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Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes a proficient nurse?

A. A nurse who has little experience with a specified population and uses rules to guide performance

B. A nurse who has an intuitive grasp of a clinical situation and quickly identifies the accurate solution

C. A nurse who sees actions in the context of daily plans for patients

D. A nurse who sees a patient's situation as a whole, with long-term goals for the patient, rather than as a list of tasks to be performed

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: A nurse who sees a patient's situation as a whole, with long-term goals for the patient, rather than as a list of tasks to be performed

Question 2 of 5

A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage renal disease. The nurse should monitor the patient for which of the following?

A. Hypertension.

B. Hyperglycemia.

C. Hypothyroidism.

D. Hypokalemia.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Hypertension.

Question 3 of 5

When examining an infant, which area should the nurse examine first?

A. Ear

B. Nose

C. Throat

D. Abdomen

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Ear

Question 4 of 5

A patient describes an unreasonable, irrational fear of snakes. The feeling is so persistent that he can no longer even look at pictures of snakes without feeling uncomfortable. He has tried to identify all the places where he might encounter snakes and avoids them. The nurse recognizes that:

A. He has a snake phobia.

B. He is a hypochondriac. Snakes are usually harmless.

C. He has an obsession. In this case, it is about snakes.

D. He has a delusion that snakes are harmful. It must stem from an early traumatic incident involving snakes.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: He has a snake phobia.

Question 5 of 5

The nurse is performing a review of systems on a 76-year-old patient. Which of the following statements is correct for this situation?

A. The questions asked are identical for all ages.

B. The interviewer will start incorporating different questions for patients 70 years of age and older.

C. Additional questions are reflective of the normal effects of aging.

D. At this age, a review of systems is not necessary; just focus on current problems.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Additional questions are reflective of the normal effects of aging.

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