FUNDAMENTALS EXAM 5 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) A client asks the nurse the differences between traditional therapies
and alternative therapies. What is the best response?
A. Alternative therapies cost less than traditional therapies
B. Alternative therapies are used if traditional therapies are ineffective
C. Alternative therapies can be as effective as traditional therapies for
some conditions
D. Alternative therapies utilize products from nature but traditional
therapies do not - correct answer- C. Alternative therapies can be as
effective as traditional therapies for some conditions
1) After the death of several long-term clients, which action indicates the
nurse is demonstrating ineffective coping?
A. The nurse talks at length to her partner about deaths
B. The nurse keeps busy with other actions and doesn't think about the
deaths for several days
C. The nurse offers to work extra shifts for several weeks
D. Several nurses schedule a group session with the agency clergy to
discuss deaths - correct answer- C. The nurse offers to work extra
shifts for several weeks
,1) The major factor contributing to the increased emphasis on the need
for proficiency in cultural nursing practice in the United States is which
of the following?
A. An increasing birth rate
B. Increased access to health care services
C. Demographic changes
D. A decreasing rate of immigration - correct answer- C. Demographic
changes
1) When planning care for an older client residing in your skilled nursing
facility who is searching to make life meaningful, which nursing action
would be most beneficial?
A. Assess for depression
B. Diagnose and document that the client has "spiritual distress"
C. Keep the client busy with social activities
D. Explore with the client desired legacy - correct answer- D. Explore
with the client desired legacy
1) Which of the following may be considered normal or "healthy" types
of grief? (Select all that apply)
A. Abbreviated grief
B. Anticipatory grief
C. Disenfranchised grief
D. Complicated grief
, E. Unresolved grief
F. Inhibited grief - correct answer- A. Abbreviated grief, B.
Anticipatory grief, C. Disenfranchised grief
10) A client who speaks limited English requires instructions for a test.
No one at your agency speaks the person's language. What is the nurse's
best approach?
A. Provide the instructions in writing
B. Locate a professional interpreter
C. Ask a family member to translate on the phone
D. Document that the required instruction is not possible - correct
answer- B. Locate the professional interpreter
10) In working with a dying client, the nurse demonstrates assisting the
client to die with dignity when performing which action?
A. Allows the client to make as many decision about care as is possible
B. Shares with the client the nurse's own views about life after death
C. Avoids talking about dying and focuses on the present
D. Relieves the client of as much responsibility for self-care as is possible
- correct answer- A. Allows the client to make as many decision about
care as is possible
10) The mother of pediatric client states, "I can't understand why God
would allow this to happen to my innocent child!" Which NANDA
diagnoses is most accurate?
QUESTIONS & COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1) A client asks the nurse the differences between traditional therapies
and alternative therapies. What is the best response?
A. Alternative therapies cost less than traditional therapies
B. Alternative therapies are used if traditional therapies are ineffective
C. Alternative therapies can be as effective as traditional therapies for
some conditions
D. Alternative therapies utilize products from nature but traditional
therapies do not - correct answer- C. Alternative therapies can be as
effective as traditional therapies for some conditions
1) After the death of several long-term clients, which action indicates the
nurse is demonstrating ineffective coping?
A. The nurse talks at length to her partner about deaths
B. The nurse keeps busy with other actions and doesn't think about the
deaths for several days
C. The nurse offers to work extra shifts for several weeks
D. Several nurses schedule a group session with the agency clergy to
discuss deaths - correct answer- C. The nurse offers to work extra
shifts for several weeks
,1) The major factor contributing to the increased emphasis on the need
for proficiency in cultural nursing practice in the United States is which
of the following?
A. An increasing birth rate
B. Increased access to health care services
C. Demographic changes
D. A decreasing rate of immigration - correct answer- C. Demographic
changes
1) When planning care for an older client residing in your skilled nursing
facility who is searching to make life meaningful, which nursing action
would be most beneficial?
A. Assess for depression
B. Diagnose and document that the client has "spiritual distress"
C. Keep the client busy with social activities
D. Explore with the client desired legacy - correct answer- D. Explore
with the client desired legacy
1) Which of the following may be considered normal or "healthy" types
of grief? (Select all that apply)
A. Abbreviated grief
B. Anticipatory grief
C. Disenfranchised grief
D. Complicated grief
, E. Unresolved grief
F. Inhibited grief - correct answer- A. Abbreviated grief, B.
Anticipatory grief, C. Disenfranchised grief
10) A client who speaks limited English requires instructions for a test.
No one at your agency speaks the person's language. What is the nurse's
best approach?
A. Provide the instructions in writing
B. Locate a professional interpreter
C. Ask a family member to translate on the phone
D. Document that the required instruction is not possible - correct
answer- B. Locate the professional interpreter
10) In working with a dying client, the nurse demonstrates assisting the
client to die with dignity when performing which action?
A. Allows the client to make as many decision about care as is possible
B. Shares with the client the nurse's own views about life after death
C. Avoids talking about dying and focuses on the present
D. Relieves the client of as much responsibility for self-care as is possible
- correct answer- A. Allows the client to make as many decision about
care as is possible
10) The mother of pediatric client states, "I can't understand why God
would allow this to happen to my innocent child!" Which NANDA
diagnoses is most accurate?
