Update) Fundamental Concepts & Skills for Nursing
Practice II Review| Questions with Verified Answers|
Grade A| 100% Correct- Galen.
Question:
The nurse's patient has just died and the nurse is preparing him for
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viewing by the family. What
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preparations should the nurse make first for the viewing?
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a. Give the patient a bath, change the bed, and put on a fresh gown.
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b. Position the patient with his arms to his side, close his eyes, close his
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mouth, and remove all the jewelry.
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c. Check the patient's religious beliefs and discuss with the family member
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how they would like to have the body prepared.
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d. Tape all tubes per protocol, clean the room, remove supplies from the
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bedside, and lower the lights.?
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Answer:
c. Check the patient's religious beliefs and discuss with the family member
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how they would like to have the body prepared.
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Question:
,nurse is guiding her patient's family through the death of their
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grandmother. She asks what religion the family is and they reply that they
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are Hindu. What is a Hindu's belief on cremation?
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a. Cremation is opposed as is autopsies.
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b. Cremation is preferred.
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c. All parts of the body need to be buried, not cremated.
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d. The patient needs to be dressed in their "temple clothes" before
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cremation.?
Answer:
b. Cremation is preferred.
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Question:
Which is an important concept to consider about anxiety to provide
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a. Panic attacks generally have a slower onset that can be prevented if
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identified early. i,-
b. One can conceptualize anxiety as being similar to the health-illness
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continuum.
c. People who lead healthy lifestyles rarely experience anxiety.
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d. Anxiety is an abnormal reaction to realistic danger.?
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Answer:
,b. One can conceptualize anxiety as being similar to the health-illness
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continuum.
Question:
A patient is told that surgery is necessary, and the patient begins to
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experience elevations in pulse, respirations, and blood pressure. Which
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stage of anxiety is indicated by these nursing assessments?
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a. Mild-the vital signs remain the same as at resting stage
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b. Moderate-the pulse, respirations, and blood pressure are slightly
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elevated
c. Severe-pulse and respirations are rapid, blood pressure is high
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d. Panic-pulse and respirations are very rapid, blood pressure is high, pt
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may hyperventilate?
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b. Moderate-the pulse, respirations, and blood pressure are slightly
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elevated
Question:
A nurse is teaching a patient about the positive effects of exercise to
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reduce anxiety. Which patient comment about how exercise reduces
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anxiety indicates that the patient understand the nurse's teaching?
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, a. "It stimulates the production of endorphins."
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b. "It interferes with the ability to concentrate."
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c. "It reduces the metabolism of epinephrine."
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d. "It decreases the acidity of blood."?
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Answer:
a. "It stimulates the production of endorphins."
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Question:
nurse identifies that a patient is mildly anxious. Which assessment of the
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patient supports this conclusion?
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a. Preoccupied-this is moderate anxiety
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b. Forgetful-this is moderate anxiety
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c. Fearful-this has nothing to do with anxiety
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d. Alert-Increased alertness occurs when one is mildly anxious. Alertness
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and vigilance are the result of an increase in one's perceptual field and
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state of arousal in response to the stimulation of the autonomic system
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when one feels threatened.?
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Answer:
d. Alert-Increased alertness occurs when one is mildly anxious. Alertness
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and vigilance are the result of an increase in one's perceptual field and
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state of arousal in response to the stimulation of the autonomic system
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when one feels threatened.
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