1. A nurse is caring for a patient in pain. Which nursing approach is priority?
A) Relationship centered
B) Technology centered
C) High tech centered
D) Family centered
2. A nurse is providing pain medication to patients after surgery. Which component
is key for the nurse's personal philosophy of nursing?
A) Caring
B) Technology
C) Informatics
D) Therapeutics
3. A nurse attends a seminar on nursing theories for caring. Which information from
the nurse indicates a correct understanding of these theories?
A) Benner identifies caring as highly connected involving patient and nurse
B) Swanson develops four caring processes to convey caring in nursing
C) Watson's transcultural caring views inclusion of culture as caring
D) Leininger's theory places care before cure and is transformative
4. The patient has a colostomy but has not yet been able to look at it. The nurse
teaches the patient how to care for the colostomy. The nurse sits with the patient,
and together they form a plan on how to approach dealing with colostomy care.
Which caring process is the nurse performing?
A) Knowing
B) Doing for
C) Enabling
D) Maintaining belief
5. A nurse is using Watson's model to provide care to patients. Which carative
factor will the nurse use?
A) Maintaining belief
B) Instilling faith-hope
C) Maintaining ethics
D) Instilling values
6. A nurse provides care that is receptive to patients' and families' perceptions of
caring. Which action will the nurse take?
A) Provides clear, accurate information
B) Just performs nursing tasks competently
C) Does as much for the patient as possible
D) Focuses solely on the patient's diagnosis
7. A nurse follows the "ethics of care" when working with patients. Which action will
the nurse take?
A) Becomes the patient's advocate based on the patient's wishes
B) Makes decisions for the patient solely using analytical principles
C) Uses only intellectual principles to determine what is best for the patient
D) Ignores unequal family relationships since that is personal matter for the
family
8. A nurse is providing presence to a patient and the family. Which nursing action
does this involve?
, A) Focusing on the task that needs to be done
B) Providing closeness and a sense of caring
C) Jumping in to provide patient comfort
D) Being there without an identified goal
9. The patient is afraid to have a thoracentesis at the bedside. The nurse sits with
the patient and asks about the fears. During the procedure, the nurse stays with
the patient, explaining each step and providing encouragement. What is the
nurse displaying?
A) Providing touch
B) Providing a presence
C) Providing family care
D) Providing a listening ear
10. The patient is terminal and very near death. When the nurse checks the patient
and finds no pulse or blood pressure, the family begins sobbing and hugging
each other. Some family members hold the patient's hand. The nurse is
overwhelmed by the presence of grief and leaves the room. What is the nurse
demonstrating?
A) Caring touch
B) Protective touch
C) Therapeutic touch
D) Task oriented touch
11. Which action indicates a nurse is using caring touch with a patient?
A) Inserts a catheter
B) Rubs a patient's back
C) Prevents a patient from falling
D) Administers an injection
12. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been sullen and quiet for the past three
days. Suddenly, the patient says, "I'm really nervous about surgery tomorrow, but
I'm more worried about how it will affect my family." What should the nurse do
first?
A) Assure the patient that everything will be all right.
B) Tell the patient that there is no need to worry.
C) Listen to the patient's concerns and fears.
D) Inform the patient a social worker is available.
13. The patient is about to undergo a certain procedure and has voiced concern
about outcomes and prognosis. The nurse caring for the patient underwent a
similar procedure and stops to listen. Which response by the nurse may be most
beneficial?
A) "I had a similar procedure and I can tell you what I went through."
B) "I think you'll be all right, but, of course, there are no sure guarantees."
C) "I don't think you have anything to worry about. They do lots of these."
D) "I can call the doctor and cancel the procedure if you are really concerned."
14. In making rounds, the nurse meets a patient for the first time. The nurse asks the
patient when morning medications are taken, such as before breakfast, after
breakfast, or during breakfast. What does knowing the patient allow the nurse to
do?
, A) Choose the most appropriate time to give the medication.
B) Know what information to put on the medication error report form.
C) Explain to the patient that the medication will not be given at the usual time.
D) Evaluate whether or not the patient is taking the medication correctly at home.
15. A nurse cares for patients. Which areas does caring influence? (Select all that
apply.)
A) The way in which patients feel
B) The way in which patients learn
C) The way in which patients think
D) The way in which patients study
E) The way in which patients behave
16. Which actions by the nurse should be done in order to get to know the patient?
(Select all that apply.)
A) Avoid assumptions
B) Focus on the patient
C) Engage in a caring relationship
D) Form the relationship very quickly
E) Not address spiritual or higher needs
17. Which actions by the nurse indicate compassion and caring to patients? (Select
all that apply.)
A) Saying "I'm here"
B) Including the family in care
C) Staying with the patient during a bedside test
D) Relying on monitors and technology
E) Refining work processes on the unit
18. A nurse is teaching about the goals of Healthy People 2020. Which information
should the nurse include in the teaching session?
A) Eliminate health disparities in America
B) Eliminate health behaviors in America
C) Eliminate quality of life in America
D) Eliminate healthy life in America
19. A nurse is following the goals of Healthy People 2020 to provide care. Which
action should the nurse take?
A) Allow people to continue current behaviors to reduce the stress of change.
B) Focus only on health changes that will lead to better local communities
C) Create social and physical environments that promote good health
D) Focus on illness treatment to provide fat recuperation
20. A nurse is using the World Health Organization definition of health to provide
care. Which area will the nurse focus on while providing care?
A) Making sure the patients are disease free
B) Making sure to involve the whole person
C) Making sure care is strictly personal in nature
D) Making sure to focus only on the pathological state
21. The nurse is preparing a smoking cessation class for family members of patients
with lung cancer. The nurse believes that the class will convert many smokers to
A) Relationship centered
B) Technology centered
C) High tech centered
D) Family centered
2. A nurse is providing pain medication to patients after surgery. Which component
is key for the nurse's personal philosophy of nursing?
A) Caring
B) Technology
C) Informatics
D) Therapeutics
3. A nurse attends a seminar on nursing theories for caring. Which information from
the nurse indicates a correct understanding of these theories?
A) Benner identifies caring as highly connected involving patient and nurse
B) Swanson develops four caring processes to convey caring in nursing
C) Watson's transcultural caring views inclusion of culture as caring
D) Leininger's theory places care before cure and is transformative
4. The patient has a colostomy but has not yet been able to look at it. The nurse
teaches the patient how to care for the colostomy. The nurse sits with the patient,
and together they form a plan on how to approach dealing with colostomy care.
Which caring process is the nurse performing?
A) Knowing
B) Doing for
C) Enabling
D) Maintaining belief
5. A nurse is using Watson's model to provide care to patients. Which carative
factor will the nurse use?
A) Maintaining belief
B) Instilling faith-hope
C) Maintaining ethics
D) Instilling values
6. A nurse provides care that is receptive to patients' and families' perceptions of
caring. Which action will the nurse take?
A) Provides clear, accurate information
B) Just performs nursing tasks competently
C) Does as much for the patient as possible
D) Focuses solely on the patient's diagnosis
7. A nurse follows the "ethics of care" when working with patients. Which action will
the nurse take?
A) Becomes the patient's advocate based on the patient's wishes
B) Makes decisions for the patient solely using analytical principles
C) Uses only intellectual principles to determine what is best for the patient
D) Ignores unequal family relationships since that is personal matter for the
family
8. A nurse is providing presence to a patient and the family. Which nursing action
does this involve?
, A) Focusing on the task that needs to be done
B) Providing closeness and a sense of caring
C) Jumping in to provide patient comfort
D) Being there without an identified goal
9. The patient is afraid to have a thoracentesis at the bedside. The nurse sits with
the patient and asks about the fears. During the procedure, the nurse stays with
the patient, explaining each step and providing encouragement. What is the
nurse displaying?
A) Providing touch
B) Providing a presence
C) Providing family care
D) Providing a listening ear
10. The patient is terminal and very near death. When the nurse checks the patient
and finds no pulse or blood pressure, the family begins sobbing and hugging
each other. Some family members hold the patient's hand. The nurse is
overwhelmed by the presence of grief and leaves the room. What is the nurse
demonstrating?
A) Caring touch
B) Protective touch
C) Therapeutic touch
D) Task oriented touch
11. Which action indicates a nurse is using caring touch with a patient?
A) Inserts a catheter
B) Rubs a patient's back
C) Prevents a patient from falling
D) Administers an injection
12. The nurse is caring for a patient who has been sullen and quiet for the past three
days. Suddenly, the patient says, "I'm really nervous about surgery tomorrow, but
I'm more worried about how it will affect my family." What should the nurse do
first?
A) Assure the patient that everything will be all right.
B) Tell the patient that there is no need to worry.
C) Listen to the patient's concerns and fears.
D) Inform the patient a social worker is available.
13. The patient is about to undergo a certain procedure and has voiced concern
about outcomes and prognosis. The nurse caring for the patient underwent a
similar procedure and stops to listen. Which response by the nurse may be most
beneficial?
A) "I had a similar procedure and I can tell you what I went through."
B) "I think you'll be all right, but, of course, there are no sure guarantees."
C) "I don't think you have anything to worry about. They do lots of these."
D) "I can call the doctor and cancel the procedure if you are really concerned."
14. In making rounds, the nurse meets a patient for the first time. The nurse asks the
patient when morning medications are taken, such as before breakfast, after
breakfast, or during breakfast. What does knowing the patient allow the nurse to
do?
, A) Choose the most appropriate time to give the medication.
B) Know what information to put on the medication error report form.
C) Explain to the patient that the medication will not be given at the usual time.
D) Evaluate whether or not the patient is taking the medication correctly at home.
15. A nurse cares for patients. Which areas does caring influence? (Select all that
apply.)
A) The way in which patients feel
B) The way in which patients learn
C) The way in which patients think
D) The way in which patients study
E) The way in which patients behave
16. Which actions by the nurse should be done in order to get to know the patient?
(Select all that apply.)
A) Avoid assumptions
B) Focus on the patient
C) Engage in a caring relationship
D) Form the relationship very quickly
E) Not address spiritual or higher needs
17. Which actions by the nurse indicate compassion and caring to patients? (Select
all that apply.)
A) Saying "I'm here"
B) Including the family in care
C) Staying with the patient during a bedside test
D) Relying on monitors and technology
E) Refining work processes on the unit
18. A nurse is teaching about the goals of Healthy People 2020. Which information
should the nurse include in the teaching session?
A) Eliminate health disparities in America
B) Eliminate health behaviors in America
C) Eliminate quality of life in America
D) Eliminate healthy life in America
19. A nurse is following the goals of Healthy People 2020 to provide care. Which
action should the nurse take?
A) Allow people to continue current behaviors to reduce the stress of change.
B) Focus only on health changes that will lead to better local communities
C) Create social and physical environments that promote good health
D) Focus on illness treatment to provide fat recuperation
20. A nurse is using the World Health Organization definition of health to provide
care. Which area will the nurse focus on while providing care?
A) Making sure the patients are disease free
B) Making sure to involve the whole person
C) Making sure care is strictly personal in nature
D) Making sure to focus only on the pathological state
21. The nurse is preparing a smoking cessation class for family members of patients
with lung cancer. The nurse believes that the class will convert many smokers to
