Nursing fundamentals Exam 1 Evolve review
questions with correct answers
Place the steps of the scientific method in their correct order with number 1
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being the first step of the process. 1. Formulate a question or hypothesis. 2.
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Evaluate results of the study. 3. Collect data. 4. Identify the problem. 5. Test the
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question or hypothesis. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4,3,1,5,2
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By using known criteria in conducting an assessment such as reviewing with a
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patient the typical characteristics of pain, a nurse is demonstrating which critical
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thinking attitude? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Discipline
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A nurse prepares to insert a Foley catheter. The procedure manual calls for the
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patient to lie in the dorsal recumbent position. The patient complains of having
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back pain when lying on her back. Despite this, the nurse positions the patient
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supine with knees flexed as the manual recommends and begins to insert the
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catheter. This is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Basic critical thinking
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Which of the following describes a nurse's application of a specific knowledge
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base during critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Reflection
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A nurse enters a 72-year-old patient's home and begins to observe her behaviors
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and examine her physical condition. The nurse learns that the patient lives alone
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and notices bruising on the patient's leg. When watching the patient walk, the
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nurse notes that she has an unsteady gait and leans to one side. The patient
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admits to having fallen in the past. The nurse identifies the patient as having the
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, nursing diagnosis of Risk for Falls. This scenario is an example of: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Diagnostic reasoning |
A nurse is preparing medications for a patient. The nurse checks the name of the
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medication on the label with the name of the medication on the doctor's order.
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At the bedside the nurse checks the patient's name against the medication order
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as well. The nurse is following which critical thinking attitude: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Responsible
Two patient deaths have occurred on a medical unit in the last month. The staff
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notices that everyone feels pressured and team members are getting into more
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arguments. As a nurse on the unit, what will best help you manage this stress? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Participate in a unit meeting to discuss feelings about the
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patient deaths |
A nurse has seen many cancer patients struggle with pain management because
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they are afraid of becoming addicted to the medicine. Pain control is a priority for
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cancer care. By helping patients focus on their values and beliefs about pain
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control, a nurse can best make clinical decisions. This is an example of: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Applying ethical criteria.
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A nurse is checking a patient's intravenous line and, while doing so, notices how
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the patient bathes himself and then sits on the side of the bed independently to
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put on a new gown. This observation is an example of assessing: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Patients level of functioning | | |
The nurse asks a patient, "Describe for me a typical night's sleep. What do you do
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to fall asleep? Do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep? This series of
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questions with correct answers
Place the steps of the scientific method in their correct order with number 1
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being the first step of the process. 1. Formulate a question or hypothesis. 2.
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Evaluate results of the study. 3. Collect data. 4. Identify the problem. 5. Test the
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question or hypothesis. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4,3,1,5,2
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By using known criteria in conducting an assessment such as reviewing with a
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patient the typical characteristics of pain, a nurse is demonstrating which critical
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thinking attitude? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Discipline
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A nurse prepares to insert a Foley catheter. The procedure manual calls for the
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patient to lie in the dorsal recumbent position. The patient complains of having
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back pain when lying on her back. Despite this, the nurse positions the patient
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supine with knees flexed as the manual recommends and begins to insert the
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catheter. This is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Basic critical thinking
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Which of the following describes a nurse's application of a specific knowledge
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base during critical thinking? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Reflection
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A nurse enters a 72-year-old patient's home and begins to observe her behaviors
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and examine her physical condition. The nurse learns that the patient lives alone
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and notices bruising on the patient's leg. When watching the patient walk, the
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nurse notes that she has an unsteady gait and leans to one side. The patient
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admits to having fallen in the past. The nurse identifies the patient as having the
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, nursing diagnosis of Risk for Falls. This scenario is an example of: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Diagnostic reasoning |
A nurse is preparing medications for a patient. The nurse checks the name of the
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medication on the label with the name of the medication on the doctor's order.
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At the bedside the nurse checks the patient's name against the medication order
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as well. The nurse is following which critical thinking attitude: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Responsible
Two patient deaths have occurred on a medical unit in the last month. The staff
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notices that everyone feels pressured and team members are getting into more
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arguments. As a nurse on the unit, what will best help you manage this stress? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Participate in a unit meeting to discuss feelings about the
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patient deaths |
A nurse has seen many cancer patients struggle with pain management because
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they are afraid of becoming addicted to the medicine. Pain control is a priority for
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
cancer care. By helping patients focus on their values and beliefs about pain
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control, a nurse can best make clinical decisions. This is an example of: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Applying ethical criteria.
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A nurse is checking a patient's intravenous line and, while doing so, notices how
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the patient bathes himself and then sits on the side of the bed independently to
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
put on a new gown. This observation is an example of assessing: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Patients level of functioning | | |
The nurse asks a patient, "Describe for me a typical night's sleep. What do you do
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to fall asleep? Do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep? This series of
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