NUR 337 FINAL FLASHCARD EXAM
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
1. What is Erin Dodge's "chief complaint" or reason why she came to the hospital?
a. weight gain
b. shortness of breath
c. chest pain
d. heart failure - CORRECT ANSWERSshortness of breath
2. A congestive heart failure patient has gained 5 pounds in 2 days. Which assessment
question by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. How many calories a day do you consume?"
b. "Are you having difficulty sleeping at night?"
c. "How many times a day do you urinate?"
d. "Do you have dry mouth or feel thirsty?" - CORRECT ANSWERSc. "how many
times a day do you urinate?"
3. Which of the following is an effective tactic when using motivational interviewing?
a. Encourage the person to voice both reasons why not to change as well as why
change would be good.
b. At the end of the conversation provide a summary of what you think about the
situation and what was discussed.
c. Encourage person to just push through ambivalence and move to the next step.
d. Provide a list of possible solutions to ensure you are as helpful as possible -
CORRECT ANSWERSa. encourage the person to voice both reasons why not to
change as well as why change would be good
4. The nurse is planning to implement a teaching plan. Which one of the following factors
would be considered a significant barrier to patient education and learning?
a. High school education
b. Poor prognosis
, c. Pain and Anxiety
d. Lack of a caregiver - CORRECT ANSWERSc. pain and anxiety
5. Providing patient education is an important part of the role of the professional nurse.
"Patient education" as a term fits best under which part of the nursing process?
a. Patient outcome
b. Evaluation
c. Nursing intervention
d. Nursing diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWERSc. Nursing intervention
6. Before your shift begins you read through Regina Fields' orders and surmise that an
important nursing diagnosis for this patient will be:
a. Deficient fluid volume
b. Excess fluid volume
c. Impaired physical mobility
d. Ineffective airway clearance - CORRECT ANSWERSB. excess fluid volume
7. Regina was in a car accident 10 days ago and sustained an injury to her:
a. Cervical spinal column
b. Left carotid artery
c. Left femoral artery
d. Left arm - CORRECT ANSWERSc. Left femoral artery
8. A young adult patient scheduled for an annual physical examination arrives in the clinic
smelling of cigarette smoke and carrying a pack of cigarettes. Which action will the nurse
plan to take first?
a. Avoid confronting the patient about smoking at this time, making a separate
appointment to go over smoking cessation.
b. Assess the patient's readiness for change by listening for cues such as
contemplation or discrepancy between actions and desires.
c. Offer multiple options and resources for the patient to choose what will work best
to help them stop smoking.
d. Wait for the patient to start the discussion about quitting smoking. - CORRECT
ANSWERSb. assess the patient's readiness for change by listening for cues such
as contemplation or discrepancy between actions and desires
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
1. What is Erin Dodge's "chief complaint" or reason why she came to the hospital?
a. weight gain
b. shortness of breath
c. chest pain
d. heart failure - CORRECT ANSWERSshortness of breath
2. A congestive heart failure patient has gained 5 pounds in 2 days. Which assessment
question by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. How many calories a day do you consume?"
b. "Are you having difficulty sleeping at night?"
c. "How many times a day do you urinate?"
d. "Do you have dry mouth or feel thirsty?" - CORRECT ANSWERSc. "how many
times a day do you urinate?"
3. Which of the following is an effective tactic when using motivational interviewing?
a. Encourage the person to voice both reasons why not to change as well as why
change would be good.
b. At the end of the conversation provide a summary of what you think about the
situation and what was discussed.
c. Encourage person to just push through ambivalence and move to the next step.
d. Provide a list of possible solutions to ensure you are as helpful as possible -
CORRECT ANSWERSa. encourage the person to voice both reasons why not to
change as well as why change would be good
4. The nurse is planning to implement a teaching plan. Which one of the following factors
would be considered a significant barrier to patient education and learning?
a. High school education
b. Poor prognosis
, c. Pain and Anxiety
d. Lack of a caregiver - CORRECT ANSWERSc. pain and anxiety
5. Providing patient education is an important part of the role of the professional nurse.
"Patient education" as a term fits best under which part of the nursing process?
a. Patient outcome
b. Evaluation
c. Nursing intervention
d. Nursing diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWERSc. Nursing intervention
6. Before your shift begins you read through Regina Fields' orders and surmise that an
important nursing diagnosis for this patient will be:
a. Deficient fluid volume
b. Excess fluid volume
c. Impaired physical mobility
d. Ineffective airway clearance - CORRECT ANSWERSB. excess fluid volume
7. Regina was in a car accident 10 days ago and sustained an injury to her:
a. Cervical spinal column
b. Left carotid artery
c. Left femoral artery
d. Left arm - CORRECT ANSWERSc. Left femoral artery
8. A young adult patient scheduled for an annual physical examination arrives in the clinic
smelling of cigarette smoke and carrying a pack of cigarettes. Which action will the nurse
plan to take first?
a. Avoid confronting the patient about smoking at this time, making a separate
appointment to go over smoking cessation.
b. Assess the patient's readiness for change by listening for cues such as
contemplation or discrepancy between actions and desires.
c. Offer multiple options and resources for the patient to choose what will work best
to help them stop smoking.
d. Wait for the patient to start the discussion about quitting smoking. - CORRECT
ANSWERSb. assess the patient's readiness for change by listening for cues such
as contemplation or discrepancy between actions and desires
