NFDN 1002 Practice Questions with correct answers

Maria makes regular nursing visits to her elderly client in her home. The client likes to show Maria photos of her family & talk about her experiences growing up on a farm & raising her family there. Maria listens attentively and encourages this because: A) Encouraging reminiscence helps her patient's life review. B) She can assess her patient's short term memory. C) She grew up on a farm and enjoys the farming stories. D) This is a therapeutic technique to manage her patient's depression. CORRECT ANSWER A. Rationale: Mrs. Harper is engaging in life review through her act of reminiscing about her past. This is a normal developmental task for the late adulthood period. Reminiscing involves long-term memory, therefore, is not useful for assessing short-term memory. There is no indication Mrs. Harper is depressed. Which action is an example of cognitive learning? A. A patient demonstrates how to change his wound dressing. B. A new mother follows instructions for caring for the umbilical cord. C. A patient describes how to portion food to maintain within a prescribed calorie range. D. A patient expresses renewed confidence following a teaching session on caring for her mother at home. CORRECT ANSWER C What would be the best teaching strategy to teach a patient how to care for an indwelling catheter? A. Lecture B. Role modeling