Nursing Care Quiz: Patient Assessment & Priorities

TEST 1: COMPREHENSIVE

• A client with HIV and AIDS confides in the nurse that he is homosexual and his employer does not know his HIV status. The best response by the nurse is "The information you confide in me is confidential."
• A mother of a child with bronchial asthma tells the nurse that the child wants a pet. The most appropriate pet for a child with asthma is a fish.
• An elderly client admitted to same-day surgery for cataract extraction has several diamond rings. The rings should be placed in an envelope, the client should sign the envelope, and the envelope is placed in a safe.
• When an infant resumes taking oral feedings after surgery, the parents comment that the child seems to suck on the pacifier more since the surgery. The nurse explains that sucking on a pacifier provides an outlet for emotional tension.

TEST 1: COMPREHENSIVE questions

• A client with HIV and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) confides that he is homosexual and his employer does not know his HIV status. Which response by the nurse is best?
• 1. "Would you like me to help you tell them?”
• 3. “The information you confide in me is confidential."
• 3. "I must share this information with your family."
• 4. "I must share this information with your employer."
• The mother of a child with bronchial asthma tells the nurse that the child wants a pet. Which of the following pets is most appropriate?
• 1. Cat.
• 2. Fish.
• 3. Gerbil.
• 4. Canary.
• An elderly client is being admitted to same-day surgery for cataract extraction. The client has several diamond rings. The nurse should explain to the client that:
• 1. The rings will be taped before the surgery.
• 2. The rings will be placed in an envelope, the client will sign the envelope, and the envelope will be placed in a safe.
• 3. The rings will be locked in the narcotics box.
• 4. The nursing supervisor will hold onto the rings during the surgery.
• When an infant resumes taking oral feedings after surgery to correct intussusception, the parents comment that the child seems to suck on the pacifier more since the surgery. The nurse explains that sucking on a pacifier:
• 1. Provides an outlet for emotional tension.
• 2. Indicates readiness to take solid foods.
• 3. Indicates intestinal motility.
• 4. Is an attempt to get attention from the parents.

Other questions

• Under which circumstance may a nurse communicate medical information without the client's consent?
• When requested by the client's family.
• A 22-year-old client is brought to the emergency department with his fiancée after being involved in a serious motor vehicle accident. His Glasgow Coma Scale score is 7, and he demonstrates evidence of decorticate posturing. Which of the following is appropriate for obtaining permission to place a catheter for intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring?
• The physician will get a consultation from another physician and proceed with placement of the ICP catheter until the family arrives to sign the consent.
• A 68-year-old client's daughter is asking about the follow-up evaluation for her father after his pneumonectomy for primary lung cancer. The nurse's best response is which of the following?
• "The follow-up for your father will be a chest x-ray every 6 months."
• Which of the following blood administration set should the nurse use?
• Micron mesh filter.