Fundamentals of Nursing
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Fundamentals of Nursing introduces students to the essential concepts, skills, and values foundational to professional nursing practice. This course covers the nursing process, communication techniques, patient safety, basic human needs, ethical and legal considerations, and principles of infection control. Emphasizing holistic and patient-centered care, students learn to perform fundamental nursing procedures, utilize evidence-based practices, and develop critical thinking abilities. Clinical and laboratory experiences provide opportunities to apply theoretical knowledge in real-world settings, fostering the development of professional competence and confidence in delivering quality nursing care.
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Foundations of Nursing 7th Edition by Kim Cooper
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Chapter 1: Evolution of Nursing
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Q1) The relationships among nursing,patients,health,and the environment are the basis for:
A)care plans.
B)nursing models.
C)physician's orders.
D)evaluation of patient care.
Answer: B
Q2) How does an interdisciplinary approach to patient treatment enhance care?
A)By improving efficiency of care
B)By reducing the number of caregivers
C)By preventing the fragmentation of patient care
D)By shortening hospital stay
Answer: C
Q3) What is the wellness/illness continuum defined as?
A)A concept that never changes
B)The range of a person's total health
C)A continuum influenced only by one's physical condition
D)An idea that focuses strictly on an individual's social well-being
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing
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Q1) The nurse is preparing the patient for a thoracentesis.What must be completed before the procedure may be performed?
A)Physical assessment
B)Interview
C)Informed consent
D)Surgical checklist
Answer: C
Q2) The nurse is caring for a patient with a do-not-resuscitate (DNR)order.Although the nurse may disagree with this order,what is his or her legal obligation?
A)To question the doctor
B)To seek advice from the family
C)To discuss it with the patient
D)To follow the order
Answer: D
Q3) Acts whose performance is required,permitted,or prohibited are defined by ___________ of ______________.
Answer: standards,care
Standards of care define acts whose performance is required,permitted,or prohibited.
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Chapter 3: Documentation
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Q1) What is the nurse required to do to adhere to the concept of confidentiality for the patient's medical record?
A)Provide information only to another nurse
B)Provide information only to an attorney
C)Share information only with the family
D)Have a clinical reason for reading the record
Answer: D
Q2) What are some problems associated with electronic (or computerized)charting? (Select all that apply.)
A)Security
B)Expense of training staff
C)Legibility
D)Easy retrieval
E)New terminology
Answer: A,B,E
Q3) Documentation using the DARE format (Data,Action,Response,Education)includes elements of the __________ charting system.
Answer: focused
Focused charting uses the acronym DARE to direct and formalize charting.
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Chapter 4: Communication
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Q1) What is true about the use of touch in therapeutic communication? (Select all that apply.)
A)Touch is a form of nonverbal communication.
B)Touch is a form of verbal communication.
C)Touch should be used with indiscretion.
D)Touch can convey warmth and caring.
E)Touch can convey support and understanding.
F) Touch should be used sincerely and genuinely.
Q2) A nurse frequently looks at her watch when giving a patient a bed bath.What message is most likely conveyed to the patient from the nurse?
A)She desires to spend more time with the patient.
B)She is anxious to listen to the patient's concerns.
C)She is feeling hurried.
D)She likes her watch.
Q3) A patient with aphasia who cannot understand a spoken or written message is said to have ___________ aphasia.
Q4) When a nurse lectures to a large group,the method of communication is usually in the form of ____________ communication.
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Chapter 5: Nursing Process and Critical Thinking
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Q1) What framework does the establishment of priorities of care during the planning phase of the nursing process often use?
A)Erikson's developmental tasks
B)Piaget's cognitive table
C)Maslow's hierarchy of needs
D)Freud's classifications
Q2) During an admission assessment,the nurse collects objective and subjective data.What is an example of objective data?
A)The patient complains of feeling depressed.
B)The patient states, "I hear voices in my head."
C)The patient complains of auditory hallucinations.
D)The patient is pacing back and forth while chanting.
Q3) What objective data should the nurse include after a patient assessment?
A)Headache of 3 days duration
B)Severe stomach cramps
C)Flatulence
D)Anxiety
Q4) NANDA International meets to reorganize diagnosis labels and language every ______ years.
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Chapter 6: Cultural and Ethnic Considerations
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Q1) The nurse is caring for a Chinese American patient.How should this nurse demonstrate cultural awareness?
A)Maintain eye contact with the patient
B)Hold the patient's hand while conversing
C)Touch the patient's arm when speaking to the patient
D)Sit side-to-side when speaking with the patient
Q2) Which health belief system is commonly referred to as "third-world" beliefs and practices?
A)Folk health belief system
B)Holistic health belief system
C)Biomedical health belief system
D)Alternative/complementary belief system
Q3) A set of learned values,beliefs,customs,and practices that are shared by a group and are passed from one generation to another is known as ________________.
Q4) What basic philosophy in the United States is relevant to health care?
A)Folk remedies
B)Biomedical therapy
C)Holistic therapy
D)Spiritual intervention
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Chapter 7: Asepsis and Infection Control
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Q1) A patient is distressed that an antibiotic has not been effective for the control of the infection.The nurse explains that some bacteria are capable of defending against antibiotics by the formation of a _______.
Q2) What does the nurse describe when giving an example of a fomite vehicle?
A)Rabid dog
B)Person with AIDS
C)Contaminated stethoscope
D)Infected wound
Q3) The nurse is instructing a patient about the most important preventive technique for breaking the chain of infection.What technique is the patient learning about?
A)Sterilization
B)Standard Precautions
C)Hand hygiene
D)Medical asepsis
Q4) What type of organism causes malaria?
A)Bacterium
B)Virus
C)Protozoan
D)Fungus
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Chapter 8: Body Mechanics and Patient Mobility
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Q1) What is the term for range of motion (ROM)when it is performed by the patient?
A)Assisted
B)Passive
C)Active
D)Coordinated
Q2) What should the nurse do to protect his or her back when lifting or moving a patient?
A)Lowering the height of the bed
B)Holding the back straight with locked knees
C)Bending knees and hips
D)Getting the patient to the side of the bed
Q3) _________________________________machines flex and extend joints to mobilize them passively without the strain of active exercises.
Q4) What implementation might the nurse use to improve safety during a transfer?
A)Weighing the patient first
B)Using a transfer belt
C)Putting shoes on the patient
D)Supporting a flaccid arm
Q5) When a fall occurs,the nurse should document the incident and initiate a(n)___________ report.
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Chapter 9: Hygiene and Care of the Patients Environment
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Q1) The nurse attempts to avoid a pressure ulcer for a bedridden patient by turning the patient frequently.What is the most favorable position for the nurse to move this patient into?
A)Back-lying
B)Full lateral
C)30-degree lateral
D)Full prone
Q2) The nursing assessment of a pressure ulcer includes size,depth,pain,odor,and color of tissue.What does this evaluate?
A)Treatment needed
B)Effectiveness of implementation
C)Whether improvement is occurring
D)Need for additional interventions
Q3) One reason the nurse focuses on oral hygiene is to maintain a healthy state of the oral cavity.What is another reason to promote oral hygiene?
A)To improve self-esteem
B)To stimulate appetite
C)To restore tooth destruction
D)To assist with periodontitis
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Chapter 10: Safety
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Q1) When the nurse ambulates with a patient who has left-sided weakness,what actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A)Walk on the patient's right side
B)Keep the patient away from heavy furniture
C)Hold the patient's arm securely
D)Keep the leg nearest the patient behind the patient's knee
E)Use a gait belt
Q2) The nurse explains that the measurement of radiation exposure is in multiples of Gy.The number of Gy an individual may absorb before becoming ill with radiation syndrome is _______.
Q3) What should a nurse do when encountering a mercury spill?
A)Vacuum the spill
B)Open interior doors
C)Close all outside windows
D)Open any outside windows
Q4) When reinforcing the PASS acronym for fire extinguisher use,the nurse reminds the staff that the final "S" stands for ______________.
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Chapter 11: Vital Signs
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Q1) When assessing vital signs on a 40-year-old male,the nurse identifies a pulse rate of 120.What is this pulse interpreted as by the nurse?
A)Normal
B)Bradycardic
C)Arrhythmic
D)Tachycardic
Q2) The emergency department nurse quickly assesses the temperature of an unconscious patient who has been outside all night in below-freezing temperatures.What temperature is the nurse aware of that can lead to death?
A)95.2° F
B)93.0° F
C)93.2° F
D)90.8° F
Q3) The nurse assesses for the fifth vital sign,which is______________.
Q4) What is the pulse-the expansion and contraction of an artery- produced by?
A)Contraction of the right atrium
B)Contraction of the right ventricle
C)Contraction of the left atrium
D)Contraction of the left ventricle
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Chapter 12: Physical Assessment
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Q1) A yellow tinge to the skin that may indicate obstruction in the flow of bile from the liver is known as ___________________.
Q2) An abnormal condition in which a person must sit or stand to breathe deeply or comfortably is known as ___________________.
Q3) During a physical assessment,the nurse notes that a patient's heart rate is 56 beats per minute.What should the nurse document that the patient is experiencing?
A)Dyspnea
B)Cyanosis
C)Diaphoresis
D)Bradycardia
Q4) The nurse is meeting a patient for the first time.What is the first thing the nurse will do to initiate a nurse-patient relationship?
A)Appear interested
B)Introduce herself/himself
C)Provide support
D)Communicate trust
Q5) Symptoms that are perceived by the patient are known as _____________
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Chapter 13: Admission, Transfer, and Discharge
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Q1) If a patient has an order for an interagency transfer where does the nurse explain that the patient will be moved?
A)A double room to a private room
B)One unit of the hospital to another
C)One room of the unit to another
D)One facility to another
Q2) Where can a nurse refer the family of a patient to find a source of financial aid to meet medical expenses?
A)A local bank
B)A clinical nurse specialist
C)The hospital administration
D)Social services
Q3) A patient who is alert and oriented is threatening to leave the hospital against medical advice (AMA).What action should the nurse take?
A)Forcibly detain and restrain the patient.
B)Administer a sedative hypnotic medication.
C)Prevent patient from leaving until an AMA form is signed.
D)Notify the physician that the patient is threatening to leave AMA.
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Chapter 14: Surgical Wound Care
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Q1) The nurse is preparing a presentation regarding the effects of diabetes mellitus.What will the nurse include regarding the effects of diabetes mellitus?
A)Improves overall tissue perfusion
B)Promotes release of oxygen to tissues
C)Causes hemoglobin to have a greater affinity for oxygen
D)Causes hemoglobin to have a decreased affinity for oxygen
Q2) The nurse observes a loop of bowel protruding from the surgical incision.What is the first intervention the nurse should implement?
A)Call the RN
B)Cover the bowel with a sterile saline dressing
C)Turn the patient to the side of the evisceration
D)Raise the patient up to a high Fowler position
Q3) The nurse assessing a patient's wound notes a clear watery drainage.How will the nurse most accurately document this finding?
A)Serous drainage
B)Purulent drainage
C)Sanguineous drainage
D)Serosanguineous drainage
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Chapter 15: Specimen Collection and Diagnostic Testing
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Q1) When performing a venipuncture,the tourniquet should be left on no more than ____ to ____ minutes.
Q2) New physician orders are transcribed for a patient to receive a colonoscopy.What must be completed before the colonoscopy to indicate the patient has been given full knowledge about what will be done along with its risks and complications?
A)Patients' rights
B)Advance directive
C)Informed consent
D)Patient protection
Q3) Following a liver biopsy,the nurse should observe for hemorrhage and ensure that the patient is kept on bed rest for 24 hours.How should the nurse keep the patient for the first 1 to 2 hours?
A)On his or her left side
B)On his or her back
C)On his or her right side
D)In high Fowler position
Q4) Following an intravenous pyelogram,the nurse should watch the patient closely for a delayed reaction to the dye,usually occurring within ___ to ___ hours following the procedure.
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Chapter 16: Care of Patients Experiencing Urgent
Alterations in Health
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Q1) A visitor in the hospital slips and falls.The patient's arm appears dislocated and the visitor is unable to move it.What is the first action the nurse should implement?
A)Apply cold packs
B)Check range of motion
C)Splint the arm
D)Apply an Ace bandage
Q2) If a spinal injury is suspected,before the rescuer starts CPR,the trachea should be opened with a _______ _______ maneuver.
Q3) The nurse arrives on the scene of a fire.What is the first thing the nurse will do for a burn victim?
A)Apply dressings
B)Cover with a blanket
C)Cool the burn immediately
D)Apply topical ointment
Q4) When performing CPR on an infant,the breastbone is depressed approximately ____ to ____ inch(es).
Q5) The acronym RICE directs the nurse in the care of a sprain.The "C" in the acronym stands for ________.
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Chapter 17: Complementary and Alternative Therapies
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Q1) Confusion and misinformation relative to herbal medicine can make patients reluctant to disclose their herbal use to health care providers.What should be the nurse's approach?
A)Instructive
B)Nonjudgmental
C)Inquisitive
D)Determined
Q2) Why do people often choose complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)? (Select all that apply.)
A)CAM is less invasive.
B)CAM is more holistic.
C)CAM is focused on treatment of disease.
D)CAM is dedicated to health maintenance.
E)CAM is within the control of the patient.
Q3) People with fractures,rheumatoid arthritis,and osteoporosis are not candidates for ____________ therapy.
Q4) The nurse reassures a patient that almost _____% of all health care consumers in the United States take some form of herbal or natural supplement alone or in combination with conventional medicines but rarely report this practice to their health care providers.
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Chapter 18: Pain Management, Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a patient who requires long-term management for severe pain.What should be the drug of choice for this patient?
A)Aspirin
B)Morphine
C)Oxycodone
D)Acetaminophen
Q2) The nurse is using a pain scale of 0 to 10 to assess pain in a postoperative patient.What is considered the maximum pain level at which a patient can usually function effectively?
A)2
B)3
C)4
D)5
Q3) The nurse obtains information from a patient about the site,severity,and duration of the pain.What type of data is this considered?
A)Patient data
B)Objective data
C)Focused data
D)Subjective data
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Chapter 19: Nutritional Concepts and Related Therapies
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Q1) What is the term for stored fat that insulates the body and serves as a cushion to protect organs?
A)Subcutaneous tissue
B)Adipose tissue
C)Cohesive tissue
D)Lipid tissue
Q2) A patient diagnosed with renal failure is unable to excrete protein waste products and develops a condition that requires a protein-restricted diet.The nurse instructs the patient that azotemia can be diminished by substituting other food groups for protein.What is an example of a food that this patient can substitute for protein?
A)Potatoes
B)Beans
C)Cheese
D)Soy products
Q3) What has replaced the USDA's Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)?
A)Nutrition Recommended Allowance (NRA)
B)National Bionutritional Allowance (NBA)
C)Dietary Reference Intake (DRI)
D)Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA)
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Chapter 20: Fluids and Electrolytes
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Q1) When administering intravenous (IV)fluids,the nurse ensures that the IV fluids are infusing as ordered to prevent dehydration in an adult.When could dehydration become lethal?
A)If the patient loses 5% of body fluid
B)If the patient loses 10% of body fluid
C)If the patient loses 15% of body fluid
D)If the patient loses 20% of body fluid
Q2) What should the nurse expect when assessing a patient with respiratory alkalosis?
A)Slow respirations
B)Muscle weakness
C)Strong, even heart rate
D)Flushed face
Q3) The lactating mother is counseled by the nurse to eat adequate amounts of meat and legumes.What level will this help to increase?
A)Potassium
B)Chloride
C)Magnesium
D)Phosphorus
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Chapter 21: Mathematics and Medication Administration
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Q1) The nurse who was going off shift had prepared the medications for the nurse who was going to relieve her to save the oncoming nurse time.What would be the correct action of the oncoming nurse?
A)Give the medications when ordered
B)Recheck the medications
C)Never give medications another person has prepared
D)Identify each medication as it is given
Q2) When giving a subcutaneous injection to a very thin patient,how does the nurse alter the injection technique?
A)Using a 23-G needle
B)Spreading the skin before injection
C)Pinching up the skin and inserting the needle at a 90-degree angle
D)Injecting the medicine quickly to reduce pain
Q3) Which of the following fractions is the smallest?
A)3/12
B)2/3
C)5/6
D)3/4
Q4) When giving a tubal medication,the nurse should flush the tubing with ___ to ___ mL of water.
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Chapter 22: Care of Patients with Alterations in Health
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Q1) After a Foley catheter has been removed, the nurse should assess the patient for:
A)hemorrhage.
B)constipation.
C)urinary retention.
D)bladder spasm.
Q2) During insertion of a Foley catheter,the patient grimaces as the balloon is inflated.What is the immediate reaction of the nurse?
A)Withdraw the catheter
B)Ask the patient to bear down
C)Continue to inflate the balloon
D)Advance the catheter into the bladder
Q3) Hot moist compresses have which positive effect(s)? (Select all that apply.)
A)Improvement of circulation
B)Relief of edema
C)Consolidation of exudates
D)Enhancement of scabbing
E)Relief of pain
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Chapter 23: Life Span Development
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Q1) A young mother asks the nurse how long she should wait before introducing solid food to her infant.The nurse explains that breast milk will provide all the nutrition her infant needs for how many months?
A)2 to 3 months
B)4 to 6 months
C)7 to 9 months
D)10 to 12 months
Q2) Growth and development that proceeds from the head toward the feet is known as _____________________.
Q3) A newborn baby weighs 7 lb at birth.What does the nurse anticipate the baby's weight will be at 1 year of age?
A)14 lb
B)17 lb
C)21 lb
D)25 lb
Q4) Growth and development that moves from the center toward the outside is known as ____________________.
Q5) The process that refers to gradual change and differentiation is _____________.
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Chapter 24: Loss, Grief, Dying, and Death
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Q1) A young nurse caring for a dying patient hastens through the care and leaves the room as quickly as possible.What common reaction to the care of the dying is the nurse exhibiting?
A)Efficiency
B)Anger
C)Withdrawal
D)Anxiety
Q2) What is the final stage of human growth and development?
A)Integrity
B)Death
C)Despair
D)Resolution
Q3) How does a perceived loss differ from an actual loss?
A)A perceived loss is more quickly resolved.
B)A perceived loss is situational.
C)A perceived loss is easily overlooked.
D)A perceived loss has a superficial response.
Q4) The nurse explains to a grieving husband that the process of the resolution of the hurt and the reestablishment of his life is called the __________ ___________.
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Chapter 25: Health Promotion and Pregnancy
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Q1) What do the arteries in the umbilical cord carry?
A)Nutrients to the fetus from the placenta
B)Oxygenated blood to perfuse the placenta
C)Antibodies from the fetus to the mother
D)Deoxygenated blood back to the placenta
Q2) The chorion and the amnion are the two components of the ________
Q3) A patient has been diagnosed with a tubal pregnancy.What is the typical outcome of a tubal pregnancy?
A)The patient will carry the pregnancy to term and have a cesarean delivery.
B)The patient will have to remain in bed for the remainder of the pregnancy.
C)The patient will spontaneously abort this ectopic pregnancy.
D)The patient will require surgery to remove the zygote.
Q4) Smoking by the mother can have what effect in the fetus?
A)Hearing deficits
B)Neuromuscular deformities
C)Cerebral palsy
D)Low birth weight
Q5) During the 30th week of gestation,the nurse would anticipate that the fundal height would be _____ centimeters above the symphysis.
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Chapter 26: Labor and Delivery
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Q1) A patient arrives at the hospital having contractions.How should the nurse determine that the patient is in true labor?
A)There is no dilation
B)The contractions are in the fundus
C)The cervix has softened and effaced
D)The contractions are irregular
Q2) The nurse is alarmed as she assesses a protruding umbilical cord from the vagina.What immediate action should the nurse take?
A)Monitor intensity of contractions
B)Place the patient in the knee-chest position
C)Notify the charge nurse
D)Ask the patient to perform a Valsalva maneuver
Q3) What is the largest diameter of the fetal skull?
A)Temporal
B)Biparietal
C)Lateral
D)Frontal-occipital
Q4) A nurse shows the patient an x-ray of the fetal spine in parallel alignment with the mother's to demonstrate a ________ lie.
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Chapter 27: Care of the Mother and Newborn
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Q1) What is the appropriate way to assess the fundus of the postpartum patient?
A)Using the side of one hand moving down from the umbilicus
B)Using one hand over the lower segment of the uterus
C)Using one hand pushing upward from the lower uterus
D)Using one hand on the lower uterine segment while the other hand locates the fundus of the uterus
Q2) The new mother calls the nurse to her room to show how her baby is "jerking around" when she changes his position.The nurse understands that the baby is exhibiting which normal reflex?
A)Traction reflex
B)Babinski reflex
C)Tonic neck reflex
D)Moro reflex
Q3) A new Native American mother tells the nurse that when she goes home,her mother-in-law will be caring for the baby while she rests.The nurse has concerns.What should the nurse do?
A)Explain the importance of ambulating to recover
B)Explain the importance of maternal-infant bonding
C)Explore ways to blend this with safe health teaching
D)Encourage this cultural behavior
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Family with Special Needs
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Q1) A patient is admitted to the hospital with signs of an ectopic pregnancy.What should the plan of care include for the patient?
A)Long-term bed rest
B)Episodes of extreme hypertension
C)Surgery to remove the embryo/fetus
D)Treatment for dehydration
Q2) The nurse is assessing a "kick count" for a patient with gestational hypertension.What result should be a cause for concern?
A)Less than three kicks per hour
B)Less than five kicks per hour
C)Less than seven kicks per hour
D)Less than nine kicks per hour
Q3) When discussing toxoplasmosis infection during pregnancy,what should the nurse caution the patient to avoid?
A)Contact with an infected person
B)Emptying cat litter boxes bare-handed
C)Having unprotected sex
D)Eating excessive amounts of shellfish
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Chapter 29: Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent
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Q1) The nurse sets up a sample physical activities schedule to fit the FDA's Dietary Guidelines for Americans that recommends that children get at least how many minutes of physical activity per day?
A)15
B)30
C)45
D)60
Q2) The nurse stresses that regular physical activity has been identified as a leading health indicator.Regular physical activity has which positive effect on children?
A)Improves social skills
B)Reduces fluid retention
C)Increases bone and muscle strength
D)Increases attention span
Q3) What age group is experiencing the largest increase in drug use?
A)7- to 9-year-olds
B)10- to 12-year-olds
C)12- to 13-year-olds
D)15- to 17-year-olds
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Chapter 30: Basic Pediatric Nursing Care
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Q1) The nurse clarifies that the family-centered care approach terminates which policies? (Select all that apply.)
A)Rigid visiting hours
B)Freedom to choose which medications to take
C)Exclusion of family during procedures
D)Discouraging family to stay overnight
E)Restricting parents from reading the chart
Q2) What is the best time to bathe an infant?
A)At bedtime
B)Early in the morning
C)After a feeding
D)Before a feeding
Q3) What is the correct way to assess for the presence of jaundice in an African American child?
A)Examine the sclera
B)Press the edge of the pinna
C)Apply pressure to the gum
D)Compare the color on the soles of the feet
Q4) The nurse is aware that visual acuity evaluation in a child is best assessed after the age of _____ years.
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Chapter 31: Care of the Child with a Physical and Mental or Cognitive Disorder
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Q1) When the mother of a child with gastroesophageal reflux calls the clinic nurse to report that her baby is vomiting small amounts of blood,the nurse explains that the esophagus has been irritated by _______ ________.
Q2) Parents of a school-age child ask the nurse for suggestions in helping the child who is demonstrating school avoidance.What is an appropriate suggestion by the nurse?
A)Take the child to the physician for testing.
B)Be firm and insist the child go to school.
C)Allow the child to stay home and rest.
D)Consult with the teacher at school.
Q3) A child has developed a diaper rash,and the parents are using zinc oxide to treat it.What does the nurse suggest to aid in the removal of the zinc oxide?
A)Mild soap and water
B)A cotton ball
C)Mineral oil
D)Alcohol swabs
Q4) The nurse anticipates that the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)taken from a child with bacterial meningitis would have a low __________ level.
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Chapter 32: Health Promotion and Care of the Older Adult
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Q1) Which approaches should be included when teaching medication safety to an older,homebound adult? (Select all that apply.)
A)Always dispose of expired medications in the toilet or the sink; never throw them in the trash can.
B)Never share medications with others.
C)If a medication is not finished as prescribed, save it for future use.
D)Keep medications in their original containers.
E)Always request child-proof containers, even if the patient has trouble opening the lids.
Q2) What should the nurse do to help the dysphagic patient? (Select all that apply.)
A)Sit the patient upright
B)Reduce distraction during mealtime
C)Offer fluid from a straw
D)Thicken liquids
E)Cue the patient to swallow
Q3) The nurse initiates the application of a draw sheet on every bedfast patient on her unit to facilitate lifting and to prevent _________ forces.
Q4) The nurse recognizes that a term referring to mechanical difficulty of swallowing is
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Chapter 33: Concepts of Mental Health
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Q1) What is the mental health nurse referring to when using the term behavior?
A)An isolated incident
B)The manner in which a person performs
C)A product of a coping strategy
D)Failure to adapt
Q2) The situation in which a parent must choose between attending a daughter's ballet recital or a son's baseball game is an example of a __________.
Q3) The nurse is assessing a young woman who is a teacher,happily married,raising two children,taking care of her disabled mother,and going to school to get a master's degree.How should the behavior of the young woman be classified?
A)Ego-centered
B)Role integrated
C)High-level wellness
D)Unbounded energy
Q4) When was psychiatric training for nurses initially offered?
A)1852
B)1882
C)1902
D)1922
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Chapter 34: Care of the Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder
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Q1) The nurse cautions a patient to watch his step.What response indicates concrete thinking?
A)The patient fixedly begins to watch his feet.
B)The patient immediately examines his watch.
C)The patient begins to watch the nurse's feet.
D)The patient stands rigidly in one place without moving.
Q2) For the past 3 weeks,the nurse has observed a patient interacting with staff and other patients,helping decorate the dining room for a party,and leading the singing in the activity room.Today,the patient tearfully refuses to dress or get out of bed.The nurse recognizes these behaviors as evidence of which psychiatric disorder?
A)Unipolar depression
B)Dysthymic disorder
C)Hypomanic episode
D)Bipolar disorder
Q3) The nurse recognizes that stress can cause an ulcer,which is classified as a _______________ illness.
Q4) The nurse explains that an alternative therapy that uses essential oils and scented candles to help a patient relax and focuses on the atmosphere of the moment is
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Chapter 35: Care of the Patient with an Addictive Personality
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Q1) When a patient is admitted with an overdose of an opioid narcotic,the nurse should anticipate an order for which drug to reverse the effects of the narcotic?
A)Clonidine
B)Narcan
C)Orlaam
D)Methadone
Q2) The nurse concludes that a significant goal of the care plan for an alcoholic patient has been met when the patient makes which statement?
A)"I drink because I'm lonely."
B)"All my difficulties are related to my drinking."
C)"I wouldn't need to drink if I had my family back."
D)"My drinking helps me cope with the stress of my job."
Q3) A pregnant adolescent tells the nurse that she "only drinks a little." How many drinks per day can cause an adverse effect in an infant?
A)One drink a day
B)Two drinks a day
C)Three drinks a day
D)Four drinks a day
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Chapter 36: Home Health Nursing
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Q1) During a time of acute illness,the family may become extremely distressed and neglect the needs of other family members.On what does the family seem to focus?
A)The outcomes
B)The disease
C)The physician
D)The patient
Q2) Complete documentation is essential and must include an accurate picture of the type and quality of care given,as well as the effectiveness of the plan of care.Which model should be followed to best provide adequate documentation?
A)Caretaker
B)Nursing process
C)Home health care
D)Nursing efficiency
Q3) What became effective in 1966 by an act of legislation that revolutionized home care?
A)Life insurance
B)Medicare
C)Private insurance
D)Social Security
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Chapter 37: Long-Term Care
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Q1) What is the correct term for people who live in long-term care facilities?
A)Patients, because they will be receiving acute care
B)Residents, because the facility has become their home
C)Patients, because they seek professional medical services
D)Customers, because they are purchasing care service
Q2) The nurse suggests to a family caring for a member with early Alzheimer disease in their home that they investigate the services of an adult day care center.What is a major benefit of adult day care centers?
A)It takes the patient out on recreational outings.
B)It can provide daily hygiene.
C)It expands social interaction.
D)It is free to the public.
Q3) What impact will the Affordable Care Act have on nursing homes and long-term care centers when fully implemented? (Select all that apply.)
A)A weaker consumer complaint system
B)Better training for state inspectors
C)Program to support national criminal background checks
D)Public disclosure of nursing home owners and operators
E)Training of nursing assistants in the care of people with dementia
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Chapter 38: Rehabilitation Nursing
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Q1) When speaking to a group of high school students,the rehabilitation nurse states that spinal cord injuries resulting in paralysis occur mainly as the result of traumatic accidents in which group of individuals?
A)Middle-aged men
B)Older adult females
C)Young males
D)Young females
Q2) The nurse takes special care to be gentle in caring for patients with spinal cord injuries to avoid stimulating the autonomic nervous system and triggering which condition?
A)Paresis
B)Heterotopic ossification
C)Postural hypotension
D)Autonomic dysreflexia
Q3) The nurse who assesses for cultural influences,values cultural diversity,and incorporates cultural knowledge in practice is said to be ____________
Q4) The rehabilitation nurse assesses localized edema around the knee of a patient with paraplegia.The nurse suspects that this is the first sign of __________
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Q1) When air hunger is assessed in the dying patient,the nurse can perform which intervention(s)? (Select all that apply.)
A)Circulate the air with a fan
B)Use a tranquilizer to decrease anxiety
C)Provide good oral hygiene
D)Perform careful suctioning
E)Raise the head of the bed 30 degrees
Q2) The hospice spiritual coordinator can be affiliated with any religion,assists with the spiritual assessment of the patient,and develops the plan of care regarding spiritual matters.To work in a hospice,what degree should the spiritual coordinator possess?
A)Bachelor's degree
B)Master's degree
C)Seminary degree
D)Associate degree
Q3) Which of the following is an expected part of the end-of-dying process?
A)Denial
B)Despair
C)Anorexia
D)Depression
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Chapter 40: Professional Roles and Leadership
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Q1) A manager is concerned that one of the nurses on the unit is experiencing burnout.Which symptoms would support the concerns? (Select all that apply.)
A)Fatigue
B)Forgetfulness
C)Increased energy
D)Negative outlook
E)Changes in eating habits
Q2) Why is it important for new graduates to purchase their own malpractice insurance rather than depend on an institutional policy?
A)A private policy will not cover them unless they are on their primary job.
B)A private policy will carry personal liability coverage.
C)A private policy will protect them against all lawsuits.
D)A private policy will protect them from losing their license.
Q3) What is the physical,emotional,and spiritual exhaustion that can occur among caregivers?
A)Excessiveness
B)Burnout
C)Fatigue
D)Weariness
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