GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING NUR 3450 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER KEY | NUR 3450 STUDY GUIDE &
PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
1.A nurse educator is presenting information about the nursing process to a class of
nursing students. What definition of the nursing process should be included in the
presentation?
1. Procedures used to implement client care
2. Sequence of steps used to meet the client’s needs
3. Activities employed to identify a client’s problem
4. Mechanisms applied to determine nursing goals for the client
2.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?
1. Demonstration of a personal bias
2. Problem solving based on assessment
3. Development of client acuity to set priorities
4. Consideration of the complexity of client care
3.A teenager begins to cry when talking with the nurse about the problem of not being
able to make friends. What is the most therapeutic nursing intervention? TC
1. Sitting quietly with the client
2. Telling the client that crying is not helpful
3. Suggesting that the client play a board game
4. Recommending how the client can change this situation
4.After being medicated for anxiety, a client says to a nurse, “I guess you are too busy to
stay with me.” How should the nurse respond? TC
1. “I’m so sorry, but I have to see other clients”
2. “I have to go now, but I will come back in 10 minutes” ( offering self)
3. “You’ll be able to rest after the medicine starts working”
4. “You’ll feel better after I’ve made you more comfortable”
5.A physician is admitted to the psychiatric unit of a community hospital. The client, who was
restless, loud, aggressive, and resistive during the admission procedure, states, “I will take my
own blood pressure.” What is the nurse’s most therapeutic response? TC
1. “Right now you are just another client”
2. “If you would rather, I’m sure you will do it correctly”
3. “I will get the attendants to assist me if you do not cooperate”
4. “I am sorry, but I cannot allow that because I must take your blood
, pressure”(boundaries
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER KEY | NUR 3450 STUDY GUIDE &
PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
1.A nurse educator is presenting information about the nursing process to a class of
nursing students. What definition of the nursing process should be included in the
presentation?
1. Procedures used to implement client care
2. Sequence of steps used to meet the client’s needs
3. Activities employed to identify a client’s problem
4. Mechanisms applied to determine nursing goals for the client
2.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?
1. Demonstration of a personal bias
2. Problem solving based on assessment
3. Development of client acuity to set priorities
4. Consideration of the complexity of client care
3.A teenager begins to cry when talking with the nurse about the problem of not being
able to make friends. What is the most therapeutic nursing intervention? TC
1. Sitting quietly with the client
2. Telling the client that crying is not helpful
3. Suggesting that the client play a board game
4. Recommending how the client can change this situation
4.After being medicated for anxiety, a client says to a nurse, “I guess you are too busy to
stay with me.” How should the nurse respond? TC
1. “I’m so sorry, but I have to see other clients”
2. “I have to go now, but I will come back in 10 minutes” ( offering self)
3. “You’ll be able to rest after the medicine starts working”
4. “You’ll feel better after I’ve made you more comfortable”
5.A physician is admitted to the psychiatric unit of a community hospital. The client, who was
restless, loud, aggressive, and resistive during the admission procedure, states, “I will take my
own blood pressure.” What is the nurse’s most therapeutic response? TC
1. “Right now you are just another client”
2. “If you would rather, I’m sure you will do it correctly”
3. “I will get the attendants to assist me if you do not cooperate”
4. “I am sorry, but I cannot allow that because I must take your blood
, pressure”(boundaries
