NR 509 week 1 Quiz With Complete Solution(Real 2023 updated quiz)

NR 509 week 1 Quiz

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.

A. Objective

B. Reflective

C. Subjective

D. Introspective Answer- A. Objective

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

types of data would be

A. Objective

B. Reflective

C. Subjective

D. Introspective Answer- C. Subjective

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

form the

A. Data base

B. Admitting data

C. Financial Statement

D. Discharge Summary 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

A. Immediately notify the patients physician

B. Document the sound exactly as it was heard.

C. Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to breath sounds

D. Assess it again in 20 minutes to note whether the sound is still present Answer- C.

Validate the data by asking a coworker to listen to breath sounds

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:

A. Intuition

B. A set of rules

C. Articles in journals

D. Advice from supervisors 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:

A. Intuition

B. The nursing process

C. Clinical knowledge

D. Diagnostic reasoning Answer- A. Intuition

The nurse is reviewing information about EBP. Which statement best reflects EBP?

A. EBP relies on tradition for support of best practices

B. EBP is simply the use of best practice techniques for the treatment of patients

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

D. The patients own preferences are not important with EBP. 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

A. Patient with postoperative pain

B. Newly diagnosed patient with diabetes who needs diabetic teaching

C. Individual with a small laceration on the sole of the foot

D. Individual with shortness of breath and respiratory distress Answer- D. Individual with

shortness of breath and respiratory distress

When considering priority settings of problems, the nurse keeps in mind that secondlevel priority problems include which of these aspects?

A. Low self-esteem

B. Lack of knowledge

C. Abnormal laboratory values

D. Severely abnormal vital signs Answer- C. Abnormal laboratory values

Which critical thinking skill helps see relationships among the data?

A. Validation

B. Clustering related cues

C. Identifying gaps in data

D. Distinguishing relevant from irrelevant Answer- B. Clustering related cues

The nurse knows that developing appropriate nursing interventions for a patient relies

on the appropriateness of the ________ diagnosis

A. Nursing

B. Medical

C. Admission

D. Collaborative Answer- A. Nursing

The nursing process is a sequential method of problem solving that nurses use and

includes which steps?

A. Assessment, treatment, planning, evaluation, discharge, and follow-up

B. Admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and discharge planning

C. Admission, diagnosis, treatment, evaluation and discharge planning

D. Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and

evaluation Answer- D. Assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning,

implementation, and evaluation

A newly admitted patient is in acute pain, has not been sleeping well lately, and is

having difficulty breathing. How should the nurse prioritize these problems

A. Breathing, pain, and sleep

B. Breathing, sleep and pain

C. Sleep, breathing and pain

D. Sleep, pain and breathing Answer- A. Breathing, pain, and sleep

Which of these would be formulated by a nurse using diagnostic reasoning?

A. Nursing diagnosis

B. Medical diagnosis

C. Diagnostic hypothesis

D. Diagnostic assessment Answer- C. Diagnostic hypothesis

Barriers to EBP include:

A. Nurses lack research skills in evaluating the quality of research studies

B. Lack of significant research studies

C. Insufficient clinical skills of nurses

D. Inadequate physical assessment skills Answer- A. Nurses lack research skills in

evaluating the quality of research studies

What step of the nursing process includes data collection by health history, physical

examination and interview?

A. Planning

B. Diagnosis

C. Evaluation

D. Assessment Answer- D. Assessment

During a staff meeting, nurses discuss the problems with accessing research studies to

incorporate evidence-based clinical decision making into their practice. Which

suggestion by the nurse manager would best help these problems?

A. Forma committee to conduct research studies

B. Post published research studies on the units bulletin boards

C. Encourage the nurse to visit the library to review studies

D. Teach the nurses how to conduct electronic searchers for research studies AnswerD. Teach the nurses how to conduct electronic searchers for research studies