Practice Exam 1, Part 1 Questions and
answers.
During a physical assessment, the nurse closes and door and provides drape to prom
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ote privacy. The nurse is performing her role as a/an:
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B. Communicator
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C. Change agent
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D. Caregiver - (correct answer) - D. Caregiver
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The role of a nurse as caregiver helps client promote, restore and maintain dignity, h
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ealth and wellness by viewing a person holistically. As an advocate the nurse interce
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des or works on behalf of the client. Identifying the need and problems of the client a
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nd communicating it to other members of the health team is doing the role of a com
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municator. As a change agent, the nurse assists the client to MODIFY their BEHAVIOR
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During the nursing rounds Nurse Cathy is instructing the patient to avoid smoking to
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prevent the worsening of respiratory problems. The patient asked about the things th
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at he can do when feelings of wanting to smoke arises. The nurse enumerates ways o
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f dealing the situation. This is an example of a nurse's role as a/an:
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C. Change agent
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D. Caregiver - (correct answer) - C. Change agent
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As a change agent, the nurse assists the client to MODIFY their BEHAVIOR. As an adv
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ocate the nurse intercedes or works on behalf of the client. As a clinician, the nurse w
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ould use technical expertise to administer nursing care. The role of a nurse as caregiv
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er helps client promote, restore and maintain dignity, health and wellness by viewing
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a person holistically.
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Nurse Cathy on the other hand, knows the case immediately even before a diagnosis
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is done. Based on Benner's theory she is a/an:
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C. Competent
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D. Advanced beginner - (correct answer) - B. Expert
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The ability to perceive something without further evidence is the development of intu
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ition and is seen in Expert nurses. A novice nurse is governed by rules and usually infl
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exible. Competent nurses are planning nursing care consciously. Advanced beginner
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s demonstrate acceptable performance.
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Newborn screening is done to every newborn in the Philippines. This is an example of
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:
A. Primary prevention
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B. Secondary prevention
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C. Tertiary prevention
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D. Rehabilitation - (correct answer) - B. Secondary prevention
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Promotion of early detection and early treatment of the disease is under secondary p
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revention. Example, breast self exam, TB screening, genetic counseling.
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One of Nurse Cathy's co-
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workers is Annie who is flexible in any given situation. Annie is performing her duties
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well without supervision but still needs more experience and practice to develop a co
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nsciously planned nursing care. According to Patricia Benner's category in specializat
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ion in nursing, Annie is a/an:
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C. Competent
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D. Advanced beginner - (correct answer) - D. Advanced beginner
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A- Novice is governed by rules and usually inflexible. B-
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Expert nurses have intuitive grasp on the situation dealt. C-
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Competent nurses are planning nursing care consciously. D-
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Advanced beginners demonstrate acceptable performance.
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The clinical instructor is discussing about the Nursing Process. She mentioned that w
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hen a cluster of actual or high-
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risk diagnosis are present because of a certain situation it is called:
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A. Wellness nursing diagnosis
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, B. Actual nursing diagnosis
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C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
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D. Risk nursing diagnosis - (correct answer) - C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
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risk diagnosis is called a syndrome nursing diagnosis. Wellness nursing diagnosis foc
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uses on the clinical judgment on an individual from a specific to higher level of wellne
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ss. Actual diagnoses are clinical judgment of the nurse that is validated. A risk diagno
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sis is based on the clinical are based on clinical judgment that the client may develop
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vulnerability to the problem. gf gf gf
The nurse in charge measures a patient's temperature at 101 degrees F. What is the
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equivalent centigrade temperature? gf gf
A. 36.3 degrees C
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B. 37.95 degrees C
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C. 40.03 degrees C
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D. 38.01 degrees C - (correct answer) - B. 37.95
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To convert °F to °C use this formula, ( °F -
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32 ) (0.55). While when converting °C to °F use this formula, ( °C x 1.8) + 32. Note th
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at 0.55 is 5/9 and 1.8 is 9/5.
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shift report, it would be important for the nurse relinquishing responsibility for care of
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the patient to communicate. Which of the following facts to the nurse assuming resp
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onsibility for care of the patient? gf gf gf gf gf
A. That the patient verbalized, "My headache is gone."
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B. That the patient's barium enema performed 3 days ago was negative
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C. Patient's NGT was removed 2 hours ago
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D. Patient's family came for a visit this morning. - (correct answer) -
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C. Patient's NGT was removed 2 hours ago
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shift report should indicate significant recent changes in the patient's condition that t
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he nurse assuming responsibility for care of the patient will need to monitor. The oth
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er options are not critical enough to include in the report
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A client is receiving 115 ml/
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hr of continuous IVF. The nurse notices that the venipuncture site is red and swollen.
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Which of the following interventions would the nurse perform first?
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