Midterm Review: Foundations

Question 1

Which of the following can negatively impact communication?

Accepted Answer

Dull headache

Question 2

A middle-aged adult is in what Erikson stage of development?

Accepted Answer

Generativity versus Stagnation

Question 3

Which of the following statement is true about older adults?

Accepted Answer

Hearing tends to lost in the higher pitch range for older adults

Question 4

According to Havighurst, what is a developmental task for an older adult in a long-term care facility?

Accepted Answer

Adjusting to decreasing physical strength and health.

Question 5

Which statement indicates the client is experiencing sensory overload?

Accepted Answer

“I don’t know if I will ever get used to all the bad smells around here.”

Question 6

Which religious influences are life-affirming?

Accepted Answer

Influences that encourage self-actualization

Question 7

What type of muscle contraction involves muscles shortening and active movement?

Accepted Answer

Isotonic exercise

Question 8

What signs does the nurse notice that shows the client is impending death?

Accepted Answer

Decreased body temperature with clammy skin, Mottling skin, Noisy, irregular respirations

Question 9

A neonate with which of the following APGAR scores would need immediate life-saving support?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 10

The bereavement has extended over a long period of time. What type of grief is the wife experiencing?

Accepted Answer

Unresolved grief

Question 11

What is the hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle?

Accepted Answer

Melatonin

Question 12

The nurse is legally responsible for documenting evidence that the patient has learned material taught.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

The nurse gives a group of diabetic pts a description of s/s to determine if it describes hypo/hyperglycemia.

Accepted Answer

Discovery

Question 14

This type of mobility aid is going to support weakened leg muscles

Accepted Answer

Braces

Question 15

A nurse asks a client to rate his pain on a scale of 0 to 10. What characteristic of pain is being assessed?

Accepted Answer

Intensity

Question 16

What term refers to a condition in which the body is in a decreased state of activity?

Accepted Answer

Rest

Question 17

"I don't like the taste of this medicine, but my parents told me it will help me." This is which stage of Piaget's?

Accepted Answer

Concrete operational stage

Question 18

Which of the following would be a nursing diagnosis for middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

Caregiver role strain

Question 19

The reticular activating system (RAS) is composed of many nerve cells and fibers that relay information impulses to the:

Accepted Answer

cerebral cortex

Question 20

According to Gilligan, what is the motivation for female morality?

Accepted Answer

Response and care

Question 21

The patient the nurse is caring for has a nasogastric tube inserted. Which of the following positions is best?

Accepted Answer

Fowler's

Question 22

According to Freud's theory what is it called when a boy experiences conflict with the parent of the same sex?

Accepted Answer

Oedipus complex

Question 23

A client with a low spinal cord injury has only been able to achieve sexual arousal by looking at sexual explicit photos

Accepted Answer

Voyeurism

Question 24

Which action by the infant's parent warrants further teaching?

Accepted Answer

Using a pillow to prop the bottle

Question 25

The ED Nurse Manager maintains control of her department by rewarding good behavior and punishing behavior. What type?

Accepted Answer

Transactional Leadership

Question 26

The nurse in a long term care facility notes a resident is frail. The nurse prioritizes prevention of which problem?

Accepted Answer

Falls

Question 27

Which of the following is a belief of Hinduism?

Accepted Answer

Nurse administering medication should avoid touching the client's lips

Question 28

Nurse teaches first aid to counselors at summer camp for children w/ asthma. This is an example of what aim of teaching?

Accepted Answer

Preventing illness

Question 29

Which of the following is a snack before bedtime that promotes sleep?

Accepted Answer

Cheese and crackers

Question 30

A preschooler who clings excessively to their parents and uses infantile speech patterns. What is this behavior is this?

Accepted Answer

Regression

Question 31

Which of the following could the registered nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel?

Accepted Answer

Collecting client data

Question 32

Which of the following would the nurse know is a myth about older adults?

Accepted Answer

Aging results in mental deterioration

Question 33

Which of the following is an example of a positive effect of exercise on body systems?

Accepted Answer

Decrease in resting heart rate and blood pressure

Question 34

Which disease is the most common degenerative neurologic illness and the most common cause of cognitive impairment?

Accepted Answer

Alzheimer's

Question 35

A nurse teaches parents. Which problem would be most appropriate to teach parents for a school-aged child?

Accepted Answer

Infections

Question 36

21y/o Pt. started college. Pt. does not want to get pregnant. What statement shows the Pt. may need more time to think?

Accepted Answer

Just pick the best one for me.

Question 37

According to Erickson, the stage of autonomy versus shame and doubt is exhibited during which age group?

Accepted Answer

Toddler (1-3 years)

Question 38

According to Kubler-Ross, the five stages of dying are:

Accepted Answer

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Question 39

A child with obstructive sleep apnea are more likely to have behavioral problems than daytime sleepiness.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

Which of the following would be normal characteristics of an infant?

Accepted Answer

Heart rate slows and blood pressure rises, Eyes begin to focus and fixate, Body temperature stabilizes

Question 41

Why is acute pain said to be protective in nature?

Accepted Answer

It warns an individual of tissue damage or disease.

Question 42

In which stage of sleep can involuntary muscle jerking occur, waking the patient?

Accepted Answer

NREM Stage I

Question 43

What are trochanter rolls used for?

Accepted Answer

To support hips and legs, preventing external rotation of the hips

Question 44

Pt. states “No. Blood transfusions violate God’s laws.” This is what type of religion most likely?

Accepted Answer

Jehovah's Witness

Question 45

A new admission has arrived to the unit from the ED. What action can be appropriately delegated to assistive personnel?

Accepted Answer

Obtaining a set of vital signs

Question 46

Conflict resolution strategy is when the approach results in a win for one party at the expense of the other group.

Accepted Answer

Competing

Question 47

Which client is at risk for sensory deprivation?

Accepted Answer

Client who in in an environment with deceased or monotonous stimuli

Question 48

Which piece of equipment would be best for the pt. who can't bear any weight to move in and out of bed?

Accepted Answer

Powered full body lift

Question 49

Which of the following are included in a polysomnogram?

Accepted Answer

Electroencephalogram, electrooculogram, electromyograph

Question 50

Which major religion considers it an insult to remove their traditional headdress without permission?

Accepted Answer

Sikhism

Question 51

What learning domain involves storing and recalling new knowledge in the brain?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive

Question 52

When addressing a client’s mobility or deficit the nurse should include which client centered care principles?

Accepted Answer

Encourage the client to make an effort, completing as many tasks as able, Educate the client on how they could modify an activity, Give positive feedback when the client attempts a once challenging task.

Question 53

Delirium is considered a normal process of aging.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 54

Which type of cognitive impairment is non-reversible?

Accepted Answer

Alzheimer's disease

Question 55

According to Kohlberg, which factor initially influences the moral development of children?

Accepted Answer

Parent/caregiver-child communications

Question 56

Which of the following stages does the developmental characteristics of menarche take place?

Accepted Answer

Preadolescence

Question 57

Which intervention would the nurse use to best foster older adults' ego integrity?

Accepted Answer

Encouraging life review

Question 58

A nurse assists middle-aged clients to follow guidelines for health-related. What preventive measures?

Accepted Answer

Report any breast changes to the health care provider, Have a clinical skin examination every 3 years, Have a prostate-specfic antigen (PSA) test every 5 years (males)

Question 59

In the therapeutic nurse-client relationship, which statement belongs in the working phase?

Accepted Answer

The client states, "I am afraid the physical therapy isn't working."

Question 60

What is the loss of muscle mass that frequently occurs in older adults as part of the natural aging process?

Accepted Answer

Sarcopenia

Question 61

You aid school-aged children for achievement of developmental milestones. Which findings require follow up by the nurse?

Accepted Answer

8-year-old whose height remained the same since preschool, 11-year-old who is not develpong skills for physical games, 8-year-old who cannot write with a pencil, 12-year-old who still has baby teeth

Question 62

Which stage of Kubler-Ross' death and dying is a client in that states, "They made a mistake in the diagnosis."?

Accepted Answer

Denial

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