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Question 1 of 5

Developing a teaching plan is comparable to what other nursing activity?

A. documenting in the nurses notes
B. formulating a nursing care plan
C. performing a complex technical skill
D. using a standardized form or format

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: formulating a nursing care plan

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following is an example of nonverbal communication?

A. A nurse says, I am going to help you walk now.
B. A nurse presents information to a group of patients.
C. A patients face is contorted with pain.
D. A patient asks the nurse for a pain shot.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: A patients face is contorted with pain.

Question 3 of 5

The following statements appear on a nursing care plan for a client after a mastectomy: Incision site approximated; absence of drainage or prolonged erythema at incision site; and client remains afebrile. These statements are examples of:

A. Nursing interventions
B. Short-term goals
C. Long-term goals
D. Expected outcomes.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Expected outcomes.

Question 4 of 5

A 40-year-old patient has had a generalized, nonpruritic skin eruption with intermittent exacerbations over the past 10 years. Currently, a well-circumscribed erythematous plaque appears over the patient's left gluteal fold area. The lesion is covered with scales and has some fissuring. The family nurse practitioner makes a diagnosis of:

A. atopic dermatitis.
B. ichthyosis.
C. psoriasis.
D. tinea corporis.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: psoriasis.

Question 5 of 5

A 45-year-old patient who is a professional singer reports progressive hoarseness for the last four weeks. The hoarseness began after a three-hour performance. The patient does not smoke and reports no weight loss, upper respiratory infection, dysphagia, or shortness of breath. The family nurse practitioner manages this patient by:

A. ordering a CT scan of the head
B. ordering an immediate lateral neck $x$-ray.
C. prescribing systemic antibiotics and cool mist inhalations.
D. requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: requesting a referral for evaluation of the larynx.

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