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TESTBANKFORCONCEPTSFORNURSINGPRACTICE3RDEDITIONBYGIDDENS
Concept01:Development
Giddens:ConceptsforNursingPractice,3rdEdition
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Thenurseisassessingapatient’sfunctionalabilitiesandasksthepatient,<Howwouldgyougrategyo
urabilitytoprepareabalancedmeal?=<Howwouldyourategyourabilitytobalancegagcheckbook?
=g<Howgwouldgyougrategyourgabilitygtogkeepgtrackgofgyourgappointments?=gWhichgtoolgwo
uldgbegindicatedgforgthegbestgresultsgofgthisgpatient’sgperceptiongofgtheirgabilities?ga.gFuncti
onalgActivitiesgQuestionnaireg(FAQ)
b. MiniMentalStatusExamg(MMSE)
c. 24hFAQ
d. Performance-basedfunctionalmeasurement
ANS:A
TheFAQgisgangexamplegofgaself-
reportgtoolgwhichgprovidesginformationgaboutgthegpatient’sgperceptionoffunctionalability.T
heMMSEassessescognitiveimpairment.The24hFAQisgusedgtogassessgfunctionalgabilitygingp
ostoperativegpatients.gPerformance-
basedgtoolsginvolvegactualgobservationgofgagstandardizedgtask,gcompletiongofgwhichgisgjudg
edgbygobjectivegcriteria.
OBJ:NCLEXClientNeedsCategory:gHealthPromotionandMaintenance
MULTIPLERESPONSE
1. A65-year-
oldfemalepatienthasbeenadmittedtothemedical/surgicalunit.Thenurseisgassessinggthegpa
tient’sgriskgforgfallsgsogthatgfallsgpreventiongcangbegimplementedgifgnecessary.gSelectgall
gthegriskgfactorsgthatgapplygfromgthisgpatient'sghistorygandgphysical.g(Selectgallgthatgapp
ly.)
a. Beingawoman
b. Takingmorethangsixmedications
c. Havinghypertension
d. Havingcataracts
e. Musclestrength3/5gbilaterally
f. Incontinence
ANS:B,D,E,F
Adverseeffectsofmedicationscancontributetofalls.Cataractsimpairvision,whichisagriskfact
orforfalls.Poormusclestrengthisariskfactorforfalls.Incontinenceofurineorgstoolincreasesri
skforfalls.Menhaveahigherriskforfalls.Hypertensionitselfdoesnotgcontributetofalls.Takin
gmedicationstotreathypertensionthatmayleadtohypotensiongNgandgdizzinessgisgagfallgrisk.
Dizzinessdoesgcontributetogfalls.
OBJ:NCLEXClientNeedsCategory:PhysiologicalIntegrity:ReductionofRiskPotential
Concept03:FamilyDynamics