Nursing Final Exam Questions AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2023 GRADED A+ LPN,RN

Nursing Final Exam Questions AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2023 GRADED A+ You are preparing a presentation for your nursing course on the topic of professional standards of care. Which statements best describe professional standards of care? (select all that apply) 1. Describe a competent level of behavior in the professional role. 2. Protect the patient's confidentiality. 3. Are based on scientific research. 4. Provide the foundation for decision making for nurses. 5. Define the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care. - NURSING FINAL EXAM 1, 3, 4 The nurse is providing a patient and caregiver information about the low-sodium diet ordered by the health care provider. The nurse uses teach-back to determine and patient's understanding of the diet. Which professional nursing role is demonstrated by the nurse? 1. Manager 2. Educator 3. Researcher 4. Caregiver - NURSING FINAL EXAM 2 The nurse participates in a team care conference for patient. The nurse listens to the registered dietitian and physical and occupational therapists detail the plan for the patient. The nurse then describes the patient's concerns about walking to the group. This an example of which QSEN competency? 1. Patient-centered care 2. Safety 3. Teamwork and collaboration 4. Evidence-based practice - NURSING FINAL EXAM 3 The nurse is preparing a presentation on the nursing profession and factors that are creating impact. Which are key factors impacting professional nursing today that should be included in the presentation? (select all that apply) 1.Increasing prevalence of workplace violence. 2. Increased need for knowledge on emergency preparedness. 3. The rising rate of the medically underserved population. 4. Shift of the population form urban settings to rural areas. 5. Increased number of nurses reaching retirement age. - NURSING FINAL EXAM 1, 2, 3, 5 A nurse has responsibility for the nursing budget, develops strategic programs, and oversees staffing for all clinical departments in a hospital. The nurse is practicing in which nursing role? 1. Nurse manager 2. Nurse administrator 3. Nurse educator 4. Nurse researcher - NURSING FINAL EXAM 2 A nurse is caring for patient who had surgery 2 days days ago and has not yet had a bowel movement. Upon assessment, the nurse finds bowel sounds are present in all four quadrants, abdomen is slightly distended, and patient reports feeling uncomfortably full. The patient has been scheduled for discharge tomorrow. The nursing history on admission noted that the patient had a history of constipation and takes stool softeners. The nurse prepares to call the health care provider to request a medication for constipation. Place the following in the correct order for an SBAR communication related to this concern. 1. Would you prescribe a medication for relief of constipation? 2. Mr. John Smith had surgery 3 days ago, and he has not yet had a bowel movement. He is slated for discharge tomorrow. 3. Mr. Smith reports that he has a history of constipation and often takes stool softeners at home. 4. Mr. Smith has bowel sounds in all four quadrants and has passed flatus today. His abdomen is slightly distended, and he reports feeling uncomfortably full. - NURSING FINAL EXAM 2, 3, 4, 1 A family member angrily tells the nurse, "No one told me that my husband was back in his room after surgery. I have been waiting and worrying for 3 hours!" How should the nurse reply? 1. "Well, the recovery room nurse is supposed to take care of that before sending the patient back to us. I will be sure to let her know about your frustration." 2. "I am sorry we did not notify you more quickly. It sounds like you have been really worried about your husband." 3. "At least your husband's surgery went well. That is something positive to think about." 4. "I would be angry, too, if no one told me that my husband was back in his room after surgery." - NURSING FINAL EXAM 2 A patient recovering from a surgery that has a decreased ability to speak has activated her nurse cal system. How should the nurse respond? 1. Use the intercom and ask the patient, "What do you need?" 2. Respond in person and speak loudly and carefully. 3. Respond in person and ask simple questions that can be answered with a gesture. 4. Use the intercom and use simple sentences. - NURSING FINAL EXAM 3 A nurse is providing a hand-off report related to a patient leaving the medical-surgical unit for a diagnostic procedure. What should the nurse providing the report include? (select all that apply) 1. Timing and administration of new, STAT, and pro medications. 2. Recent laboratory results. 3. Perceptions of the patient's family situation. 4. Discharge planning issues. 5. The patient's need for an interpreter. - NURSING FINAL EXAM 1, 2, 5 A nurse is being uncivil by speaking poorly about a new nurse in front of a patient. What should the charge nurse who overhears this do? 1. Promptly counter the negative statement by the uncivil nurse with a positive statement. 2. Immediately correct the uncivil nurse's poor judgement in speaking about the new nurse in front of the patient. 3. Speak privately with the uncivil nurse about not providing evaluative judgements about others, especially in front of the patients. 4. Immediately write up the uncivil nurse for inappropriate communication skills. - NURSING FINAL EXAM 3 Your patient has a discharge order. You check his blood pressure before he gets dressed and find that his blood pressure has decreased significantly from that morning. You call the provider and leave a message about the blood pressure, but no one returns your call. What should you do next? 1. Recheck the patient's blood pressure and complete the discharge process if his blood pressure has returned to normal. 2. Complete the discharge process because the provider would have returned your call if the discharge was cancelled. 3. Notify the nursing supervisor of the need for the patient's discharge to be delayed until the provider returns the call. 4. Complete the discharge process, but tell the patient to check his blood pressure in the morning and notify the provider of the results. - NURSING FINAL EXAM 3 A patient has just returned from surgery and has an order for insulin, but the patient does not have diabetes. When you ask the nurse, the nurse tells you that the surgeon who ordered it must have felt that the patient needed the medication and to give the insulin. What should you do in this situation? 1. Give the insulin, but document that the patient's nurse was consulted. 2. Give the insulin, but only if the patient agrees to it. 3. Hold the insulin until the patient is able to eat. 4. Hold the insulin until someone clarifies the order with the surgeon. - NURSING FINAL EXAM 4 You are a new graduate nurse working on a medical/surgical unit. One morning, you are floated to the labor and delivery unit for the day because it is very short staffed. You tell your charge nurse that you are uncomfortable working on a unit so different from your own. The charge nurse tells you that the labor and delivery charge nurse will make sure you have easy patients and will help you with anything you need. What should you do? 1. Refuse to accept the assignment and go home for the day. 2. Obtain hand-off report on the new patients and determine whether you can safely care for them. 3. Notify the charge nurse on the labor and delivery unit of your concerns so that all the nurses can help you. 4. Call the nursing supervisor about your concerns and take the assignment only if your concerns are documented in writing. - NURSING FINAL EXAM 4 You are a new graduate nurse talking to a nursing student about the standards of care on the cardiac unit. The student nurse asks you if the standards of care are set by the State Board of Nursing. Your answer to the student nurse is that the standards of care incorporate which of the following? (select all that apply) 1. State Nurse Practice Acts