Exam 3 Ch. 31

14問 • 3年前

問題一覧

1. A nurse is caring for a patient with a stroke that has altered her ability to see. The nurse knows which area of the brain was likely impacted by the stroke that is responsible for visual function?

c. Occipital lobes

2. The patient who was in a motor vehicle accident tells the nurse “I just can’t decide the direction my life should go since I was in the crash.” The nurse recognizes this is likely because of the injury to what area of brain?

b. Frontal lobes

3. The nurse is educating the family of a patient in the intensive care unit about the patient’s cognitive status, including the current problem of delirium. Which statement by the family indicates a need for further education?

c. “The delirium is a mood disorder.”

4. The nurse is caring for a patient with depression. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further education?

b. “Depression is always treated with medication.”

5. The nurse is caring for a patient who is complaining of tingling in the hands and fingers. The nurse knows this is a sign of what electrolyte imbalance?

c. Hypocalcemia

6. The nurse is providing discharge instructions to an older adult who is being discharged with orthostatic hypotension. Which response by the patient indicates a need for further education?

b. “I should get up quickly to avoid my blood pressure dropping.”

7. The nurse is assessing the patient’s ability to hear and knows which is the correct procedure for the doing this?

d. The nurse speaks in a normal voice while standing slightly behind the patient.

8. The nurse notices her 50-year-old patient is holding the lunch menu at arm’s length while trying to read the choices. The nurse knows this is an indication of which condition?

b. Presbyopia

9. The nurse is providing discharge education to the patient with peripheral neuropathy. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further education?

a. “I can go barefoot outside only in the summer.”

10. The nurse identifies which goal to be most appropriate for the nursing diagnosis of acute confusion?

c. The patient will respond appropriately to questions about place within 48 hours.

11. The nurse recognizes which goal to be appropriate for the patient with a nursing diagnosis of social isolation?

b. The patient will interact with other residents during activities.

12. The nurse is educating the family to care for a patient at home with cognitive alterations. Which statement by the family indicates a need for further education?

c. “I should use push-button door locks.”

13. The nurse is delegating care to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to a patient who has sensory overload. Which statement by the UAP indicates a need for further orientation?

c. “I should keep the room well lit.”

14. The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a patient with visual alterations. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further education?

c. “I should keep the lights dim.”

NUR 170 exam 4

V Farris · 50問 · 3年前

NUR 170 exam 4