NUR 521 Exam 4 Blueprint Practice
Questions and Answers | 2026 Updated |
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1. What are common safety risk factors associated with infants and toddlers?
Behavioral problems, social isolation, and academic challenges.
Choking hazards, falls, drowning, and poisoning.
Infections, allergies, and respiratory issues.
Inadequate nutrition, dehydration, and sleep disturbances.
2. What are the six rights of medication administration?
Right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time,
right documentation
Right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right
frequency, right documentation
Right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time,
right assessment
Right patient, right drug, right dose, right time, right documentation,
right assessment
3. Adolescents are at risk for injuries related to risky behaviors. How can you
promote safety and reduce injury risks based on their developmental stage
according to Erikson?
Encourage open communication and responsible decision-
making to foster a sense of competence.
, Lecture them on the consequences of risky behaviors.
Ignore their risky behaviors as they are part of normal development.
Implement strict rules to prevent risky behaviors.
4. What are two common causes of medication errors in nursing practice?
, Insufficient staff training and equipment malfunction
Patient non-compliance and lack of documentation
Inadequate patient assessment and poor hygiene practices
Miscommunication and incorrect dosage calculations
5. How do nursing interventions for urinary elimination contribute to patient
safety and comfort?
They focus solely on medication administration.
They do not impact patient safety.
They help prevent complications such as urinary tract infections
and promote patient comfort.
They are only necessary for elderly patients.
6. A nurse is completing a health history for a client with a skin problem. What
question or statement would be most useful during the assessment of
personal hygiene?
"What is your cultural practice regarding how often do you bathe?"
"Do you use a fresh washcloth and towel each time you bath?"
"Please tell me what ethnic products you use for skin care."
"Tell me about what you do to take care of your skin."
7. If a parent is concerned about their toddler's safety while playing in the
living room, what intervention should they implement based on health-
teaching recommendations?
Provide the toddler with access to all rooms in the house.
Remove sharp objects and hazardous materials from the area.
Allow the toddler to play unsupervised to encourage
independence.
, Limit playtime to only one hour a day.
8. Discuss the implications of a patient's immunocompromised status on their
risk for infection.
Patients with an immunocompromised status have a reduced
ability to fight infections, making them more susceptible to
illness.
Patients with strong immune systems are at higher risk for infections.
Immunocompromised patients are less likely to experience
infections due to their medical care.
Immunocompromised status has no effect on infection risk.
9. How do age and medication impact urinary elimination in patients?
Age increases bladder capacity while medication decreases it.
Age can lead to decreased bladder capacity and medication can
alter urine production.
Age has no effect, but medication always increases urine output.
Both age and medication have no significant impact on urinary
elimination.
10. What are common bowel elimination problems that nursing professionals
should be aware of?
Constipation, diarrhea, and fecal incontinence
Nausea and vomiting
Dehydration and malnutrition
Urinary retention and incontinence
11. Describe how assistive devices contribute to patient safety and care.
Assistive devices are primarily used for medication administration.
Questions and Answers | 2026 Updated |
100% Correct - University of Alabama.
1. What are common safety risk factors associated with infants and toddlers?
Behavioral problems, social isolation, and academic challenges.
Choking hazards, falls, drowning, and poisoning.
Infections, allergies, and respiratory issues.
Inadequate nutrition, dehydration, and sleep disturbances.
2. What are the six rights of medication administration?
Right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time,
right documentation
Right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right
frequency, right documentation
Right patient, right medication, right dose, right route, right time,
right assessment
Right patient, right drug, right dose, right time, right documentation,
right assessment
3. Adolescents are at risk for injuries related to risky behaviors. How can you
promote safety and reduce injury risks based on their developmental stage
according to Erikson?
Encourage open communication and responsible decision-
making to foster a sense of competence.
, Lecture them on the consequences of risky behaviors.
Ignore their risky behaviors as they are part of normal development.
Implement strict rules to prevent risky behaviors.
4. What are two common causes of medication errors in nursing practice?
, Insufficient staff training and equipment malfunction
Patient non-compliance and lack of documentation
Inadequate patient assessment and poor hygiene practices
Miscommunication and incorrect dosage calculations
5. How do nursing interventions for urinary elimination contribute to patient
safety and comfort?
They focus solely on medication administration.
They do not impact patient safety.
They help prevent complications such as urinary tract infections
and promote patient comfort.
They are only necessary for elderly patients.
6. A nurse is completing a health history for a client with a skin problem. What
question or statement would be most useful during the assessment of
personal hygiene?
"What is your cultural practice regarding how often do you bathe?"
"Do you use a fresh washcloth and towel each time you bath?"
"Please tell me what ethnic products you use for skin care."
"Tell me about what you do to take care of your skin."
7. If a parent is concerned about their toddler's safety while playing in the
living room, what intervention should they implement based on health-
teaching recommendations?
Provide the toddler with access to all rooms in the house.
Remove sharp objects and hazardous materials from the area.
Allow the toddler to play unsupervised to encourage
independence.
, Limit playtime to only one hour a day.
8. Discuss the implications of a patient's immunocompromised status on their
risk for infection.
Patients with an immunocompromised status have a reduced
ability to fight infections, making them more susceptible to
illness.
Patients with strong immune systems are at higher risk for infections.
Immunocompromised patients are less likely to experience
infections due to their medical care.
Immunocompromised status has no effect on infection risk.
9. How do age and medication impact urinary elimination in patients?
Age increases bladder capacity while medication decreases it.
Age can lead to decreased bladder capacity and medication can
alter urine production.
Age has no effect, but medication always increases urine output.
Both age and medication have no significant impact on urinary
elimination.
10. What are common bowel elimination problems that nursing professionals
should be aware of?
Constipation, diarrhea, and fecal incontinence
Nausea and vomiting
Dehydration and malnutrition
Urinary retention and incontinence
11. Describe how assistive devices contribute to patient safety and care.
Assistive devices are primarily used for medication administration.
