NUR 2830 practice questions with
complete solutions
hygienewhich of the following is not a form of inspection?
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a.) behavior
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b.) hygine
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c.) posture
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d.) skin texture
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e.) skin color - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.) skin texture
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when percussing the abdomen, the sound heard should be...?
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a.) tympanic
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b.) resonant
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c.) flat
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d.) dull - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a.) tympanic
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which of the following is an example of the background in SBAR?
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a.) BP 120/80, respiratory rate 12, pulse 88, SpO2 99%, and temperature 97.7
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b.) hello, I am calling regarding Ms. Jones in room 118. I have just completed her
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neurological assessment |
c.) make sure to monitor her I&O, assess her surgical site and have her ambulate
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d.) Ms. Jones was admitted after a fall that resulted in ankle injury and has a
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penicillin allergy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
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,which of the following is not considered subjective data?
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a.) the patient rated her pain a 6/10 on the pain scale
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b.) the patients temperature is 97.7
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c.) the patient states they have sharp pain
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d.) the patient states they have not had a bowel movement in over 24 hours -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b.) the patients temp is 97.7
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The nurse who asks about feeding, bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming,
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mobility, home maintenance, shopping and cooking is assessing
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A. whether the patient is a reliable historian
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B. functional health patterns
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C. ADL's|
D. review of systems - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c.) ADL's
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in what phase of the interview are open ended questions used?
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a.) preinteraction
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b.) beginning
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c.) working |
d.) ending - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c.) working
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a nursing instructor Is discussing therapeutic versus nontheraputic responses with
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students. which of the following would the nurse identify as non therapeutic?
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a.) clarification
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b.) distraction
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,c.) summarizing
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d.) focusing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b.) distraction
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a patient who only speaks Spanish is admitted to the unit. the patients sister, who
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speaks English is in the room when the nurse starts the admission assessment.
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why would it be inappropriate to use the sister as an interrupter?
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a.) the sister may not tell the patient exactly what the nurse says
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b.) the patients sister may not understand the medical terminology
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c.) the sister may not be there every time the nurse needs to talk to the patient
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d.) the patient may not want her sister to know her private information -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b |
a nursing instructor is discussing the purposes of health assessment. what is the
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one purpose of health assessment?
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a.) to establish a database which subsequent assessments can be measured
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b.) to establish report with the patients family
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c.) to gather information for specialists to whom the patient might be referred
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d.) to qualify the degree of pain and a patient may be experiencing - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-a
the nurse is admitting a new client to the unit. while reviewing old records of the
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patients, the nurse knows that the data being gathered is what kind of data?
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a.) primary
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b.) secondary
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c.) subjective
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, d.) objective - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.) objective
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a patient says that she is having throbbing pain and that she rates it as a 6 out of
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10. this is referred to as...?
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a.) subjective primary data
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b.) subjective secondary data
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c.) objective primary data
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d.) objective secondary data - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a.) subjective primary data
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the nurse is gathering a health history data before performing the physical
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assessment. this phase os the interview process is the...?
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a.) pre interaction phase
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b.) beginning phase
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c.) working phase
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d.) closing phase - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c.) working phase
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the patient is crying after being given a diagnosis with a poor diagnosis. the best
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response from the nurse is...?
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a.) "don't cry. it will be ok.)
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b.) "my mother has the same thing."
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c.) I think that you should have surgery."
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d.) Ill stay with you" (gets a tissue). - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.) "ill stay with you"
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(gets a tissue).
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complete solutions
hygienewhich of the following is not a form of inspection?
| | | | | | | | |
a.) behavior
|
b.) hygine
|
c.) posture
|
d.) skin texture
| |
e.) skin color - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.) skin texture
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when percussing the abdomen, the sound heard should be...?
| | | | | | | |
a.) tympanic
|
b.) resonant
|
c.) flat
|
d.) dull - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a.) tympanic
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which of the following is an example of the background in SBAR?
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a.) BP 120/80, respiratory rate 12, pulse 88, SpO2 99%, and temperature 97.7
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b.) hello, I am calling regarding Ms. Jones in room 118. I have just completed her
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
neurological assessment |
c.) make sure to monitor her I&O, assess her surgical site and have her ambulate
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
d.) Ms. Jones was admitted after a fall that resulted in ankle injury and has a
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
penicillin allergy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
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,which of the following is not considered subjective data?
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a.) the patient rated her pain a 6/10 on the pain scale
| | | | | | | | | | |
b.) the patients temperature is 97.7
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c.) the patient states they have sharp pain
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d.) the patient states they have not had a bowel movement in over 24 hours -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b.) the patients temp is 97.7
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The nurse who asks about feeding, bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming,
| | | | | | | | | |
mobility, home maintenance, shopping and cooking is assessing
| | | | | | |
A. whether the patient is a reliable historian
| | | | | | | |
B. functional health patterns
| | | |
C. ADL's|
D. review of systems - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c.) ADL's
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in what phase of the interview are open ended questions used?
| | | | | | | | | |
a.) preinteraction
|
b.) beginning
|
c.) working |
d.) ending - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c.) working
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a nursing instructor Is discussing therapeutic versus nontheraputic responses with
| | | | | | | | |
students. which of the following would the nurse identify as non therapeutic?
| | | | | | | | | | | |
a.) clarification
|
b.) distraction
|
,c.) summarizing
|
d.) focusing - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b.) distraction
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a patient who only speaks Spanish is admitted to the unit. the patients sister, who
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
speaks English is in the room when the nurse starts the admission assessment.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
why would it be inappropriate to use the sister as an interrupter?
| | | | | | | | | | |
a.) the sister may not tell the patient exactly what the nurse says
| | | | | | | | | | | |
b.) the patients sister may not understand the medical terminology
| | | | | | | | |
c.) the sister may not be there every time the nurse needs to talk to the patient
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
d.) the patient may not want her sister to know her private information -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b |
a nursing instructor is discussing the purposes of health assessment. what is the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
one purpose of health assessment?
| | | |
a.) to establish a database which subsequent assessments can be measured
| | | | | | | | | |
b.) to establish report with the patients family
| | | | | | |
c.) to gather information for specialists to whom the patient might be referred
| | | | | | | | | | | |
d.) to qualify the degree of pain and a patient may be experiencing - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-a
the nurse is admitting a new client to the unit. while reviewing old records of the
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patients, the nurse knows that the data being gathered is what kind of data?
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
a.) primary
|
b.) secondary
|
c.) subjective
|
, d.) objective - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.) objective
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a patient says that she is having throbbing pain and that she rates it as a 6 out of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
10. this is referred to as...?
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a.) subjective primary data
| | |
b.) subjective secondary data
| | |
c.) objective primary data
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d.) objective secondary data - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a.) subjective primary data
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the nurse is gathering a health history data before performing the physical
| | | | | | | | | | | |
assessment. this phase os the interview process is the...?
| | | | | | | |
a.) pre interaction phase
| | |
b.) beginning phase
| |
c.) working phase
| |
d.) closing phase - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c.) working phase
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the patient is crying after being given a diagnosis with a poor diagnosis. the best
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
response from the nurse is...?
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a.) "don't cry. it will be ok.)
| | | | | |
b.) "my mother has the same thing."
| | | | | |
c.) I think that you should have surgery."
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d.) Ill stay with you" (gets a tissue). - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d.) "ill stay with you"
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(gets a tissue).
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