NSG300 EXAM 4 2025 WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS |FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|LATEST
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A nurse is preparing to teach an older adult who has chronic arthritis how to practice
meditation. Which of the following strategies are appropriate? Select all that apply.
A Encourage family members to participate in the exercise.
B Have patient identify a quiet room in the home that has minimal interruptions.
C Suggest the use of a quiet fan running in the room.
D Explain that it is best to meditate about 5 minutes 4 times a day.
E Show the patient how to sit comfortably with the limitation of his arthritis and focus on a
prayer.
B Have patient identify a quiet room in the home that has minimal interruptions.
C Suggest the use of a quiet fan running in the room.
E Show the patient how to sit comfortably with the limitation of his arthritis and focus on a
prayer.
Meditation is not a group exercise so involving the family is not appropriate. Meditation
requires quiet; therefore, white noise can help eliminate background noises. Patients can
meditate as often as needed; there is no "set time" or "requirements" for meditation.
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,As a first-year nursing student, you are assigned to care for a dying patient. To best prepare you
for this assignment, what will you want to do?
A complete a course on death and dying
B control your emotions about death and dying
C compare this experience to the death of a family member
D develop a personal understanding of your own feelings about grief and death
D develop a personal understanding of your own feelings about grief and death
The nurse cannot provide patient-centered nursing if the nurse does not understand their
own feelings about death and dying. Be open to patients' perceptions about death and dying
as well.
A patient has just learned she has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. She is alone;
her family will not be arriving from out of town for an hour. The nurse has been caring for her
for only 2 hours but has a good relationship with her. What is the most appropriate intervention
for support of her spiritual well-being at this time?
A Make a referral to a professional spiritual care adviser.
B Sit down and talk with the patient; have her discuss her feelings and listen attentively.
C Move the patient's Bible from her bedside cabinet drawer to the top of the over-bed table.
D Ask the patient whether she would like to learn more about the implications of having this
type of tumor.
B Sit down and talk with the patient; have her discuss her feelings and listen attentively.
Providing presence is a person-to-person encounter conveying a closeness and sense of
caring. Presence involves "being there" and "being with." "Being there" is not only a physical
presence; it also includes communication and understanding. A nurse who is present in a
nurse-patient relationship is available and responsive to a patient's expressed needs. Nursing
presence is the connectedness between a nurse and a patient.
The nurse is planning spiritual care interventions for an 8-year-old patient. Based on the
patient's age, the nurse must consider which growth and development factor when planning
the spiritual care?
A This age-group's concept of spirituality is provided by parents, and love and affection promote
spirituality.
B This age-group begins to ask about God or a Supreme Being and is influenced by spiritual and
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, religious stories.
C This age-group is fascinated with magic and mystery and often believes illness is related to
bad behavior.
D This age-group has a clear concept of a higher spiritual being and is interested in learning
about spirituality.
D This age-group has a clear concept of a higher spiritual being and is interested in learning
about spirituality.
Option 4 provides a description of the growth and development of a child from 6 to 12 years
of age in Erikson's Industry vs. Inferiority stage. Option 1 describes a child from birth to 18
months during the Trust vs. Mistrust stage. Option 2 describes a child 3 to 6 years of age
during Erikson's Initiative vs. Guilt stage. Option 3 describes the growth and development of a
child who is 20 to 36 months old in the Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt stage of Erikson's
developmental stages.
You are caring for a patient who is depressed because the only child has gone away to college.
What type of depression is the patient experiencing?
A actual loss
B perceived loss
C situational loss
D maturational loss
D maturational loss
A maturational loss is a form of necessary loss and includes all normally expected life changes
across the life span. A toddler experiences separation anxiety from a parent when starting
preschool. A grade school child may not want to lose a favorite teacher and classroom. A
college student may not want to leave the campus community. Maturational losses associated
with normal life transitions help people develop coping skills to use when they experience
unplanned, unwanted, or unexpected loss.
To best assist a patient in the grieving process, which factors are most important for the nurse
to assess? Select all that apply.
A Previous experiences with grief and loss
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CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS |FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|LATEST
UPDATE|GUARANTEED PASS
A nurse is preparing to teach an older adult who has chronic arthritis how to practice
meditation. Which of the following strategies are appropriate? Select all that apply.
A Encourage family members to participate in the exercise.
B Have patient identify a quiet room in the home that has minimal interruptions.
C Suggest the use of a quiet fan running in the room.
D Explain that it is best to meditate about 5 minutes 4 times a day.
E Show the patient how to sit comfortably with the limitation of his arthritis and focus on a
prayer.
B Have patient identify a quiet room in the home that has minimal interruptions.
C Suggest the use of a quiet fan running in the room.
E Show the patient how to sit comfortably with the limitation of his arthritis and focus on a
prayer.
Meditation is not a group exercise so involving the family is not appropriate. Meditation
requires quiet; therefore, white noise can help eliminate background noises. Patients can
meditate as often as needed; there is no "set time" or "requirements" for meditation.
1|Page
,As a first-year nursing student, you are assigned to care for a dying patient. To best prepare you
for this assignment, what will you want to do?
A complete a course on death and dying
B control your emotions about death and dying
C compare this experience to the death of a family member
D develop a personal understanding of your own feelings about grief and death
D develop a personal understanding of your own feelings about grief and death
The nurse cannot provide patient-centered nursing if the nurse does not understand their
own feelings about death and dying. Be open to patients' perceptions about death and dying
as well.
A patient has just learned she has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. She is alone;
her family will not be arriving from out of town for an hour. The nurse has been caring for her
for only 2 hours but has a good relationship with her. What is the most appropriate intervention
for support of her spiritual well-being at this time?
A Make a referral to a professional spiritual care adviser.
B Sit down and talk with the patient; have her discuss her feelings and listen attentively.
C Move the patient's Bible from her bedside cabinet drawer to the top of the over-bed table.
D Ask the patient whether she would like to learn more about the implications of having this
type of tumor.
B Sit down and talk with the patient; have her discuss her feelings and listen attentively.
Providing presence is a person-to-person encounter conveying a closeness and sense of
caring. Presence involves "being there" and "being with." "Being there" is not only a physical
presence; it also includes communication and understanding. A nurse who is present in a
nurse-patient relationship is available and responsive to a patient's expressed needs. Nursing
presence is the connectedness between a nurse and a patient.
The nurse is planning spiritual care interventions for an 8-year-old patient. Based on the
patient's age, the nurse must consider which growth and development factor when planning
the spiritual care?
A This age-group's concept of spirituality is provided by parents, and love and affection promote
spirituality.
B This age-group begins to ask about God or a Supreme Being and is influenced by spiritual and
2|Page
, religious stories.
C This age-group is fascinated with magic and mystery and often believes illness is related to
bad behavior.
D This age-group has a clear concept of a higher spiritual being and is interested in learning
about spirituality.
D This age-group has a clear concept of a higher spiritual being and is interested in learning
about spirituality.
Option 4 provides a description of the growth and development of a child from 6 to 12 years
of age in Erikson's Industry vs. Inferiority stage. Option 1 describes a child from birth to 18
months during the Trust vs. Mistrust stage. Option 2 describes a child 3 to 6 years of age
during Erikson's Initiative vs. Guilt stage. Option 3 describes the growth and development of a
child who is 20 to 36 months old in the Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt stage of Erikson's
developmental stages.
You are caring for a patient who is depressed because the only child has gone away to college.
What type of depression is the patient experiencing?
A actual loss
B perceived loss
C situational loss
D maturational loss
D maturational loss
A maturational loss is a form of necessary loss and includes all normally expected life changes
across the life span. A toddler experiences separation anxiety from a parent when starting
preschool. A grade school child may not want to lose a favorite teacher and classroom. A
college student may not want to leave the campus community. Maturational losses associated
with normal life transitions help people develop coping skills to use when they experience
unplanned, unwanted, or unexpected loss.
To best assist a patient in the grieving process, which factors are most important for the nurse
to assess? Select all that apply.
A Previous experiences with grief and loss
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