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N100 Whole Book Practice NCLEX Exam 1, 2 and 3 Exam Practice Questions and Answers Which of the following addresses the type and extent of care a patient wishes? - ANSWER-Advance Directive How can energy-based therapies be described or defined? - ANSWER-The balance and return of a person's en...

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N100 Whole Book Practice NCLEX Exam

1, 2 and 3 Exam Practice Questions and

Answers


Which of the following addresses the type and extent of care a patient wishes? - ANSWER✔✔-Advance

Directive


How can energy-based therapies be described or defined? - ANSWER✔✔-The balance and return of a

person's energy field to its optimal flow to facilitate healing.


In the OR, a patient tells a circulating nurse that he is going to have the cataract in his left eye removed.

If the nurse notes that the consent form indicates that surgery is to be performed on the right eye, what

should the nurse's first action? - ANSWER✔✔-Ask the patient his name.


A 93-year old patient is likely to demonstrate hopelessness by - ANSWER✔✔-Failing to follow medical

recommendations


When providing care to a dying patient, a nurse should remember that which of the following is the

longest-lasting sense? - ANSWER✔✔-Hearing


The preparation of a nursing care plan (NCP) for a resident in a long-term care facility should involve

input from: - ANSWER✔✔-Family Members; Social Worker; The Resident; and all licensed staff


When a patient complains of nausea after receiving the first dose of morphine for pain, the nurse

should: - ANSWER✔✔-Instruct the patient that with continued use, nausea lessens.


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Drug administration would be considered palliative in which of the following situations? - ANSWER✔✔-

Pain management for a patient with terminal cancer


The most common reason elective cosmetic surgery is requested by patients is to: - ANSWER✔✔-

Improve self-image


A home health nurse is performing an initial assessment on an elderly patient. Which physiologic

changes should the nurse anticipate as being "normal" for an elderly patient? - ANSWER✔✔-Decreased

Salivary Production; Delayed Wound Healing; Loss of Visual Acuity


Which of the following is an appropriate task for a nurse to delegate to a nursing assistant? -

ANSWER✔✔-Toileting a patient on bladder-training program


Which of the following patients is at highest risk of developing dehydration? - ANSWER✔✔-A 78-year old

patient with dementia


If the edges of a patient's appendectomy incision are approximated, and no drainage is noted, a nurse

should document that the inspection appears to be healing by: - ANSWER✔✔-Primary Intention


Which of the following best describes therapeutic touch? - ANSWER✔✔-Movement of the hands over

the body without physical touch.


A nurse has just given a narcotic for pain relief and must now leave the unit. To whom should the nurse

delegate the task of evaluating the patient's response to pain medication? - ANSWER✔✔-Another RN


Wet-to-Dry dressings for mechanical debridement of a wound should: - ANSWER✔✔-Be mostly moist,

not wet, when aplied


A nurse is caring for patients on a med-surg unit. The nurse plans the patient's care and instructs the

nursing assistant to assist in repositioning patients every two hours. Which patients are the greatest risk

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for complications if not repositioned properly? - ANSWER✔✔-A 20-year old unconscious patient; A 90-

year old frail patient; A 40-year old patient with paraplegia


A patient on initial assessment reports "a cough for 3 days and it's getting worst." The nurse says, "Tell

me more about your cough." The patient says, "I wish I could, but that is why I'm here. You tell me

what's wrong!" Which of these responses would be most appropriate for enhancing communication? -

ANSWER✔✔-"After 3 days, you're tired of coughing. Have you had a fever?"


A nurse is caring for a surgical patient in the preoperative area. The nurse obtains the patient's informed

consent for the surgical procedure. Which statements are true regarding informed consent? -

ANSWER✔✔-An informed consent must be signed while the patient is free from mind-altering

medications and must be witnessed after it has been determined that the patient has received all of the

necessary information needed to make an informed decision.


Many complementary and alternative therapies share which of the following concepts? - ANSWER✔✔-

Patients are capable of decision making and should be a part of the health care team.


A nurse should obtain an air mattress for a patient at risk for impaired skin integrity because it will: -

ANSWER✔✔-Distribute body weight over a larger area.


When a patient asks a nurse about the use of therapeutic herbs, which of the following is the most

appropriate response? - ANSWER✔✔-"Herbs are not regulated and some herbs can have health risks,

especially if used with prescription drugs."


Which of the following is an appropriate intervention when caring for an 83-year-old patient as death

nears? - ANSWER✔✔-Hold the patient's hand and state, "You're not alone."




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