NU211, NUR2115 Fundamentals of Professional Nursing Exam 1
Question 1
A nurse is planning care for a 17 year old following a motor vehicle
accident. Which of Erickson's developmental stages should the nurse
keep in mind in the planning?
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Question 2
Before developing a procedure, a nurse reviews all current researchbased
literature
on
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nasogastric
tube.
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evidence-based
nursing
Question 3
A nurse is admitting a client to a geriatric medicine unit following the
client's recent diagnosis of acute renal failure. Which of the following
nursing actions is most likely to reduce the client's chance of
experiencing a fall while on the unit?
-Orient the patient to the room and environment thoroughly upon
admission.
Question 4
What drawbacks does charting by exception (CBE) have?
Vulnerability to legal liability since nurse’s safe, routing care is not
recorded
Question 5
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The student nurse knows mobility contributes to positive outcomes
throughout the body. What is a positive effect of mobility on the
respiratory system?
Preventions of secretions pooling
Question 6
A nurse has completed an informed consent form with a client. The client
then states, "I have changed my mind and do not want to have the
procedure done." What action should the nurse take?
notify the surgeon that the client wishes to withdraw informed consent
from procedure
client has right to withdraw informed consent
Question 7
A nurse is documenting care given to a client with a new right leg
amputation. The nurse accidently documents a dressing change was
performed on the left leg. What would be the best action to correct this
error?
Draw a single line through the entry and rewrite it above or beside it.
Question 8
Identify the statement that is not therapeutic communication?
Not using silence?
Question 9
A child is admitted to the emergency department with a fractured arm.
During the admission interview, the nurse should implement what
communication technique to elicit the most information from the parents?
The use of clarifying questions
Question 10
A nurse is administering influenza immunizations at a local clinic. What
level of disease prevention is the nurse demonstrating?
Primary
Question 11
Nurses provide many interventions to prevent falls in health care
settings. What would be an appropriate intervention to prevent falls?
Lock wheels on beds and wheelchairs.
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Question 12
What charting entry would be the most defensible in court?
Notified Dr. Jones of BP of 90/40
Question 13
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as which of the
following?
a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity.
Question 14
The student nurse knows lack of mobility contributes to negative
outcomes throughout the body. What is a negative effect of immobility on
the musculoskeletal system?
1)disuse osteoporosis
2)disuse atrophy
3)contractures
4)stiffness and pain in the joints
Question 15
The student nurse knows lack of mobility contributes to negative
outcomes throughout the body. What is a negative effect of immobility on
the cardiovascular system?
1)decreased efficiency of orthostatic neurovascular reflexes (orthostatic
hypotension)
2)altered distribution of blood volume
3)venous vasodilation and stasis
4)dependent edema
5)increase use of valsalva maneuver
6)thrombus
7)diminished cardiac reserve
Question 16
Barriers to evidence-based practice (EBP) include which of the following?
An organizational culture that does not support change
Question 17
When a labor and delivery nurse tells a coworker that an Asian client
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probably did not want any pain medication because "Asian women
typically are stoic," the nurse is expressing what?
Stereotyping
Question 18
What nursing statement may be seen as the first line in a SOAP note?
Client complaining of abdominal pain rated 8/10
Question 19
Examples of evidence-based practice (EBP) include which of the
following? (Select all that apply)
Catheter associated urinary tract infections practice alert
Prevention of pressure ulcers
Pain assessment as the fifth vital sign
Question 20
An elderly client has impaired sensation in her lower extremities. What
educational statement would be necessary to reduce her risk of injury?
Always test the temperature of bath water before stepping in
Question 21
Advantages of open-ended questions include what? (Select all that
apply):
The let the interviewee(client) do the talking
They can provide information the interviewer did not ask for
The interviewer is able to listen and observe
Question 22
The nurse is admitting a new client to the unit. The nurse notes that this
client would need an alternate meal choice when the menu specified pork
for a meal. What cultural group would require an alternative meal choice?
Muslim
Question 23
When providing nursing care to an African American individual, which of
the following cultural factors should the nurse consider?
Values and beliefs are often present oriented
Question 24