=caring=for=a=patient=with=esophageal=cancer.=Which=task=could=be=delegated=
to=a=UAP?
A.=Assisting=the=patient=with=oral=hygiene=
B.=Observing=the=patient's=response=to=feedings
C.=Facilitating=expression=of=grief=or=anxiety=
D.=Initiating=daily=weighing=-=ans-✔✔A.=Assisting=the=patient=with=oral=hygiene
Which=task=is=appropriate=for=a=registered=nurse=(RN)=to=delegate=to=a=nursing=assist
ant?
A.=Explaining=to=the=patient=the=preoperative=preparation=before=the=surgery=in=the=m
orning
B.=Administering=the=ordered=antibiotic=to=the=patient=before=surgery
C.=Obtaining=the=patient's=signature=on=the=surgical=informed=consent
D.=Assisting=to=the=bathroom=before=leaving=for=the=operating=room=-=ans-
✔✔D.=Assisting=to=the=bathroom=before=leaving=for=the=operation=room
You=are=the=charge=nurse=in=a=surgical=unit.=You=are=doing=a=staff=assignment=for=the
=3-to-11=shift,=which=patient=do=you=assign=to=the=licensed=practical=nurse=(LPN)=-
=ans-
✔✔The=patient=who=had=a=vaginal=hysterectomy=2=days=ago=and=is=being=discharged
=tomorrow
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A=nurse=teaches=the=importance=of=folic=acid=intake=to=a=group=of=pregnant=women.=T
his=is=considered=which=level=of=preventive=care?
A)=Illness=behavior
B)=Primary=prevention
C)=Tertiary=prevention
D)=Secondary=prevention=-=ans-
✔✔B.=Primary=prevention=is=considered=true=prevention.=It=aims=at=maintaining=physic
al=and=emotional=health=in=an=already=healthy=individual.
-=are=described=as=a=person's=idea=-=ans-✔✔Health=beliefs
All=the=following=are=considered=internal=variables=that=influence=a=client's=health=belie
fs=and=practices=except:
A.=Perception=of=functioning=
B.=Emotional=factors=
C.=Developmental=stage
D.=Socioeconomic=factors=-=ans-✔✔D.=Socioeconomic=factors
Clients=maintain=health=or=enhance=their=health=by=routine=exercise=and=proper=nutriti
on.=This=is=known=as:
A)=Illness
B)=Health=promotion
C)=Control=of=external=variables
D)=Wellness=education=-=ans-✔✔B.=Health=promotion
External=variables=A=client=comes=into=the=clinic=for=a=complete=physical=examination.
=The=nurse=obtains=a=health=history=and=determines=the=client=is=at=risk=for=heart=dise
ase.=Which=of=the=following=would=lead=the=nurse=to=believe=this
A.=Father=died=of=a=heart=attack=at=age=40
B.=The=client=is=25=years=old=
C.=The=client=lives=near=a=chemical=plant=
D.=The=client=work=as=a=carpenter=-=ans-
✔✔A.=Father=died=of=a=heart=attack=at=age=40
, The=nurse=works=in=a=clinic=located=in=a=community=with=many=Hispanics.=Which=strat
egy=if=implemented=by=the=nurse=would=decrease=health=care=disparities=for=the=Hispa
nic=patients?=-=ans-✔✔Teach=clinic=staff=about=Hispanic=health=beliefs.
The=nurse=is=caring=for=a=Native=American=patient=who=has=a=traditional=belief=about=
health=and=illness.=Which=action=by=the=nurse=is=most=appropriate?=-=ans-
✔✔Ask=the=patient=whether=it=is=important=that=cultural=healers=are=contacted.
The=nurse=is=caring=for=an=Asian=patient=who=is=being=admitted=to=the=hospital.=Which
=action=would=be=most=appropriate=for=the=nurse=to=take=when=interviewing=this=patien
t?=-=ans-✔✔Observe=the=patient's=use=of=eye=contact.
A=female=staff=nurse=is=assessing=a=male=patient=of=Arab=descent=who=is=admitted=wit
h=complaints=of=severe=headaches.=It=is=most=important=for=the=charge=nurse=to=interv
ene=if=the=nurse=takes=which=action?
=
a.=The=nurse=explains=the=0=to=10=intensity=pain=scale.=
b.=The=nurse=asks=the=patient=when=the=headaches=started.=
c.=The=nurse=sits=down=at=the=bedside=and=closes=the=privacy=curtain.=
d.=The=nurse=calls=for=a=male=nurse=to=bring=a=hospital=gown=to=the=room.=-=ans-
✔✔c.=The=nurse=sits=down=at=the=bedside=and=closes=the=privacy=curtain.
The=nurse=is=caring=for=a=newly=admitted=patient.=Which=intervention=is=the=best=exam
ple=of=a=culturally=appropriate=nursing=intervention?=-=ans-
✔✔Ask=permission=before=touching=a=patient=during=the=physical=assessment.
You=are=caring=for=a=patient=with=esophageal=cancer.=Which=task=could=be=delegated=
to=a=UAP?
A.=Assisting=the=patient=with=oral=hygiene=
B.=Observing=the=patient's=response=to=feedings
C.=Facilitating=expression=of=grief=or=anxiety=
D.=Initiating=daily=weighing=-=ans-✔✔A.=Assisting=the=patient=with=oral=hygiene
Which=task=is=appropriate=for=a=registered=nurse=(RN)=to=delegate=to=a=nursing=assist
ant?
A.=Explaining=to=the=patient=the=preoperative=preparation=before=the=surgery=in=the=m
orning
B.=Administering=the=ordered=antibiotic=to=the=patient=before=surgery
C.=Obtaining=the=patient's=signature=on=the=surgical=informed=consent
D.=Assisting=to=the=bathroom=before=leaving=for=the=operating=room=-=ans-
✔✔D.=Assisting=to=the=bathroom=before=leaving=for=the=operation=room
You=are=the=charge=nurse=in=a=surgical=unit.=You=are=doing=a=staff=assignment=for=the
=3-to-11=shift,=which=patient=do=you=assign=to=the=licensed=practical=nurse=(LPN)=-
=ans-
✔✔The=patient=who=had=a=vaginal=hysterectomy=2=days=ago=and=is=being=discharged
=tomorrow
