NCLEX-PN
Physiological Adaptation NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
A hospitalized client has just been informed that he has terminal cancer. He says to the nurse, 'There must be some mistake in the diagnosis.' The nurse determines that the client is demonstrating which of the following?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Denial (Kübler-Ross's Stages of Grieving) is the refusal to believe that loss is happening.
Question 2 of 5
Legal protection of confidentiality:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Legal protection of confidentiality extends to both written and verbal information identifiable as individual private health information.
Question 3 of 5
Mrs. Owens is the 81-year-old mother of Jonathan, who is 54 years old. Jonathan has had schizophrenia since he was 16 years old. Which of Mrs. Owens's concerns is likely to predominate?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The mother's most prominent concern is likely to be what becomes of her son after she dies.
Choice 1 is important but is not likely to be her most prominent concern.
Choice 2 is also not likely to be her primary concern because the welfare of her son with schizophrenia is more important.
Choice 4 is incorrect because Mrs. Owens has likely confronted and handled concerns about getting the physician to talk to her after 38 years of managing her son's care.
Question 4 of 5
A batterer is usually someone who:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Many batterers report having been abused as children.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse who was not promoted tells another friend, 'I knew I'd never get the job. The hospital administrator hates me.' If she actually believes this of the administrator, who, in reality, knows little of her, she is demonstrating:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Projection results in unconsciously adopting blaming behavior. It attributes unacceptable attributes to other people.