NUR 212 FINALS ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
⩥ A newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is dying as a
result of a massive infection. The parents speak to the neonatologist,
who informs them of their sons prognosis. When the father sees his son,
he says, He looks just fine to me. I can't understand what all this is
about. What is the most appropriate response or reaction by the nurse at
this time?
a.
Didn't the physician tell you about your sons problems?
b.
This must be a difficult time for you. Tell me how you're doing.
c.
Quietly stand beside the infant's father.
d.
You'll have to face up to the fact that he is going to die sooner or later.
Answer: b.
This must be a difficult time for you. Tell me how you're doing.
The phase of intense grief can be very difficult, especially for fathers.
Parents should be encouraged to share their feelings during the initial
steps in the grieving process. This father is in a phase of acute distress
and is reaching out to the nurse as a source of direction in his grieving
,process. Shifting the focus is not in the best interest of the parent.
Nursing actions may help the parents actualize the loss of their infant
through a sharing and verbalization of their feelings of grief. Telling the
father that his son is going to die sooner or later is dispassionate and an
inappropriate statement on the part of the nurse.
⩥ Which statement is the most appropriate for the nurse to make when
caring for bereaved parents?
a.
This happened for the best.
b.
You have an angel in heaven.
c.
I know how you feel.
d.
What can I do for you? Answer: d.
What can I do for you?
Acknowledging the loss and being open to listening is the best action
that the nurse can do. No bereaved parents would find the statement This
has happened for the best to be comforting in any way, and it may sound
judgmental. Nurses must resist the impulse to speak about the afterlife to
people in pain. They should also resist the temptation to give advice or
to use cliches. Unless the nurse has lost a child, he or she does not
understand how the parents feel.
,⩥ A severely depressed patient cannot state any positive attributes to his
or her life. The nurse patiently sits with this patient and assists the
patient to identify several activities the patient is actually looking
forward to in life. The nurse is helping the patient to demonstrate which
spiritual concept?
a.
Time management
b.
Hope
c.
Charity
d.
Faith Answer: b.
Hope
The concept of hope is vital to nursing; it enables a person to anticipate
positive experiences. Being patient and friendly and creating positive
relationships are key concepts in all areas of nursing, but especially with
depressed patients. The nurses actions do not address time management,
charity, or faith.
⩥ A man is hospitalized after surgery that amputated both lower
extremities owing to injuries sustained during military service. The
nurse should recognize his need to grieve for what type of loss?
, a.
Maturational loss
b.
Situational loss
c.
Perceived loss
d.
Uncomplicated loss Answer: b.
Situational loss
Loss of a body part from injury is a situational loss. Maturational losses
occur as part of normal life transitions. Perceived loss is not obvious to
other people. Uncomplicated is not a type of loss; it is a description of
normal grief.
⩥ A couple is informed that their fetus condition is incompatible with
life after birth. Nurses can best help the couple with their end-of-life
decision making by offering them which of the following?
a.
An advance directive to complete
b.
Brief discussion and funeral guidance
c.
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
⩥ A newborn in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is dying as a
result of a massive infection. The parents speak to the neonatologist,
who informs them of their sons prognosis. When the father sees his son,
he says, He looks just fine to me. I can't understand what all this is
about. What is the most appropriate response or reaction by the nurse at
this time?
a.
Didn't the physician tell you about your sons problems?
b.
This must be a difficult time for you. Tell me how you're doing.
c.
Quietly stand beside the infant's father.
d.
You'll have to face up to the fact that he is going to die sooner or later.
Answer: b.
This must be a difficult time for you. Tell me how you're doing.
The phase of intense grief can be very difficult, especially for fathers.
Parents should be encouraged to share their feelings during the initial
steps in the grieving process. This father is in a phase of acute distress
and is reaching out to the nurse as a source of direction in his grieving
,process. Shifting the focus is not in the best interest of the parent.
Nursing actions may help the parents actualize the loss of their infant
through a sharing and verbalization of their feelings of grief. Telling the
father that his son is going to die sooner or later is dispassionate and an
inappropriate statement on the part of the nurse.
⩥ Which statement is the most appropriate for the nurse to make when
caring for bereaved parents?
a.
This happened for the best.
b.
You have an angel in heaven.
c.
I know how you feel.
d.
What can I do for you? Answer: d.
What can I do for you?
Acknowledging the loss and being open to listening is the best action
that the nurse can do. No bereaved parents would find the statement This
has happened for the best to be comforting in any way, and it may sound
judgmental. Nurses must resist the impulse to speak about the afterlife to
people in pain. They should also resist the temptation to give advice or
to use cliches. Unless the nurse has lost a child, he or she does not
understand how the parents feel.
,⩥ A severely depressed patient cannot state any positive attributes to his
or her life. The nurse patiently sits with this patient and assists the
patient to identify several activities the patient is actually looking
forward to in life. The nurse is helping the patient to demonstrate which
spiritual concept?
a.
Time management
b.
Hope
c.
Charity
d.
Faith Answer: b.
Hope
The concept of hope is vital to nursing; it enables a person to anticipate
positive experiences. Being patient and friendly and creating positive
relationships are key concepts in all areas of nursing, but especially with
depressed patients. The nurses actions do not address time management,
charity, or faith.
⩥ A man is hospitalized after surgery that amputated both lower
extremities owing to injuries sustained during military service. The
nurse should recognize his need to grieve for what type of loss?
, a.
Maturational loss
b.
Situational loss
c.
Perceived loss
d.
Uncomplicated loss Answer: b.
Situational loss
Loss of a body part from injury is a situational loss. Maturational losses
occur as part of normal life transitions. Perceived loss is not obvious to
other people. Uncomplicated is not a type of loss; it is a description of
normal grief.
⩥ A couple is informed that their fetus condition is incompatible with
life after birth. Nurses can best help the couple with their end-of-life
decision making by offering them which of the following?
a.
An advance directive to complete
b.
Brief discussion and funeral guidance
c.
