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After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respir
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ations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be.
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A. Objective c
B. Reflective c
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D. Introspective - ANSWER: A. Objective c c c c c
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A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated and feels hot. These types
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of data would be
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A. Objective c
B. Reflective c
C. Subjective c
D. Introspective - ANSWER: C. Subjective c c c c c
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The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to
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form the
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A. Data base c c
B. Admitting data c c
C. Financial Statement c c
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D. Discharge Summary - ANSWER: A. Data base c c c c c c c
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When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard.
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The nurses next action should be to
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A. Immediately notify the patients physician c c c c c
B. Document the sound exactly as it was heard. c c c c c c c c
C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to breath sounds
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D. Assess it again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present -
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ANSWER: C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to breath sounds
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The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching session, t
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he nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and e
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xperience from which to draw, are more likely to make their decisions using:
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A. Intuition c
B. A set of rules c c c c
C. Articles in journals c c c
D. Advice from supervisors - ANSWER: b. A set of rules.
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Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without conscious
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ly labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
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A. Intuition c
B. The nursing process c c c
C. Clinical knowledge c c
D. Diagnostic reasoning - ANSWER: A. Intuition c c c c c c
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The nurse is reviewing information about EBP. Which statement best reflects EBP?
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A. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices
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B. EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of patients
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C. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians experience
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D. The patients own preferences are not important with EBP. -
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ANSWER: C. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians experi
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ence c
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The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new graduate nurses.
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Which is an example of a first-level priority problem
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A. Patient with postoperative pain c c c c
B. Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching
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C. Individual with a small laceration on the sole of the foot c c c c c c c c c c c
D. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress -
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ANSWER: D. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress
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When considering priority settings of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that second-
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level priority problems include which of these aspects?
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A. Low self-esteem c c
B. Lack of knowledge c c c
C. Abnormal laboratory values c c c
D. Severely abnormal vital signs - c c c c
ANSWER: C. Abnormal laboratory values Which critical thinking skill helps see
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relationships among the data?
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A. Validation c
B. Clustering related cues c c c
C. Identifying gaps in data c c c c
D. Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant - ANSWER: B. Clustering related cues c c c c c c c c c c
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The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient relies
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on the appropriateness of the ________ diagnosis
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A. Nursing c
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B. Medical c
C. Admission c
D. Collaborative - ANSWER: A. Nursing c c c c c
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The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that nurses use and incl
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udes which steps? c c c
A. Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, and follow-up
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B. Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge planning
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C. Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation and discharge planning
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D. Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and ev
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aluation - c
ANSWER: D. Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implem
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entation, and evaluation c c c
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A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is havi
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ng difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems
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A. Breathing, pain, and sleep c c c c
B. Breathing, sleep and pain c c c c
C. Sleep, breathing and pain c c c c
D. Sleep, pain and breathing - ANSWER: A. Breathing, pain, and sleep
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Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?
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A. Nursing diagnosis c c
B. Medical diagnosis c c
C. Diagnostic hypothesis c c
D. Diagnostic assessment - ANSWER: C. Diagnostic hypothesis
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Barriers to EBP include: c c c c
A. Nurses lack research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies
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NR 509 WEEK 1 EXAM || ALL QUESTIONS
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AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADYc c c c c
GRADED A+|| LATEST AND COMPLETE c c c c c
UPDATE 2024- c
2025 WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS (EXPERT APP
c c c c c
ROVED) || ASSURED PASS!!! c c c c
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respir
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ations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be.
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A. Objective c
B. Reflective c
C. Subjective c
D. Introspective - ANSWER: A. Objective c c c c c
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A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated and feels hot. These types
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of data would be
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A. Objective c
B. Reflective c
C. Subjective c
D. Introspective - ANSWER: C. Subjective c c c c c
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The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to
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form the
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A. Data base c c
B. Admitting data c c
C. Financial Statement c c
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D. Discharge Summary - ANSWER: A. Data base c c c c c c c
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When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is heard.
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The nurses next action should be to
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A. Immediately notify the patients physician c c c c c
B. Document the sound exactly as it was heard. c c c c c c c c
C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to breath sounds
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D. Assess it again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present -
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ANSWER: C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to breath sounds
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The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching session, t
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he nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills and e
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xperience from which to draw, are more likely to make their decisions using:
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A. Intuition c
B. A set of rules c c c c
C. Articles in journals c c c
D. Advice from supervisors - ANSWER: b. A set of rules.
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c
Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without conscious
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ly labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
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A. Intuition c
B. The nursing process c c c
C. Clinical knowledge c c
D. Diagnostic reasoning - ANSWER: A. Intuition c c c c c c
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The nurse is reviewing information about EBP. Which statement best reflects EBP?
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A. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices
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B. EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of patients
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C. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians experience
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D. The patients own preferences are not important with EBP. -
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ANSWER: C. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians experi
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ence c
c
The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new graduate nurses.
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Which is an example of a first-level priority problem
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A. Patient with postoperative pain c c c c
B. Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching
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C. Individual with a small laceration on the sole of the foot c c c c c c c c c c c
D. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress -
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ANSWER: D. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress
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c
When considering priority settings of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that second-
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level priority problems include which of these aspects?
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A. Low self-esteem c c
B. Lack of knowledge c c c
C. Abnormal laboratory values c c c
D. Severely abnormal vital signs - c c c c
ANSWER: C. Abnormal laboratory values Which critical thinking skill helps see
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relationships among the data?
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A. Validation c
B. Clustering related cues c c c
C. Identifying gaps in data c c c c
D. Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant - ANSWER: B. Clustering related cues c c c c c c c c c c
c
The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient relies
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on the appropriateness of the ________ diagnosis
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A. Nursing c
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B. Medical c
C. Admission c
D. Collaborative - ANSWER: A. Nursing c c c c c
c
The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that nurses use and incl
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udes which steps? c c c
A. Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, and follow-up
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B. Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge planning
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C. Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation and discharge planning
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D. Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and ev
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aluation - c
ANSWER: D. Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implem
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entation, and evaluation c c c
c
A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is havi
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ng difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems
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A. Breathing, pain, and sleep c c c c
B. Breathing, sleep and pain c c c c
C. Sleep, breathing and pain c c c c
D. Sleep, pain and breathing - ANSWER: A. Breathing, pain, and sleep
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c
Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?
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A. Nursing diagnosis c c
B. Medical diagnosis c c
C. Diagnostic hypothesis c c
D. Diagnostic assessment - ANSWER: C. Diagnostic hypothesis
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Barriers to EBP include: c c c c
A. Nurses lack research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies
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