COMPREHENSIVE FINAL EXAM (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS) 2023/2024

Nurses use all three channels to communicate with patients. What are those? A) Auditory, continuity of care, open-ended questions B) Non-verbal, dynamic, visual C) Feedback, auditory, teach back D) Visual, auditory, kinesthetic - CORRECT ANSWER-D: visual auditory kinesthetic Which is an example of an open-ended question? A) Are you in pain? B) What can I do for you at this moment? C) Do you need to use the restroom? D) Are you hungry? - CORRECT ANSWER-B: what can I do for you at this moment? According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what would be the correct sequence of priority from highest to lowest? A) Disturbed energy field, caregiver role strain, risk for falls, ineffective airway clearance B) Ineffective airway clearance, disturbed energy field, caregiver role strain, risk for falls C) Risk for falls, ineffective airway clearance, caregiver role strain, disturbed energy field D) Ineffective airway clearance, risk for falls, caregiver role strain, disturbed energy field - CORRECT ANSWER-D Which of the following conditions would the nurse address first while assessing the patient? A) Ineffective coping related to loss of job B) Ineffective breathing pattern related to respiratory depression caused by opioid analgesics C) Decreased cardiac tissue perfusion related to fluid overload D) Insomnia related to financial stress - CORRECT ANSWER-B Which of the following is a common error nurses often make with writing client outcomes? A) The nurse expresses the client outcomes as a nursing intervention B) The nurse develops measurable outcomes using verbs that are observable C) The nurse develops a target time when the patient is expected to achieve the outcome D) The outcome should include a subject, a verb, conditions, performance criteria, and target time - CORRECT ANSWER-A Outcomes of effective pain management are which of the following? Select all that apply. A) Reduction of patient distress B) Decreased patient anxiety and depression C) Decreased patient coping skills D) Increase in patient's sense of well-being E) Decrease of patient's functional status - CORRECT ANSWER-A, B, D What intervention involves the knowledge, skill, and expertise of multiple health care professionals? A) Nurse-initiated B) Physician-initiated C) Collaborative interventions D) Patient-initiated - CORRECT ANSWER-C While talking with a student nurse, the instructor realizes a need for further education about nursing interventions pertaining to pressure ulcers when the student states: A) "I will reposition the patient every two hours" B) "I will continue to monitor the patient's CWMS" C) "I will minimize friction/shearing forces" D) "I will only assess the patient's pressure points if they complain of pain" - CORRECT ANSWER-D Who determines if an outcome has been met?