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NURSING 120 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS NEWEST
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The nurse is caring for a patient of another culture. Which step should the
nurse initiate first in the cultural assessment to provide culturally competent
care to this patient?
Perform a self-assessment.
Identify the patient's beliefs and values.
Identify the patient's health practices.
Ask the patient about their family structure.
Perform a self-assessment.
The nurse is planning short term goals for a patient. Which goal should be
included?
A. Quit smoking.
B. Lose 50 pounds.
C. Lower cholesterol by 30 points.
D. Sleep 8 hours per night.
D. Sleep 8 hours per night.
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The nurse plans to obtain subjective data from the patient. Which action
should the nurse take to obtain this information?
A. Take the patient's blood pressure.
B. Order a lab draw to check blood glucose.
C. Ask the patient to stand and walk.
D. Ask the patient to rate pain.
D. Ask the patient to rate pain.
Which statement by the nursing student indicates that further teaching is
needed on the nursing process?
A. "The nursing process is a method of addressing clinical problems."
B. "The nursing process is one area of nursing that has been without
criticism."
C. "The nursing process is a creative approach to thinking and decision
making."
D. "The nursing process is the cornerstone of nursing standards."
B. "The nursing process is one area of nursing that has been without criticism."
The nurse professor is giving a lecture on Dorothy Orem. Which statement by
one of the nursing students indicates that teaching has been effective?
A. "An underlying assumption of Orem's model is that patients want to be in
control of their lives."
B. "Orem's work focuses on goal attainment, for and by the patient."
C. "Orem focused on the patient as a biopsychosocial adaptive system."
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D. "Orem believed that unless attention was paid to the patient's concerns,
mutual goal setting was unlikely."
A. "An underlying assumption of Orem's model is that patients want to be in control
of their lives."
The RN is working on a busy surgical floor, with a team including an LPN and
an UAP. Which duty can the RN delegate to the UAP?
A. Assessment of the post-operative patient
B. Wound care for a patient with a left above knee amputation
C. Administration of oral pain medications
D. Vital signs every hour
D. Vital signs every hour
Which formal socialization activities can the student nurse take part in to build
skills? (Select all that apply.)
A. Attending lectures
B.Nursing clinicals
C. Starting an IV
D. Overhearing nurses discuss patient care
E. Observing an unplanned intervention for a patient
A. Attending lectures
B.Nursing clinicals
A group of nursing students are listening to a lecture on nursing history and
the many definitions of nursing. Which statements by one of the students
indicates that the teaching has been effective? (Select all that apply.)
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A. "Giving nursing a clear definition encourages higher wages."
B. "A definition establishes boundaries."
C. "A definition clarifies the purpose of nursing."
D. "Having a definition clarifies the functions of nursing."
E. "A definition guides educational preparation of nurses."
A. "Giving nursing a clear definition encourages higher wages."
B. "A definition establishes boundaries."
C. "A definition clarifies the purpose of nursing."
D. "Having a definition clarifies the functions of nursing."
The nurse is listening to a lecture on the pioneers of early nursing, including
the works of Hildegard Peplau. Which statement by the nurse indicates that
teaching has been effective?
A. "Peplau developed the self-care theory of nursing."
B. "Peplau believed that the patient should be an active collaborator in care."
C. "Peplau included the concept of the nursing process in her definition of
nursing."
D. "Peplau wrote the popular book, Notes on Nursing: What it is and What it is
Not."
B. "Peplau believed that the patient should be an active collaborator in care."
The nurse professor is giving a lecture on The Future of Nursing report (2011),
published by the Institute of Medicine. Which statement(s) by one of the
students indicates that the teaching has been effective? (Select all that apply.)
NURSING 120 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS NEWEST
2026 EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
The nurse is caring for a patient of another culture. Which step should the
nurse initiate first in the cultural assessment to provide culturally competent
care to this patient?
Perform a self-assessment.
Identify the patient's beliefs and values.
Identify the patient's health practices.
Ask the patient about their family structure.
Perform a self-assessment.
The nurse is planning short term goals for a patient. Which goal should be
included?
A. Quit smoking.
B. Lose 50 pounds.
C. Lower cholesterol by 30 points.
D. Sleep 8 hours per night.
D. Sleep 8 hours per night.
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The nurse plans to obtain subjective data from the patient. Which action
should the nurse take to obtain this information?
A. Take the patient's blood pressure.
B. Order a lab draw to check blood glucose.
C. Ask the patient to stand and walk.
D. Ask the patient to rate pain.
D. Ask the patient to rate pain.
Which statement by the nursing student indicates that further teaching is
needed on the nursing process?
A. "The nursing process is a method of addressing clinical problems."
B. "The nursing process is one area of nursing that has been without
criticism."
C. "The nursing process is a creative approach to thinking and decision
making."
D. "The nursing process is the cornerstone of nursing standards."
B. "The nursing process is one area of nursing that has been without criticism."
The nurse professor is giving a lecture on Dorothy Orem. Which statement by
one of the nursing students indicates that teaching has been effective?
A. "An underlying assumption of Orem's model is that patients want to be in
control of their lives."
B. "Orem's work focuses on goal attainment, for and by the patient."
C. "Orem focused on the patient as a biopsychosocial adaptive system."
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D. "Orem believed that unless attention was paid to the patient's concerns,
mutual goal setting was unlikely."
A. "An underlying assumption of Orem's model is that patients want to be in control
of their lives."
The RN is working on a busy surgical floor, with a team including an LPN and
an UAP. Which duty can the RN delegate to the UAP?
A. Assessment of the post-operative patient
B. Wound care for a patient with a left above knee amputation
C. Administration of oral pain medications
D. Vital signs every hour
D. Vital signs every hour
Which formal socialization activities can the student nurse take part in to build
skills? (Select all that apply.)
A. Attending lectures
B.Nursing clinicals
C. Starting an IV
D. Overhearing nurses discuss patient care
E. Observing an unplanned intervention for a patient
A. Attending lectures
B.Nursing clinicals
A group of nursing students are listening to a lecture on nursing history and
the many definitions of nursing. Which statements by one of the students
indicates that the teaching has been effective? (Select all that apply.)
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A. "Giving nursing a clear definition encourages higher wages."
B. "A definition establishes boundaries."
C. "A definition clarifies the purpose of nursing."
D. "Having a definition clarifies the functions of nursing."
E. "A definition guides educational preparation of nurses."
A. "Giving nursing a clear definition encourages higher wages."
B. "A definition establishes boundaries."
C. "A definition clarifies the purpose of nursing."
D. "Having a definition clarifies the functions of nursing."
The nurse is listening to a lecture on the pioneers of early nursing, including
the works of Hildegard Peplau. Which statement by the nurse indicates that
teaching has been effective?
A. "Peplau developed the self-care theory of nursing."
B. "Peplau believed that the patient should be an active collaborator in care."
C. "Peplau included the concept of the nursing process in her definition of
nursing."
D. "Peplau wrote the popular book, Notes on Nursing: What it is and What it is
Not."
B. "Peplau believed that the patient should be an active collaborator in care."
The nurse professor is giving a lecture on The Future of Nursing report (2011),
published by the Institute of Medicine. Which statement(s) by one of the
students indicates that the teaching has been effective? (Select all that apply.)
