Exam 1: NR224/ NR 224 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Fundamentals Skills Exam| 100% Correct| Questions and Verified Answers - Chamberlain
QUESTION
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... [Show More] patient tells the nurse during a visit to the clinic that he has been sick to his stomach for 3 days and he vomited twice yesterday. Which of the following responses by the nurse is an example of probing?
A. So you've had an upset stomach and began vomiting- correct?
B. Have you taken anything for your stomach?
C. Is anything else bothering you?
D. Have you taken any medication for your vomiting?
Answer:
C
QUESTION
The nurse is assessing the character of a patient's migraine headache and asks, "Do you feel nauseated when you have a headache?" The patient's response is "yes." In this case the finding of nausea is which of the following?
A. an objective finding
B. A clinical inference
C. A validation
D. A concomitant symptom
Answer:
D. a concomitant symptom
QUESTION
During the review of systems in a nursing history, a nurse learns that the patient has been coughing mucus. Which of the following nursing assessments would be best for the nurse to use to confirm a lung problem? (Select all that apply.)
A. family report
B. chest x ray film
C. physical examination with auscultation of the lungs
D. Medical record summary of x ray findings
Answer:
C & D
QUESTION
A nurse working on a medicine nursing unit is assigned to a 78-year-old patient who just entered the hospital with symptoms of H1N1 flu. The nurse finds the patient to be short of breath with an increased respiratory rate of 30 breaths/min. He lost his wife just a month ago. The nurse's knowledge about this patient results in which of the following assessment approaches at this time? (Select all that apply.)
A. a problem focused approach
B. a structured comprehensive approach
C. using multiple visits to gather a complete database
D. focusing on the functional health pattern of role- relationship
Answer:
A & C
QUESTION
A 58-year-old patient with nerve deafness has come to his doctor's office for a routine examination. The patient wears two hearing aids. The advanced practice nurse who is conducting the assessment uses which of the following approaches while conducting the interview with this patient? (Select all that apply.)
A. Maintain a neutral facial expression
B. Lean forward when interacting with the patient
C. Acknowledge the patient's answers through head nodding
D. limit direct eye contact
Answer:
B & C
QUESTION
If an infectious disease can be transmitted directly from one person to another it is a
Answer:
communicable disease
QUESTION
Which is the most likely means of transmitting infection between patients?
Answer:
Contact with a health care worker's hands
QUESTION
Identify the interval when a patient progresses from nonspecific signs to manifesting signs and symptoms specific to a type of infection.
Answer:
Prodromal stage
QUESTION
What is the most effective way to break the chain of infection?
Answer:
hand hygiene
QUESTION
A family member is providing care to a loved one who has an infected leg wound. What would you instruct the family member to do after providing care and handling contaminated equipment or organic material?
A. Wear gloves before eating or handling food.
B. Place any soiled materials into a bag and double bag it. [Show Less]