NRSG 105 EXAM STUDY SET | QUESTIONS
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A complete health database because of the nurse's primary responsibility for monitoring the
patient's health - ✔✔A visiting nurse is making an initial home visit for a patient who has
many chronic medical problems. Which type of database is most appropriate to collect in this
setting?
A patient in an outpatient clinic has cold and flu-like symptoms - ✔✔Which situation is most
appropriate for an episodic history?
Collect a follow-up database and then check her BP - ✔✔A patient is at the clinic to have her
BP checked. She has been coming to the clinic weekly since she changed her medication 2
months ago. The nurse should:
Simultaneously ask history questions while performing the examination and initiating life-saving
measures - ✔✔A patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency department with multiple
traumas received in an automobile accident. He is alert and cooperative, but his injuries are quite
severe. How would the nurse proceed with the data collection?
They list a frequency schedule for periodic health visits for a specific age group - ✔✔Which
statement correctly describes the age-specific charts for the periodic health examination?
Provide culturally sensitive and appropriate care - ✔✔A 42-year old Asian patient is being
seen at the clinic for an initial examination. The nurse knows that it is important to include
cultural information in his health assessment to:
,Helping the consumer choose a healthier lifestyle - ✔✔In the health promotion model, the
focus of the health professional includes:
A patient's perception of his or her health status - ✔✔Which of the following would be
included in a holistic model of assessment?
Identifying potential problems the individual may develop - ✔✔When nursing diagnoses are
being classified which of the following would be considered a risk diagnosis?
Evaluate the individual's condition and compare actual outcomes with expected outcomes -
✔✔The nurse has implemented several planned interventions to address the nursing diagnosis
of acute pain. Which would be the next appropriate action?
A nurse who understands a patient situation as a whole rather than a list of asks and sees long-
term goals for the patient - ✔✔Which term best describes a proficient nurse?
Intuition. - ✔✔Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without
consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinician's experience. - ✔✔The nurse is
reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which statement best reflects EBP?
Nurses' lack of research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies. - ✔✔Barriers to
incorporating EBP include:
Teach the nurses how to conduct electronic searches for research studies - ✔✔During a staff
meeting, nurses discuss the problems with accessing research studies to incorporate evidence-
based clinical decision making into their practice. Which suggestion by the nurse manager would
best help these problems?
,Holistic health views the mind, body, and spirit as interdependent - ✔✔When reviewing the
concepts of health, the nurse recalls that the components of holistic health include which of
these?
Prevention places the emphasis on the link between health and personal behavior. - ✔✔The
nurse recognizes that the concept of prevention in describing health is essential because:
Patient in an outpatient clinic has cold and influenza-like symptoms. - ✔✔Which situation is
most appropriate during which the nurse performs a focused or problem-centered history?
Inspiratory wheezes noted in left lower lobes, Nonproductive cough, Patient reports dyspnea
upon exertion, Rate of respirations 16 breaths per minute - ✔✔The nurse is reviewing data
collected after an assessment. Of the data listed below, which would be considered related cues
that would be clustered together during data analysis?
First-level priority problem - ✔✔What priority level?
A teenager who was stung by a bee during a soccer match is having trouble breathing.
Second-level priority problem - ✔✔What priority level?
An older adult with a urinary tract infection is also showing signs of confusion and agitation.
Third-level priority problem - ✔✔What priority level?
A patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus does not know how to check his own
blood glucose levels with a glucometer.
Exhibiting verbal and nonverbal behaviors that do not match. - ✔✔The nurse is conducting an
interview with a woman who has recently learned that she is pregnant and who has come to the
clinic today to begin prenatal care. The woman states that she and her husband are excited about
the pregnancy but have a few questions. She looks nervously at her hands during the interview
and sighs loudly. Considering the concept of communication, which statement does the nurse
know to be most accurate? The woman is:
, Man whose wife has just been diagnosed with lung cancer - ✔✔Receiving is a part of the
communication process. Which receiver is most likely to misinterpret a message sent by a health
care professional?
Reduces noise by turning off televisions and radios - ✔✔The nurse makes which adjustment
in the physical environment to promote the success of an interview?
Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's nonverbal behaviors. - ✔✔In
an interview, the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid his or her memory later. Which
statement is true regarding note-taking?
Opening or introduction - ✔✔The nurse asks, "I would like to ask you some questions about
your health and your usual daily activities so that we can better plan your stay here." This
question is found at the __________ phase of the interview process.
"Mrs. H., my name is Mrs. C. I'll need to ask you a few questions about what happened." -
✔✔A woman has just entered the emergency department after being battered by her husband.
The nurse needs to get some information from her to begin treatment. What is the best choice for
an opening phase of the interview with this patient?
Open-ended question - ✔✔During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned having
shortness of breath. Tell me more about that." Which verbal skill is used with this statement?
"Mr. Y., I just need to get some additional information about your past hospitalizations. When
was the last time you were admitted for chest pain?" - ✔✔A patient has finished giving the
nurse information about the reason he is seeking care. When reviewing the data, the nurse finds
that some information about past hospitalizations is missing. At this point, which statement by
the nurse would be most appropriate to gather these data?
Confrontation. - ✔✔In using verbal responses to assist the patient's narrative, some responses
focus on the patient's frame of reference and some focus on the health care provider's
perspective. An example of a verbal response that focuses on the health care provider's
perspective would be:
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE 2025-2026 RATED A+ | 900+
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS TO
GUARANTEE SUCCESS
A complete health database because of the nurse's primary responsibility for monitoring the
patient's health - ✔✔A visiting nurse is making an initial home visit for a patient who has
many chronic medical problems. Which type of database is most appropriate to collect in this
setting?
A patient in an outpatient clinic has cold and flu-like symptoms - ✔✔Which situation is most
appropriate for an episodic history?
Collect a follow-up database and then check her BP - ✔✔A patient is at the clinic to have her
BP checked. She has been coming to the clinic weekly since she changed her medication 2
months ago. The nurse should:
Simultaneously ask history questions while performing the examination and initiating life-saving
measures - ✔✔A patient is brought by ambulance to the emergency department with multiple
traumas received in an automobile accident. He is alert and cooperative, but his injuries are quite
severe. How would the nurse proceed with the data collection?
They list a frequency schedule for periodic health visits for a specific age group - ✔✔Which
statement correctly describes the age-specific charts for the periodic health examination?
Provide culturally sensitive and appropriate care - ✔✔A 42-year old Asian patient is being
seen at the clinic for an initial examination. The nurse knows that it is important to include
cultural information in his health assessment to:
,Helping the consumer choose a healthier lifestyle - ✔✔In the health promotion model, the
focus of the health professional includes:
A patient's perception of his or her health status - ✔✔Which of the following would be
included in a holistic model of assessment?
Identifying potential problems the individual may develop - ✔✔When nursing diagnoses are
being classified which of the following would be considered a risk diagnosis?
Evaluate the individual's condition and compare actual outcomes with expected outcomes -
✔✔The nurse has implemented several planned interventions to address the nursing diagnosis
of acute pain. Which would be the next appropriate action?
A nurse who understands a patient situation as a whole rather than a list of asks and sees long-
term goals for the patient - ✔✔Which term best describes a proficient nurse?
Intuition. - ✔✔Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without
consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinician's experience. - ✔✔The nurse is
reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which statement best reflects EBP?
Nurses' lack of research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies. - ✔✔Barriers to
incorporating EBP include:
Teach the nurses how to conduct electronic searches for research studies - ✔✔During a staff
meeting, nurses discuss the problems with accessing research studies to incorporate evidence-
based clinical decision making into their practice. Which suggestion by the nurse manager would
best help these problems?
,Holistic health views the mind, body, and spirit as interdependent - ✔✔When reviewing the
concepts of health, the nurse recalls that the components of holistic health include which of
these?
Prevention places the emphasis on the link between health and personal behavior. - ✔✔The
nurse recognizes that the concept of prevention in describing health is essential because:
Patient in an outpatient clinic has cold and influenza-like symptoms. - ✔✔Which situation is
most appropriate during which the nurse performs a focused or problem-centered history?
Inspiratory wheezes noted in left lower lobes, Nonproductive cough, Patient reports dyspnea
upon exertion, Rate of respirations 16 breaths per minute - ✔✔The nurse is reviewing data
collected after an assessment. Of the data listed below, which would be considered related cues
that would be clustered together during data analysis?
First-level priority problem - ✔✔What priority level?
A teenager who was stung by a bee during a soccer match is having trouble breathing.
Second-level priority problem - ✔✔What priority level?
An older adult with a urinary tract infection is also showing signs of confusion and agitation.
Third-level priority problem - ✔✔What priority level?
A patient newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus does not know how to check his own
blood glucose levels with a glucometer.
Exhibiting verbal and nonverbal behaviors that do not match. - ✔✔The nurse is conducting an
interview with a woman who has recently learned that she is pregnant and who has come to the
clinic today to begin prenatal care. The woman states that she and her husband are excited about
the pregnancy but have a few questions. She looks nervously at her hands during the interview
and sighs loudly. Considering the concept of communication, which statement does the nurse
know to be most accurate? The woman is:
, Man whose wife has just been diagnosed with lung cancer - ✔✔Receiving is a part of the
communication process. Which receiver is most likely to misinterpret a message sent by a health
care professional?
Reduces noise by turning off televisions and radios - ✔✔The nurse makes which adjustment
in the physical environment to promote the success of an interview?
Note-taking may impede the nurse's observation of the patient's nonverbal behaviors. - ✔✔In
an interview, the nurse may find it necessary to take notes to aid his or her memory later. Which
statement is true regarding note-taking?
Opening or introduction - ✔✔The nurse asks, "I would like to ask you some questions about
your health and your usual daily activities so that we can better plan your stay here." This
question is found at the __________ phase of the interview process.
"Mrs. H., my name is Mrs. C. I'll need to ask you a few questions about what happened." -
✔✔A woman has just entered the emergency department after being battered by her husband.
The nurse needs to get some information from her to begin treatment. What is the best choice for
an opening phase of the interview with this patient?
Open-ended question - ✔✔During an interview, the nurse states, "You mentioned having
shortness of breath. Tell me more about that." Which verbal skill is used with this statement?
"Mr. Y., I just need to get some additional information about your past hospitalizations. When
was the last time you were admitted for chest pain?" - ✔✔A patient has finished giving the
nurse information about the reason he is seeking care. When reviewing the data, the nurse finds
that some information about past hospitalizations is missing. At this point, which statement by
the nurse would be most appropriate to gather these data?
Confrontation. - ✔✔In using verbal responses to assist the patient's narrative, some responses
focus on the patient's frame of reference and some focus on the health care provider's
perspective. An example of a verbal response that focuses on the health care provider's
perspective would be:
