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Teacher and Counselor

CHAPTER^22

PRACTICING FOR NCLEX

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Circle the letter that corresponds to the best

answer for each question.

1.Which of the following developmental

considerations is a nurse assessing when

he/she determines that an 8-year-old boy is

not equipped to understand the scientific

explanation of his disease?

a.Intellectual development

b.Motor development

c.Emotional maturity

d.Psychosocial development

2.Which of the following is the best source of

assessment information for the nurse?

a.Nursing plan of care

b.Physician

c.Patient

d.Family and friends

3.Which of the following diagnoses would best

describe a situation in which a woman has a

knowledge deficit concerning child safety for

her toddler, who is currently being treated

for burns and was previously treated for a

fracture from a fall?

a.Knowledge Deficit: child safety, related to

inexperience with the active developmen-

tal stage of a toddler

b.Toddler at High Risk for Injury, related to

mother’s lack of knowledge about child

safety

c.Potential for Enhanced Parenting, related

to child safety knowledge deficit

d.Knowledge Deficit: child safety, related to

mother’s lack of experience and socioeco-

nomic level

4.When writing learner objectives for a patient,

the nurse should consider which of the

following statements?

a.It is better to use one or two broad objec-

tives than several specific objectives.

b.The objectives written in the “learner ob-

jectives” column of the sample teaching

plan are general statements that could be

accomplished in any amount of time.

c.Planning of learner objectives should be

done by the nurse or another healthcare

professional before obtaining input from

the patient/family.

d.One long-term objective could be stated

for each diagnosis, followed by several

specific objectives.

5.When deciding what information the patient

needs to meet the learner objectives success-

fully, the nurse is planning which part of the

teaching plan?

a.Content

b.Teaching strategies

c.Learning activities

d.Learning domains

6.A nurse could attempt to help a patient solve

a situational crisis during which of the

following types of counseling sessions?

a.Long-term counseling

b.Motivational counseling

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