NSG 503 exam 4 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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1. Sharon, a woman with multiple cuts and abrasions, arrives b
at the emergency department with her three small
children. She tells the nurse her husband inflicted the
wounds. She says, "I didn't want to come. I'm really okay.
He only does this when he has too much to drink. I just
shouldn't have yelled at him." The best response by the
nurse is:
a. "How often does he drink too much?"
b. "It is not your fault. You did the right thing by coming
here."
c. "How many times has he done this to you?"
d. "He is not a good husband. You have to leave him
before he kills you."
, 2. Sharon, a woman with multiple cuts and abrasions, c
arrives at the emergency department with her three small
children. She tells the nurse her husband inflicted the
wounds. In the interview, Sharon tells the nurse, "He's been
getting more and more violent lately. He's been under a lot
of stress at work the last few weeks, so he drinks a lot
when he gets home. He always gets mean when he drinks.
I was getting scared. So I just finally told him I was going
to take the kids and leave. He got furious when I said that
and began beating me with his fists." With knowledge
about the cycle of battering, what does this situation
represent?
a. Phase I. Sharon was desperately trying to stay out of his
way and keep everything calm.
b. Phase I. A minor battering incident for which Sharon
assumes all the blame.
c. Phase II. The acute battering incident that Sharon
provoked with her threat to leave.
d. Phase III. The honeymoon phase where the husband
believes that he has "taught her a lesson and she won't act
up again."
3. A battered woman presents to the emergency a
department with multiple cuts and abrasions. Her right eye
is swollen shut. She says that her husband did this to her.
What is the priority nursing intervention?
a. Tending to the immediate care of her wounds
b. Providing her with information about a safe place to stay
c. Administering the prn tranquilizer ordered by the
physician
d. Explaining how she may go about bringing charges
against her husband
4. A woman who has a long history of being battered by d
her husband is staying at the woman's shelter. She has
received emotional support from staff and peers and has
been made aware of the alternatives open to her.
Nevertheless, she decides to return to her home and
marriage. The best response by the nurse to the woman's
decision is:
a. "I just can't believe you have decided to go back to that
horrible man."
b. "I'm just afraid he will kill you or the children when you
go back."
c. "What makes you think things have changed with him?"
d. "I hope you have made the right decision. Call this
number if you need help."
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1. Sharon, a woman with multiple cuts and abrasions, arrives b
at the emergency department with her three small
children. She tells the nurse her husband inflicted the
wounds. She says, "I didn't want to come. I'm really okay.
He only does this when he has too much to drink. I just
shouldn't have yelled at him." The best response by the
nurse is:
a. "How often does he drink too much?"
b. "It is not your fault. You did the right thing by coming
here."
c. "How many times has he done this to you?"
d. "He is not a good husband. You have to leave him
before he kills you."
, 2. Sharon, a woman with multiple cuts and abrasions, c
arrives at the emergency department with her three small
children. She tells the nurse her husband inflicted the
wounds. In the interview, Sharon tells the nurse, "He's been
getting more and more violent lately. He's been under a lot
of stress at work the last few weeks, so he drinks a lot
when he gets home. He always gets mean when he drinks.
I was getting scared. So I just finally told him I was going
to take the kids and leave. He got furious when I said that
and began beating me with his fists." With knowledge
about the cycle of battering, what does this situation
represent?
a. Phase I. Sharon was desperately trying to stay out of his
way and keep everything calm.
b. Phase I. A minor battering incident for which Sharon
assumes all the blame.
c. Phase II. The acute battering incident that Sharon
provoked with her threat to leave.
d. Phase III. The honeymoon phase where the husband
believes that he has "taught her a lesson and she won't act
up again."
3. A battered woman presents to the emergency a
department with multiple cuts and abrasions. Her right eye
is swollen shut. She says that her husband did this to her.
What is the priority nursing intervention?
a. Tending to the immediate care of her wounds
b. Providing her with information about a safe place to stay
c. Administering the prn tranquilizer ordered by the
physician
d. Explaining how she may go about bringing charges
against her husband
4. A woman who has a long history of being battered by d
her husband is staying at the woman's shelter. She has
received emotional support from staff and peers and has
been made aware of the alternatives open to her.
Nevertheless, she decides to return to her home and
marriage. The best response by the nurse to the woman's
decision is:
a. "I just can't believe you have decided to go back to that
horrible man."
b. "I'm just afraid he will kill you or the children when you
go back."
c. "What makes you think things have changed with him?"
d. "I hope you have made the right decision. Call this
number if you need help."
