NUR 330 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Assessment begins with initial patient contact. Which nursing activity is included
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during this component of the nursing process?
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a. Establishing expected outcomes
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b. Determining nursing actions
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c. Choosing a nursing diagnosis
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d. Interviewing and obtaining nursing history - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.
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Interviewing and obtaining nursing history | | | |
A patient with multiple injuries resulting from an automobile accident tells the
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nurse that he has "bad" pain but that he can "tough it out" and does not require
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pain medication. To gain the patient's participation in pain management, what
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will the nurse explain?
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a. Patients have responsibility to keep the nurse informed about their pain
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b. Non-pharmacologic therapies would be best to use for this patient
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c. Using pain medications never lead to addiction when they are used for actual
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pain
d. Unrelieved pain has many harmful effects on the body that can impair recovery
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Unrelieved pain has many harmful effects on the body
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that can impair recovery
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,A patient with *chronic* back pain is seen in the pain clinic for follow-up. In order
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to evaluate whether the pain management is effective, which question is best for
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the nurse to ask?
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a. "Can you describe the quality of your pain?"
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b. "Does the pain keep you from doing things you enjoy?"
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c. "How would you rate your pain?"
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d. "Has there been a change in the pain location?" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b.
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"Does the pain keep you from doing things you enjoy?"
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A client is receiving morphine through a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) system
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following surgery. The nurse states to the client
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a. "This will completely relieve your pain."
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b. "Only you are to push the button for medication."
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c. "Wait until your pain is severe before pushing the button."
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d. "Whenever you hurt, push the button." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"Only you are
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to push the button for medication."
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Which of the following nursing interventions contributes to achieving a client's
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goal for pain relief?
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a. Minimize the client's description of pain or need for pain relief.
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b. Prevent the client from self-administering analgesics.
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, c. Collaborate with the client about his or her goal for a level of pain relief
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d. Use all forms of available pain management techniques - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-c. Collaborate with the client about his or her goal for a level of pain
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relief
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Which of the following is most important when assessing a client's pain?
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a. the physical location of the pain
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b. the client's perception of the pain
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c. the client's vital signs
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d. the client appears uncomfortable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. the client's
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perception of the pain | | |
When asked about pain, a client complains of having severe discomfort from
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arthritis. Vital signs are unchanged, and the client is calmly watching TV. Which of
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the following nursing diagnoses is the most appropriate ?
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a. acute pain
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b. altered sensory perception
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c. impaired mobility
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d. chronic pain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. chronic pain
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A client with an acute bowel obstruction is having ischemic abdominal pain. The
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type of pain is best described as:
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COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Assessment begins with initial patient contact. Which nursing activity is included
| | | | | | | | | | |
during this component of the nursing process?
| | | | | |
a. Establishing expected outcomes
| | |
b. Determining nursing actions
| | |
c. Choosing a nursing diagnosis
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d. Interviewing and obtaining nursing history - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.
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Interviewing and obtaining nursing history | | | |
A patient with multiple injuries resulting from an automobile accident tells the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
nurse that he has "bad" pain but that he can "tough it out" and does not require
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
pain medication. To gain the patient's participation in pain management, what
| | | | | | | | | | |
will the nurse explain?
| | |
a. Patients have responsibility to keep the nurse informed about their pain
| | | | | | | | | | |
b. Non-pharmacologic therapies would be best to use for this patient
| | | | | | | | | |
c. Using pain medications never lead to addiction when they are used for actual
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
pain
d. Unrelieved pain has many harmful effects on the body that can impair recovery
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Unrelieved pain has many harmful effects on the body
| | | | | | | | | | | |
that can impair recovery
| | |
,A patient with *chronic* back pain is seen in the pain clinic for follow-up. In order
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
to evaluate whether the pain management is effective, which question is best for
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the nurse to ask?
| | | |
a. "Can you describe the quality of your pain?"
| | | | | | | |
b. "Does the pain keep you from doing things you enjoy?"
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c. "How would you rate your pain?"
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d. "Has there been a change in the pain location?" - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b.
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"Does the pain keep you from doing things you enjoy?"
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A client is receiving morphine through a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) system
| | | | | | | | | |
following surgery. The nurse states to the client
| | | | | | | |
a. "This will completely relieve your pain."
| | | | | |
b. "Only you are to push the button for medication."
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c. "Wait until your pain is severe before pushing the button."
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d. "Whenever you hurt, push the button." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-"Only you are
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to push the button for medication."
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Which of the following nursing interventions contributes to achieving a client's
| | | | | | | | | | |
goal for pain relief?
| | |
a. Minimize the client's description of pain or need for pain relief.
| | | | | | | | | | |
b. Prevent the client from self-administering analgesics.
| | | | | |
, c. Collaborate with the client about his or her goal for a level of pain relief
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d. Use all forms of available pain management techniques - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-c. Collaborate with the client about his or her goal for a level of pain
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relief
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Which of the following is most important when assessing a client's pain?
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a. the physical location of the pain
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b. the client's perception of the pain
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c. the client's vital signs
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d. the client appears uncomfortable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. the client's
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perception of the pain | | |
When asked about pain, a client complains of having severe discomfort from
| | | | | | | | | | | |
arthritis. Vital signs are unchanged, and the client is calmly watching TV. Which of
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the following nursing diagnoses is the most appropriate ?
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a. acute pain
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b. altered sensory perception
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c. impaired mobility
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d. chronic pain - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. chronic pain
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A client with an acute bowel obstruction is having ischemic abdominal pain. The
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type of pain is best described as:
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