NURSING TEST

NCLEX RN 2025 Questions and Answers Assess client and/or staff member knowledge of advance directives (e.g., living will, health care agent/proxy, power of attorney for health care) Think of advance directives as a roadmap for your healthcare decisions; assess understanding by asking about key elements like living wills and healthcare proxies, ensuring they know how to navigate this path effectively. Integrate advance directives into client plan of care Integrating advance directives i...

Nclex questions for Fundamentals of Nursing with rationale Questions and Answers A 73-year-old patient who sustained a right hip fracture in a fall requests pain medication from the nurse. Based on his injury, which type of pain is this patient most likely experiencing? 1) Phantom 2) Visceral 3) Deep somatic 4) Referred Answer: 3) Deep somatic Rationale: Deep somatic pain originates in ligaments, tendons, nerves, blood vessels, and bones. Therefore, a hip fracture causes deep somatic ...

MED/SURG Final NCLEX questions and answers A student nurse is preparing blood for an A Positive patient who needs to receive a blood transfusion. The nurse intervenes after which statement? A. " Since you are A positive, you are considered a "universal recipient", therefore you can receive any type of blood. B. "A positive blood types can receive A+, A-, O+ and O-" C. "Testing your blood type helps us determine what type of blood you need. Not all blood types are the same...

NCLEX Review - Management of Care Questions and Answers A client is being prepped for a surgical procedure and the nurse is reviewing the informed consent with the client. The client asks, "Is there any other way to take care of this without having surgery?" The nurse has a duty to first: 1) Reassure the client that the surgery is the best treatment option 2) Tell the client if they don't want the surgery, they don't have to have it 3) Notify the surgeon that the client has...

NCLEX-RN EXAM REVIEW Questions and Answers When selecting an NCLEX answer or determining the order of priority what should you remember or use and what is the exception? Use the ABC rule: Airway breathing, and circulation. The exception to the rule is with actual CPR, use C-A-B for CPR. Also remember safety first and acute before chronic. If the pt. is not in distress then you assess. If the pt is in distress then you should do something. If the pt has diaphorisis you should always do somethin...

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NURS 226 Exam 1 Questions and Answers subjective data what the person says about himself or herself during history taking objective data Observed when inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating patient during physical examination -BP, vitals, temp, rash, etc novice nurse task oriented focus on rules and direction form telling style leader proficient nurse significant amount of experience (2-3+ yrs) expert nurse make decisions at an advanced level of i...

NUR 226 EXAM 1 Questions and Answers which of the following is a symptom? grip strength les oresis d. pain a patient has a heart rate of 53 beats per minute. this is considered what? a. bradycardia pnea cardia d. hypertension a. bradycardia the term iatrogenic refers to which condition when associated with types of disease? a. worsening of the disease b. unknown cause c. caused by treatment d. likelihood of recovery c. caused by treatment some drugs have th...

NURS 226 - Quiz 1 Questions and Answers critical thinking the ability to think, analyze, synthesize, reason, consider options, and problem solve clinical judgement result or observed outcome of critical thinking and decision making Name some critical thinking skills and examples -truth seeking or bias -open mindedness or intolerance -anticipating possible consequences without being thoughtless of them -proceeding in a systematic or unsystematic way -being confident in the p...

Nurs 226 Final Questions and Answers The nurse has determined that the goal for a particular nursing diagnosis on the client's plan of care has not been met. It will be most important for the nurse to a) report this finding to the provider b) note this finding in the client's record c) revise the plan of care d) remove the nursing diagnosis from the plan c You are a nurse working in the college student health center. You receive a call that an athlete has just fallen and ha...

NR 226 EXAM 1 Questions and Answers Components of Critical Thinking in Nursing I. Specific knowledge base in nursing II. Experience III. Critical thinking competencies IV. Attitudes for critical thinking V. Standards for critical thinking A. Intellectual standards B. Professional standards Specific knowledge base in nursing Varies according to educational experience that includes basic nursing education, continuing education courses, and additional college degrees. Knowledge pr...

NR 226 Exam 2 Questions and Answers Chapter 14: Older Adults Over the age of 65- many adults in their 70s consider themselves middle-aged everyone ages at their own rates- lots of variation in the age group Presbyopia vision loss due to aging pupils are smaller and react slower presbycusis age related hearing loss- affects the ability to hear high pitched sounds and conversational speech affects more men than women Delirium Acute confusional state- a potentiall...

What is a primary prevention tool used for colon cancer screening? A. Abdominal x-rays B. Blood, urea, and nitrogen (BUN) testing C. Serum electrolytes D. Occult blood testing D. Occult blood testing Which of the following are safe practices to follow in the safe prepa- ration and storage of food? (Select all that apply.) A. Always use a single cutting board to prepare foods for cooking. B. Refrigerate leftovers as soon as possible. C. Always buy vegetables in packages marked ...

NR 226 Quiz 2 Questions and Answers What is hypersomnolence disorder? - Involves getting too much sleep - Excessive sleepiness What is a polysomnogram? - involves the use of electroencephalography (EEG) electromyography (EMG), and electro-oculography (EOG) What does a polysomnogram monitor? - monitor stages of sleep and wakefulness during nighttime sleep. What does insomnia mean? - symptom that patients experience when they have chronic difficulty in falling asleep ...

NR 226 Nursing Process Questions and Answers ASSESSMENT the deliberate and systematic collection of information about a patient to determine his or her current and past health and functional status and his or her present and past coping patterns Includes 2 steps: -Collection of information from a primary source (the patient) and secondary sources (e.g., family members, health professionals, and medical record) -The interpretation and validation of data to ensure a complete database ...

NR 226 Perioperative Nursing Questions and Answers pre-operative begins with decision to have surgery, lasts until patient is transferred to operating room intraoperative extends from admission to surgical department to transfer to recovery room postoperative lasts from admission to recovery room to a follow-up evaluation in the clinical setting or home classifications of surgical procedures urgency major or minor risk purpose purposes for surgery diagnostic ...

Exam 2 - Fundamentals (NR 226) Questions and Answers pH normal range 7.35-7.45 causes of respiratory acidosis COPD, asthma, bronchitis, barbiturate or sedative overdose, acute airway obstruction, weakness of the respiratory muscles nursing interventions for respiratory acidosis place semi-Fowler's position, maintain patent airway, turn cough, and deep breathe, administer fluids to help liquefy, administer low oxygen, monitor ABG causes of respiratory alkalosis hyperv...

Chamberlain NR 226 Exam 1 Questions and Answers What are the types of ASSESSMENT associated with ADPIE Initial, Focused, Time lapsed and Emergency What are the elements of PLANNING in the nursing process related to ADPIE Establish priorities Establish goals and expected outcomes Provide guidelines for nursing interventions Establish evaluation criteria to measure the effectiveness of the nursing care plan Create a goal using a broad statement describing the desired change Establis...

NR 226 Final exam Questions and Answers Critical Thinking -Continuous process characterized by open-mindedness, continual inquiry, and perseverance -Recognizing that an issue exists, analyzing information, evaluating information, and making conclusions using a systematic apprach Critical thinking skills Interpretation Analysis Inference Evaluation Explanation Self-regulation A critical thinker considers what things? What is important in each clinical situation Imagines...