Nursing Style Question Practice Flashcards
A nurse is caring for a patient with wrist restrains. What action should the nurse take?
Remove the restraints every two hours
A nurse is caring for a client with cancer that does not want any visitors because of their physical appearance. Which comment should the nurse make?
A. You look fine to me
B. Nobody expects you to be beautiful in the hospital
C. I understand how you feel - I would feel the same
D. Would you like to talk about how you feel?
D - because it is a therapeautic response
A nurse is assessing a client who has sudden severe back pain. Which of the following should the nurse ask to encourage discussion?
A. Does the medication you take relieve the pain?
B. Can you point to where the pain is worst?
C. What do you think caused your pain?
D. Changing positions makes your pain worse, right?
C - Using open ended questions without a yes/no option encourages a response more than a few words long.
A nurse is caring for a client following a myocardial infarction. The client tells the nurse she doubts her ability to remain on a low-cholesterol diet. Which response should the nurse make?
A. What about the low-cholesterol diet concerns you?
B. If you don’t follow it, you will probably have another heart attack
C. I’ve been on this diet for the past 2 years. You will learn to change your eating habits.
D. I will have the dietician talk to you to provide guidance.
A
A home health nurse is planning to provide health promotion activities to a group in the community.Which activity is an example of primary prevention?
A. teaching clients self examination of breasts
B. Education clients about recommended immunization schedules for adults
C. Teaching clients who have type 1 diabetes mellitus about care of feet
D. Recommending clients over 50 to have fecal occult blood test annualy
B. because primary prevention includes health education about disease prevention. A & D are secondary, C is tertiary prevention
A nurse is caring for a client who has methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). A UAP asks the nurse what precautions are necessary for entering the clients room to give a lunch tray. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give?
A. Don a gown before entering and remove before exiting
B. Wear a mask in the client’s room
C. Don gloves when entering the room and use hand sanitizer when exiting
D. Take no special action unless engaging in direct contact with the client
C - MRSA requires contact precautions and standard precautions.
