NP1 Nursing Board Exam December 2007 Answer Key 'Foundation of Professional Nursing Practice'

100 Nursing Board Exam test questions of December 2007 Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE)
Nursing Practice 1 – Foundation of Professional Nursing Practice
Fundamentals of Nursing

PART 2 Board Exam test questions 51 - 100

Situation 8 – The practice of nursing goes with responsibilities and accountability whether you work in a hospital or in the community setting you main objective is to provide safe nursing to your clients?

51. To provide safe, quality nursing care to various clients in any setting, the most important tool of the nurse is:

A. critical thinking to decide appropriate nursing actions

B. understanding of various nursing diagnoses

C. observation skills for data collection

D. possession of in scientific knowledge about client needs

52. You ensure the appropriateness and safety of your nursing interventions while caring for various client groups by:

A. creating plans of care for particular clientele

B. identifying the correct nursing diagnoses for clients

C. making a thorough assessment of client needs and problems

D. using standards of nursing care as your criteria for evaluation

53. The effectiveness of your nursing care plan for your clients is determined by

A. the number of nursing procedures performed to comfort the client

B. the amount of medications administered to the client as ordered

C. the number of times the client calls the nurse

D. the outcome of nursing interventions based on plan of care

54. You are assigned to Mrs. Amado, age 49, who was admitted for possible surgey. She complained of recurrent pain at the right upper quadrant of the abdomen 1-2 hours after ingestion of fatty food. She also had frequent bouts of dizziness, blood pressure of 170/100, hot flashes. Which of the above symptoms would be an objective cue?

A. Blood pressure measurement of 170/100

B. Complaint of hot flashes

C. Report of pain after ingestion of fatty food

D. Complaint of frequent bouts of dizziness

55. While talking with Mrs. Amado, it is most important for the nurse to:

A. schedule the laboratory exams ordered for her

B. do an assessment of the client to determine priority needs

C. tell the client that your shift ends after eight hours

D. have the client sign an informed consent

NP1 Nursing Board Exam December 2007 Answer Key 'Foundation of Professional Nursing Practice'

100 Nursing Board Exam test questions of December 2007 Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE)
Nursing Practice 1 – Foundation of Professional Nursing Practice
Fundamentals of Nursing

PART 1 Board Exam test questions 1 - 50

NURSING PRACTICE I SET A

NURSING PRACTICE I – Foundation of PROFESSIONAL Nursing Practice

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Nurse Suzie is administering 12:00 PM medication in Ward 4. Two patients have to receive Lanoxin. What should Nurse Suzie do when one of the clients does NOT have a readable identification band?

A. Ask the client if she is Mrs. Santos

B. Ask the client his name

C. Ask the room mate if the client is Mrs. Santos

D. Compare the ID band with the bed tag

2. Lizette, a head nurse in a surgical unit, hears one of the staff nurses say that she does not touch any client assigned to her unless she performs nursing procedures or conducts physical assessment. To guide the staff nurse in the use of touch, which of the following would be BEST response of Lizette?

A. “Use touch when the situation calls for it”.

B. “Touch serves as a connection between the nurse and the patient”.

C. “Use touch with discretion”.

D. “Touch is used in physical assessment”.

3. You are asked to teach the client, Mr. Lapuz, who has right sided weakness the use of a cane. Which observation will indicate that Mr. Lapuz is using the cane correctly?

A. The cane and one foot or both feet are on the floor at all times

B. He advances the cane followed by the left leg

C. Client keeps the cane on the right side along the weak leg

D. Client leans to the left side which is stronger

4. George, a 43 year old executive is scheduled for cardiac bypass surgery. While being

prepared for the surgery, he says to the nurse “I am not going to have the surgery. I may die because of the risk.” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

A. “Without the surgery you will most likely die sooner.”

B. “There are always risks involved with surgery.”

C. “There is a client in the other room who had successful surgery and you can talk to him.”

D. “This must be very frightening for you. Tel me how you feel about the

surgery.”

5. A client is ordered to take Lasix, a diuretic, to be taken orally daily. Which of the following is an appropriate instruction by the nurse?

A. Report to the physician the effects of the medication on urination.

B. Take the medicine early in the morning

C. Take a full glass of water with the medicine

D. Measure frequency of urination in 24 hours