NR 509 / NR509 w eek 1 Exam w ith |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
pr ecise answ er s |!
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that
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his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types
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of data would be.
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A. Objective
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B. Reflective
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C. Subjective
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D. Introspective - Correct answer ✔A. Objective
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A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated and feels hot.
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These types of data would be |! |! |! |! |!
A. Objective
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B. Reflective
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C. Subjective
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D. Introspective - Correct answer ✔C. Subjective
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The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data
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combine to form the |! |! |!
,A. Data base
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B. Admitting data
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C. Financial Statement
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D. Discharge Summary - Correct answer ✔A. Data base
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When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound
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that is heard. The nurses next action should be to
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A. Immediately notify the patients physician
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B. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
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C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to breath sounds
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D. Assess it again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present -
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Correct answer ✔C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to breath
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sounds
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The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching
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session, the nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses, without a
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background of skills and experience from which to draw, are more likely to
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make their decisions using:
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A. Intuition
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B. A set of rules
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C. Articles in journals
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D. Advice from supervisors - Correct answer ✔b. A set of rules.
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,Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without
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consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
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A. Intuition
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B. The nursing process
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C. Clinical knowledge
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D. Diagnostic reasoning - Correct answer ✔A. Intuition
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The nurse is reviewing information about EBP. Which statement best reflects
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EBP?
A. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices
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B. EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of
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patients
C. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians experience
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D. The patients own preferences are not important with EBP. - Correct
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answer ✔C. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians
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experience
The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new
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graduate nurses. Which is an example of a first-level priority problem
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A. Patient with postoperative pain
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B. Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching
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C. Individual with a small laceration on the sole of the foot
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D. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress - Correct
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answer ✔D. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress
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, When considering priority settings of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that
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second-level priority problems include which of these aspects?
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A. Low self-esteem
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B. Lack of knowledge
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C. Abnormal laboratory values
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D. Severely abnormal vital signs - Correct answer ✔C. Abnormal laboratory
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values
Which critical thinking skill helps see relationships among the data?
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A. Validation
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B. Clustering related cues
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C. Identifying gaps in data
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D. Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant - Correct answer ✔B. Clustering
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related cues |!
The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a
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patient relies on the appropriateness of the ________ diagnosis
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A. Nursing
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B. Medical
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C. Admission
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D. Collaborative - Correct answer ✔A. Nursing
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pr ecise answ er s |!
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that
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his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types
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of data would be.
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A. Objective
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B. Reflective
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C. Subjective
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D. Introspective - Correct answer ✔A. Objective
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A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated and feels hot.
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These types of data would be |! |! |! |! |!
A. Objective
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B. Reflective
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C. Subjective
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D. Introspective - Correct answer ✔C. Subjective
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The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data
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combine to form the |! |! |!
,A. Data base
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B. Admitting data
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C. Financial Statement
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D. Discharge Summary - Correct answer ✔A. Data base
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When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound
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that is heard. The nurses next action should be to
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A. Immediately notify the patients physician
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B. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
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C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to breath sounds
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D. Assess it again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present -
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Correct answer ✔C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to breath
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sounds
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The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching
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session, the nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses, without a
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background of skills and experience from which to draw, are more likely to
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make their decisions using:
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A. Intuition
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B. A set of rules
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C. Articles in journals
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D. Advice from supervisors - Correct answer ✔b. A set of rules.
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,Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without
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consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
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A. Intuition
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B. The nursing process
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C. Clinical knowledge
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D. Diagnostic reasoning - Correct answer ✔A. Intuition
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The nurse is reviewing information about EBP. Which statement best reflects
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EBP?
A. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices
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B. EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of
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patients
C. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians experience
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D. The patients own preferences are not important with EBP. - Correct
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answer ✔C. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians
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experience
The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new
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graduate nurses. Which is an example of a first-level priority problem
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A. Patient with postoperative pain
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B. Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching
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C. Individual with a small laceration on the sole of the foot
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D. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress - Correct
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answer ✔D. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress
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, When considering priority settings of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that
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second-level priority problems include which of these aspects?
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A. Low self-esteem
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B. Lack of knowledge
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C. Abnormal laboratory values
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D. Severely abnormal vital signs - Correct answer ✔C. Abnormal laboratory
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values
Which critical thinking skill helps see relationships among the data?
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A. Validation
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B. Clustering related cues
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C. Identifying gaps in data
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D. Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant - Correct answer ✔B. Clustering
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related cues |!
The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a
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patient relies on the appropriateness of the ________ diagnosis
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A. Nursing
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B. Medical
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C. Admission
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D. Collaborative - Correct answer ✔A. Nursing
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