NUR 210 pharmacology principles EXAM A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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NUR 210 EXAM 1 Test Bank Cartes 2026 A+ GRADE ASS
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URED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
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(DE395)
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QUESTION 1 ms




After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his resp
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irations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would
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be:
a. Objective.
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b. Reflective.
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c. Subjective.
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d. Introspective.
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ANSWER

A



QUESTION 2 ms




2. A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels hot. These
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types of data would be:
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a. Objective.
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b. Reflective.
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c. Subjective.
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d. Introspective.
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ANSWER

C



QUESTION 3 ms




3. The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective data combine
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to form the:
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a. Data base.
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,b. Admitting data.
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c. Financial statement.
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d. Discharge summary.
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ANSWER

A



QUESTION 4 ms




4. When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a sound that is h
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eard. The nurses next action should be to:
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a. Immediately notify the patients physician.
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b. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
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c. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
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d. Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
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ANSWER

C



QUESTION 5 ms




5. The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the teaching sessio
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n, the nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background of skills a
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nd experience from which to draw, are more likely to make their decisions using:
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a. Intuition.
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b. A set of rules.
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c. Articles in journals.
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d. Advice from supervisors.
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ANSWER

B



QUESTION 6 ms




6. Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act without consc
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iously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
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a. Intuition.
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b. The nursing process.
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c. Clinical knowledge.
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d. Diagnostic reasoning.
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ANSWER

A

,QUESTION 7 ms




7. The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-
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based practice (EBP). Which statement best reflects EBP?
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a. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices.
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b. EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of patients.
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c. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians experience.
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d. The patients own preferences are not important with EBP.
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ANSWER

C



QUESTION 8 ms




8. The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new graduate nur
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ses. Which is an example of a first-level priority problem?
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a. Patient with postoperative pain
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b. Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching
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c. Individual with a small laceration on the sole of the foot
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d. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress
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ANSWER

D



QUESTION 9 ms




9. When considering priority setting of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that second
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-level priority problems include which of these aspects?
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a. Low self-esteem
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b. Lack of knowledge
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c. Abnormal laboratory values
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d. Severely abnormal vital signs
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ANSWER

C



QUESTION 10 ms




10. Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse see relationships among the data?
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a. Validation
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b. Clustering related cues
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c. Identifying gaps in data
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d. Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant
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ANSWER

, B



QUESTION 11 ms




11. The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient r
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elies on the appropriateness of the __________ diagnosis.
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a. Nursing
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b. Medical
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c. Admission
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d. Collaborative
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ANSWER

A



QUESTION 12 ms




13. A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is
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having difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems?
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a. Breathing, pain, and sleep
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b. Breathing, sleep, and pain
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c. Sleep, breathing, and pain
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d. Sleep, pain, and breathing
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ANSWER

A



QUESTION 13 ms




14. Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?
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a. Nursing diagnosis
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b. Medical diagnosis
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c. Diagnostic hypothesis
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d. Diagnostic assessment
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ANSWER

C



QUESTION 14 ms




15. Barriers to incorporating EBP include:
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a. Nurses lack of research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies.
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b. Lack of significant research studies.
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c. Insufficient clinical skills of nurses.
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d. Inadequate physical assessment skills.
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