Nursing 105 Past Exam Questions PDF

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Past Exam Questions for Week One, Conducting General Assessments...

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Tutorial One: Conducting General Nursing Assessment 2019 During an interview the nurse states ‘you have mentioned you felt shortness of breath. Tell me more about that’. Which verbal skill is being used with this statement? a. Reflection b. Facilitation c. Direct question d. Open ended question = Most efficient method to gain information from the patient. It provides them an opportunity to elaborate, and you can in turn, gather more information. A patient states ‘I have a pain in my stomach’. You need to obtain more information. Which statement would yield the most information? a. ‘Tell me more about the pain you are experiencing’. = Framed as an open-ended question b. ‘Do you have pain quite a lot of pain?’. c. ‘Would you like some pain relief?’. d. ‘Does the pain stop you from eating?’. When writing your clinical notes at the end of the shift you make a mistake, what do you do to remedy this? a. Use correction fluid to blank out the mistake b. Scribble out your writing c. Place a line through the error and initial it = Refer to the five rights of documentation d. Paste over the top with another sheet of paper to correct it A nurse is documenting the intensity of a patient’s pain. What would be the most valid entry? a. Patient is complaining of severe pain b. Patient appears to be in a lot of pain c. Patient states they have a lot of pain; they are walking the hall with ease d. Patient states ‘pain is 9 on a scale of 0 to 10’. = Although this is subjective data, it also gives healthcare professionals a clearer idea of their pain score.

2018: When performing a physical assessment, which technique will the nurse use first? a. Palpation b. Inspection = Refer to IPPA structure c. Percussion d. Auscultation

What is the primary purpose of the patient record? a. Communication =The most correct answer (advocacy is also technically correct). Patient records instantly tells other healthcare professionals what they need to know about the patient b. Advocacy c. Research d. Education In the documentation format ISBAR, B stands for: a. Behaviour b. Backdrop c. Background d. Bearing The process of putting a plan into place for a patient is called: a. Implementation b. Planning c. Assessment d. Evaluation When a nurse first meets a client, it is important to develop trust, this is done by. a. Gathering assessment information b. Treating discomfort quickly c. Building rapport = Most effective way to build trust d. Alleviating emotional needs When writing your clinical notes at the end of the shift you made a mistake, what do you do to remedy this? a. Use correcting fluid b. Scribble out your writing c. Place a line through the error and initial d. Paste over the top another sheet of paper

2017: The nurse builds therapeutic relationships by: a. Using touch for calming and comfort b. Establishing trust and demonstrating empathy c. Not asking the patient to do anything is painful d. Being sympathetic and protective of the client The most effective technique for exploring a client’s thought involves using: a. Open ended questions b. Direct questions c. Problem solving d. Problem seeking

Which of the following is the main purpose of a nursing care plan? a. Organising information for legal actions b. Identifying nursing actions to be delivered c. Documenting activities of the nurse d. Documenting the activities of other healthcare professionals

The nurse is conducting a general survey on the client. The general survey includes: a. Appearance and behaviour = You can gather a lot of information about a client just from observing them (refer to table in tutorial one) b. Mini mental score examination c. Observing specific body systems d. Conducting a detailed health history A nurse is documenting the intensity of a patient’s pain. What would be the most valid entry? a. Patient is complaining of severe pain b. Patient appears to be in a lot of pain c. Patient states he has a lot of pain; patient is walking the hall with ease d. Patient states pain is a 9 on a scale of 1 - 10 In the documentation format ISBAR, the R stands for: a. Rights b. Report c. Rehabilitation d. Recommendation...