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CHAPTER EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following examples of patient data needs to be validated? Select all that
apply.
A)
A patient has trouble reading an informed consent, but states he does not need
glasses.
B)
An elderly patient explains that the black and blue marks on his arms and legs are
due to a fall.
C)
A nurse examining a patient with a respiratory infection documents fever and chills.
D)
A patient in a nursing home states that she is unable to eat the food being served.
E)
A pregnant patient is experiencing contractions that are 2 minutes apart.
F)
Following a MVA, the teenage driver with alcohol on his breath states that he was
not drinking. - Answer-a, b, f
A student takes an adult patients pulse and counts 20 beats/min. Knowing this is not
the normal range for an adult pulse, what should the student do next?
A)
Record the pulse rate on the appropriate vital signs sheet in the chart.
B)
Ask the instructor or a staff nurse to take the pulse.
C)
Discuss this finding during postconference with other students.
D)
Wait 4 hours and take the patients pulse again. - Answer-b
Which of the following entries would be an example of appropriate documentation?
A)
Patient appears depressed and tired.
, B)
I am so down today, and I just dont have any energy.
C)
Patient had a good bowel movement.
D)
Complains of abdominal pain. Probably constipated. - Answer-b
Which of the following phrases best describes continuity of care?
A)focusing on acute care in the hospital
B)serving the needs of children
C)facilitating transition between settings
D)providing single-episode care services - Answer-c
Which of the following roles of the nurse are most important in providing continuity of
care to patients? Select all that apply.
A)Teacher
B)collaborator
C)mentor
D)advocate
E)role model
F)researcher - Answer-a, b, d
A focus of healthcare today is community-based care. What is community-based
care?
A)care provided to patients within a defined geographic area
B)a focus on providing appropriate care for mental health
C)a focus on the health of the community
D)an emphasis on population-based care - Answer-a
Which of the following is a result of the effect of increasing healthcare costs on
hospital admissions?
CHAPTER EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following examples of patient data needs to be validated? Select all that
apply.
A)
A patient has trouble reading an informed consent, but states he does not need
glasses.
B)
An elderly patient explains that the black and blue marks on his arms and legs are
due to a fall.
C)
A nurse examining a patient with a respiratory infection documents fever and chills.
D)
A patient in a nursing home states that she is unable to eat the food being served.
E)
A pregnant patient is experiencing contractions that are 2 minutes apart.
F)
Following a MVA, the teenage driver with alcohol on his breath states that he was
not drinking. - Answer-a, b, f
A student takes an adult patients pulse and counts 20 beats/min. Knowing this is not
the normal range for an adult pulse, what should the student do next?
A)
Record the pulse rate on the appropriate vital signs sheet in the chart.
B)
Ask the instructor or a staff nurse to take the pulse.
C)
Discuss this finding during postconference with other students.
D)
Wait 4 hours and take the patients pulse again. - Answer-b
Which of the following entries would be an example of appropriate documentation?
A)
Patient appears depressed and tired.
, B)
I am so down today, and I just dont have any energy.
C)
Patient had a good bowel movement.
D)
Complains of abdominal pain. Probably constipated. - Answer-b
Which of the following phrases best describes continuity of care?
A)focusing on acute care in the hospital
B)serving the needs of children
C)facilitating transition between settings
D)providing single-episode care services - Answer-c
Which of the following roles of the nurse are most important in providing continuity of
care to patients? Select all that apply.
A)Teacher
B)collaborator
C)mentor
D)advocate
E)role model
F)researcher - Answer-a, b, d
A focus of healthcare today is community-based care. What is community-based
care?
A)care provided to patients within a defined geographic area
B)a focus on providing appropriate care for mental health
C)a focus on the health of the community
D)an emphasis on population-based care - Answer-a
Which of the following is a result of the effect of increasing healthcare costs on
hospital admissions?
