Introduction to Nursing Practice Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Introduction to Nursing Practice provides students with a foundational understanding of the nursing profession, focusing on essential concepts, skills, and values necessary for safe and effective patient care. The course explores the roles and responsibilities of nurses within healthcare systems, introduces basic nursing theories and evidence-based practice, and emphasizes the development of critical thinking, communication, and clinical skills. Students learn about health assessment, infection control, patient safety, and ethical and legal considerations while gaining hands-on experience through laboratory and simulation activities. Through this course, students prepare for further clinical training and build a strong base for their professional nursing journey.
Recommended Textbook
Essentials for Nursing Practice 8th Edition by Potter
Available Study Resources on Quizplus
39 Chapters
1000 Verified Questions
1000 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/study-set/424
Page 2
Chapter 1: The Nursing Profession
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
12 Verified Questions
12 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7466
Sample Questions
Q1) A nurse is presenting at an interdisciplinary meeting about the multiple external forces that are influencing nursing today.Which examples should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)
A) Health care reform
B) Threat of bioterrorism
C) Population demographics
D) Role of nurse manager
E) Nursing shortage
Answer: A,B,C,E
Q2) A nurse is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)who cares for geriatrics.This nurse is which type of advanced practice nurse?
A) Clinical nurse specialist
B) Nurse practitioner
C) Certified nurse-midwife
D) Certified registered nurse anesthetist
Answer: A
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 3
Chapter 2: Health and Wellness
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
36 Verified Questions
36 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7467
Sample Questions
Q1) Using the health promotion model while rendering care enables a nurse to do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A) Help the patient pursue health.
B) Detect the presence of illness.
C) Promote health behaviors in a patient.
D) Assess a family's response to illness.
E) Plan interventions to achieve self-actualization.
Answer: A,C
Q2) A registered nurse in a rehabilitative unit is working with a veteran with chronic back pain that was caused as a result of an injury received while in military service in Iraq.The nurse's goal is to assist the veteran to learn self-management skills to help promote health.Which statement by the nurse will best support this goal?
A) "Do you have plans to return to active duty?"
B) "You need to take your pain medication as prescribed."
C) "Perhaps you need to consider going to a different health care provider."
D) "Why don't you keep a log of what causes the pain to become worse?"
Answer: D
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 4
Chapter 3: The Health Care Delivery System
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
28 Verified Questions
28 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7468
Sample Questions
Q1) A 74-year-old patient was admitted to the hospital with diabetic ketoacidosis.How will the hospital be reimbursed by Medicare?
A) Based upon the diagnostic-related group
B) Based upon the cost of care
C) Based upon the actual length of stay
D) Based upon the number of medications
Answer: A
Q2) A new registered nurse who recently began working in a nursing center has been asked to complete a Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)on a newly admitted resident.What is the primary purpose of this instrument?
A) To provide a database to better understand the health care needs of this population
B) To provide the nursing staff with an overall physical assessment of the resident
C) To provide statistical evidence to support a universal health care policy
D) To provide medications for the residents to take on a daily basis
Answer: A
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 4: Community-Based Nursing Practice
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
12 Verified Questions
12 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7469
Sample Questions
Q1) A community-based nurse is working with a family.The nurse needs to be knowledgeable in what key areas? (Select all that apply.)
A) Family theory
B) Group dynamics
C) Political affiliations
D) Cultural diversity
E) Communication principles
Q2) A community health nurse is caring for vulnerable populations.The nurse is caring for which patients? (Select all that apply.)
A) Patients living at home
B) Patients with abusive habits
C) Immigration patients
D) Middle-aged patients
E) Patients living in poverty
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 6
Chapter 5: Legal Principles in Nursing
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
30 Verified Questions
30 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7470
Sample Questions
Q1) A nurse wants to follow nursing standards of care.Which document should the nurse follow?
A) World Health Organization guidelines
B) National League for Nursing brochure
C) Health care facility's written procedure manual
D) Department of Health and Human Services guidelines
Q2) Which behavior is the best way for a nurse to avoid being liable for malpractice?
A) Purchasing quality malpractice insurance coverage on a yearly basis
B) Practicing nursing that meets the generally accepted standard of care
C) Not sharing his or her last name with patients and families
D) Not delegating any tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel
Q3) The nurse is caring for a patient who refuses to cooperate for a dressing change.The nurse tells the patient that he or she will tie the patient down if the patient does not hold still.Which action did the nurse commit?
A) Assault
B) Unintentional tort
C) Battery
D) Felony
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 6: Ethics
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
19 Verified Questions
19 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7471
Sample Questions
Q1) A registered nurse has recently been reassigned to the gynecology unit at the hospital.The nurse is strongly against abortion because of religious beliefs and contacts the nursing supervisor regarding the assignment because the unit cares for women who are undergoing abortions.The nurse is having a conflict in which area?
A) Confidentiality
B) Values
C) Social networking
D) Culture
Q2) A 9-year-old patient was severely burned and has been undergoing whirlpool treatments to debride the wounds.The patient is crying and does not want to go to the physical therapy department for treatment.The registered nurse caring for the patient knows that,even though it is uncomfortable,the patient needs to have the therapy for the wounds to heal properly.The nurse is demonstrating which ethical principle?
A) Autonomy
B) Bioethics
C) Justice
D) Beneficence
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
8
Chapter 7: Evidence-Based Practice
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
19 Verified Questions
19 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7472
Sample Questions
Q1) A student nurse is looking for research articles that can be used to complete a research paper.Where can the nursing student look to quickly find out if an article is research or clinically based?
A) p value
B) Abstract
C) Analysis
D) Literature review
Q2) A nurse works for a facility in which the facility sends information to The National Data Base for Nursing Quality Improvement (NDNQI)regarding patient falls,pressure ulcer incidence,and nursing satisfaction.The nurse works at which facility?
A) The Joint Commission
B) A magnet-designated hospital
C) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
D) The American Association of Critical Care Nurses
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
9
Chapter 8: Critical Thinking
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
26 Verified Questions
26 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7473
Sample Questions
Q1) Which patient situation indicates the nurse used fairness?
A) The nurse used original thinking to find solutions outside the standard routine.
B) The nurse asked "why" the interventions were used to help the patient.
C) The nurse did not allow personal attitudes to influence delivery of care.
D) The nurse followed the "six rights" when giving medication to a patient.
Q2) A registered nurse is explaining a procedure to a patient who speaks another language.Which action by the nurse reflects critical thinking?
A) Teach with unfamiliar explanations.
B) Explain using medical jargon.
C) Use vague descriptions.
D) Obtain an interpreter.
Q3) Which situation represents a nurse using clinical decision-making skills?
A) Collecting information about a patient and coming to a conclusion about his or her health problems
B) Developing a new idea based on experience and knowledge over time
C) Selecting appropriate treatment after forming diagnostic conclusions
D) Clarifying the problem and analyzing possible causes
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 9: Nursing Process
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
33 Verified Questions
33 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7474
Sample Questions
Q1) A postoperative patient has denied the need for pain medication.The nurse has noted that the patient describes the pain as a "1" on a 0 to 10 scale.The nurse also notes that the patient grimaces when he or she changes position and guards the incision.The nurse believes that the patient is experiencing pain based on the information gathered in the assessment.What is this phenomenon known as?
A) Cue
B) Inference
C) Diagnosis
D) Health pattern
Q2) A patient is suffering from shortness of breath.How should the nurse write the expected outcome for this patient?
A) "The patient will be comfortable by the morning."
B) "The patient will breathe unlabored at 14 to 18 breaths per minute by the end of the shift."
C) "The patient will not complain of breathing problems."
D) "The patient will appear less short of breath."
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 10: Informatics and Documentation
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
32 Verified Questions
32 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7475
Sample Questions
Q1) Which entry by the nurse demonstrates the most accurate and safe documentation of patient care?
A) "Sm. amt. of emesis."
B) "150 mL of cloudy dark yellow urine."
C) "Had a good day."
D) "Looks bad."
Q2) A nurse is teaching the staff about informatics and describing the key concepts.Which information should the nurse include during the teaching session?
A) Wisdom
B) Charting
C) Assessment
D) Evaluation
Q3) A nurse began working at a local hospital and learned that the hospital had just instituted a "hand-off" protocol.What will the nurse be doing?
A) Performing transfer reports
B) Completing IV fluid flow sheets
C) Using standardized care plans
D) Reviewing laboratory reports
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 12
Chapter 11: Communication
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
25 Verified Questions
25 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7476
Sample Questions
Q1) A registered nurse is a new nurse manager who needs to council an employee regarding attendance.Because the nurse manager is new to the position,the nurse is rehearsing what is planning to say to the employee before the meeting.The nurse is using which form of communication?
A) Interpersonal
B) Intrapersonal
C) Public
D) Private
Q2) A nurse has just admitted a 5-year-old child for suspected appendicitis.Which therapeutic communication techniques should the nurse use while communicating with this child? (Select all that apply.)
A) Avoid sudden movements or gestures.
B) Use simple, direct language.
C) Sit at the child's eye level.
D) Tell the child exactly what can do.
E) Use drawing or toys as needed.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
13
Chapter 12: Patient Education
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
24 Verified Questions
24 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7477
Sample Questions
Q1) A patient recently had a stroke and suffered right-sided weakness.The patient is being discharged from a rehabilitation hospital after learning to use a walker.Which learning domain was primarily used to teach the patient to be independent with the walker?
A) Psychomotor
B) Affective
C) Cognitive
D) Motivational
Q2) A 75-year-old patient who is being discharged home after a stroke has no use of the right hand.Which teaching strategy is best for the nurse to use for this patient?
A) Provide all the teaching at once, immediately before going home so the patient will remember it.
B) Teach the patient with the aid of a computer to demonstrate that the discharge instructions are on the hospital webpage.
C) Teach the patient using generic patient discharge information about strokes.
D) Provide information based on the patient's needs in frequent sessions.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 13: Managing Patient Care
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
32 Verified Questions
32 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7478
Sample Questions
Q1) Competencies needed for effective interprofessional collaboration include:
1. Work with individuals of other professions to maintain a climate of mutual respect and shared values.
2. Use the knowledge of ones own role and those of other professions to appropriately assess and address the health care needs of patients and populations served.
3. Communicate with patients, families, communities and other health care professionals in a responsive and responsible manner that supports a team approach to the maintenance of health and treatment of disease.
4. Apply relationship-building values and the principles of team dynamics to perform effectively in different team roles to plan and deliver patient- and population-centered care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable. Using a top-down communication strategy does not apply as a team approach, but is needed for interprofessional collaboration.
Q2) Use the knowledge of one's own role and those of other professions to appropriately assess and address the health care needs of patients and populations served.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 15
Chapter 14: Infection Prevention and Control
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
22 Verified Questions
22 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7479
Sample Questions
Q1) The nurse is admitting a patient with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)infection isolated in his stage III pressure ulcer.The nurse places the patient on:
A) contact precautions.
B) airborne precautions.
C) droplet precautions.
D) protective environment.
Q2) Which of the following situations is most likely to contribute to a health care-acquired infection?
A) A closed urinary drainage system
B) Use of aseptic technique during dressing changes
C) Foley catheter drainage bag touching the floor
D) Changing IV access site when site is red and warm
Q3) The nurse has noticed slight redness when washing her hands.She is concerned about developing a latex allergy.To prevent this,the nurse should:
A) wear only powdered gloves to help protect her skin.
B) wear gloves constantly to decrease the number of handwashings.
C) apply only oil-based hand care products to her hands.
D) report to employee health services and/or seek immediate medical care.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 16
Chapter 15: Vital Signs
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
50 Verified Questions
50 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7480
Sample Questions
Q1) What term refers to a fever whose cause cannot be determined?
A) Febrile
B) Afebrile
C) Fever of unknown origin (FUO)
D) Pyrexic
Q2) The patient's temperature has reached 103.4° F.The nurse prepares to draw a blood culture before giving the patient an antipyretic medication.What is the best reason to draw a blood culture before giving an antipyretic medication?
A) The causative organism is most prevalent during a spike in temperature.
B) Elevated temperatures slow metabolic rate and improve blood oxygenation.
C) Increased blood flow leads to moist mucous membranes making blood draws easier.
D) Venous distention is greater because of fluid retention secondary to hyperthermia.
Q3) When the ventricles relax,the blood remaining in the arteries exerts a minimum or:
A) diastolic pressure.
B) pulse pressure.
C) hypertension.
D) systolic pressure.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 16: Health Assessment and Physical Examination
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
33 Verified Questions
33 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7481
Sample Questions
Q1) The nursing student is performing a physical examination on a 6-year-old patient who is being admitted to the pediatric unit with abdominal pain.When would be the most appropriate time in the examination to palpate the patient's abdomen?
A) Palpate tender areas last.
B) Palpate tender areas first to get it over.
C) Palpate tender areas before inspection.
D) Palpate before auscultation.
Q2) A nurse is admitting a 79-year-old woman with a fractured hip to the orthopedic unit.Her husband states that she broke her hip when she tripped in her garden.Upon examination,the nurse notes purple,green,and yellow bruises on the back and arms.The patient states that those were received when she fell.The nurse should do which of the following?
A) Ask the husband to wait in the waiting room.
B) Ignore the bruises because the patient has provided an explanation.
C) Realize that the patient may be abused, but that is a family issue.
D) Prepare to discharge the patient home once treatment is complete.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 18
Chapter 17: Administering Medications
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
46 Verified Questions
46 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7482
Sample Questions
Q1) When a patient's immune system causes abnormal reactions to a medication,the patient has a(n):
A) medication allergy.
B) anaphylactic reaction.
C) medication interaction.
D) idiosyncratic reaction.
Q2) Nurses are legally required to document medications administered to patients.The nurse is mandated to document which of the following?
A) Medication after administration
B) Medication before administration
C) Rationale for giving a questionable incorrect dosage
D) Concerns about giving the medication
Q3) Which of the following are the basic units of measurement in the metric system? (Select all that apply.)
A) Meter
B) Teaspoon
C) Liter
D) Tablespoon
E) Gram
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 19
Chapter 18: Fluid,Electrolyte,and Acid-Base Balances
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
32 Verified Questions
32 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7483
Sample Questions
Q1) Which patient has the greatest risk for ECV deficit?
A) A 4-month-old infant with fever and vomiting
B) A 17-year-old adolescent with acute appendicitis
C) A 28-year-old woman with Crohn's disease
D) A 63-year-old man with peptic ulcer disease
Q2) A patient has heart failure.The patient's medications include an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)inhibitor,a beta blocker,and a diuretic.To keep the patient safe,the nurse should:
A) weigh the patient daily using different scales for comparison.
B) monitor daily weight, comparing with the previous day's weight.
C) teach that daily weights are done in hospitals, but not at home.
D) weigh the patient at different times of the day to determine trends.
Q3) A 15-year-old patient suffered a head injury as the result of a bicycle accident.The nurse is concerned about potential fluid complications caused by the injury.What should the nurse monitor most closely?
A) Aldosterone release
B) Urine output
C) Renin release
D) Body temperature
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 20
Chapter 19: Caring in Nursing Practice
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
15 Verified Questions
15 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7484
Sample Questions
Q1) Nurses demonstrate caring behaviors when they do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A) Give clear explanations.
B) Make the patient do everything for himself or herself.
C) Tell the patient that getting pain medication depends on his or her cooperation.
D) Share information about the patient's responses with other staff members.
E) Ask permission before doing something to the patient.
Q2) Madeleine Leininger identifies the concept of care as the essence and unifying domain that sets nursing apart from other health care disciplines.Which of the following is true in her view?
A) Care and cure are synonymous.
B) Care is designed to focus only on individuals.
C) Caring acts are independent of patient values.
D) Caring depends on communication.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 20: Cultural Awareness
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
12 Verified Questions
12 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7485
Sample Questions
Q1) A nurse is in the process of admitting an ethnically diverse patient.To plan culturally competent care,what must the nurse do? (Select all that apply.)
A) Assume that cultural processes are the same within a social group.
B) Conduct a systematic cultural assessment.
C) Communicate effectively.
D) Negotiate world view differences.
Q2) Health care regulatory agencies,national think tanks,and government agencies expect health care organizations to incorporate cultural competence into policies and practices to ensure effective communication,patient safety and quality,and patient-centered care.Some examples of such organizational policies and practices include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A) Instituting a requirement for all staff to be trained in cultural competence
B) Maintaining the traditional description of family in written policies
C) Enforcing strict visitation policies and practices
D) Ensuring that persons who are deaf or speak limited English have access to an interpreter
E) Embedding health literacy principles in written and verbal communication
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 22
Chapter 21: Spiritual Health
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
11 Verified Questions
11 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7486
Sample Questions
Q1) A nurse is caring for a patient with a debilitating chronic illness.The patient mentions several times that faith would guide her healing.The nurse knows that faith can best be defined as a:
A) system of organized beliefs and worship.
B) relationship with a higher power, authority, or spirit.
C) source of energy needed to cope with difficult situations.
D) multidimensional concept that gives comfort while a person endures hardship.
Q2) A patient has been diagnosed with a terminal disease.Hope may be used effectively with this type of patient.Nurses can support a patient's use of hope because hope provides a:
A) system of organized beliefs and worship.
B) belief in a higher power, spirit guide, God, or Allah.
C) cultural connectedness, structure, and guidance in difficult times.
D) motivation to achieve and the resources to use toward that achievement.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
23
Chapter 22: Growth and Development
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
26 Verified Questions
26 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7487
Sample Questions
Q1) According to one growth and development theorist,individuals need to accomplish a particular task before successfully completing the stage of growth and development.Each task is framed with opposing conflicts,such as trust versus mistrust.Who developed this theory?
A) Sigmund Freud
B) Jean Piaget
C) Erik Erikson
D) Lawrence Kohlberg
Q2) ______ is an interaction of biological,sociological,and psychological forces.
A) Growth
B) Development
C) Maturation
D) The latency stage of development
Q3) A specific phase or period when the presence of a function or reasoning has its greatest effect on a specific aspect of development is referred to as:
A) Freud's psychoanalytic model of personality.
B) a critical period of development.
C) Erikson's stages of development.
D) Piaget's theory of cognitive development.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 24
Chapter 23: Self-Concept and Sexuality
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
18 Verified Questions
18 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7488
Sample Questions
Q1) The nurse is caring for a 65-year-old mother of three who recently underwent abdominal surgery and has a colostomy as a result.The patient has a history of multiple surgeries,including a tracheostomy after lung surgery about 20 years earlier that has since healed over.To determine how to best work with this patient,the nurse should do which of the following?
A) Determine how the patient dealt with her previous surgeries.
B) Realize that past coping mechanisms are always positive in nature.
C) Approach care in a standard method because all patients are the same.
D) Avoid using family input in determining the course of care.
Q2) As a nurse caring for a patient with a colostomy that resulted from the treatment of a benign tumor of the bowel.The most appropriate classification of this self-concept component is which of the following?
A) Role performance stressor
B) Sexuality stressor
C) Identity stressor
D) Body image stressor
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
25
Chapter 24: Family Context in Nursing
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
24 Verified Questions
24 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7489
Sample Questions
Q1) What should the nurse do when planning goals for a family?
A) View the family as a group of individuals rather than a system.
B) Make the goals as vague as possible so that they are attainable.
C) Be flexible since families are continually changing.
D) Recognize that, although individuals go through developmental stages, families do not.
Q2) Domestic violence includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A) Only live-in partners
B) Dating relationships
C) Spouses
D) The elderly almost exclusively
E) Child abuse
Q3) In regard to American families,the nurse understands that which of the following is true?
A) The number of single-parent families is increasing.
B) Single fathers head most single-parent families.
C) Most single parent families are the result of the death of one parent.
D) Father-only families are on the rise.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 25: Stress and Coping
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
20 Verified Questions
20 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7490
Sample Questions
Q1) A 48-year-old nurse is complaining of being continually exhausted because of the workload on her unit.She states that "the patients are getting heavier and the halls are getting longer.Sometimes I just don't think I can get through the day." The nurse is dealing with stress caused by:
A) situational factors.
B) maturational factors.
C) sociocultural factors.
D) compassion fatigue.
Q2) The nurse has recently been promoted to a new management position in her hospital.She is concerned about her new responsibilities and has found that she is having difficulty sleeping at night.This is an example of what ego-defense mechanism?
A) Compensation
B) Denial
C) Conversion
D) Displacement
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 26: Loss and Grief
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
36 Verified Questions
36 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7491
Sample Questions
Q1) The nurse is caring for a patient with terminal lung cancer.The patient is in a great deal of pain and is anxious.The nurse contacts the health care provider to request pain medication for the patient and is given an order for morphine,but the family of the patient refuses to let the patient have it based on religious grounds.This is most likely because the patient and family are members of which of the following faiths?
A) Jewish
B) Hindu
C) Catholic
D) Christian
Q2) A parent of three children has the oldest child start school this year,and the parent cries as the child is left at kindergarten on the first day.How is the loss that the parent is experiencing best described?
A) Maturational
B) Situational
C) Actual
D) Perceived
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
28
Chapter 27: Exercise and Activity
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
30 Verified Questions
30 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7492
Sample Questions
Q1) Which of the following trouble points are common in the side-lying position? (Select all that apply.)
A) Lack of support for the feet
B) Lack of protection for pressure points for the ears, shoulders, anterior iliac spine, trochanter, and ankles
C) Adduction of the shoulder and hip joints
D) Hyperextension of the neck
E) Spinal curves out of normal alignment
Q2) The nurse working on an orthopedic unit has to assist many of the patients because of limited mobility.The nurse's goal is to maintain a position that most favors function,requires the least muscular work to maintain,and places the least strain on muscles,ligaments,and bones.What is the term that best describes this goal?
A) Body alignment
B) Posture
C) Center of gravity
D) Balance
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 28: Safety
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
30 Verified Questions
30 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7493
Sample Questions
Q1) A patient who underwent surgery for a bowel obstruction yesterday has become confused and has made several attempts to climb out of bed.The nurse is considering options to prevent the patient from harm.Which of the following actions could be delegated to assistive nursing personnel working with the nurse?
A) Assessing the patient for appropriateness of restraints
B) Calling the physician for an order for a restraint alternative
C) Discussing the need for restraints with the patient's family
D) Applying restraints after orders received by the nurse
Q2) A patient has just undergone an abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.The patient is pulling at the Foley catheter,nasogastric tube,central line,and abdominal dressing and a wrist restraint is applied after an order is received.Later,the patient reports tingling and numbness in the fingers and hand.Which actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
A) Remove the restraint immediately.
B) Remind the patient this will decrease with time.
C) Notify the health care provider.
D) Medicate the patient for pain.
E) Stay with the patient.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 30
Chapter 29: Hygiene
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
20 Verified Questions
20 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7494
Sample Questions
Q1) A patient is non-English speaking and unable to answer questions.When preparing to bathe this patient the nurse needs to remember which of the following?
A) Use soaps which contain deodorant to help control body odor.
B) Cultural heritage influences hygiene practices.
C) Shave facial hair to make the patient more presentable.
D) Diaphoresis will prevent skin breakdown and infection, so the patient should only be bathed once a day.
Q2) A 25-year-old patient was admitted to the surgical floor wearing contact lenses.Assistive personnel ask the nurse if contact lenses need special attention.The nurse informs the assistive personnel that non-extended-wear contacts left in the eyes for an extended period of time can cause which of the following?
A) Blindness
B) Corneal injury
C) Otitis externa
D) Otitis media
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 30: Oxygenation
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
35 Verified Questions
35 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7495
Sample Questions
Q1) A patient on the surgical unit is 1 day postoperative for surgery to remove stomach cancer.In addition to the physiological stress this patient has undergone,the nurse recognizes that this patient will have to deal with the psychological stress of finding out that the cancer has metastasized to the liver.Which physiological change would the nurse expect to see as a response to stress?
A) Decreased heart rate
B) Increased hemoptysis output
C) Increased respiratory rate
D) Decreased cardiac output
Q2) A 36-year-old patient diagnosed with meningitis has a fever of 102.3° F.A family member verbalizes a concern that the patient is "breathing fast." Upon assessment,the nurse notes a respiratory rate of 20 breaths/min,pulse oximetry is 92% on 2L/O?,and lungs clear to auscultation.What is the best explanation for the rapid respiratory rate that the nurse can give the family member?
A) "He is most likely anxious because he is in the hospital."
B) "His fever has increased his metabolic rate and is causing him to breathe faster."
C) "He is hyperventilating because he needs more oxygen."
D) "He has an acid-base imbalance, which is causing him to hyperventilate."
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above. Page 32
Chapter 31: Sleep
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
31 Verified Questions
31 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7496
Sample Questions
Q1) A 2-year-old child in the pediatric unit resists going to sleep.To promote sleep,which is the best action for the nurse to take?
A) Eliminate a daytime nap.
B) Offer the child warm chocolate milk.
C) Maintain the child's home bedtime routine.
D) Allow the child to sleep longer in the morning.
Q2) A patient has been hospitalized with pneumonia.The patient has had some difficulty sleeping while in the hospital.The patient would like to avoid taking medication for sleep because there have been problems with sleeping pills in the past.Which action by the nursing assistant personnel will cause the nurse to intervene?
A) Encouraging the patient to void before bedtime
B) Offering to give the patient a backrub
C) Giving the patient an extra blanket when cold
D) Providing a warm cup of hot cocoa before bedtime
Q3) Which of the following bedtime snack(s)helps to promote sleep in a patient?
A) Cereal and milk
B) A full meal
C) Chips and cola
D) Coffee and toast
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 33
Chapter 32: Pain Management
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
25 Verified Questions
25 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7497
Sample Questions
Q1) A smiling and cooperative patient complains of severe pain.Nurses caring for patients who report pain need to recognize and avoid common misconceptions and myths about pain.To properly care for patients in pain,nurses need to remember which of the following?
A) Chronic pain is psychological in nature.
B) Patients are the best authority of their pain experience.
C) Regular use of narcotic analgesics leads to drug addiction.
D) The amount of tissue damage is reflected in the severity of the pain perceived.
Q2) The patient who has undergone triple cardiac bypass surgery 1 week ago is being seen for a follow up appointment at their health care facility.The incisions are healing well,but the patient is complaining of pain at the incision sites on his legs.The nurse knows that this is _____ pain.
A) acute
B) chronic/persistent noncancer
C) chronic episodic
D) idiopathic
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 33: Nutrition
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
25 Verified Questions
25 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7498
Sample Questions
Q1) A patient is receiving intermittent enteral tube feedings.When introducing a feeding to this patient,what is the first thing the nurse needs to do?
A) Place the patient in a supine position.
B) Irrigate the tube with normal saline.
C) Check to see that the tube is in the proper position.
D) Introduce a small amount of fluid into the tube before the tube feeding.
Q2) A school nurse is presenting a class on nutritional needs to a group of 16-year-old adolescents.When discussing a balanced diet,the objectives for Healthy People 2020,and the goals of the ChooseMyPlate program,the nurse explains to this age group that nutritional goals should include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A) To balance energy expenditure and caloric intake to increase weight gain
B) To promote food choices for a healthy lifestyle
C) To decrease the intake of vitamins and minerals
D) To reduce chronic disease related to diet and weight
E) To limit fast foods because of increase in salt, fat, and calories
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
35
Chapter 34: Urinary Elimination
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
21 Verified Questions
21 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7499
Sample Questions
Q1) A 57-year-old woman has been incontinent of urine for the past 2 months.Her health care provider has scheduled her to have a test to check for stress urinary incontinence.For which of the following tests should the nurse prepare the patient?
A) Abdominal radiograph
B) Intravenous pyelogram
C) Endoscopy
D) Ultrasound renal bladder
Q2) A male patient has been admitted with a fever and malaise.The health care provider has ordered a clean catch midstream specimen for urinalysis on this patient.To collect the urine specimen,the nurse should instruct the patient to do which of the following?
A) Return to bed to obtain the specimen using a straight catheter insertion.
B) Use sterile gloves to cleanse his penis and collect the specimen in a sterile cup.
C) Ask the patient to void into a cup or urine collection container.
D) Cleanse his penis, begin his stream, and then void into a sterile cup.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 35: Bowel Elimination
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
19 Verified Questions
19 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7500
Sample Questions
Q1) A patient with colon cancer has recently undergone surgery to remove a portion of the colon.The patient asks how often the colostomy pouching system should be changed.What is the best response by the nurse?
A) Every 3 to 7 days
B) Every 10 to 14 days
C) When the pouch is one third to one half full of stool
D) Not until the system starts to leak or smell bad
Q2) The nurse is caring for a patient with abdominal pain.While obtaining a stool specimen for occult blood,the nurse notices that the specimen is black.The nurse recognizes that the color change may be the result of which of the following?
A) Absence of bile
B) Malabsorption of fat
C) Diarrhea
D) Iron supplements or GI bleeding
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 36: Immobility
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
25 Verified Questions
25 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7501
Sample Questions
Q1) A patient has decrease mobility in all joints.Because of the lack of mobility,the nurse expects the health care provider to order what medication to prevent venous thromboembolisms that will reduce the side effect of hemorrhage?
A) Oral anticoagulant
B) Aspirin
C) Low-molecular-weight heparin
D) Unfractionated heparin
Q2) Patients on prolonged bed rest are at risk for a deep vein thrombosis.Which information indicates the nurse needs more teaching about the factors in Virchow's triad?
A) One of the factors is loss of integrity of the vessel wall.
B) One of the factors is abnormalities of blood flow.
C) One of the factors is alterations in blood constituents.
D) One of the factors is atrophy of the muscles.
Q3) Nurses implement therapeutic immobilization for patients to achieve which result?
A) Reducing pain
B) Restraining an unstable patient in bed
C) Increasing active movement of the body
D) Strengthening joints and muscles
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 38
Chapter 37: Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
25 Verified Questions
25 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7502
Sample Questions
Q1) Which therapy should the nurse choose that will improve a patient's circulation,relieve edema,and promote concentration of pus and drainage?
A) Warm soaks
B) Warm moist compresses
C) Sitz baths
D) Cold moist compresses
Q2) A patient is admitted to the hospital with a pressure ulcer on the sacrum.The wound is open with exposed bone.The nurse should document this pressure ulcer at what stage?
A) Stage I
B) Stage II
C) Stage III
D) Stage IV
Q3) The nurse is caring for a patient with a necrotic hip wound.Which dressing would be the best choice for the nurse to use on this type of wound to help with debridement?
A) Dry gauze
B) Transparent film
C) Hydrogel
D) Hydrocolloid
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Page 39
Chapter 38: Sensory Alterations
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
20 Verified Questions
20 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7503
Sample Questions
Q1) The spouse of a homebound elderly patient voices a concern to the visiting nurse,"I'm having a hard time getting the patient to eat a balanced diet.All the patient wants to eat are sweets." What is the best explanation the nurse can give to the spouse?
A) "Maybe she has a 'sweet tooth.'"
B) "Older adults seem to be able to taste sweet foods best."
C) "I wouldn't worry about it as long as she is eating something."
D) "She is probably getting all the nutrients that she needs."
Q2) A nurse is caring for a patient who signs and lip reads.When communicating,the most appropriate nursing action is to do which of the following?
A) Rely on family members to interpret.
B) Speak louder and more distinctly than normal.
C) Sit facing the patient when speaking.
D) Repeat the entire conversation if it is not understood the first time.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.
Chapter 39: Surgical Patient
Available Study Resources on Quizplus for this Chatper
21 Verified Questions
21 Flashcards
Source URL: https://quizplus.com/quiz/7504
Sample Questions
Q1) A 57-year-old patient who is being admitted for an appendectomy.The patient is a 2-pack-a-day smoker,has a history of diabetes,and is 20 pounds overweight.Which of the following potential postoperative complications should be the nurse's highest concern for prevention?
A) Atelectasis
B) Negative nitrogen balance
C) Delayed wound healing
D) Hyperthermia
Q2) The operating room environment is deliberately kept cool.When the nurse assesses the patient in the post anesthesia care unit,the patient is shivering.The nurse needs to understand that shivering may do which of the following?
A) Be a side effect of anesthesia.
B) Indicate a problem of the hypothalamus.
C) Indicate the beginning of the infectious process.
D) Be a normal response to stabilize blood pressure.
To view all questions and flashcards with answers, click on the resource link above.