NUR 3805 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
A 24-year-old American male of Irish heritage is married to a
woman of Japanese heritage. What
would their children be considered?
1. Asian American
2. Bicultural
3. Caucasian
4. Asian Correct Answers 2
A 33-year-old female comes to the clinic to plan treatment and
care after having a positive
mammogram. After the physician discusses treatment options,
the client tells the nurse that her
husband must make the decision. What action should the nurse
take?
1. Tell the client that she should make her own decision.
2. Ask the client what she thinks her husband's decision would
be.
3. Call the client's spouse and ask for his decision.
4. Suggest that the client bring her spouse to the clinic so that
the doctor can discuss treatment with
them both. Correct Answers 4
A 38-year-old female who speaks very little English has been
admitted to the emergency
department with abdominal pain. What is the best way to
communicate with this client?
1. Ask a nursing student who is fluent in Spanish to interpret.
2. Communicate by using hand gestures to supplement words.
,3. Use a translator provided by the hospital or a community
agency.
4. Use the client's 14-year-old son as a translator because he is
fluent in both English and Spanish. Correct Answers 3
A 47-year-old male with a BMI of 32 does not smoke, has a
blood pressure of 160/90,
and a family history of diabetes and kidney disease. When
preparing to perform primary
prevention education for this patient, which non-modifiable risk
factors should the nurse
identify?
1. Age, gender, and genetics
2. Previously diagnosed disease processes
3. Diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease
4. Gender and family history Correct Answers 1
A Caucasian nurse is caring for an African American patient. To
provide culturally competent care,
what should the nurse do?
1. Ask the patient about beliefs and values about health and
healing.
2. Plan care considering the patient's beliefs and values.
3. Appreciate the differences between the two cultures.
4. Know the cultural values and beliefs of African American
people. Correct Answers 1
A charge nurse does not like working with new graduates and
always assigns them the most
complicated patients. What does this exemplify?
1. An appropriate work assignment
,2. Bullying
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3. Professional development
4. Transactional leadership Correct Answers 2
A client asks the nurse about a new treatment for Alzheimer
disease that the client found during a search of the Internet. The
treatment is based upon alternative medicine strategies. How
should the nurse respond to questions about this treatment? 1.
Since the treatment was discovered on the Internet, it is probably
not valid. 2. Because the treatment is based upon alternative
medicine strategies, it is probably not valid. 3. The treatment
must be researched and found to be valid before it can be added
to the Internet. 4. The treatment may be valid, but further
investigation should be done before it is trusted. Correct
Answers 4
A client comes into the community clinic for a wellness check-
up. During the interview the nurse collects the following
information: Reason for visit: "Just wanted to get a quick check-
up. I know I'm not sick and will not get anything serious. And
even if I do, what can be done? You people will tell me to take
some pills, change my diet, get more exercise ... the list goes on
and on and why? If I'm meant to live long I will and if I'm meant
to die early, then I will do that too." Which health belief model
should the nurse consider as the guiding principle for this client?
1. Internal locus of control 2. Neuman systems model 3.
Rosenstock's health belief model 4. Pender's health promotion
model Correct Answers 3
, A client from Haiti seeks medical care for a chronic cough.
When being assessed the client does not
make eye contact and looks at the floor or away from the nurse.
What does this behavior suggest?
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1. No assumptions can be made.
2. The client is afraid of the nurse.
3. The client is an unreliable informant.
4. The client feels guilty because of waiting to seek medical
care. Correct Answers 1
A client had a mastectomy yesterday. Today, the nurse must
teach this client exercises to promote function on the operative
side. When should this teaching occur? 1. Before administering
pain medication, so the client is still alert. 2. Whenever the client
expresses a desire to learn, despite pain status. 3. Approximately
30 minutes after administering pain medication. 4. Immediately
after administering pain medication. Correct Answers 3
A client has just been told that her breast biopsy was positive for
cancer. The client is crying when the nurse enters the room.
What is the nurse's best response? 1. "Why are you crying?" 2.
"We can sit here quietly. You don't need to talk unless you want
to." 3. "I'm so sorry about your diagnosis." 4. "Everything will
be okay. Treatments today are very successful." Correct
Answers 2
A client is a Black male of Jamaican heritage. What would be
true regarding this client?
1. The client's race is Jamaican and his ethnicity is Black.
2. The client's race is Black and his ethnicity is Jamaican.
SOLUTIONS
A 24-year-old American male of Irish heritage is married to a
woman of Japanese heritage. What
would their children be considered?
1. Asian American
2. Bicultural
3. Caucasian
4. Asian Correct Answers 2
A 33-year-old female comes to the clinic to plan treatment and
care after having a positive
mammogram. After the physician discusses treatment options,
the client tells the nurse that her
husband must make the decision. What action should the nurse
take?
1. Tell the client that she should make her own decision.
2. Ask the client what she thinks her husband's decision would
be.
3. Call the client's spouse and ask for his decision.
4. Suggest that the client bring her spouse to the clinic so that
the doctor can discuss treatment with
them both. Correct Answers 4
A 38-year-old female who speaks very little English has been
admitted to the emergency
department with abdominal pain. What is the best way to
communicate with this client?
1. Ask a nursing student who is fluent in Spanish to interpret.
2. Communicate by using hand gestures to supplement words.
,3. Use a translator provided by the hospital or a community
agency.
4. Use the client's 14-year-old son as a translator because he is
fluent in both English and Spanish. Correct Answers 3
A 47-year-old male with a BMI of 32 does not smoke, has a
blood pressure of 160/90,
and a family history of diabetes and kidney disease. When
preparing to perform primary
prevention education for this patient, which non-modifiable risk
factors should the nurse
identify?
1. Age, gender, and genetics
2. Previously diagnosed disease processes
3. Diabetes, hypertension, and kidney disease
4. Gender and family history Correct Answers 1
A Caucasian nurse is caring for an African American patient. To
provide culturally competent care,
what should the nurse do?
1. Ask the patient about beliefs and values about health and
healing.
2. Plan care considering the patient's beliefs and values.
3. Appreciate the differences between the two cultures.
4. Know the cultural values and beliefs of African American
people. Correct Answers 1
A charge nurse does not like working with new graduates and
always assigns them the most
complicated patients. What does this exemplify?
1. An appropriate work assignment
,2. Bullying
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3. Professional development
4. Transactional leadership Correct Answers 2
A client asks the nurse about a new treatment for Alzheimer
disease that the client found during a search of the Internet. The
treatment is based upon alternative medicine strategies. How
should the nurse respond to questions about this treatment? 1.
Since the treatment was discovered on the Internet, it is probably
not valid. 2. Because the treatment is based upon alternative
medicine strategies, it is probably not valid. 3. The treatment
must be researched and found to be valid before it can be added
to the Internet. 4. The treatment may be valid, but further
investigation should be done before it is trusted. Correct
Answers 4
A client comes into the community clinic for a wellness check-
up. During the interview the nurse collects the following
information: Reason for visit: "Just wanted to get a quick check-
up. I know I'm not sick and will not get anything serious. And
even if I do, what can be done? You people will tell me to take
some pills, change my diet, get more exercise ... the list goes on
and on and why? If I'm meant to live long I will and if I'm meant
to die early, then I will do that too." Which health belief model
should the nurse consider as the guiding principle for this client?
1. Internal locus of control 2. Neuman systems model 3.
Rosenstock's health belief model 4. Pender's health promotion
model Correct Answers 3
, A client from Haiti seeks medical care for a chronic cough.
When being assessed the client does not
make eye contact and looks at the floor or away from the nurse.
What does this behavior suggest?
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1. No assumptions can be made.
2. The client is afraid of the nurse.
3. The client is an unreliable informant.
4. The client feels guilty because of waiting to seek medical
care. Correct Answers 1
A client had a mastectomy yesterday. Today, the nurse must
teach this client exercises to promote function on the operative
side. When should this teaching occur? 1. Before administering
pain medication, so the client is still alert. 2. Whenever the client
expresses a desire to learn, despite pain status. 3. Approximately
30 minutes after administering pain medication. 4. Immediately
after administering pain medication. Correct Answers 3
A client has just been told that her breast biopsy was positive for
cancer. The client is crying when the nurse enters the room.
What is the nurse's best response? 1. "Why are you crying?" 2.
"We can sit here quietly. You don't need to talk unless you want
to." 3. "I'm so sorry about your diagnosis." 4. "Everything will
be okay. Treatments today are very successful." Correct
Answers 2
A client is a Black male of Jamaican heritage. What would be
true regarding this client?
1. The client's race is Jamaican and his ethnicity is Black.
2. The client's race is Black and his ethnicity is Jamaican.
