Final Exam: NUR160 / NUR 160 (Latest
2023/ 2024) Fundamental Concepts of Practical Nursing II Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers| Already Graded A| Hondros College Place the steps of the problem-solving approach in the appropriate order.
(Separate letters with a comma and space as follows: A, B, C, D, E.)
- Predict the likelihood of each outcome occurring.
- Choose the alternative with the best chance of success.
- Consider all possible alternatives as the solution to the problem.
- Identify the problem.
- Examine possible outcomes of each alternative. - ANSWER
D, C, E, A, B.
A blind, elderly patient is admitted to the hospital for dehydration and weakness.
The nurse can make the admission process less stressful by: - ANSWER
Performing the initial assessment in a non-hurried manner.A clinic nurse is documenting in a patient chart about the pain that brought the patient to seek medical attention. The best description is: - ANSWER 1 / 3
"Peri-umbilical sharp pain at pain level of 7 to 8 for last 3 hours, started 2 hours after lunch. No relief from antacids.A hospitalized patient tells the nurse that he intends to leave the hospital, against
medical advice. The nurse's initial action(s) should be to: - ANSWER
Listen to patient, answer questions, and offer to have the supervisor or physician speak with patient.A major concern for an 86-year-old patient who has been NPO for 8 hours prior to a diagnostic test would be: - ANSWER hydration status A male patient who suffered a spinal cord injury is learning to perform self-urinary catheterization before being discharge to home. The statement made by the
patient that indicates more instruction is needed is: - ANSWER
"It is a sterile procedure" An adult male patient who cannot void has an order to have a urinary catheter inserted. Which size catheter would be most appropriate to use? - ANSWER 18 French 2 / 3
An ambulatory clinic patient telephones to report diarrhea and to ask for advice on medication to manage it. The best response by the nurse is, "Do not use antidiarrheal medication for longer than___hours without calling back for an appointment." - ANSWER 48 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: - ANSWER
An initial assessment of the patient and a plan based on the needs of the patient as assessed at the beginning of the shift.A nurse caring for a patient with a tracheostomy should determine whether the patient needs suctioning by: - ANSWER Auscultating breath sounds A nurse has performed abdominal assessments on four patients. After reviewing the findings, the nurse is least concerned about problems with bowel elimination for the patient with abdomen_____bowel sounds in all four quadrants. - ANSWER Nondistended, soft, with active.
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