NUR 168 Chap 42, 43, 44 Exam #3 Review #1 Questions
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"Are you worried about failing your exams?" Correct Answers
A college student visits the school's health center with vague
complaints of anxiety and fatigue. The student tells the nurse,
"Exams are right around the corner and all I feel like doing is
sleeping." The student's vital signs are within normal
parameters. What would be an appropriate question to ask in
response to the student's verbalizations?
"Can you tell me what I am placing in your hand right now?"
Correct Answers A nurse is assessing a patient for tactile
disturbances. Which question asked by the nurse would be most
appropriate for this assessment?
"I need to identify the problem first." Correct Answers A nurse
teaches problem solving to a college student who is in a crisis
situation. What statement best illustrates the student's
understanding of the process?
"I should take my pulse and expect it to be faster." Correct
Answers A nurse is teaching a patient a relaxation technique.
Which statement demonstrates the need for additional teaching?
"It does seem unfair. Tell me more about how you are feeling."
Correct Answers A nurse is visiting a patient with pancreatic
cancer who is dying at home. During the visit, he breaks down
and cries, and tells the nurse that it is unfair that he should have
to die now hen he's finally made peace with his family. Which
response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
, "Patient expresses fear of her husband." Correct Answers A
nurse interviews a patient who was abused by her partner and is
staying at a shelter with her three children. She tells the nurse,
"I'm so worried that my husband will find me and try to make
me go back home." Which data would the nurse most
appropriately document?
"What seems to be concerning you the most?" Correct Answers
A nurse is caring for a terminally ill patient during the 11 pm to
7 am shift. The patient says, " I just can't sleep. I keep thinking
about what my family will do when I am gone." What response
by the nurse would be the most appropriate?
Acceptance Correct Answers A home health nurse has been
visiting a patient with AIDS who says, "I'm no longer afraid of
dying. I think I've made my peace with everyone, and I'm
actually ready to move on." This reflects the patient's progress to
which stage of death and dying?
Actual; Perceived; Psychological Correct Answers A nurse
midwife is assisting a patient who is firmly committed to natural
childbirth to deliver a full-term baby. A cesarean delivery
becomes necessary when the fetus displays signs of distress.
Inconsolable, the patient cries and calls herself a failure as a
mother. The nurse notes that the patient is experiencing what
types of loss?
Altered role performance (student) Correct Answers A nurse is
diagnosing an 11 yo student following a physical assessment.
The nurse notes that the student's grades have dropped, she has
With Complete Solutions
"Are you worried about failing your exams?" Correct Answers
A college student visits the school's health center with vague
complaints of anxiety and fatigue. The student tells the nurse,
"Exams are right around the corner and all I feel like doing is
sleeping." The student's vital signs are within normal
parameters. What would be an appropriate question to ask in
response to the student's verbalizations?
"Can you tell me what I am placing in your hand right now?"
Correct Answers A nurse is assessing a patient for tactile
disturbances. Which question asked by the nurse would be most
appropriate for this assessment?
"I need to identify the problem first." Correct Answers A nurse
teaches problem solving to a college student who is in a crisis
situation. What statement best illustrates the student's
understanding of the process?
"I should take my pulse and expect it to be faster." Correct
Answers A nurse is teaching a patient a relaxation technique.
Which statement demonstrates the need for additional teaching?
"It does seem unfair. Tell me more about how you are feeling."
Correct Answers A nurse is visiting a patient with pancreatic
cancer who is dying at home. During the visit, he breaks down
and cries, and tells the nurse that it is unfair that he should have
to die now hen he's finally made peace with his family. Which
response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
, "Patient expresses fear of her husband." Correct Answers A
nurse interviews a patient who was abused by her partner and is
staying at a shelter with her three children. She tells the nurse,
"I'm so worried that my husband will find me and try to make
me go back home." Which data would the nurse most
appropriately document?
"What seems to be concerning you the most?" Correct Answers
A nurse is caring for a terminally ill patient during the 11 pm to
7 am shift. The patient says, " I just can't sleep. I keep thinking
about what my family will do when I am gone." What response
by the nurse would be the most appropriate?
Acceptance Correct Answers A home health nurse has been
visiting a patient with AIDS who says, "I'm no longer afraid of
dying. I think I've made my peace with everyone, and I'm
actually ready to move on." This reflects the patient's progress to
which stage of death and dying?
Actual; Perceived; Psychological Correct Answers A nurse
midwife is assisting a patient who is firmly committed to natural
childbirth to deliver a full-term baby. A cesarean delivery
becomes necessary when the fetus displays signs of distress.
Inconsolable, the patient cries and calls herself a failure as a
mother. The nurse notes that the patient is experiencing what
types of loss?
Altered role performance (student) Correct Answers A nurse is
diagnosing an 11 yo student following a physical assessment.
The nurse notes that the student's grades have dropped, she has
