Nursing 302 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Which of the following statements related to theory-based nursing
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practice are correct
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1. Nursing theory differentiates nursing from other disciplines
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2. Nursing theories are standardized and do not change over time
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3. Integrating theory into practice promotes coordinated care delivery
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4. Nursing knowledge is generated by theory
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5. The theory of nursing process is used in planning patient care
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6. Evidence based practice results from theory-testing research -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-1,3,4,6
The components of the nursing meta paradigm include:
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1. Person, health, environment, and theory
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2. Health, theory, concepts and environments
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3. Nurses, physicians, health and patient needs
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4. Person, health, environment and nursing - ANSWER✔✔✔-4
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,The cognitive skills of relaxation therapy includes which of the
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following?
A. Focusing
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B. Passivity
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C. Receptivity
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D. Analysis
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E. Centralism - ANSWER✔✔✔-A,b,c
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A nurse conducts an assessment of a 42-year-old woman at a health
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clinic. The woman is married and lives in an apartment with her
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husband. She reports having frequent voiding and pain when she passes
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urine. The nurse asks whether she has to go to the bathroom at night,
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and the patient responds, "Yes." The patient had an episode of diarrhea
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1 week ago. She weighs 136 kg (300 lb). The nurse documents the
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assessment findings listed below. Which of the assessment findings
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require priority follow-up by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
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1. The patient has no history of chronic disease.
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2. Patient urinates at night.
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3. Patient reports having difficulty cleansing herself after voiding or
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passing stool. |
4. Body temperature 38°C (100.4°F)
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,5. Recent history of weight gain
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6. Knowledge of perineal care
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7. Last normal bowel movement 2 days ago
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8. Frequency of diarrhea - ANSWER✔✔✔-2,3,4,5,6,7,8
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A nurse's assessment reveals a patient having frequent voiding and pain
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when she urinates. Her body temperature is 38°C (100.4°F). The nurse
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asks whether she has to go to the bathroom at night, and the patient
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responds, "Yes." When asked how often, the patient replies, "About
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three times a night." The nurse asks if having to urinate at night is recent
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or normal for the patient. The patient explains, "I usually go once a
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night but that is all." The nurse then asks, "When you feel the need to
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go, can you reach the toilet in time?" The patient says, "Oh, yes, I can."
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The nurse asks, "And have you had any leaking of urine?" The patient
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denies leaking. When asked if she is having any back or abdominal pain,
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the patient denies discomfort. The nurse then gathers a urine specimen
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from the patient and inspects its character, noting it is cloudy and foul
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smelling. Which of the following nursing diagnoses are indicated by cues
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- ANSWER✔✔✔-2
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A nursing student is working with a faculty member to identify a nursing
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diagnosis for an assigned patient. The student has assessed that the
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patient is undergoing radiation treatment to the abdomen, has liquid
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stool, and the skin is clean and intact. The student selects the nursing
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diagnosis Impaired Skin Integrity. The faculty member explains that the
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student has made a diagnostic error for which of the following reasons?
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, 1. Incorrect clustering of data
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2. Wrong diagnosis
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3. Condition is a collaborative problem
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4. Premature ending assessment - ANSWER✔✔✔-2
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A nurse assesses a 42-year-old woman at a health clinic. The woman is
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married and lives in a condo with her husband. She reports having
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frequent voiding and pain when she urinates. The nurse asks whether
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she has to go to the bathroom at night, and the patient responds, "Yes,
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usually twice or more." The patient had an episode of diarrhea 1 week
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ago. She weighs 136 kg (300 lb) and reports having difficulty cleansing
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herself after voiding or passing stool. Which of the following
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demonstrate assessment findings that cluster to indicate the nursing
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diagnosis Impaired Urination. (Select all that apply.)
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1. Age 42
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2. Dysuria
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3. Difficulty performing perineal hygiene
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4. Nocturia
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5. Episode of diarrhea
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6. Weighs 136 kg (300 lb)
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7. Frequent voiding - ANSWER✔✔✔-2,4,7
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Correct Answers
Which of the following statements related to theory-based nursing
| | | | | | | | |
practice are correct
| |
1. Nursing theory differentiates nursing from other disciplines
| | | | | | |
2. Nursing theories are standardized and do not change over time
| | | | | | | | | |
3. Integrating theory into practice promotes coordinated care delivery
| | | | | | | |
4. Nursing knowledge is generated by theory
| | | | | |
5. The theory of nursing process is used in planning patient care
| | | | | | | | | | |
6. Evidence based practice results from theory-testing research -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-1,3,4,6
The components of the nursing meta paradigm include:
| | | | | | |
1. Person, health, environment, and theory
| | | | |
2. Health, theory, concepts and environments
| | | | |
3. Nurses, physicians, health and patient needs
| | | | | |
4. Person, health, environment and nursing - ANSWER✔✔✔-4
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,The cognitive skills of relaxation therapy includes which of the
| | | | | | | | | |
following?
A. Focusing
|
B. Passivity
|
C. Receptivity
|
D. Analysis
| |
E. Centralism - ANSWER✔✔✔-A,b,c
| | |
A nurse conducts an assessment of a 42-year-old woman at a health
| | | | | | | | | | | |
clinic. The woman is married and lives in an apartment with her
| | | | | | | | | | | |
husband. She reports having frequent voiding and pain when she passes
| | | | | | | | | |
urine. The nurse asks whether she has to go to the bathroom at night,
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
and the patient responds, "Yes." The patient had an episode of diarrhea
| | | | | | | | | | | |
1 week ago. She weighs 136 kg (300 lb). The nurse documents the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
assessment findings listed below. Which of the assessment findings
| | | | | | | | |
require priority follow-up by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)
| | | | | | | | |
1. The patient has no history of chronic disease.
| | | | | | | |
2. Patient urinates at night.
| | | |
3. Patient reports having difficulty cleansing herself after voiding or
| | | | | | | | | |
passing stool. |
4. Body temperature 38°C (100.4°F)
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,5. Recent history of weight gain
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6. Knowledge of perineal care
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7. Last normal bowel movement 2 days ago
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8. Frequency of diarrhea - ANSWER✔✔✔-2,3,4,5,6,7,8
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A nurse's assessment reveals a patient having frequent voiding and pain
| | | | | | | | | | |
when she urinates. Her body temperature is 38°C (100.4°F). The nurse
| | | | | | | | | | |
asks whether she has to go to the bathroom at night, and the patient
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
responds, "Yes." When asked how often, the patient replies, "About
| | | | | | | | | |
three times a night." The nurse asks if having to urinate at night is recent
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
or normal for the patient. The patient explains, "I usually go once a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
night but that is all." The nurse then asks, "When you feel the need to
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
go, can you reach the toilet in time?" The patient says, "Oh, yes, I can."
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The nurse asks, "And have you had any leaking of urine?" The patient
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
denies leaking. When asked if she is having any back or abdominal pain,
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the patient denies discomfort. The nurse then gathers a urine specimen
| | | | | | | | | | |
from the patient and inspects its character, noting it is cloudy and foul
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
smelling. Which of the following nursing diagnoses are indicated by cues
| | | | | | | | | |
- ANSWER✔✔✔-2
| |
A nursing student is working with a faculty member to identify a nursing
| | | | | | | | | | | |
diagnosis for an assigned patient. The student has assessed that the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
patient is undergoing radiation treatment to the abdomen, has liquid
| | | | | | | | | |
stool, and the skin is clean and intact. The student selects the nursing
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
diagnosis Impaired Skin Integrity. The faculty member explains that the
| | | | | | | | | |
student has made a diagnostic error for which of the following reasons?
| | | | | | | | | | |
, 1. Incorrect clustering of data
| | | |
2. Wrong diagnosis
| |
3. Condition is a collaborative problem
| | | | |
4. Premature ending assessment - ANSWER✔✔✔-2
| | | | |
A nurse assesses a 42-year-old woman at a health clinic. The woman is
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
married and lives in a condo with her husband. She reports having
| | | | | | | | | | | |
frequent voiding and pain when she urinates. The nurse asks whether
| | | | | | | | | | |
she has to go to the bathroom at night, and the patient responds, "Yes,
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
usually twice or more." The patient had an episode of diarrhea 1 week
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ago. She weighs 136 kg (300 lb) and reports having difficulty cleansing
| | | | | | | | | | | |
herself after voiding or passing stool. Which of the following
| | | | | | | | | |
demonstrate assessment findings that cluster to indicate the nursing
| | | | | | | | |
diagnosis Impaired Urination. (Select all that apply.)
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1. Age 42
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2. Dysuria
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3. Difficulty performing perineal hygiene
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4. Nocturia
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5. Episode of diarrhea
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6. Weighs 136 kg (300 lb)
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7. Frequent voiding - ANSWER✔✔✔-2,4,7
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