CMN 548 MODULE 1 STUDY GUIDE EXAM

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CMN 548 MODULE 1 STUDY GUIDE EXAM

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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:

• Objective.
• Reflective.
• Subjective.
• Introspective. - Correct Answer - A. Objective

A patient tells the nurse that he is very nervous, is nauseated, and feels

hot. These types of data would be:

• Objective.
• Reflective.
• Subjective.
• Introspective. - Correct Answer - C. Subjective

The patients record, laboratory studies, objective data, and subjective

data combine to form the:

a Data base.b Admitting data. 1 / 4

pg. 2 c Financial statement.d Discharge summary. - Correct Answer - A. Data Base

When listening to a patients breath sounds, the nurse is unsure of a

sound that is heard. The nurses next action should be to:

• Immediately notify the patients physician.
• Document the sound exactly as it was heard.
• Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to the breath sounds.
• Assess again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present.

ANS: 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:

• Intuition.
• A set of rules.
• Articles in journals.
• Advice from supervisors. - Correct Answer - B. A set of rules

Expert nurses learn to attend to a pattern of assessment data and act

without consciously labeling it. These responses are referred to as:

• Intuition.
• The nursing process.
• Clinical knowledge. 2 / 4

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• Diagnostic reasoning. - Correct Answer - A. Intuition

The nurse is reviewing information about evidence-based practice (EBP). Which statement best reflects EBP?

• EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices.
• EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of

patients.

• EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians

experience.

• The patients own preferences are not important with EBP. - Correct

Answer - C. EBP emphasizes the use of best evidence with the clinicians experience

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?

• Patient with postoperative pain
• Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching
• Individual with a small laceration on the sole of the foot
• Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress - Correct

Answer - D

When considering priority setting of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that second-level priority problems include which of these aspects?

• Low self-esteem
• Lack of knowledge 3 / 4

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• Abnormal laboratory values
• Severely abnormal vital signs - Correct Answer - C

Which critical thinking skill helps the nurse see relationships among the data?

• Validation
• Clustering related cues
• Identifying gaps in data
• Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant - Correct Answer - B

The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient relies on the appropriateness of the diagnosis

• Nursing
• Medical
• Admission
• Collaborative - Correct Answer - A. Nursing

The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that nurses use and includes which steps?

• Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, and follow-up
• Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning
• Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation, and discharge planning

d Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation - Correct Answer - D

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