Exam 3: NSG 310/ NSG310 (New 2024/ 2025 Updates
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Introduction to Professional Nursing | Qs & As | 100%
Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- GCU
Which of the following represents an interdependent nursing action?
A) Bathing the patient
B) Giving the patient an ordered medication
C) Inserting a Foley catheter
D) Participating in a "code" (cardiac arrest response) - ANSWERD) Participating in a
"code" (cardiac arrest response"
In the nursing process, the evaluation phase is used to determine the
A) the quality of the plan of care.
B) value of the nursing intervention.
C) accuracy of problem identification.
D) degree of outcome achievement. - ANSWERD) degree of outcome achievement
Which of the following is considered objective data obtained from the patient?
A) Patient nods, indicating an affirmative answer to a question.
B) Patient expresses concern about missing work.
C) Blood pressure is 110/70 at 8 p.m.
D) "I can't catch my breath." - ANSWERC) Blood pressure is 110/70 at 8 p.m.
The nurse instructs the patient about incentive spirometry as preoperative teaching.
Which phase of the nursing process does this illustrate?
A) Implementation
B) Assessment
C) Planning
,D) Evaluation - ANSWERA) Implementation
A nurse reviewing a patient's care plan notes a goal of "Patient will ambulate 50 feet,
three times in the hallway today." According to Bloom, which taxonomic category is
this goal?
A) Physical domain
B) Cognitive domain
C) Psychomotor domain
D) Affective domain - ANSWERC) Psychomotor domain
Who is credited with developing the theory on systems?
A) Rogers
B) Maslow
C) Rosenstock
D) von Bertalanffy - ANSWERD) von Bertalanffy
Which of the following is true of open systems?
A) They have very little interaction with the environment.
B) Parts are independent of each other.
C) Exchange of information is sporadic and intermittent.
D) The whole is greater than the sum of all of its parts. - ANSWERD) The whole is
greater than the sum of all of its parts
A homeless man sleeps on a park bench and eats one meal a day at a shelter. Which
is the lowest level of Maslow's basic needs he does not meet?
A) Basic physiologic needs
B) Safety needs
C) Love and belonging needs
D) Esteem needs - ANSWERA) Basic physiologic needs
,A patient's spouse and son were recently killed in an automobile accident, and the
patient's position in a large company has been eliminated due to corporate
reorganization. The patient states, "I do not think I can handle this." The nurse could
safely make the assumption that
A) the patient will soon develop clinical depression.
B) the patient needs hospitalization to foster adaptation.
C) environmental factors may have a negative impact on this person's health.
D) self-care will assure the patient's ability to readjust. - ANSWERC) environmental
factors may have a negative impact on this person's health
A nurse is assessing a patient's level of social support. How can the nurse best
determine the adequacy of the patient's social support system?
A) Noticing the number of visitors the patient has
B) Asking for the patient's perception of support
C) Counting the number of community groups with which the patient is involved
D) Assessing the patient's family structure and roles - ANSWERB) Asking for the
patient's perception of support
What is an advantage of the holistic view of health valued by nurses?
A) Altering an individual's health beliefs to promote health
B) Identifying a state of optimal role functioning
C) Focusing on the interrelationship of all parts of a whole person
D) Emphasizing the environment - ANSWERC) Focusing on the interrelationship of all
parts of a whole person
Which of the following best describes the meaning of term "theory"?
A) A set of beliefs about the nature of how things work and how the world should be
viewed
B) A group of related concepts, definitions, and statements that describe a certain
view of nursing phenomena from which to describe or predict outcomes
C) An organizational structure that outlines concrete connections between concepts
, D) Statements that describe linkages between concepts and propose a testable
outcome - ANSWERB) A group of related concepts, definitions, and statements that
describe a certain view of nursing phenomena from which to describe or predict
outcomes
A broad, general view of nursing that clarifies values and answers broad disciplinary
questions for nursing is known as a
A) conceptual model.
B) metaparadigm.
C) philosophy.
D) theory. - ANSWERC) phliosophy
An overriding principle of Nightingale's writings on nursing dealt with which aspect
of nursing?
A) The relationship between nurses, physicians, and society
B) The relationship between patients, health, and environment
C) The relationship between illness and health practices
D) The relationship between hospitals, nurses, and patients - ANSWERB) The
relationship between patients, health, and enviroment
The nurse teaches the patient how to administer insulin. Before this the nurse and
patient had developed a trusting relationship over several days, which included
sharing feelings about having to take daily medication. The patient expressed
confidence in the care provided by the nurse. The nurse could be basing care on the
philosophy of
A) Henderson
B) Nightingale
C) Roy
D) Watson - ANSWERD) Watson
What is meant by the term "evidence-based practice"?
A) Using nursing research findings to develop nursing theory
B) Integrating the research process into nursing administration
STUDY BUNDLE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS)
Introduction to Professional Nursing | Qs & As | 100%
Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- GCU
Which of the following represents an interdependent nursing action?
A) Bathing the patient
B) Giving the patient an ordered medication
C) Inserting a Foley catheter
D) Participating in a "code" (cardiac arrest response) - ANSWERD) Participating in a
"code" (cardiac arrest response"
In the nursing process, the evaluation phase is used to determine the
A) the quality of the plan of care.
B) value of the nursing intervention.
C) accuracy of problem identification.
D) degree of outcome achievement. - ANSWERD) degree of outcome achievement
Which of the following is considered objective data obtained from the patient?
A) Patient nods, indicating an affirmative answer to a question.
B) Patient expresses concern about missing work.
C) Blood pressure is 110/70 at 8 p.m.
D) "I can't catch my breath." - ANSWERC) Blood pressure is 110/70 at 8 p.m.
The nurse instructs the patient about incentive spirometry as preoperative teaching.
Which phase of the nursing process does this illustrate?
A) Implementation
B) Assessment
C) Planning
,D) Evaluation - ANSWERA) Implementation
A nurse reviewing a patient's care plan notes a goal of "Patient will ambulate 50 feet,
three times in the hallway today." According to Bloom, which taxonomic category is
this goal?
A) Physical domain
B) Cognitive domain
C) Psychomotor domain
D) Affective domain - ANSWERC) Psychomotor domain
Who is credited with developing the theory on systems?
A) Rogers
B) Maslow
C) Rosenstock
D) von Bertalanffy - ANSWERD) von Bertalanffy
Which of the following is true of open systems?
A) They have very little interaction with the environment.
B) Parts are independent of each other.
C) Exchange of information is sporadic and intermittent.
D) The whole is greater than the sum of all of its parts. - ANSWERD) The whole is
greater than the sum of all of its parts
A homeless man sleeps on a park bench and eats one meal a day at a shelter. Which
is the lowest level of Maslow's basic needs he does not meet?
A) Basic physiologic needs
B) Safety needs
C) Love and belonging needs
D) Esteem needs - ANSWERA) Basic physiologic needs
,A patient's spouse and son were recently killed in an automobile accident, and the
patient's position in a large company has been eliminated due to corporate
reorganization. The patient states, "I do not think I can handle this." The nurse could
safely make the assumption that
A) the patient will soon develop clinical depression.
B) the patient needs hospitalization to foster adaptation.
C) environmental factors may have a negative impact on this person's health.
D) self-care will assure the patient's ability to readjust. - ANSWERC) environmental
factors may have a negative impact on this person's health
A nurse is assessing a patient's level of social support. How can the nurse best
determine the adequacy of the patient's social support system?
A) Noticing the number of visitors the patient has
B) Asking for the patient's perception of support
C) Counting the number of community groups with which the patient is involved
D) Assessing the patient's family structure and roles - ANSWERB) Asking for the
patient's perception of support
What is an advantage of the holistic view of health valued by nurses?
A) Altering an individual's health beliefs to promote health
B) Identifying a state of optimal role functioning
C) Focusing on the interrelationship of all parts of a whole person
D) Emphasizing the environment - ANSWERC) Focusing on the interrelationship of all
parts of a whole person
Which of the following best describes the meaning of term "theory"?
A) A set of beliefs about the nature of how things work and how the world should be
viewed
B) A group of related concepts, definitions, and statements that describe a certain
view of nursing phenomena from which to describe or predict outcomes
C) An organizational structure that outlines concrete connections between concepts
, D) Statements that describe linkages between concepts and propose a testable
outcome - ANSWERB) A group of related concepts, definitions, and statements that
describe a certain view of nursing phenomena from which to describe or predict
outcomes
A broad, general view of nursing that clarifies values and answers broad disciplinary
questions for nursing is known as a
A) conceptual model.
B) metaparadigm.
C) philosophy.
D) theory. - ANSWERC) phliosophy
An overriding principle of Nightingale's writings on nursing dealt with which aspect
of nursing?
A) The relationship between nurses, physicians, and society
B) The relationship between patients, health, and environment
C) The relationship between illness and health practices
D) The relationship between hospitals, nurses, and patients - ANSWERB) The
relationship between patients, health, and enviroment
The nurse teaches the patient how to administer insulin. Before this the nurse and
patient had developed a trusting relationship over several days, which included
sharing feelings about having to take daily medication. The patient expressed
confidence in the care provided by the nurse. The nurse could be basing care on the
philosophy of
A) Henderson
B) Nightingale
C) Roy
D) Watson - ANSWERD) Watson
What is meant by the term "evidence-based practice"?
A) Using nursing research findings to develop nursing theory
B) Integrating the research process into nursing administration
