NURS 230 FINAL EXAM KEY
CONCEPTS AND REVISION NOTES
◉ A nurse interviews a patient who reports pain in the chest. The
patient is accompanied by her husband. During the interview which
observation by the nurse may indicate that the patient is abused by
her partner?
Answer: Partner attempts to speak for the patient
◉ A nurse is preparing a presentation for a local community group
on family violence and child abuse. Which of the following would be
most appropriate for the nurse to research when defining child
abuse in legal terms? The:
Answer: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
◉ A nurse is preparing a program to address family violence
prevention. What would be most important for the nurse to
incorporate into the program?
Answer: Children raised with intimate partner violence are more
likely to use violence as adults
◉ A nurse is caring for several patients in an outpatient setting.
Which of the following patients is most likely to experience a weight
gain?
Answer: 33-year-old athlete on steroids
, ◉ How can a nurse best assess a patient's dietary habits?
Answer: Obtain a 24-hour dietary recall of all foods and fluids
consumed
◉ The nurse is collecting data from a patient about their nutrition.
Which finding would the nurse document as objective data?
Answer: Oral intake of 320 cc
◉ A nurse is implementing appropriate infection control
precautions while performing a patient's skin assessment. During
which of the following components of the assessment should the
nurse wear gloves? When palpating the:
Answer: lesions on the patient's skin.
◉ A nurse is providing a patient with instructions on how to
perform self-examination of the skin. The nurse would include all of
these except:
Answer: Perform the examination once a week.
◉ A nurse is teaching a patient how to assess their own skin for
possible signs of malignant melanoma. Which of the following is not
a danger sign associated with skin cancer?
Answer: Flat
CONCEPTS AND REVISION NOTES
◉ A nurse interviews a patient who reports pain in the chest. The
patient is accompanied by her husband. During the interview which
observation by the nurse may indicate that the patient is abused by
her partner?
Answer: Partner attempts to speak for the patient
◉ A nurse is preparing a presentation for a local community group
on family violence and child abuse. Which of the following would be
most appropriate for the nurse to research when defining child
abuse in legal terms? The:
Answer: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
◉ A nurse is preparing a program to address family violence
prevention. What would be most important for the nurse to
incorporate into the program?
Answer: Children raised with intimate partner violence are more
likely to use violence as adults
◉ A nurse is caring for several patients in an outpatient setting.
Which of the following patients is most likely to experience a weight
gain?
Answer: 33-year-old athlete on steroids
, ◉ How can a nurse best assess a patient's dietary habits?
Answer: Obtain a 24-hour dietary recall of all foods and fluids
consumed
◉ The nurse is collecting data from a patient about their nutrition.
Which finding would the nurse document as objective data?
Answer: Oral intake of 320 cc
◉ A nurse is implementing appropriate infection control
precautions while performing a patient's skin assessment. During
which of the following components of the assessment should the
nurse wear gloves? When palpating the:
Answer: lesions on the patient's skin.
◉ A nurse is providing a patient with instructions on how to
perform self-examination of the skin. The nurse would include all of
these except:
Answer: Perform the examination once a week.
◉ A nurse is teaching a patient how to assess their own skin for
possible signs of malignant melanoma. Which of the following is not
a danger sign associated with skin cancer?
Answer: Flat
