FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND SKILLS FOR NURSING

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CHAPTER 15: LOSS, GRIEF, AND END-OF-LIFE CARE Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse can assess Cheyne-Stokes respiration by its characteristics of respirations that are: a. harsh and rattling. b. wheezing and labored. c. shallow followed by periods of apnea. d. long periods of apnea followed by a hiccoughing breath. ANS: C Cheyne-Stokes respirations become more and more shallow followed by periods of apnea, and...

CHAPTER 14: CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL ASPECTS OF PATIENT CARE Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse understands that when an Asian patient refers to yin, the patient is referring to a balancing force that is represented by: a. light. b. a masculine force. c. cold and feminine elements. d. harmony. ANS: C Yin is the balancing force to yang that is represented by elements that are dark, cold, and feminine. DIF: C...

CHAPTER 13: PROMOTING HEALTHY ADAPTATION TO AGING Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. An 84-year-old patient who is hospitalized for pneumonia says to the nurse, “I don’t know why I’ve lived so long. All my friends are gone, my children and grandchildren are all independent and successful—nobody needs me anymore.” An appropriate response by the nurse is: a. “You have a lot to live for. Your children and grandchildre...

CHAPTER 12: ADULTHOOD AND THE FAMILY Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A 48-year-old woman asks the clinic nurse about symptoms she has experienced, such as trouble sleeping, because she wakes up feeling hot and sweaty. She has also felt tired and depressed about aging. The most helpful nursing response would be: a. “You may have an illness that the doctor should evaluate.” b. “It sounds to me as though you might have ...

CHAPTER 11: GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT: INFANCY THROUGH ADOLESCENCE Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The school nurse is alert to the behavior of a child who has extremely permissive parents, because this sort of parenting style produces children who are: a. mistrusting. b. depressed. c. anxious. d. impulsive. ANS: D Permissive parenting produces children who are impulsive, aggressive, and lacking in self-control. DI...

CHAPTER 10: DELEGATION, LEADERSHIP, AND MANAGEMENT Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Nursing documentation that would best assist with reimbursement to a facility would be: a. Patient was up in chair for 2 hours after breakfast. b. Patient was ambulated in the hall three times this shift. c. Patient was assisted to a recliner chair to use the oxygen concentrator. d. Patient received bath in shower room. ANS: C Nurses...

CHAPTER 09: PATIENT TEACHING FOR HEALTH PROMOTION Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Because a person may learn best in a particular manner, to improve patient teaching, the nurse should: a. ask the patient whether he learns best visually, aurally, or kinesthetically. b. use a hands-on approach, because it works best for most people. c. test the patient’s reading comprehension before using visual handouts. d. use a combin...

CHAPTER 08: COMMUNICATION AND THE NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse is aware that the purpose of therapeutic communication is to: a. gather as much information as possible about the patient’s problem. b. direct the patient to communicate about his deepest concerns. c. focus on the patient and the patient needs to facilitate interaction. d. gain specific medical information and history...

CHAPTER 07: DOCUMENTATION OF NURSING CARE Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse begins the shift caring for a patient who has just returned from the recovery room after surgery. It is most important to document: a. at the end of the shift so that the nurse can give his full attention and time to the patient’s needs during the shift. b. a nursing care plan in the medical record before assessing the patient so that the n...