NURS 307 Test Questions with complete solutions.
Which critical-thinking skills helps the nurse see relationships among the data?
clustering related cues
Which is a barrier to incorporating EBP?
nurses' lack of research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies
Which statement best describes a proficient nurse?
understands a patient situation as a whole rather than a list of tasks and recognizes the long-term
goals for the patient
A patient is brought by ambulance to the ED with multiple injuries received in an
automobile accident. The patient is alert and cooperative, but their injuries are quite
severe. How would the nurse proceed with data collection?
simultaneously ask history questions while performing examination and initiating lifesaving
measures
What do the patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data
combine to form?
database
When listening to a patient's breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard.
Which action would the nurse take next?
validate the data by asking another nurse to listen to the breath sounds
,The clinic nurse is caring for a patient who has been coming to the clinic weekly for blood
pressure checks since changing medications 2 months ago. Which is the most appropriate
action for the nurse to take?
collect a follow-up database and then check the patient's BP
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 bpm. What type of assessment data is this?
objective
The nurse is reviewing data collecting after an assessment. Of the data listed below, which
would be considered related cues that would be clustered together during data analysis?
rate of respirations 16 breaths per minute, nonproductive cough, inspiratory wheezes noted in left
lower lobes, patient reports dyspnea upon exertion
During a staff meeting, nurses discuss the problems with identifying evidence-based
practices to incorporate into their practice. Which suggestion by the nurse manager
would best help these problems?
ensure time for staff to review current literature
When considering priority setting of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that second-level
priority problems include which of these aspects?
abnormal lab values
A visiting nurse is making an initial home visit for a patient who has several chronic
medical problems. Which type of database is most appropriate to collect in this setting?
, complete database
The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. While teaching the class, what
would the nurse keep in mind regarding what novice nurses, without a background of skills
and experience from which to draw upon, are more likely to base their decisions on?
a set of rules
What should the nurse, who is caring for an American Indian woman seeking help to
regulate her diabetes, anticipate or expect of the patient?
may also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man
During a seminar on cultural aspects of nursing, the nurse recognizes that the definition
stating "the specific and distinct knowledge, beliefs, customs, and skills acquired by
members of a society" reflects which term?
culture
The nurse is conducting a heritage assessment. Which question is most appropriate for this
assessment?
"How many years have you live in the U.S.?"
The nurse is reviewing the characteristics of culture. Which statement is correct regarding
the development of one's culture?
learned through language acquisition and socialization
The nurse should recognize that categories such as ethnicity, gender, and religion illustrate
which concept?
Which critical-thinking skills helps the nurse see relationships among the data?
clustering related cues
Which is a barrier to incorporating EBP?
nurses' lack of research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies
Which statement best describes a proficient nurse?
understands a patient situation as a whole rather than a list of tasks and recognizes the long-term
goals for the patient
A patient is brought by ambulance to the ED with multiple injuries received in an
automobile accident. The patient is alert and cooperative, but their injuries are quite
severe. How would the nurse proceed with data collection?
simultaneously ask history questions while performing examination and initiating lifesaving
measures
What do the patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data
combine to form?
database
When listening to a patient's breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard.
Which action would the nurse take next?
validate the data by asking another nurse to listen to the breath sounds
,The clinic nurse is caring for a patient who has been coming to the clinic weekly for blood
pressure checks since changing medications 2 months ago. Which is the most appropriate
action for the nurse to take?
collect a follow-up database and then check the patient's BP
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his
respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 bpm. What type of assessment data is this?
objective
The nurse is reviewing data collecting after an assessment. Of the data listed below, which
would be considered related cues that would be clustered together during data analysis?
rate of respirations 16 breaths per minute, nonproductive cough, inspiratory wheezes noted in left
lower lobes, patient reports dyspnea upon exertion
During a staff meeting, nurses discuss the problems with identifying evidence-based
practices to incorporate into their practice. Which suggestion by the nurse manager
would best help these problems?
ensure time for staff to review current literature
When considering priority setting of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that second-level
priority problems include which of these aspects?
abnormal lab values
A visiting nurse is making an initial home visit for a patient who has several chronic
medical problems. Which type of database is most appropriate to collect in this setting?
, complete database
The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. While teaching the class, what
would the nurse keep in mind regarding what novice nurses, without a background of skills
and experience from which to draw upon, are more likely to base their decisions on?
a set of rules
What should the nurse, who is caring for an American Indian woman seeking help to
regulate her diabetes, anticipate or expect of the patient?
may also be seeking the assistance of a shaman or medicine man
During a seminar on cultural aspects of nursing, the nurse recognizes that the definition
stating "the specific and distinct knowledge, beliefs, customs, and skills acquired by
members of a society" reflects which term?
culture
The nurse is conducting a heritage assessment. Which question is most appropriate for this
assessment?
"How many years have you live in the U.S.?"
The nurse is reviewing the characteristics of culture. Which statement is correct regarding
the development of one's culture?
learned through language acquisition and socialization
The nurse should recognize that categories such as ethnicity, gender, and religion illustrate
which concept?
