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NU 518 Exam 1 WITH OVER 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/ NEW NU 528 EXAM 1 PRACTICE
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (NEW!)
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has
charted that his respirations
are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data
would be:
A Objective.
B Reflective.
C Subjective.
D Introspective. ......ANSWER......A
A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels
hot. These types of
data would be:
a Objective.
B Reflective.
C Subjective.
D Introspective. ......ANSWER......C
The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
data combine to form
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the:
a Data base.
B Admitting data.
C Financial statement.
D Discharge summary. ......ANSWER......A
When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a
sound that is heard. The
nurses next action should be to:
a Immediately notify the patients physician.
B Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
C Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
D Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
......ANSWER......C
The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the
teaching session, the
nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background of
skills and experience
from which to draw, are more likely to make their decisions using:
a Intuition.
B A set of rules.
C Articles in journals.
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D Advice from supervisors. ......ANSWER......B
Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act
without consciously
labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
a Intuition.
B The nursing process.
C Clinical knowledge.
D Diagnostic reasoning. ......ANSWER......A
The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice
(EBP). Which statement
best reflects EBP?
A EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices.
B EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of
patients.
C EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians
experience.
D The patients own preferences are not important with EBP.
......ANSWER......C
The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new
graduate nurses. Which
is an example of a first-level priority problem?
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A Patient with postoperative pain
B Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching
C Individual with a small laceration on the sole of the foot
D Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress
......ANSWER......D
When considering priority setting of problems, the nurse keeps in mind
that second-level
priority problems include which of these aspects?
A Low self-esteem
B Lack of knowledge
C Abnormal laboratory values
D Severely abnormal vital signs ......ANSWER......C
Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse see relationships among the
data?
A Validation
B Clustering related cues
C Identifying gaps in data
D Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant ......ANSWER......B
The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for
a patient relies on the
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NU 518 Exam 1 WITH OVER 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/ NEW NU 528 EXAM 1 PRACTICE
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (NEW!)
After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has
charted that his respirations
are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data
would be:
A Objective.
B Reflective.
C Subjective.
D Introspective. ......ANSWER......A
A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels
hot. These types of
data would be:
a Objective.
B Reflective.
C Subjective.
D Introspective. ......ANSWER......C
The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective
data combine to form
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the:
a Data base.
B Admitting data.
C Financial statement.
D Discharge summary. ......ANSWER......A
When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a
sound that is heard. The
nurses next action should be to:
a Immediately notify the patients physician.
B Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
C Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
D Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.
......ANSWER......C
The nurse is conducting a class for new graduate nurses. During the
teaching session, the
nurse should keep in mind that novice nurses, without a background of
skills and experience
from which to draw, are more likely to make their decisions using:
a Intuition.
B A set of rules.
C Articles in journals.
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D Advice from supervisors. ......ANSWER......B
Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act
without consciously
labeling it. These responses are referred to as:
a Intuition.
B The nursing process.
C Clinical knowledge.
D Diagnostic reasoning. ......ANSWER......A
The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice
(EBP). Which statement
best reflects EBP?
A EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices.
B EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of
patients.
C EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians
experience.
D The patients own preferences are not important with EBP.
......ANSWER......C
The nurse is conducting a class on priority setting for a group of new
graduate nurses. Which
is an example of a first-level priority problem?
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A Patient with postoperative pain
B Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching
C Individual with a small laceration on the sole of the foot
D Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress
......ANSWER......D
When considering priority setting of problems, the nurse keeps in mind
that second-level
priority problems include which of these aspects?
A Low self-esteem
B Lack of knowledge
C Abnormal laboratory values
D Severely abnormal vital signs ......ANSWER......C
Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse see relationships among the
data?
A Validation
B Clustering related cues
C Identifying gaps in data
D Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant ......ANSWER......B
The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for
a patient relies on the
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