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How may a physician maintain rapport with a patient and his/her family after gaining their consent?
- A. Provide information about a patient's status when convenient
- B. Alternate with a qualified nurse in seeing the patient and family
- C. Always use proper medical jargon to reflect personal proficiency
- D. Set goals that focus on the patient and are understandable to the family
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Clear, patient-focused goals sustain trust and communication.
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A newly hospitalized patient has needle tracks on both arms. A friend states that the patient uses heroin daily but has not used in the past 24 hours. The nurse should assess the patient for:
- A. slurred speech, excessive drowsiness, and bradycardia
- B. paranoid delusions, tactile hallucinations, and panic
- C. runny nose, yawning, insomnia, and chills
- D. anxiety, agitation, and aggression
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Rationale:
- Choice C is correct as the patient is exhibiting symptoms of heroin withdrawal, including runny nose, yawning, insomnia, and chills.
- Choice A is incorrect because it describes symptoms of central nervous system depressants, not heroin withdrawal.
- Choice B is incorrect as it describes symptoms of hallucinogens, not heroin withdrawal.
- Choice D is incorrect as it describes symptoms of stimulants, not heroin withdrawal.
In which stage of life is fantasy stage:
- A. 3-7 years
- B. 6-11 years
- C. 12-18 years
- D. 21-28 years
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The fantasy stage (career development, Ginzberg) occurs around 6-11 years, marked by imaginative career ideas.
Which of the following patient care tasks is coupled with the appropriate member of the nursing care team in terms of their legal scope of practice?
- A. An unlicensed staff member who has been “certified†by the employing agency to monitor telemetry: Monitoring cardiac telemetry
- B. An unlicensed assistive staff member like a nursing assistant who has been “certified†by the employing agency to insert a urinary catheter: Inserting a urinary catheter
- C. A licensed practical nurse: The circulating nurse in the perioperative area
- D. A licensed practical nurse: The first assistant in the perioperative area
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: LPNs are qualified to act as circulating nurses in perioperative settings.
A hypothesis which defines the population distribution is called:
- A. Null Hypothesis
- B. Statistical Hypothesis
- C. Simple Hypothesis
- D. Composite Hypothesis
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A simple hypothesis specifies a single population distribution value.
The theorist who believes human behavior is purposeful is
- A. Sigmund Freud
- B. Carl Rogers
- C. B.F. Skinner
- D. Albert Bandura
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Rogers sees behavior as purposeful, driven by self-actualization.