Nclex-testbank - Nclex test bank practice material(NURSING
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CHAPTER 1
1.1 A client is being discharged and needs instructions on wound care.When planning to teach the client, the nurse should:
a. identify the client’s learning needs and learning ability.
b. identify the client’s learning needs and advise him what to do.
c. identify the client’s problems and make the appropriate referral.
d. provide pamphlets or videotapes for ongoing learning. Answer: a
Rationale: To provide the most appropriate teaching, the nurse first needs to identify what the client needs to know and determine the client’s educational level and learning ability.
Comprehension Implementation
Health Promotion: Prevention and/or Early Detection of Health Problems
1.2 A client is requesting a second opinion. The nurse who supports and promotes the client’s rights is acting as the client’s:
a. teacher.
b. adviser.
c. supporter.
d. advocate. Answer: d
Rationale: The nurse’s role as client advocate involves actively promoting clients’ rights to make decisions and choices.
Comprehension Assessment
Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
Health Promotion: Prevention and/or Early Detection of Health Problems
1.3 The client tells the nurse she has been smoking one pack of cigarettes a day for the past 20 years. The nurse recognizes this is what part of the nursing process?
a. assessment
b. planning
c. implementation
d. evaluation Answer: a
Rationale: Data collection occurs during the assessment phase; the information can be obtained during the initial assessment as well as during ongoing assessment.
Knowledge Assessment
Health Promotion: Prevention and/or Early Detection of Health Problems
1.4 During the assessment step of the nursing process, the nurse collects subjective and objective data. The nurse uses the information to identify:
a. medical diagnoses.
b. actual or potential problems.
c. client’s response to illness.
d. need for community support groups. Answer: b
Rationale: Information obtained during the assessment step is used in planning and implementing nursing care, based on the problems identified from the assessment data.
Analysis Planning
Health Promotion: Prevention and/or Early Detection of Health Problem
1.5 The nurse performs daily, routine equipment checks to detect possible malfunction. This is part of the nurse’s role in the:
a. nursing process.
b. quality assurance plan.
c. care management.
d. assessment plan. Answer: b
Rationale: Quality of care is evaluated through documentation reviews, interviews and surveys, observation and equipment checks.
Application Implementation
Health Promotion: Prevention and/or Early Detection of Health Problems [Show Less]