UTA NURS3315 Module 1 quiz 2021

Question 1          Which of the following activities would be a part of the planning phase of the nursing process? 

Question 2          Which of the following are true concerning pain?  Select all that apply.                 

Question 3          Which attitude on the part of the nurse is likely to result in accurate and complete subjective data collection?                                         

Question 4          Which action would be the best for the nurse at the beginning of the nurse client encounter for a client visiting a walk in clinic for complaints of a fever?                                               

Question 5          The nurse takes the respiratory rate and find that the patient is breathing 32 times/minute and seem anxious. After checking the oximeter readings, how should the nurse follow up this assessment finding?                            

Question 6          Which temperature routes will yield a higher result than an oral temperature?  Select all that apply.

Question 7          Which of the following dimensions of pain is being assessed by the question, “How does the pain you are experiencing  seem to affect your overall mood?                                             

Question 8          In comparison with the physician’s medical exam, comprehensive health assessment completed by nurse should focus on:                                              

Question 9          Analyzing the already-collected subjective and objective data occurs in which phase of the nursing process?                                               

Question 10        Which measurement index will be most helpful in determining subcutaneous fat stores?  (This can show if nutritional status is over-nourished or under-nourished.)                                            

Question 11        Which pain assessment tool was developed by a Cancer Center and asks about type and level of pain, as well as mood and pain relief?                                    

Question 12        In thinking critically, nurses need to have a sense of urgency, yet put all facts in the context of the evolving situation.

The daughter of a geriatric patient rushes to the nursing station and shouts, “I need someone to come now!  I think mother has stopped breathing!”  The charge nurse hurries to the room and sees the patient lying calmly in bed with respiratory rate of 28.  Which response by the nurse shows evidence of critical thinking?                                     

Question 13        When initiating the collection of the client subjective database, what initial step is most important for the nurse to implement?                                    

Question 14        The nurse performs deep palpation correctly if she:                                       

Question 15        A client experiencing pain from an amputated limb tells the nurse the pain is constant at a level of 8/10 on the numeric pain scale. Which of the following would be appropriate for the nurse to say or do to help this client?                                          

Question 16        The nurse is documenting an assessment of a 50-year-old female client who has sought care for recurrent migraines that have not responded to treatment. Following the review of systems, how should the nurse best document unremarkable results of the subjective portion of the gastrointestinal assessment?                       

Question 17        Match the terms with the correct description                                    

Question		Selected Match
Body Mass Index		A. Used to estimate body fat stores, inaccurate for this purpose in people with unusual proportions of muscle such as body builders.
Cachexia		B. Malnutrition sometimes seen in clients with chronic terminal diseases in which wasting occurs, such as cancer.
Visceral fat		C.  Excess fat within the abdominal cavity
Triceps skinfold		D. A method of measurement using calipers to assess fat stores in the subcutaneous compartments
Mid-arm circumference		E.  Used to assess muscle mass.

 

 

                                               

•             Question 18        The nurse is performing a complete assessment of the abdomen. Which of the following assessment techniques would the nurse include in the examination?                                    

Question 19        What data would be considered subjective?                                      

Question 20        A surgical client’s pain has become increasingly severe overnight, and she has received her maximum current doses of analgesics. The nurse has consequently phoned the surgeon to obtain a new order for analgesia. After the surgeon tells the nurse the new order, how should the nurse best validate this information?