NCLEX®-Style Review Questions
*Sources include:
- Potter, Patricia A.. Fundamentals of Nursing, 7th Edition. Mosby
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1. Clients' perceptions are important because health care:
- Always acts in the best interest of the client
- Is placing greater emphasis on client satisfaction
- Is under investigation for misappropriation of funds
- Is carefully watched and regulated by the federal government
2. Of the five caring processes, which describes “knowing” the client?
- Anticipating the client's cultural preferences
- Determining the client's physician preference
- Gathering task-oriented information during assessment
- Establishing an enhanced understanding of the client's needs
3. Helping a new mother through the birthing experience demonstrates which of the five caring behaviors?
- Knowing
- Enabling
- Doing for
- Being with
- Maintaining belief
4. Mr. Kline is fearful of upcoming surgery and a possible cancer diagnosis. He discusses his love for the Bible with Jada, his nurse, and she recommends a favorite Bible verse. Another nurse tells Jada that there is no place in nursing for spiritual caring. Jada replies:
- Spiritual care should be left to a professional
- You are correct, religion is a personal decision
- Nurses should not force their religious beliefs on clients
- Spiritual, mind, and body connections can affect health
5. A number of strategies have potential for creating work environments that enable nurses to demonstrate more caring behaviors. Some of these include:
- Increasing working hours
- Increases in monetary gain
- Flexibility, autonomy, and improved staffing
- Increased input concerning nursing functions from physicians
6. A nurse demonstrates caring by helping family members:
- Become active participants in care
- Provide activities of daily living (ADLs)
- Remove themselves from personal care
- Make health care decisions for the client
7. Listening is not only “taking in” what a client says; it also includes:
- Incorporating the views of the physician
- Correcting any errors in the client's understanding
- Injecting the nurse's personal views and statements
- Interpreting and understanding what the client means
8. Presence involves a person-to-person encounter that:
- Enables clients to care for self
- Provides personal care to a client
- Conveys a closeness and a sense of caring
- Describes being in close contact with a client
