CRITICAL CARE EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2024 - 2025
A,patient,is,scheduled,for,a,cardiac,catheterization,this,afternoon.,The,nurse,wants,to,provide,her,with,s
ome,basic,information,before,going,in,the,room,to,talk,about,the,specific,procedure.,Which,teaching,stra
tegy,is,most,appropriate,for,the,situation?
A.,Discussion
B.,Demonstration,and,practice
C.,Audiovisual,media
D.,Written,,ANS,-,,C
Which,of,the,following,would,be,sources,of,physiologic,stress,that,would,likely,affect,the,teaching/learni
ng,process,in,critically,patients?,Check,all,that,apply.
A.,Hypotension
B.,Hypoxia
C.,Fever
D.,Neurological,deficits
E.,Pain,,ANS,-,,A,,B,,C,,D,,E
A,lack,of,true,understanding,can,often,be,misread,by,the,nurse,as,noncompliance.,Which,of,the,followin
g,statements,demonstrate,effective,questioning,methods,to,assess,a,patient's,understanding?
A.,Do,you,take,your,heart,medication,every,morning?,
B.,Can,you,tell,me,what,you,know,about,your,different,heart,medications?,
C.,Do,you,take,all,your,medications?,
D.,Do,you,ever,miss,taking,your,medication?,,ANS,-,,B
Nurses,can,best,enhance,the,principle,of,autonomy,by,which,of,the,following?
A.,Presenting,only,the,information,the,nurse,feels,the,patient,should,know
, B.,Guiding,the,patient,toward,the,best,choices,for,his,care
C.,Providing,the,patient,with,all,of,the,information,and,facts
D.,Assisting,with,only,those,ADLs,that,the,patient,cannot,manage,independently,,ANS,-,,C
Which,of,the,following,ethical,principles,is,most,important,when,soliciting,informed,consent,from,a,patie
nt?
1.,Nonmaleficence
2.,Fidelity
3.,Veracity
4.,Beneficence,,ANS,-,,C
Patient,Mr.,J,has,sustained,a,permanent,C2-
C3,spinal,cord,injury,,which,has,resulted,in,permanent,quadriplegia.,Mr.,J's,wife,states,that,she,does,not,
want,the,physician,or,nursing,staff,to,inform,the,patient,about,his,injury,or,solicit,his,input,on,care,decisi
ons.,Mr.,J,is,awake,,alert,,and,oriented,when,he,asks,the,nurse,to,explain,what,has,happened,and,what,h
is,options,for,treatment,are.,Based,on,what,ethical,principle(s),do,the,nurse,and,physician,discuss,this,wit
h,Mr.,J?
A.,Nonmaleficence
B.,Justice
C.,Veracity
D.,Autonomy,,ANS,-,,D
You,have,been,assigned,to,care,for,Mrs.,B,,a,78,year,old,woman,,who,was,admitted,to,the,ICU,3,days,ago
,after,developing,a,pulmonary,embolus,following,hip,replacement,surgery.,She,lives,alone,and,has,does,
not,have,any,family,in,the,area.,She,has,been,refusing,most,meals,and,has,not,participated,in,any,ADLs.,T
he,night,nurse,reported,that,Mrs.,B,barely,slept,and,was,tearful,and,agitated,most,of,the,night.,
These,behaviors,indicate,Mrs.,B,is,most,likely,experiencing,which,of,the,following?
A.,Confusion
B.,Anxiety
C.,Delirium