NURS 4301 - Quiz #1 Questions With Complete Solutions
A 12-year-old African American boy has experienced
significant blood loss and may require a blood transfusion. The
boy's mother, father, and sisters are currently present at his
bedside in the emergency department. How should the nurse
direct questions and teaching about his condition and treatment?
Correct Answer Assess who is the dominant member of the
family and then address that person
A 26-year-old member of the armed forces was severely injured
while serving overseas and now lives with the effects of a spinal
cord injury. The man's wife is now forced to get a job in order to
provide care for both him and their young son, since the man
was the family's sole wage earner. In addition, the family
realizes that they may have to move into the basement of the
wife's parents in order to survive financially. The family is at
greatest risk of which of the following nursing diagnoses?
Correct Answer Interrupted Family Process
A 61-year old man is distraught because he has just learned that
his most recent computed tomography (CT) scan shows that his
colon cancer has metastasized to his lungs. Which of the
following nursing aims should the nurse prioritize in the
immediate care of the patient? Correct Answer Facilitating
coping
A class of nursing students is studying the history of nursing.
Who does the class learn that the founder of public health
nursing is? Correct Answer Lillian Wald
,A couple with adolescent children is most likely to focus on
which of the following developmental tasks? Correct Answer
Strengthening marital relationships
A family has moved from Spain to a primarily Spanish-speaking
neighborhood near a large metropolitan area in the United
States. The nurse caring for this family recognizes that which of
the following family members will likely require the greatest
amount of time to learn the English language? Correct Answer
The 45-year-old mother in the family who does not work outside
the home.
A family that consists of two homosexual parents and three
children living in the same house is an example of which type of
family? Correct Answer Nuclear
A home healthcare nurse is performing a home visit to a 58-
year-old man and his 56-year-old wife who receives home
chemotherapy as part of her treatment regimen for breast cancer.
The nurse will recognize that this family is likely to be engaged
in which of the following development tasks? Correct Answer
Maintaining ties with older and younger generations
A homeless patient has been brought to the emergency
department (ED) by ambulance after being found unresponsive
outside a mall. The patient is known to the ED staff as having
bipolar disorder, and assessment reveals likely cellulitis on his
left ankle. He is febrile with a productive cough, and the care
team suspects pneumonia. A sputum culture for tuberculosis has
been obtained and sent to the laboratory. Which of the following
, aspects of the patient's medical condition would be considered a
chronic condition? Correct Answer Bipolar disorder
A nurse educator uses models of health and illness when
teaching. Which model of health and illness places high-level
health and death on opposite ends of a graduated scale? Correct
Answer Health-Illness Continuum
A nurse has chosen to characterize a new initiative as "wellness
promotion" rather than "health promotion." Which of the
following statements best describe the difference between the
concept of wellness and the concept of health? Correct Answer
Wellness is an active state, whereas health is a more passive
state dependent on the absence of disease.
A nurse who provides care in a large, inner-city hospital is
aware of the salient influence of culture on health. The nurse
recognizes that culture is best understood as a shared system that
encompasses which of the following? Correct Answer Beliefs,
values, and behavioral expectations
A nurse working with patients in the community is aware that
which of the following is a true statement related to
environmental factors in a community? Correct Answer
Barriers to accessing healthcare withing a community may
include lack of transportation.
A nursing instructor has assigned a student to care for a patient
of Asian descent. The instructor reminds the student that
personal space considerations vary among cultures. What
personal space preferences are important for the student to
A 12-year-old African American boy has experienced
significant blood loss and may require a blood transfusion. The
boy's mother, father, and sisters are currently present at his
bedside in the emergency department. How should the nurse
direct questions and teaching about his condition and treatment?
Correct Answer Assess who is the dominant member of the
family and then address that person
A 26-year-old member of the armed forces was severely injured
while serving overseas and now lives with the effects of a spinal
cord injury. The man's wife is now forced to get a job in order to
provide care for both him and their young son, since the man
was the family's sole wage earner. In addition, the family
realizes that they may have to move into the basement of the
wife's parents in order to survive financially. The family is at
greatest risk of which of the following nursing diagnoses?
Correct Answer Interrupted Family Process
A 61-year old man is distraught because he has just learned that
his most recent computed tomography (CT) scan shows that his
colon cancer has metastasized to his lungs. Which of the
following nursing aims should the nurse prioritize in the
immediate care of the patient? Correct Answer Facilitating
coping
A class of nursing students is studying the history of nursing.
Who does the class learn that the founder of public health
nursing is? Correct Answer Lillian Wald
,A couple with adolescent children is most likely to focus on
which of the following developmental tasks? Correct Answer
Strengthening marital relationships
A family has moved from Spain to a primarily Spanish-speaking
neighborhood near a large metropolitan area in the United
States. The nurse caring for this family recognizes that which of
the following family members will likely require the greatest
amount of time to learn the English language? Correct Answer
The 45-year-old mother in the family who does not work outside
the home.
A family that consists of two homosexual parents and three
children living in the same house is an example of which type of
family? Correct Answer Nuclear
A home healthcare nurse is performing a home visit to a 58-
year-old man and his 56-year-old wife who receives home
chemotherapy as part of her treatment regimen for breast cancer.
The nurse will recognize that this family is likely to be engaged
in which of the following development tasks? Correct Answer
Maintaining ties with older and younger generations
A homeless patient has been brought to the emergency
department (ED) by ambulance after being found unresponsive
outside a mall. The patient is known to the ED staff as having
bipolar disorder, and assessment reveals likely cellulitis on his
left ankle. He is febrile with a productive cough, and the care
team suspects pneumonia. A sputum culture for tuberculosis has
been obtained and sent to the laboratory. Which of the following
, aspects of the patient's medical condition would be considered a
chronic condition? Correct Answer Bipolar disorder
A nurse educator uses models of health and illness when
teaching. Which model of health and illness places high-level
health and death on opposite ends of a graduated scale? Correct
Answer Health-Illness Continuum
A nurse has chosen to characterize a new initiative as "wellness
promotion" rather than "health promotion." Which of the
following statements best describe the difference between the
concept of wellness and the concept of health? Correct Answer
Wellness is an active state, whereas health is a more passive
state dependent on the absence of disease.
A nurse who provides care in a large, inner-city hospital is
aware of the salient influence of culture on health. The nurse
recognizes that culture is best understood as a shared system that
encompasses which of the following? Correct Answer Beliefs,
values, and behavioral expectations
A nurse working with patients in the community is aware that
which of the following is a true statement related to
environmental factors in a community? Correct Answer
Barriers to accessing healthcare withing a community may
include lack of transportation.
A nursing instructor has assigned a student to care for a patient
of Asian descent. The instructor reminds the student that
personal space considerations vary among cultures. What
personal space preferences are important for the student to
