Exam 1: NR226/ NR 226 Fundamentals
Patient Care Exam| Grade A Questions and
Verified Answers (2023/ 2024 Update)-
Chamberlain
Q: A nurse is caring for a client who is 24 hour post operative following abdominal surgery.
The nurse suspects the client’s pain management is inadequate. Which of the following data
reinforce this suspicion? Select all that apply.
A. The client seems easily agitated.
B. The client is nonadherent with coughing, deep breathing, and dangling.
C. The client may have pain medication every 4 to 6 hours but accepts it every 6 to 7 hours.
D. The client reports tenderness in his lower right leg.
E. The client’s vital signs are heart rate 110/min, respiratory rate 20/min, temperature 98.6 F, and
blood pressure 136/80 mmHg.
Answer:
B. The client is nonadherent with coughing, deep breathing, and dangling.
C. The client may have pain medication every 4 to 6 hours but accepts it every 6 to 7 hours.
E. The client’s vital signs are heart rate 110/min, respiratory rate 20/min, temperature 98.6 F, and
blood pressure 136/80 mmHg.
Q: A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for anti hypertensive medication.
Prior to administering the medication, the nurse uses an electronic database to gather information
about the medication and the effects it might have on this client. Which of the following
components of critical thinking is the nurse using when he reviews the medication information?
A. knowledge
B. experience
c. intuition
D. competence
Answer:
A. knowledge
Q: A nurse uses a head-to-toe approach to conduct a physical assessment of a client who will
undergo surgery the following week. Which of the following critical thinking attitudes did the
nurse demonstrate?
A. confidence
B. perseverance
C. integrity
D. discipline
Answer:
D. discipline
Q: A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant blockages
in his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client’s choice is an example of which of
the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Non-maleficence.
Answer:
B. Autonomy
Q: A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation. The
nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following
ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence
Answer:
D. Beneficence
Q: A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities organ donation
and procurement involve. When the nurse explains that all clients waiting for a kidney transplant