Fundamentals Of Nursing Practice Quiz 1

December 5, 2020

Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Quiz 1

Is your knowledge about the foundation of nursing well and sound? This quiz will question your ability to handle different nursing procedures, and other concepts covered by Fundamentals of Nursing.

Topics

Topics or concepts included in this exam are:

Drug Administration
Nursing Procedures and Skills
Various questions about Fundamentals of Nursing

Guidelines

To make the most out of this exam, follow the guidelines below:

Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
You are given one minute per question. Spend your time wisely!
Answers and rationales (if any) are given below. Be sure to read them.
If you need more clarifications, please direct them to the comments section.

Fundamentals of Nursing

Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Quiz 1

1 / 10

The most important nursing intervention to correct skin dryness is:

Ask the physician to refer the patient to a dermatologist, and suggest that the patient wear home-laundered sleepwear

Avoid bathing the patient until the condition is remedied, and notify the physician

Consult the dietitian about increasing the patient’s fat intake, and take necessary measures to prevent infection

Encourage the patient to increase his fluid intake, use non-irritating soap when bathing the patient, and apply lotion to the involved areas

2 / 10

Which of the following is the nurse’s legal responsibility when applying restraints?

Document the patient’s behavior

Document the type of restraint used

Obtain a written order from the physician except in an emergency, when the patient must be protected from injury to himself or others

All of the above

3 / 10

When bathing a patient’s extremities, the nurse should use long, firm strokes from the distal to the proximal areas. This technique:

Provides an opportunity for skin assessment

Avoids undue strain on the nurse

Increases venous blood return

Causes vasoconstriction and increases circulation

4 / 10

Kubler-Ross’s five successive stages of death and dying are:

Anger, bargaining, denial, depression, acceptance

Denial, anger, depression, bargaining, acceptance

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression acceptance

Bargaining, denial, anger, depression, acceptance

5 / 10

The natural sedative in meat and milk products (especially warm milk) that can help induce sleep is:

Flurazepam

Temazepam

Tryptophan

Methotrimeprazine

6 / 10

A terminally ill patient usually experiences all of the following feelings during the anger stage except:

Rage

Envy

Numbness

Resentment

7 / 10

Vivid dreaming occurs in which stage of sleep?

Stage I non-REM

Rapid eye movement (REM) stage

Stage II non-REM

Delta stage

8 / 10

Restraints can be used for all of the following purposes except to:

Prevent a confused patient from removing tubes, such as feeding tubes, I.V. lines, and urinary catheters

Prevent a patient from falling out of bed or a chair

Discourage a patient from attempting to ambulate alone when he requires assistance for his safety

Prevent a patient from becoming confused or disoriented

9 / 10

Nursing interventions that can help the patient to relax and sleep restfully include all of the following except:

Have the patient take a 30- to 60-minute nap in the afternoon

Turn on the television in the patient’s room

Provide quiet music and interesting reading material

Massage the patient’s back with long strokes

10 / 10

Nurses and other healthcare providers often have difficulty helping a terminally ill patient through the necessary stages leading to acceptance of death. Which of the following strategies is most helpful to the nurse in achieving this goal?

Taking psychology courses related to gerontology

Reading books and other literature on the subject of thanatology

Reflecting on the significance of death

Reviewing varying cultural beliefs and practices related to death

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Q.1 The most important nursing intervention to correct skin dryness is:

A. Avoid bathing the patient until the condition is remedied, and notify the physician

B. Ask the physician to refer the patient to a dermatologist, and suggest that the patient wear home-laundered sleepwear

C. Consult the dietitian about increasing the patient’s fat intake, and take necessary measures to prevent infection

D. Encourage the patient to increase his fluid intake, use non-irritating soap when bathing the patient, and apply lotion to the involved areas

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Q.2 When bathing a patient’s extremities, the nurse should use long, firm strokes from the distal to the proximal areas. This technique:

A. Provides an opportunity for skin assessment

B. Avoids undue strain on the nurse

C. Increases venous blood return

D. Causes vasoconstriction and increases circulation

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Q.3 Vivid dreaming occurs in which stage of sleep?

A. Stage first non-REM

B. Rapid eye movement (REM) stage

C. Stage two non-REM

D. Delta stage

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Q.4 The natural sedative in meat and milk products (especially warm milk) that can help induce sleep is:

A. Flurazepam

B. Temazepam

C. Tryptophan

D. Methotrimeprazine

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Q.5 Nursing interventions that can help the patient to relax and sleep restfully include all of the following except:

A. Have the patient take a 30- to 60-minute nap in the afternoon

B. Turn on the television in the patient’s room

C. Provide quiet music and interesting reading material

D. Massage the patient’s back with long strokes

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Q.6 Restraints can be used for all of the following purposes except to:

A. Prevent a confused patient from removing tubes, such as feeding tubes, I.V. lines, and urinary catheters

B. Prevent a patient from falling out of bed or a chair

C. Discourage a patient from attempting to ambulate alone when he requires assistance for his safety

D. Prevent a patient from becoming confused or disoriented

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Q.7 Which of the following is the nurse’s legal responsibility when applying restraints?

A. Document the patient’s behavior

B. Document the type of restraint used

C. Obtain a written order from the physician except in an emergency, when the patient must be protected from injury to himself or others

D. All of the above

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Q.8 Kubler-Ross’s five successive stages of death and dying are:

A. Anger, bargaining, denial, depression, acceptance

B. Denial, anger, depression, bargaining, acceptance

C. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression acceptance

D. Bargaining, denial, anger, depression, acceptance

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Q.9 A terminally ill patient usually experiences all of the following feelings during the anger stage except:

A. Rage

B. Envy

C. Numbness

D. Resentment

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Q.10 Nurses and other healthcare providers often have difficulty helping a terminally ill patient through the necessary stages leading to acceptance of death. Which of the following strategies is most helpful to the nurse in achieving this goal?

A. Taking psychology courses related to gerontology

B. Reading books and other literature on the subject of thanatology

C. Reflecting on the significance of death

D. Reviewing varying cultural beliefs and practices related to death

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Topics

Guidelines

Q.1 The most important nursing intervention to correct skin dryness is:

Q.2 When bathing a patient’s extremities, the nurse should use long, firm strokes from the distal to the proximal areas. This technique:

Q.3 Vivid dreaming occurs in which stage of sleep?

Q.4 The natural sedative in meat and milk products (especially warm milk) that can help induce sleep is:

Q.5 Nursing interventions that can help the patient to relax and sleep restfully include all of the following except:

Q.6 Restraints can be used for all of the following purposes except to:

Q.7 Which of the following is the nurse’s legal responsibility when applying restraints?

Q.8 Kubler-Ross’s five successive stages of death and dying are:

Q.9 A terminally ill patient usually experiences all of the following feelings during the anger stage except:

Q.10 Nurses and other healthcare providers often have difficulty helping a terminally ill patient through the necessary stages leading to acceptance of death. Which of the following strategies is most helpful to the nurse in achieving this goal?

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