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Prepare for the NURS 170 Introduction to Nursing Final Exam with this comprehensive review guide featuring exam-style questions and answers. Covering foundational nursing concepts, patient safety, communication, nursing process, ethics, clinical skills, and professional practice, this resource is designed to strengthen your knowledge and support final exam success.

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NURS 170 - Intro to Nursing Final Exam Review
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1. In a scenario where a natural disaster has occurred, which phase would
involve assessing the damage and providing immediate assistance?

preparedness

prevention

recovery

response

2. If a patient expresses interest in energy therapies as part of their treatment
plan, what should a nurse consider when discussing these options?

The nurse should consider the patient's beliefs, preferences, and the
evidence supporting the effectiveness of energy therapies.

The nurse should discourage the patient from using energy therapies
due to lack of scientific evidence.

The nurse should prioritize energy therapies over all other treatment
options.

The nurse should only recommend energy therapies that are widely
accepted in conventional medicine.

3. The therapeutic use of essential oils to enhance a person's physical and
emotional well-being is:

Scentification

Oil therapy

Aromatherapy

Electrotherapy

,4. What is the primary goal of disaster response in healthcare?

Providing alternative medicine options

Ensuring the safety and well-being of patients and communities

Enhancing cultural competence in nursing

Improving patient autonomy

5. A patient diagnosed with a chronic illness is experiencing severe symptoms
but is not terminally ill. Which type of care would be most appropriate for
their situation?

Emergency care

Hospice care

Palliative care

Curative care

6. Which touch modality involves rocking, bouncing, cradling, shaking, and
moving body parts through natural range of motion to release deep-seated
physical and mental patterns and facilitate relaxation and increased mental
clarity and physical mobility?

Myofascial release

Shiatsu

Trager approach

Reiki

7. Which of the following is NOT true regarding cultural self-assessment?

The nurse's cultural self-assessment is a personal and professional
journey that emphasizes strengths as well as areas for continued

, growth, thereby enabling nurses to set goals for overcoming barriers
to the delivery of culturally congruent and competent nursing care.

The nurse is allowed to do unreasoned judgment about a person
place or object.

Part of the cultural self-assessment process includes nurses' awareness
of their human tendencies toward bias, ethnocentrism, cultural
imposition, cultural stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination.

The purpose of the cultural self-assessment is for nurses to critically
reflect on their own culturally based attitudes, values, beliefs, and
practices etc.

8. Why is effective communication important?

It prevents medication errors

It increases patient adherence to therapy

It improves job satisfaction and reduces burnout

All of the above

9. Which of the following is a common cause of burnout among healthcare
professionals?

Effective communication

Cultural competence

High workload

Increased patient satisfaction

10. What does the term 'decision-making capacity' refer to in a healthcare
context?

The ability of patients to follow medical advice.

, The capacity of patients to physically participate in their treatment.

The ability of healthcare providers to make decisions on behalf of
patients.

The legal ability of patients to understand, evaluate, and
communicate decisions about their care.

11. What are the three key benefits of effective communication in nursing
practice?

Increased workload, improved documentation, and patient
compliance.

Accurate information exchange, enhanced patient safety, and trust
building.

Reduced costs, faster treatments, and better technology use.

Enhanced teamwork, decreased patient turnover, and improved
scheduling.

12. In your own words, explain why decision-making capacity is important in
patient care.

Decision-making capacity is important because it simplifies the
healthcare process for providers.

Decision-making capacity is important because it ensures that
patients can actively participate in their own healthcare choices,
respecting their autonomy.

Decision-making capacity is important because it allows healthcare
providers to make decisions without patient input.

Decision-making capacity is important because it reduces the need
for patient education.

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