VN 100 FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING FINAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
When a resident in the nursing home complains of constipation, the
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nurse performs a digital rectal examination and finds a hard fecal mass.
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This is an example of:
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a. implementation
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b. evaluation
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c. assessment
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d. nursing diagnosis
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C. Assessment
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(the examination to confirm the complaint of constipation is an
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assessment)
Before beginning to teach a patient to give himself insulin, the nurse
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asks, "have you ever known anyone who gave himself insulin
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injections?" This question is primarily designed to:
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a. reduce the amount of information the nurse has to provide
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b. assess the patients learning needs
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,c. reduce the patient's anxiety relative to insulin injection
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d. stimulate the patient to focus on the patient education goal
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b. assess the patient's learning needs
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(assessing a patient's previous experience (as well as education, learning
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mode, and motivation) gives the nurse valuable information in
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developing a patient education plan tailored to the individual. It may
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reduce the amount of information needed, or it may increase it if some
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of what the patient "knows" is erroneous"
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A patient who underwent surgery has an order to begin a clear liquid
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diet and can be offered:
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a. fruit sherbet
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b. cream soup
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c. tea with milk
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d. jell O
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d. Jell O
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(a clear liquid diet consists of food that are liquid at room temperature
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and are clear, have a low residue and are easily disgested. Gelatins are
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part of a clear liquid diet.)
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,a nurse is caring for a patient of the Muslim faith. The nurse would send
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the food tray back if it contains
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a. beef patty with mushroom sauce
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b. liver and mashed potatoes
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c. pork chops and sweet potatoes
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d. crab cakes and rice with almonds
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c. Pork chops and sweet potatoes
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(practicing Muslims do not consume pork or alcoholic beverages. They
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also forbid cremation)
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To best protect himself or herself from being sued, the nurse should:
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a. use evidence-based practice
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b. purchase malpractice insurance
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c. maintain competency
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d. continue to do procedures as taught in school
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c. maintain competency
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, (keeping up with continuing education, maintaining competency, and
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seeking to improve ones own practice by self-evaluation will best
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protect the nurse_ | |
A licensed nurse is liable for charges of malpractice when she:
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a. falsifies data, causing the patient to suffer problems resulting death
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b. does not show up for work and fails to call to notify agency
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c. assists in preforming CPR that is unsuccessful, and the patient dies
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d. clocks in for another nurse to prevent that nurse from having pay
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docked
a. falsifies data, causing the patient to suffer problems resulting death
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(malpractice is professional negligence or, in this case doing something
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reasonable and prudent nurse would not do. It is the proximate cause of
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the patient's injury. This is a case of causation)
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The patient inquires about how his body will kill pathogens unassisted
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by antibiotics. The nurse responds that a process called phagocytosis
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will:
a. engulf and destroy the pathogen.
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b. create antibodies against the pathogen.
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EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
When a resident in the nursing home complains of constipation, the
| | | | | | | | | | |
nurse performs a digital rectal examination and finds a hard fecal mass.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
This is an example of:
| | | |
a. implementation
|
b. evaluation
|
c. assessment
|
d. nursing diagnosis
| |
C. Assessment
|
(the examination to confirm the complaint of constipation is an
| | | | | | | | | |
assessment)
Before beginning to teach a patient to give himself insulin, the nurse
| | | | | | | | | | | |
asks, "have you ever known anyone who gave himself insulin
| | | | | | | | | |
injections?" This question is primarily designed to:
| | | | | |
a. reduce the amount of information the nurse has to provide
| | | | | | | | | |
b. assess the patients learning needs
| | | | |
,c. reduce the patient's anxiety relative to insulin injection
| | | | | | | |
d. stimulate the patient to focus on the patient education goal
| | | | | | | | | |
b. assess the patient's learning needs
| | | | |
(assessing a patient's previous experience (as well as education, learning
| | | | | | | | |
mode, and motivation) gives the nurse valuable information in
| | | | | | | | | |
developing a patient education plan tailored to the individual. It may
| | | | | | | | | | |
reduce the amount of information needed, or it may increase it if some
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
of what the patient "knows" is erroneous"
| | | | | |
A patient who underwent surgery has an order to begin a clear liquid
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
diet and can be offered:
| | | |
a. fruit sherbet
| |
b. cream soup
| |
c. tea with milk
| | |
d. jell O
| |
d. Jell O
| |
(a clear liquid diet consists of food that are liquid at room temperature
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
and are clear, have a low residue and are easily disgested. Gelatins are
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
part of a clear liquid diet.)
| | | | |
,a nurse is caring for a patient of the Muslim faith. The nurse would send
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the food tray back if it contains
| | | | | |
a. beef patty with mushroom sauce
| | | | |
b. liver and mashed potatoes
| | | |
c. pork chops and sweet potatoes
| | | | |
d. crab cakes and rice with almonds
| | | | | |
c. Pork chops and sweet potatoes
| | | | |
(practicing Muslims do not consume pork or alcoholic beverages. They
| | | | | | | | | |
also forbid cremation)
| |
To best protect himself or herself from being sued, the nurse should:
| | | | | | | | | | |
a. use evidence-based practice
| | |
b. purchase malpractice insurance
| | |
c. maintain competency
| |
d. continue to do procedures as taught in school
| | | | | | | |
c. maintain competency
| |
, (keeping up with continuing education, maintaining competency, and
| | | | | | | |
seeking to improve ones own practice by self-evaluation will best
| | | | | | | | | |
protect the nurse_ | |
A licensed nurse is liable for charges of malpractice when she:
| | | | | | | | | |
a. falsifies data, causing the patient to suffer problems resulting death
| | | | | | | | | |
b. does not show up for work and fails to call to notify agency
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
c. assists in preforming CPR that is unsuccessful, and the patient dies
| | | | | | | | | | |
d. clocks in for another nurse to prevent that nurse from having pay
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docked
a. falsifies data, causing the patient to suffer problems resulting death
| | | | | | | | | |
(malpractice is professional negligence or, in this case doing something
| | | | | | | | | |
reasonable and prudent nurse would not do. It is the proximate cause of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the patient's injury. This is a case of causation)
| | | | | | | | |
The patient inquires about how his body will kill pathogens unassisted
| | | | | | | | | | |
by antibiotics. The nurse responds that a process called phagocytosis
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will:
a. engulf and destroy the pathogen.
| | | | |
b. create antibodies against the pathogen.
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