k k k
MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Afterkcompletingkankinitialkassessmentkofkakpatient,ktheknursekhaskchartedkthatkhiskrespirationskarekeupneickandkh
iskpulsekisk58kbeatskperkminute.kThesektypeskofkdatakwouldkbe:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER:kA
Objectivekdatakarekwhatkthekhealthkprofessionalkobserveskbykinspecting,kpercussing,kpalpating,kandkauscultatingkdu
ringkthekphysicalkexamination.kSubjectivekdatakiskwhatkthekpersonksayskaboutkhimkorkherselfkduringkhistoryktaking.k
Thektermskreflectivekandkintrospectivekareknotkusedktokdescribekdata.
DIF:k Cognitivek Level:k Understandingk (Comprehension)
MSC:kClientkNeeds:kSafekandkEffectivekCarekEnvironment:k Managementk ofkCare
2. Akpatientktellsktheknursekthatkhekiskveryknervous,kiskn a u s e a. Ct eOd M
, kandkfeelskhot.kThesektypeskofkdatakwouldkbe:
a. Objective.
b. Reflective.
c. Subjective.
d. Introspective.
ANSWER:kC
Subjectivekdatakarekwhatkthekpersonksayskaboutkhimkorkherselfkduringkhistoryktaking.kObjectivekdatakarekwhatkthek
healthkprofessionalkobserveskbykinspecting,kpercussing,kpalpating,kandkauscultatingkduringkthekphysicalkexaminat
ion.kThektermskreflectivekandkintrospectivekareknotkusedktokdescribekdata.
DIF:k Cognitivek Level:k Understandingk (Comprehension)
MSC:kClientkNeeds:kSafekandkEffectivekCarekEnvironment:k Managementk ofkCare
3. Thekpatientskrecord,klaboratorykstudies,kobjectivekdata,k andksubjectivek datakcombinek tokformkthe:
a. Datakbase.
, PhysicalkExaminationkandkHealthkAssessmentk
b. Admittingkdata.
c. Financialkstatement.
d. Dischargeksummary.
ANSWER:kA
Togetherkwithkthekpatientskrecordkandklaboratorykstudies,kthekobjectivekandksubjectivekdatakformkthekdatakbase.kT
hekotherkitemskareknotkpartkofkthekpatientskrecord,klaboratorykstudies,korkdata.
DIF:kCognitivek Level:kRememberingk (Knowledge)
MSC:kClientkNeeds:kSafekandkEffectivekCarekEnvironment:k Managementk ofkCare
4. Whenklisteningktokakpatientskbreathksounds,ktheknursekiskunsurekofkaksoundkthatkiskheard.kTheknursesknextka
ctionkshouldkbekto:
a. Immediatelyknotifykthekpatientsk physician.
b. Documentktheksoundkexactlyk askitkwask heard.
c. Validatekthekdatakbykaskingk akcoworkerktoklistenktokthek breathksounds.
d. Assesskagainkink20kminutesktoknotekwhetherktheksoundkiskstillkpresent.
ANSWER:kC
Whenkunsurekofkaksoundkheardkwhileklisteningktokakpatientskbreathksounds,ktheknursekvalidateskthekdataktokensurek
accuracy.kIfktheknursekhasklesskexperiencekinkankarea,kthenkhekorkshekaskskankexpertktoklisten.
DIF:kCognitivek Level:kAnalyzingk (Analysis)
MSC:kClientkNeeds:kSafekandkEffectivekCarekEnvironment:k Managementk ofkCare
5. Theknursekiskconductingkakclasskforknewkgraduatek nurses.kDuringk thekteachingksession,ktheknursekshouldk keepk i
nk mindk thatknovicek nurses,k withoutk akbackgroundk ofkskillsk andk experiencek fromkwhichk tok draw,k arek morek likelykt
okmakektheirkdecisionskusing:
a. Intuition.
b. Aksetkofkrules.
c. Articleskinkjournals.
d. Advicekfromksupervisors.
ANSWER:kB
Noviceknurseskoperatekfromkaksetkofkdefined,kstructuredkrules.kThekexpertkpractitionerkuseskintuitiveklinks.kDI
F:kCognitivekLevel:kUnderstandingk(Comprehension)
, PhysicalkExaminationkandkHealthkAssessmentk
MSC:k Clientk Needs:k General
6. Theknursekiskreviewingkinformationkaboutkevidence-
basedkpracticek(EBP).kWhichkstatementkbestkreflectskEBP?
a. EBPkrelieskonktraditionkforksupportNoUfkRbeSsI tNpGrTa cBt.iCc eOsM
.
b. EBPkisksimplykthekusekofkbestkpracticektechniqueskforkthektreatmentkofkpatients.
c. EBPkemphasizeskthekusekofkbestkevidencekwithk thekclinicianskexperience.
d. Thekpatientsk ownk preferenceskarek notkimportantkwithk EBP.
ANSWER: C
EBPkiskaksystematickapproachktokpracticekthatkemphasizeskthekusekofkbestkevidencekinkcombinationkwithkthekcl
inicianskexperience,kaskwellkaskpatientkpreferenceskandkvalues,kwhenkmakingkdecisionskaboutkcarekandktreatm
ent.kEBPkiskmorekthanksimplykusingkthekbestkpracticektechniquesktoktreatkpatients,kandkquestioningktraditionkisk
importantkwhenknokcompellingkandksupportivekresearchkevidencekexists.
DIF:kCognitivek Level:kApplyingk(Application)
MSC:kClientkNeeds:kSafekandkEffectivek CarekEnvironment:k Managementk ofk Care
7. Expertknursesklearnktokattendktokakpatternkofkassessmentkdatakandkactkwithoutkconsciouslyklabelingkit.kThesekr
esponseskarekreferredktokas:
a. Intuition.
b. Theknursingkprocess.
c. Clinicalkknowledge.
d. Diagnostickreasoning.
ANSWER:kA
Intuitionkiskcharacterizedkbykpatternkrecognitionexpertknursesklearnktokattendktokakpatternkofkassessmentkdatakandk
actkwithoutkconsciouslyklabelingkit.kThekotherkoptionskareknotkcorrect.
DIF:kCognitivekLevel:kUnderstandingk(Comprehension)kM
SC:kClientkNeeds:kGeneral
8. Thek nursek isk conductingk ak k classk onk priorityk settingk k fork ak groupk k ofk k newk k graduatek k nurses.kW
hichk isk ank examplekofk ak first-levelk priorityk problem?
a. Patientk k withk k postoperativek k pain
b. Newlyk k diagnosedk k patientk k withk k diabetesk k whok k needsk k diabetick k teaching