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NURS 334 FINAL EXAM NEWEST EXAM 2025 | ALL
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Strategies to reduce fall risk include which of the following?Select all that apply. A. Non-skid footwear B. A commode at the bedside C. Have the overbed table handy D. Frequent mobilization ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Non- skid footwear B. A commode at the bedside D. Frequent mobilization What does a PVR of 500 ml indicate? A. Normal finding B. Experiencing urinary retention C. Sitting rather than standing when urinating D. Diabetic ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Experiencing urinary retention Which statement is true about professional nursing organizations in Canada? A: They are primarily interested in providing professional journals and information on conferences related to nursing in Canada B: They serve as official representatives of the nursing profession and interact with government officials on issues concerning the health of the population C: They regulate nursing education and nursing standards of practice through out all of the provinces and territories D: They work closely with the hospitals and health care agencies in providing education for specialized nurses ---------CORRECT ANSWER----- ------------B: They serve as official representatives of the nursing profession and interact with government officials on issues
Why are theories in nursing important? A: They solve specific and serious patient health problems B: They provide a precise method of providing nursing care C: They demonstrate how nursing is different from medicine D: They provide a systematic view of explaining, predicting, and describing phenomena ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D: They provide a systematic view of explaining, predicting, and describing phenomena Which of the following is an example of a nursing theory? A: Systems theory B: Nursing assessment C: Self-actualization theory D: Health care belief model ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A: Systems theory Which statement about nursing is true? A: It is a discipline that has its own unique science B: It is not a true science but rather an art C: It is a discipline that is still trying to create its theories D: It has a number of theories that are interrelated ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A: It is a discipline that has its own unique science What does a framework to guide practice involve? A: Person, nursing, medicine, pharmacy B: Person, family, community, government C: Person, community, province, country D: Person, environment, nursing, health ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------- ---------D: Person, environment, nursing, health
nurses offer a clinical judgement about actual and potential health problems Nursing outcomes or goals need to be: A: Measurable and time-limited B: Interesting and specific C: Broad and client-centered D: Achievable and nurse-centered ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------
- A: Measurable and time-limited Nurses set goals for their nursing interventions. Which statement about these goals is correct? A: They may or may not include input from the client B: They may supercede a client's needs but are nonetheless very important to the client C: They evaluate the nursing diagnoses, urgency of the problem, and resources of each client D: They are based exclusively on physical and nursing assessment --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C: They evaluate the nursing diagnoses, urgency of the problem, and resources of each client Evaluation as part of the nursing process is a step that: A: Is an ongoing process B: Assesses expected outcomes C: May redirect nursing care D: All of the above ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D: All of the above A pregnant teenager asks the clinic nurse why she should not smoke during the first trimester. What would be the nurse's best response? A: The baby's distribution of body hair can be altered B: The baby's organ systems are beginning to develop
C: The baby's development of fingers and toes can be affected D: The baby's sex can be determined in the first three months --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B: The baby's organ systems are beginning to develop The nurse is caring for a 5-year old who is hospitalized for stabilization of asthma. In order to render age-specific care, which action should the nurse take? A: Allow the child to handle medical equipment B: Respond immediately to the child's every need C: Tell the child to be good and they will get a reward D: Rationalize the child's complaint as part of the developmental stage ------ ---CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D: Rationalize the child's complaint as part of the developmental stage The nurse in a family practice clinic is seeing a 14-year old adolescent male regarding a possible STI. What must the nurse remember about boys at this age, as she talks to the adolescent? A: They conform to group norms B: They understand future implications of their behaviour C: They cannot understand abstract discussion D: They have fully developed their self-esteem ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A: They conform to group norms Which of the following are health risks that are more prevalent for the young male adult? A: Physical activity and accidental injury B: Environmental and occupational hazards C: Coronary artery disease and diabetes D: Substance abuse and co-morbidity ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------- ------A: Physical activity and accidental injury
Which of the following is in the canadian health act? A. Public administration, comprehensiveness, healthcare rights, patient satisfaction, provincially governed B. Private administration, universality, portability, accessibility, patient engagement C. Comprehensiveness, public administration, limited liability, federal policies, patient engagement D. Public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability accessibility ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. Public administration, comprehensiveness, universality, portability accessibility What are the pillars of primary health care? A. Teams, access, information, healthy living B. Individuals, physicians, information, hospital care C. Community, teams, information, nurse practitioners D. Teams, health promotion, service delivery, healthy living --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Teams, access, information, healthy living What are the five levels of healthcare? A. Health promotion, disease and injury prevention, primary healthcare, rehabilitation, palliative care B. Health promotion, disease and injury prevention, diagnosis and treatment, rehabilitation, supportive care C. Illness prevention, diagnosis and treatment, palliative care, acute care, rehabilitation D. Disease and injury prevention, primary health care, supportive care, health promotion, laboratory diagnostic services ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Health promotion, disease and injury prevention, diagnosis and treatment, rehabilitation, supportive care Nursing intervention can be indirect or direct. Which of the following illustrates an indirect nursing intervention?
A. Administering an intramuscular injection B. Safety and infection control C. Client teaching D. Listening to a client's concerns ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- B. Safety and infection control According to Kohlberg, moral development is a component of psychosocial development. Moral development depends on the child's ability to integrate which of the following? A. Modelling of others B. Faith and optimism C. Self-control and independence D. Decisions of right and wrong ---------CORRECT ANSWER----------------- D. Decisions of right and wrong Nurses who use developmental theories to understand their patients know that people experience which of the following? A. Themes or tasks at different stages of their lives B. The need to develop certain characteristics during their lives C. Delayed development as a result of illness D. The same stages at specific points throughout their lives --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Themes or tasks at different stages of their lives Menopause occurs in women during middle to late-middle adulthood. Which of the following characterizes this stage in a woman's life? A. A period during which ovarian function declines B. The cessation of menses C. Irregular menstrual cycles D. A diminishing number of ova ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. The cessation of menses
Geriatric syndromes: A. Are conditions that affect older people that are interrelated B. Are illnesses that affect older people C. Are not related to the function of older people D. Link older people to healthcare providers ---------CORRECT ANSWER--- --------------A. Are conditions that affect older people that are interrelated What level of education was the MMSE designed for? A. Grade 12 B. Grade 6 C. Grade 8 D. Grade 3 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C. Grade 8 When age and education are not considered, what score would indicate the individual possibly has cognitive impairment? A. 24/ B. 25/ C. 23/ D. 21/30 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. 24/ Which of the following can develop rapidly and is considered a medical emergency? A. Dementia B. Delirium C. Depression D. Cognitive Decline ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Delirium Although all of the conditions below could cause delirium, what are the top two causes of delirium? A. Malnutrition and hypoglycemia B. Infection and medications C. Hypertension and infections
D. Medications and hyponatremia E. Hypoxia and infection ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Infection and medications Which of the following describe the clinical features of delirium? Select all that apply. A. Apathy and drwsiness B. Hallucinations and hyperactivity C. Abrupt onset D. Develops over time ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A, B, C The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) guides a diagnosis of delirium through the presence of 3 of 4 characteristics. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics A. Develops over time B. Altered LOC C. A change in cognition D. Disorganized thinking ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Develops over time How does depression manifest in older people that makes it hard to recognize that it is depression? A. Somatizing complaints with the presence of a chronic condition B. Sleep disorders C. Extreme agitation associated with chronic condition D. Dental caries ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Somatizing complaints with the presence of a chronic condition Which of the following explain why depression is under-recognized in older people? Select all that apply. A. It can be associated with confusion and believed to be dementia
A. Vascular B. Alzheimers C. Fronto-temporal D. Lewy Body ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. Lewy Body What is the most common type of dementia? A. Vascular B. Alzheimers C. Fronto-temporal D. Lewy Body ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Alzheimers Which type of dementia is also known as multi-infarct dementia? A. Vascular B. Alzheimers C. Fronto-temporal D. Lewy Body ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Vascular In which type of dementia will you see disinhibition? A. Vascular B. Alzheimers C. Fronto-temporal D. Lewy Body ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C. Fronto-temporal Which type of dementia is rare, rapid and fatal? A. Vascular B. Fronto-temporal C. Lewy Body D. Creutzfeldt-Jakob dementia ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. Creutzfeldt-Jakob dementia
How is dementia different from delirium? A. It is an abrupt onset B. It develops over months C. The person is confused D. The person can experience hallucinations ---------CORRECT ANSWER-- ---------------B. It develops over months The most common type of dementia is: A. Mixed B. Frontal-temporal C. Vascular D. Alzheimers disease ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. Alzheimers disease A screening tool for dementia is: A. Saint Louis University Mental Status exam (SLUMS) B. The confusion assessment method (CAM) C. The geriatric depression scale (GDS) D. A blood pressure cuff ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Saint Louis University Mental Status exam (SLUMS) Repetitive vocalizations e.g., cursing and swearing A. Psychotic feature B. Responsive feature ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Responsive feature Aggression A. Psychotic feature B. Responsive feature ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Responsive feature
Sleep disturbances A. Psychotic feature B. Responsive feature ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Responsive feature Sundowning effect A. Psychotic feature B. Responsive feature ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Responsive feature Paranoia A. Psychotic feature B. Responsive feature ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A. Psychotic feature Hoarding/gathering A. Psychotic feature B. Responsive feature ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Responsive feature Inapproapriate elimination A. Psychotic feature B. Responsive feature ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Responsive feature Resistive to care A. Psychotic feature
B. Responsive feature ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Responsive feature Which of the following contribute to ageism? (Select all that apply) A. The anti-aging cosmetic business B. Jokes about growing older C. Owning and accepting the age you are D. Self deprecating comments related to age ---------CORRECT ANSWER-- ---------------A, B, D T or F: Older people dont have sexual interests ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------False T or F: Urinary incontinence is a normal part of being old ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------False T or F: Older people need less sleep ---------CORRECT ANSWER------------- ----False T or F: Some cognitive decline is inevitable as people age --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------False T or F: People 65 and older have 4-6 times higher suicide rate --------- CORRECT ANSWER-----------------True
The eye condition in which the lens of the eye becomes opaque is A. Diabetic retinopathy B. Glaucoma C. Macular degeneration D. Cataracts ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------D. Cataracts ______________ is a degenerative condition affecting the central part of the retina A. Diabetic retinopathy B. Macular degeneration C. Glaucoma D. Cataracts ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------B. Macular degeneration The three types of neurological communication challenges are related to: A. Reception, perception and articulation B. Aphasia, dysarthria and articulation C. Reception, aphasia and dysarthria D. Aphasia, dysarthria and articulation ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------- -------A. Reception, perception and articulation T or F: Individuals who are experiencing aphasia and dysarthria also cannot understand what others are saying to them ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------False Which of the following is true about aphasia? A. People with aphasia can always say some words B. People experiencing aphasia can have varying ability to speak C. It prevents people from understanding and communicating
D. It requires the caregiver do all the talking ---------CORRECT ANSWER--- --------------B. People experiencing aphasia can have varying ability to speak Individuals experiencing cognitive impairment have trouble expressing their personhood because... A. They do not understand what other people are saying B. Dementia affects both receptive and expressive communication C. They have forgotten most of their life D. They are no longer the same person ---------CORRECT ANSWER--------- --------B. Dementia affects both receptive and expressive communication What is important for the nurse to do when caring for the older person? A. Repeat information often because older persons are forgetful B. Be aware that older persons are no longer interested in sex C. Treat the patient as an individual with a unique history of his or her own D. Speak in a louder voice because many older persons are hard of hearing ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------C. Treat the patient as an individual with a unique history of his or her own What role does reminiscing play in communication? A. It provides a sense of security and being understood B. It is a way to distract someone with dementia C. It is a way to pass the time with a stranger D. It is a waster of time and should be limited ---------CORRECT ANSWER- ----------------A. It provides a sense of security and being understood Which of the following contribute to transient urinary incontinence? A) Delirium B) Running a marathon C) Restricted mobility D) Medications
