Nrsg 105 Final Exam Prep-Questions with
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objective
After completing an initial assessment on a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are
eupneic and his pulse is 58. This type of data would be:
Subjective
A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, that he is nauseated, and that he "feels hot". This
type of data would be:
Database
A patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds
When listening to a patient's breath sounds, the nurse is unsure about a sound that is heard. The
nurse should:
A set of rules
Novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience to draw from, are more likely to
make their decisions using:
Apply theory in real situations
Critical thinking in the expert nurse is greatly enhanced by opportunities to:
An individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress
,Which of the following is an example of a first-level priority problem?
Abnormal laboratory values
Second-level priority problems include which of the following?
Clustering of related cues
Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse to see relationships among the data?
Nursing diagnosis
The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient relies on the
appropriateness of the:
Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that includes which five steps?
Breathing, pain, sleep
A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is having
difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems?
Diagnostic hypothesis
Which of the following would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?
Predict potential problems
A nursing diagnosis made by a critical thinker using a dynamic nursing process would diagnose
the actual problem and would also:
Assessment
, What is the step of the nursing process that includes data collection by health history, physical
examination, and interview?
Health is viewed as the absence of disease
Which statement illustrates the biomedical model of Western traditional views?
Lifestyle, personal habits, exercise, and nutrition are essential to health
The public's concept of health has changed since the 1950s. Which of the following statements
most accurately describes the change?
Prevention places emphasis on the link between health and personal behavior
Why is the concept of prevention essential in describing health?
Evaluate the response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems
Which statement about nursing diagnosis is true? They:
2x5 cm scar present on the right lower forearm
An example of objective information obtained during the physical assessment includes the:
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?
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objective
After completing an initial assessment on a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are
eupneic and his pulse is 58. This type of data would be:
Subjective
A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, that he is nauseated, and that he "feels hot". This
type of data would be:
Database
A patient's record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine to form the:
Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds
When listening to a patient's breath sounds, the nurse is unsure about a sound that is heard. The
nurse should:
A set of rules
Novice nurses, without a background of skills and experience to draw from, are more likely to
make their decisions using:
Apply theory in real situations
Critical thinking in the expert nurse is greatly enhanced by opportunities to:
An individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress
,Which of the following is an example of a first-level priority problem?
Abnormal laboratory values
Second-level priority problems include which of the following?
Clustering of related cues
Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse to see relationships among the data?
Nursing diagnosis
The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient relies on the
appropriateness of the:
Assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that includes which five steps?
Breathing, pain, sleep
A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is having
difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems?
Diagnostic hypothesis
Which of the following would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?
Predict potential problems
A nursing diagnosis made by a critical thinker using a dynamic nursing process would diagnose
the actual problem and would also:
Assessment
, What is the step of the nursing process that includes data collection by health history, physical
examination, and interview?
Health is viewed as the absence of disease
Which statement illustrates the biomedical model of Western traditional views?
Lifestyle, personal habits, exercise, and nutrition are essential to health
The public's concept of health has changed since the 1950s. Which of the following statements
most accurately describes the change?
Prevention places emphasis on the link between health and personal behavior
Why is the concept of prevention essential in describing health?
Evaluate the response of the whole person to actual or potential health problems
Which statement about nursing diagnosis is true? They:
2x5 cm scar present on the right lower forearm
An example of objective information obtained during the physical assessment includes the:
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?
