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1. When a home-bound patient expresses her past-oriented ancestral heritage and family rituals, the nurse recognizes that the patient is expressing her a. Race b. Assimilation c. Subculture d. Ethnic identity CORRECT ANSWER: D Feedback: Ethnicity or ethnic identity refers to self-conscious, past-oriented form of identity based on a notion of shared cultural and perhaps ancestral heritage, and current position in larger society. Race is based on biologic characteristics; assimila...

1. Which of the following factors contributes to sleep disturbances in older persons? a. Exercise b. Regular bedtime c. Decreased caffeine d. Beta-blockers CORRECT ANSWER: D Feedback: Older persons experience impairment of sleep. Beta-blockers contribute to sleep disturbances. 2. Changes in T-cell function in the elderly will result in a. Active immunity b. Inadequate nutrition c. Risk of infection d. Onset of chronic disease CORRECT ANSWER: C Feedback: Hum...

1. A nurse assisting a new mother in the act of breast feeding is represented by which form of learning? a. Affective b. Psychomotor c. Cognitive d. Simplistic CORRECT ANSWER: B Feedback: Psychomotor refers to the muscular movements learned to perform new skills and procedures. 2. A patient shares with the nurse how much she appreciates understanding the physiology of her breastfeeding. She states, I felt very comfortable with what you explained to me and I feel I will be s...

1. When caring for a patient, nursing care will be most effective when the nurse-patient interactions are focused on which of the following circumstances? a. Goal achievement b. Compatible realities c. Common understanding d. Sharing values CORRECT ANSWER: C Feedback: The nursepatient interaction is most productive when communication is aimed toward a common understanding. Goal achievement is difficult to attain if there is not a common understanding between the nurse and patie...

Chapter 06- Nursing Assessment Chapter 07- Nursing Diagnosis Chapter 08- Outcome Identification and Planning Chapter 09- Implementation and Evaluation Chapter 10- Healthcare Team Communication: Documenting and Reporting

1. When the nurse recognizes that he has documented one patients assessment data on the wrong patients medical record, the nurse should a. Draw a single line through the error, and initial it b. Use a felt tip pen to cover the error c. Use white out to cover the error d. Replace the record, rewriting the error CORRECT ANSWER: A Feedback: When an error occurs, draw a single line through the error and place your initial above it. 2. Which of the following principles should gu...

1. The home care nurse is providing care and education to a woman who is pregnant with her first child. The patient states, I have no money or food. I dont know what I should do. I want to provide for my unborn child. The nurse refers the woman to the WIC program and a local food bank. This is an example of what aspect of communitybased nursing? a. Assessment b. Planning c. Restoration d. Evaluation CORRECT ANSWER: B Feedback: Planning and intervention focus on using individual...

1. An 80-year-old woman has had a cerebrovascular accident. She has flaccidity of her right side with aphasia. For this patient, which of the following activities constitutes tertiary prevention? a. Assessment of her blood pressure b. Daily bleeding and clotting times c. Gait training and speech therapy d. Education on the symptoms of a CVA CORRECT ANSWER: C Feedback: Tertiary prevention occurs when a person already has been diagnosed with a long- term disease or disability. ...

1. What information provides the nurse with accuracy when developing a nursing diagnosis? a. A set of lab values b. Abnormal diagnostic tests c. A set of clinical cues d. Specific nursing interventions CORRECT ANSWER: C Feedback: Each piece of patient information is considered a clinical cue; a set of clinical cues forms a cluster that is present if the diagnosis is accurate. 2. What is meant by impaired state of equilibrium? a. It describes the patients condition b. It...

1. Which of the following are the two priority nursing diagnoses? a. Risk for infection b. Anxiety c. Acute Pain d. Ineffective Airway Clearance e. Feeding Self-Care Deficit CORRECT ANSWER: C, D Feedback: While all are important diagnoses, respiratory function and pain are priority. 2. The primary purpose for evaluating data about a patients care according to a functional health approach is to a. Meet accreditation standards b. Determine implementation of medical orde...