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The nurse is teaching a client who is prescribed dialysis three times a week about the
importance of keeping dialysis appointments. Which Quality and Safety Education for
Nurses (QSEN) competency does the nurse address? -CORRECT ANSWER Patient-
centered care
Which statement is true according to Piaget's theory of cognitive or moral development
in the adolescent? -CORRECT ANSWER The child develops abstract thinking.
The child is in the formal operations period.
A nursing student gives different examples representing the components of human
personality, according to Sigmund Freud. Which examples mentioned by the nursing
student represent the component ego? -CORRECT ANSWER "A client wants to eat
junk food but does not order it because the dietician is keeping track of his or her
weight."
"A client with insomnia wants to take an extra sleeping pill but refrains from doing so
because the caregivers are present."
"A client is attracted to the nurse in charge but does not make any moves because there
are other clients in the same ward."
A group of practicing nurses and healthcare team members wants to conduct research
to determine the effectiveness of chewing peppermint gum in reducing nausea following
colon surgery. After identifying the problem and reviewing the literature, the research
team wants to design the study. Which activities performed by the research team are
related to designing the study? -CORRECT ANSWER Selecting data collection
methods
Identifying the sample population and assigning people to experimental and control
groups
Selecting statistical methods to evaluate if chewing peppermint gum is beneficial to
reduce postoperative nausea
A nurse is interviewing a client. Which of these statements is an example of an open-
ended question? -CORRECT ANSWER "Tell me how you are feeling."
A registered nurse is teaching a nursing student about nursing research. Which points
mentioned by the nursing student post-teaching are accurate? -CORRECT ANSWER
"Research means to search again or to examine carefully."
, "Nursing research is a way to identify new knowledge, improve professional education
and practice, and use resources effectively."
"The knowledge that is generated provides a scientific basis for nursing practice and
validates the effectiveness of nursing interventions."
How does a nurse adopt the element of right circumstances during a task delegation? -
CORRECT ANSWER By considering the appropriate client setting, available
resources, and other relevant factors
A nurse reviews a client's record to learn the nature of an illness and the client's
response to it. What purpose of the client record is being fulfilled? -CORRECT
ANSWER Education
Which group benefits from Medicare? -CORRECT ANSWER People who are 65 years
or older
A client says, "I do not want to go back to school because I fear that everyone will laugh
at me." Which level of need does the given scenario refer to according to Maslow's
hierarchy of needs? -CORRECT ANSWER The given scenario relates to the fourth
level that includes self-esteem needs.
A 70-year-old client needs to undergo heart surgery but cannot afford it. The client
seeks the assistance of a nurse. Which is the preferred program that the nurse may
suggest? -CORRECT ANSWER Medicare
What is the difference between risk nursing diagnoses and actual nursing diagnoses? -
CORRECT ANSWER Actual nursing diagnoses have related factors; risk nursing
diagnoses do not have related factors.
A nursing student is learning about the nursing process, which consists of four
components. Which scenarios should the nursing student consider as the 'input'
component? -CORRECT ANSWER The nurse checks the client's health history for
allergy to iodine before inserting a urinary catheter.
"The nurse checks if the client has a history of substance abuse before administering
nasal medications."
"The nurse checks the medical records of the client to know if he/she has had a rectal
surgery in the past year before placing an internal fecal catheter."
A nurse assisting in a research study calculates the risk-benefit ratio and concludes that
there were no harmful effects associated with a survey of diabetic clients. This
researcher was applying which principle? -CORRECT ANSWER Beneficence
What rules of impression management should the nurse follow when caring for an Asian
client? -CORRECT ANSWER Greet the client and family in their language.