QUESTION The nurse is caring for an older adult client who has been diagnosed with dementia. The nurse recognizes which of the following as true in relation to the use of touch with this client? a. Clients with dementia can ask for touch. b. Clients with dementia can create touch for themselves. c. Clients with […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION In mastering QSEN competency of patient-centered care, effective tools need to be a. cognitive, developmentally appropriate, and educational. b. cultural, educational, interpersonal, and societal. c. attitudinal, cognitive, and developmentally appropriate. d. attitudinal, cultural, and developmentally appropriate. ANSWER: ANS: C In mastering QSEN competency of patient-centered care, effective tools need be attitudinal, cognitive, and […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION A pediatric nurse is educating parents about how children cope with hospitalization. Which of the following statements by the nurse is correct? a. “The quiet, compliant child who never complains is comfortable on the nursing unit.” b. “The child who screams and cries is much more frightened of hospitalization than the quiet child.” c. […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The nurse is caring for a child with a severe illness who is demonstrating behaviors that are reminiscent of an earlier stage of development. When the child has toileting accidents, the nurse should a. recommend a urology consult. b. obtain a urine sample and send it to the lab. c. reassure the child’s parents […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION When assessing a child’s reaction to illness, it is important for the nurse to a. observe the interaction between parent and child. b. recognize that chronological age matches cognitive level. c. realize that children are more comfortable with female health care providers. d. recognize that the child’s behavior will be age appropriate. ANSWER: […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION When caring for a preschooler, the nurse understands that this child tends to interpret language in a literal way and that the child will not ask for clarification, leading to a misunderstanding of messages. The nurse recognizes a preschooler is in which of Piaget’s cognitive stages of development? a. Concrete operations b. Formal operations […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION When communicating with a preschooler who is admitted to the hospital for a fractured arm, which is the best method for the nurse to describe the preschooler’s impending surgery? a. Encourage the preschooler to put a bandage on a teddy bear’s arm. b. Explain what surgery will be like, using abstract terminology. c. Explain […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION When communicating with hospitalized infants and toddlers, the nurse knows a. she should use long sentences with soothing words. b. she cannot communicate with a preverbal infant. c. moving to the child’s eye level and maintaining eye contact are important. d. she should pick up an 18-month-old infant immediately. ANSWER: ANS: C Face-to-face […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION An older adult client tells the nurse, “My life has been a waste.” The nurse recognizes this statement as demonstrating which aspect of psychosocial development? a. Ego integrity b. Ego despair c. Lack of generativity d. Isolation ANSWER: ANS: B Erikson’s (1982) model of psychosocial development is used to describe older adult psychosocial […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The nurse is caring for a postoperative preschooler who is crying and has been refusing to eat. The best communication strategy for the nurse to use is to a. avoid providing the child with simple explanations. b. assign the child to a different nurse in order to optimize socialization. c. give the child some […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
