Nursing 1108 Final Exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
1. List four roles of water in the body Correct Answers 1.
Necessary for normal cellular function
2. medium for metabolic reactions
3. helps regulate and maintain body temp
4. Facilitates digestion and promotes elimination
1. What are the 6 reasons for surgery? Correct Answers a. Cure
or minimize a disease
b. Dx specific disease/condition
c. Reconstruct or Eliminate a defect
d. Enhance form or function
e. Palliate or offer comfort when no cure is possible
f. Preventative option ex-mastectomy w/o dx of breast CA
2hr post prandial- diabetes red flag Correct Answers >200
5 L's for safety Correct Answers 1. load
2. leaver
3. legs
4. lordosis
5. lungs
6 classes of nutrients Correct Answers carbohydrates, fats,
proteins, vitamins, minerals, water
6 QSEN competencies Correct Answers 1. Patient-centered care
2. Teamwork and collaboration
3. Evidence-based practice
,4. Quality improvement
5. Safety
6. Informatics
A 2-year-old grabs a handful of cake from the table and stuffs it
in his mouth. According to Freud, what part of the mind is the
child satisfying?
A Id
B Superego
C Ego
D Unconscious mind Correct Answers a.
Freud defined the id as the part of the mind concerned with self-
gratification by the easiest and quickest available means.
A 62 year old male patient has been admitted to the alcoholic
referral unit in the local hospital based on an understanding of
the effects of alcohol on the GI tract which is a priority concern
related to nutrition
A vitamin b malnutrition
B obesity
C dehydration
D vitamin c deficiency Correct Answers A
A client who is unconscious needs frequent mouth care. When
performing a mouth care, the best position of a client is:
Fowler's position
Side lying
,Supine
Trendelenburg Correct Answers Side lying
A collection of objective data that provides information about
changes in the patients/ body systems is known as what type of
health assessment Correct Answers Physical assessment
A home health nurse who performs a careful safety assement of
the home of a frail elderly patient to prevent harm to the patient
is acting in accordance with which of the principles of bioethics?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Fidelity
E. Nonmaleficence Correct Answers E
Nonmaleficence is the obligation to prevent harm
Beneficence obligates us to benefit the patient
A medication order reads " K- Dur, 20 mEq po b.i.d" when and
how does the nurse correctly give this drug?
A. Daily at bedtime by sub q route
B. Every other day by mouth
C. Twice a day via mouth
D. Once a week by transdermal patch Correct Answers C
A nurse administers the wrong medication to a patient and the
patient is harmed. The physician who ordered the medication did
not read the documentation that he patient was allergic to the
drug. Which statement is true regarding liability for the
administration of the wrong medication?
, A. The nurse is not responsible, because the nurse was merely
following doctors orders
B. Only the nurse is responsible because the nurse actually
administered the medication
C. Only the physician is responsible because the physician
ordered the drug
D. Both the nurse and the physician are responsible for their
respective actions Correct Answers D
A nurse answers a patients call light and find the patient on the
floor by the bathroom door. After calling for assurance and
examining the patient for injury, the nurse helps the patient back
to bed and then fills out an incident report. Which statements
accurately describe aspects of this procedure? Select all that
apply
A. An incident report is used as disciplinary action against staff
members
B. An incident report is used as a means of identifying risks
C. An incident report is used for Quality control
D. The facility manager completed the incident report
E. An incident report makes facts available in case litigation
occurs
F. Fling of an incident report should be documented in the
patient record Correct Answers B, C, E
A nurse assess the oral temperature for an adult patient. The
temperature is 37.5 C what term would the nurse use to report
this temperature
A. Febrile
B. Hypothermia
C. Hyperthermia
Solutions
1. List four roles of water in the body Correct Answers 1.
Necessary for normal cellular function
2. medium for metabolic reactions
3. helps regulate and maintain body temp
4. Facilitates digestion and promotes elimination
1. What are the 6 reasons for surgery? Correct Answers a. Cure
or minimize a disease
b. Dx specific disease/condition
c. Reconstruct or Eliminate a defect
d. Enhance form or function
e. Palliate or offer comfort when no cure is possible
f. Preventative option ex-mastectomy w/o dx of breast CA
2hr post prandial- diabetes red flag Correct Answers >200
5 L's for safety Correct Answers 1. load
2. leaver
3. legs
4. lordosis
5. lungs
6 classes of nutrients Correct Answers carbohydrates, fats,
proteins, vitamins, minerals, water
6 QSEN competencies Correct Answers 1. Patient-centered care
2. Teamwork and collaboration
3. Evidence-based practice
,4. Quality improvement
5. Safety
6. Informatics
A 2-year-old grabs a handful of cake from the table and stuffs it
in his mouth. According to Freud, what part of the mind is the
child satisfying?
A Id
B Superego
C Ego
D Unconscious mind Correct Answers a.
Freud defined the id as the part of the mind concerned with self-
gratification by the easiest and quickest available means.
A 62 year old male patient has been admitted to the alcoholic
referral unit in the local hospital based on an understanding of
the effects of alcohol on the GI tract which is a priority concern
related to nutrition
A vitamin b malnutrition
B obesity
C dehydration
D vitamin c deficiency Correct Answers A
A client who is unconscious needs frequent mouth care. When
performing a mouth care, the best position of a client is:
Fowler's position
Side lying
,Supine
Trendelenburg Correct Answers Side lying
A collection of objective data that provides information about
changes in the patients/ body systems is known as what type of
health assessment Correct Answers Physical assessment
A home health nurse who performs a careful safety assement of
the home of a frail elderly patient to prevent harm to the patient
is acting in accordance with which of the principles of bioethics?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Fidelity
E. Nonmaleficence Correct Answers E
Nonmaleficence is the obligation to prevent harm
Beneficence obligates us to benefit the patient
A medication order reads " K- Dur, 20 mEq po b.i.d" when and
how does the nurse correctly give this drug?
A. Daily at bedtime by sub q route
B. Every other day by mouth
C. Twice a day via mouth
D. Once a week by transdermal patch Correct Answers C
A nurse administers the wrong medication to a patient and the
patient is harmed. The physician who ordered the medication did
not read the documentation that he patient was allergic to the
drug. Which statement is true regarding liability for the
administration of the wrong medication?
, A. The nurse is not responsible, because the nurse was merely
following doctors orders
B. Only the nurse is responsible because the nurse actually
administered the medication
C. Only the physician is responsible because the physician
ordered the drug
D. Both the nurse and the physician are responsible for their
respective actions Correct Answers D
A nurse answers a patients call light and find the patient on the
floor by the bathroom door. After calling for assurance and
examining the patient for injury, the nurse helps the patient back
to bed and then fills out an incident report. Which statements
accurately describe aspects of this procedure? Select all that
apply
A. An incident report is used as disciplinary action against staff
members
B. An incident report is used as a means of identifying risks
C. An incident report is used for Quality control
D. The facility manager completed the incident report
E. An incident report makes facts available in case litigation
occurs
F. Fling of an incident report should be documented in the
patient record Correct Answers B, C, E
A nurse assess the oral temperature for an adult patient. The
temperature is 37.5 C what term would the nurse use to report
this temperature
A. Febrile
B. Hypothermia
C. Hyperthermia
