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Chapter 1 -Nursing Foundations
1. A client reports to the emergency department with ankle pain due to a minor road accident.
By asking the client to describe the accident, which type of nursing skill is the nurse using?
A. assessment skills
B. comforting skills
C. counseling skills
D. caring skills
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Answer: A
Rationale: By asking the client to describe the accident, the nurse is using assessment skills to
collect more information about the client's condition. The nurse is interviewing the client to
collect related data. The nurse is not using comforting skills, as the nurse is not providing any
emotional support. The counseling skills of the nurse are also not used, as no health education
is provided. Caring skills include assistance provided with the activities of daily living, which
is not applicable in this scenario.
Questionformat: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Nursing Foundations
Cognitive Level: Understand
Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
Integrated Process: Nursing Process
Reference: p. 15
2. One of the nursing achievements in the Crimean War was that the death rate of soldiers
dropped from 60% to 1%. What is the most appropriate reason for the fall in the death rate?
A. increased motivation among the soldiers
B. decreased rate of infection and gangrene
C. increased funds courtesy of donations from families
D. college-based education and training of
nurses Answer: B
Rationale: During the Crimean War, the death rate of British soldiers was 60%, which
dropped to 1% due to the nursing care provided. The nurses improved the ventilation,
nutritional, and sanitary conditions of the soldiers, leading to decreased rates of infection and
gangrene. As a result, the death rate dropped. The families and the soldiers donated funds
after the war, not during the war, through which an organized education and training facility
for nurses was started.
Questionformat: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Nursing Foundations
Cognitive Level: Remember
Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control
Integrated Process: Nursing Process
Reference: p. 3
3. A nurse at a health care facility provides information, assistance, and encouragement to
clients during the various phases of nursing care. In which activity does the nurse use
counseling skills?
A. educating a group of young girls about AIDS
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D. assisting a lactating mother in feeding her child
Answer: A
Rationale: The activity of educating a group of young girls about AIDS is based on the nurse
using counseling skills. Telling a client to localize his pain is an assessment skill.
Encouraging a client to walk without support can be both a comforting skill and a caring
skill. Assisting a lactating mother in feeding her baby is an example of a caring skill.
Questionformat: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Nursing Foundations
Cognitive Level: Understand
Client Needs Pn: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Client Needs Pn: Health Promotion and Maintenance
Integrated Process: Teaching/Learning
Reference: p. 15
4. A nurse is conducting an interview of a 40-year-old client who is admitted with chest pain.
Which action by the nurse indicates active listening?
A. listening to the client silently
B. interrupting after each sentence
C. asking for clarifications and repetitions
D. talking about the nurse's own
experience Answer: C
Rationale: Active listening is an important component of counseling skills. It encourages the
client to open up and express their concerns. The nurse may ask the client to repeat and
clarify statements. Interrupting after every sentence may annoy the client. When the nurse
listens to the client silently, the client may feel that the nurse is not interested. On the other
hand, if the nurse talks about the nurse's own experience, the focus of the session shifts to the
nurse rather than to the client.
Questionformat: Multiple Choice
Chapter 1: Nursing Foundations
Cognitive Level: Apply
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Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
Integrated Process: Caring
Reference: p. 15
5. A student wants to attend a nursing program that prepares its graduates for both staff and
managerial positions. Which type of nursing program should the nurse suggest for this
student?
A. hospital-based diploma
B. baccalaureate nursing program
C. associate degree program
D. continuingnursing program
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