NUR 304 Exam 2 with correct answers |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
When a smiling and cooperative patient complains of discomfort,
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nurses caring for the patient often harbor misconceptions about
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the patient's pain. Which of the following is true?
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a. Chronic pain is psychological in nature
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b. Patients are the best judges of their pain
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c. Regular use of narcotic analgesics leads to drug addiction
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d. Amount of pain is reflective of actual tissue damage -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B |\ |\
A patient has just undergone an appendectomy. When discussing
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with the patient several pain-relief interventions, the most
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appropriate recommendation would be: |\ |\ |\
a. adjunctive therapy.
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b. non-opioids.
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c. NSAIDs.
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d. PCA pain management. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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A postoperative patient is using PCA. You will evaluate the
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effectiveness of the medication when: |\ |\ |\ |\
a. you compare assessed pain w/ baseline pain.
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b. body language is incongruent with reports of pain relief.
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c. family members report that pain has subsided.
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,d. vital signs have returned to baseline - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A
An elderly patient who lives in an adult assisted-living facility
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mentions that he is experiencing hearing and vision changes.
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During your assessment, you would associate this type of
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sensory deprivation with: |\ |\
a. stable affect.
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b. altered perception.
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c. improved task completion.
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d. increased need for social interaction. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔B
A patient with glaucoma is being discharged from the hospital.
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When teaching the patient and family ways to improve home
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safety, the nurse tells the family to:
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a. use throw rugs to prevent tripping.
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b. paint the floor black and white to improve perception.
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c. install extra incandescent lighting.
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d. install handrails painted the same color as the walls. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C |\ |\
Health disparities are unequal burdens of disease morbidity and
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mortality rates experienced by racial and ethnic groups. These
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disparities are often exacerbated by: |\ |\ |\ |\
a. bias.
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b. stereotyping
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, c. prejudice.
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d. all of the above. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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You are in the process of admitting a patient. To plan culturally
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competent care, you will conduct a cultural assessment that
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includes:
a. bicultural history
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b. ethnohistory
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c. negotiation
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d. ethnocentrism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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To maintain normal elimination patterns in the hospitalized
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patient, you should instruct the patient to defecate 1 hour after
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meals because: |\
a. the presence of food stimulates peristalsis.
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b. mass colonic peristalsis occurs at this time.
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c. irregularity helps to develop a habitual pattern.
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d. neglecting the urge to defecate can cause diarrhea. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B |\ |\
A patent with a long-standing history of diabetes mellitus is
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voicing concerns about kidney disease. The patient asks the
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nurse where urine is formed in the kidney. The nurse's response
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is the:
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a. bladder
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b. kidney
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c. nephron
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When a smiling and cooperative patient complains of discomfort,
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nurses caring for the patient often harbor misconceptions about
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the patient's pain. Which of the following is true?
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a. Chronic pain is psychological in nature
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b. Patients are the best judges of their pain
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c. Regular use of narcotic analgesics leads to drug addiction
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d. Amount of pain is reflective of actual tissue damage -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B |\ |\
A patient has just undergone an appendectomy. When discussing
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with the patient several pain-relief interventions, the most
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
appropriate recommendation would be: |\ |\ |\
a. adjunctive therapy.
|\ |\
b. non-opioids.
|\
c. NSAIDs.
|\
d. PCA pain management. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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A postoperative patient is using PCA. You will evaluate the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
effectiveness of the medication when: |\ |\ |\ |\
a. you compare assessed pain w/ baseline pain.
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b. body language is incongruent with reports of pain relief.
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c. family members report that pain has subsided.
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,d. vital signs have returned to baseline - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔A
An elderly patient who lives in an adult assisted-living facility
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mentions that he is experiencing hearing and vision changes.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
During your assessment, you would associate this type of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sensory deprivation with: |\ |\
a. stable affect.
|\ |\
b. altered perception.
|\ |\
c. improved task completion.
|\ |\ |\
d. increased need for social interaction. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔B
A patient with glaucoma is being discharged from the hospital.
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When teaching the patient and family ways to improve home
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
safety, the nurse tells the family to:
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
a. use throw rugs to prevent tripping.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
b. paint the floor black and white to improve perception.
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c. install extra incandescent lighting.
|\ |\ |\ |\
d. install handrails painted the same color as the walls. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C |\ |\
Health disparities are unequal burdens of disease morbidity and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
mortality rates experienced by racial and ethnic groups. These
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
disparities are often exacerbated by: |\ |\ |\ |\
a. bias.
|\
b. stereotyping
|\
, c. prejudice.
|\
d. all of the above. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
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You are in the process of admitting a patient. To plan culturally
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
competent care, you will conduct a cultural assessment that
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
includes:
a. bicultural history
|\ |\
b. ethnohistory
|\
c. negotiation
|\
d. ethnocentrism - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
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To maintain normal elimination patterns in the hospitalized
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
patient, you should instruct the patient to defecate 1 hour after
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
meals because: |\
a. the presence of food stimulates peristalsis.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
b. mass colonic peristalsis occurs at this time.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
c. irregularity helps to develop a habitual pattern.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
d. neglecting the urge to defecate can cause diarrhea. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B |\ |\
A patent with a long-standing history of diabetes mellitus is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
voicing concerns about kidney disease. The patient asks the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nurse where urine is formed in the kidney. The nurse's response
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is the:
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a. bladder
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b. kidney
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c. nephron
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