NUR 226 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
A client has been instructed in self-administration of insulin injections. The nurse
observes the client attempting to recap the needle and realizes that further
teaching is needed. The nurse is applying which critical-thinking skill of the
nursing process?
A. Interpretation
B. Analysis
C. Inference
D. Evaluation: Evaluation
2. A nurse agrees with regulations for mandatory immunizations of children.
The nurse believes that immunizations prevent diseases as well as prevent
spread of the disease to others. Which ethical framework is the nurse using?
A. Deontology
B. Ethics of care
C. Utilitarianism
D. Feminist ethics: Utilitarianism
3. Which statement should the nurse identify as the expected outcome for a
client experiencing acute pain?
A. The client will have decreased use of medication
B. The client will participate in self-care activities
C. The client will use relaxation techniques
D. The client will repeat instructions about medications: The client will participate in
,self-care activities
4. Which scenario of a surgical client in pain is most indicative of critical think-
ing?
A. Administering pain-relief medication according to what was given last shift
B. Offering pain-relief medication based on the health care provider's orders
C. Asking the client what pain-relief methods, pharmacological and nonphar-
macological, have worked in the past
, D. Explaining to the client that self-reporting of severe pain is not consistent
with the minor procedure that was performed: Asking the client what pain-relief methods,
pharmacological and nonpharmacological, have worked in the past
5. Which of the following behaviors by a client indicates to the nurse
that learning in the cognitive domain has taken place?
A. Explaining the rationale for taking a new medication
B. Actively demonstrating the new skill
C. Telling the nurse they have accepted the illness and its effects on lifestyle
D. Physically demonstrating insulin injections: Explaining the rationale for taking a new med-
ication
6. The five rights of delegation include: Select all that apply.
A. Right task
B. Right circumstances
C. Right monetary compensation
D. Right person
E. Right direction
F. Right opinion
G. Right supervision:
Right task Right
circumstances
Right
pers
on
A client has been instructed in self-administration of insulin injections. The nurse
observes the client attempting to recap the needle and realizes that further
teaching is needed. The nurse is applying which critical-thinking skill of the
nursing process?
A. Interpretation
B. Analysis
C. Inference
D. Evaluation: Evaluation
2. A nurse agrees with regulations for mandatory immunizations of children.
The nurse believes that immunizations prevent diseases as well as prevent
spread of the disease to others. Which ethical framework is the nurse using?
A. Deontology
B. Ethics of care
C. Utilitarianism
D. Feminist ethics: Utilitarianism
3. Which statement should the nurse identify as the expected outcome for a
client experiencing acute pain?
A. The client will have decreased use of medication
B. The client will participate in self-care activities
C. The client will use relaxation techniques
D. The client will repeat instructions about medications: The client will participate in
,self-care activities
4. Which scenario of a surgical client in pain is most indicative of critical think-
ing?
A. Administering pain-relief medication according to what was given last shift
B. Offering pain-relief medication based on the health care provider's orders
C. Asking the client what pain-relief methods, pharmacological and nonphar-
macological, have worked in the past
, D. Explaining to the client that self-reporting of severe pain is not consistent
with the minor procedure that was performed: Asking the client what pain-relief methods,
pharmacological and nonpharmacological, have worked in the past
5. Which of the following behaviors by a client indicates to the nurse
that learning in the cognitive domain has taken place?
A. Explaining the rationale for taking a new medication
B. Actively demonstrating the new skill
C. Telling the nurse they have accepted the illness and its effects on lifestyle
D. Physically demonstrating insulin injections: Explaining the rationale for taking a new med-
ication
6. The five rights of delegation include: Select all that apply.
A. Right task
B. Right circumstances
C. Right monetary compensation
D. Right person
E. Right direction
F. Right opinion
G. Right supervision:
Right task Right
circumstances
Right
pers
on
