NSG 100 Exam 2 Questions With Correct
Answers
What is the purpose of the nursing process?
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a. Providing patient-centered care
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b. Identifying members of the health care team
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c. Organizing the way nurses think about patient care
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d. Facilitating communication among members of the health care team -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Organizing the way nurses think about patient care
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A patient comes to the emergency department complaining of nausea and
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vomiting. What should the nurse ask the patient about first?
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a. Family history of diabetes
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b. Medications the patient is taking
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c. Operations the patient has had in the past
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d. Severity and duration of the nausea and vomiting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.
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Severity and duration of the nausea and vomiting
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An alert, oriented patient is admitted to the hospital with chest pain. From whom
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should the nurse collect primary data on this patient?
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a. Family member
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b. Physician
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c. Another nurse
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,d. Patient - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Patient
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What is the primary purpose of the nursing diagnosis?
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a. Resolving patient confusion
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b. Communicating patient needs
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c. Meeting accreditation requirements
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d. Articulating the nursing scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b.
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Communicating patient needs | |
On what premise is a nursing diagnosis identified for a patient?
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a. First impressions
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b. Nursing intuition
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c. Clustered data
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d. Medical diagnoses - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Clustered data
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Which statement is an appropriately written short-term goal?
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a. Patient will walk to the bathroom independently without falling within 2 days
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after surgery.
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b. Nurse will watch patient demonstrate proper insulin injection technique each
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morning.
c. Patient's spouse will express satisfaction with patient's progress before
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discharge.
d. Patient's incision will be well approximated each time it is assessed by the
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nurse. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Patient will walk to the bathroom independently
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without falling within 2 days after surgery.
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, What should be the primary focus for nursing interventions?
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a. Patient needs
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b. Nurse concerns
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c. Physician priorities
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d. Patient's family requests - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. Patient needs
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Which nursing action is critical before delegating interventions to another
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member of the health care team?
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a. Locate all members of the health care team.
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b. Notify the physician of potential complications.
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c. Know the scope of practice and competency of the other team member.
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d. Call a meeting of the health care team to determine the needs of the patient. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Know the scope of practice and competency of the
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other team member.
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A patient reports feeling tired and complains of not sleeping at night. What action
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should the nurse perform first?
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a. Identify reasons the patient is unable to sleep.
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b. Request medication to help the patient sleep.
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c. Tell the patient that sleep will come with relaxation.
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d. Notify the physician that the patient is restless and anxious. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-a. Identify reasons the patient is unable to sleep. | | | | | | | |
Answers
What is the purpose of the nursing process?
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a. Providing patient-centered care
| | |
b. Identifying members of the health care team
| | | | | | |
c. Organizing the way nurses think about patient care
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d. Facilitating communication among members of the health care team -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Organizing the way nurses think about patient care
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A patient comes to the emergency department complaining of nausea and
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vomiting. What should the nurse ask the patient about first?
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a. Family history of diabetes
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b. Medications the patient is taking
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c. Operations the patient has had in the past
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d. Severity and duration of the nausea and vomiting - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.
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Severity and duration of the nausea and vomiting
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An alert, oriented patient is admitted to the hospital with chest pain. From whom
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should the nurse collect primary data on this patient?
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a. Family member
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b. Physician
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c. Another nurse
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,d. Patient - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Patient
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What is the primary purpose of the nursing diagnosis?
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a. Resolving patient confusion
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b. Communicating patient needs
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c. Meeting accreditation requirements
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d. Articulating the nursing scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b.
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Communicating patient needs | |
On what premise is a nursing diagnosis identified for a patient?
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a. First impressions
| |
b. Nursing intuition
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c. Clustered data
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d. Medical diagnoses - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Clustered data
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Which statement is an appropriately written short-term goal?
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a. Patient will walk to the bathroom independently without falling within 2 days
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
after surgery.
|
b. Nurse will watch patient demonstrate proper insulin injection technique each
| | | | | | | | | | |
morning.
c. Patient's spouse will express satisfaction with patient's progress before
| | | | | | | | | |
discharge.
d. Patient's incision will be well approximated each time it is assessed by the
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nurse. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Patient will walk to the bathroom independently
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without falling within 2 days after surgery.
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, What should be the primary focus for nursing interventions?
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a. Patient needs
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b. Nurse concerns
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c. Physician priorities
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d. Patient's family requests - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. Patient needs
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Which nursing action is critical before delegating interventions to another
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member of the health care team?
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a. Locate all members of the health care team.
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b. Notify the physician of potential complications.
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c. Know the scope of practice and competency of the other team member.
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d. Call a meeting of the health care team to determine the needs of the patient. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Know the scope of practice and competency of the
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other team member.
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A patient reports feeling tired and complains of not sleeping at night. What action
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should the nurse perform first?
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a. Identify reasons the patient is unable to sleep.
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b. Request medication to help the patient sleep.
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c. Tell the patient that sleep will come with relaxation.
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d. Notify the physician that the patient is restless and anxious. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-a. Identify reasons the patient is unable to sleep. | | | | | | | |
