NSG 3130- EXAM 3- EXTRA PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
A=client's=family=tells=the=nurse=that=their=culture=does=not=permit=a=dead=person=to=be
=left=alone=before=burial.=Hospital=policy=states=that=after6:00=pm=when=mortuaries=are
=closed,=bodies=are=to=be=stored=in=the=hospital=morgue=refrigerator=until=the=next=day
.=How=would=the=nurse=best=manage=this=situation?
a.=Gently=explain=the=policy=to=the=family=and=then=implement=it.
b.=Inquire=of=the=nursing=supervisor=how=an=exception=to=the=policy=could=be=made.
c.=Call=the=client's=primary=care=provider=for=advice.
d.=Move=the=deceased=to=an=empty=room=and=assign=an=aide=to=stay=with=the=body.=-
=ans-
✔✔b.=Inquire=of=the=nursing=supervisor=how=an=exception=to=the=policy=could=be=mad
e.
Rationale:
a.=When=possible,=modifications=of=policy=that=demonstrate=respect=for=individual=differ
ences=should=be=explored.
b.=Correct.=When=possible,=modifications=of=policy=that=demonstrate=respect=for=individ
ual=differences=should=be=explored.
c.=The=primary=care=provider=is=in=no=position=to=modify=the=implementation=of=hospita
l=policy.
d.=Utilizing=an=empty=room=and=a=staff=member=for=a=deceased=client=is=an=inappropri
ate=use=of=resources.
The=shift=changed=while=the=nursing=staff=was=waiting=for=the=adult=children=of=a=dece
ased=client=to=arrive.=The=oncoming=nurse=has=never=met=the=family.=Which=of=the=foll
owing=greetings=is=most=appropriate?
a.="I'm=very=sorry=for=your=loss."
b.="I'll=take=you=in=to=view=the=body."
c.="I=didn't=know=your=father=but=I=am=sure=he=was=a=wonderful=person."
d.="How=long=will=you=want=to=stay=with=your=father?"=-=ans-
✔✔a.="I'm=very=sorry=for=your=loss."
, Rationale:
a.=Correct.=This=statement=acknowledges=the=family's=grief=simply.
b.=Avoid=statements=that=may=be=interpreted=as=overly=impersonal.
c.=Avoid=statements=that=may=be=interpreted=as=false=support.
d.=Avoid=statements=that=may=be=interpreted=as=harsh.
An=82-year-old=man=has=been=told=by=his=primary
care=provider=that=it=is=no=longer=safe=for=him=to=drive=a=car.=Which=statement=by=the=
client=would=indicate=beginning=positive=adaptation=to=this=loss?
a.="I=told=the=doctor=I=would=stop=driving,=but=I=am=not=going=to=yet."
b.="I=always=knew=this=day=would=come,=but=I=hoped=it=wouldn't=be=now."
c.="What=does=he=know?=I'm=a=better=driver=than=he=will=ever=be."
d.="Well,=at=least=I=have=friends=and=family=who=can=take=me=places."=-=ans-
✔✔d.="Well,=at=least=I=have=friends=and=family=who=can=take=me=places."
Rationale:
a.=This=option=does=not=demonstrate=movement=toward=a=goal=of=adaptation=nor=probl
em=solving.
b.=This=option=does=not=demonstrate=movement=toward=a=goal=of=adaptation=nor=probl
em=solving.
c.=This=option=does=not=demonstrate=movement=toward=a=goal=of=adaptation=nor=probl
em=solving.
d.=Correct.=Adaptive=responses=indicate=the=client=can=put=the=loss=into=perspective=a
nd=begin=to=develop=strategies=for=coping=with=the=loss.
When=asked=to=sign=the=permission=form=for=surgical=removal=of=a=large=but=noncanc
erous=lesion=on=her=face,=the=client=begins=to=cry.=Which=of=the=following=is=the=most=
appropriate=response?
a.="Tell=me=what=it=means=to=you=to=have=this=surgery."
b.="You=must=be=very=glad=to=be=having=this=lesion=removed."
c.="I=cry=when=I=am=happy=or=relieved=sometimes,=too."
d.="Isn't=it=wonderful=that=the=lesion=is=not=cancer?"=-=ans-
✔✔a.="Tell=me=what=it=means=to=you=to=have=this=surgery."
Rationale:
a.=Correct.=The=nurse=needs=to=assess=and=explore=the=meaning=of=the=client's=crying
.
b.=Option=2=leaps=to=assumptions=about=the=meaning=of=the=tears=and=ignores=the=po
ssibility=of=the=client's=distress.
c.=Option=3=suggests=that=the=client=has=the=same=feelings=as=the=nurse,=which=may=
not=be=correct.
d.=Option=4=leaps=to=assumptions=about=the=meaning=of=the=tears=and=ignores=the=po
ssibility=of=the=client's=distress.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
A=client's=family=tells=the=nurse=that=their=culture=does=not=permit=a=dead=person=to=be
=left=alone=before=burial.=Hospital=policy=states=that=after6:00=pm=when=mortuaries=are
=closed,=bodies=are=to=be=stored=in=the=hospital=morgue=refrigerator=until=the=next=day
.=How=would=the=nurse=best=manage=this=situation?
a.=Gently=explain=the=policy=to=the=family=and=then=implement=it.
b.=Inquire=of=the=nursing=supervisor=how=an=exception=to=the=policy=could=be=made.
c.=Call=the=client's=primary=care=provider=for=advice.
d.=Move=the=deceased=to=an=empty=room=and=assign=an=aide=to=stay=with=the=body.=-
=ans-
✔✔b.=Inquire=of=the=nursing=supervisor=how=an=exception=to=the=policy=could=be=mad
e.
Rationale:
a.=When=possible,=modifications=of=policy=that=demonstrate=respect=for=individual=differ
ences=should=be=explored.
b.=Correct.=When=possible,=modifications=of=policy=that=demonstrate=respect=for=individ
ual=differences=should=be=explored.
c.=The=primary=care=provider=is=in=no=position=to=modify=the=implementation=of=hospita
l=policy.
d.=Utilizing=an=empty=room=and=a=staff=member=for=a=deceased=client=is=an=inappropri
ate=use=of=resources.
The=shift=changed=while=the=nursing=staff=was=waiting=for=the=adult=children=of=a=dece
ased=client=to=arrive.=The=oncoming=nurse=has=never=met=the=family.=Which=of=the=foll
owing=greetings=is=most=appropriate?
a.="I'm=very=sorry=for=your=loss."
b.="I'll=take=you=in=to=view=the=body."
c.="I=didn't=know=your=father=but=I=am=sure=he=was=a=wonderful=person."
d.="How=long=will=you=want=to=stay=with=your=father?"=-=ans-
✔✔a.="I'm=very=sorry=for=your=loss."
, Rationale:
a.=Correct.=This=statement=acknowledges=the=family's=grief=simply.
b.=Avoid=statements=that=may=be=interpreted=as=overly=impersonal.
c.=Avoid=statements=that=may=be=interpreted=as=false=support.
d.=Avoid=statements=that=may=be=interpreted=as=harsh.
An=82-year-old=man=has=been=told=by=his=primary
care=provider=that=it=is=no=longer=safe=for=him=to=drive=a=car.=Which=statement=by=the=
client=would=indicate=beginning=positive=adaptation=to=this=loss?
a.="I=told=the=doctor=I=would=stop=driving,=but=I=am=not=going=to=yet."
b.="I=always=knew=this=day=would=come,=but=I=hoped=it=wouldn't=be=now."
c.="What=does=he=know?=I'm=a=better=driver=than=he=will=ever=be."
d.="Well,=at=least=I=have=friends=and=family=who=can=take=me=places."=-=ans-
✔✔d.="Well,=at=least=I=have=friends=and=family=who=can=take=me=places."
Rationale:
a.=This=option=does=not=demonstrate=movement=toward=a=goal=of=adaptation=nor=probl
em=solving.
b.=This=option=does=not=demonstrate=movement=toward=a=goal=of=adaptation=nor=probl
em=solving.
c.=This=option=does=not=demonstrate=movement=toward=a=goal=of=adaptation=nor=probl
em=solving.
d.=Correct.=Adaptive=responses=indicate=the=client=can=put=the=loss=into=perspective=a
nd=begin=to=develop=strategies=for=coping=with=the=loss.
When=asked=to=sign=the=permission=form=for=surgical=removal=of=a=large=but=noncanc
erous=lesion=on=her=face,=the=client=begins=to=cry.=Which=of=the=following=is=the=most=
appropriate=response?
a.="Tell=me=what=it=means=to=you=to=have=this=surgery."
b.="You=must=be=very=glad=to=be=having=this=lesion=removed."
c.="I=cry=when=I=am=happy=or=relieved=sometimes,=too."
d.="Isn't=it=wonderful=that=the=lesion=is=not=cancer?"=-=ans-
✔✔a.="Tell=me=what=it=means=to=you=to=have=this=surgery."
Rationale:
a.=Correct.=The=nurse=needs=to=assess=and=explore=the=meaning=of=the=client's=crying
.
b.=Option=2=leaps=to=assumptions=about=the=meaning=of=the=tears=and=ignores=the=po
ssibility=of=the=client's=distress.
c.=Option=3=suggests=that=the=client=has=the=same=feelings=as=the=nurse,=which=may=
not=be=correct.
d.=Option=4=leaps=to=assumptions=about=the=meaning=of=the=tears=and=ignores=the=po
ssibility=of=the=client's=distress.
