FUNDAMENTALS KAPLAN TEST BANK ACTUAL
EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (CORRECT ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025/2026
1.During a home visit, an older male client tells the nurse that his wife
client is experiencing complicated grief?
1. The client has an album of photographs of his wife open on the living
room table.
2. He tells the nurse that his wife was an awful cook and that he has
eaten better meals since she died.
3. He indicates that he sends his laundry out to be done because he had
never figured out how the washer
works.
4. He shows the nurse his wifes craft room that remains just as she
left it before she died. ..ANSWER..Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Showing photographs of the deceased is a normal
response to grief.
Rationale 2: Talking about good and bad points of the deceased is a
normal response to grief.
Rationale 3: Sending out the laundry to be done is a healthy response
to a problem that this client identified.
Rationale 4: Leaving the deceased wifes craft room and belongings
intact for over 3 years is considered
outside the normal limits of the grief process.
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,2.The nurse is caring for the family of a terminally ill client. The family
members have been tearful and sad since the diagnosis was given.
What is the best nursing diagnosis problem statement for this family?
1. Anticipatory Grieving
2. Dysfunctional Grieving
3. Hopelessness
4. Caregiver Role Strain ..ANSWER..Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Grieving prior to the actual loss is termed anticipatory
grieving.
Rationale 2: There are no assessment findings in the question that
indicate dysfunctional grieving.
Rationale 3: There are no assessment findings in the question that
indicate hopelessness.
Rationale 4: This reaction is typical of family members, so there is no
indication that the family is exhibiting
caregiver role strain.
3.The nurse is counseling a family in which a member is terminally ill.
The family has children of varying ages. What should the nurse teach
the family about the reactions of children to death?
1. Toddlers perceive death as irreversible and unnatural.
2. Preschool children view death as a spiritual release.
3. At about age 9, children begin to understand that death is
inevitable.
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,4. Adolescents tend to have better outcomes than adults after a loss.
..ANSWER..Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Toddlers fear abandonment.
Rationale 2: Preschoolers view death as reversible.
Rationale 3: At about age 9, childrens concept of death matures and
most understand that death is an
inevitable part of life.
Rationale 4: Adults generally have better outcomes than adolescents
when confronted with death.
4.The nurse is assigning support personnel to assist the families of
clients who have died in dealing with the stress related to the loss of
their family members. Which family would the nurse screen as at
highest risk for complicated grief? The family of a client who
1. died after a long battle against cancer.
2. died after developing diabetes-induced renal failure.
3. was killed in the robbery of a bank.
4. died from chronic heart disease. ..ANSWER..Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: The client who died of cancer does not meet the criteria
as well as the murdered client.
Rationale 2: The client who died of renal failure does not meet the
criteria as well as the murdered client.
Rationale 3: Although all families are different and all families can
respond to grief differently, research
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, supports a greater potential for complicated grief in families whose
loved one died suddenly, violently, or unexpectedly. Of the options
given, the client who was murdered best fits all three situations.
Rationale 4: The client who died of heart disease had been ill for some
time and does not meet the criteria as well as the murdered client.
5.The nurse critically evaluates various models of grief used for
terminally ill clients and their families. What
should the nurse recognize when applying these models to individual
cases?
1. The Kbler-Ross model is primarily used to describe anticipatory grief.
2. No clear timetables exist, nor are there clear-cut stages of grief.
3. The models serve as clear and definitive predictors of grief behaviors.
4. There is strong research proving that these models are not useful for
many dying clients. ..ANSWER..Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Kbler-Ross describes all stages of grief and grieving.
Rationale 2: Although the models of grief are useful in guiding nursing
care of clients who are experiencing
loss, there are no clear-cut stages of grief, nor are there exact
timetables.
Rationale 3: None of the models are clear or definitive predictors of
grief behaviors.
Rationale 4: These models are useful for many dying clients.
6.A client hospitalized for injuries from a motor vehicle crash is
diagnosed with higher brain death. What
findings support this clients diagnosis?
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EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (CORRECT ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025/2026
1.During a home visit, an older male client tells the nurse that his wife
client is experiencing complicated grief?
1. The client has an album of photographs of his wife open on the living
room table.
2. He tells the nurse that his wife was an awful cook and that he has
eaten better meals since she died.
3. He indicates that he sends his laundry out to be done because he had
never figured out how the washer
works.
4. He shows the nurse his wifes craft room that remains just as she
left it before she died. ..ANSWER..Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Showing photographs of the deceased is a normal
response to grief.
Rationale 2: Talking about good and bad points of the deceased is a
normal response to grief.
Rationale 3: Sending out the laundry to be done is a healthy response
to a problem that this client identified.
Rationale 4: Leaving the deceased wifes craft room and belongings
intact for over 3 years is considered
outside the normal limits of the grief process.
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,2.The nurse is caring for the family of a terminally ill client. The family
members have been tearful and sad since the diagnosis was given.
What is the best nursing diagnosis problem statement for this family?
1. Anticipatory Grieving
2. Dysfunctional Grieving
3. Hopelessness
4. Caregiver Role Strain ..ANSWER..Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Grieving prior to the actual loss is termed anticipatory
grieving.
Rationale 2: There are no assessment findings in the question that
indicate dysfunctional grieving.
Rationale 3: There are no assessment findings in the question that
indicate hopelessness.
Rationale 4: This reaction is typical of family members, so there is no
indication that the family is exhibiting
caregiver role strain.
3.The nurse is counseling a family in which a member is terminally ill.
The family has children of varying ages. What should the nurse teach
the family about the reactions of children to death?
1. Toddlers perceive death as irreversible and unnatural.
2. Preschool children view death as a spiritual release.
3. At about age 9, children begin to understand that death is
inevitable.
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,4. Adolescents tend to have better outcomes than adults after a loss.
..ANSWER..Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: Toddlers fear abandonment.
Rationale 2: Preschoolers view death as reversible.
Rationale 3: At about age 9, childrens concept of death matures and
most understand that death is an
inevitable part of life.
Rationale 4: Adults generally have better outcomes than adolescents
when confronted with death.
4.The nurse is assigning support personnel to assist the families of
clients who have died in dealing with the stress related to the loss of
their family members. Which family would the nurse screen as at
highest risk for complicated grief? The family of a client who
1. died after a long battle against cancer.
2. died after developing diabetes-induced renal failure.
3. was killed in the robbery of a bank.
4. died from chronic heart disease. ..ANSWER..Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: The client who died of cancer does not meet the criteria
as well as the murdered client.
Rationale 2: The client who died of renal failure does not meet the
criteria as well as the murdered client.
Rationale 3: Although all families are different and all families can
respond to grief differently, research
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, supports a greater potential for complicated grief in families whose
loved one died suddenly, violently, or unexpectedly. Of the options
given, the client who was murdered best fits all three situations.
Rationale 4: The client who died of heart disease had been ill for some
time and does not meet the criteria as well as the murdered client.
5.The nurse critically evaluates various models of grief used for
terminally ill clients and their families. What
should the nurse recognize when applying these models to individual
cases?
1. The Kbler-Ross model is primarily used to describe anticipatory grief.
2. No clear timetables exist, nor are there clear-cut stages of grief.
3. The models serve as clear and definitive predictors of grief behaviors.
4. There is strong research proving that these models are not useful for
many dying clients. ..ANSWER..Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: Kbler-Ross describes all stages of grief and grieving.
Rationale 2: Although the models of grief are useful in guiding nursing
care of clients who are experiencing
loss, there are no clear-cut stages of grief, nor are there exact
timetables.
Rationale 3: None of the models are clear or definitive predictors of
grief behaviors.
Rationale 4: These models are useful for many dying clients.
6.A client hospitalized for injuries from a motor vehicle crash is
diagnosed with higher brain death. What
findings support this clients diagnosis?
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