Quiz #1 Leadership/Management
A nurse may practice in another state if he or she passed the NCLEX-PN examination in the nurse’s own state and
meets the other state’s educational requirements. What is the process to transferring licensure from one state to
another called?
A. Auxiliary
B. Endorsement
C. Qualified licensure
D. Co-licensure
What is the name of licensing law defines the title and regulations governing the practice of nursing and states the
requirements for licensure?
A. State practice act
B. Legislative act
C. Nursing regulation act
D. Nurse practice act
Which employment setting would likely a daytime schedule with weekends off, and would focus on prevention and
patient teaching?
A. Health care provider’s office
B. Long-term care
C. Hospice setting
D. Adult day care
Which health care employment setting would provide the nurse a very good salary, the opportunity to refuse to
take an assignment, and more flexibility in the personal schedule but with an uncertainty or work availability?
A. Adult day care center
B. Long-term care center
C. Outpatient clinic
D. Temporary agency
In what employment setting does the nurse give total care to one patient; is totally independent; provides care in
the home, hospital, or other facility; is paid directly by the patient; and is legally responsible for his r her own
actions?
A. Patient care nursing
B. Private duty nursing
C. Home health nursing
D. Agency care nursing
A new graduate who has achieved the goal of getting others to do something that is believed necessary
demonstrated what skill?
A. Leadership
B. Control
C. Influence
D. Management
What is the correct term for a concise, one-or two-page summary of educational and work experience, activities
and honors, and concrete skills and interests?
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A. Composite
B. Letter of application
C. Resume
D. Review
What is another term for promotion?
A. Reward
B. Reciprocity
C. Advancement
D. Lift
When a resume reflects too many jobs changes, the employer may question it. How long should an employee
remain at the first place of employment?
A. 1 year
B. 2 years
C. 6 months
D. 3 months
Technical and scientific changes have resulted in a multiplicity and complexity of functions placed on nursed, and
sometimes jobs description have not been rewritten. What is true of the role of the LPN/LVN?
A. It is constantly changing
B. It is constantly growing
C. It is constantly improving
D. It is constantly enlarging
Exam #1 Repro
What are some advantage of a vaginal hysterectomy over the abdominal hysterectomy? (SATA)
A. Less postoperative discomfort
B. Reduced hospital stay
C. Less expensive
D. Better visualization of the intrapelvic area
E. Faster recovery
What does the diagnosis of secondary infertility refer to?
A. Has never conceived
B. Is infertile because of repeated infection
C. Has conceived but is now unable to do so
D. Is over the age of 38
The nurse provides discharge teaching for a patient regarding her activity level as she recovers form her modified
radical mastectomy. Which statement by her indicates to the nurse that the teaching has been successful?
A. “I should sleep on the sleep on the side opposite my mastectomy.”
B. “I should keep my right arm supported in a sling when I am up and around until my incision is healed.”
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C. “I can do whatever exercise and activities I want as long as I don’t elevate my right hand above my head.”
D. “I should take aspirin before moving or exercising my arm to prevent pain during the exercises.”
A male patient, age 23, seeks care at the health clinic because he has developed a profuse, purulent urethral
discharge and urination is painful. During assessment of the patient, it is most important that the nurse gather
information related to his history of:
A. Recent urinary infections
B. Episodes of prostatitis
C. Contagious diseases like mumps
D. Present and past sexual partners, and notifying them to get treatment.
Why is a mammogram the most useful method of diagnosing breast cancer?
A. It is the most reliable method of detecting breast cancer before it becomes palpable.
B. It is inexpensive and covered by most medical insurance plans
C. It involves no radiation and takes only a few minutes
D. It involves no pain or discomfort and is readily available
Which condition would prevent the use of a vaginal hysterectomy?
A. A woman with more than four pregnancies
B. Large uterine fibroids
C. Menorrhagia for over 6 months
D. Women over the age of 50
Which statement made by a patient who has been taught the technique of testicular self-examination indicates the
need for further teaching?
A. “The testes feel smooth and egg-shaped.”
B. “The best time to perform TSE is after a shower.”
C. “I will examine my scrotum after every ejaculation.”
D. “The epididymis feels a soft tube.”
A patient, age 41, has had a total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy for endometriosis.
She asks the nurse if she will have “Hot Flashes.” What knowledge will guide the nurse’s response?
A. Only the uterus was removed, and the ovaries are still producing estrogen and she will not have hot
flashes.
B. The patient is too young to have hot flashes associated with menopause.
C. The patient will have surgically induced menopause and may have hot flashes.
D. The uterus and fallopian tubes were removed, and she will not experience “hot flashes.”
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A Gram stain smear of the patient’s discharge reveals the presence of N. gonorrhoeae. He tells the nurse that he
had sexual contact with a new girlfriend but does not think he was exposed to gonorrhea because she did not
appear to have any disease. Which information should the nurse include in response to his comment?
A. “Women do not develop gonorrhea infections but can serve as carriers to spread the disease to males.”
B. “When gonorrhea infection occurs in women, the disease affects only in ovaries.”
C. “Many women are not aware that they have gonorrhea because they often do not have symptoms.”
D. “Women develop subclinical cases of gonorrhea that do not cause tissue damage or symptoms.”
What instruction should a nurse give a patient with congenital herpes who does not have lesions at the present?
A. “Continued use of acyclovir (Zovirax) will prevent reinfection by the virus.”
B. “Condoms should be used during all sexual activity to prevent transmission of the virus.”
C. “Acyclovir ointment should be applied to the lesions to increase comfort and speed healing.”
D. “Recurrent genital herpes is promoted by any sexual stimulation.”
A patient, age 26, has had a tubal insufflation (Robin test) to ascertain whether her fallopian tubes are patent. She
complains of pain in her right shoulder. Which response is most appropriate?
A. “Don’t worry, that is a normal reaction.”
B. “I’ll report the findings immediately to the head nurse.”
C. ” That is a symptom that resulted from your position on the operating table.”
D. “That is from the carbon dioxide passing from the fallopian tubes into your abdomen.”
Why so false-negative results in mammography occur in specific age group?
A. Older women have greater density of breast tissue.
B. Older women have less density of breast tissue.
C. Younger women have greater density of breast tissue
D. Younger women have less density of breast tissue.
Why would the nurse encourage that patient who is recovering from a modified radical mastectomy to exercise the
effected arm?
A. To reduce pain
B. To stimulate appetite
C. To reduce lymphedema
D. To increase muscle tension
A 20-year-old patient presents in the emergency room with a temperature of 103 F, blood pressure of 92/58,
headache, and desquamation of both palms. What should the nurse make sure about during the interview?
A. Any recent traveling outside the country
B. Immunization against influenza
C. Method of birth control
D. Use of tampons
The patient, age 52, is recovering from a modified radical mastectomy. Why is postoperative elevation of the
patient’s arm important after this procedure?
A. To prevent vascular and lymph stasis, thus lymphedema
B. To prevent drainage accumulation at the incisional site
C. To prevent pleural effusion and respiratory distress
D. To prevent wound infection and dehiscence
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