The use of critical thinking skills during the assessment phase of the nursing process
ensures that the nurse does which of the following?
a. Completes a comprehensive database.
b. Identifies pertinent nursing diagnoses.
c. Intervenes on the basis of patient goals and priorities of care.
d. Determines whether outcomes have been achieved.
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a. Completes a comprehensive database.
A nurse is teaching a group of healthy adults about the benefits of flu immunizations.
Which purpose of patient education is the nurse fulfilling?
a. Restoration of health.
b. Coping with impaired functions.
c. Promotion of health and illness prevention.
d. Health analogies.
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c. Promotion of health and illness prevention.
Equipment-related accidents are risks in the health care agency. The nurse assesses
for this risk when using which of the following?
a. Intravenous (IV) pumps.
b. A device that measures urine.
c. Computer-based documentation.
d. A manual medication-dispensing device.
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a. Intravenous (IV) pumps.
Of the following, which is a current technological application that is critical for
supporting clinical judgement, decision making, and optimal patient outcomes?
a. Patient documentation systems.
b. Laboratory reporting software.
c. Diagnostic imaging systems.
d. Billing and financial management databases.
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a. Patient documentation systems.
The nurse is caring for seven patients this shift. After completing their assessments, the
nurse states that he does not know where to begin in developing care plans for these
patients. Which of the following is an appropriate suggestion by another nurse?
,a. "Choose all the interventions and perform them in order of time needed for each
one."
b. "Make sure you identify the scientific rationale for each intervention first."
c. "Decide on goals and outcomes you have chosen for the patients."
d. "Begin with the highest priority diagnoses, and then select appropriate
interventions."
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d. "Begin with the highest priority diagnoses, and then select appropriate
interventions."
Which of these outcomes would be most appropriate for a patient with a nursing
diagnosis of Constipation related to slowed gastrointestinal motility secondary to pain
medications?
a. Patient will have one soft, formed bowel movement by end of shift.
b. Patient will not take any pain medications this shift.
c. Patient will walk unassisted to bathroom by the end of shift.
d. Patient will not take laxatives or stool softeners this shift.
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a. Patient will have one soft, formed bowel movement by end of shift.
A nurse is standing beside the patient's bed. The nurse asks, "How are you doing?" The
patient responds, "I don't feel good." In this situation, which element is the feedback?
a. The nurse.
b. The patient.
c. "How are you doing?"
d. "I don't feel good."
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, d. "I don't feel good."
The nurse is evaluating whether a patient's turning schedule was effective in
preventing the formation of pressure ulcers. Which finding indicates success of the
turning schedule?
a. Staff documentation of turning the patient every 2 hours.
b. Absence of skin breakdown.
c. Presence of redness only on the heels of the patient.
d. Patient's eating 100% of all meals.
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b. Absence of skin breakdown.
A nurse has taught a patient about healthy eating habits. Which learning
objective/outcome is most appropriate for the affective domain?
a. The patient will state three facts about healthy eating.
b. The patient will identify two foods for a healthy snack.
c. The patient will verbalize the value of eating healthy.
d. The patient will cook a meal with low-fat oil.
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c. The patient will verbalize the value of eating healthy.
Which of the following is one of the three fundamental directions for the CNA's e-
Nursing Strategy?
a. Assessment.
b. Participation.
ensures that the nurse does which of the following?
a. Completes a comprehensive database.
b. Identifies pertinent nursing diagnoses.
c. Intervenes on the basis of patient goals and priorities of care.
d. Determines whether outcomes have been achieved.
Give this one a try later!
a. Completes a comprehensive database.
A nurse is teaching a group of healthy adults about the benefits of flu immunizations.
Which purpose of patient education is the nurse fulfilling?
a. Restoration of health.
b. Coping with impaired functions.
c. Promotion of health and illness prevention.
d. Health analogies.
,Give this one a try later!
c. Promotion of health and illness prevention.
Equipment-related accidents are risks in the health care agency. The nurse assesses
for this risk when using which of the following?
a. Intravenous (IV) pumps.
b. A device that measures urine.
c. Computer-based documentation.
d. A manual medication-dispensing device.
Give this one a try later!
a. Intravenous (IV) pumps.
Of the following, which is a current technological application that is critical for
supporting clinical judgement, decision making, and optimal patient outcomes?
a. Patient documentation systems.
b. Laboratory reporting software.
c. Diagnostic imaging systems.
d. Billing and financial management databases.
Give this one a try later!
a. Patient documentation systems.
The nurse is caring for seven patients this shift. After completing their assessments, the
nurse states that he does not know where to begin in developing care plans for these
patients. Which of the following is an appropriate suggestion by another nurse?
,a. "Choose all the interventions and perform them in order of time needed for each
one."
b. "Make sure you identify the scientific rationale for each intervention first."
c. "Decide on goals and outcomes you have chosen for the patients."
d. "Begin with the highest priority diagnoses, and then select appropriate
interventions."
Give this one a try later!
d. "Begin with the highest priority diagnoses, and then select appropriate
interventions."
Which of these outcomes would be most appropriate for a patient with a nursing
diagnosis of Constipation related to slowed gastrointestinal motility secondary to pain
medications?
a. Patient will have one soft, formed bowel movement by end of shift.
b. Patient will not take any pain medications this shift.
c. Patient will walk unassisted to bathroom by the end of shift.
d. Patient will not take laxatives or stool softeners this shift.
Give this one a try later!
a. Patient will have one soft, formed bowel movement by end of shift.
A nurse is standing beside the patient's bed. The nurse asks, "How are you doing?" The
patient responds, "I don't feel good." In this situation, which element is the feedback?
a. The nurse.
b. The patient.
c. "How are you doing?"
d. "I don't feel good."
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, d. "I don't feel good."
The nurse is evaluating whether a patient's turning schedule was effective in
preventing the formation of pressure ulcers. Which finding indicates success of the
turning schedule?
a. Staff documentation of turning the patient every 2 hours.
b. Absence of skin breakdown.
c. Presence of redness only on the heels of the patient.
d. Patient's eating 100% of all meals.
Give this one a try later!
b. Absence of skin breakdown.
A nurse has taught a patient about healthy eating habits. Which learning
objective/outcome is most appropriate for the affective domain?
a. The patient will state three facts about healthy eating.
b. The patient will identify two foods for a healthy snack.
c. The patient will verbalize the value of eating healthy.
d. The patient will cook a meal with low-fat oil.
Give this one a try later!
c. The patient will verbalize the value of eating healthy.
Which of the following is one of the three fundamental directions for the CNA's e-
Nursing Strategy?
a. Assessment.
b. Participation.
