Test Bank Questions - Exam #1 Maternal Newborn, Chapter 25: The High-Risk
Newborn, Chapter 24: Newborn Nutrition and Feeding NCLEX, Chapter 23:
Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family Perry: Maternal Child Nursing Care, 6th
Edition, Chapter 22: Physiology exam combined with correct questions and
answers
chapter 1
A nurse wishes to improve their cultural sensitivity while working with patients.
Which actionby the nurse would best indicate progress toward this goal?
A. Demonstrate good knowledge of different cultural health beliefs
B. Effectively respond to the needs of people of different cultures
C. Interact respectfully with patients who have differing health beliefs
D. Recognize that they will never be the expert in other cultures - CORRECT
ANSWER-C. Interact respectfully with patients who have differing health beliefs
chapter 1
A nurse manager is evaluating staff members on their cultural competence.
Which action best demonstrates this characteristic?
A. Attends workshops on cultural diversity and health practices
B. Participates in community health events with minority populations
C. Plans care with the family members within their cultural beliefs
D. Uses family members as interpreters to make them feel important - CORRECT
ANSWER-C. Plans care with the family members within their cultural beliefs
chapter 1
,A patient wishes to use complementary therapy when managing a chronic
health condition.
Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Advise the patient that stopping medical treatment may cause it to worsen.
B. Inform the patient that there are no complementary therapies for this
condition.
C. Investigate herbs that can be substituted for prescription drugs.
D. Suggest the patient add massage therapy to the medical regimen. - CORRECT
ANSWER-D. Suggest the patient add massage therapy to the medical regimen.
Complementary therapy is nontraditional medical treatment used together with
conventional medical treatment. Adding massage to the medical regimen is an
example of using complementary therapy.
chapter 1
A nurse is working with a family that uses multiple complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM) modalities. What action by the nurse is best?
A. Allow the family to continue these practices as desired.
B. Assess how these practices reflect religious beliefs.
C. Inform the family that most of these practices do not work.
D. Provide evidence-based information about the therapies. - CORRECT
ANSWER-D. Provide evidence-based information about the therapies.
,The nurse working with individuals or families who use CAM practices should
respect the beliefs, values, and desires of the patient. The nurse should
encourage
families to make decisions regarding CAM practices based on evidence and
research into their effects. The nurse can best assist in this by providing and
discussing information
Chapter 1
A nurse is caring for a patient from a culture with which the nurse is totally
unfamiliar. What action by the nurse will best promote effective
communication?
A. Call for a professional interpreter to translate information.
B. Pattern voice tone and eye contact after the patient's behaviors.
C. Talk slowly and deliberately using simple language and cues.
D. Use nonverbal communication as much as possible with the patient. -
CORRECT ANSWER-B. Pattern voice tone and eye contact after the patient's
behaviors.
In the situation where the nurse is unfamiliar with the patient's culture, the
nurse
should pattern verbal and nonverbal communication after the patient's own
style.
chapter 1
A nurse manager expects all employees to be patient advocates. Which nursing
action best demonstrates this nursing role?
, A. Arranging a family-physician conference to clarify treatment plans
B. Encouraging treatment options based on personal beliefs and values
C. Giving contact information for governmental assistance agencies
D. Working on a political campaign to reduce poverty in the state - CORRECT
ANSWER-A. Arranging a family-physician conference to clarify treatment plans
In the advocate role, the nurse should promote patient-/family-centered care
and
work to provide the patient with more control, power, and self-determination in
the
health-care setting. The nurse who arranges a family-physician conference to
clarify treatment plans is advocating for the patient.
chapter 1
A patient and family have the nursing diagnosis of impaired verbal
communication secondary to a language barrier. What action by the
patient/family would best indicate that short-term goals for this diagnosis have
been met?
A. Able to communicate long-term desires for health of the patient
B. Demonstrates comprehension by head nodding and saying "yes"
C. States understanding of condition and treatment via an interpreter
D. Understands how nonverbal communication varies between cultures -
CORRECT ANSWER-C. States understanding of condition and treatment via an
interpreter
Newborn, Chapter 24: Newborn Nutrition and Feeding NCLEX, Chapter 23:
Nursing Care of the Newborn and Family Perry: Maternal Child Nursing Care, 6th
Edition, Chapter 22: Physiology exam combined with correct questions and
answers
chapter 1
A nurse wishes to improve their cultural sensitivity while working with patients.
Which actionby the nurse would best indicate progress toward this goal?
A. Demonstrate good knowledge of different cultural health beliefs
B. Effectively respond to the needs of people of different cultures
C. Interact respectfully with patients who have differing health beliefs
D. Recognize that they will never be the expert in other cultures - CORRECT
ANSWER-C. Interact respectfully with patients who have differing health beliefs
chapter 1
A nurse manager is evaluating staff members on their cultural competence.
Which action best demonstrates this characteristic?
A. Attends workshops on cultural diversity and health practices
B. Participates in community health events with minority populations
C. Plans care with the family members within their cultural beliefs
D. Uses family members as interpreters to make them feel important - CORRECT
ANSWER-C. Plans care with the family members within their cultural beliefs
chapter 1
,A patient wishes to use complementary therapy when managing a chronic
health condition.
Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Advise the patient that stopping medical treatment may cause it to worsen.
B. Inform the patient that there are no complementary therapies for this
condition.
C. Investigate herbs that can be substituted for prescription drugs.
D. Suggest the patient add massage therapy to the medical regimen. - CORRECT
ANSWER-D. Suggest the patient add massage therapy to the medical regimen.
Complementary therapy is nontraditional medical treatment used together with
conventional medical treatment. Adding massage to the medical regimen is an
example of using complementary therapy.
chapter 1
A nurse is working with a family that uses multiple complementary and
alternative medicine (CAM) modalities. What action by the nurse is best?
A. Allow the family to continue these practices as desired.
B. Assess how these practices reflect religious beliefs.
C. Inform the family that most of these practices do not work.
D. Provide evidence-based information about the therapies. - CORRECT
ANSWER-D. Provide evidence-based information about the therapies.
,The nurse working with individuals or families who use CAM practices should
respect the beliefs, values, and desires of the patient. The nurse should
encourage
families to make decisions regarding CAM practices based on evidence and
research into their effects. The nurse can best assist in this by providing and
discussing information
Chapter 1
A nurse is caring for a patient from a culture with which the nurse is totally
unfamiliar. What action by the nurse will best promote effective
communication?
A. Call for a professional interpreter to translate information.
B. Pattern voice tone and eye contact after the patient's behaviors.
C. Talk slowly and deliberately using simple language and cues.
D. Use nonverbal communication as much as possible with the patient. -
CORRECT ANSWER-B. Pattern voice tone and eye contact after the patient's
behaviors.
In the situation where the nurse is unfamiliar with the patient's culture, the
nurse
should pattern verbal and nonverbal communication after the patient's own
style.
chapter 1
A nurse manager expects all employees to be patient advocates. Which nursing
action best demonstrates this nursing role?
, A. Arranging a family-physician conference to clarify treatment plans
B. Encouraging treatment options based on personal beliefs and values
C. Giving contact information for governmental assistance agencies
D. Working on a political campaign to reduce poverty in the state - CORRECT
ANSWER-A. Arranging a family-physician conference to clarify treatment plans
In the advocate role, the nurse should promote patient-/family-centered care
and
work to provide the patient with more control, power, and self-determination in
the
health-care setting. The nurse who arranges a family-physician conference to
clarify treatment plans is advocating for the patient.
chapter 1
A patient and family have the nursing diagnosis of impaired verbal
communication secondary to a language barrier. What action by the
patient/family would best indicate that short-term goals for this diagnosis have
been met?
A. Able to communicate long-term desires for health of the patient
B. Demonstrates comprehension by head nodding and saying "yes"
C. States understanding of condition and treatment via an interpreter
D. Understands how nonverbal communication varies between cultures -
CORRECT ANSWER-C. States understanding of condition and treatment via an
interpreter
