ELSEVIER ADAPTIVE QUIZZING
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTION BANK WITH
TESTED SOLUTIONS AND REVIEW AIDS
●● A registered nurse is educating a student nurse about the concept of
"floating." What information should the nurse provide?
Answer: The nurse needs to request and receive an orientation to the
unit. If a nurse is planning to join an institution, he/she should
familiarize herself with the rules regarding floating before accepting
employment. The nurses who need to float should inform the supervisors
about any inability to carry out a desired task. The supervisors are liable
to punishment if they assign any work to a nurse that is not related to
their area of expertise or training. If the nurse is assigned more clients
than is reasonable, the supervisor should be notified; however, this is
related to short staffing issues.
●● The nurse asks the client to shrug the shoulders and to turn the head
against passive resistance. Which cranial nerve is involved in this
action?
Answer: CN 11
●● While caring for a client dealing with pain, the nurse assesses the
health status and prioritizes his or her needs. Which phase of the helping
relationship is observed?
Answer: orientation phase
,●● A nurse is evaluating scenarios that are based on the responses of
several clients. Which statement of a client confirms that he or she has
reached the Intimacy versus Isolation stage according to Erikson's theory
of psychosocial development?
Answer: "I did so much for my partner but I was dumped for someone
more attractive"
●● hypoxia
Answer: deficient amount of oxygen going to the tissues
●● The nurse is caring for a client admitted with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). The nurse should monitor the results of
which laboratory test to evaluate the client for hypoxia?
Answer: arterial blood gas
●● A nurse is assessing an older adult client. Which clinical findings are
expected responses to the aging process?
Answer: Slowing of neurologic responses is part of the aging process.
Memory for short-term situations and events is reduced. The ability of
the male to attain and sustain an erection is reduced. There should not be
a loss of intellectual ability. Memory of long-term experiences and
events should not be impaired.
, ●● A registered nurse is teaching a nursing student about how to safely
use a urinary catheter. Which statement made by the nursing student
indicates ineffective learning?
Answer: "I will avoid draining urine from the tubing before ambulating"
●● An older adult in an acute care setting is experiencing emotional
stress because of a recent surgery. Which intervention would be most
appropriate for the client?
Answer: A client who has undergone surgery may experience emotional
stress leading to disorientation. Reality orientation is an appropriate
intervention to minimize the client's disorientation.
●● An 82-year-old retired schoolteacher is admitted to a nursing home.
During the physical assessment, the nurse may identify which ocular
problem common to persons at this client's developmental level?:
Answer: presbyopia
●● A nurse on the medical-surgical unit tells other staff members, "That
client can just wait for the lorazepam; I get so annoyed when people
drink too much." What does this nurse's comment reflect?
Answer: demonstration of a personal bias
●● The nurse is assessing a client after surgery. Which assessment
finding does the nurse obtain from the primary source?
Answer: severity of pain
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTION BANK WITH
TESTED SOLUTIONS AND REVIEW AIDS
●● A registered nurse is educating a student nurse about the concept of
"floating." What information should the nurse provide?
Answer: The nurse needs to request and receive an orientation to the
unit. If a nurse is planning to join an institution, he/she should
familiarize herself with the rules regarding floating before accepting
employment. The nurses who need to float should inform the supervisors
about any inability to carry out a desired task. The supervisors are liable
to punishment if they assign any work to a nurse that is not related to
their area of expertise or training. If the nurse is assigned more clients
than is reasonable, the supervisor should be notified; however, this is
related to short staffing issues.
●● The nurse asks the client to shrug the shoulders and to turn the head
against passive resistance. Which cranial nerve is involved in this
action?
Answer: CN 11
●● While caring for a client dealing with pain, the nurse assesses the
health status and prioritizes his or her needs. Which phase of the helping
relationship is observed?
Answer: orientation phase
,●● A nurse is evaluating scenarios that are based on the responses of
several clients. Which statement of a client confirms that he or she has
reached the Intimacy versus Isolation stage according to Erikson's theory
of psychosocial development?
Answer: "I did so much for my partner but I was dumped for someone
more attractive"
●● hypoxia
Answer: deficient amount of oxygen going to the tissues
●● The nurse is caring for a client admitted with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). The nurse should monitor the results of
which laboratory test to evaluate the client for hypoxia?
Answer: arterial blood gas
●● A nurse is assessing an older adult client. Which clinical findings are
expected responses to the aging process?
Answer: Slowing of neurologic responses is part of the aging process.
Memory for short-term situations and events is reduced. The ability of
the male to attain and sustain an erection is reduced. There should not be
a loss of intellectual ability. Memory of long-term experiences and
events should not be impaired.
, ●● A registered nurse is teaching a nursing student about how to safely
use a urinary catheter. Which statement made by the nursing student
indicates ineffective learning?
Answer: "I will avoid draining urine from the tubing before ambulating"
●● An older adult in an acute care setting is experiencing emotional
stress because of a recent surgery. Which intervention would be most
appropriate for the client?
Answer: A client who has undergone surgery may experience emotional
stress leading to disorientation. Reality orientation is an appropriate
intervention to minimize the client's disorientation.
●● An 82-year-old retired schoolteacher is admitted to a nursing home.
During the physical assessment, the nurse may identify which ocular
problem common to persons at this client's developmental level?:
Answer: presbyopia
●● A nurse on the medical-surgical unit tells other staff members, "That
client can just wait for the lorazepam; I get so annoyed when people
drink too much." What does this nurse's comment reflect?
Answer: demonstration of a personal bias
●● The nurse is assessing a client after surgery. Which assessment
finding does the nurse obtain from the primary source?
Answer: severity of pain
