COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) 2023/2024

Nurses use all three channels to communicate with patients. What are those? A) Auditory, continuity of care, open-ended questions B) Non-verbal, dynamic, visual C) Feedback, auditory, teach back D) Visual, auditory, kinesthetic - CORRECT ANSWER-D: visual auditory kinesthetic Which is an example of an open-ended question? A) Are you in pain? B) What can I do for you at this moment? C) Do you need to use the restroom? D) Are you hungry? - CORRECT ANSWER-B: what can I do for you at this moment? According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what would be the correct sequence of priority from highest to lowest? A) Disturbed energy field, caregiver role strain, risk for falls, ineffective airway clearance B) Ineffective airway clearance, disturbed energy field, caregiver role strain, risk for falls C) Risk for falls, ineffective airway clearance, caregiver role strain, disturbed energy field D) Ineffective airway clearance, risk for falls, caregiver role strain, disturbed energy field - CORRECT ANSWER-D Which of the following conditions would the nurse address first while assessing the patient? A) Ineffective coping related to loss of job B) Ineffective breathing pattern related to respiratory depression caused by opioid analgesics C) Decreased cardiac tissue perfusion related to fluid overload D) Insomnia related to financial stress - CORRECT ANSWER-B Which of the following is a common error nurses often make with writing client outcomes? A) The nurse expresses the client outcomes as a nursing intervention B) The nurse develops measurable outcomes using verbs that are observable