nurs 221 Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
A patient is preparing for discharge following hip surgery and the patient will
likely require extensive physiotherapy. What assessment question should the nurse
prioritize?
"How long do you expect to need physiotherapy?"
"Are you able to pay for the costs of your physiotherapy treatments?"
"Do you understand the difference between a physiotherapist and a physician?"
"Before your surgery, had you ever had physiotherapy?" - Correct answer-"Are you
able to pay for the costs of your physiotherapy treatments?"
A nurse is providing care for a patient who has undergone a partial foot amputation
for the treatment of osteomyelitis (bone infection). The nurse observes that the
patient will not look at her foot when the nurse changes the dressing. How should
the nurse best follow up this observation?
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,Implement interventions aimed at improving the patient's self-esteem. Gather
more data to better understand the patient's behaviour.
Attempt to help the patient accept the change in her body image.
Teach the patient that her amputation does not need to affect her quality of life. -
Correct answer-Gather more data to better understand the patient's behaviour.
A nurse is interviewing a new client admitted to the hospital for surgery. Which
action would the nurse perform in the introductory phase of the interview?
The nurse assesses the client's comfort and ability to participate in the interview.
The nurse recapitulates the interview, highlighting important points.
The nurse ensures the environment for the interview is comfortable and private.
The nurse gathers all the information needed to form the subjective database. -
Correct answer-The nurse assesses the client's comfort and ability to participate in
the interview.
A client who gave birth yesterday refuses to eat the food provided by the hospital.
She states that she must eat special food brought from home by her family. How
would the nurse most appropriately address this situation?
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, The nurse should plan no action because the client is not exhibiting a health
problem.
The nurse should formulate a possible nursing diagnosis and make further
observations.
The nurse should formulate an active nursing diagnosis and plan interventions to
correct the problem.
The nurse should formulate a collaborative problem and consult with the physician
and dietitian. - Correct answer-
A client who is scheduled for coronary angioplasty is concerned if the surgery is
safe and wonders whether it would be beneficial to him. Which nursing diagnosis
relates to this client's condition?
Ineffective Coping related to anxiety and fear of surgery
Anxiety related to fear of death during surgery
Fear related to potential risk and surgical outcomes
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Answers
A patient is preparing for discharge following hip surgery and the patient will
likely require extensive physiotherapy. What assessment question should the nurse
prioritize?
"How long do you expect to need physiotherapy?"
"Are you able to pay for the costs of your physiotherapy treatments?"
"Do you understand the difference between a physiotherapist and a physician?"
"Before your surgery, had you ever had physiotherapy?" - Correct answer-"Are you
able to pay for the costs of your physiotherapy treatments?"
A nurse is providing care for a patient who has undergone a partial foot amputation
for the treatment of osteomyelitis (bone infection). The nurse observes that the
patient will not look at her foot when the nurse changes the dressing. How should
the nurse best follow up this observation?
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,Implement interventions aimed at improving the patient's self-esteem. Gather
more data to better understand the patient's behaviour.
Attempt to help the patient accept the change in her body image.
Teach the patient that her amputation does not need to affect her quality of life. -
Correct answer-Gather more data to better understand the patient's behaviour.
A nurse is interviewing a new client admitted to the hospital for surgery. Which
action would the nurse perform in the introductory phase of the interview?
The nurse assesses the client's comfort and ability to participate in the interview.
The nurse recapitulates the interview, highlighting important points.
The nurse ensures the environment for the interview is comfortable and private.
The nurse gathers all the information needed to form the subjective database. -
Correct answer-The nurse assesses the client's comfort and ability to participate in
the interview.
A client who gave birth yesterday refuses to eat the food provided by the hospital.
She states that she must eat special food brought from home by her family. How
would the nurse most appropriately address this situation?
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, The nurse should plan no action because the client is not exhibiting a health
problem.
The nurse should formulate a possible nursing diagnosis and make further
observations.
The nurse should formulate an active nursing diagnosis and plan interventions to
correct the problem.
The nurse should formulate a collaborative problem and consult with the physician
and dietitian. - Correct answer-
A client who is scheduled for coronary angioplasty is concerned if the surgery is
safe and wonders whether it would be beneficial to him. Which nursing diagnosis
relates to this client's condition?
Ineffective Coping related to anxiety and fear of surgery
Anxiety related to fear of death during surgery
Fear related to potential risk and surgical outcomes
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