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PNUR 1157 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 4 metaparadigm concepts

a)

Person, Health, Healing, Environment

b)

Nursing, patient, wellness, place

c)

Nursing, Environment, Person, Health

d)

Health, Wellness, Care, Home

2.

Which of the following are non-therapeutic communication techniques?

a)

Asking Personal Questions

b)

Using Silence

c)

Sympathy

d)

Arguing

e)

Clarifying

3.

Which statement about non-verbal communication is correct?

a)

It is easy for the nurse to fully understand the meaning on a persons facial expressions.

b)

The nurse should reinforce their verbal message with their non-verbal cues.

c)

The physical appearance of the nurse rarely impacts the nurse-client interaction.

d)

Words convey meaning so they are more significant than non-verbal communication.

4.

One concern that nurses have when using self-disclosure during therapeutic interactions is that:

a)

Revealing oneself assists in developing a helping relationship.

b)

It creates reciprocity involving a mutual exchange between the nurse and the care recipient.

c)

Care recipients value nurses who engage in interactions as real people.

d)

It may cross a boundary from a professional to a personal relationship.

5.

Effective nurse–patient communication would include which of the following?

a)

Not being “too busy” to talk

b)

Focusing on the nurse’s views

c)

Developing mutual understanding

d)

Emphasizing the technical aspects of care

e)

Using a conversational interviewing style

6.

What are some ethical standards that nurses can utilize for interpersonal communications? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Communicate information accurately.

b)

Take a laissez-faire approach in order to minimize conflict.

c)

Change the subject when unsure of the correct answer.

d)

Be sensitive to gender and cultural context.

e)

Communicate verbal and nonverbal messages with congruent meanings.

7.

List the 5 Stages of the Nursing Process.

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8.

What are some of the important components of critical thinking?

(a)  

9.

Define the following acronym: DAR

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10.

Define SBAR

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11.

What is the primary purpose of a client's medical record?

a)

To protect the health care agency.

b)

To communicate timely and accurate information about the patient.

c)

To provide the nurse with materials should they need to defend their practice.

d)

To monitor the nurses practice in the agency.

12.

If an error is made while documenting what should the nurse do?

a)

Erase it.

b)

Discard the note

c)

Rewrite the note

d)

Draw a line through the error and initial it.

13.

List the three domains of learning

(a)  

14.

A desire to learn is termed which of the following

a)

Motivation

b)

Adaptation

c)

Compliance

d)

Anxiety

15.

Which of the following statements best supports the ethical principle of justice?

a)

Transplant organs should be allocated based on where a person lives.

b)

Access to health care should be provided for all people.

c)

Dialysis should be available only for patients who adhere to their prescribed dietary regimes.

d)

Health-promotion interventions should be provided to those who are able to pay more for health services.

16.

When a nurse recommends a course of action on behalf of a person in order to create equity and better health for all, he or she is considered to be practising:

a)

assertiveness

b)

moral agency

c)

advocacy

d)

social justice

17.

What are some of the definitions that support using the term profession to denote the status of nursing? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Nursing is considered a profession because it provides a service to society.

b)

Nursing is considered a profession because of the stable employment opportunities

c)

Nursing is self-governing.

d)

Members of the nursing profession are accountable for their actions.

e)

Nursing is considered a profession because it requires nurses to make difficult decisions on behalf of patients.

18.

What must be considered when delegating a task to a unregulated health care provider or accepting a task as an RPN?

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19.

List some of the requirements for professional nursing practie.

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20.

The following steps define what process for developing as a professional nurse?

1.Learn new technology, facts, skills & theory

2.Internalize professional culture

3.Find personally & professionally acceptable version of role

4.Integrate new role into all other life roles

(a)  

21.

Even though the nurse may obtain the patient’s signature on a form, who has the responsibility to obtain informed consent?

a)

The patient.

b)

The physician.

c)

The nursing student.

d)

The supervising nurse.

22.

A patient who is confused is left alone in bed with the side rails down and the bed in a high position, and the patient falls and breaks a hip. In legal terms, what has occurred?

a)

Assault.

b)

Battery.

c)

Negligence.

d)

Civil tort.

23.

It may seem redundant that health care providers pledge to “do no harm” to patients. The purpose of this oath is to reassure the public that the health care team will work to heal patients with as little pain and harm as possible. Which principle underlies this pledge?

a)

Beneficence.

b)

Accountability.

c)

Nonmaleficence.

d)

Respect for autonomy.

24.

Nurses agree to be advocates for their patients. The practice of advocacy calls for the nurse to do which of the following?

a)

Seek out the nursing supervisor in conflicting situations.

b)

Work to understand the law as it applies to the patient’s clinical condition.

c)

Assess the patient’s point of view, and prepare to articulate this point of view.

d)

Ensure that prescribers’ orders are completed correctly.

25.

Values clarification is a process that involves which of the following?

a)

Appraising one’s personal values that arise from careful reflection.

b)

Choosing a value that will never change.

c)

Following rules from practice guidelines that influence one’s choice.

d)

Choosing certain values that all nurses on particular units will follow

26.

A nurse reports to the MD she administered the patient's analgesia 1 hr before the next dose was due. This demonstrates: 

a)

Accountability

b)

Responsibility

c)

Self-awareness

d)

Fitness to Practice

27.

The CNO may determine a nurse is negligent if the care that was provided did not meet what? 

a)

The institutes standards

b)

The standard expected of an ordinary, reasonable and prudent nurse

c)

The family members’ expectations and the nurse apologized

d)

The patient’s expectations of care

28.

Jurisprudence is the knowledge and understanding of the laws, regulations, practice standards and guidelines 

a)

True

b)

False

29.

In a nursing note a nurse records the assessment data, followed by the care provided, and current status. This type of note is: 

a)

SOAP 

b)

DAR 

c)

PIE 

d)

Narrative 

30.

An unresponsive patient is being treated in the ED. The care is being provided under implied consent. 

a)

True

b)

False

31.

A nurse has been requested to provide feedback to a newly graduated nurse. The nurse knows effective feedback is:

a)

Sandwich style, Positive -negative – positive 

b)

SBI – situation, behaviour, impact 

c)

Feedback should only be given after significant time for reflection 

d)

DPI – Descriptive, positive and immediate 

32.

Which is the best way to help a newly diagnosed diabetic client to learn the dietary requirements? 

a)

Provide a videotape that addresses the dietary requirements 

b)

Ask a nutritionist to present information about the diet 

c)

Ask client to make a list of favourite foods and work them into the diet 

d)

Attend a group meeting for diabetic clients to discuss adapting.  

33.

In what zone of personal space is discharge planning instruction provided? 

a)

Social  

b)

Intimate 

c)

Public 

d)

Personal 

34.

What organization do you have to complete an annual QA with? 

a)

CNA 

b)

WeRPN

c)

CNO

d)

ONA

35.

What does the suffix "-edema" mean?

a)

Blood

b)

Swelling

c)

Cell

d)

Cardiac

36.

Which combining form means blue?

a)

cyan/o

b)

erythr/o

c)

leuk/o

d)

melan/o

37.

What medical term means the vomiting of blood?

a)

Hematemesis

b)

Emesis

c)

Gastroemesis

d)

Eructation

38.

The root word cysto related to which area

a)

The bladder

b)

The Blood

c)

The spine

d)

The brain

39.

What is the prefix for "below"?

a)

Semi

b)

Post

c)

Trans

d)

Hypo

40.

What is the suffix for "inflammation"?

a)

Tomy

b)

Scope

c)

Itis

d)

Osis