Practice Questions for N S G 5 0 0 Health
Assessment Exam 2 Questions and
Answers
1. When a patient has complete range of motion against gravity with
full
resistance (opposing force), this would be graded as:
a. 2/5
b. 3/5
c. 4/5
d. 5/5
ANS: d. 5/5
2. The two joints that can perform internal rotation and external
rotation are:
a. ankles and wrists
b. knees and elbows
c. shoulders and hips
d. fingers and toes
ANS: c. shoulders and hips
,3. Which nursing behaviors indicate culturally-competent care?
a. recognizing that there are different definitions of health and illness
b. complying with the state plan of treatment despite the patient's
differing opinion
c.understanding that there is diversity even among people of the
same cultural group
d. helping patients of different cultures adopt the beliefs and
behaviors of the dominant culture
ANS: c. understanding that there is diversity even among people of the same cultural group
4. An older man who is near death has been admitted to the
hospital, and his family members are at his bedside. Which
question or statement should the nurse use during the admission
assessment to address the spiritual needs of the patient and his
family appropriately?
a. "What is your religion? I'll make the appropriate spiritual
arrangements"
b. "Tell me what death means to people from your culture"
c. "Are there any special needs that you and your family request
during this time?"
d. "I'll call the hospital priest so he can administer last rites"
ANS: c. "Are there any special needs that you and your family request during this time?"
,5. Which explanation provided by the nurse is the most accurate
meaning for "providing culturally congruent care"?
a. It fits the patient's valued life patterns and set of meanings.
b. It is the same set of values as those of the health care team
member providing daily care.
c. It holds one's own way of life as superior to those of others.
d. It redirects the patient to a more socially expected set of values.
ANS: a. It fits the patient's valued life patterns and set of meanings.
6. How does a nurse begin the process of becoming culturally
competent?
a. By caring for patients from different cultures
b. By abandoning prejudgment of others
c. By being motivated to study other cultures
d. By learning to speak a foreign language
ANS: b. By abandoning prejudgment of others
7. A nurse is assessing a woman whose religious beliefs do not
allow blood transfusions. She has severe anemia, is very weak, and
has altered mental status. What should the nurse do to provide
culturally competent care to this woman?
, a. Examine his or her feelings about the role of religious beliefs
in making decisions about life.
b. Recognize that he or she cannot provide care to patients whose
religious beliefs endanger their lives.
c. Try to convince the patient to have a blood transfusion to save her
own life.
d. Determine whether the patient is competent to make her own
decisions about health care.
ANS: a. Examine his or her feelings about the role of religious beliefs in making decisions about
life.
8. A nurse at a clinic is admitting a new patient. During the
assessment, she
learns that this patient lives as a female but was born with male
genitalia.
The nurse feels uncomfortable after learning about this gender
variance. What should this nurse do to provide competent care to
this patient?
a. Ask another nurse to complete the assessment of this patient.
b. Try to subdue or hide her feelings from the patient.
c. Discuss with the patient the reasons for living as a woman.
d. Reflect on her own values, beliefs, feelings, and attitudes.
ANS: d. Reflect on her own values, beliefs, feelings, and attitudes.
Assessment Exam 2 Questions and
Answers
1. When a patient has complete range of motion against gravity with
full
resistance (opposing force), this would be graded as:
a. 2/5
b. 3/5
c. 4/5
d. 5/5
ANS: d. 5/5
2. The two joints that can perform internal rotation and external
rotation are:
a. ankles and wrists
b. knees and elbows
c. shoulders and hips
d. fingers and toes
ANS: c. shoulders and hips
,3. Which nursing behaviors indicate culturally-competent care?
a. recognizing that there are different definitions of health and illness
b. complying with the state plan of treatment despite the patient's
differing opinion
c.understanding that there is diversity even among people of the
same cultural group
d. helping patients of different cultures adopt the beliefs and
behaviors of the dominant culture
ANS: c. understanding that there is diversity even among people of the same cultural group
4. An older man who is near death has been admitted to the
hospital, and his family members are at his bedside. Which
question or statement should the nurse use during the admission
assessment to address the spiritual needs of the patient and his
family appropriately?
a. "What is your religion? I'll make the appropriate spiritual
arrangements"
b. "Tell me what death means to people from your culture"
c. "Are there any special needs that you and your family request
during this time?"
d. "I'll call the hospital priest so he can administer last rites"
ANS: c. "Are there any special needs that you and your family request during this time?"
,5. Which explanation provided by the nurse is the most accurate
meaning for "providing culturally congruent care"?
a. It fits the patient's valued life patterns and set of meanings.
b. It is the same set of values as those of the health care team
member providing daily care.
c. It holds one's own way of life as superior to those of others.
d. It redirects the patient to a more socially expected set of values.
ANS: a. It fits the patient's valued life patterns and set of meanings.
6. How does a nurse begin the process of becoming culturally
competent?
a. By caring for patients from different cultures
b. By abandoning prejudgment of others
c. By being motivated to study other cultures
d. By learning to speak a foreign language
ANS: b. By abandoning prejudgment of others
7. A nurse is assessing a woman whose religious beliefs do not
allow blood transfusions. She has severe anemia, is very weak, and
has altered mental status. What should the nurse do to provide
culturally competent care to this woman?
, a. Examine his or her feelings about the role of religious beliefs
in making decisions about life.
b. Recognize that he or she cannot provide care to patients whose
religious beliefs endanger their lives.
c. Try to convince the patient to have a blood transfusion to save her
own life.
d. Determine whether the patient is competent to make her own
decisions about health care.
ANS: a. Examine his or her feelings about the role of religious beliefs in making decisions about
life.
8. A nurse at a clinic is admitting a new patient. During the
assessment, she
learns that this patient lives as a female but was born with male
genitalia.
The nurse feels uncomfortable after learning about this gender
variance. What should this nurse do to provide competent care to
this patient?
a. Ask another nurse to complete the assessment of this patient.
b. Try to subdue or hide her feelings from the patient.
c. Discuss with the patient the reasons for living as a woman.
d. Reflect on her own values, beliefs, feelings, and attitudes.
ANS: d. Reflect on her own values, beliefs, feelings, and attitudes.
