Nursing Test Bank

Import Settings: Base Settings: Brownstone Default Information Field: Chapter Information Field: Client Needs Information Field: Cognitive Level Information Field: Difficulty Information Field: Integrated Process Information Field: Objective Information Field: Page and Header Highest Answer Letter: D Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No Chapter: Chapter 01: Introduction to Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Multiple Choice 1. A nurse is giving a present...

1. A patient has just been admitted to the ICU after being in a severe auto accident and losing one of her legs. Her husband has his hand over his heart and complains of a rapid heart rate. The nurse recognizes his condition as a sign of which stage of the general adaptation syndrome to stress? A) Alarm stage B) Exhaustion stage C) Resistance stage D) Adaptation stage 2. The nurse observes that an elderly woman, whose granddaughter has been admitted to the ICU, is struggling to ma...

Drug Guide Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is providing care for a patient scheduled to take Precose (acarbose) 25 mg three times daily with meals. The patient reports feeling sweaty, weak, and tremulous. Which of the following actions by the nurse is best? A. Reassure the patient that these are common side effects with the medication. B. Call the pharmacy to report an adverse drug reaction. C. Check the patient’s blood glucose level. D. Determine if the patient has a h...

Chapter 03: The Changing U.S. Health and Public Health Care Systems Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In the United States, the majority of health care dollars are spent on: a. prescription drugs. b. hospital care. c. physician services. d. public health services (PHSs). ANS: B The largest share of health care expenditures goes to pay for hospital care, with physician services the next largest i...

Chapter 7: The Importance of Critical Thinking Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. The nurse considers a problem and arrives at one possible solution. What should the nurse do next? 1. Apply the solution to the problem. 2. Continue looking for other solutions. 3. Evaluate the effectiveness of the solution. 4. Ask others for their opinion of the solution. ____ 2. What skill will the nurse need to be an effectiv...

Chapter 3. Nursing Process: Assessment Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. What is the role of the Joint Commission in regard to patient assessment? The Joint Commission 1) States what assessments are collected by individuals with different credentials 2) Regulates the time frames for when assessments should be completed 3) Identifies how data are to be collected and documented 4) Sets standards for what and when t...

Chapter 2 Fetal Cardiopulmonary Development Multiple Choice 1. What percentage of live births occurs before the 37-week gestation period? A. 10% B. 15% C. 12% D. 18% ANS: C 2. What measuring tool for due date estimation is effective at young gestational age as a result of size variability being minimal? A. Biparietal diameter B. Crown-rump C. Transverse diameter of the head D. Head circumference ANS: B 3. During which lung development stage do the right ...

Chapter 03: Patient Safety, Communication, and Record Keeping Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is/are a potential area of risk to patients receiving respiratory care? a. movement or ambulation b. electrical shock c. fire hazards d. all the above ANS: C The key areas of potential risk are (1) patient movement and ambulation, (2) electrical hazards, and (3) fire hazards. DIF: Recall REF: p. 42 OBJ: 2| 3 2. Lifting heavy objects is best done with whic...

Exam Name___________________________________ MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Prior to administering a medication to a client the nurse needs to understand which of the 1) following? Select all that apply. A) The manufacturer of the medication B) Name (generic and trade) and drug classification C) What drug is ordered D) Contraindications for this medication 2) After administering a medication, the nurse notes that t...

Patton: Anatomy and Physiology, 8th Edition Chapter 11-B: Anatomy of the Muscular System Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Skeletal muscles constitute approximately ____ of our body weight. a. 10% b. 25% c. 50% d. 75% ANS: C DIF: Memorization REF: Page 302 TOP: Anatomy of the Muscular System Introduction 2. The connective tissue sheath that envelops bundles of muscle fibers is the: a. epimysium. b. endomysium. c. periosteum. d. perimysium. ANS: D DIF: Memoriz...