NR226 Fundamentals of Patient Care Final Exam Review
1. Clinical decision making requires the nurse to...
a) improve a patient's health
b) standardize care for the patient
c) follow the health care provider's orders for patient care
d) establish and weigh criteria in deciding the best choice of therapy for a
patient Correct Answer(s) d) establish and weigh criteria in deciding the best
choice of therapy for a patient
2. Which of the following is not one of the five steps of the nursing process?
a) planning
b) evaluation
c) assessment
d) hypothesis testing Correct Answer(s) d) hypothesis testing
3. Gathering, verifying, and communicating data about the patient to establish a
database is an example of which component of the nursing process?
a) planning
b) evaluation
c) assessment
d) implementation
e) nursing diagnosis Correct Answer(s) c) assessment
4. The interview technique that is most effective in strengthening the nurse-pa-
tient relationship by demonstrating the nurse's willingness to hear the pa-
tient's thoughts is...
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,a) direct question
b) problem solving
c) problem seeking
d) open ended questions Correct Answer(s) d) open ended questions
5. While obtaining a health history from a patient, the nurse asks Mr. Jones if he
has noted any change in activity tolerance. This is an example of which
interview technique?
a) direct question
b) problem-solving
c) problem-seeking
d) open ended question Correct Answer(s) a) direct question
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, 6. Mr. Davis tells the nurse he has been experiencing more frequent episodes of
indigestion. The nurse asks if his indigestion is associated with meals or
reclining positions and asks what relieves the indigestion.This is an example of
which interview technique?
a) direct question
b) problem solving
c) problem seeking
d) open ended question Correct Answer(s) c) problem seeking
7. The information obtainined in a review of systems is...
a) objective
b) subjective
c) based on nurse perspective
d) based on physical exam findings Correct Answer(s) b) subjective
8. A nursing diagnosis...
a) identifies nursing problems
b) is not changed during course of patient's hospitalization
c) is derived from the physician's history and physical examination
d) is a statement of a patient response to a health problem that requires
nursing intervention Correct Answer(s) d) is a statement of a patient response to
a health problem that requires nursing intervention
9. The first part of a nursing diagnosis statement...
a) may be stated as a medical diagnosis
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1. Clinical decision making requires the nurse to...
a) improve a patient's health
b) standardize care for the patient
c) follow the health care provider's orders for patient care
d) establish and weigh criteria in deciding the best choice of therapy for a
patient Correct Answer(s) d) establish and weigh criteria in deciding the best
choice of therapy for a patient
2. Which of the following is not one of the five steps of the nursing process?
a) planning
b) evaluation
c) assessment
d) hypothesis testing Correct Answer(s) d) hypothesis testing
3. Gathering, verifying, and communicating data about the patient to establish a
database is an example of which component of the nursing process?
a) planning
b) evaluation
c) assessment
d) implementation
e) nursing diagnosis Correct Answer(s) c) assessment
4. The interview technique that is most effective in strengthening the nurse-pa-
tient relationship by demonstrating the nurse's willingness to hear the pa-
tient's thoughts is...
1/
18
,a) direct question
b) problem solving
c) problem seeking
d) open ended questions Correct Answer(s) d) open ended questions
5. While obtaining a health history from a patient, the nurse asks Mr. Jones if he
has noted any change in activity tolerance. This is an example of which
interview technique?
a) direct question
b) problem-solving
c) problem-seeking
d) open ended question Correct Answer(s) a) direct question
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18
, 6. Mr. Davis tells the nurse he has been experiencing more frequent episodes of
indigestion. The nurse asks if his indigestion is associated with meals or
reclining positions and asks what relieves the indigestion.This is an example of
which interview technique?
a) direct question
b) problem solving
c) problem seeking
d) open ended question Correct Answer(s) c) problem seeking
7. The information obtainined in a review of systems is...
a) objective
b) subjective
c) based on nurse perspective
d) based on physical exam findings Correct Answer(s) b) subjective
8. A nursing diagnosis...
a) identifies nursing problems
b) is not changed during course of patient's hospitalization
c) is derived from the physician's history and physical examination
d) is a statement of a patient response to a health problem that requires
nursing intervention Correct Answer(s) d) is a statement of a patient response to
a health problem that requires nursing intervention
9. The first part of a nursing diagnosis statement...
a) may be stated as a medical diagnosis
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