NURS 3110 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
A 40-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with severe pain
in the lower abdomen and is very uncomfortable. The student
nurse is assigned to care for this patient. Which attitude of
critical thinking should the student nurse adopt when
approaching the patient? Correct Answers confidence
A 40-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with severe pain
in the lower abdomen. The student nurse is assigned to care for
this patient. After nursing interventions, the pain did not subside
substantially. The nursing student then started looking for
different approaches to the patient's pain relief. Which aspect of
critical thinking did the student nurse display? Correct Answers
creativity
A 50-year-old patient is admitted with acute exacerbation of
asthma. The patient is treated with bronchodilators and oxygen
therapy. The patient is clinically stable and is planned for
discharge. The nurse teaches the patient about deep breathing
exercises. The nurse has initiated these exercises to improve the
patient's lung capacity. Which professional behavior is the nurse
showing? Correct Answers autonomy
A 50-year-old patient is admitted with acute exacerbation of
asthma. The patient is treated with bronchodilators and oxygen
therapy. The patient is clinically stable and is planned for
discharge. Who is responsible for teaching the patient about
managing asthma at home? Correct Answers the nurse
educator
,A 55-year-old patient is diagnosed with lung cancer and has a
history of smoking. To find the association between smoking
and lung cancer, the nurse decides to use a case-control study.
Before proceeding to implementation, the nurse should obtain
informed consent from the study subjects. Which are involved in
informed consent? Select all that apply. Correct Answers The
patient should be capable of understanding the research
procedure
Informed consent ensures the patient that all the information of
the study will be confidential.
The patient has the right to refuse to participate at any point of
time in the research
A 55-year-old patient is diagnosed with lung cancer and has a
history of smoking. To find the association between smoking
and lung cancer, the nurse decides to use a case-control study.
Which are the requirements of a case-control study? Select all
that apply. Correct Answers Two groups are required.
One of the groups should have lung cancer
One of the groups should not have lung cancer
A 60-year-old patient is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor.
The patient is depressed due to the diagnosis. The nurse decides
to practice Watson's carative theory for the patient. Which
carative processes should the nurse include when working with
this patient? Select all that apply. Correct Answers instilling
faith and hope
expressing feelings
developing a trusting relationship
,A 65-year-old patient is scheduled for a cholecystectomy. The
attending nurse observes that the patient is restless and has poor
eye contact when speaking. The patient also asks the nurse a
number of questions. What should the nurse interpret from this
behavior? Correct Answers the patient is anxious
a case for evidence Correct Answers As the public becomes
more computer literate, they have broader access to information
regarding health care issues and the incidences of medical errors
within health care facilities.
Use of evidenced-based practice (EBP) allows nurses to
structure how to make accurate, timely, and appropriate clinical
decisions.
EBP is a problem-solving approach to clinical practice that
integrates the conscientious use of best evidence in combination
with a clinician's expertise and patient preferences and values in
making decisions about patient care.
Without evidence-based practice, nursing would be a practice
based solely on tradition.
While in practice, you will need an up-to-date textbook, articles
from peer-reviewed nursing journals, and nursing research.
A child tells the nurse, "My father abuses me every day after
drinking alcohol. It makes me feel so depressed." The nurse then
speaks with both the parents. Which critical thinking attitude is
the nurse showing? Correct Answers fairness
A community nurse is scheduled to give vaccines to a group of
individuals belonging to a particular village. These people tell
the nurse that they are willing to take the vaccines only in the
presence of the pastor of their church, who has gone to another
, village and will return in a day. In compliance with Leininger's
theory, what should the nurse do? Correct Answers Listen to
the villagers and give them the vaccines on the next day in the
presence of the pastor.
A goal describes a desired change in a patient's condition or
behavior. For which patient is a short-term goal appropriate?
Correct Answers A patient who has acute pain related to
incisional trauma
A group of health care professionals in the medical-surgical unit
of a 600-bed urban hospital is working to assess and improve the
quality of health care delivery. The staff nurse has been told to
collect the data required to assess the quality of health care
delivery. Which relevant data is the nurse expected to collect?
Select all that apply. Correct Answers
A group of nurses are studying the research on nursing-sensitive
outcomes. Which outcomes are nursing sensitive? Select all that
apply. Correct Answers Prevalence of restraint use
Prevalence of pressure ulcers
Patient falls with injury
A group of nurses implemented a well-designed health care
program focusing on the importance of immunization across
many regions in the state of California. These nurses are
conducting research to determine the outcome of the program in
terms of the number of children receiving vaccinations. Which
type of research is this? Correct Answers evaluation research
SOLUTIONS
A 40-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with severe pain
in the lower abdomen and is very uncomfortable. The student
nurse is assigned to care for this patient. Which attitude of
critical thinking should the student nurse adopt when
approaching the patient? Correct Answers confidence
A 40-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with severe pain
in the lower abdomen. The student nurse is assigned to care for
this patient. After nursing interventions, the pain did not subside
substantially. The nursing student then started looking for
different approaches to the patient's pain relief. Which aspect of
critical thinking did the student nurse display? Correct Answers
creativity
A 50-year-old patient is admitted with acute exacerbation of
asthma. The patient is treated with bronchodilators and oxygen
therapy. The patient is clinically stable and is planned for
discharge. The nurse teaches the patient about deep breathing
exercises. The nurse has initiated these exercises to improve the
patient's lung capacity. Which professional behavior is the nurse
showing? Correct Answers autonomy
A 50-year-old patient is admitted with acute exacerbation of
asthma. The patient is treated with bronchodilators and oxygen
therapy. The patient is clinically stable and is planned for
discharge. Who is responsible for teaching the patient about
managing asthma at home? Correct Answers the nurse
educator
,A 55-year-old patient is diagnosed with lung cancer and has a
history of smoking. To find the association between smoking
and lung cancer, the nurse decides to use a case-control study.
Before proceeding to implementation, the nurse should obtain
informed consent from the study subjects. Which are involved in
informed consent? Select all that apply. Correct Answers The
patient should be capable of understanding the research
procedure
Informed consent ensures the patient that all the information of
the study will be confidential.
The patient has the right to refuse to participate at any point of
time in the research
A 55-year-old patient is diagnosed with lung cancer and has a
history of smoking. To find the association between smoking
and lung cancer, the nurse decides to use a case-control study.
Which are the requirements of a case-control study? Select all
that apply. Correct Answers Two groups are required.
One of the groups should have lung cancer
One of the groups should not have lung cancer
A 60-year-old patient is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor.
The patient is depressed due to the diagnosis. The nurse decides
to practice Watson's carative theory for the patient. Which
carative processes should the nurse include when working with
this patient? Select all that apply. Correct Answers instilling
faith and hope
expressing feelings
developing a trusting relationship
,A 65-year-old patient is scheduled for a cholecystectomy. The
attending nurse observes that the patient is restless and has poor
eye contact when speaking. The patient also asks the nurse a
number of questions. What should the nurse interpret from this
behavior? Correct Answers the patient is anxious
a case for evidence Correct Answers As the public becomes
more computer literate, they have broader access to information
regarding health care issues and the incidences of medical errors
within health care facilities.
Use of evidenced-based practice (EBP) allows nurses to
structure how to make accurate, timely, and appropriate clinical
decisions.
EBP is a problem-solving approach to clinical practice that
integrates the conscientious use of best evidence in combination
with a clinician's expertise and patient preferences and values in
making decisions about patient care.
Without evidence-based practice, nursing would be a practice
based solely on tradition.
While in practice, you will need an up-to-date textbook, articles
from peer-reviewed nursing journals, and nursing research.
A child tells the nurse, "My father abuses me every day after
drinking alcohol. It makes me feel so depressed." The nurse then
speaks with both the parents. Which critical thinking attitude is
the nurse showing? Correct Answers fairness
A community nurse is scheduled to give vaccines to a group of
individuals belonging to a particular village. These people tell
the nurse that they are willing to take the vaccines only in the
presence of the pastor of their church, who has gone to another
, village and will return in a day. In compliance with Leininger's
theory, what should the nurse do? Correct Answers Listen to
the villagers and give them the vaccines on the next day in the
presence of the pastor.
A goal describes a desired change in a patient's condition or
behavior. For which patient is a short-term goal appropriate?
Correct Answers A patient who has acute pain related to
incisional trauma
A group of health care professionals in the medical-surgical unit
of a 600-bed urban hospital is working to assess and improve the
quality of health care delivery. The staff nurse has been told to
collect the data required to assess the quality of health care
delivery. Which relevant data is the nurse expected to collect?
Select all that apply. Correct Answers
A group of nurses are studying the research on nursing-sensitive
outcomes. Which outcomes are nursing sensitive? Select all that
apply. Correct Answers Prevalence of restraint use
Prevalence of pressure ulcers
Patient falls with injury
A group of nurses implemented a well-designed health care
program focusing on the importance of immunization across
many regions in the state of California. These nurses are
conducting research to determine the outcome of the program in
terms of the number of children receiving vaccinations. Which
type of research is this? Correct Answers evaluation research
