NSG 240 MIDTERM EXAM CURRENTLY TESTING COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED

NSG 240 MIDTERM EXAM
CURRENTLY TESTING COMPLETE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+




A nurse uses evidence-based practice (EBP) to provide nursing care. What is the bestrationale
j j j j j j j j j j j j j




for the nurse's behavior?
j j j




a.



EBP is a guide for nurses in making clinical decisions.
j j j j j j j j j




b.

,EBP is based on the latest textbook information.
j j j j j j j




c.



EBP is easily attained at the bedside.
j j j j j j




d.



EBP is always right for all situations. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A
j j j j j j j j j




Which patient scenario of a surgical patient in pain is most indicative of critical thinking?
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




a. Administering pain-relief medication according to what was given last shift
j j j j j j j j j j




b. Offering pain-relief medication based on the health care provider's orders
j j j j j j j j j j




c. Asking the patient what pain-relief methods, pharmacological and nonpharmacological, have worked in
j j j j j j j j j j j j




the past
j j




d. Explaining to the patient that self-reporting of severe pain is not consistent with the minor procedure that
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




was performed - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔C
j j j j j




A charge nurse is supervising the care of a new nurse. Which action by a new nurse indicates the
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




charge nurse needs to intervene? j j j j

,a.



Making an ethical clinical decision
j j j j




b.



Making an informed clinical decision
j j j j




c.



Making a clinical decision in the patient's best interest
j j j j j j j j




d.



Making a clinical decision based on previous shift assessments - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔D
j j j j j j j j j j j




A nurse is reviewing care plans. Which finding, if identified in a plan of care, should the
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




registered nurse revise?j j




a.



Patient's outcomes for learning
j j j




b.

, Nurse's assumptions about hospital discharge
j j j j




c.



Identification of several actual health problems j j j j j




d.



Documentation of patient's ability to meet the goal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B
j j j j j j j j j j




A nurse administers an antihypertensive medication to a patient at the scheduled time of 0900.
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




The nursing assistive personnel (NAP) then reports to the nurse that the patient's blood pressure
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




was low when it was taken at 0830. The NAP states that was busy and had not had a chance to tell
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




the nurse yet. The patient begins to complain of feeling dizzy and light-headed. The blood pressure
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




is rechecked and it has dropped even lower. In which phase of the nursing process did the
j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j j




nurse first make an error?
j j j j




a.