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NUR 390 Exam 2 | Nursing Care of Adult I |
Questions & Answers| Grade A | 100%
Correct | (NEW 2025/ 2026)
1. While admitting a patient to the medical unit, the nurse
determines that the patient has a hearing impairment. How would
the nurse use this information to plan teaching and learning
strategies?
a. Expect that motivation and readiness to learn will be impaired
b. Determine that the family must be included in the teaching process
c. Expect that the patient will have problems understanding
information
d. Arrange that written materials will be provided with verbal
instructions: d.
Arrange that written materials will be provided with verbal instructions
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,A patient who is obese states, "I've recently decreased my fat intake,
and I've stopped smoking." Which initial response would the nurse
make?
a. "Although those are important, it is essential that you make other
changes."
b. "You have accomplished changes that are important for the health
of your heart."
c. "Are you having any difficulty in maintaining the changes you have
already made?"
d. "Which additional changes in your lifestyle would you like to
implement at this time?": b. "You have accomplished changes that are
important for the health of your heart."
The nurse is planning a teaching session with a patient who is newly
diagnosed with migraine headaches. To assess the patient's readiness
to learn, which question should the nurse ask first?
a. "What kind of work and leisure activities do you do?"
b. "What information do you think you need right now?"
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c. "Can you describe the types of activities that help you learn new
informa-tion?"
d. "Do you have any cultural beliefs that are inconsistent with the
planned treatment?": b. "What information do you think you need
right now?"
A patient with diabetic neuropathy requires teaching about foot care.
Which learning goal would the nurse include in the teaching plan?
a. The nurse will demonstrate the proper technique for trimming
toenails
b. The patient will list three ways to protect the feet from injury by
discharge
c. The nurse will instruct the patient on appropriate foot care before
discharge
d. The patient will understand the rationale for proper foot care after
instruc-tion: b. The patient will list three ways to protect the feet from
injury by discharge Which teaching strategy would be most effective
for a patient who needs to learn how to instill eyedrops?
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, a. Peer teaching
b. Lecture-discussion
c. Printed instructions
d. Return demonstration: d. Return demonstration
The nurse and the patient who is diagnosed with hypertension
developed this goal: "The patient will select a 2-g sodium diet from
the hospital menu for 3 days." Which evaluation method will the
nurse use to determine whether teaching was effective?
a. Have the patient list substitutes for favorite foods that are high in
sodium.
b. Check the sodium content of the patient's menu choices over the
next 3 days.
c. Compare the patient's sodium intake before and after the teaching
was implemented.
d. Ask the patient to identify which foods on the hospital menus are
high ni sodium
NUR 390
NUR 390 Exam 2 | Nursing Care of Adult I |
Questions & Answers| Grade A | 100%
Correct | (NEW 2025/ 2026)
1. While admitting a patient to the medical unit, the nurse
determines that the patient has a hearing impairment. How would
the nurse use this information to plan teaching and learning
strategies?
a. Expect that motivation and readiness to learn will be impaired
b. Determine that the family must be included in the teaching process
c. Expect that the patient will have problems understanding
information
d. Arrange that written materials will be provided with verbal
instructions: d.
Arrange that written materials will be provided with verbal instructions
NUR 390
,A patient who is obese states, "I've recently decreased my fat intake,
and I've stopped smoking." Which initial response would the nurse
make?
a. "Although those are important, it is essential that you make other
changes."
b. "You have accomplished changes that are important for the health
of your heart."
c. "Are you having any difficulty in maintaining the changes you have
already made?"
d. "Which additional changes in your lifestyle would you like to
implement at this time?": b. "You have accomplished changes that are
important for the health of your heart."
The nurse is planning a teaching session with a patient who is newly
diagnosed with migraine headaches. To assess the patient's readiness
to learn, which question should the nurse ask first?
a. "What kind of work and leisure activities do you do?"
b. "What information do you think you need right now?"
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c. "Can you describe the types of activities that help you learn new
informa-tion?"
d. "Do you have any cultural beliefs that are inconsistent with the
planned treatment?": b. "What information do you think you need
right now?"
A patient with diabetic neuropathy requires teaching about foot care.
Which learning goal would the nurse include in the teaching plan?
a. The nurse will demonstrate the proper technique for trimming
toenails
b. The patient will list three ways to protect the feet from injury by
discharge
c. The nurse will instruct the patient on appropriate foot care before
discharge
d. The patient will understand the rationale for proper foot care after
instruc-tion: b. The patient will list three ways to protect the feet from
injury by discharge Which teaching strategy would be most effective
for a patient who needs to learn how to instill eyedrops?
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, a. Peer teaching
b. Lecture-discussion
c. Printed instructions
d. Return demonstration: d. Return demonstration
The nurse and the patient who is diagnosed with hypertension
developed this goal: "The patient will select a 2-g sodium diet from
the hospital menu for 3 days." Which evaluation method will the
nurse use to determine whether teaching was effective?
a. Have the patient list substitutes for favorite foods that are high in
sodium.
b. Check the sodium content of the patient's menu choices over the
next 3 days.
c. Compare the patient's sodium intake before and after the teaching
was implemented.
d. Ask the patient to identify which foods on the hospital menus are
high ni sodium
