Davis Advantage for Basic Nursing: Thinking,
Doing, and Caring: Thinking, Doing, and
Caring 4th Edition Latest Update 2024
A+Grade
TEST BANK
A nurse has been asked to design an exercise program with the goal of increasing a client's
muscular strength and endurance. Which exercise program would specifically focus on
meeting that goal?
1. Flexibility training
2. Resistance training
3. Aerobic conditioning
4. Anaerobic conditioning
Resistance training
To achieve balance, body mass must be distributed around which point?
1. Line of gravity
2. Center of balance
3. Center of gravity
4. Base of support
Center of gravity
The nurse providing care to a patient with a fracture explains how bones heal. Which type
of cells will the nurse indicate repairs damaged bone and builds new bone to keep the
skeleton strong?
1. Amphiarthroses
2. Articular cartilage
3. Osteoblasts
4. Osteoclasts
Osteoblasts
,The nurse is ready to bathe a female patient who has an intravenous (IV) line with no two-
way, needle-free connector and needs to remove the patient's gown. The nurse should
take which action?
1. Temporarily disconnect the IV tubing at a point close to the patient and threat it
through the gown
2. Cut the gown with scissors to allow the patient's arm to be easily removed from the
gown
3. Thread the bag and tubing through the gown sleeve, keeping the line intact
4. Disconnect the tubing, thread it through the gown, and reconnect the tubing
Thread the bag and tubing through the gown sleeve, keeping the line intact
When making an occupied bed, which action is most important for the nurse to do?
1. Keep the bed in the low position
2. Raise the siderails on both sides of the bed
3. Move back and forth between the sides of the bed when adjusting the linens
4. Use a bath blanket or sheet to maintain patient warmth and privacy
Use a bath blanket or sheet to maintain patient warmth and privacy
The nurse has been teaching a student how to perform mouth care for an unconscious
patient. The student shows evidence of understanding when they place the patient in
which of the following positions?
1. Supine
2. Prone
3. Semi-Fowler's
4. Side-lying
Side-lying
The nurse is caring for an admitted patient with a history of dementia. Which action by
the nurse is appropriate when providing hygiene care for this patient?
1. Bathe the patient quickly
2. Use cool water for bathing
,3. Provide care in short intervals
4. Turn up the brightness of the lights
Provide care in short intervals
Which action should the nurse take when scanning the patient's environment?
1. Check to make sure the nurse call device is within reach
2. Place the bed in the high position
3. Keep a food tray in the patient's room for later snacking
4. Allow the linens to have a few wrinkles
Check to make sure the nurse call device is within reach
While bathing a patient, the nurse observes that they have dry skin. The best action by the
nurse is to:
1. Bathe the patient more frequently
2. Use an emollient
3. Massage the skin with warm water
4. Discourage fluid intake
Use an emollient
The nurse is assessing the client in the family clinic, who asks about the difference
between rest and sleep. Which of the following statements would explain the main
difference between sleep and rest?
1. In sleep, the body may respond to external stimuli
2. Short periods of sleep do not restore the body as much as short periods of rest
3. Sleep is characterized by an altered level of consciousness
4. The metabolism slows less during sleep than during rest
Sleep is characterized by an altered level of consciousness
When making rounds on the night shift, the nurse observes their client to be in a deep
sleep. The client's muscles are very relaxed. When they arouse as the nurse changes the
intravenous (IV) tubing, they are confused. What stage of sleep was the client most likely
experiencing?
1. NREM I
, 2. NREM II
3. NREM III
4. REM
NREM III
The nurse is caring for a client newly diagnosed with narcolepsy. What is the priority
teaching point the nurse would share with the client?
1. Do not drive or operate heavy equipment
2. Men are more likely to be diagnosed than women
3. There is no treatment; symptoms must be managed
4. Getting more sleep will correct narcolepsy
Do not drive or operate heavy equipment
The client tells the nurse, "After a couple of glasses of wine, I sleep very soundly." After
assessing further about the client's alcohol history, what response by the nurse is most
accurate?
1. Although alcohol helps you fall asleep, you will be more likely to awaken during the
night and have trouble falling back to sleep
2. "If you quit drinking, you will find falling asleep more difficult, but you'll feel more
rested when you awaken"
3. "I know alcohol helps you to sleep, but you could take a sleeping pill instead to help you
fall asleep"
4. "Is there anything else that you do on a regular basis that helps you to fall asleep and
stay asleep?"
"Is there anything else that you do on a regular basis that helps you to fall asleep and stay
asleep?"
The nurse is assigned to care for the following patients. In planning nursing care, the nurse
knows touch should be used cautiously when communicating with which patient?
1. A middle-aged woman just diagnosed with terminal lung cancer
2. A middle-aged man experiencing the acute phase of myocardial infarction
3. An older adult admitted with dehydration with a history of dementia
Doing, and Caring: Thinking, Doing, and
Caring 4th Edition Latest Update 2024
A+Grade
TEST BANK
A nurse has been asked to design an exercise program with the goal of increasing a client's
muscular strength and endurance. Which exercise program would specifically focus on
meeting that goal?
1. Flexibility training
2. Resistance training
3. Aerobic conditioning
4. Anaerobic conditioning
Resistance training
To achieve balance, body mass must be distributed around which point?
1. Line of gravity
2. Center of balance
3. Center of gravity
4. Base of support
Center of gravity
The nurse providing care to a patient with a fracture explains how bones heal. Which type
of cells will the nurse indicate repairs damaged bone and builds new bone to keep the
skeleton strong?
1. Amphiarthroses
2. Articular cartilage
3. Osteoblasts
4. Osteoclasts
Osteoblasts
,The nurse is ready to bathe a female patient who has an intravenous (IV) line with no two-
way, needle-free connector and needs to remove the patient's gown. The nurse should
take which action?
1. Temporarily disconnect the IV tubing at a point close to the patient and threat it
through the gown
2. Cut the gown with scissors to allow the patient's arm to be easily removed from the
gown
3. Thread the bag and tubing through the gown sleeve, keeping the line intact
4. Disconnect the tubing, thread it through the gown, and reconnect the tubing
Thread the bag and tubing through the gown sleeve, keeping the line intact
When making an occupied bed, which action is most important for the nurse to do?
1. Keep the bed in the low position
2. Raise the siderails on both sides of the bed
3. Move back and forth between the sides of the bed when adjusting the linens
4. Use a bath blanket or sheet to maintain patient warmth and privacy
Use a bath blanket or sheet to maintain patient warmth and privacy
The nurse has been teaching a student how to perform mouth care for an unconscious
patient. The student shows evidence of understanding when they place the patient in
which of the following positions?
1. Supine
2. Prone
3. Semi-Fowler's
4. Side-lying
Side-lying
The nurse is caring for an admitted patient with a history of dementia. Which action by
the nurse is appropriate when providing hygiene care for this patient?
1. Bathe the patient quickly
2. Use cool water for bathing
,3. Provide care in short intervals
4. Turn up the brightness of the lights
Provide care in short intervals
Which action should the nurse take when scanning the patient's environment?
1. Check to make sure the nurse call device is within reach
2. Place the bed in the high position
3. Keep a food tray in the patient's room for later snacking
4. Allow the linens to have a few wrinkles
Check to make sure the nurse call device is within reach
While bathing a patient, the nurse observes that they have dry skin. The best action by the
nurse is to:
1. Bathe the patient more frequently
2. Use an emollient
3. Massage the skin with warm water
4. Discourage fluid intake
Use an emollient
The nurse is assessing the client in the family clinic, who asks about the difference
between rest and sleep. Which of the following statements would explain the main
difference between sleep and rest?
1. In sleep, the body may respond to external stimuli
2. Short periods of sleep do not restore the body as much as short periods of rest
3. Sleep is characterized by an altered level of consciousness
4. The metabolism slows less during sleep than during rest
Sleep is characterized by an altered level of consciousness
When making rounds on the night shift, the nurse observes their client to be in a deep
sleep. The client's muscles are very relaxed. When they arouse as the nurse changes the
intravenous (IV) tubing, they are confused. What stage of sleep was the client most likely
experiencing?
1. NREM I
, 2. NREM II
3. NREM III
4. REM
NREM III
The nurse is caring for a client newly diagnosed with narcolepsy. What is the priority
teaching point the nurse would share with the client?
1. Do not drive or operate heavy equipment
2. Men are more likely to be diagnosed than women
3. There is no treatment; symptoms must be managed
4. Getting more sleep will correct narcolepsy
Do not drive or operate heavy equipment
The client tells the nurse, "After a couple of glasses of wine, I sleep very soundly." After
assessing further about the client's alcohol history, what response by the nurse is most
accurate?
1. Although alcohol helps you fall asleep, you will be more likely to awaken during the
night and have trouble falling back to sleep
2. "If you quit drinking, you will find falling asleep more difficult, but you'll feel more
rested when you awaken"
3. "I know alcohol helps you to sleep, but you could take a sleeping pill instead to help you
fall asleep"
4. "Is there anything else that you do on a regular basis that helps you to fall asleep and
stay asleep?"
"Is there anything else that you do on a regular basis that helps you to fall asleep and stay
asleep?"
The nurse is assigned to care for the following patients. In planning nursing care, the nurse
knows touch should be used cautiously when communicating with which patient?
1. A middle-aged woman just diagnosed with terminal lung cancer
2. A middle-aged man experiencing the acute phase of myocardial infarction
3. An older adult admitted with dehydration with a history of dementia
