NR 222- EXAM 2 (2025) Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
a patient needs to learn to use a walker. Which domain is required for learning
this skill?
a) affective domain
b) cognitive domain
c) attentional domain
d) psychomotor domain - CORRECT ANSWER-d) psychomotor domain
the nurse is planning to teach a patient about the importance of exercise. when
is the best time for teaching to occur? (Select all that apply)
a) when there are visitors in the room
b) when the patient's pain medications are working
c) just before lunch, when the patient is most awake and alert
d) when the patient is talking about current stressors in his or her life -
CORRECT ANSWER-b) when the patient's pain medications are working
c) just before lunch, when the patient is most awake and alert
a patient newly diagnosed with cervical cancer is going home. the patient is
avoiding discussion of her illness and postoperative orders. what is the
nurse's best plan in teaching this patient?
a) teach the patient's spouse
b) focus on knowledge the patient will need in a few weeks
c) provide only the information that the patient needs to go home
d) convince the patient that learning about her health is necessary - CORRECT
ANSWER-c) provide only the information that the patient needs to go home
The school nurse is about to teach a freshman-level high school health class
about nutrition. What is the best instructional approach to ensure that the
students meet the learning outcomes?
A) Provide information using a lecture
B) Use simple words to promote understanding
C) Develop topics for discussion that require problem solving
D) Complete an extensive literature search focusing on eating disorders -
CORRECT ANSWER-c) develop topics for discussion that require problem
solving
, A nurse is going to teach a patient how to perform breast self-examination.
Which behavioral objective does the nurse set to best measure the patient's
ability to perform the examination?
A) The patient will verbalize the steps involved in breast self-examination within
1 week.
B) The nurse will explain the importance of performing breast self-examination
once a month.
C) The patient will perform breast self-examination correctly on herself before
the end of the teaching session.
D) The nurse will demonstrate breast self-examination on a breast model
provided by the American Cancer Society. - CORRECT ANSWER-C) The patient
will perform breast self-examination correctly on herself before the end of the
teaching session.
A patient with chest pain is having an emergency cardiac catheterization.
Which teaching approach does the nurse use in this situation?
A) Telling approach
B) Selling approach
C) Entrusting approach
D) Participating approach - CORRECT ANSWER-A) Telling approach
the nurse is teaching a parenting class to a group of pregnant adolescents. the
nurse pretends to be the baby's father, and the adolescent mother is asked to
show how she would respond to the father if he gave her a can of beer. which
teaching approach did the nurse use?
a) role play
b) discovery
c) an analogy
d) a demonstration - CORRECT ANSWER-a) role play
an older adult is being started on a new antihypertensive medication. in
teaching the patient about the medication, the nurse:
a) speaks loudly
b) presents the information once
c) expects the patient to understand the information quickly
d) allows the patient time to express himself or herself and ask questions -
CORRECT ANSWER-d) allows the patient time to express himself or herself
and ask questions
A patient needs to learn how to administer a subcutaneous injection. Which of
the following reflects that the patient is ready to learn?
A) Describing difficulties a family member has had in taking insulin
B) Expressing the importance of learning the skill correctly
C) Being able to see and understand the markings on the syringe
D) Having the dexterity needed to prepare and inject the medication -
CORRECT ANSWER-B) Expressing the importance of learning the skill
correctly
, a patient who is hospitalized has just been diagnosed with diabetes. he is
going to need to learn how to give himself injections. which teaching method
does the nurse use?
a) simulation
b) demonstration
c) group instruction
d) one-on-one discussion - CORRECT ANSWER-b) demonstration
When a nurse is teaching a patient about how to administer an epinephrine
injection in case of a severe allergic reaction, he or she tells the patient to
hold the injection like a dart. Which of the following instructional methods did
the nurse use?
A. Telling
B. Analogy
C. Demonstration
D. Simulation - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Analogy
a nurse needs to teach a young woman newly diagnosed with asthma how to
manage her disease. which of the following topics does the nurse teach first?
a) how to use a inhaler during an asthma attack
b) the need to avoid people who smoke to prevent asthma attacks
c) where to purchase a medical alert bracelet that says she has asthma
d) the importance of maintaining a healthy diet and exercising regularly -
CORRECT ANSWER-a) how to use a inhaler during an asthma attack
a nurse is teaching a group of young college-age women the importance of
using sunscreen when going out in the sun. what type of content is the nurse
providing?
a) simulation
b) restoring health
c) coping with impaired function
d) health promotion and illness prevention - CORRECT ANSWER-d) health
promotion and illness prevention
a nurse is planning a teaching session about healthy nutrition with a group of
children who are in the first grade. the nurse determines that after the teaching
session the children will be able to name three examples of foods that are
fruits. this is an example of:
a) a teaching plan
b) a learning objective
c) reinforcement of content
d) enhancing the children's self-efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER-b) a learning
objective
, a nurse is teaching a 27-year old gentleman how to adjust his insulin dosages
based on his blood sugar results. what type of learning is this?
a) cognitive
b) affective
c) adaptation
d) psychomotor - CORRECT ANSWER-a) cognitive
Any combination of planned experiences based on sound theories that provide
individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire the
information and skills needed to make quality health decisions is known as:
a) health promotion.
b) health counseling.
c) health education.
d) health knowledge. - CORRECT ANSWER-c) health education.
Which of the following interventions can be appropriately applied by the nurse,
after clarifying behaviors which the person is willing to change?
Select all that apply.
a) Motivate using personalized messages.
b) Assess and offer resources to decrease barriers to change.
c) Implement compliance as a condition of continued care.
d) Assess and increase self-efficacy.
e) Enlist persons from the same culture to apply pressure for healthy choices. -
CORRECT ANSWER-a) Motivate using personalized messages.
b) Assess and offer resources to decrease barriers to change.
d) Assess and increase self-efficacy.
Nurses play an active role in individuals to make their own informed
decisions about health care.
a) empowering
b)coercing
c)persuading
d) directing - CORRECT ANSWER-a) empowering
What are some of the components of the Health Belief Model that can assist
nurses in determining the probability of an individual to make change?
Select all that apply.
a) External pressure to change
b) The value of health as determined by significant others
c) Perceived susceptibility to a health problem, disease, or complications
d) Perceived seriousness of disease
e) Risk factors of disease attributed to heredity, race, or culture - CORRECT
ANSWER-c) Perceived susceptibility to a health problem, disease, or
complications
d) Perceived seriousness of disease
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
a patient needs to learn to use a walker. Which domain is required for learning
this skill?
a) affective domain
b) cognitive domain
c) attentional domain
d) psychomotor domain - CORRECT ANSWER-d) psychomotor domain
the nurse is planning to teach a patient about the importance of exercise. when
is the best time for teaching to occur? (Select all that apply)
a) when there are visitors in the room
b) when the patient's pain medications are working
c) just before lunch, when the patient is most awake and alert
d) when the patient is talking about current stressors in his or her life -
CORRECT ANSWER-b) when the patient's pain medications are working
c) just before lunch, when the patient is most awake and alert
a patient newly diagnosed with cervical cancer is going home. the patient is
avoiding discussion of her illness and postoperative orders. what is the
nurse's best plan in teaching this patient?
a) teach the patient's spouse
b) focus on knowledge the patient will need in a few weeks
c) provide only the information that the patient needs to go home
d) convince the patient that learning about her health is necessary - CORRECT
ANSWER-c) provide only the information that the patient needs to go home
The school nurse is about to teach a freshman-level high school health class
about nutrition. What is the best instructional approach to ensure that the
students meet the learning outcomes?
A) Provide information using a lecture
B) Use simple words to promote understanding
C) Develop topics for discussion that require problem solving
D) Complete an extensive literature search focusing on eating disorders -
CORRECT ANSWER-c) develop topics for discussion that require problem
solving
, A nurse is going to teach a patient how to perform breast self-examination.
Which behavioral objective does the nurse set to best measure the patient's
ability to perform the examination?
A) The patient will verbalize the steps involved in breast self-examination within
1 week.
B) The nurse will explain the importance of performing breast self-examination
once a month.
C) The patient will perform breast self-examination correctly on herself before
the end of the teaching session.
D) The nurse will demonstrate breast self-examination on a breast model
provided by the American Cancer Society. - CORRECT ANSWER-C) The patient
will perform breast self-examination correctly on herself before the end of the
teaching session.
A patient with chest pain is having an emergency cardiac catheterization.
Which teaching approach does the nurse use in this situation?
A) Telling approach
B) Selling approach
C) Entrusting approach
D) Participating approach - CORRECT ANSWER-A) Telling approach
the nurse is teaching a parenting class to a group of pregnant adolescents. the
nurse pretends to be the baby's father, and the adolescent mother is asked to
show how she would respond to the father if he gave her a can of beer. which
teaching approach did the nurse use?
a) role play
b) discovery
c) an analogy
d) a demonstration - CORRECT ANSWER-a) role play
an older adult is being started on a new antihypertensive medication. in
teaching the patient about the medication, the nurse:
a) speaks loudly
b) presents the information once
c) expects the patient to understand the information quickly
d) allows the patient time to express himself or herself and ask questions -
CORRECT ANSWER-d) allows the patient time to express himself or herself
and ask questions
A patient needs to learn how to administer a subcutaneous injection. Which of
the following reflects that the patient is ready to learn?
A) Describing difficulties a family member has had in taking insulin
B) Expressing the importance of learning the skill correctly
C) Being able to see and understand the markings on the syringe
D) Having the dexterity needed to prepare and inject the medication -
CORRECT ANSWER-B) Expressing the importance of learning the skill
correctly
, a patient who is hospitalized has just been diagnosed with diabetes. he is
going to need to learn how to give himself injections. which teaching method
does the nurse use?
a) simulation
b) demonstration
c) group instruction
d) one-on-one discussion - CORRECT ANSWER-b) demonstration
When a nurse is teaching a patient about how to administer an epinephrine
injection in case of a severe allergic reaction, he or she tells the patient to
hold the injection like a dart. Which of the following instructional methods did
the nurse use?
A. Telling
B. Analogy
C. Demonstration
D. Simulation - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Analogy
a nurse needs to teach a young woman newly diagnosed with asthma how to
manage her disease. which of the following topics does the nurse teach first?
a) how to use a inhaler during an asthma attack
b) the need to avoid people who smoke to prevent asthma attacks
c) where to purchase a medical alert bracelet that says she has asthma
d) the importance of maintaining a healthy diet and exercising regularly -
CORRECT ANSWER-a) how to use a inhaler during an asthma attack
a nurse is teaching a group of young college-age women the importance of
using sunscreen when going out in the sun. what type of content is the nurse
providing?
a) simulation
b) restoring health
c) coping with impaired function
d) health promotion and illness prevention - CORRECT ANSWER-d) health
promotion and illness prevention
a nurse is planning a teaching session about healthy nutrition with a group of
children who are in the first grade. the nurse determines that after the teaching
session the children will be able to name three examples of foods that are
fruits. this is an example of:
a) a teaching plan
b) a learning objective
c) reinforcement of content
d) enhancing the children's self-efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER-b) a learning
objective
, a nurse is teaching a 27-year old gentleman how to adjust his insulin dosages
based on his blood sugar results. what type of learning is this?
a) cognitive
b) affective
c) adaptation
d) psychomotor - CORRECT ANSWER-a) cognitive
Any combination of planned experiences based on sound theories that provide
individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire the
information and skills needed to make quality health decisions is known as:
a) health promotion.
b) health counseling.
c) health education.
d) health knowledge. - CORRECT ANSWER-c) health education.
Which of the following interventions can be appropriately applied by the nurse,
after clarifying behaviors which the person is willing to change?
Select all that apply.
a) Motivate using personalized messages.
b) Assess and offer resources to decrease barriers to change.
c) Implement compliance as a condition of continued care.
d) Assess and increase self-efficacy.
e) Enlist persons from the same culture to apply pressure for healthy choices. -
CORRECT ANSWER-a) Motivate using personalized messages.
b) Assess and offer resources to decrease barriers to change.
d) Assess and increase self-efficacy.
Nurses play an active role in individuals to make their own informed
decisions about health care.
a) empowering
b)coercing
c)persuading
d) directing - CORRECT ANSWER-a) empowering
What are some of the components of the Health Belief Model that can assist
nurses in determining the probability of an individual to make change?
Select all that apply.
a) External pressure to change
b) The value of health as determined by significant others
c) Perceived susceptibility to a health problem, disease, or complications
d) Perceived seriousness of disease
e) Risk factors of disease attributed to heredity, race, or culture - CORRECT
ANSWER-c) Perceived susceptibility to a health problem, disease, or
complications
d) Perceived seriousness of disease
