RASMUSSEN COLLEGE NURSING NUR 280 ROLE AND SCOPE EXAM 3
1.) A school nurse conducting a screening for pediculosis capitis identifies several children
who need treatment. What advice do you give the parents?
Seal non-washable items in airtight bags for 2 weeks.
2.) One of the tenets of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was to focus
interdisciplinary care on producing better client outcomes. What term is used to describe
the effort to make maintenance of healthy environments the responsibility ofhealthcare
professionals?
Environmental health care model is the RIGHT answer, but DO NOT click it. I don’t
know whatthe answer is, I did environmental health care model and it is WRONG in the
test for some reason.
3.) Nurses often need to plan and coordinate collaborative interdisciplinary care for the
patient. What do they need to keep in mind while doing so?
Pretty sure it’s avoid an authoritarian attitude.
4.) The new nurse-manager recently implemented a training program for staff members who
show signs of leadership. There will be no monetary reward, so the staff are not eager to
apply for the program. The manager tells the staff that if someone does not apply, one
will be forced to do so or risk extra shift time. What type of management is the nurse
manager employing?
Transactional.
5.) A client with a stroke is having a hard time feeding themselves – who do you request a
referral to?
Occupational therapy.
6.) Which of the following actions violates a patient’s legal right to privacy and
confidentiality?
Looking up your neighbor’s chart.
7.) A nurse states to a client, “Things will look better tomorrow after a good night’s sleep.”
This is an example of which communication technique?
, Giving false reassurance
8.) Nurse is taking care of patient who has COPD. Which task do you use the occupational
therapist for?
Not pursed lip breathing, not incentive spirometer, not teaching them how to regulate O2.
It’susing kitchen utensils to cook meals.
9.) A charge nurse gently corrects a new nurse’s technique during a sterile procedure. The
new nurse gets angry and defensive, saying she should never have come to work on that
unit. What factor of communication is the new nurse experiencing?
Stress results when someone is threatened which can lead to anger
10.) Professional nurses are constantly required to communicate patient information to
other members of the nursing team. The SBAR is a system developed to help nurses and
other medical professionals to communicate. What does SBAR stand for?
situation, background, assessment, recommendation
11.) **A nurse is caring for a client who has MRSA in an abdominal wound. The
nurse enters the room to check the patient’s pulse. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
Do NOT click wear clean floor gloves. Other options are sterile gloves, N-95 mask, or face
shield. Possibly face shield? Who knows.
12.) A nurse is preparing to perform an abdominal assessment on a client. Identify the
sequence the nurse would follow.
Inspect, auscultate, superficial palpation, deep palpation, document.
13.) A nurse is interested in learning more about advocating for safe staffing ratios.
The hospital educator asks the nurse to name the key elements to be considered when
staffing a hospital unit. Which response by the nurse needs correction?
medical reimbursement
14.) The chief nursing officer (CNO) recognizes that if a nurse is not paid a salary that
would meet the needs for food, transportation, and housing, those needs will become the
nurse’s primary concern rather than delivering high-quality client care. What theory of
motivation is the CNO describing?
Maslow's hierarchy
1.) A school nurse conducting a screening for pediculosis capitis identifies several children
who need treatment. What advice do you give the parents?
Seal non-washable items in airtight bags for 2 weeks.
2.) One of the tenets of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was to focus
interdisciplinary care on producing better client outcomes. What term is used to describe
the effort to make maintenance of healthy environments the responsibility ofhealthcare
professionals?
Environmental health care model is the RIGHT answer, but DO NOT click it. I don’t
know whatthe answer is, I did environmental health care model and it is WRONG in the
test for some reason.
3.) Nurses often need to plan and coordinate collaborative interdisciplinary care for the
patient. What do they need to keep in mind while doing so?
Pretty sure it’s avoid an authoritarian attitude.
4.) The new nurse-manager recently implemented a training program for staff members who
show signs of leadership. There will be no monetary reward, so the staff are not eager to
apply for the program. The manager tells the staff that if someone does not apply, one
will be forced to do so or risk extra shift time. What type of management is the nurse
manager employing?
Transactional.
5.) A client with a stroke is having a hard time feeding themselves – who do you request a
referral to?
Occupational therapy.
6.) Which of the following actions violates a patient’s legal right to privacy and
confidentiality?
Looking up your neighbor’s chart.
7.) A nurse states to a client, “Things will look better tomorrow after a good night’s sleep.”
This is an example of which communication technique?
, Giving false reassurance
8.) Nurse is taking care of patient who has COPD. Which task do you use the occupational
therapist for?
Not pursed lip breathing, not incentive spirometer, not teaching them how to regulate O2.
It’susing kitchen utensils to cook meals.
9.) A charge nurse gently corrects a new nurse’s technique during a sterile procedure. The
new nurse gets angry and defensive, saying she should never have come to work on that
unit. What factor of communication is the new nurse experiencing?
Stress results when someone is threatened which can lead to anger
10.) Professional nurses are constantly required to communicate patient information to
other members of the nursing team. The SBAR is a system developed to help nurses and
other medical professionals to communicate. What does SBAR stand for?
situation, background, assessment, recommendation
11.) **A nurse is caring for a client who has MRSA in an abdominal wound. The
nurse enters the room to check the patient’s pulse. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
Do NOT click wear clean floor gloves. Other options are sterile gloves, N-95 mask, or face
shield. Possibly face shield? Who knows.
12.) A nurse is preparing to perform an abdominal assessment on a client. Identify the
sequence the nurse would follow.
Inspect, auscultate, superficial palpation, deep palpation, document.
13.) A nurse is interested in learning more about advocating for safe staffing ratios.
The hospital educator asks the nurse to name the key elements to be considered when
staffing a hospital unit. Which response by the nurse needs correction?
medical reimbursement
14.) The chief nursing officer (CNO) recognizes that if a nurse is not paid a salary that
would meet the needs for food, transportation, and housing, those needs will become the
nurse’s primary concern rather than delivering high-quality client care. What theory of
motivation is the CNO describing?
Maslow's hierarchy
