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ss Mullen Test Bank complete 554 pages with verif
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ied Q&A 2023-2024
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, Family,/.Practice,/.Guidelines,/.Fifth,/.Edition,/.Test,/.Bank
Chapter,/.1.,/.Health,/.Maintenance,/.Guidelines,/.Mu
ltiple,/.Choice
Identify,/.the,/.choice,/.that,/.best,/.completes,/.the,/.statement,/.or,/.answers,/.the,/.question.
1.,/.The,/.nurse,/.is,/.preparing,/.to,/.teach,/.a,/.patient,/.of,/.the,/.Asian,/.culture,/.to,/.perform,/.postop
erative,/.dressing,/.changes,/.at,/.home,/.after,/.discharge.,/.Which,/.statement,/.made,/.by,/.the,/.nurse,/.indi
cates,/.cultural,/.competence?
a. Tell,/.me,/.how,/.you,/.feel,/.about,/.your,/.surgery.
b. Asian,/.people,/.are,/.smart,,/.so,/.this,/.should,/.be,/.easy,/.for,/.you,/.to,/.understand.
c. American,/.surgeons,/.are,/.highly,/.qualified;,/.Im,/.sure,/.you,/.will,/.heal,/.quickly.
d. Will,/.you,/.tell,/.me,/.about,/.any,/.traditional,/.healing,/.practices,/.that,/.you,/.would,/.like,/.to,/.use?
2.,/.An,/.unconscious,/.victim,/.of,/.a,/.house,/.fire,/.is,/.brought,/.to,/.the,/.emergency,/.department,/.
by,/.the,/.paramedics.,/.Tied,/.to,/.the,/.right,/.wrist,/.is,/.an,/.emblem,/.that,/.appears,/.be,/.a,/.religious,/.tal
isman.,/.Which,/.action,/.should,/.the,/.nurse,/.take?
a. Tape,/.it,/.in,/.place.
b. Do,/.nothing,/.with,/.it.
c. Remove,/.it,/.and,/.lock,/.it,/.up,/.for,/.safekeeping.
d. Place,/.it,/.in,/.a,/.clothing,/.bag,/.with,/.the,/.rest,/.of,/.the,/.patients,/.belongings.
3.,/.A,/.43-year-
old,/.patient,/.of,/.Arab,/.descent,/.is,/.admitted,/.to,/.the,/.hospital.,/.To,/.comply,/.with,/.the,/.state,/.laws,/.
of,/.the,/.organization,,/.the,/.nurse,/.offers,/.the,/.patient,/.a,/.Papanicolaou,/.smear,,/.which,/.she,/.refus
es.,/.Which,/.action,/.should,/.the,/.nurse,/.take,/.first?
a. Notify,/.the,/.physician.
b. Report,/.the,/.refusal,/.to,/.the,/.supervisor.
c. Explain,/.the,/.rationale,/.for,/.and,/.benefits,/.of,/.the,/.test.
d. Tell,/.her,/.it,/.is,/.state,/.law,/.and,/.that,/.she,/.does,/.not,/.have,/.a,/.choice.
4.,/.A,/.patient,/.who,/.is,/.a,/.Jehovahs,/.Witness,/.has,/.severe,/.gastrointestinal,/.bleeding,/.and,/.a,/.d
angerously,/.low,/.hemoglobin,/.level.,/.The,/.patient,/.is,/.fully,/.alert,/.and,/.competent,/.and,/.refuses,/.to,/.a
ccept,/.the,/.blood,/.transfusion,/.ordered,/.by,/.the,/.physician.,/.Which,/.action,/.by,/.the,/.nurse,/.is,/.most,/.
appropriate?
a. Obtain,/.a,/.court,/.order,/.to,/.give,/.the,/.blood.
b. Administer,/.the,/.blood,/.while,/.the,/.patient,/.is,/.sleeping.
c. Have,/.the,/.patients,/.spouse,/.sign,/.the,/.consent,/.to,/.have,/.the,/.blood,/.administered.
,d. Ensure,/.the,/.patient,/.understands,/.possible,/.consequences,/.and,/.then,/.respect,/.the,/.patients,/.wishes.
5.,/.A,/.patient,/.of,/.Mexican,/.descent,/.sees,/.a,/.curandero,/.for,/.asthma;,/.the,/.curandero,/.has,/.pres
cribed,/.a,/.special,/.tea,/.to,/.be,/.taken,/.four,/.times,/.a,/.day,/.to,/.open,/.the,/.airways.,/.How,/.should,/.the,/.n
urse,/.respond,/.to,/.this,/.situation?
a. Encourage,/.the,/.patient,/.to,/.continue,/.drinking,/.the,/.tea.
b. Encourage,/.the,/.patient,/.to,/.drink,/.only,/.one,/.cup,/.of,/.the,/.tea,/.each,/.day.
c. Ask,/.the,/.patient,/.to,/.bring,/.in,/.the,/.tea,/.package,/.and,/.have,/.the,/.pharmacist,/.check,/.the,/.ingredients.
d. Advise,/.the,/.patient,/.to,/.stop,/.drinking,/.the,/.tea,/.because,/.of,/.potential,/.interactions,/.with,/.
other,/.medications.
6.,/.The,/.nurse,/.is,/.caring,/.for,/.a,/.young,/.adult,/.male,/.patient,/.who,/.refuses,/.personal,/.care,/.
from,/.a,/.female,/.nursing,/.assistant.,/.Which,/.approach,/.by,/.the,/.nurse,/.is,/.best?
a. Encourage,/.the,/.patients,/.family,/.to,/.talk,/.with,/.him,/.about,/.his,/.care.
b. Have,/.a,/.registered,/.nurse,/.(RN),/.help,/.with,/.his,/.personal,/.care.
c. Assign,/.a,/.male,/.assistant,/.to,/.help,/.with,/.his,/.personal,/.care,/.if,/.one,/.is,/.available.
d. Explain,/.to,/.him,/.that,/.males,/.and,/.females,/.take,/.care,/.of,/.both,/.genders,/.in,/.this,/.hospital.
7.,/.The,/.nurse,/.is,/.providing,/.medication,/.instructions,/.to,/.a,/.45-year-
old,/.patient,/.who,/.does,/.not,/.maintain,/.eye,/.contact.,/.What,/.should,/.this,/.patients,/.behavior,/.indi
cate,/.to,/.the,/.nurse?
a. The,/.patient,/.is,/.not,/.interested.
b. The,/.nurse,/.threatens,/.the,/.patients,/.ego.
c. The,/.nurse,/.is,/.in,/.a,/.hierarchical,/.position.
d. The,/.patient,/.does,/.not,/.intend,/.to,/.follow,/.the,/.instructions.
, / . , / . , / . 8.,/.The,/.nurse,/.is,/.caring,/.for,/.a,/.patient,/.of,/.Spanish,/.descent,/.who,/.is,/.experiencing,/.p
ain,,/.but,/.does,/.not,/.speak,/.English.,/.An,/.interpreter,/.is,/.located,/.to,/.help,/.with,/.the,/.assessment.,/.W
hat,/.should,/.the,/.nurse,/.do,/.to,/.facilitate,/.communication,/.with,/.this,/.patient?
a. Use,/.hand,/.signals,/.to,/.determine,/.the,/.cause,/.of,/.the,/.pain.
b. Ensure,/.the,/.interpreter,/.is,/.not,/.left,/.alone,/.with,/.the,/.patient.
c. Maintain,/.eye,/.contact,/.with,/.the,/.patient,/.and,/.the,/.interpreter.
d. Use,/.only,/.physical,/.examination,/.data;,/.do,/.not,/.rely,/.on,/.verbal,/.communication.
9.,/.A,/.new,/.mother,/.of,/.Guatemalan,/.descent,/.brings,/.her,/.10-day-
old,/.infant,/.to,/.a,/.clinic,/.for,/.a,/.well-
,/. baby,/.checkup.,/.To,/.promote,/.healing,,/.she,/.has,/.a,/.coin,/.taped,/.to,/.the,/.infants,/.umbilicus.,/.What,/
. should,/.the,/.nurse,/.do,/.about,/.this,/.situation?
a. Teach,/.the,/.mother,/.how,/.to,/.clean,/.the,/.coin,/.daily,/.and,/.reapply,/.it.
b. Explain,/.to,/.the,/.mother,/.that,/.the,/.coin,/.is,/.not,/.necessary,/.for,/.healing.
, c. Tell,/.the,/.mother,/.to,/.remove,/.the,/.coin,,/.because,/.it,/.could,/.cause,/.an,/.infection.
d. Teach,/.the,/.mother,/.how,/.to,/.apply,/.a,/.dry,/.sterile,/.dressing,/.in,/.place,/.of,/.the,/.coin.
10.,/.An,/.older,/.patient,/.who,/.follows,/.the,/.Muslim,/.religion,/.is,/.approaching,/.death.,/.The,/.f
amily,/.says,/.the,/.patients,/.bed,/.should,/.be,/.turned,/.toward,/.the,/.opposite,/.wall,,/.so,/.it,/.can,/.face,/.M
ecca,/.to,/.ensure,/.an,/.easier,/.passage,/.into,/.the,/.next,/.life.,/.The,/.wall,/.they,/.want,/.the,/.bed,/.to,/.face,/.
has,/.wall,/.suction,/.and,/.oxygen,,/.which,/.the,/.patient,/.is,/.using.,/.Which,/.action,/.by,/.the,/.nurse,/.is,/.
appropriate?
a. Get,/.permission,/.from,/.the,/.physician,/.to,/.move,/.the,/.bed.
b. Rearrange,/.the,/.furniture,/.to,/.accommodate,/.the,/.request.
c. Tell,/.them,/.you,/.will,/.move,/.the,/.bed,/.when,/.the,/.patient,/.is,/.closer,/.to,/.death.
d. Tell,/.them,/.it,/.is,/.impossible,/.because,/.of,/.the,/.short,/.tubing,/.on,/.the,/.oxygen,/.and,/.suction.
, / . , / . 11.,/.A,/.patient,/.of,/.northern,/.European,/.descent,/.recovering,/.from,/.surgery,/.denies,/.postop
erative,/.pain;,/.however,,/.vital,/.signs,/.indicate,/.an,/.elevated,/.pulse,/.and,/.blood,/.pressure.,/.The,/.pati
ent,/.refuses,/.to,/.move,/.in,/.bed.,/.Which,/.nursing,/.action,/.would,/.best,/.ensure,/.comfort,/.and,/.timely
,/. discharge?
a. Give,/.the,/.pain,/.medicine,/.as,/.prescribed.
b. Ask,/.the,/.physician,/.to,/.prescribe,/.the,/.analgesics,/.around,/.the,/.clock.
c. Explain,/.that,/.the,/.pain,/.medicine,/.will,/.help,/.prevent,/.complications.
d. Respect,/.the,/.patients,/.denial,/.of,/.pain,,/.and,/.do,/.not,/.encourage,/.the,/.pain,/.medicine.
12.,/.A,/.nurse,/.who,/.emigrated,/.from,/.China,/.begins,/.working,/.on,/.a,/.medical,/.unit.,/.The,/.prece
ptor,/.explains,/.the,/.unit,/.routines,,/.including,/.the,/.medication,/.administration,/.system.,/.When,/.the,/.
preceptor,/.asks,/.if,/.the,/.nurse,/.understands,,/.the,/.answer,/.is,/.always:,/.Yes,,/.I,/.understand.,/.What,/.sho
uld,/.the,/.preceptor,/.do,/.to,/.measure,/.the,/.nurses,/.comprehension?
a. Give,/.the,/.nurse,/.a,/.medication,/.quiz.
b. Have,/.the,/.nurse,/.repeat,/.the,/.instructions.
c. Have,/.the,/.nurse,/.demonstrate,/.the,/.procedures.
d. Ask,/.the,/.nurse,/.which,/.information,/.is,/.hard,/.to,/.understand.
13.,/.A,/.52-year-
old,/.from,/.Haiti,/.is,/.hospitalized,/.with,/.heart,/.failure,/.and,/.wants,/.to,/.have,/.a,/.voodoo,/.practitioner,/.
visit,/.to,/.say,/.prayers.,/.How,/.should,/.the,/.nurse,/.respond,/.to,/.this,/.request?
a. Report,/.the,/.request,/.to,/.the,/.physician,/.immediately.
b. Tell,/.the,/.patient,/.that,/.this,/.is,/.not,/.permitted,/.during,/.hospitalization.
c. Tell,/.the,/.patient,/.it,/.is,/.okay,/.for,/.the,/.voodoo,/.practitioner,/.to,/.say,/.prayers.
d. Have,/.the,/.patient,/.meet,/.with,/.the,/.voodoo,/.practitioner,/.in,/.the,/.hospital,/.lobby.
14.,/.The,/.nurse,/.is,/.caring,/.for,/.a,/.patient,/.from,/.a,/.non-
English,/.speaking,/.culture.,/.While,/.providing,/.care,,/.the,/.nurse,/.shows,/.an,/.appreciation,/.for,/.and,/.a