NURS 3101- Midterm Exam Study Guide
Questions With Correct Answers
A nurse encounters the patient's wife, who is tearful and worried. Her
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husband was just transferred from his room to the operating room for a
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complex cardiovascular surgery. The nurse brings the wife a glass of
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water and encourages her to talk about her fears. The nurse remains in
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the room quietly listening. What caring behaviors is the nurse
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demonstrating? (Select all that apply.) | | | |
1. Touching
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2. Listening
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3. Knowing
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4. Presence
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5. Spiritual care - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2,4
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A nurse needs to use clinical judgment before planning and
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implementing any touch interventions. What does the nurse need to
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understand about the use of touch? (Select all that apply.)
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1. Some cultures may have specific restrictions about non-skill-based
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touch.
2. Touch is a form of nonverbal communication.
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3. Touch reduces only physical pain.
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,4. Touch can successfully influence a patient's level of comfort.
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5. There is never a problem with using touch at any time. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1,2,4,
A young woman comes to a clinic for the first time for a gynecological
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examination. She asks about the procedure, who will be in the room
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with her, and does she have to remove all her clothes. Which nursing
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behavior applies Swanson's caring process of "knowing" the patient?
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1. Sharing feelings about the importance of having regular gynecological
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examinations
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2. Explaining risk factors for cervical cancer
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3. Recognizing that the patient is modest and maintaining her privacy
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during the examination | |
4. Asking the patient what it means to have a vaginal examination -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-3 |
A patient is fearful of upcoming surgery and a possible cancer diagnosis.
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|He discusses his love for the Bible with his nurse, who recommends a
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favorite Bible verse. Another nurse tells the patient's nurse that there is
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no place in nursing for spiritual caring. What is the best response by the
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patient's nurse? |
1. "You're correct; spiritual care should be left to a pastoral care
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professional."
2. "You're correct; religion is a personal decision."
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, 3. "Nurses should explain their own religious beliefs to patients."
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4. "Spiritual, mind, and body connections can affect health." - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-4
Which of the following are strategies for creating work environments
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that support nurse caring interventions? (Select all that apply.)
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1. Increasing technological support
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2. Improving flexibility for scheduling
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3. Providing opportunities to discuss care practices
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4. Promoting autonomy of practice
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5. Encouraging increased input concerning nursing functions from
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health care providers - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2,3,4
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A nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with testicular cancer. He
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asked the nurse to help him find the meaning of cancer by supporting
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beliefs about life. This is an example of:
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1. Instilling hope and faith.
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2. Forming a human-altruistic value system.
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3. Cultural caring.
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4. Being with. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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An example of a nurse caring behavior that families of patients who are
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acutely ill perceive as important to patients' well-being is:
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Questions With Correct Answers
A nurse encounters the patient's wife, who is tearful and worried. Her
| | | | | | | | | | | |
husband was just transferred from his room to the operating room for a
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
complex cardiovascular surgery. The nurse brings the wife a glass of
| | | | | | | | | | |
water and encourages her to talk about her fears. The nurse remains in
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the room quietly listening. What caring behaviors is the nurse
| | | | | | | | | |
demonstrating? (Select all that apply.) | | | |
1. Touching
|
2. Listening
|
3. Knowing
|
4. Presence
|
5. Spiritual care - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2,4
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A nurse needs to use clinical judgment before planning and
| | | | | | | | | |
implementing any touch interventions. What does the nurse need to
| | | | | | | | | |
understand about the use of touch? (Select all that apply.)
| | | | | | | | |
1. Some cultures may have specific restrictions about non-skill-based
| | | | | | | | |
touch.
2. Touch is a form of nonverbal communication.
| | | | | | |
3. Touch reduces only physical pain.
| | | | |
,4. Touch can successfully influence a patient's level of comfort.
| | | | | | | | |
5. There is never a problem with using touch at any time. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1,2,4,
A young woman comes to a clinic for the first time for a gynecological
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
examination. She asks about the procedure, who will be in the room
| | | | | | | | | | | |
with her, and does she have to remove all her clothes. Which nursing
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
behavior applies Swanson's caring process of "knowing" the patient?
| | | | | | | |
1. Sharing feelings about the importance of having regular gynecological
| | | | | | | | |
examinations
|
2. Explaining risk factors for cervical cancer
| | | | | |
3. Recognizing that the patient is modest and maintaining her privacy
| | | | | | | | | | |
during the examination | |
4. Asking the patient what it means to have a vaginal examination -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-3 |
A patient is fearful of upcoming surgery and a possible cancer diagnosis.
| | | | | | | | | | |
|He discusses his love for the Bible with his nurse, who recommends a
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
favorite Bible verse. Another nurse tells the patient's nurse that there is
| | | | | | | | | | | |
no place in nursing for spiritual caring. What is the best response by the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
patient's nurse? |
1. "You're correct; spiritual care should be left to a pastoral care
| | | | | | | | | | | |
professional."
2. "You're correct; religion is a personal decision."
| | | | | | |
, 3. "Nurses should explain their own religious beliefs to patients."
| | | | | | | | |
4. "Spiritual, mind, and body connections can affect health." - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-4
Which of the following are strategies for creating work environments
| | | | | | | | | |
that support nurse caring interventions? (Select all that apply.)
| | | | | | | |
1. Increasing technological support
| | |
2. Improving flexibility for scheduling
| | | |
3. Providing opportunities to discuss care practices
| | | | | |
4. Promoting autonomy of practice
| | | |
5. Encouraging increased input concerning nursing functions from
| | | | | | | |
health care providers - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2,3,4
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A nurse is caring for a patient newly diagnosed with testicular cancer. He
| | | | | | | | | | | |
asked the nurse to help him find the meaning of cancer by supporting
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
beliefs about life. This is an example of:
| | | | | | |
1. Instilling hope and faith.
| | | |
2. Forming a human-altruistic value system.
| | | | |
3. Cultural caring.
| |
4. Being with. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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An example of a nurse caring behavior that families of patients who are
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
acutely ill perceive as important to patients' well-being is:
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