Fundamentals of Nursing Final Study Guide
Of Test Questions with Correct Answers
A student nurse is preparing a presentation regarding different cultures. Which definition
of culture is most accurate? - CORRECT ANSWER-belief system that guides behavior
A nurse educator could be considered culturally as a/an: - CORRECT ANSWER-key
informant
When a client states, "I only want an American doctor," the client is expressing cultural:
- CORRECT ANSWER-ethnocentrism
A client says to the nurse, "Why don't you wear a white cap like nurses do on the soap
operas?" This is an ethnocentric statement based on the: - CORRECT ANSWER-media
A Catholic priest baptizes a stillborn baby of a Catholic family. What type of practice is
this considered? - CORRECT ANSWER-a ritual
Which area is typically included in a cultural assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER-food
preferences
The nurse correctly differentiates race from ethnicity by noting that race is based on
which characteristic? - CORRECT ANSWER-biological
The nurse working on a medical unit always performs hand hygiene between contact
with each client. In addition to being understood as an infection control measure, this
practice can be understood as: - CORRECT ANSWER-a ritual
While studying about various cultures, the student nurse is aware that a subculture is
based on which characteristic? - CORRECT ANSWER-gender, age, profession,
hobbies, sexual preference
In order to provide effective nursing care, the nurse should engage in what type of
communication with the client and significant others? - CORRECT ANSWER-
therapeutic communication
Communication is the:
A) essence of nursing
B) heart of nursing
C) core of nursing
D) integral part of nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-B) heart of nursing
,When documenting client care, the nurse understands that the most important reason
for correct and accurate documentation is: - CORRECT ANSWER-legal representation
to care
A nurse communicating with a client states, "I will be changing your dressing." She is
wearing sterile gloves and a mask. She is conveying a/an: - CORRECT ANSWER-
congruent relationship
When communicating with clients nurses need to be very careful in their approach. This
is particularly true when communicating using: - CORRECT ANSWER-medical
terminology
When caring for a client, nursing care will be most effective when the nurse-client
communication is based upon: - CORRECT ANSWER-common understanding
When caring for a psychiatric client, a formal contract is made with the client during
which phase of the nurse-client relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER-orientation phase
Care provided to a client following surgery and until discharge represents which phase
of the helping relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER-working phase
In the provision of car and the establishment of the therapeutic relationship, the nurse
must first: - CORRECT ANSWER-be aware of one's own personality
The nurse is providing education to a client who sometimes has difficulty remembering
information. Which form of communication will be most helpful for this client? -
CORRECT ANSWER-written communication
The nurse has educated the client on the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis and
degenerative joint disease. This is an example of what learning theory? - CORRECT
ANSWER-cognitive learning theory
A client states to the nurse, "I understand that I need a mastectomy for the treatment of
my breast cancer, but I am fearful of learning about the drains I will need to empty." This
is an example of what kind of learning? - CORRECT ANSWER-affective learning
A nurse assisting a new mother in the act of breastfeeding is represented by which form
of learning? - CORRECT ANSWER-psychomotor
Educating women on diet and exercise is an example of what type of client education? -
CORRECT ANSWER-health promotion
The parents of an infant suffering from apnea need to be educated on the apnea
monitor and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. What should the nurse assess first
regarding the parents? - CORRECT ANSWER-baseline knowledge of these concepts
, What is the most appropriate teaching strategy for the nurse to use for a 1-hour
presentation on the prevention of osteoporosis to a group of 30 college-age women? -
CORRECT ANSWER-lecture/discussion
Which health-promotion activity would be the most appropriate to suggest to a 20-year
old female? - CORRECT ANSWER-aerobic exercise 3 times per week
The nurse is instructing about illness prevention when she tells new mothers to be
certain that their newborns are: - CORRECT ANSWER-immunized on schedule
A primary health-maintenance concern for adolescents is: - CORRECT ANSWER-
alcohol abstinence
The nurse is using teach-back to evaluate the client's understanding of new information
given during discharge. Which statement indicates the use of this technique? -
CORRECT ANSWER-"Please repeat to me the different signs and symptoms of stroke."
The term nursing process is synonymous with the: - CORRECT ANSWER-problem-
solving approach
The nurse caring for a newly admitted client recognizes that the client's past chart at an
acute care facility is considered to be the: - CORRECT ANSWER-secondary source
The nurse writes the following on the client's chart: The client will have complete healing
of the surgical incision on the right lower quadrant of the abdomen in 3 weeks. This is
a/an: - CORRECT ANSWER-outcome identification
What is the primary goal of the planning phase of the nursing process? - CORRECT
ANSWER-to prepare a plan of care
When the nurse formulates three nursing diagnosis for an adult client hospitalized for
abdominal surgery, the nurse has focused on the client's: - CORRECT ANSWER-actual
health problems
Nursing actions should be: - CORRECT ANSWER-goal-directed
The nurse assesses a client's blood pressure, which was 160/90. Two hours following
the administration of hydrochlorothiazide, the nurse reassesses the blood pressure at
140/78. What action has the nurse implemented? - CORRECT ANSWER-evaluation
In order to implement the most effective care for clients, a nursing student must: -
CORRECT ANSWER-apply preexisting knowledge to present situations
A client complains of weakness following his administration of insulin. The nurse
decides to assess the client's blood sugar and prepare a snack in case the blood sugar
Of Test Questions with Correct Answers
A student nurse is preparing a presentation regarding different cultures. Which definition
of culture is most accurate? - CORRECT ANSWER-belief system that guides behavior
A nurse educator could be considered culturally as a/an: - CORRECT ANSWER-key
informant
When a client states, "I only want an American doctor," the client is expressing cultural:
- CORRECT ANSWER-ethnocentrism
A client says to the nurse, "Why don't you wear a white cap like nurses do on the soap
operas?" This is an ethnocentric statement based on the: - CORRECT ANSWER-media
A Catholic priest baptizes a stillborn baby of a Catholic family. What type of practice is
this considered? - CORRECT ANSWER-a ritual
Which area is typically included in a cultural assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER-food
preferences
The nurse correctly differentiates race from ethnicity by noting that race is based on
which characteristic? - CORRECT ANSWER-biological
The nurse working on a medical unit always performs hand hygiene between contact
with each client. In addition to being understood as an infection control measure, this
practice can be understood as: - CORRECT ANSWER-a ritual
While studying about various cultures, the student nurse is aware that a subculture is
based on which characteristic? - CORRECT ANSWER-gender, age, profession,
hobbies, sexual preference
In order to provide effective nursing care, the nurse should engage in what type of
communication with the client and significant others? - CORRECT ANSWER-
therapeutic communication
Communication is the:
A) essence of nursing
B) heart of nursing
C) core of nursing
D) integral part of nursing - CORRECT ANSWER-B) heart of nursing
,When documenting client care, the nurse understands that the most important reason
for correct and accurate documentation is: - CORRECT ANSWER-legal representation
to care
A nurse communicating with a client states, "I will be changing your dressing." She is
wearing sterile gloves and a mask. She is conveying a/an: - CORRECT ANSWER-
congruent relationship
When communicating with clients nurses need to be very careful in their approach. This
is particularly true when communicating using: - CORRECT ANSWER-medical
terminology
When caring for a client, nursing care will be most effective when the nurse-client
communication is based upon: - CORRECT ANSWER-common understanding
When caring for a psychiatric client, a formal contract is made with the client during
which phase of the nurse-client relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER-orientation phase
Care provided to a client following surgery and until discharge represents which phase
of the helping relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER-working phase
In the provision of car and the establishment of the therapeutic relationship, the nurse
must first: - CORRECT ANSWER-be aware of one's own personality
The nurse is providing education to a client who sometimes has difficulty remembering
information. Which form of communication will be most helpful for this client? -
CORRECT ANSWER-written communication
The nurse has educated the client on the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis and
degenerative joint disease. This is an example of what learning theory? - CORRECT
ANSWER-cognitive learning theory
A client states to the nurse, "I understand that I need a mastectomy for the treatment of
my breast cancer, but I am fearful of learning about the drains I will need to empty." This
is an example of what kind of learning? - CORRECT ANSWER-affective learning
A nurse assisting a new mother in the act of breastfeeding is represented by which form
of learning? - CORRECT ANSWER-psychomotor
Educating women on diet and exercise is an example of what type of client education? -
CORRECT ANSWER-health promotion
The parents of an infant suffering from apnea need to be educated on the apnea
monitor and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. What should the nurse assess first
regarding the parents? - CORRECT ANSWER-baseline knowledge of these concepts
, What is the most appropriate teaching strategy for the nurse to use for a 1-hour
presentation on the prevention of osteoporosis to a group of 30 college-age women? -
CORRECT ANSWER-lecture/discussion
Which health-promotion activity would be the most appropriate to suggest to a 20-year
old female? - CORRECT ANSWER-aerobic exercise 3 times per week
The nurse is instructing about illness prevention when she tells new mothers to be
certain that their newborns are: - CORRECT ANSWER-immunized on schedule
A primary health-maintenance concern for adolescents is: - CORRECT ANSWER-
alcohol abstinence
The nurse is using teach-back to evaluate the client's understanding of new information
given during discharge. Which statement indicates the use of this technique? -
CORRECT ANSWER-"Please repeat to me the different signs and symptoms of stroke."
The term nursing process is synonymous with the: - CORRECT ANSWER-problem-
solving approach
The nurse caring for a newly admitted client recognizes that the client's past chart at an
acute care facility is considered to be the: - CORRECT ANSWER-secondary source
The nurse writes the following on the client's chart: The client will have complete healing
of the surgical incision on the right lower quadrant of the abdomen in 3 weeks. This is
a/an: - CORRECT ANSWER-outcome identification
What is the primary goal of the planning phase of the nursing process? - CORRECT
ANSWER-to prepare a plan of care
When the nurse formulates three nursing diagnosis for an adult client hospitalized for
abdominal surgery, the nurse has focused on the client's: - CORRECT ANSWER-actual
health problems
Nursing actions should be: - CORRECT ANSWER-goal-directed
The nurse assesses a client's blood pressure, which was 160/90. Two hours following
the administration of hydrochlorothiazide, the nurse reassesses the blood pressure at
140/78. What action has the nurse implemented? - CORRECT ANSWER-evaluation
In order to implement the most effective care for clients, a nursing student must: -
CORRECT ANSWER-apply preexisting knowledge to present situations
A client complains of weakness following his administration of insulin. The nurse
decides to assess the client's blood sugar and prepare a snack in case the blood sugar
