Question 1

A nurse is required to prepare a discharge plan for a client. Which component should the nurse include in the client's discharge plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plans for follow-up visits 
B)  Resolution of short-term goals 
C)  Self-evaluation of performance 
D)  Primary care provider's diet instructions 
A)  Plans for follow-up visits 
B)  Resolution of short-term goals 
C)  Self-evaluation of performance 
D)  Primary care provider's diet instructions A

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of the evaluation phase of the care planning process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communicating care with the healthcare team 
B)  Analyzing the client's responses 
C)  Identifying factors contributing to success or failure 
D)  Planning for future needs 
A)  Communicating care with the healthcare team 
B)  Analyzing the client's responses 
C)  Identifying factors contributing to success or failure 
D)  Planning for future needs B

Question 3

Which statements accurately describe interdependent nursing actions? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Treatments must be implemented explicitly by the steps described by the prescriber 
B)  Actions are performed collaboratively with other healthcare providers 
C)  Primary care provider may be one of several care prescribers 
D)  Do not require primary care provider's orders 
E)  Focus on activities of daily living 
A)  Treatments must be implemented explicitly by the steps described by the prescriber 
B)  Actions are performed collaboratively with other healthcare providers 
C)  Primary care provider may be one of several care prescribers 
D)  Do not require primary care provider's orders 
E)  Focus on activities of daily living B, C

Question 4

Which step should the nurse take in planning for the client's discharge?

Accepted Answer

A)  Change the goals that were unmet. 
B)  Set new goals after the old ones are met. 
C)  Note the unresolved problems in the care plan. 
D)  Review if care has helped the client realize self-care goals. 
A)  Change the goals that were unmet. 
B)  Set new goals after the old ones are met. 
C)  Note the unresolved problems in the care plan. 
D)  Review if care has helped the client realize self-care goals.

Question 5

What independent actions does the nurse perform when implementing care to the client prescribed an antipyretic for an intermittent fever? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Administering medications based on the client's temperature 
B)  Documenting when the medication is administered 
C)  Administering prescribed medication to the client 
D)  Applying cool compresses to the client 
E)  Monitoring the client's vital signs 
A)  Administering medications based on the client's temperature 
B)  Documenting when the medication is administered 
C)  Administering prescribed medication to the client 
D)  Applying cool compresses to the client 
E)  Monitoring the client's vital signs

Question 6

When initiating the implementation phase of the nursing process, the nurse implements which phase first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Put the nursing care plan into action. 
B)  Continue the collection of data. 
C)  Communicate care with the healthcare team. 
D)  Document care provided to the client. 
A)  Put the nursing care plan into action. 
B)  Continue the collection of data. 
C)  Communicate care with the healthcare team. 
D)  Document care provided to the client.

Question 7

What statement describes the implementation of dependent nursing actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The primary care provider's orders regarding medication or treatments must be followed explicitly by the nurse 
B)  This care is performed collaboratively with other healthcare providers 
C)  Actions can be prescribed by some members of the healthcare team 
D)  Are generally associated with activities of daily living or stress reduction. 
A)  The primary care provider's orders regarding medication or treatments must be followed explicitly by the nurse 
B)  This care is performed collaboratively with other healthcare providers 
C)  Actions can be prescribed by some members of the healthcare team 
D)  Are generally associated with activities of daily living or stress reduction.

Question 8

A nurse performs a sterile dressing change. Which type of skill is the nurse performing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technical 
B)  Intellectual 
C)  Interpersonal 
D)  Critical thinking 
A)  Technical 
B)  Intellectual 
C)  Interpersonal 
D)  Critical thinking

Question 9

A nurse is required to care for a client who is admitted to a healthcare facility. Which steps should the nurse take during the nursing implementation phase of client care? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Identifying future care needs 
B)  Analyzing the client's responses 
C)  Continuing the collection of data 
D)  Documenting care provided to client 
E)  Communicating information to the healthcare team 
A)  Identifying future care needs 
B)  Analyzing the client's responses 
C)  Continuing the collection of data 
D)  Documenting care provided to client 
E)  Communicating information to the healthcare team

Question 10

Which is the correct sequence for evaluating nursing care?
1) Analyzing the client's responses
2) Planning for future nursing care
3) Identifying factors contributing to success or failure

Accepted Answer

A)  1, 2, 3 
B)  1, 3, 2 
C)  2, 1, 3 
D)  3, 2, 1 
A)  1, 2, 3 
B)  1, 3, 2 
C)  2, 1, 3 
D)  3, 2, 1

Question 11

What information accurately describes the intellectual skills required of a professional nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Involves safe client care performance 
B)  Involves competent care by the nurse 
C)  Involves knowing and understanding essential information 
D)  Involves believing, behaving, and relating to clients and other staff 
A)  Involves safe client care performance 
B)  Involves competent care by the nurse 
C)  Involves knowing and understanding essential information 
D)  Involves believing, behaving, and relating to clients and other staff

Question 12

Which are examples of the technical skills a nurse uses when implementing client care? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Administering an injection 
B)  Inserting a urinary catheter 
C)  Recording fluid intake and urinary output 
D)  Understanding the physiology of taking a blood pressure 
E)  Talking with a client about what tends to trigger their depression 
A)  Administering an injection 
B)  Inserting a urinary catheter 
C)  Recording fluid intake and urinary output 
D)  Understanding the physiology of taking a blood pressure 
E)  Talking with a client about what tends to trigger their depression

Question 13

Which aspect of a client's plan of care has nursing priority?

Accepted Answer

A)  The plan has to protect the client's safety. 
B)  The plan is based on problem-solving skills. 
C)  The plan designates specific interventions. 
D)  The plan identifies the client's long-term goals. 
A)  The plan has to protect the client's safety. 
B)  The plan is based on problem-solving skills. 
C)  The plan designates specific interventions. 
D)  The plan identifies the client's long-term goals.

Question 14

When initiating the evaluation phase of the nursing process, who is in the pivotal role?

Accepted Answer

A)  Client 
B)  Nurse 
C)  Surgeon 
D)  Family 
A)  Client 
B)  Nurse 
C)  Surgeon 
D)  Family

Question 15

Which actions should the nurse take during the evaluation phase of client care? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Weighing the client 
B)  Changing a client's surgical dressing 
C)  Determining if client's pain has been managed 
D)  Recording the client's daily intake and output 
E)  Noting that the client now needs assistance with walking 
A)  Weighing the client 
B)  Changing a client's surgical dressing 
C)  Determining if client's pain has been managed 
D)  Recording the client's daily intake and output 
E)  Noting that the client now needs assistance with walking

Question 16

Which nursing action is a component of the implementation phase of nursing care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analyzing the client's response 
B)  Identifying factors leading to success or failure 
C)  Documenting client care 
D)  Planning future nursing care 
A)  Analyzing the client's response 
B)  Identifying factors leading to success or failure 
C)  Documenting client care 
D)  Planning future nursing care

Question 17

Which nursing intervention should the nurse perform to evaluate the nursing care plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hold a conference with the client and client's family. 
B)  Identify unresolved long-term goals to plan for continued assistance. 
C)  Identify factors that contribute to success or failure of goals. 
D)  Communicate all aspects of care to the healthcare team. 
A)  Hold a conference with the client and client's family. 
B)  Identify unresolved long-term goals to plan for continued assistance. 
C)  Identify factors that contribute to success or failure of goals. 
D)  Communicate all aspects of care to the healthcare team.

Question 18

What steps should a nurse take when engaging in discharge planning? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Assessing the client's current mental and physical status 
B)  Ensuring that the client or family has the necessary instructions 
C)  Carefully documenting all instructions that were given to the client 
D)  Providing client and/or family a copy of the follow-up plan of care 
E)  Assessing client's perception of the quality of care that was provided 
A)  Assessing the client's current mental and physical status 
B)  Ensuring that the client or family has the necessary instructions 
C)  Carefully documenting all instructions that were given to the client 
D)  Providing client and/or family a copy of the follow-up plan of care 
E)  Assessing client's perception of the quality of care that was provided

Question 19

When considering the implementation of nursing care, what does the action phrase "share it" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Communicating among the healthcare team 
B)  Implementing dependent nursing actions 
C)  Performing therapeutic nursing actions 
D)  Documenting the nursing care completed 
A)  Communicating among the healthcare team 
B)  Implementing dependent nursing actions 
C)  Performing therapeutic nursing actions 
D)  Documenting the nursing care completed

Question 20

Which nursing statement is an example of an interpersonal nursing skill?

Accepted Answer

A)  "I'll medicate you for pain relief before you go to physical therapy." 
B)  "The urinary catheter will be removed first thing tomorrow morning." 
C)  "Your pain is a result of the fracturing of your arm." 
D)  "I'll stay with you until your daughter arrives." 
A)  "I'll medicate you for pain relief before you go to physical therapy." 
B)  "The urinary catheter will be removed first thing tomorrow morning." 
C)  "Your pain is a result of the fracturing of your arm." 
D)  "I'll stay with you until your daughter arrives."

Exam 36: Implementing and Evaluating Care

A nurse is required to prepare a discharge plan for a client. Which component should the nurse include in the client's discharge plan?

What is the primary purpose of the evaluation phase of the care planning process?

Which statements accurately describe interdependent nursing actions? Select all that apply.

Which step should the nurse take in planning for the client's discharge?

What independent actions does the nurse perform when implementing care to the client prescribed an antipyretic for an intermittent fever? Select all that apply.

When initiating the implementation phase of the nursing process, the nurse implements which phase first?

What statement describes the implementation of dependent nursing actions?

A nurse performs a sterile dressing change. Which type of skill is the nurse performing?

A nurse is required to care for a client who is admitted to a healthcare facility. Which steps should the nurse take during the nursing implementation phase of client care? Select all that apply.

Which is the correct sequence for evaluating nursing care? 1) Analyzing the client's responses 2) Planning for future nursing care 3) Identifying factors contributing to success or failure

What information accurately describes the intellectual skills required of a professional nurse?

Which are examples of the technical skills a nurse uses when implementing client care? Select all that apply.

Which aspect of a client's plan of care has nursing priority?

When initiating the evaluation phase of the nursing process, who is in the pivotal role?

Which actions should the nurse take during the evaluation phase of client care? Select all that apply.

Which nursing action is a component of the implementation phase of nursing care?

Which nursing intervention should the nurse perform to evaluate the nursing care plan?

What steps should a nurse take when engaging in discharge planning? Select all that apply.

When considering the implementation of nursing care, what does the action phrase "share it" mean?

Which nursing statement is an example of an interpersonal nursing skill?

The Origins of Nursing

Beginning Your Nursing Career

The Healthcare Delivery System

Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing

Basic Human Needs

Health and Wellness

Community Health

Transcultural Healthcare

The Family

Infancy and Childhood

Adolescence

Early and Middle Adulthood

Older Adulthood and Aging

Death and Dying

Organization of the Human Body

The Integumentary System

Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

The Musculoskeletal System

The Nervous System

The Endocrine System

The Sensory System

The Cardiovascular System

The Hematologic and Lymphatic Systems

The Immune System

The Respiratory System

The Digestive System

The Urinary System

The Male Reproductive System

The Female Reproductive System

Basic Nutrition

Transcultural and Social Aspects of Nutrition

Diet Therapy and Special Diets

Introduction to the Nursing Process

Nursing Assessment

Nursing Diagnosis and Planning

Documenting and Reporting

The Healthcare Facility Environment

Emergency Preparedness

Introduction to Microbiology

Medical Asepsis

Infection Control

Emergency Care and First Aid

Therapeutic Communication Skills

Admission, Transfer, and Discharge

Vital Signs

Data Collection in Client Care

Body Mechanics and Positioning

Beds and Bed Making

Personal Hygiene and Skin Care

Elimination

Specimen Collection

Bandages and Binders

Heat and Cold Applications

Client Comfort and Pain Management

Preoperative and Postoperative Care

Surgical Asepsis

Wound Care

End-Of-Life Care

Review of Mathematics