NUR 352 Exam 3
NUR 352 Exam 3 2026 Latest Updated
Questions With Answers Success Guide.
A patient has just been admitted to the clinic you work at
with hyperglycemia and a history of Type II diabetes. You
ask your patient if they inject their insulin daily, and they
say that they usually forget to take it. Which scope of
adherence does this situation represent?
a. Non-adherence
b. Total adherence
c. Partial adherence-intentional
d. Partial adherence-non intentional -
Correct Answer -D (Partial adherence non-intentional
includes patients who non-purposefully
forgets/misses/neglects to take their medication.
Intentional would include a patient that purposefully does
not take their medication or takes too much of it
knowingly.)
Which older adult populations should have a
comprehensive assessment of functional ability? Select all
that apply.
a. Those with multiple coexistent health problems
b. Those older than age 75
c. Those with a change in mental status
d. Those with a demonstrated loss of ability to perform
one or more instrumental activities of daily living
e. Those who live alone -
Correct Answer -A C D (Comprehensive functional
assessment, which is a time-intensive, interprofessional
effort requiring use of multiple assessment tools, is
indicated under specific circumstances. In older adults it is
indicated when an individual has demonstrated a loss of
functional ability, has experienced a change in mental
status, has multiple health conditions, or is frail.)
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On which basis is an alteration in functional ability
categorized as a primary problem?
a. Age at onset
b. Sudden versus gradual onset
c. Duration of the problem
d. Absence as opposed to loss of function -
Correct Answer -D (Alterations in functional ability are
categorized as a primary problem when the ability to
perform a particular function never developed. They are
categorized as secondary problems when the functional
ability developed and was subsequently lost.)
Which of the following interventions are priorities in a plan
of care for a patient who had a stroke 30 days ago and is
now in home care rehabilitation? (Select all that apply.)
a. Promoting rest and sleep
b. Promoting a diet rich in protein
c. Promoting exercise and ambulation
d. Assisting the patient with ADLs
e. Limiting visitors and social contacts -
Correct Answer -A C (It is important to promote
independence in ADLs early in the plan of care to increase
independence in general. Promoting rest and sleep will
promote well-being. Ambulation and exercise promote
well-being and increase healing by circulating oxygen to
the brain. Protein promotes healing in postsurgical
patients but is not a main focus in stroke patients.
Assisting the patient does not promote independence.
Limiting visitors will isolate the patient, which can lead to
depression.)
The nurse is caring for an 85-year-old woman 6 weeks
following a hysterectomy secondary to ovarian cancer.
The patient will need chemotherapy and irradiation on an
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outpatient basis. The nurse should identify and address
which barriers to healing? (Select all that apply.)
a. Can feed herself and prepare meals but cannot drive to
the store
b. Lives on a fixed income and can balance her
checkbook
c. Experiences stress incontinence
d. Cannot participate in activities at the senior center
e. Lives alone and has no nearby relatives
f. Has no transportation to the oncology clinic -
Correct Answer -C E F (The patient will not be able to get
treatment if she has no transportation or no relatives that
live nearby who can help her with recovery. Stress
incontinence increases the risk of falls because of urgency
and rushing to get to the bathroom. Income and social
abilities are lower priorities during this phase of recovery.)
You receive a doctor's order to administer a medication to
your patient at 0900. You become very busy because of
the overload of patients in the unit and forget to administer
the medication to your patient within the allowed time.
Which consequence of non adherence does this situation
most closely relate to?
a. Patient related
b. Health professional-related
c. Health care system-related
d. Family orientated-related -
Correct Answer -B (This is an example of a health
professional-related consequence because YOU, the HCP,
forgot to give your patient the medication at the correct
time, which violates the 'Right Time' medication rule.)
You have administered a high blood pressure medication
to your patient who has a BP of 190/100. A half an hour
later, you check on your patient and find that their blood
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pressure is still 190/100. You are too busy to seek an
alternate plan based on evaluation and to call the health
care provider for assistance, so you continue to administer
the medication that is failing to reduce the patient's blood
pressure. Which consequence of health professional non
adherence does this situation represent?
a. Avoidance
b. Ambivalence
c. Misinterpretation
d. Empathy -
Correct Answer -A (Avoidance occurs when a nurse fails
to seek/make alternate plans based on evaluation.
Ambivalence is when the nurse feels that he/she did all
they could for the patient. Misinterpretation occurs when
the nurse does not fully assess/understand the client
rationales. Empathy occurs when the nurse understand
the clients financial constraints.)
The patient tells the nurse that he knows the dose of his
antidepressant is 20 mg daily, but he has decided that he
only needs to take 10 mg daily because he says he no
longer feels depressed. The nurse knows that this type of
behavior is described as:
a. Nonadherence
b. Total adherence
c. Partial adherence: nonintentional
d. Partial adherence: intentional -
Correct Answer -D (The scope of adherence ranges from
a total lack of adherence to complete adherence. The
patient in this scenario is displaying partial adherence:
intentional, because he has decided to adjust his
medication dose on his own. He is partially adhering to
treatment, yet intentionally changing his medication dose.
Option A is incorrect; nonadherence is complete omission
from any adherence. The patient is choosing to partially
NUR 352 Exam 3 2026 Latest Updated
Questions With Answers Success Guide.
A patient has just been admitted to the clinic you work at
with hyperglycemia and a history of Type II diabetes. You
ask your patient if they inject their insulin daily, and they
say that they usually forget to take it. Which scope of
adherence does this situation represent?
a. Non-adherence
b. Total adherence
c. Partial adherence-intentional
d. Partial adherence-non intentional -
Correct Answer -D (Partial adherence non-intentional
includes patients who non-purposefully
forgets/misses/neglects to take their medication.
Intentional would include a patient that purposefully does
not take their medication or takes too much of it
knowingly.)
Which older adult populations should have a
comprehensive assessment of functional ability? Select all
that apply.
a. Those with multiple coexistent health problems
b. Those older than age 75
c. Those with a change in mental status
d. Those with a demonstrated loss of ability to perform
one or more instrumental activities of daily living
e. Those who live alone -
Correct Answer -A C D (Comprehensive functional
assessment, which is a time-intensive, interprofessional
effort requiring use of multiple assessment tools, is
indicated under specific circumstances. In older adults it is
indicated when an individual has demonstrated a loss of
functional ability, has experienced a change in mental
status, has multiple health conditions, or is frail.)
,NUR 352 Exam 3
On which basis is an alteration in functional ability
categorized as a primary problem?
a. Age at onset
b. Sudden versus gradual onset
c. Duration of the problem
d. Absence as opposed to loss of function -
Correct Answer -D (Alterations in functional ability are
categorized as a primary problem when the ability to
perform a particular function never developed. They are
categorized as secondary problems when the functional
ability developed and was subsequently lost.)
Which of the following interventions are priorities in a plan
of care for a patient who had a stroke 30 days ago and is
now in home care rehabilitation? (Select all that apply.)
a. Promoting rest and sleep
b. Promoting a diet rich in protein
c. Promoting exercise and ambulation
d. Assisting the patient with ADLs
e. Limiting visitors and social contacts -
Correct Answer -A C (It is important to promote
independence in ADLs early in the plan of care to increase
independence in general. Promoting rest and sleep will
promote well-being. Ambulation and exercise promote
well-being and increase healing by circulating oxygen to
the brain. Protein promotes healing in postsurgical
patients but is not a main focus in stroke patients.
Assisting the patient does not promote independence.
Limiting visitors will isolate the patient, which can lead to
depression.)
The nurse is caring for an 85-year-old woman 6 weeks
following a hysterectomy secondary to ovarian cancer.
The patient will need chemotherapy and irradiation on an
,NUR 352 Exam 3
outpatient basis. The nurse should identify and address
which barriers to healing? (Select all that apply.)
a. Can feed herself and prepare meals but cannot drive to
the store
b. Lives on a fixed income and can balance her
checkbook
c. Experiences stress incontinence
d. Cannot participate in activities at the senior center
e. Lives alone and has no nearby relatives
f. Has no transportation to the oncology clinic -
Correct Answer -C E F (The patient will not be able to get
treatment if she has no transportation or no relatives that
live nearby who can help her with recovery. Stress
incontinence increases the risk of falls because of urgency
and rushing to get to the bathroom. Income and social
abilities are lower priorities during this phase of recovery.)
You receive a doctor's order to administer a medication to
your patient at 0900. You become very busy because of
the overload of patients in the unit and forget to administer
the medication to your patient within the allowed time.
Which consequence of non adherence does this situation
most closely relate to?
a. Patient related
b. Health professional-related
c. Health care system-related
d. Family orientated-related -
Correct Answer -B (This is an example of a health
professional-related consequence because YOU, the HCP,
forgot to give your patient the medication at the correct
time, which violates the 'Right Time' medication rule.)
You have administered a high blood pressure medication
to your patient who has a BP of 190/100. A half an hour
later, you check on your patient and find that their blood
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pressure is still 190/100. You are too busy to seek an
alternate plan based on evaluation and to call the health
care provider for assistance, so you continue to administer
the medication that is failing to reduce the patient's blood
pressure. Which consequence of health professional non
adherence does this situation represent?
a. Avoidance
b. Ambivalence
c. Misinterpretation
d. Empathy -
Correct Answer -A (Avoidance occurs when a nurse fails
to seek/make alternate plans based on evaluation.
Ambivalence is when the nurse feels that he/she did all
they could for the patient. Misinterpretation occurs when
the nurse does not fully assess/understand the client
rationales. Empathy occurs when the nurse understand
the clients financial constraints.)
The patient tells the nurse that he knows the dose of his
antidepressant is 20 mg daily, but he has decided that he
only needs to take 10 mg daily because he says he no
longer feels depressed. The nurse knows that this type of
behavior is described as:
a. Nonadherence
b. Total adherence
c. Partial adherence: nonintentional
d. Partial adherence: intentional -
Correct Answer -D (The scope of adherence ranges from
a total lack of adherence to complete adherence. The
patient in this scenario is displaying partial adherence:
intentional, because he has decided to adjust his
medication dose on his own. He is partially adhering to
treatment, yet intentionally changing his medication dose.
Option A is incorrect; nonadherence is complete omission
from any adherence. The patient is choosing to partially
