Psychosocial Integrity Practice Quiz 7
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:
- Administration of blood products (Packed red blood cells, fresh frozen plasma, platelet concentrate, and cryoprecipitate).
- Blood transfusion
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.
Q.1 Bereavement may be defined as
A. Postponing awareness of the reality of the death
B. The socially acceptable expression of a loss
C. The period of mourning after a death
D. The physical symptoms in response to a loss
View AnswerQ.2 When helping a person through grief work, the nurse knows
A. A person’s perception of a loss has little to do with the grieving process.
B. Most clients want to be left alone during grief and the nurse should support this desire.
C. The grief stages may occur in order, they may be skipped, or they may recur.
D. Coping mechanisms that were effective in the past are often disregarded in response to the pain of a loss.
View AnswerQ.3 An 82-year old patient diagnosed with delirium approaches the nurse, worried that she is late for her dental appointment. “I never miss a check-up,” she says. The nurse’s most appropriate response is
A. Let’s go to your room and I will show you how to brush your teeth.
B. You can’t leave because the door is locked so you can’t get lost.
C. You’re in the hospital right now. My name is ____, one of the nurses.
D. It’s nearly lunch time. You’ll want to eat before your appointment.
View AnswerQ.4 A terminally ill patient tells the nurse, “I’m afraid I won’t be allowed into Heaven.” What is the nurse’s most appropriate response?
A. What do you usually do when you’re afraid?
B. Let me call the chaplain to talk to you.
C. Don’t worry, I’m sure God understands.
D. Can you tell me why you feel that way?
View AnswerQ.5 Which statement would best explain the role of the nurse when planning care for a culturally diverse population? The nurse will plan care to
A. Provide care while aware of one’s own bias, focusing on the client’s individual needs rather than the staff’s usual practices.
B. Include care that is culturally congruent with the staff from predetermined national data.
C. Blend the values of the nurse that are for the good of the client and minimize the client’s individual values and beliefs during care.
D. Focus only on the needs of each client demographic, ignoring the nurse’s beliefs and practices.
View AnswerQ.6 A client’s family member says to the nurse, “The doctor said he will provide palliative care. What does that mean?†The nurse’s best response is
A. The goal of palliative care is to find the cure for a serious illness or disease.
B. Palliative care aims to relieve or reduce symptoms of the disease.
C. Palliative care is given to those who have less than six months to live.
D. Palliative care means to focus on the client’s physical needs, in the hospital setting.
View AnswerQ.7 The home health nurse visits an elderly client who has suddenly developed delirium. What should the nurse assess for first?
A. Congestive heart failure
B. Increased hearing loss
C. Drug intoxication
D. Cancer metastases
View AnswerQ.8 A client has recently been told he has terminal cancer. As the nurse enters the room, he yells, “My eggs are cold, and I’m tired of having my sleep interrupted by noisy nurses!†The nurse may interpret the client’s behavior as
A. The result of maturational loss
B. An expression of the anger stage of dying
C. An expression of disenfranchised grief
D. The result of previous losses
View AnswerQ.9 The daughter of a 74-year old female client with early stage Alzheimer’s disease (AD) tells the nurse, “I’m so tired of hearing Mom talk about the past. It’s the same old stories!” The nurse’s best response is
A. She has lost her short-term memory, but can still remember events from long ago.
B. You should be more patient with your mother, and accepting of her disease.
C. She is quite anxious at this stage. Reliving the past helps her become calm again.
D. Just remind her when she repeats herself. That will reinforce better behavior.
View AnswerQ.10 During an admission for alcohol dependency, the nurse obtains the history from a client with multiple convictions for DUI (Driving Under the Influence). The client admits to having “a few drinks a day with my friends.” What is the nurse’s most appropriate response?
A. It looks like your alcohol tolerance has gone down.
B. Can you explain how a few drinks led to multiple arrests?
C. Why didn’t you get a friend to be the designated driver?
D. That’s what every single person in treatment claims.
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