Exam 2: NR222 / NR 222 Health & Wellness
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Q: the referent in the communication process is:
a) information shared by the sender
b) the means of conveying messages
c) that which motivates the communication
d) the person who initiates the communication
Answer:
c) that which motivates the communication
motivates one person to communicate with the other
Q: a nurse is conducting an admission interview with a patient. to maintain the patient’s
territoriality and maximize communication, the nurse should sit:
a) 4 to 12 feet from the patient
b) 0 to 18 inches from the patient
c) 12 feet or more from the patient
d) 18 inches to 4 feet form the patient
Answer:
d) 18 inches to 4 feet from the patient
personal zone when taking a patient’s history
Q: An internal impulse that causes a person to take action is:
- Anxiety
- Motivation
- Adaptation
- Compliance
Answer:
- Motivation
Q: demonstration of the principles of body mechanics used when transferring patients from bed
to chair would be classified under which domain of learning?
a) social
b) affective
c) cognitive
d) psychomotor
Answer:
d) psychomotor
Q: which of the following patients is most ready to begin a patient-teaching session?
a) ms. hernandez, who is unwilling to accept that her back injury may result in permanent
paralysis
b) mr. frank, who is newly diagnosed with diabetes, who is complaining that he was awake all
night because of his noisy roommate
c) mrs. brown, a patient with irritable bowel syndrome, who has just returned from a morning of
testing in the gastrointestinal laboratory
d) mr. jones a patient who had a heart attack 4 days ago and now seems somewhat anxious about
how this will affect his future
Answer:
d) mr. jones a patient who had a heart attack 4 days ago and now seems somewhat anxious about
how this will affect his future
Q: the nurse works with pediatric patients who have diabetes. which is the youngest age group
to which the nurse can effectively teach psychomotor skills such as insulin administration?
a) toddler
b) preschool
c) school age
d) adolescent
Answer:
c) school age
Q: which of the following is an appropriately stated learning objective for mr. ryan, who is
newly diagnosed with diabetes?
a) mr. ryan will understand diabetes
b) mr. ryan will be taught self-administration of insulin by 5/2
c) mr. ryan will know the signs and symptoms of low blood sugar by 5/5
d) mr. ryan will perform blood glucose monitoring with the EZ-check monitor by the time of
discharge
Answer:
d) mr. ryan will perform blood glucose monitoring with the EZ-check monitor by the time of
discharge
Q: the primary purpose of a patient’s medical record is to:
a) provide validation for hospital charges
b) satisfy requirements of accreditation agencies
c) provide the nurse with a defense against malpractice
d) communicate accurate, timely information about the patient
Answer:
d) communicate accurate, timely information about the patient
the patients medical record should be the most current and accurate continuous source of
information about the patients health care status
Q: which of the following is correctly charted according to the six guidelines for quality
recording?
a) was depressed today
b) respiration rapid; lungs sound clear
c) had a good day. up and about in room
d) crying. states she doesn’t want visitors to see her like this
Answer:
d) crying. states she doesn’t want visitors to see her like this
Q: during a change-of-shift report:
a) two or more nurses always visit all patients to review their plain of care
b) the nurse should identify nursing diagnoses and clarify patient priorities
c) nurses should exchange judgments they have made about patient attitudes
d) patient information is communicated from a nurse on a sending unit to a nurse on a receiving
unit
Answer:
b) the nurse should identify nursing diagnoses and clarify patient priorities
Q: an incident report is:
a) a legal claim against a nurse for negligent nursing care
b) a summary report of all falls occurring on a nursing unit
c) a report of an event inconsistent with the routine care of a patient
d) a report of a nurse’s behavior submitted to the hospital administration
Answer:
c) a report of an event inconsistent with the routine care of a patient
Q: if an error is made while recording, the nurse should:
a) erase it or scratch it out
b) leave a blank space in the note
c) draw a single line through the error and initial it
d) obtain a new nurse’s note and rewrite the entries
Answer:
c) draw a single line through the error and initial it