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A nurse is caring for a client who is in preterm labor at 32 weeks of gestation. The client
asks the nurse, "Will my baby be okay?" A good response is: - Answer "You must be
feeling scared and powerless."
A nurse is caring for a client who ingested a poison and is now experiencing a seizure.
What is the priority action the nurse should take? - Answer Check the patency of the
client's airway.
A nurse is planning to use the SBAR communication tool when calling a provider. What
type of information is included in the B step? - Answer Background or context of the
situation
A nurse is providing care to a client who asks, "What is the meaning of holistic nursing
care?" How would you respond (define holistic nursing)? - Answer "Holistic nursing care
involves viewing the client as a whole."
What is the action of retrospectively making sense of occurrences, experiences,
situations, or decisions and consequently learning from them? - Answer Reflection
The nurse should include that interpreting data is included in which step of critical
thinking? - Answer analysis
A charge nurse is providing teaching to a group of nurses on collaborative teamwork
skills. Which of the teamwork skill includes providing feedback to the team? - Answer
mutual support
A nurse is taking a few days of personal time and focusing on selfcare. What are some
activities that reflect this focus? - Answer participating in regular exercise; daily
meditation; being active in church.
A nurse communicates with the charge nurse that their assignment is unfair. What level
of communication is this? - Answer interpersonal
What are the 5 phases of the nursing process? - Answer Assessment, Diagnosis,
Planning, Implementation , and Evaluation
When using active listening skills, the nurse should: - Answer Use intermittent eye
contact
A novice nurse is planning care for an elderly patient with COPD and sepsis due to UTI.
After completing the plan of care, what other action should the nurse do to enhance the
skill of critical thinking? - Answer Request a review of the plan with the nurse's
preceptor/mentor
, A nurse overhears two assistive personnel (APs) disagreeing about client care
assignments. Which of action by the nurse demonstrates conflict resolution? - Answer
Confront the APs to discuss their argument.
The family members of a recent patient on the unit wrote a letter to the unit manager,
expressing their appreciation for the way the client was treated in the hospital. The
family mentioned characteristics that indicate the nurses were caring. What behaviors
did the family most likely use to explain the caring actions of the nurse? - Answer
treating client as a human being, maintaining client confidentiality, respecting the client,
being honest with the client, listening attentively to the client, treating the client as an
individual?
The nurse is caring for a patient that while in the hospital for an skin infection was newly
diagnosed with hypertension. The nurse using the SMART goal method developed a goal
for this patient in regards to learning his new high blood pressure medication, Lisinopril.
What would the SMART goal be for this patient using all required elements? - Answer
The patient will state the purpose of their new medication, Lisinopril, and when and how
to take it by discharge from the hospital.
A nurse is caring for a client who has hypertension and is afraid to take his blood
pressure medication. A therapeutic communication response of reflection to this
statement is: - Answer "You seem upset about taking your blood pressure medication."
What types of clinical information or cues, when patterned together can be translated
into a nursing diagnosis for a patient? - Answer Salient cues
A charge nurse allows two nurses who are arguing about who gets to go to lunch first to
go together. The charge nurse agrees to take care of both of the nurses' clients while
they are at lunch. The charge nurse is demonstrating what type of conflict
management? - Answer cooperating
A client's wishes about his care clash with what the nurse believes would be the best
possible care for the client, this could cause a conflict between caring interventions and
what other nursing concept? - Answer ethics
What is finding unique solutions to unique problems when traditional interventions are
not effective? - Answer creativity
When educating a client about bowel prep for a colonoscopy the nurse should ensure
understanding by? - Answer Use layman's terms to explain the procedure, then ask the
client to describe the procedure in her own words
The nurse is caring for a client with MS who expresses the desire to remain active as
long as possible. In order for the client to meet this goal, what should the nurse prepare
to do? - Answer Provide referrals to other professionals who can help the client meet
the goal
What is an important element of successful collaborative practice that occurs when 2 or
Update
A nurse is caring for a client who is in preterm labor at 32 weeks of gestation. The client
asks the nurse, "Will my baby be okay?" A good response is: - Answer "You must be
feeling scared and powerless."
A nurse is caring for a client who ingested a poison and is now experiencing a seizure.
What is the priority action the nurse should take? - Answer Check the patency of the
client's airway.
A nurse is planning to use the SBAR communication tool when calling a provider. What
type of information is included in the B step? - Answer Background or context of the
situation
A nurse is providing care to a client who asks, "What is the meaning of holistic nursing
care?" How would you respond (define holistic nursing)? - Answer "Holistic nursing care
involves viewing the client as a whole."
What is the action of retrospectively making sense of occurrences, experiences,
situations, or decisions and consequently learning from them? - Answer Reflection
The nurse should include that interpreting data is included in which step of critical
thinking? - Answer analysis
A charge nurse is providing teaching to a group of nurses on collaborative teamwork
skills. Which of the teamwork skill includes providing feedback to the team? - Answer
mutual support
A nurse is taking a few days of personal time and focusing on selfcare. What are some
activities that reflect this focus? - Answer participating in regular exercise; daily
meditation; being active in church.
A nurse communicates with the charge nurse that their assignment is unfair. What level
of communication is this? - Answer interpersonal
What are the 5 phases of the nursing process? - Answer Assessment, Diagnosis,
Planning, Implementation , and Evaluation
When using active listening skills, the nurse should: - Answer Use intermittent eye
contact
A novice nurse is planning care for an elderly patient with COPD and sepsis due to UTI.
After completing the plan of care, what other action should the nurse do to enhance the
skill of critical thinking? - Answer Request a review of the plan with the nurse's
preceptor/mentor
, A nurse overhears two assistive personnel (APs) disagreeing about client care
assignments. Which of action by the nurse demonstrates conflict resolution? - Answer
Confront the APs to discuss their argument.
The family members of a recent patient on the unit wrote a letter to the unit manager,
expressing their appreciation for the way the client was treated in the hospital. The
family mentioned characteristics that indicate the nurses were caring. What behaviors
did the family most likely use to explain the caring actions of the nurse? - Answer
treating client as a human being, maintaining client confidentiality, respecting the client,
being honest with the client, listening attentively to the client, treating the client as an
individual?
The nurse is caring for a patient that while in the hospital for an skin infection was newly
diagnosed with hypertension. The nurse using the SMART goal method developed a goal
for this patient in regards to learning his new high blood pressure medication, Lisinopril.
What would the SMART goal be for this patient using all required elements? - Answer
The patient will state the purpose of their new medication, Lisinopril, and when and how
to take it by discharge from the hospital.
A nurse is caring for a client who has hypertension and is afraid to take his blood
pressure medication. A therapeutic communication response of reflection to this
statement is: - Answer "You seem upset about taking your blood pressure medication."
What types of clinical information or cues, when patterned together can be translated
into a nursing diagnosis for a patient? - Answer Salient cues
A charge nurse allows two nurses who are arguing about who gets to go to lunch first to
go together. The charge nurse agrees to take care of both of the nurses' clients while
they are at lunch. The charge nurse is demonstrating what type of conflict
management? - Answer cooperating
A client's wishes about his care clash with what the nurse believes would be the best
possible care for the client, this could cause a conflict between caring interventions and
what other nursing concept? - Answer ethics
What is finding unique solutions to unique problems when traditional interventions are
not effective? - Answer creativity
When educating a client about bowel prep for a colonoscopy the nurse should ensure
understanding by? - Answer Use layman's terms to explain the procedure, then ask the
client to describe the procedure in her own words
The nurse is caring for a client with MS who expresses the desire to remain active as
long as possible. In order for the client to meet this goal, what should the nurse prepare
to do? - Answer Provide referrals to other professionals who can help the client meet
the goal
What is an important element of successful collaborative practice that occurs when 2 or
