Nursing Practice Questions, Quizzes of Nursing

Download Nursing Practice Questions and more Quizzes Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! Nursing Practice Questions SITUATION #1: A Nurse utilizes the nursing process in managing patient care. Knowledge of this process is essential to deliver high quality care and to focus on the client’s response to their illness. 1. During the planning phase of the nursing process, which of the following is the product developed? ANSWER: Nursing Care Plan 2. Objective data are also known as? ANSWER: Overt Data 3. What is an example of a subjective data? ANSWER: Patient’s statement of “I feel sick to my stomach” 4. Data or information obtained from the assessment of a patient is primarily used by nurse to: ANSWER: Ascertain the patient’s response to health problems SITUATION #2 : Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is an integral component of prioritization. As a nurse, you must know the client’s needs that request for an immediate action. 5. Ana a nurse is formulating a plan of care for her client who receives enteral feedings. Ana identifies which nursing diagnosis as the highest priority for her client? ANSWER: High risk for aspiration 6. Jeff a home care nurse finds his client in the bedroom, unconscious, with pill bottle in hand. The pill bottle contained the SSRI Sertraline (Zoloft). Jeff immediately assesses the client’s: ANSWER: Respirations 7. A hospitalized client who has a living will is being fed through a nasogastric tube. During a bolus feeding, the client vomits and begins choking. Which of the following actions is most appropriate for the nurse to take? ANSWER: Clear the client’s airway 8. A nurse is caring for a client admitted to the hospital for subclavian line placement. Which psychosocial area of assessment should the nurse address with the client?