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NURS 155/NUR 155 FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 BANK
COMPLETE 450 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS / EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
Which thinking skill does the nurse use when determining
similarities and differences between individual situations? -
ANSWER-Comparing and contrasting
The nurse is completing an assessment of an 80-yr old patient
during a routine primary care visit. She states that her husband of
40 yrs passed away. When the nurse asks about her feelings, she
states she's doing fine. How can the nurse best collect complete
and accurate data? - ANSWER-Ask the patient about changes in
eating, sleeping or socialization patterns
Which question by the nurse is the best example of identifying
signs and symptoms? - ANSWER-Mrs. Larson can you describe
the odor of the urine and frequency that you urinate?
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Which stage of the nursing process is similar to tanner's reflecting
step? - ANSWER-Evaluation
The nurse administers insulin to a client before a meal. When the
meal arrives, the client refuses to eat, what will then nurses first
response be? - ANSWER-Assess the reason why the client does
not want to eat
The nurse is caring for a client with a hip fracture and is assessing
in extensive detail the injured hip and leg, which thinking skill is
the nurse using in this situation? - ANSWER-Assessing
systematically and comprehensively
At the end of the shift, the nurse reflects on how a situation with a
client was handled. The nurse considers what could have been
done differently and what lessons could be learned. Which
thinking skill is this nurse demonstrating? - ANSWER-Evaluating
and correcting thinking
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How does an experienced nurse think differently than a novice
nurse? - ANSWER-The experienced nurse recognizes patterns
and subtle differences.
The nurse is taking vitals on a post-surgical client. At the start of
the shift, the blood pressure is 110/70. Four hours later, the nurse
rechecks the blood pressure and finds it is significantly lower at
80/50. What should be the first action taken by the nurse? -
ANSWER-Gather additional information related to the drop in
blood pressure
The nurse is caring for a client who presently has restraints on
both wrists. Using the principles of interpreting and responding
from tanner's which statement made by the patient would require
priority intervention? - ANSWER-My fingers feel cool and numb
TAKING ACTION - ANSWER-- Determining how to implement the
planned interventions
- Delegating
- Communicating
- Teaching Others
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Determining how to implement the planned interventions -
ANSWER-- What steps is needed to take, to complete the care
plan for the patient?
- Planning in the correct order.
DELEGATING - ANSWER-asking someone else to do part of your
job that is not part of their expected job assignment.
Includes:
- Assessing
- Planning
- Assigning
- Supervising
- Evaluation requires critical thinking & decision-making.
- Some states only RN's can delegate
- Only LPNs can make assignments
- Other states both LPNs & RNs delegate tasks
NURS 155/NUR 155 FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 BANK
COMPLETE 450 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS / EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
|ALREADY GRADED A+|
Which thinking skill does the nurse use when determining
similarities and differences between individual situations? -
ANSWER-Comparing and contrasting
The nurse is completing an assessment of an 80-yr old patient
during a routine primary care visit. She states that her husband of
40 yrs passed away. When the nurse asks about her feelings, she
states she's doing fine. How can the nurse best collect complete
and accurate data? - ANSWER-Ask the patient about changes in
eating, sleeping or socialization patterns
Which question by the nurse is the best example of identifying
signs and symptoms? - ANSWER-Mrs. Larson can you describe
the odor of the urine and frequency that you urinate?
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Which stage of the nursing process is similar to tanner's reflecting
step? - ANSWER-Evaluation
The nurse administers insulin to a client before a meal. When the
meal arrives, the client refuses to eat, what will then nurses first
response be? - ANSWER-Assess the reason why the client does
not want to eat
The nurse is caring for a client with a hip fracture and is assessing
in extensive detail the injured hip and leg, which thinking skill is
the nurse using in this situation? - ANSWER-Assessing
systematically and comprehensively
At the end of the shift, the nurse reflects on how a situation with a
client was handled. The nurse considers what could have been
done differently and what lessons could be learned. Which
thinking skill is this nurse demonstrating? - ANSWER-Evaluating
and correcting thinking
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How does an experienced nurse think differently than a novice
nurse? - ANSWER-The experienced nurse recognizes patterns
and subtle differences.
The nurse is taking vitals on a post-surgical client. At the start of
the shift, the blood pressure is 110/70. Four hours later, the nurse
rechecks the blood pressure and finds it is significantly lower at
80/50. What should be the first action taken by the nurse? -
ANSWER-Gather additional information related to the drop in
blood pressure
The nurse is caring for a client who presently has restraints on
both wrists. Using the principles of interpreting and responding
from tanner's which statement made by the patient would require
priority intervention? - ANSWER-My fingers feel cool and numb
TAKING ACTION - ANSWER-- Determining how to implement the
planned interventions
- Delegating
- Communicating
- Teaching Others
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Determining how to implement the planned interventions -
ANSWER-- What steps is needed to take, to complete the care
plan for the patient?
- Planning in the correct order.
DELEGATING - ANSWER-asking someone else to do part of your
job that is not part of their expected job assignment.
Includes:
- Assessing
- Planning
- Assigning
- Supervising
- Evaluation requires critical thinking & decision-making.
- Some states only RN's can delegate
- Only LPNs can make assignments
- Other states both LPNs & RNs delegate tasks
