Module 1 Nurs 6700 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
While providing care to a patient, the nurse is responsible, both professionally
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and legally, for the appropriateness and proper execution of the care. Which
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concept does this describe? | | |
Accountability
The nurse is assessing a patient's skin during an office visit. What part of the hand
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and technique would be used to best assess the patient's skin temperature?
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Dorsal surface of the hand | | | |
Dorsa of hands and fingers are best for determining temp bc the skin is thinner
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on the dorsal surfaces than on the palms. Fingertips are best for fine, tactile
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discrimination, not for assessing skin temp. The ulnar and palmar surfaces of the
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hands are not useful to assess skin temp
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The nursing instructor is teaching a class on nursing theory. One of the students
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asks, "Why do we need to know this stuff? It doesn't really affect patients." What
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is the instructor's best response?
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“Theories help explain why nurses do what they do.”
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Theories offer well-grounded rationales for how and why nurses perform specific
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interventions and for predicting and/or prescribing nursing care measures.
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Although nursing theory will help the nurse in graduate school, it is also an
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important basis for the nurse's approach to daily patient care, and it expands
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scientific knowledge of the profession. | | | |
Who invented evidence-based practice theoretical stages such as novice and
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proficient?
,Brenner
Book: "From Novice to Expert: Excellence and Power in Clinical Nursing Practice".
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Brenner's stages of nursing proficiency | | | |
novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert
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The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with essential hypertension. The
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health care provider prescribes blood pressure medication that the nurse
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administers. The nurse then monitors the patient's blood pressure for several
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days to help determine effectiveness. Which system component is the nurse
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evaluating
Output
Output is the end product of a system, and in the case of the nursing process, it is
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|defined as where the patient's health status improves or oremains stable as a
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result of nursing care. Input consists of the data that comes from a pt's
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assessment. Feedback serves to inform a system about how it functions. Content
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is the product and information obtained from the system
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Who invented the self-care deficit theory?
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Orem
The patient is terminally ill and is receiving hospice care. The nurse cares for the
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patient by bathing, shaving, and repositioning him. The patient would like a
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Catholic priest called to provide the Sacrament of the Sick. The nurse places a call
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and arranges for the priest's visit. Which theory does this nurse's care represent?
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Henderson's Theory |
Henderson defines nursing as assisting the pt with 14 activities (hygiene,
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positioning, worship) until pts can meet these needs for themselves- or assist pts
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to have a peaceful death.
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Roy's model is to help the person adapt to changes in physiological needs, self-
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, concept, role function, and interdependence domains.
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Watson's theory believes that the purpose of nursing is to understand the
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interrelationship btw health, illness, and human behavior. The goal of Orem's | | | | | | | | | | |
theory is to help the pt perform self-care.
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A nurse uses evidence-based practice (EBP) to provide nursing care. What is the
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best rationale for the nurse's behavior?
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EBP is a guide for nurses in making clinical decisions
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guide for nurses to structure how to make appropriate, timely, and effective
| | | | | | | | | | | |
clinical decisions. A textbook relies on the scientific literature, which may be
| | | | | | | | | | | |
outdated by the time the book is published. Unfortunately, much of hte best
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
evidence never reaches the bedside. EBP is not be blindly applied without using
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
good judgement and critical thinking skills.
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The nurse is using critical thinking skills during the first phase of the nursing
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process. Which action indicates the nurse is in the first phase?
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a. identifies pertinent nursing diagnoses
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b. completes a comprehensive database
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c. intervenes based on priorities of pt care
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d. determines whether outcomes have been achieved.
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b. completes a comprehensive database
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The assessment phase of the nursing process involves data collection to complete
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|a thorough pt database as the first phase. Identifying nursing diagnoses occurs
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during the diagnosis phase. The nurse carries out interventions during the
| | | | | | | | | | |
implementation phase and determining whether outcomes have been achieved | | | | | | | | |
takes place during the evaluation phase of the nursing process.
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The nurse is gathering data on a patient. Which data will the nurse report as
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objective data? |
a. States "doesn't feel good"
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b. Reports a headache
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Correct Answers
While providing care to a patient, the nurse is responsible, both professionally
| | | | | | | | | | | |
and legally, for the appropriateness and proper execution of the care. Which
| | | | | | | | | | | |
concept does this describe? | | |
Accountability
The nurse is assessing a patient's skin during an office visit. What part of the hand
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and technique would be used to best assess the patient's skin temperature?
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Dorsal surface of the hand | | | |
Dorsa of hands and fingers are best for determining temp bc the skin is thinner
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
on the dorsal surfaces than on the palms. Fingertips are best for fine, tactile
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
discrimination, not for assessing skin temp. The ulnar and palmar surfaces of the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
hands are not useful to assess skin temp
| | | | | | |
The nursing instructor is teaching a class on nursing theory. One of the students
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
asks, "Why do we need to know this stuff? It doesn't really affect patients." What
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
is the instructor's best response?
| | | |
“Theories help explain why nurses do what they do.”
| | | | | | | |
Theories offer well-grounded rationales for how and why nurses perform specific
| | | | | | | | | | |
interventions and for predicting and/or prescribing nursing care measures.
| | | | | | | | |
Although nursing theory will help the nurse in graduate school, it is also an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
important basis for the nurse's approach to daily patient care, and it expands
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
scientific knowledge of the profession. | | | |
Who invented evidence-based practice theoretical stages such as novice and
| | | | | | | | | |
proficient?
,Brenner
Book: "From Novice to Expert: Excellence and Power in Clinical Nursing Practice".
| | | | | | | | | | |
Brenner's stages of nursing proficiency | | | |
novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert
| | | | |
The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with essential hypertension. The
| | | | | | | | | | | |
health care provider prescribes blood pressure medication that the nurse
| | | | | | | | | |
administers. The nurse then monitors the patient's blood pressure for several
| | | | | | | | | | |
days to help determine effectiveness. Which system component is the nurse
| | | | | | | | | | |
evaluating
Output
Output is the end product of a system, and in the case of the nursing process, it is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|defined as where the patient's health status improves or oremains stable as a
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
result of nursing care. Input consists of the data that comes from a pt's
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
assessment. Feedback serves to inform a system about how it functions. Content
| | | | | | | | | | | |
is the product and information obtained from the system
| | | | | | | |
Who invented the self-care deficit theory?
| | | | |
Orem
The patient is terminally ill and is receiving hospice care. The nurse cares for the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
patient by bathing, shaving, and repositioning him. The patient would like a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Catholic priest called to provide the Sacrament of the Sick. The nurse places a call
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and arranges for the priest's visit. Which theory does this nurse's care represent?
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Henderson's Theory |
Henderson defines nursing as assisting the pt with 14 activities (hygiene,
| | | | | | | | | | |
positioning, worship) until pts can meet these needs for themselves- or assist pts
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
to have a peaceful death.
| | | |
Roy's model is to help the person adapt to changes in physiological needs, self-
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
, concept, role function, and interdependence domains.
| | | | |
Watson's theory believes that the purpose of nursing is to understand the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
interrelationship btw health, illness, and human behavior. The goal of Orem's | | | | | | | | | | |
theory is to help the pt perform self-care.
| | | | | | |
A nurse uses evidence-based practice (EBP) to provide nursing care. What is the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
best rationale for the nurse's behavior?
| | | | |
EBP is a guide for nurses in making clinical decisions
| | | | | | | | |
guide for nurses to structure how to make appropriate, timely, and effective
| | | | | | | | | | | |
clinical decisions. A textbook relies on the scientific literature, which may be
| | | | | | | | | | | |
outdated by the time the book is published. Unfortunately, much of hte best
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
evidence never reaches the bedside. EBP is not be blindly applied without using
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
good judgement and critical thinking skills.
| | | | |
The nurse is using critical thinking skills during the first phase of the nursing
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
process. Which action indicates the nurse is in the first phase?
| | | | | | | | | |
a. identifies pertinent nursing diagnoses
| | | |
b. completes a comprehensive database
| | | |
c. intervenes based on priorities of pt care
| | | | | | |
d. determines whether outcomes have been achieved.
| | | | | |
b. completes a comprehensive database
| | | |
The assessment phase of the nursing process involves data collection to complete
| | | | | | | | | | |
|a thorough pt database as the first phase. Identifying nursing diagnoses occurs
| | | | | | | | | | | |
during the diagnosis phase. The nurse carries out interventions during the
| | | | | | | | | | |
implementation phase and determining whether outcomes have been achieved | | | | | | | | |
takes place during the evaluation phase of the nursing process.
| | | | | | | | |
The nurse is gathering data on a patient. Which data will the nurse report as
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
objective data? |
a. States "doesn't feel good"
| | | |
b. Reports a headache
| | |
