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NUR 336 - Chapter 44: Pain Management - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided. Chapter 44: Pain Management Chapter 44: Pain Management Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.An oriented patient has recently had surgery. Which action is best for the nurse to take to assess this patient’s pain? a. Assess the patient’s body language. b. Ask the patient to rate the level of pain. c. Observe the cardiac monitor for increased hea...

NUR 336 - Chapter 27: Patient Safety and Quality - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided. Chapter 27: Patient Safety and Quality Chapter 27: Patient Safety and Quality Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A home health nurse is performing a home assessment for safety. Which comment by the patient will cause the nurse to follow up? a. “Every December is the time to change batteries on the carbon monoxide detector.” b. “I w...

NUR 336 - Chapter 35: Sexuality - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided. Chapter 35: Sexuality Chapter 35: Sexuality Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is caring for a 15-year-old who in the past 6 months has had multiple male and female sexual partners. Which response by the nurse will be most eᴀ洅ective? a. “Sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy are a real risk. Let’s discuss what you think is...

NUR 336 - Chapter 21: Managing Patient Care - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided. Chapter 21: Managing Patient Care Chapter 21: Managing Patient Care Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A registered nurse (RN) is the group leader of practical nurses and nursing assistive personnel. Which nursing care model is the RN using? a. Case management b. Total patient care c. Primary nursing d. Team nursing ANS: D In team nursin...

1. The nurse and a new nurse in orientation are caring for a patient with pneumonia. Which statement by the new nurse will indicate a correct understanding of this condition? a. “An infectious disease like pneumonia may not pose a risk to others.” b. “We need to isolate the patient in a private negative-pressure room.” c. “Clinical signs and symptoms are not present in pneumonia.” d. “The patient will not be able to return home.”

NUR 336 - Chapter 37: The Experience of Loss, Death, & Grief - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Chapter 37: The Experience of Loss, Death, and Grief Chapter 37: The Experience of Loss, Death, and Grief Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse encounters a family who experienced the death of their adult child last year. The parents are talking about the upcoming anniversary of their child’s death. The nurse spends time with them discussing...

NUR 336 - Chapter 29: Infection Prevention and Control - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided. Chapter 31: Health Assessment and Physical Examination Chapter 31: Health Assessment and Physical Examination Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse is a preceptor for a nurse who just graduated from nursing school. When caring for a patient, the new graduate nurse begins to explain to the patient the purpose of completing a phy...

NUR 336 - Chapter 30: Vital Signs - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided. Chapter 30: Vital Signs Chapter 30: Vital Signs Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient has a head injury and damages the hypothalamus. Which vital sign will the nurse monitor most closely? a. Pulse b. Respirations c. Temperature d. Blood pressure ANS: C Disease or trauma to the hypothalamus or the spinal cord, which carries hypothalamic messa...

NUR 336 - Chapter 42: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided. Chapter 42: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance Chapter 42: Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.A patient has dehydration. While planning care, the nurse considers that the majority of the patient’s total water volume exists in with compartment? a. Intracellular b. Extracellu...

NUR 336 - CHAPTER 43 - SLEEP - NURSING TEST BANKS. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. RATIONALES PROVIDED. 43: Sleep Chapter 43: Sleep Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.The nurse is caring for a young-adult patient on the medical-surgical unit. When doing midnight checks, the nurse observes the patient awake, putting a puzzle together. Which information will the nurse consider to best explain this ᯿贄nding? a. The patient misses family and is lonely. b. The...