Comprehensive Questions and Verified
Detailed Solutions – Complete Exam
Preparation Material
Introduction:
This document contains an extensive collection of nursing test-
bank questions with verified, detailed answers covering
foundational and advanced nursing concepts. It includes
assessment, interviewing, documentation, nursing diagnoses,
care planning, delegation, ethics, informatics, safety, legal
responsibilities, and evidence-based practice. The material is
structured as multiple-choice questions with correct answers
included, making it highly suitable for exam revision and
competency testing. It provides a comprehensive resource
aligned with common nursing curricula and licensure-exam
preparation.
Exam Questions and Answers:
Nondirective interviewing is a useful technique because it
1)
Allows the nurse to have control of the interview
2)
Is an efficient way to interview a patient
,3)
Facilitates open communication
4)
Helps focus patients who are anxious -Answer:--3
A nursing instructor is guiding nursing students on best
practices for interviewing patients. Which of the following
comments by a student would indicate the need for further
instruction?
1)
My patient is a young adult, so I plan to talk to her without her
parents in the room.
2)
Because my patient is old enough to be my grandfather, I will
call him Mr.
3)
When reading my patients health record, I thought of a few
questions to ask.
4)
When I give my patient his pain medication, I will have time to
ask questions. -Answer:--4
A patient comes to the urgent care clinic because he stepped on
a rusty nail. What type of assessment would the nurse
perform?
1)
Comprehensive
2)
,Ongoing
3)
Initial focused
4)
Special needs -Answer:--3
A patient has left-sided weakness because of a recent stroke.
Which type of special needs assessment would it be most
important to perform?
1)
Family
2)
Functional
3)
Community
4)
Psychosocial -Answer:--2
The nurse is interviewing a patient who has a recent onset of
migraine headaches. The patient is highly anxious and cannot
seem to focus on what the nurse is saying. Which of the
following questions would be best for the nurse to use to begin
gathering data about the headaches?
1)
When did your migraines begin?
2)
Tell me about your family history of migraines.
3)
, What are the types of things that trigger your headaches?
4)
Describe what your headaches feel like. -Answer:--1
Which of the following is an example of an active listening
behavior?
1)
Taking frequent notes
2)
Asking for more details
3)
Leaning toward the patient
4)
Sitting with legs crossed -Answer:--3
A nursing instructor asked his nursing students to discuss their
experiences with charting assessment data. Which comment by
the student indicates the need for further teaching?
1)
I find it difficult to avoid using phrases like, The patient
tolerated the procedure well.
2)
Its confusing to have to remember which abbreviations this
hospital allows.
3)
I need to work on charting assessments and interventions right
after they are done.
4)