NURS 388 Midterm #2 Example Questions With Complete
Solutions
A client with a history of a suicide attempt has been discharged
and is being followed in an outpatient clinic. At this time, which
is the most appropriate nursing intervention for this client?
A. Provide the client with a safe and structured environment.
B. Isolate the client from all stressful situations that may
precipitate a suicide attempt.
C. Observe the client continuously to prevent self-harm.
D. Assist the client to develop more effective coping
mechanisms. Correct Answer D
A despondent, recently widowed woman tells the home health
nurse, "My husband is lucky! I'm so lonely, there's no one to talk
to, and life is not worth living with this arthritis pain." Which
nursing diagnosis takes priority?
A. Risk for suicide
B. Social Isolation
C. Chronic pain
D. Complicated grieving Correct Answer A
, A family is experiencing illness of one member. How can the
nurse encourage the telling of an illness? Select one.
A. Begin with the medical narrative
B. Begin the conversation by recounting the nurse's perspective
C. Encourage the family to recount their personal experience
D. Compare the stories of each family member Correct Answer
C
A nurse who provides care in a LTC facility has completed the
admission of an 84-year-old man who has just moved from an
assisted living facility. The nurse would document a deficit in
the resident's ADLs in light of what assessment finding?
A. The man experiences pain as a result of rheumatoid arthritis
B. The man is able to wash himself but requires assistance
entering and leaving the bathtub
C. The man is able to ambulate with a wheeled walker for 20
meters but then requires a rest break
D. The man is unable to explain the rationale for each of the
medications that he receives Correct Answer B
A nursing instructor is teaching about case management. What
student statement indicates that learning has occurred?
Solutions
A client with a history of a suicide attempt has been discharged
and is being followed in an outpatient clinic. At this time, which
is the most appropriate nursing intervention for this client?
A. Provide the client with a safe and structured environment.
B. Isolate the client from all stressful situations that may
precipitate a suicide attempt.
C. Observe the client continuously to prevent self-harm.
D. Assist the client to develop more effective coping
mechanisms. Correct Answer D
A despondent, recently widowed woman tells the home health
nurse, "My husband is lucky! I'm so lonely, there's no one to talk
to, and life is not worth living with this arthritis pain." Which
nursing diagnosis takes priority?
A. Risk for suicide
B. Social Isolation
C. Chronic pain
D. Complicated grieving Correct Answer A
, A family is experiencing illness of one member. How can the
nurse encourage the telling of an illness? Select one.
A. Begin with the medical narrative
B. Begin the conversation by recounting the nurse's perspective
C. Encourage the family to recount their personal experience
D. Compare the stories of each family member Correct Answer
C
A nurse who provides care in a LTC facility has completed the
admission of an 84-year-old man who has just moved from an
assisted living facility. The nurse would document a deficit in
the resident's ADLs in light of what assessment finding?
A. The man experiences pain as a result of rheumatoid arthritis
B. The man is able to wash himself but requires assistance
entering and leaving the bathtub
C. The man is able to ambulate with a wheeled walker for 20
meters but then requires a rest break
D. The man is unable to explain the rationale for each of the
medications that he receives Correct Answer B
A nursing instructor is teaching about case management. What
student statement indicates that learning has occurred?
