Fundamentals of Nursing Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
Fundamentals of Nursing introduces students to the essential principles, concepts, and skills necessary for effective nursing practice. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the nursing process, patient-centered care, communication techniques, and basic clinical procedures. Emphasis is placed on developing a strong foundation in health assessment, infection control, safety, ethical and legal concepts, and the promotion of evidence-based nursing practices. Students are also introduced to the critical thinking, decision-making, and teamwork required in various healthcare settings, preparing them for more advanced nursing coursework and clinical experiences.
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Kozier and Erbs Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition by Audrey T. Berman
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Chapter 1: Historical and Contemporary Nursing Practice
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Q1) The nurse is scheduled to attend a continuing education program to learn about the latest urinary catheterization care.Which type of credential should the nurse expect to earn after attending this program?
A)None because this program is designed to enhance a skill
B)Advanced degree
C)Certification as a renal nurse
D)Credit hours toward an advanced degree
Answer: A
Q2) The nurse is offering free occult blood screening at a community health fair.Which level of practice is the nurse providing?
A)Promoting health and wellness
B)Illness prevention
C)Restoring health
D)Rehabilitation
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Evidence-Based Practice and Research in Nursing
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Q1) The nurse researcher is considering whether the findings of a project may present uncertain results in the clinical area.Upon which criteria is the researcher reflecting?
A)Significance
B)Researchability
C)Confidentiality
D)Variables
Answer: B
Q2) The nurse has defined a research problem.What action should the nurse take next?
A)Formulate a hypothesis.
B)Define variables.
C)Review the literature.
D)Select a design.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Nursing Theories and Conceptual Frameworks
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Q1) A Department of Nursing within a medical center is adopting the theory that is founded on 14 fundamental needs of individuals.Which nurse theorist is this department using to guide client care?
A)Dorothea Orem
B)Florence Nightingale
C)Martha Rogers
D)Virginia Henderson
Answer: D
Q2) Nursing students are researching how cultural practices affect the dying process of terminal cancer clients.For their research,which theory will the students most likely explore?
A)Critical theory
B)Midlevel theories
C)Grand theories
D)Stability models
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Legal Aspects of Nursing
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Q1) A nurse who is opposed to abortion works in a hospital where abortions are performed.According to the Supreme Court's conscience clause,which action should the nurse take?
A)The nurse should not take action,because the nurse cannot interfere with a woman's constitutional right to privacy.
B)The nurse should voluntarily terminate employment.
C)The nurse should counsel women before they have an abortion.
D)The nurse should refuse to participate in abortions.
Q2) The admitting nurse explains the process of signing forms to allow for the client's insurance company to be billed for services.If the insurance fails to pay for services,the client is responsible for payment.Which type of law did the nurse explain to the client?
A)Contract law
B)Tort law
C)Statutory law
D)Administrative law
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Chapter 5: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy
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Q1) The nurse learns that a home care client is diluting prescribed nutritional supplements because of the cost.What should the nurse do to advocate for this client?
A)Help the client look for available community resources that may be of assistance.
B)Tell the client that she needs to take the prescribed amount.
C)Report the situation to the physician.
D)Weigh the client on a weekly basis to monitor weight gain or loss.
Q2) The nurse is addressing an ethical issue.In which order should the nurse implement the steps of this decision-making process?
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A)Interviewing the client regarding details of the problem
B)Discussing the various results of the identified possible actions to resolve the problem
C)Determining what,if any,ethical issues exist
D)Determining whether affected parties are in ethical conflict
E)Assessing all involved parties concerning their ethical beliefs regarding the problem
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Chapter 6: Health Care Delivery Systems
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Q1) A nurse is working in a clinic that emphasizes cost control,customer satisfaction,health promotion,and preventive services.In which type of health system is this nurse providing care?
A)Managed care
B)Case management
C)Differentiated practice
D)Patient-focused care
Q2) A new graduate nurse is looking for employment and is hoping to find a facility that utilizes nursing personnel based on their educational preparation and skill set.In which type of facility should the new graduate apply for a position?
A)Patient-focused care
B)Shared governance
C)Differentiated practice
D)Managed care
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Chapter 7: Community Nursing and Care Continuity
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Q1) A client in the ambulatory clinic asks if there are any community programs to help with health and wellness issues.What should the nurse access to locate these types of activities?
A)Online computer services
B)Recreational directors
C)Local newspapers
D)Telephone book
Q2) The new community health nurse is compiling information about the community and wants to understand more about services to maintain and promote health.What entity should the nurse access to learn this information?
A)Chamber of commerce
B)Public and university libraries
C)Recreational directors
D)Teachers and school nurses
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Chapter 8: Home Care
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Q1) A home health client lives alone in a small apartment and has only one phone,which is a land line.What safety recommendation should the visiting home health nurse make for this particular client?
A)Suggest that the client move to a nursing home or assisted living dwelling.
B)Recommend that the client be enrolled in an emergency response system.
C)Enroll the client in a program that places all of the client's vital medical information in one place for emergency personnel.
D)Have the client post a list of emergency numbers (fire,police,ambulance)near the phone.
Q2) After completing an initial assessment,the nurse identifies teaching that the client will need.Why did the nurse identify learning needs for this client?
A)Lack of knowledge related to health conditions and self-care
B)The fact that there is little time to complete education in the acute care setting
C)The fact that teaching someone who is willing to learn is easier in the home
D)The need for reimbursement for education by Medicare
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Chapter 9: Electronic Health Records and Information Technology
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Q1) The nurse is beginning a physical assessment of a client who is freelance computer information technologist.On which areas should the nurse place particular emphasis during this assessment?
(Select all that apply)
A)Vision
B)Hearing
C)Back flexibility
D)Hand range of motion
E)Range of motion of arms
Q2) A client tells the nurse about researching on the Internet for information about a newly prescribed medication.What should the nurse respond to the client?
A)"I'm glad you're interested in your therapy."
B)"Information on the Internet cannot be trusted.You should check with your pharmacist."
C)"Your physician is the one you should be asking these kinds of questions."
D)"Let's look at some of the sites you've been visiting."
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Chapter 10: Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning
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Q1) A clinical instructor senses that a student has been struggling with clinical skills learned in lab.To combat this,the educator pairs the student with a staff nurse who has clients with a variety of treatments and cares.Which type of problem solving is the instructor using?
A)Trial and error
B)Intuition
C)Research process
D)Experience
Q2) A student nurse resists when encouraged to be creative when providing client care.What should the nurse educator say to encourage this student to be creative?
A)"Creativity allows unique solutions to unique problems."
B)"Not all your answers are going to be from your textbook."
C)"Creativity makes nursing more fun."
D)"You'll get bored if you don't learn to be creative."
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Chapter 11: Assessing
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Q1) The nurse is completing a health history with a newly admitted client.What information should the nurse include when asking about the history of the client's present illness?
(Select all that apply)
A)Allergies
B)Immunization record
C)When the symptoms started
D)Exact location of the problem
E)Things that aggravate the problem
Q2) A client is coming in to the clinic for the first time.In order for the nurse to allow the client the most comfort during the interview,what should the nurse do?
A)Sit next to the client,a few feet apart.
B)Sit behind a desk.
C)Stand at the side of the client's chair.
D)Stand at the counter to take notes during the interview.
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Chapter 12: Diagnosing
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Q1) The nurse is preparing to formulate nursing diagnoses for a client desiring information to help with chronic low back pain.Which human response patterns should the nurse keep in mind when formulating the diagnoses for this client?
(Select all that apply)
A)Moving
B)Choosing
C)Perceiving
D)Anticipating
E)Communicating
Q2) An experienced nurse has just walked into the room of a newly assigned client.Which observation should the nurse use to include a new nursing diagnosis in this client's plan of care?
A)The client's eyes are closed.
B)The client's skin is pale and mottled.
C)The client's spouse is asleep in the chair next to the bed.
D)The television is on and the volume is turned up.
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Chapter 13: Planning
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Q1) The neonatal intensive care nurse implements several actions to prevent further complications in a newly admitted premature infant.Which type of document did the nurse use to find these actions?
A)Standardized care plan
B)Protocol
C)Standards of care
D)Policy and procedure manual
Q2) The nurse is devising a care plan for a client with complex health issues and current acute health problems.Which criteria should the nurse ensure is used when planning interventions for this client?
(Select all that apply)
A)Congruent with the client's values,beliefs,and culture
B)Are within established standards of care
C)Based on scientific and medical knowledge
D)Achievable with the resources available
E)Must be safe and appropriate for the client's age
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Chapter 14: Implementing and Evaluating
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Q1) The nurse reviews clients' records and the care they received while in the hospital for an insurance company.Part of the job description requires the nurse to make sure that the client and insurance company were billed for services and treatment/therapies rendered and that there were no errors in billing.Which type of audit is the nurse completing?
A)Concurrent
B)Peer review
C)Nursing audit
D)Retrospective
Q2) The nurse provides routine morning care to a client,including all the medications and scheduled treatments.What action should the nurse make next?
A)Move on to the next assignment to increase the nurse's efficiency.
B)Report this to the charge nurse.
C)Document all care in the progress notes.
D)Get supplies organized for the next client's medications and treatments.
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Chapter 15: Documenting and Reporting
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Q1) After completing the client care and documenting it in the progress notes,the nurse realizes that documentation was placed on the wrong medical record.What should the nurse do?
A)Use white-out over the mistake.
B)Take a wide permanent marker and blacken out all the documentation.
C)Put an "X" through the entire page,identify it as an "error," initial,and move on to the correct chart.
D)Draw a single line through the documentation,write "mistaken entry" next to the original entry,and initial it.
Q2) The nurse is reviewing a client's chart in a facility that utilizes problem-oriented recording.In which section would the nurse find the most recent physician orders?
A)Database
B)Problem list
C)Plan of care
D)Progress notes
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Chapter 16: Health Promotion
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Q1) The nurse is structuring activities that take a client's developmental stage into consideration.Which activities should the nurse include?
(Select all that apply)
A)Implementing seizure precautions
B)Creating a schedule for daily wound care
C)Monitoring intake,output,and daily weights
D)Preparing newborn care classes for new parents
E)Scheduling instruction sessions on self-administration of insulin
Q2) A nurse is working with various cultures while implementing health promotion activities for the community center.Bringing the minister of the church into the planning stage of these activities would be sensitive to which cultural groups?
A)Latino American
B)Asian American
C)Native American
D)African American
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Chapter 17: Health, Wellness, and Illness
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Q1) The nurse is assisting a client and his family after the client had a stroke and is no longer able to return to his previous employment.The nurse has made a referral to vocational rehabilitation for assistance in retraining the client in a different occupation.With which component of wellness is the nurse assisting this client?
A)Intellectual
B)Environmental
C)Occupational
D)Emotional
Q2) An occupational health nurse is surveying employees.Which employee should the nurse identify as being predisposed to an illness?
A)An employee who is in a middle-management position and takes stress from administration as well as the employees
B)An employee who works in the janitorial department
C)An employee who works 12-hour days,3 days a week
D)An employee who works 4 days on and 3 days off
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Chapter 18: Culturally Responsive Nursing Care
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Q1) The nurse needs to determine the apical pulse of a client from a different culture.In order to show appropriate sensitivity to the client,the nurse should take which action?
A)Explain the procedure,then wait for permission to continue.
B)Explain to the client what will occur during the assessment.
C)Ask the client to stay quiet because the nurse will be listening to the heart.
D)Take the baseline vital signs,then determine if cardiac auscultation is necessary.
Q2) Before a client goes to surgery,he requests to have his spiritual leader present and pray over him.According to the HEALTH traditions model,which traditional method is the client invoking?
A)Maintaining HEALTH
B)Protecting HEALTH
C)Restoring HEALTH
D)Changing HEALTH
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Chapter 19: Complementary and Alternative Healing
Modalities
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Q1) A client tells the nurse about an appointment to see an Ayurveda health care practitioner for a specific chronic health problem.What should the nurse instruct the client to expect when visiting this practitioner?
(Select all that apply)
A)A diet
B)Sitting in a sweat lodge
C)An exercise program
D)Acupuncture treatment
E)A list of herbal preparations
Q2) A client comes to the clinic with a chief complaint of feeling "dirty inside" and asks the nurse how colonics would work to improve the client's overall well-being.What should the nurse respond to this client?
A)"Colonics is a dangerous and not useful technique that no one should try."
B)"There is much controversy about colonics.What do you know about it?"
C)"This is a good way to get rid of toxins in your system."
D)"You'd better ask your doctor about this."
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Chapter 20: Concepts of Growth and Development
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Q1) A child is starting school and is being screened for certain developmental milestones.What is the nurse assessing when determining how the child interacts with other children?
A)Temperament
B)Physical characteristics
C)Environment
D)Culture
Q2) A toddler shows fear and begins to cry when her parent leaves her at day care.According to Havighurst,which developmental task should the nurse recognize this child is exhibiting?
A)Building wholesome attitudes toward oneself
B)Learning to get along with age-mates
C)Learning to relate emotionally
D)Achieving personal independence
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Chapter 21: Promoting Health From Conception Through
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Q1) The nurse suspects that an adolescent is working through the stages of spiritual development.What observations did the nurse make to come to this conclusion?
(Select all that apply)
A)Imitated behavior demonstrated by parents
B)Conceptualized angels and devils with the use of imagination
C)Compartmentalized differences between spiritual beliefs with friends
D)Determined differences between spiritual beliefs as being right or wrong
E)Met with the church priest to talk about the differences in spiritual beliefs
Q2) The nurse is preparing a teaching session for pregnant clients that reviews the fetal growth and development that occurs in the first 3 weeks post-conception.What should the nurse include in this teaching?
(Select all that apply)
A)How the embryo has attached to the wall of the uterus
B)Development of the fetal membranes and the amniotic sac
C)How the embryo will be covered with a protective substance called vernix caseosa
D)How development of the fetal placenta has begun
E)How the embryo is covered with a soft,downy hair
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Chapter 22: Promoting Health in Young and Middle-Aged
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Q1) A client comes to the clinic with a history of pain in his testicle.During the interview assessment,what information should be of concern to the nurse?
A)The client works as an auto-detailer.
B)He smokes half a pack of cigarettes per week.
C)He has not had a yearly exam for 5 years.
D)He does not perform testicular self-exams.
Q2) The nurse is preparing information for a community health education seminar.Which statement should the nurse include regarding disease for the middle-aged adult?
A)Cancer is the leading cause of death in the age group from 25 to 64 years.
B)Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death.
C)Leading causes of death include suicide and motor vehicle crashes.
D)Injuries and chronic disease are the leading causes of death in this age group.
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Chapter 23: Promoting Health in Older Adults
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Q1) A nurse is teaching a wellness class for older adults.In order to address the sensory loss that accompanies the aging process,the nurse should recommend that these clients take which action?
A)Use hearing aids and glasses.
B)Wear shaded glasses indoors to reduce glare.
C)Switch to brighter lighting in their home.
D)Exercise more and increase calcium intake.
Q2) The nurse is identifying health promotion needs for an older adult client.What should the nurse consider for this client?
(Select all that apply)
A)Offering to arrange a pneumococcal vaccine for a client turning 60 years old
B)Assessing the 62-year-old client for situational depression.
C)Discussing smoking cessation classes with a 64-year-old
D)Asking a 78-year-old client whether he had his cholesterol tested within the last 3 years
E)Measuring the 79-year-old client's height and weight
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Chapter 24: Promoting Family Health
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Q1) During a family assessment,the nurse asks "How,as a family,do you deal with disappointments or stressful changes that occur and affect the members of your family?" What is the nurse attempting to identify?
A)Family coping mechanisms
B)Whether the family experiences stress
C)Which family members are most stressed
D)Family dynamics
Q2) A nurse is conducting a family assessment as part of the process for services provided through the community.Which part of the assessment should provide the nurse with the best information in identifying existing or potential health problems?
A)Ecomap
B)Genogram
C)Cultural assessment
D)Family communication patterns
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Chapter 25: Caring
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Q1) The nurse has adopted a healthy lifestyle.What action demonstrates that the nurse is being successful in this endeavor?
A)Exercising every day,at least for an hour and a half
B)Buying only fat-free foods and allowing absolutely no deviation from this
C)Balancing good nutrition and exercise in moderation
D)Exercising more on days when feeling "guilty" about a snack
Q2) A labor and delivery nurse wants to conduct research focused on the response of new parents toward their babies.The approach the nurse would like to use suggests that caring is a nurturing process.The nurse should review the ideas of which theorist because they are best in line with this research?
A)Swanson
B)Watson
C)Roach
D)Benner
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Chapter 26: Communicating
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Q1) A nurse is working with an elderly male client on a medical unit.Which statement demonstrates elderspeak by the nurse?
A)"It's time for us to go to physical therapy."
B)"I think it would be better if you were planning to go to a nursing home after discharge."
C)"Your children must really love their dad."
D)"Your wife must be having trouble adjusting to your illness."
Q2) A nurse enters a client's room and asks about his level of pain.The client,grimacing,says "It's fine." Which communication factor is the client struggling with?
A)Territoriality
B)Environment
C)Congruence
D)Attitude
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Chapter 27: Teaching
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Q1) A nurse is planning a community health education project that deals with organ donation,and the target audience is a group of adults.When following andragogy concepts,the nurse should make sure that the teaching includes which information?
A)Past statistics about organ donors
B)Written pamphlets
C)Directions about how to become an organ donor
D)Information on how this group can influence their children
Q2) The nurse is creating a teaching plan for a client recovering from total hip replacement surgery.What should the nurse include in this client's plan?
(Select all that apply)
A)The content to be included
B)The outcome for the teaching
C)The approaches used to teach the content
D)The evaluation of the effectiveness of teaching
E)The amount of time needed to cover the content
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Chapter 28: Leading, Managing, and Delegating
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Q1) An unlicensed assistive person (UAP)is working on a rehabilitation unit.Which task would be appropriate for this person to delegate?
A)Taking and recording vital signs
B)Assisting with bathing
C)Making a bed
D)An unlicensed assistive person may not delegate tasks.
Q2) The nurse practices responsibility when functioning in the role of manager of a care area.What will the nurse manager demonstrate as evidence of responsibility? (Select all that apply)
A)Effective utilization of resources
B)Communication to subordinates
C)Implementation of organizational goals and objectives
D)Problem solving
E)Managing the work team
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Chapter 29: Vital Signs
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Q1) A client comes to the emergency department with a temperature of 104<sup>°</sup>F.Which assessment findings should the nurse use to determine if this client is experiencing heat stroke?
(Select all that apply)
A)Delirious
B)Pale and dizzy
C)Skin warm and flushed
D)No evidence of sweating
E)Had been playing tennis in the sun
Q2) The RN assesses a client who is recovering from femoral popliteal bypass surgery and discovers that it is difficult to assess the dorsalis pedis pulses.Which nursing intervention would be most appropriate for the nurse to use?
A)Ask another nurse to assess the pulses.
B)Document the findings.
C)Obtain a Doppler ultrasound stethoscope.
D)Wait and try again later.
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Q1) The nurse is assessing the nose and sinuses of a client.Which findings should the nurse identify as being within normal limits?
(Select all that apply)
A)Nose straight
B)Nares symmetrical
C)No tenderness over the bridge
D)Air movement restricted in one nare
E)Clear drainage from one nare
Q2) The nurse is assessing peripheral pulses on a client with suspected peripheral vascular disease.Which finding should the nurse report to the physician immediately?
A)Pulses equal bilaterally
B)Full pulsations
C)Thready pulses
D)Pulses present bilaterally
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Chapter 31: Asepsis
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Q1) The nurse needs to apply personal protective equipment before entering a client's room.In which order should the nurse perform the following actions?
Place the steps in the order in which they should be performed.
A)Apply gloves.
B)Apply eyewear.
C)Apply the gown.
D)Apply the face mask.
E)Perform hand hygiene.
Q2) The nurse determines that a client has adequate physiological barriers to defend the body against infection.What did the nurse assess in this client?
(Select all that apply)
A)Intact and dry skin
B)Intact oral mucous membranes
C)Bowel sounds present in all four quadrants
D)Nasal congestion
E)Urinary retention
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Chapter 32: Safety
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Q1) The nurse would like to improve communication among caregivers.How should the nurse use the Joint Commission 2013 National Patient Safety Goals to achieve this objective?
A)Review a list of look-alike/sound-alike drugs used in the organization.
B)Use a verification process to confirm the correct procedure.
C)Report critical results of tests and diagnostic procedures on a timely basis..
D)Use the client's room number as an identifier.
Q2) The mother of a 2-year-old expresses concern to the nurse that her child continually climbs out of the crib at home.What should the nurse advise the mother to do?
A)Omit the afternoon nap.
B)Place a crib net over the top of the crib.
C)Remove all objects from around the crib.
D)Restrain the child if he gets up more than once.
Q3) A client is prescribed seizure precautions.What can the nurse safely delegate to UAP to complete when implementing the precautions?
A)Placing a tongue blade at the head of the bed
B)Padding the client's bed
C)Installing oxygen
D)Checking the oral suction apparatus
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Chapter 33: Hygiene
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Q1) An older client tells the nurse that showers are not taken because of a previous fall.What can the nurse do to support the client's bathing needs?
A)Obtain a shower chair and assist the client in the shower.
B)Document that the client "refused" a morning bath in the medical record.
C)Tell the client that shower shoes can be worn to prevent falls.
D)Hold the client during the shower.
Q2) A client tells the nurse that she does not want to get into the tub for a morning bath.The client has not been bathed for several days.What should the nurse do?
A)Assign UAP the task of giving the client a bath.
B)Skip the client's bath and document "refused" in the medical record.
C)Ask the client the usual way bathing occurs at home.
D)Tell the client that a bath is needed and ignore the client's comment.
Q3) The nurse is preparing to bath a client on the first postoperative day.Which nursing intervention should take priority?
A)Apply lotion to the extremities.
B)Change the water when it becomes cold.
C)Raise side rails when gathering supplies.
D)Remove the soiled dressing during the bath.
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Chapter 34: Diagnostic Testing
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Q1) A client is having a timed urine collection done.The unlicensed assistive personnel does not save one specimen.What should the nurse do?
A)Continue with the test,and document that one specimen is missing.
B)End the test immediately,and send what is collected to the laboratory.
C)Document that the test cannot be completed.
D)Start the test over.
Q2) A client is scheduled for a barium enema.What is the nursing priority for this client?
A)Assess bowel sounds.
B)Assess for allergies.
C)Cleanse the bowel.
D)Keep the client NPO.
Q3) A client is scheduled for a nuclear imaging test.What should the nurse instruct the client about this test?
A)It is the use of a magnetic field to produce an image of a body part or organ.
B)A radioisotope will be injected to determine organ functioning as being either hot or cold.
C)It produces a three-dimensional image of an organ.
D)It is more sensitive than an x-ray image.
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Q1) During the process of administering medications,the nurse checks the name band for the client's name.What should be this nurse's next action?
A)Administer the medication as ordered.
B)Initial the MAR that the medication will be given.
C)Double check the client's identification using a second method.
D)Educate the client regarding the medication to be given.
Q2) The nurse is preparing to administer a subcutaneous injection to a client.When selecting the needle,the nurse should choose one with a A)small gauge number.
B)long shaft.
C)long bevel.
D)short bevel.
Q3) The client has required 2 sublingual nitroglycerine tablets that are gr 1/150 per tablet.How many mg of nitroglycerine did the client receive?
Q4) A client weighing 220 lbs.is prescribed to receive 25 mg/kg of a medication,divided over 4 equal doses.How many mg of the medication should the nurse provide for each dose?
Round to the nearest whole number.
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Chapter 36: Skin Integrity and Wound Care
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Q1) A client has sustained multiple contusions from a motor vehicle accident.What should the nurse do to prepare for this client's care?
A)Obtain ice packs to apply to the wounds.
B)Request gauze to pack the wounds.
C)Organize suture material to close the wounds.
D)Notify the surgical staff that a surgical client will soon be arriving.
Q2) A client has several dark,thick scars on body locations from previous surgeries and injuries.The nurse realizes this occurs during which phase of wound healing?
A)Exudative
B)Proliferative
C)Inflammatory
D)Maturation
Q3) The client has a documented stage III pressure ulcer on the right hip.What NANDA nursing diagnosis problem statement is most appropriate for use with this client?
A)Altered Tissue Perfusion
B)Impaired Skin Integrity
C)Impaired Tissue Integrity
D)Risk for Injury
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Chapter 37: Perioperative Nursing
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Q1) The nurse has identified the goals of maintaining client safety and homeostasis during the intraoperative phase of client care.What nursing activities would support these goals?
(Select all that apply)
A)Maintain the sterile field.
B)Perform instrument counts.
C)Instruct in postoperative exercises.
D)Position the client appropriately for surgery.
E)Perform preoperative skin preparation.
Q2) The nurse is admitting a client to the medical-surgical unit following a cholecystectomy.Which assessment should the nurse perform first?
A)Level of consciousness
B)Dressing
C)Drains
D)Skin color
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Chapter 38: Sensory Perception
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Q1) A client is hospitalized for treatment of a new disorder.While admitted,the client receives no telephone calls or visitors.The nurse should assess which aspect of the client's sensory-perception function?
A)Risk for sensory overload
B)Social support network
C)Mental status
D)Environment
Q2) A client is experiencing acute confusion.What nursing actions would be appropriate for this client?
(Select all that apply)
A)Eliminate unnecessary noise.
B)Keep eyeglasses within reach.
C)Place a calendar in the room,and identify each day.
D)Keep the room well lit during waking hours.
E)Provide dark glasses.
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Chapter 39: Self-Concept
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Q1) The nurse and client had set the following expected outcome: "At the next clinic visit,the client will report participation in three activities to increase self-esteem." At today's visit,the client is unable to meet the stated outcome.What should be the nurse's next action?
A)Explore the possible reasons for not meeting the outcome.
B)Reevaluate the accuracy of the outcome statement.
C)Collaborate with the client to write a new expected outcome.
D)Identify new interventions to help the client achieve the outcome.
Q2) The newly graduated nurse is working with a mentor who has been a nurse for 25 years.The mentor tells the new graduate,"I learn something new about nursing every day." What does this indicate about the mentor's self-awareness?
A)This nurse is not very self-aware.
B)The mentor's self-awareness is behind normal development.
C)Because this mentor has been a nurse for so long,self-awareness is no longer an important issue.
D)Because self-awareness is never complete,this nurse is demonstrating desirable behavior.
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Chapter 40: Sexuality
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Q1) A nurse colleague learns that a grandchild's day-care center is planning a class on sexuality for 3- and 4-year-olds.Discussion of this plan should include what concept?
A)At this age,education regarding sexuality should come from parents.
B)Children are sexual beings from before birth.
C)Understanding the body and sexuality are a part of growth and development.
D)Sexual activity is beginning at earlier and earlier ages.
Q2) The nurse uses the PLISSIT format in helping clients who have sexual dysfunction.Which action by the nurse best reflects the P section of this format?
A)Ask the physician for permission to discuss sexual topics with the client.
B)Obtain signed informed consent from both the client and the spouse or partner prior to providing them with sexual information.
C)Acknowledge the client's spoken and unspoken sexual concerns when providing care.
D)Document precertification for benefits from the client's insurance company regarding sexual teaching.
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Q1) A client who is devoutly Jewish is hospitalized during Yom Kippur,a time when many of the Jewish faith fast.The client expresses a desire to follow this religious pattern.How should the nurse respond to this wish?
A)Support the client's desires to the extent possible.
B)Remind the client that most religions excuse persons who are ill from fasting.
C)Attempt to convince the client to ignore the tradition due to illness.
D)Tell the client that the physician must make this decision.
Q2) As a part of care planning,the nurse considers the client's spiritual needs.What is the rationale for this concern?
A)Nurses are the only health professionals who provide this type of holistic care.
B)Meeting the client's spiritual needs can decrease suffering.
C)Until spiritual needs are met,physical needs cannot be healed.
D)It is important that the nurse's idea of spirituality matches the client's ideas.
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Chapter 42: Stress and Coping
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Q1) After dealing with a variety of physical stressors,a client is entering the stage of exhaustion.The nurse should recognize that the end of this stage will depend upon which factors?
(Select all that apply)
A)Release of hormones
B)Severity of the stressor
C)Reversal of body changes
D)External resources provided
E)Energy resources of the client
Q2) While attempting to choose a nursing diagnosis,the nurse must decide whether the client is experiencing anxiety or fear.What key point would help the nurse make this decision?
A)Anxiety is a milder form of fear.
B)Fear results in a physiologic response,whereas anxiety is psychologic.
C)The source of fear is identifiable,but anxiety may be vague.
D)Anxiety is generally based in reality,fear is not.
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Chapter 43: Loss, Grieving, and Death
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Q1) The family members of a client who has just died want to spend time with the client.What should the nurse do to prepare the client for the family?
(Select all that apply)
A)Check the client's religion to make sure care is in compliance with religious expectations.
B)Remove equipment from the room.
C)Permit the family to view the client before postmortem care is done.
D)Change the linens.
E)Place the client in a natural body position.
Q2) The nurse is caring for a client whose family does not want to tell him that he is dying.What is the nurse's best action according to these wishes?
A)Arrange an encounter with the client and tell him the truth.
B)Change the subject when the client asks about his impending death.
C)Tell the family that the patient has the right to know that he is dying.
D)Talk to the family about the situation and their concerns.
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Chapter 44: Activity and Exercise
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Q1) The nurse has documented that the client has orthostatic hypotension.Which assessment finding would support this assessment?
A)Decrease in blood pressure when moving from supine to standing
B)Decrease in heart rate when moving from supine to sitting
C)Pale color in the legs when lying in bed
D)Complaints of dizziness when first sitting up
Q2) The client has a history of postural hypotension.Which activities should the nurse advise this client as likely to cause postural hypotension? (Select all that apply)
A)Hot baths
B)Heavy meals
C)Use of a rocking chair
D)Moving in bed
E)Bending down to the floor
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Chapter 45: Sleep
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Q1) A client with diabetes asks the nurse why his blood glucose level is higher on days when he sleeps less.What should the nurse explain to the client?
A)During sleep,the hormone cortisol is inhibited.If sleep is interrupted,cortisol levels will remain elevated,impacting blood glucose.
B)Because the client is awake more,it is likely the client is eating more,which is impacting the blood glucose level.
C)There is no relationship between sleep and blood glucose levels.
D)The body needs cortisol for the extra energy created by the lack of sleep.
Q2) The client who has obstructive sleep apnea is being treated with a nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)device,but has just been prescribed modafinil (Provigil).What client statement indicates that teaching about these therapies has been effective?
A)"I am so glad that I won't have to sleep in this machine anymore."
B)"Once I get regulated on the Provigil,I will wean myself off the CPAP."
C)"I will continue using my CPAP machine at night."
D)"I can turn down the pressure on my CPAP machine in about 1 week."
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Chapter 46: Pain Management
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Q1) A client repeatedly asks the nurse "How much longer until I can get more pain medication?" Once the medication is provided,the client stops asking for it.The nurse identifies the client's behavior as being
A)addiction.
B)tolerance.
C)pseudoaddiction.
D)physical dependence.
Q2) A client with pain has had previous episodes of uncontrolled pain in the past and is worried about the current pain pattern.Which diagnosis would be appropriate for the nurse to include for this client?
A)Anxiety
B)Ineffective Coping
C)Deficient Knowledge
D)Hopelessness
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Chapter 47: Nutrition
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Q1) The nurse has instructed an overweight client to follow a 2,000-calorie diet by substituting foods considered low in calories for those higher in calories.How should the client interpret the food label to decide if a food is low in calories?
A)The product label will state "lighter" or "reduced calories."
B)The Nutrition Facts label will have the letter "L" located in the lower right corner.
C)Nutritional labeling on the product will indicate less than 40 calories per serving.
D)The product will contain no more than 11% fat.
Q2) A client tells the nurse that fresh fruit should be eaten only on an empty stomach,as it will cause other foods to ferment in the stomach.The nurse realizes this client's nutritional status is influenced by A)lifestyle.
B)culture.
C)beliefs about food. D)religious practices.
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Chapter 48: Urinary Elimination
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Q1) The nurse is assessing a client's urinary elimination.Which factor should the nurse keep in mind as influencing this elimination?
A)Age
B)Body image
C)Knowledge
D)Socioeconomic status
Q2) The nurse is performing urinary catheterization for a client.After using the nondominant hand to separate the client's labia for cleansing,the nurse will maintain this hand as being
A)sterile.
B)contaminated.
C)able to evaluate the effectiveness of the catheter balloon.
D)clean.
Q3) Which nursing diagnosis would be appropriate for a client who has a retention catheter if the drainage bag is found lying on the floor?
A)Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity related to catheter placement
B)Risk for Infection related to improper handling
C)Self-Care Deficit related to presence of a retention catheter
D)Risk for Incontinence related to an obstruction
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Chapter 49: Fecal Elimination
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Q1) An older client tells the nurse that in order to have a daily bowel movement,the client uses laxatives most days of the week.What should the nurse tell this client?
(Select all that apply)
A)Normal patterns of elimination are different for everyone.
B)Increase fiber intake to 20-35 grams a day.
C)Engage in enjoyable exercise.
D)Ignore the urge to have a bowel movement.
E)Drink six to eight glasses of fluid daily.
Q2) The nurse is identifying goals for a client experiencing diarrhea.What goal should the nurse select for this client?
A)Client will defecate regularly.
B)Client will increase the amount of sugar in the diet.
C)Client will limit fluid intake.
D)Client will regain normal stool consistency.
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A)Lung sounds before and after suctioning
B)Characteristics of suctioned sputum
C)Integrity of the skin around the stoma
D)Side on which the tracheostomy tie knot is located
E)Flow rate of oxygen
Q2) A client's blood gas analysis results show an increase in carbon dioxide level.What will the nurse most likely assess in this client?
A)Decreased respiration rate
B)Increased respiration rate
C)Increased blood pressure
D)Decreased bowel sounds
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Chapter 51: Circulation
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Q1) A client is diagnosed with anemia.What will the nurse most likely assess in this client as evidence of an alteration in cardiovascular functioning?
(Select all that apply)
A)Chronic fatigue
B)Lower-extremity edema
C)Pallor
D)Shortness of breath
E)Hypotension
Q2) A client has a heart rate of 170 beats per minute.For what will the nurse assess next in this client?
A)Increased cardiac output
B)Increased preload
C)Decreased afterload
D)Decreased cardiac output
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Chapter 52: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acidbase Balance
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Q1) The physician has ordered 50 mL of an IV solution to infuse over the next 20 minutes.In order to accurately infuse this solution,the nurse should set the electronic controller to deliver how many mL/hr? rounding to the nearest whole number.
Q2) The client complains of burning along the vein in which a medicated IV is infusing.Upon assessment,the nurse finds the IV site is slightly reddened,but not warmer than the surrounding skin,and without swelling.What action should be taken by the nurse?
A)Slow the IV infusion and reassess the area in 15 minutes.
B)Apply ice over the IV site and vein.
C)Discontinue the IV and place a warm pack on the area.
D)Call the physician for direction.
Q3) The nurse is preparing to start an IV in the hand of a client who has very small veins.Which actions would be useful in dilating the veins?
A)Position the hand at heart level.
B)Stroke the vein.
C)Have the client clench and unclench the fist.
D)Slap the back of the client's hand.
E)Massage the vein.
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