NURS 3016 Exam #1 Practice Questions
(ch.1-12) With Correct Answers
The nurse has a "hunch" that the patient's elevated blood pressure is
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due to pain level; however, the patient received blood pressure and pain
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medication 45 minutes ago. What should the nurse consider in regards
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to this hunch?
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1. Research supports that the pain and blood pressure medications will
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take 30 minutes to become effective. The nurse should wait until the
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next prescribed time and reevaluate pain level.
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2. The nurse should consider consulting with the pain management
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team to evaluate the effectiveness of the pain medication regimen.
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3. The nurse should disregard the hunch because hunches are not
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effective at incorporating evidence-based practices.
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4. The nurse should administer pain medication based on the hunch. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2 |
What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of
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data is required and often compiled concurrently with lifesaving
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measures?
a. Complete
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,b. Focused
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c. Follow-up
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d. Emergency - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
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A nurse precepting a student nurse asks, "What's the most important
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step in the critical-thinking process?"
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a. Clustering subjective and objective data
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b. Analyzing health data
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c. Using evidence-based assessment techniques
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d. Prioritizing health concerns - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c
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An example of subjective data is
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a. decreased range of motion.
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b. crepitation in the left knee joint.
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c. arthritis.
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d. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d
What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who is
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admitted to a long-term care facility?
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a. Focused
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b. Complete
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,c. Emergency
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d. Follow-up - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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Which of the following is an example of objective data?
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a. A sore throat
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b. An earache
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c. Alert and oriented
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d. Dizziness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c
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An example of objective data is
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a. a report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidenced by an
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inability to walk, swelling, and pain on passive range of motion.
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b. a complaint of left knee pain.
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c. crepitation in the left knee joint.
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d. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-c
Which of the following is an example of subjective data?
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a. Blood glucose 126 md/dL
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b. Pain rated at 7 out of 10
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c. Heart rate of 76 bpm
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d. Bruising on lower leg - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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, A complete database is
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a. used to collect data rapidly and is often compiled concurrently with
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lifesaving measures. |
b. used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease.
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c. used for a limited or short-term problem usually consisting of one
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problem, one cue complex, or one body system.
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d. used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and
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physical examination. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
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A patient admitted to the hospital with asthma has the following
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problems identified based on an admission health history and physical
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assessment. Which problem is a first-level priority?
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a. Ineffective self-health management
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b. Impaired gas exchange
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c. Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being
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d. Risk for infection - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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Which of the following actions/behaviors in the critical-thinking process
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are important for the novice nurse to remember? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Disregard initial cues
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b. Approach assessment with a nonjudgmental attitude
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c. Cluster associated assessment data
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(ch.1-12) With Correct Answers
The nurse has a "hunch" that the patient's elevated blood pressure is
| | | | | | | | | | | |
due to pain level; however, the patient received blood pressure and pain
| | | | | | | | | | |
medication 45 minutes ago. What should the nurse consider in regards
| | | | | | | | | | | |
to this hunch?
| |
1. Research supports that the pain and blood pressure medications will
| | | | | | | | | | |
take 30 minutes to become effective. The nurse should wait until the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
next prescribed time and reevaluate pain level.
| | | | | |
2. The nurse should consider consulting with the pain management
| | | | | | | | | |
team to evaluate the effectiveness of the pain medication regimen.
| | | | | | | | |
3. The nurse should disregard the hunch because hunches are not
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effective at incorporating evidence-based practices.
| | | |
4. The nurse should administer pain medication based on the hunch. -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2 |
What type of database is most appropriate when rapid collection of
| | | | | | | | | | |
data is required and often compiled concurrently with lifesaving
| | | | | | | | |
measures?
a. Complete
|
,b. Focused
|
c. Follow-up
|
d. Emergency - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
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A nurse precepting a student nurse asks, "What's the most important
| | | | | | | | | | |
step in the critical-thinking process?"
| | | |
a. Clustering subjective and objective data
| | | | |
b. Analyzing health data
| | |
c. Using evidence-based assessment techniques
| | | |
d. Prioritizing health concerns - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c
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An example of subjective data is
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a. decreased range of motion.
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b. crepitation in the left knee joint.
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c. arthritis.
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d. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d
What type of database is most appropriate for an individual who is
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admitted to a long-term care facility?
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a. Focused
|
b. Complete
|
,c. Emergency
|
d. Follow-up - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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Which of the following is an example of objective data?
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a. A sore throat
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b. An earache
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c. Alert and oriented
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d. Dizziness - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c
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An example of objective data is
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a. a report of impaired mobility from left knee pain as evidenced by an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
inability to walk, swelling, and pain on passive range of motion.
| | | | | | | | | |
b. a complaint of left knee pain.
| | | | | |
c. crepitation in the left knee joint.
| | | | | |
d. left knee has been swollen and hot for the past 3 days. - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-c
Which of the following is an example of subjective data?
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a. Blood glucose 126 md/dL
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b. Pain rated at 7 out of 10
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c. Heart rate of 76 bpm
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d. Bruising on lower leg - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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, A complete database is
| | |
a. used to collect data rapidly and is often compiled concurrently with
| | | | | | | | | | | |
lifesaving measures. |
b. used to evaluate the cause or etiology of disease.
| | | | | | | | |
c. used for a limited or short-term problem usually consisting of one
| | | | | | | | | | | |
problem, one cue complex, or one body system.
| | | | | | |
d. used to perform a thorough or comprehensive health history and
| | | | | | | | | | |
physical examination. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
| | | |
A patient admitted to the hospital with asthma has the following
| | | | | | | | | | |
problems identified based on an admission health history and physical
| | | | | | | | | |
assessment. Which problem is a first-level priority?
| | | | | |
a. Ineffective self-health management
| | |
b. Impaired gas exchange
| | |
c. Readiness for enhanced spiritual well-being
| | | | |
d. Risk for infection - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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Which of the following actions/behaviors in the critical-thinking process
| | | | | | | | |
are important for the novice nurse to remember? (Select all that apply.)
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a. Disregard initial cues
| | |
b. Approach assessment with a nonjudgmental attitude
| | | | | |
c. Cluster associated assessment data
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