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1HFoundationsHforHClinicalHProficienc
yHMULTIPLEHCHOICE
1. AfterHcompletingHanHinitialHassessmentHofHaHpatient,HtheHnurseHhasHchartedHthatHhisHrespi
rationsHareHeupneicHandHhisHpulseHisH58HbeatsHperHminute.HTheseHtypesHofHdataHwouldHbe:

a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
d Introspective.
.

ANS:HA
ObjectiveHdataHareHwhatHtheHhealthHprofessionalHobservesHbyHinspecting,Hpercussing,Hpalpating,
HandHauscultatingHduringHtheHphysicalHexamination.HSubjectiveHdataHisHwhatHtheHpersonHsaysHab

outHhimHorHherselfHduringHhistoryHtaking.HTheHtermsHreflectiveHandHintrospectiveHareHnotHusedHt
oHdescribeHdata.

DIF:HCognitiveHLevel:HUnderstandingH(Comprehension)HREF:Hp.H2
MSC:HClientHNeeds:HSafeHandHEffectiveHCareHEnvironment:HManagementHofHCare
2. AHpatientHtellsHtheHnurseHthatHheHisHveryHnervous,HisHnauseated,HandHfeelsHhot.HTheseHtyp
esHofHdataHwouldHbe:


a Objective.
.
b Reflective.
.
c Subjective.
.
d Introspective.
.

ANS:HC
SubjectiveHdataHareHwhatHtheHpersonHsaysHaboutHhimHorHherselfHduringHhistoryHtaking.HObjectiveH
dataHareHwhatHtheHhealthHprofessionalHobservesHbyHinspecting,Hpercussing,Hpalpating,HandHauscult
atingHduringHtheHphysicalHexamination.HTheHtermsHreflectiveHandHintrospectiveHareHnotHused
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toHdescribeHdata.

DIF:HCognitiveHLevel:HUnderstandingH(Comprehension)HREF:Hp.H2
MSC:HClientHNeeds:HSafeHandHEffectiveHCareHEnvironment:HManagementHofHCare
3. TheHpatientsHrecord,HlaboratoryHstudies,HobjectiveHdata,HandHsubjectiveHdataHcombineH
toHformHthe:


a DataHbase.
.
b AdmittingHdata.
.
c FinancialHstatement.
.
d DischargeHsummary.
.

ANS:HA
TogetherHwithHtheHpatientsHrecordHandHlaboratoryHstudies,HtheHobjectiveHandHsubjectiveHdataHfor
mHtheHdataHbase.HTheHotherHitemsHareHnotHpartHofHtheHpatientsHrecord,HlaboratoryHstudies,HorHdat
a.

DIF:HCognitiveHLevel:HRememberingH(Knowledge)HREF:Hp.H2
MSC:HClientHNeeds:HSafeHandHEffectiveHCareHEnvironment:HManagementHofHCare
4. WhenHlisteningHtoHaHpatientsHbreathHsounds,HtheHnurseHisHunsureHofHaHsoundHthatHisHhea
rd.HTheHnursesHnextHactionHshouldHbeHto:


a ImmediatelyHnotifyHtheHpatientsHphysician.
.
b DocumentHtheHsoundHexactlyHasHitHwasHheard.
.
c ValidateHtheHdataHbyHaskingHaHcoworkerHtoHlistenHtoHtheHbreathHsounds.
.
d AssessHagainHinH20HminutesHtoHnoteHwhetherHtheHsoundHisHstillHpresent.
.

ANS:HC
WhenHunsureHofHaHsoundHheardHwhileHlisteningHtoHaHpatientsHbreathHsounds,HtheHnurseHvalidatesHth
eHdataHtoHensureHaccuracy.HIfHtheHnurseHhasHlessHexperienceHinHanHarea,HthenHheHorHsheHasksHanHexp
ertH toHlisten.

DIF:HCognitiveHLevel:HAnalyzingH(Analysis)HREF:Hp.H2
MSC:HClientHNeeds:HSafeHandHEffectiveHCareHEnvironment:HManagementHofHCare


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5. TheHnurseHisHconductingHaHclassHforHnewHgraduateHnurses.HDuringHtheHteachingHsession,Ht
heHnurseHshouldHkeepHinHmindHthatHnoviceHnurses,HwithoutHaHbackgroundHofHskillsHandHexp
erienceHfromHwhichHtoHdraw,HareHmoreHlikelyHtoHmakeHtheirHdecisionsH using:

a Intuition.
.
b AHsetHofHrules.
.
c ArticlesHinHjournals.
.
d AdviceHfromHsupervisors.
.

ANS:HB
NoviceHnursesHoperateHfromHaHsetHofHdefined,HstructuredHrules.HTheHexpertHpractitionerHusesHint
uitiveHlinks.

DIF:HCognitiveHLevel:HUnderstandingH(Comprehension)HREF:Hp.H
3HMSC:HClientHNeeds:HGeneral
6. ExpertHnursesHlearnHtoHattendHtoHaHpatternHofHassessmentHdataHandHactHwitho
utHconsciouslyHlabelingHit.HTheseHresponsesHareHreferredHtoHas:


a Intuition.
.
b TheHnursingHprocess.
.
c ClinicalHknowledge.
.
d DiagnosticHreasoning.
.

ANS:HA
IntuitionHisHcharacterizedHbyHpatternHrecognitionexpertHnursesHlearnHtoHattendHtoHaHpatternHofHas
sessmentHdataHandHactHwithoutHconsciouslyHlabelingHit.HTheHotherHoptionsHareHnotHcorrect.

DIF:HCognitiveHLevel:HUnderstandingH(Comprehension)HREF:Hp.H
4HMSC:HClientHNeeds:HGeneral
7. TheHnurseHisHreviewingHinformationHaboutHevidence-
basedHpracticeH(EBP).HWhichHstatementHbestHreflectsHEBP?




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a EBPHreliesHonHtraditionHforHsupportHofHbestHpractices.
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b EBPHisHsimplyHtheHuseHofHbestHpracticeHtechniquesHforHtheHtreatmentHofHpatients.
.
c EBPHemphasizesHtheHuseHofHbestHevidenceHwithHtheHcliniciansH experience.
.
d TheHpatientsHownHpreferencesHareHnotHimportantHwithHEBP.
.

ANS:HC
EBPHisHaHsystematicHapproachHtoHpracticeHthatHemphasizesHtheHuseHofHbestHevidenceHinHcombin
ationHwithHtheHcliniciansHexperience,HasHwellHasHpatientHpreferencesHandHvalues,HwhenHmakingH
decisionsHaboutHcareHandHtreatment.HEBPHisHmoreHthanHsimplyHusingHtheHbestHpracticeHtechnique
sHtoHtreatHpatients,HandHquestioningHtraditionHisHimportantHwhenHnoHcompellingHandHsupportiveH
researchHevidenceHexists.

DIF:HCognitiveHLevel:HApplyingH(Application)HREF:Hp.H5
MSC:HClientHNeeds:HSafeHandHEffectiveHCareHEnvironment:HManagementHofHCare
8. TheHnurseHisHconductingHaHclassHonHpriorityHsettingHforHaHgroupHofHnewHgraduateHnurs
es.HWhichHisHanHexampleHofHaHfirst-levelHpriorityHproblem?

a PatientHwithHpostoperativeHpain
.
b NewlyHdiagnosedHpatientHwithHdiabetesHwhoHneedsHdiabeticHteaching
.
c IndividualHwithHaHsmallHlacerationHonHtheHsoleHofHtheHfoot
.
d IndividualHwithHshortnessHofHbreathHandHrespiratoryHdistress
.

ANS:HD
First-
levelHpriorityHproblemsHareHthoseHthatHareHemergent,HlifeHthreatening,HandHimmediateH(e.g.,Hestabl
ishingHanHairway,HsupportingHbreathing,HmaintainingHcirculation,HmonitoringHabnormalHvitalHsign
s)H(seeHTableH1-1).

DIF:HCognitiveHLevel:HUnderstandingH(Comprehension)HREF:Hp.H4
MSC:HClientHNeeds:HSafeHandHEffectiveHCareHEnvironment:HManagementHofHCare
9. WhenHconsideringHpriorityHsettingHofHproblems,HtheHnurseHkeepsHinHmindHthatHsecond-
levelHpriorityHproblemsHincludeHwhichHofHtheseHaspects?




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