NURS 280 CHRONIC AND PAL CARE
EXAM 1 LATEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) | ALREADY
GRADED A+
A patient who has recently been diagnosed with chronic
heart failure is being taught by the nurse how to live
successfully with her chronic condition. Her ability to meet
this goal will primarily depend on her ability to do which of
the following?
A) Lower her expectations for quality of life and level of
function.
B) Access community services to eventually cure her
disease.
C) Adapt her lifestyle to accommodate her symptoms.
D) Establish good rapport with her primary care provider.
Correct Answer C
A major cause of health-related problems is the increase
in the incidence of chronic conditions. This is the case not
only in developed countries like the United States but also
in developing countries. What factor has contributed to the
increased incidence of chronic diseases in developing
countries?
A) Developing countries are experiencing an increase in
average life span.
,B) Increasing amounts of health research are taking place
in developing countries.
C) Developing countries lack the health infrastructure to
manage illness.
D) Developing countries are simultaneously coping with
emerging infectious diseases. Correct Answer D
A patient with a spinal cord injury is being assessed by the
nurse prior to his discharge home from the rehabilitation
facility. The nurse is planning care through the lens of the
interface model of disability. Within this model, the nurse
will plan care based on what belief?
A) The patient has the potential to function effectively
despite his disability.
B) The patients disabling condition does not have to affect
his lifestyle.
C) The patient will not require care from professional
caregivers in the home setting.
D) The patients disability is the most salient aspect of his
personal identity. Correct Answer A
During the care conference for a patient who has multiple
chronic conditions, the case manager has alluded to the
principles of the interface model of disability. What
statement is most characteristic of this model?
A) This patient should be free to plan his care without our
interference.
B) This patient can be empowered and doesnt have to be
dependent.
C) This patient was a very different person before the
emergence of these health problems.
,D) This patients physiological problems are the priority
over his psychosocial status. Correct Answer B
The nurse is caring for a young adult male with a traumatic
brain injury and severe disabilities caused by a motor
vehicle accident when he was an adolescent. Where does
the nurse often provide care for patients like this young
adult?
A) Adult day-care facilities
B) Step-down units
C) Medical-surgical units
D) Pediatric units Correct Answer C
You are caring for a young woman who has Down
syndrome and who has just been diagnosed with type 2
diabetes. What consideration should you prioritize when
planning this patients nursing care?
A) How her new diagnosis affects her health attitudes
B) How her diabetes affects the course of her Down
syndrome
C) How her chromosomal disorder affects her glucose
metabolism
D) How her developmental disability influences her health
management Correct Answer D
You are the nurse caring for a young mother who has a
longstanding diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). She
was admitted to your unit with a postpartum infection 3
days ago. You are planning to discharge her home when
she has finished 5 days of IV antibiotic therapy. With what
, information would it be most important for you to provide
this patient?
A) A succinct overview of postpartum infections
B) How the response to infection differs in patients with
multiple sclerosis
C) The same information you would provide to a patient
without a chronic condition
D) Information on effective management of multiple
sclerosis in the home setting Correct Answer C
You have admitted a new patient to your unit with a
diagnosis of stage IV breast cancer. This woman has a
comorbidity of myasthenia gravis. While you are doing the
initial assessment, the patient tells you that she felt the
lump in her breast about 9 months ago. You ask the
patient why she did not see her health care provider when
she first found the lump in her breast. What would be a
factor that is known to influence the patient in seeking
health care services?
A) Lack of insight due to the success of self-managing a
chronic condition
B) Lack of knowledge about treatment options
C) Overly sensitive patient reactions to health care
services
D) Unfavorable interactions with health care providers
Correct Answer D
The community nurse is caring for a patient who has
paraplegia following a farm accident when he was an
adolescent. This patient is now 64 years old and has just
been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The patient
EXAM 1 LATEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) | ALREADY
GRADED A+
A patient who has recently been diagnosed with chronic
heart failure is being taught by the nurse how to live
successfully with her chronic condition. Her ability to meet
this goal will primarily depend on her ability to do which of
the following?
A) Lower her expectations for quality of life and level of
function.
B) Access community services to eventually cure her
disease.
C) Adapt her lifestyle to accommodate her symptoms.
D) Establish good rapport with her primary care provider.
Correct Answer C
A major cause of health-related problems is the increase
in the incidence of chronic conditions. This is the case not
only in developed countries like the United States but also
in developing countries. What factor has contributed to the
increased incidence of chronic diseases in developing
countries?
A) Developing countries are experiencing an increase in
average life span.
,B) Increasing amounts of health research are taking place
in developing countries.
C) Developing countries lack the health infrastructure to
manage illness.
D) Developing countries are simultaneously coping with
emerging infectious diseases. Correct Answer D
A patient with a spinal cord injury is being assessed by the
nurse prior to his discharge home from the rehabilitation
facility. The nurse is planning care through the lens of the
interface model of disability. Within this model, the nurse
will plan care based on what belief?
A) The patient has the potential to function effectively
despite his disability.
B) The patients disabling condition does not have to affect
his lifestyle.
C) The patient will not require care from professional
caregivers in the home setting.
D) The patients disability is the most salient aspect of his
personal identity. Correct Answer A
During the care conference for a patient who has multiple
chronic conditions, the case manager has alluded to the
principles of the interface model of disability. What
statement is most characteristic of this model?
A) This patient should be free to plan his care without our
interference.
B) This patient can be empowered and doesnt have to be
dependent.
C) This patient was a very different person before the
emergence of these health problems.
,D) This patients physiological problems are the priority
over his psychosocial status. Correct Answer B
The nurse is caring for a young adult male with a traumatic
brain injury and severe disabilities caused by a motor
vehicle accident when he was an adolescent. Where does
the nurse often provide care for patients like this young
adult?
A) Adult day-care facilities
B) Step-down units
C) Medical-surgical units
D) Pediatric units Correct Answer C
You are caring for a young woman who has Down
syndrome and who has just been diagnosed with type 2
diabetes. What consideration should you prioritize when
planning this patients nursing care?
A) How her new diagnosis affects her health attitudes
B) How her diabetes affects the course of her Down
syndrome
C) How her chromosomal disorder affects her glucose
metabolism
D) How her developmental disability influences her health
management Correct Answer D
You are the nurse caring for a young mother who has a
longstanding diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). She
was admitted to your unit with a postpartum infection 3
days ago. You are planning to discharge her home when
she has finished 5 days of IV antibiotic therapy. With what
, information would it be most important for you to provide
this patient?
A) A succinct overview of postpartum infections
B) How the response to infection differs in patients with
multiple sclerosis
C) The same information you would provide to a patient
without a chronic condition
D) Information on effective management of multiple
sclerosis in the home setting Correct Answer C
You have admitted a new patient to your unit with a
diagnosis of stage IV breast cancer. This woman has a
comorbidity of myasthenia gravis. While you are doing the
initial assessment, the patient tells you that she felt the
lump in her breast about 9 months ago. You ask the
patient why she did not see her health care provider when
she first found the lump in her breast. What would be a
factor that is known to influence the patient in seeking
health care services?
A) Lack of insight due to the success of self-managing a
chronic condition
B) Lack of knowledge about treatment options
C) Overly sensitive patient reactions to health care
services
D) Unfavorable interactions with health care providers
Correct Answer D
The community nurse is caring for a patient who has
paraplegia following a farm accident when he was an
adolescent. This patient is now 64 years old and has just
been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The patient
