NR 342: Fundamentals Mastery Exam Questions With
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A client who has a cerebrovascular accident has persistent
problems with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). The nurse
caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the
following of the interprofessional care team? Correct Answers
Speech-language pathologist
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is
concerned about the adverse effects of the medication he is
receiving for pain management. Which of the members of the
interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding
the medication's effects? Correct Answers Provider
Pharmacist
Registered nurse
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to
rheumatoid arthritis is to use adaptive devices. The nurse caring
for the client should initiate a referral to which of the following
members of the inter professional care team? Correct Answers
Occupational therapist
A nurse has notices several occasions in the past week when
another nurse of the unit seemed drowsy and unable to focus on
the issue at hand. Today, she found the nurse asleep in a chair in
the break room when she was not on a break. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? Correct Answers
Report the observations to the nurse manager on the unit
, A nurse in a surgeon's office is providing preoperative teaching
for a client who is scheduled for surgery the following week.
The client tells the nurse that he will prepare his advance
directive before he goes to the hospital. Which of the following
statements made by the client should indicate to the nurse an
understanding of advance directives? Correct Answers "I plan
to write that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing
machine."
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the
roles of the various members of the health care team they will
encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When she gives examples
of the types of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) can
perform, which of the following client activities should she
include? Correct Answers Bathing/Grooming
Ambulating/Lifting
Toileting
Measuring vital signs
Feeding
Transferring
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to undergo an elective
surgical procedure. The nurse should take which of the
following actions regarding informed consent? Correct Answers
Make sure the surgeon obtained the client's consent
Witness the client's signature on the consent form
A nurse is caring for a client who's decides not to have surgery
despite significant blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse
understands that this client's choice is an example of which of
the following ethical principles? Correct Answers Autonomy
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A client who has a cerebrovascular accident has persistent
problems with dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). The nurse
caring for the client should initiate a referral with which of the
following of the interprofessional care team? Correct Answers
Speech-language pathologist
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is
concerned about the adverse effects of the medication he is
receiving for pain management. Which of the members of the
interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding
the medication's effects? Correct Answers Provider
Pharmacist
Registered nurse
A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to
rheumatoid arthritis is to use adaptive devices. The nurse caring
for the client should initiate a referral to which of the following
members of the inter professional care team? Correct Answers
Occupational therapist
A nurse has notices several occasions in the past week when
another nurse of the unit seemed drowsy and unable to focus on
the issue at hand. Today, she found the nurse asleep in a chair in
the break room when she was not on a break. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? Correct Answers
Report the observations to the nurse manager on the unit
, A nurse in a surgeon's office is providing preoperative teaching
for a client who is scheduled for surgery the following week.
The client tells the nurse that he will prepare his advance
directive before he goes to the hospital. Which of the following
statements made by the client should indicate to the nurse an
understanding of advance directives? Correct Answers "I plan
to write that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing
machine."
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the
roles of the various members of the health care team they will
encounter on a medical-surgical unit. When she gives examples
of the types of tasks certified nursing assistants (CNAs) can
perform, which of the following client activities should she
include? Correct Answers Bathing/Grooming
Ambulating/Lifting
Toileting
Measuring vital signs
Feeding
Transferring
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to undergo an elective
surgical procedure. The nurse should take which of the
following actions regarding informed consent? Correct Answers
Make sure the surgeon obtained the client's consent
Witness the client's signature on the consent form
A nurse is caring for a client who's decides not to have surgery
despite significant blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse
understands that this client's choice is an example of which of
the following ethical principles? Correct Answers Autonomy
