NR224 EXAM 1
Exam Coverage
The exam coverage includes foundational nursing concepts assessed
in NR224 Health Assessment I Exam 1. It focuses on the principles of
health assessment, including patient interviewing techniques, health
history collection, and therapeutic communication. The exam also
evaluates knowledge of basic physical examination methods such as
inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation, as well as normal
versus abnormal findings. Emphasis is placed on documentation,
patient-centered care, cultural considerations, and the application of
systematic assessment skills used in clinical nursing practice
,The nurse sits down to talk with a patient who lost her sister 2 weeks
ago. The patient reports she is unable to sleep, feels very fatigued
during the day, and is having trouble at work. The nurse asks her to
clarify the type of trouble. The patient explains she can't concentrate
or even solve simple problems. The nurse records the results of the
assessment, describing the patient as having ineffective coping. This is
an example of :
A. diagnostic reasoning
B. Competency
C. Inference
D. Problem Solving
A. Diagnostic reasoning
,A patient on a surgical unit develops sudden shortness of breath and a
drop in BP. The staff respond, but the patient dies 30 minutes later. the
manager on the nursing unit calls the staff involved in the emergency
response together, The staff discusses what occurred over the 30
minute time frame, the actions taken, and whether other steps should
have been implemented. The nurses in this situation are:
A. problem solving
B. showing humility
C. conducting reflective practice
D. Exercising responsibility
C. Conducting reflective practice
, A nurse has worked on an oncology unit for 3 years. One patient has
become visibly weaker and states, "I feel funny". The nurse knows how
patients often have behavior changes before developing sepsis when
they have cancer. The nurse asks the patient questions to assess
thinking skills and notices the patient shivering. The nurse goes to the
phone, calls the physician, and begins the conversation by saying, "I
believe that your patient is developing sepsis. I want to report
symptoms I'm seeing." What examples of critical thinking concepts
does the nurse show? (Select all that apply)
A. Experience
B. Ethical
C. Analyticity
D. Self-confidence
E. Risk taking
Exam Coverage
The exam coverage includes foundational nursing concepts assessed
in NR224 Health Assessment I Exam 1. It focuses on the principles of
health assessment, including patient interviewing techniques, health
history collection, and therapeutic communication. The exam also
evaluates knowledge of basic physical examination methods such as
inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation, as well as normal
versus abnormal findings. Emphasis is placed on documentation,
patient-centered care, cultural considerations, and the application of
systematic assessment skills used in clinical nursing practice
,The nurse sits down to talk with a patient who lost her sister 2 weeks
ago. The patient reports she is unable to sleep, feels very fatigued
during the day, and is having trouble at work. The nurse asks her to
clarify the type of trouble. The patient explains she can't concentrate
or even solve simple problems. The nurse records the results of the
assessment, describing the patient as having ineffective coping. This is
an example of :
A. diagnostic reasoning
B. Competency
C. Inference
D. Problem Solving
A. Diagnostic reasoning
,A patient on a surgical unit develops sudden shortness of breath and a
drop in BP. The staff respond, but the patient dies 30 minutes later. the
manager on the nursing unit calls the staff involved in the emergency
response together, The staff discusses what occurred over the 30
minute time frame, the actions taken, and whether other steps should
have been implemented. The nurses in this situation are:
A. problem solving
B. showing humility
C. conducting reflective practice
D. Exercising responsibility
C. Conducting reflective practice
, A nurse has worked on an oncology unit for 3 years. One patient has
become visibly weaker and states, "I feel funny". The nurse knows how
patients often have behavior changes before developing sepsis when
they have cancer. The nurse asks the patient questions to assess
thinking skills and notices the patient shivering. The nurse goes to the
phone, calls the physician, and begins the conversation by saying, "I
believe that your patient is developing sepsis. I want to report
symptoms I'm seeing." What examples of critical thinking concepts
does the nurse show? (Select all that apply)
A. Experience
B. Ethical
C. Analyticity
D. Self-confidence
E. Risk taking
