NURS 3120 EXAM 1|| 73 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
a patient is having adverse effects resulting from a medication. the nurse calls the
primary care provider to request a change in the medication order. the nurse is
functioning as a
a. educator
b. advocate
c. organizer
d. counselor - ANSWER-b. advocate
--> voicing concerns about the patient to improve the quality of care
Nurses advocate for underserved populations to reduce health disparities. This
promotes
a. autonomy.
b. altruism.
c. respect.
d. human dignity. - ANSWER-c. respect
--> promotion of respect and social justice when treating individuals, families, and
communities to improve the disparities present in the healthcare system
Nurses belong to the ANA as part of their
a. ongoing professional responsibility.
b. role as manager of care.
c. wellness promotion for patients.
d. cultural education activities. - ANSWER-a. ongoing professional responsibility
--> nurses continually learn and promote health as part of their ongoing professional
responsibility
The purpose of health assessment is to
a. obtain subjective and objective data.
b. intervene to correct difficulties.
c. outline appropriate care.
d. determine whether interventions are effective. - ANSWER-a. obtain subjective and
objective data
The nurse documents the following information in a patient's chart: "Cough and deep
breathe every hour while awake." This is an example of
a. evidence-based nursing.
b. priority setting.
c. comprehensive assessment.
d. nursing interventions. - ANSWER-d. nursing interventions
,--> actions taken by the nurse to promote health. usually begin with a verb and have a
time frame
The nurse provides teaching about smoking cessation to a 20-year-old patient. The
nurse assesses that the patient is concerned because their father died from lung
cancer. Which theory would the nurse most likely use when providing teaching to this
patient?
a. Health belief model
b. Diagnostic reasoning model
c. Cultural competence model
d. Body systems model - ANSWER-a. health belief model
--> to assess the patient's perspective about the relationship between smoking and lung
disease. the nurse must assess the patient's family experience. they may have some
personal beliefs that influence their motivation to stop smoking.
Which of the following processes is the most important when providing nursing care to a
patient who is ill?
a. Writing outcomes
b. Performing a focused assessment
c. Collecting objective data
d. Using clinical judgment. - ANSWER-d. using clinical judgement
--> assessment provides a solid foundation for care, but it is only one step in the nursing
process. clinical judgement is used in all phases of the nursing process.
A patient is admitted to a hospital for surgery for colon cancer. What type of assessment
is the nurse most likely to perform on admission?
a. Emergency
b. Focused
c. Comprehensive
d. Illness - ANSWER-c. comprehensive
--> surgery involves all body systems, so it is important to perform a comprehensive
assessment
Which of the following are the components of a comprehensive health assessment?
a. Nursing diagnoses
b. Goals and outcomes
c. Collaborative problems
d. Examination of body systems - ANSWER-d. examination of body systems
--> in a comprehensive assessment, the nurse collects subjective and objective data,
including a history of the current problem, medical history, and common symptoms and
a head to toe physical examination
The nurse conducts the health history based on the patient's responses to the medical
diagnosis. This type of framework is based on the
a. functional framework.
b. objective framework.
, c. coordinator framework.
d. collaborative framework. - ANSWER-a. functional framework
--> in the medical model, the provider evaluates the medical diagnosis, such as
myocardial infarction. the provider may order some diagnostic tests to evaluate the
extent of damage. the nurse assess the patient's response to the myocardial infarction,
such as fluid retention or arrhythmias. in addition, the nurse assesses the functional
abilities, such as coping, role performance, and activity tolerance.
The nurse asks, "What are the most important things to you in life?" to assess the
functional pattern related to
a. role.
b. self-perception.
c. coping.
d. values. - ANSWER-d. values
--> address important big concepts of life and death. role addresses the daily duties and
tasks. assessments of self-perception focuses on how the patient thinks about
themselves. coping is response to a stressor.
To assess self-perception, the nurse asks
a. "How would you describe yourself?"
b. "Are you having difficulty handling any family problems?"
c. "What gives you hope when times are troubled?"
d. "How do you usually deal with stress? Is it effective?" - ANSWER-a. "how would you
describe yourself?"
--> assessment of self-perception focuses on how the patient thinks about themself.
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. ADLs.
d. review of systems. - ANSWER-c. ADLs
--> activities of daily living (ADLs) are those things that a person needs to accomplish
each day to care for the self.
The nurse assessing an older adult focuses the health history on
a. previous pregnancies, obstetric history, and psychosocial factors.
b. birth history, immunizations, and growth and development.
c. sensory deficits, illness history, and lifestyle factors.
d. religion, spirituality, culture, and values. - ANSWER-c. sensory deficits, illness history,
and lifestyle factors.
--> includes items that are significant with aging.
pregnancies and obstetric history are pertinent to the pregnant female. birth history,
immunizations, and growth history are most important for children to identify the risk for
problems, provide primary prevention, and assess for current problems. religion and
culture are assessed during the cultural assessment.
AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
a patient is having adverse effects resulting from a medication. the nurse calls the
primary care provider to request a change in the medication order. the nurse is
functioning as a
a. educator
b. advocate
c. organizer
d. counselor - ANSWER-b. advocate
--> voicing concerns about the patient to improve the quality of care
Nurses advocate for underserved populations to reduce health disparities. This
promotes
a. autonomy.
b. altruism.
c. respect.
d. human dignity. - ANSWER-c. respect
--> promotion of respect and social justice when treating individuals, families, and
communities to improve the disparities present in the healthcare system
Nurses belong to the ANA as part of their
a. ongoing professional responsibility.
b. role as manager of care.
c. wellness promotion for patients.
d. cultural education activities. - ANSWER-a. ongoing professional responsibility
--> nurses continually learn and promote health as part of their ongoing professional
responsibility
The purpose of health assessment is to
a. obtain subjective and objective data.
b. intervene to correct difficulties.
c. outline appropriate care.
d. determine whether interventions are effective. - ANSWER-a. obtain subjective and
objective data
The nurse documents the following information in a patient's chart: "Cough and deep
breathe every hour while awake." This is an example of
a. evidence-based nursing.
b. priority setting.
c. comprehensive assessment.
d. nursing interventions. - ANSWER-d. nursing interventions
,--> actions taken by the nurse to promote health. usually begin with a verb and have a
time frame
The nurse provides teaching about smoking cessation to a 20-year-old patient. The
nurse assesses that the patient is concerned because their father died from lung
cancer. Which theory would the nurse most likely use when providing teaching to this
patient?
a. Health belief model
b. Diagnostic reasoning model
c. Cultural competence model
d. Body systems model - ANSWER-a. health belief model
--> to assess the patient's perspective about the relationship between smoking and lung
disease. the nurse must assess the patient's family experience. they may have some
personal beliefs that influence their motivation to stop smoking.
Which of the following processes is the most important when providing nursing care to a
patient who is ill?
a. Writing outcomes
b. Performing a focused assessment
c. Collecting objective data
d. Using clinical judgment. - ANSWER-d. using clinical judgement
--> assessment provides a solid foundation for care, but it is only one step in the nursing
process. clinical judgement is used in all phases of the nursing process.
A patient is admitted to a hospital for surgery for colon cancer. What type of assessment
is the nurse most likely to perform on admission?
a. Emergency
b. Focused
c. Comprehensive
d. Illness - ANSWER-c. comprehensive
--> surgery involves all body systems, so it is important to perform a comprehensive
assessment
Which of the following are the components of a comprehensive health assessment?
a. Nursing diagnoses
b. Goals and outcomes
c. Collaborative problems
d. Examination of body systems - ANSWER-d. examination of body systems
--> in a comprehensive assessment, the nurse collects subjective and objective data,
including a history of the current problem, medical history, and common symptoms and
a head to toe physical examination
The nurse conducts the health history based on the patient's responses to the medical
diagnosis. This type of framework is based on the
a. functional framework.
b. objective framework.
, c. coordinator framework.
d. collaborative framework. - ANSWER-a. functional framework
--> in the medical model, the provider evaluates the medical diagnosis, such as
myocardial infarction. the provider may order some diagnostic tests to evaluate the
extent of damage. the nurse assess the patient's response to the myocardial infarction,
such as fluid retention or arrhythmias. in addition, the nurse assesses the functional
abilities, such as coping, role performance, and activity tolerance.
The nurse asks, "What are the most important things to you in life?" to assess the
functional pattern related to
a. role.
b. self-perception.
c. coping.
d. values. - ANSWER-d. values
--> address important big concepts of life and death. role addresses the daily duties and
tasks. assessments of self-perception focuses on how the patient thinks about
themselves. coping is response to a stressor.
To assess self-perception, the nurse asks
a. "How would you describe yourself?"
b. "Are you having difficulty handling any family problems?"
c. "What gives you hope when times are troubled?"
d. "How do you usually deal with stress? Is it effective?" - ANSWER-a. "how would you
describe yourself?"
--> assessment of self-perception focuses on how the patient thinks about themself.
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. ADLs.
d. review of systems. - ANSWER-c. ADLs
--> activities of daily living (ADLs) are those things that a person needs to accomplish
each day to care for the self.
The nurse assessing an older adult focuses the health history on
a. previous pregnancies, obstetric history, and psychosocial factors.
b. birth history, immunizations, and growth and development.
c. sensory deficits, illness history, and lifestyle factors.
d. religion, spirituality, culture, and values. - ANSWER-c. sensory deficits, illness history,
and lifestyle factors.
--> includes items that are significant with aging.
pregnancies and obstetric history are pertinent to the pregnant female. birth history,
immunizations, and growth history are most important for children to identify the risk for
problems, provide primary prevention, and assess for current problems. religion and
culture are assessed during the cultural assessment.
