NR 226 Exam 1 Practice Questions
1. Evaluation: A client has been instructed in self-administration of insulin injections.
The nurse observes the client attempting to recap the needle and realizes that
further teaching is needed. The nurse is applying which critical-thinking skill of the
nursing process?
A. Interpretation
B. Analysis
C. Inference
D. Evaluation
2. Utilitarianism: A nurse agrees with regulations for mandatory immunizations of
children. The nurse believes that immunizations prevent diseases as well as prevent
spread of the disease to others. Which ethical framework is the nurse using?
A. Deontology
B. Ethics of care
C. Utilitarianism
D. Feminist ethics
3. The client will participate in self-care activities: Which statement should the
nurse identify as the expected outcome for a client experiencing acute pain?
A. The client will have decreased use of medication
B. The client will participate in self-care activities
C. The client will use relaxation techniques
D. The client will repeat instructions about medications
4. Asking the client what pain-relief methods, pharmacological and nonphar-
macological, have worked in the past: Which scenario of a surgical client in pain
is most indicative of critical thinking?
A. Administering pain-relief medication according to what was given last shift
B. Offering pain-relief medication based on the health care provider's orders
C. Asking the client what pain-relief methods, pharmacological and nonpharmaco-
logical, have worked in the past
D. Explaining to the client that self-reporting of severe pain is not consistent with the
minor procedure that was performed
5. Explaining the rationale for taking a new medication: Which of the following
behaviors by a client indicates to the nurse that learning in the cognitive domain has
taken place?
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A. Explaining the rationale for taking a new medication
B. Actively demonstrating the new skill
C. Telling the nurse they have accepted the illness and its effects on lifestyle
D. Physically demonstrating insulin injections
6. Right task
Right circumstances
Right person
Right direction
Right supervision: The five rights of delegation include: Select all that apply.
A. Right task
B. Right circumstances
C. Right monetary compensation
D. Right person
E. Right direction
F. Right opinion
G. Right supervision
7. Acute pain: Which diagnosis will the nurse document in a client's care plan that
is NANDA-I approved?
A. Sore throat
B. Acute pain
C. Sleep apnea
D. Heart failure
8. Family elder who is making the decisions for a young-adult female member-
: The nurse values autonomy above all other principles. Which client assignment will
the nurse find most difficult to accept?
A. Older-adult client who requires dialysis
B. Teenager in labor who requests epidural anesthesia
C. Middle-aged father of three with an advance directive declining life support
D. Family elder who is making the decisions for a young-adult female member
9. The nurse who asks the client how much lunch they ate: Which nurse is
demonstrating the assessment phase of the nursing process?
A. The nurse who observes the client's pain was relieved with pain medication
B. The nurse who turns the client to a more comfortable position
C. The nurse who asks the client how much lunch they ate
D. The nurse who works with the client to set desired outcome goals
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1. Evaluation: A client has been instructed in self-administration of insulin injections.
The nurse observes the client attempting to recap the needle and realizes that
further teaching is needed. The nurse is applying which critical-thinking skill of the
nursing process?
A. Interpretation
B. Analysis
C. Inference
D. Evaluation
2. Utilitarianism: A nurse agrees with regulations for mandatory immunizations of
children. The nurse believes that immunizations prevent diseases as well as prevent
spread of the disease to others. Which ethical framework is the nurse using?
A. Deontology
B. Ethics of care
C. Utilitarianism
D. Feminist ethics
3. The client will participate in self-care activities: Which statement should the
nurse identify as the expected outcome for a client experiencing acute pain?
A. The client will have decreased use of medication
B. The client will participate in self-care activities
C. The client will use relaxation techniques
D. The client will repeat instructions about medications
4. Asking the client what pain-relief methods, pharmacological and nonphar-
macological, have worked in the past: Which scenario of a surgical client in pain
is most indicative of critical thinking?
A. Administering pain-relief medication according to what was given last shift
B. Offering pain-relief medication based on the health care provider's orders
C. Asking the client what pain-relief methods, pharmacological and nonpharmaco-
logical, have worked in the past
D. Explaining to the client that self-reporting of severe pain is not consistent with the
minor procedure that was performed
5. Explaining the rationale for taking a new medication: Which of the following
behaviors by a client indicates to the nurse that learning in the cognitive domain has
taken place?
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A. Explaining the rationale for taking a new medication
B. Actively demonstrating the new skill
C. Telling the nurse they have accepted the illness and its effects on lifestyle
D. Physically demonstrating insulin injections
6. Right task
Right circumstances
Right person
Right direction
Right supervision: The five rights of delegation include: Select all that apply.
A. Right task
B. Right circumstances
C. Right monetary compensation
D. Right person
E. Right direction
F. Right opinion
G. Right supervision
7. Acute pain: Which diagnosis will the nurse document in a client's care plan that
is NANDA-I approved?
A. Sore throat
B. Acute pain
C. Sleep apnea
D. Heart failure
8. Family elder who is making the decisions for a young-adult female member-
: The nurse values autonomy above all other principles. Which client assignment will
the nurse find most difficult to accept?
A. Older-adult client who requires dialysis
B. Teenager in labor who requests epidural anesthesia
C. Middle-aged father of three with an advance directive declining life support
D. Family elder who is making the decisions for a young-adult female member
9. The nurse who asks the client how much lunch they ate: Which nurse is
demonstrating the assessment phase of the nursing process?
A. The nurse who observes the client's pain was relieved with pain medication
B. The nurse who turns the client to a more comfortable position
C. The nurse who asks the client how much lunch they ate
D. The nurse who works with the client to set desired outcome goals
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