NR226 Fundamentals of Patient Care
Final Exam Review
Clinical decision making requires the nurse to...
a) improve a patient's health
b) standardize care for the patient
c) follow the health care provider's orders for patient care
d) establish and weigh criteria in deciding the best choice of therapy for a patient - d)
establish and weigh criteria in deciding the best choice of therapy for a patient
Which of the following is not one of the five steps of the nursing process?
a) planning
b) evaluation
c) assessment
d) hypothesis testing - d) hypothesis testing
Gathering, verifying, and communicating data about the patient to establish a database is
an example of which component of the nursing process?
a) planning
b) evaluation
c) assessment
d) implementation
e) nursing diagnosis - c) assessment
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The interview technique that is most effective in strengthening the nurse-patient
relationship by demonstrating the nurse's willingness to hear the patient's thoughts is...
a) direct question
b) problem solving
c) problem seeking
d) open ended questions - d) open ended questions
While obtaining a health history from a patient, the nurse asks Mr. Jones if he has noted
any change in activity tolerance. This is an example of which interview technique?
a) direct question
b) problem-solving
c) problem-seeking
d) open ended question - a) direct question
Mr. Davis tells the nurse he has been experiencing more frequent episodes of indigestion.
The nurse asks if his indigestion is associated with meals or reclining positions and asks
what relieves the indigestion. This is an example of which interview technique?
a) direct question
b) problem solving
c) problem seeking
d) open ended question - c) problem seeking
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