NURS 142 MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK 300+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
A nurse hears a colleague tell a nursing student that she never touches a patient unless she is performing
a procedure or doing an assessment. The nurse tells the student that from a caring perspective:
1. She does not touch the patients either.
2. Touch is a type of verbal communication.
3. Touch is only used when a patient is in pain.
4. Touch forms a connection between nurse and patient. - answer-4
Of the five caring processes described by Swanson, which describes "knowing the patient?"
1. Anticipating the patient's cultural preferences
2. Determining the patient's physician preference
3. Establishing an understanding of a specific patient
4. Gathering task-oriented information during assessment - answer-3
A Muslim woman enters the clinic to have a woman's health examination for the first time. Which
nursing behavior applies Swanson's caring process of "knowing the patient?"
1. Sharing feelings about the importance of having regular woman's health examinations
2. Gaining an understanding of what a woman's health examination means to the patient
3. Recognizing that the patient is modest; and obtaining gender-congruent caregiver 4. Explaining the
risk factors for cervical cancer - answer-2
A parent has brought her 6-month-old infant in for a well-child check. Which of her statements indicates
a need for further teaching?
1. "I can start giving her whole milk at about 12 months."
2. "I can continue to breastfeed for another 6 months."
3. "I've started giving her plenty of fruit juice as a way to increase her vitamin intake."
,4. "I can start giving her solid food now." - answer-3
A nurse conducted an assessment of a new patient who came to the medical clinic. The patient is 82
years old and has had osteoarthritis for 10 years and diabetes mellitus for 20 years. He is alert but
becomes easily distracted during the assessment. He recently moved to a new apartment, and his pet
beagle died just 2 months ago. He is most likely experiencing:
1. Dementia.
2. Depression.
3. Delirium.
4. Hypoglycemic reaction. - answer-2
The nurse is completing a health history with the daughter of a newly admitted patient who is confused
and agitated. The daughter reports that her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 1 year ago
but became extremely confused last evening and was hallucinating. She was unable to calm her, and her
mother thought she was a stranger. On the basis of this history, the nurse suspects that the patient is
experiencing:
1. Delirium.
2. Depression.
3. New-onset dementia.
4. Worsening dementia. - answer-1
Sexuality is maintained throughout our lives. Which of the following answers best explains sexuality in
an older adult?
1. When the sexual partner passes away, the survivor no longer feels sexual.
2. A decrease in an older adult's libido occurs.
3. Any outward expression of sexuality suggests that the older adult is having a developmental problem.
4. All older adults, whether healthy or frail, need to express sexual feelings. - answer-4
,Older adults frequently experience a change in sexual activity. Which best explains this change?
1. The need to touch and be touched is decreased.
2. The sexual preferences of older adults are not as diverse.
3. Physical changes usually do not affect sexual functioning.
4. Frequency and opportunities for sexual activity may decline. - answer-4
The nurse sees a 76-year-old woman in the outpatient clinic. She states that she recently started noticing
a glare in the lights at home. Her vision is blurred; and she is unable to play cards with her friends, read,
or do her needlework. The nurse suspects that the woman may have:
1. Presbyopia.
2. Presbycusis
3. Cataract(s).
4. Depression. - answer-3
A nurse is caring for a patient preparing for discharge from the hospital the next day. The patient does
not read. His family caregiver will be visiting before discharge. What can the nurse do to facilitate the
patient's understanding of his discharge instructions? (Select all that apply.)
1. Yell so the patient can hear you.
2. Sit facing the patient so he is able to watch your lip movements and facial expressions.
3. Present one idea or concept at a time.
4. Send a written copy of the instructions home with him and tell him to have the family review them.
5. Include the family caregiver in the teaching session. - answer-2,3,5
Fill-in-the-Blank. Swanson's caring process of ______ is demonstrated by a nurse helping a new mother
through the birthing experience. - answer-Enabling
, A patient is fearful of upcoming surgery and a possible cancer diagnosis. He discusses his love for the
Bible with his nurse, who recommends a favorite Bible verse. Another nurse tells the patient's nurse that
there is no place in nursing for spiritual caring. The patient's nurse replies:
1. "You're correct; spiritual care should be left to a pastoral care professional."
2. "You're correct; religion is a personal decision."
3. "Nurses should explain their own religious beliefs to patients."
4. "Spiritual, mind, and body connections can affect health." - answer-4
Which of the following is a strategy for creating work environments that enable nurses to demonstrate
more caring behaviors? (Select all that apply.)
1. Decreasing the number of consecutive shifts of the nursing staff
2. Increasing salary and vacation benefits of the nursing staff
3. Increasing the number of nurses who work each shift to decrease the nurse-patient ratio
4. Encouraging increased input concerning nursing functions from health care providers
5. Providing nursing staff an opportunity to discuss practice changes they can implement to enhance
opportunities for patient caring - answer-3,5
When a nurse helps a patient find the meaning of cancer by supporting beliefs about life, this is an
example of:
1. Instilling hope and faith.
2. Forming a human-altruistic value system.
3. Cultural caring.
4. Being with. - answer-1
An example of a nurse caring behavior that families of acutely ill patients perceive as important to
patients' well-being is:
1. Making health care decisions for patients.
2. Having family members provide a patient's total personal hygiene.
3. Injecting the nurse's perceptions about the level of care provided.
TEST BANK 300+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
A nurse hears a colleague tell a nursing student that she never touches a patient unless she is performing
a procedure or doing an assessment. The nurse tells the student that from a caring perspective:
1. She does not touch the patients either.
2. Touch is a type of verbal communication.
3. Touch is only used when a patient is in pain.
4. Touch forms a connection between nurse and patient. - answer-4
Of the five caring processes described by Swanson, which describes "knowing the patient?"
1. Anticipating the patient's cultural preferences
2. Determining the patient's physician preference
3. Establishing an understanding of a specific patient
4. Gathering task-oriented information during assessment - answer-3
A Muslim woman enters the clinic to have a woman's health examination for the first time. Which
nursing behavior applies Swanson's caring process of "knowing the patient?"
1. Sharing feelings about the importance of having regular woman's health examinations
2. Gaining an understanding of what a woman's health examination means to the patient
3. Recognizing that the patient is modest; and obtaining gender-congruent caregiver 4. Explaining the
risk factors for cervical cancer - answer-2
A parent has brought her 6-month-old infant in for a well-child check. Which of her statements indicates
a need for further teaching?
1. "I can start giving her whole milk at about 12 months."
2. "I can continue to breastfeed for another 6 months."
3. "I've started giving her plenty of fruit juice as a way to increase her vitamin intake."
,4. "I can start giving her solid food now." - answer-3
A nurse conducted an assessment of a new patient who came to the medical clinic. The patient is 82
years old and has had osteoarthritis for 10 years and diabetes mellitus for 20 years. He is alert but
becomes easily distracted during the assessment. He recently moved to a new apartment, and his pet
beagle died just 2 months ago. He is most likely experiencing:
1. Dementia.
2. Depression.
3. Delirium.
4. Hypoglycemic reaction. - answer-2
The nurse is completing a health history with the daughter of a newly admitted patient who is confused
and agitated. The daughter reports that her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 1 year ago
but became extremely confused last evening and was hallucinating. She was unable to calm her, and her
mother thought she was a stranger. On the basis of this history, the nurse suspects that the patient is
experiencing:
1. Delirium.
2. Depression.
3. New-onset dementia.
4. Worsening dementia. - answer-1
Sexuality is maintained throughout our lives. Which of the following answers best explains sexuality in
an older adult?
1. When the sexual partner passes away, the survivor no longer feels sexual.
2. A decrease in an older adult's libido occurs.
3. Any outward expression of sexuality suggests that the older adult is having a developmental problem.
4. All older adults, whether healthy or frail, need to express sexual feelings. - answer-4
,Older adults frequently experience a change in sexual activity. Which best explains this change?
1. The need to touch and be touched is decreased.
2. The sexual preferences of older adults are not as diverse.
3. Physical changes usually do not affect sexual functioning.
4. Frequency and opportunities for sexual activity may decline. - answer-4
The nurse sees a 76-year-old woman in the outpatient clinic. She states that she recently started noticing
a glare in the lights at home. Her vision is blurred; and she is unable to play cards with her friends, read,
or do her needlework. The nurse suspects that the woman may have:
1. Presbyopia.
2. Presbycusis
3. Cataract(s).
4. Depression. - answer-3
A nurse is caring for a patient preparing for discharge from the hospital the next day. The patient does
not read. His family caregiver will be visiting before discharge. What can the nurse do to facilitate the
patient's understanding of his discharge instructions? (Select all that apply.)
1. Yell so the patient can hear you.
2. Sit facing the patient so he is able to watch your lip movements and facial expressions.
3. Present one idea or concept at a time.
4. Send a written copy of the instructions home with him and tell him to have the family review them.
5. Include the family caregiver in the teaching session. - answer-2,3,5
Fill-in-the-Blank. Swanson's caring process of ______ is demonstrated by a nurse helping a new mother
through the birthing experience. - answer-Enabling
, A patient is fearful of upcoming surgery and a possible cancer diagnosis. He discusses his love for the
Bible with his nurse, who recommends a favorite Bible verse. Another nurse tells the patient's nurse that
there is no place in nursing for spiritual caring. The patient's nurse replies:
1. "You're correct; spiritual care should be left to a pastoral care professional."
2. "You're correct; religion is a personal decision."
3. "Nurses should explain their own religious beliefs to patients."
4. "Spiritual, mind, and body connections can affect health." - answer-4
Which of the following is a strategy for creating work environments that enable nurses to demonstrate
more caring behaviors? (Select all that apply.)
1. Decreasing the number of consecutive shifts of the nursing staff
2. Increasing salary and vacation benefits of the nursing staff
3. Increasing the number of nurses who work each shift to decrease the nurse-patient ratio
4. Encouraging increased input concerning nursing functions from health care providers
5. Providing nursing staff an opportunity to discuss practice changes they can implement to enhance
opportunities for patient caring - answer-3,5
When a nurse helps a patient find the meaning of cancer by supporting beliefs about life, this is an
example of:
1. Instilling hope and faith.
2. Forming a human-altruistic value system.
3. Cultural caring.
4. Being with. - answer-1
An example of a nurse caring behavior that families of acutely ill patients perceive as important to
patients' well-being is:
1. Making health care decisions for patients.
2. Having family members provide a patient's total personal hygiene.
3. Injecting the nurse's perceptions about the level of care provided.
