Galen College of Nursing 3100
Fundamentals EXAM Questions With
Solved Solutions.
Which assessment question should the nurse use to clarify patient information that's has been
obtained
a. "What are the most important things you need to know about your diet"
b. "Am incorrect that you take two medications at home for your blood pressure?"
c. "Have we talked about all of the tissues that you have with wound care?"
d. "Can you talk about your discomfort?" - Answer b. "Am incorrect that you take two
medications at home for your blood pressure?"
Which essential critical thinking indicator is the nurse using when she tries out a new way to
apply a dressing?
a. Curiosity
b. Discipline
c. Creativity
d. Persistence - Answer c. creativity
The nurse on the surgical unit has a multiple patient assignment. On beginning the shift, the
nurse determines that the first patient to see in the morning is the individual who:
a. Has a blood pressure of 80/50 mm Hg
b. Requires instruction four wound care
c. Needs to be transferred from bed to chair
d. Received pain medication 5 minutes ago. - Answer a. Has a blood pressure of 80/50 mm Hg
For the process of reflection, the nurse ask him-or herself which of the following?
a. "How I report the increase ball pressure reading?"
b. "Why is the patient having pain now?"
,The nurse is using the personal critical thinking indicator of honesty when he or she does, which
of the following?
a. Feel certain about being able to perform the skill.
b. Provides factual and true information to the patient.
c. Considers all of the information before moving forward with the plan of care.
d. Follows an orderly approach to completing the required interventions. - Answer b. Provides
factual and true information to the patient.
The nurse keeps working with the patient to help him ambulate, motivating him to reach his
goal Of being independent. The nurse is demonstrating which critical thinking trait?
a. Confidence.
b. Humility.
c. Persistance
d. Fairness. - Answer c. Fairness
On entering the room, the experience nurse has a sense that the patient's status has changed.
The nurse is using which attribute of clinical judgment?
a. Intuition
b. Validation
c. Inference
d. Inductive reasoning - Answer a. Intuition
According to the NCSBN-CJMM, in order to form hypotheses, the nurse needs to
a. Analyze cues
b. Generating solutions
c. Taking action
d. Evaluating outcomes - Answer b. Generating solutions
, b. Confer with the other staff member to see how the technique was taught to then patient.
c. Determine what insulin was prescribed by the provider
d. Observe the patient giving the insulin injection - Answer d. Observe the patient giving the
insulin injection
For a patient who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with an excess of secretions in the
bronchioles, which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate?
a. Incomplete airway clearance
b. Ineffective respiratory pattern
c. Potential for asphyxia
d.Difficulty maintaining spontaneous ventilation - Answer a. Incomplete airway clearance
Which of the following nursing interventions is most clearly stated, and will assist other staff
members to provide safe care?
a. Provide extra fluids
b. Increased ambulating in hallway
c. Reinforce use of incentive spirometer tid
d. Complete assessment with patient in the a.m. - Answer c. Reinforce use of incentive
spirometer tid
The nurse is working with a patient who has the following signs and symptoms: weight gain,
Adema to the lower extremities, increase blood pressure, and abdominal distention. On the
basis of the information, which of the following is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis?
a. Inadequate, nutritional intake.
b. Increased fluid volume.
c. Urinary reduce tension.
d. Potential for trauma. - Answer b. Increased fluid volume
In planning for the patient assignment, the nurse prioritizes his schedule on the basis of the
patient's needs and conditions. In reviewing the nursing diagnoses, which of the following
patients should be seen first in the morning?
Fundamentals EXAM Questions With
Solved Solutions.
Which assessment question should the nurse use to clarify patient information that's has been
obtained
a. "What are the most important things you need to know about your diet"
b. "Am incorrect that you take two medications at home for your blood pressure?"
c. "Have we talked about all of the tissues that you have with wound care?"
d. "Can you talk about your discomfort?" - Answer b. "Am incorrect that you take two
medications at home for your blood pressure?"
Which essential critical thinking indicator is the nurse using when she tries out a new way to
apply a dressing?
a. Curiosity
b. Discipline
c. Creativity
d. Persistence - Answer c. creativity
The nurse on the surgical unit has a multiple patient assignment. On beginning the shift, the
nurse determines that the first patient to see in the morning is the individual who:
a. Has a blood pressure of 80/50 mm Hg
b. Requires instruction four wound care
c. Needs to be transferred from bed to chair
d. Received pain medication 5 minutes ago. - Answer a. Has a blood pressure of 80/50 mm Hg
For the process of reflection, the nurse ask him-or herself which of the following?
a. "How I report the increase ball pressure reading?"
b. "Why is the patient having pain now?"
,The nurse is using the personal critical thinking indicator of honesty when he or she does, which
of the following?
a. Feel certain about being able to perform the skill.
b. Provides factual and true information to the patient.
c. Considers all of the information before moving forward with the plan of care.
d. Follows an orderly approach to completing the required interventions. - Answer b. Provides
factual and true information to the patient.
The nurse keeps working with the patient to help him ambulate, motivating him to reach his
goal Of being independent. The nurse is demonstrating which critical thinking trait?
a. Confidence.
b. Humility.
c. Persistance
d. Fairness. - Answer c. Fairness
On entering the room, the experience nurse has a sense that the patient's status has changed.
The nurse is using which attribute of clinical judgment?
a. Intuition
b. Validation
c. Inference
d. Inductive reasoning - Answer a. Intuition
According to the NCSBN-CJMM, in order to form hypotheses, the nurse needs to
a. Analyze cues
b. Generating solutions
c. Taking action
d. Evaluating outcomes - Answer b. Generating solutions
, b. Confer with the other staff member to see how the technique was taught to then patient.
c. Determine what insulin was prescribed by the provider
d. Observe the patient giving the insulin injection - Answer d. Observe the patient giving the
insulin injection
For a patient who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with an excess of secretions in the
bronchioles, which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate?
a. Incomplete airway clearance
b. Ineffective respiratory pattern
c. Potential for asphyxia
d.Difficulty maintaining spontaneous ventilation - Answer a. Incomplete airway clearance
Which of the following nursing interventions is most clearly stated, and will assist other staff
members to provide safe care?
a. Provide extra fluids
b. Increased ambulating in hallway
c. Reinforce use of incentive spirometer tid
d. Complete assessment with patient in the a.m. - Answer c. Reinforce use of incentive
spirometer tid
The nurse is working with a patient who has the following signs and symptoms: weight gain,
Adema to the lower extremities, increase blood pressure, and abdominal distention. On the
basis of the information, which of the following is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis?
a. Inadequate, nutritional intake.
b. Increased fluid volume.
c. Urinary reduce tension.
d. Potential for trauma. - Answer b. Increased fluid volume
In planning for the patient assignment, the nurse prioritizes his schedule on the basis of the
patient's needs and conditions. In reviewing the nursing diagnoses, which of the following
patients should be seen first in the morning?
