NURS 310 BYUI Practice Exam Questions and Answers

NURS 310 BYUI Practice Exam Questions and Answers The nurse educator, while teaching a group of student nurses instructs, "Do not insert the urinary catheter against the will of the patient." Which aspect of statutory law is the nurse educator teaching? 1 Assault 2 Battery 3 False imprisonment 4 Defamation of character - Ans:-2 ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/25 A nurse works in an emergency room. A patient is brought in with a laceration on his right hand. He threatens violence if the nurse does not dress the wound immediately. What can be this be termed as? 1 Assault 2 Battery 3 Invasion of privacy 4 False imprisonment - Ans:-1 A nurse has to teach a patient how to change dressings at home. What qualities will enable the patient to perform such a task at home? Select all that apply. A ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/25 Adequate strength B Sensory acuity C Coordination D Caregiver attitude E Self-esteem - Ans:-1, 2, 3 A nurse is caring for an Egyptian woman in the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU). Who should the nurse choose among the family members to help the patient maintain personal hygiene? 1 The patient's husband 2 ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/25 The patient's brother 3 The patient's daughter 4 The patient's older adult son - Ans:-3 The nurse at an outpatient clinic asks a patient who is Chinese American with newly diagnosed hypertension if he is limiting his sodium intake as directed. The patient does not make eye contact with the nurse but nods his head. What should the nurse do next? 1 Ask the patient how much salt he is consuming each day 2 Discuss the health implications of sodium and hypertension 3 Remind the patient that many foods such as soy sauce contain "hidden" sodium ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 5/25 4 Suggest some low-sodium dietary alternatives - Ans:-1 A primary health care provider calls the nursing unit and requests the nurse on duty to update a patient's chart with the new instructions provided. What actions does the nurse perform? Select all that apply. A Record the date and time of the entry. B Deny the request to update the record. C Chart the interventions that still need to be performed. D Document only the information that is provided verbally. E Record the source of the information and the mode of communication - Ans:-A, E ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 6/25 A 67-year-old patient will be discharged from the hospital in the morning. The health care provider has ordered three new medications for her. Place the following steps of the nursing process in the correct order. 1. The nurse returns to the patient's room and asks her to describe the medicines she will be taking at home. 2. The nurse talks with the patient and family about who will be available if the patient has difficulty taking medicines and considers consulting with the health care provider about a home health visit. 3. The nurse asks the patient if she is in pain, feels tired, and is willing to spend the next few minutes learning about her new medicines. 4. ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 7/25 The nurse considers what she learns from the patient and identifies the patient's nursing diagnosis. 5. The nurse brings the containers of medicines and information leaflets to the bedside and discusses each medication with her. - Ans:-3, 5, 2, 4, 1 According to Haviland, which structural elements help to strengthen a patient's