NSG 250 FINAL REVIEW [ACTUAL EXAM ] LATEST
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UPDATE 2025 GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
The nurse interprets a Snellen score of 20/60 as: - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ The patient can read at 20 feet what a person
with normal vision can read at 60 feet.
The nurse determines that the patient's condition is one of a "second-
level' priority problem. Based on this determination this situation
could be which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Abnormal laboratory values.
The patient who was just admitted is in acute pain, has not been
sleeping well lately, and is having difficulty breathing. How should the
nurse prioritize these problems? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Breathing, pain, sleep.
While conducting an admission assessment, the nurse notes a
draining ulceration on the patient's lower leg. Which intervention is
appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Wash hands, put on
gloves, continue with the examination of the ulceration and then
proceed with the remainder of the exam.
The visiting home health nurse has been assigned to care for a
patient on a ongoing basis and is making an initial home visit with the
patient who has many chronic medical problems. Which type of
database is most appropriate to collect in this setting? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ A complete health database because the nurse
will be responsible for monitoring the patient's health over time.
A school nurse is assessing a child for pediculosis capitis. Which of
the following manifestations should the nurse recognize as an
,indication of this the condition? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Firmly attached white particles on the hair.
The nurse is reviewing the blood supply to the arm. The major artery
supplying the arm is the _____ artery. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Brachial
A woman is discussing the problems she is having with her 2-year-old
son. "He won't go to sleep at night and during the day he has several
fits. I get so upset when that happens." An appropriate response by
the nurse would be: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ "You say that
your son has several fits during the day. Tell me what you mean by
this."
A 6-month-old infant has been brought to the well-child clinic for a
routine check-up. The child is currently sleeping. What should the
nurse do first? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Auscultate the lungs
and heart while the infant is still sleeping.
A 68-year-old woman is in the eye clinic for an evaluation of her
macular degeneration. Which of the following objective and
subjective data does the nurse expect to find? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Difficulty with reading the paper, sewing and seeing the
faces of her grandchildren. Examination findings indicate a loss of
central vision with normal peripheral vision.
Acute otitis externa is a common infection among children and adults.
Which describes a typical exam finding of otitis externa? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Erythema and edema of the EAC.
During a routine physical examination, a nurse observes a 1-cm (0.4-
in) lesion on a client's chest. The lesion is raised and fresh-colored
with pearly white borders. The nurse should recognize that this
finding is suggestive of which of the following types of skin cancer. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Basal cell carcinoma
One aspect of a culture's value orientation concerns the dimension of
time. This specific cultural understanding may assist with discharge
planning for the patient. An example of a person with "present time"
, value orientation would be: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ A patient
with a total hip replacement who has been unwilling to discuss or
plan for needs at home or for getting prescriptions filled after
discharge from the hospital.
A patient with a middle ear infection asks the nurse, "What does the
middle ear do?" The nurse responds by telling the patient that the
middle ear functions to: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Conducts
vibrations of sound to the inner ear
To perform an otoscopic examination on a 2 year old child, the nurse
should: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Pull the pinna down and
back.
A 17-year-old single mother is describing how difficult it is to raise a
2-year-old by herself. During the course of the interview she states, "I
can't believe my boyfriend left me to do this by myself! What a terrible
thing to do to me!" Which of the following responses of the nurse
is the best example of expressing empathy? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ "It must be so hard to face this all alone."
When taking a history from a newly admitted patient, the nurse
notices that he is pausing often and looking at the nurse expectantly.
What would be the nurse's best response to this behavior? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Be silent and allow him to continue
when he is ready
During a follow-up visit, the nurse discovers that the patient has not
been taking his insulin on a regular basis. The nurse asks, "Why
haven't you taken your insulin as instructed?" Which statement is an
appropriate evaluation of the nurse's response to the patient? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Asking "why" may put the patient on
the defensive and harm any therapeutic relationship between the
nurse and patient.
The six muscles that control eye movement are innervated by cranial
nerves: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ III, IV, VI.
VERSION [QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS] DETAILED
AND VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST
UPDATE 2025 GRADED A (BRAND NEW!!)
The nurse interprets a Snellen score of 20/60 as: - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ The patient can read at 20 feet what a person
with normal vision can read at 60 feet.
The nurse determines that the patient's condition is one of a "second-
level' priority problem. Based on this determination this situation
could be which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Abnormal laboratory values.
The patient who was just admitted is in acute pain, has not been
sleeping well lately, and is having difficulty breathing. How should the
nurse prioritize these problems? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Breathing, pain, sleep.
While conducting an admission assessment, the nurse notes a
draining ulceration on the patient's lower leg. Which intervention is
appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Wash hands, put on
gloves, continue with the examination of the ulceration and then
proceed with the remainder of the exam.
The visiting home health nurse has been assigned to care for a
patient on a ongoing basis and is making an initial home visit with the
patient who has many chronic medical problems. Which type of
database is most appropriate to collect in this setting? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ A complete health database because the nurse
will be responsible for monitoring the patient's health over time.
A school nurse is assessing a child for pediculosis capitis. Which of
the following manifestations should the nurse recognize as an
,indication of this the condition? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Firmly attached white particles on the hair.
The nurse is reviewing the blood supply to the arm. The major artery
supplying the arm is the _____ artery. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔
Brachial
A woman is discussing the problems she is having with her 2-year-old
son. "He won't go to sleep at night and during the day he has several
fits. I get so upset when that happens." An appropriate response by
the nurse would be: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ "You say that
your son has several fits during the day. Tell me what you mean by
this."
A 6-month-old infant has been brought to the well-child clinic for a
routine check-up. The child is currently sleeping. What should the
nurse do first? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Auscultate the lungs
and heart while the infant is still sleeping.
A 68-year-old woman is in the eye clinic for an evaluation of her
macular degeneration. Which of the following objective and
subjective data does the nurse expect to find? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ Difficulty with reading the paper, sewing and seeing the
faces of her grandchildren. Examination findings indicate a loss of
central vision with normal peripheral vision.
Acute otitis externa is a common infection among children and adults.
Which describes a typical exam finding of otitis externa? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Erythema and edema of the EAC.
During a routine physical examination, a nurse observes a 1-cm (0.4-
in) lesion on a client's chest. The lesion is raised and fresh-colored
with pearly white borders. The nurse should recognize that this
finding is suggestive of which of the following types of skin cancer. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Basal cell carcinoma
One aspect of a culture's value orientation concerns the dimension of
time. This specific cultural understanding may assist with discharge
planning for the patient. An example of a person with "present time"
, value orientation would be: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ A patient
with a total hip replacement who has been unwilling to discuss or
plan for needs at home or for getting prescriptions filled after
discharge from the hospital.
A patient with a middle ear infection asks the nurse, "What does the
middle ear do?" The nurse responds by telling the patient that the
middle ear functions to: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Conducts
vibrations of sound to the inner ear
To perform an otoscopic examination on a 2 year old child, the nurse
should: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Pull the pinna down and
back.
A 17-year-old single mother is describing how difficult it is to raise a
2-year-old by herself. During the course of the interview she states, "I
can't believe my boyfriend left me to do this by myself! What a terrible
thing to do to me!" Which of the following responses of the nurse
is the best example of expressing empathy? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔✔✔✔ "It must be so hard to face this all alone."
When taking a history from a newly admitted patient, the nurse
notices that he is pausing often and looking at the nurse expectantly.
What would be the nurse's best response to this behavior? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Be silent and allow him to continue
when he is ready
During a follow-up visit, the nurse discovers that the patient has not
been taking his insulin on a regular basis. The nurse asks, "Why
haven't you taken your insulin as instructed?" Which statement is an
appropriate evaluation of the nurse's response to the patient? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ Asking "why" may put the patient on
the defensive and harm any therapeutic relationship between the
nurse and patient.
The six muscles that control eye movement are innervated by cranial
nerves: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔✔✔ III, IV, VI.
