NUR 210 EXAM 1 Test Bank
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
9. When considering priority setting of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that second-level
priority problems include which of these aspects?
a.
Low self-esteem
b.
Lack of knowledge
c.
Abnormal laboratory values
d.
Severely abnormal vital signs - C
10. Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse see relationships among the data?
a.
Validation
b.
Clustering related cues
c.
Identifying gaps in data
d.
Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant - B
,11. The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient relies on the
appropriateness of the __________ diagnosis.
a.
Nursing
b.
Medical
c.
Admission
d.
Collaborative - A
12. The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that nurses use and includes
which steps?
a.
Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, and follow-up
b.
Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning
c.
Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, and discharge planning
d.
Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation - D
13. A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is having
difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems?
a.
Breathing, pain, and sleep
b.
Breathing, sleep, and pain
,c.
Sleep, breathing, and pain
d.
Sleep, pain, and breathing - A
14. Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?
a.
Nursing diagnosis
b.
Medical diagnosis
c.
Diagnostic hypothesis
d.
Diagnostic assessment - C
15. Barriers to incorporating EBP include:
a.
Nurses lack of research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies.
b.
Lack of significant research studies.
c.
Insufficient clinical skills of nurses.
d.
Inadequate physical assessment skills. - A
16. What step of the nursing process includes data collection by health history, physical
examination, and interview?
, a.
Planning
b.
Diagnosis
c.
Evaluation
d.
Assessment - D
17. During a staff meeting, nurses discuss the problems with accessing research studies to
incorporate evidence-based clinical decision making into their practice. Which suggestion by the
nurse manager would best help these problems?
a.
Form a committee to conduct research studies.
b.
Post published research studies on the units bulletin boards.
c.
Encourage the nurses to visit the library to review studies.
d.
Teach the nurses how to conduct electronic searches for research studies. - D
18. When reviewing the concepts of health, the nurse recalls that the components of holistic
health include which of these?
a.
Disease originates from the external environment.
b.
The individual human is a closed system.
c.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
9. When considering priority setting of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that second-level
priority problems include which of these aspects?
a.
Low self-esteem
b.
Lack of knowledge
c.
Abnormal laboratory values
d.
Severely abnormal vital signs - C
10. Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse see relationships among the data?
a.
Validation
b.
Clustering related cues
c.
Identifying gaps in data
d.
Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant - B
,11. The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient relies on the
appropriateness of the __________ diagnosis.
a.
Nursing
b.
Medical
c.
Admission
d.
Collaborative - A
12. The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that nurses use and includes
which steps?
a.
Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, and follow-up
b.
Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning
c.
Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, and discharge planning
d.
Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation - D
13. A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is having
difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems?
a.
Breathing, pain, and sleep
b.
Breathing, sleep, and pain
,c.
Sleep, breathing, and pain
d.
Sleep, pain, and breathing - A
14. Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?
a.
Nursing diagnosis
b.
Medical diagnosis
c.
Diagnostic hypothesis
d.
Diagnostic assessment - C
15. Barriers to incorporating EBP include:
a.
Nurses lack of research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies.
b.
Lack of significant research studies.
c.
Insufficient clinical skills of nurses.
d.
Inadequate physical assessment skills. - A
16. What step of the nursing process includes data collection by health history, physical
examination, and interview?
, a.
Planning
b.
Diagnosis
c.
Evaluation
d.
Assessment - D
17. During a staff meeting, nurses discuss the problems with accessing research studies to
incorporate evidence-based clinical decision making into their practice. Which suggestion by the
nurse manager would best help these problems?
a.
Form a committee to conduct research studies.
b.
Post published research studies on the units bulletin boards.
c.
Encourage the nurses to visit the library to review studies.
d.
Teach the nurses how to conduct electronic searches for research studies. - D
18. When reviewing the concepts of health, the nurse recalls that the components of holistic
health include which of these?
a.
Disease originates from the external environment.
b.
The individual human is a closed system.
c.
