RNSG 1538 COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Communication barriers between the mother and staff
Answer: The nurse is caring for a child whose mother is deaf and
untrusting of staff. She frequently cries at the bedside, but refuses
intervention from social work or the chaplain. Which issue is most
important for the nurse to address with the mother to promote a trusting
relationship?
●● Low-quality support relationships often negatively affect coping in a
crisis.
Answer: A nurse is assessing available support systems for a client in the
community mental health clinic. The client is divorced, has no siblings,
and both parents died last year. The client has contact with once-
supportive former in-laws; however, the client describes a strained
relationship since the divorce. With regard to the relationship with the
in-laws, what knowledge does the nurse use to plan care?
●● Abuse and neglect.
Unhealthy personal boundaries
Answer: The nurse is performing an assessment on a client with a
history of a dysfunctional family. Which findings should the nurse
anticipate? Select all that apply.
, ●● The mother looks at the newborn with direct eye contact.
Answer: The nurse brings the infant to the new mother after obtaining
assessment data and performing newborn interventions. Which of the
following behaviors exhibited by the mother demonstrates that effective
bonding is beginning to take place?
●● "What aspect of caring for your husband is causing you the greatest
concern?"
Answer: A man found wandering in a local park is unable to state who or
where he is or where he lives. He is brought to the emergency
department, where his identification is eventually discovered. The
client's wife states that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 3
years earlier and has experienced increasing memory loss. She tells a
nurse she is worried about how she'll continue to care for him. Which
response by the nurse is most helpful?
●● Risk for caregiver role strain related to increased client care needs
Answer: A client with Alzheimer's disease is admitted for hip surgery
after falling and fracturing the right hip. The client's spouse tells the
nurse about feeling guilty for letting the accident happen and reports not
sleeping well lately because the spouse has been getting up at night and
doing odd things. Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for the
client's spouse?
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Communication barriers between the mother and staff
Answer: The nurse is caring for a child whose mother is deaf and
untrusting of staff. She frequently cries at the bedside, but refuses
intervention from social work or the chaplain. Which issue is most
important for the nurse to address with the mother to promote a trusting
relationship?
●● Low-quality support relationships often negatively affect coping in a
crisis.
Answer: A nurse is assessing available support systems for a client in the
community mental health clinic. The client is divorced, has no siblings,
and both parents died last year. The client has contact with once-
supportive former in-laws; however, the client describes a strained
relationship since the divorce. With regard to the relationship with the
in-laws, what knowledge does the nurse use to plan care?
●● Abuse and neglect.
Unhealthy personal boundaries
Answer: The nurse is performing an assessment on a client with a
history of a dysfunctional family. Which findings should the nurse
anticipate? Select all that apply.
, ●● The mother looks at the newborn with direct eye contact.
Answer: The nurse brings the infant to the new mother after obtaining
assessment data and performing newborn interventions. Which of the
following behaviors exhibited by the mother demonstrates that effective
bonding is beginning to take place?
●● "What aspect of caring for your husband is causing you the greatest
concern?"
Answer: A man found wandering in a local park is unable to state who or
where he is or where he lives. He is brought to the emergency
department, where his identification is eventually discovered. The
client's wife states that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease 3
years earlier and has experienced increasing memory loss. She tells a
nurse she is worried about how she'll continue to care for him. Which
response by the nurse is most helpful?
●● Risk for caregiver role strain related to increased client care needs
Answer: A client with Alzheimer's disease is admitted for hip surgery
after falling and fracturing the right hip. The client's spouse tells the
nurse about feeling guilty for letting the accident happen and reports not
sleeping well lately because the spouse has been getting up at night and
doing odd things. Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for the
client's spouse?
