NP 5 Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
Q
Situation: Understanding different models of care is a
necessary part of the nurse patient relationship.
1. The focus of this therapy is to have a positive
environmental manipulation, physical and social
to effect a positive change.
A. Milieu
B. Psychotherapy
C. Behaviour
D. Group
A
A. Milieu
2
Q
- The client asks the nurse about Milieu therapy.
The nurse responds knowing that the primary
focus of milieu therapy can be best described by
which of the following?
A. A form of behavior modification therapy
B. A cognitive approach of changing the
behaviour
C. A living, learning or working
environment
D. A behavioural approach to changing
behaviour
A
C. A living, learning or working
environment
3
Q
- A nurse is caring for a client with phobia who is
being treated for the condition. The client is
introduced to short periods of exposure to the
phobic object while in relaxed state. The nurse
understands that this form of behaviour
modification can be best described as:
A. Systematic desensitization
B. Self-control therapy
C. Aversion Therapy
D. Operant conditioning
A
A. Systematic desensitization
4
Q
- A client with major depression is considering
cognitive therapy. The client say to the nurse,
“How does this treatment works?” The nurse
responds by telling the client that:
A. “This type of treatment helps you
examine how your thoughts and
feelings contribute to your difficulties”
B. “This type of treatment helps you
examine how your past life has
contributed to your problems.”
C. “This type of treatment helps you to
confront your fears by exposing you to
the feared object abruptly.
D. “This type of treatment will help you
relax and develop new coping skills.
A
A. “This type of treatment helps you
examine how your thoughts and
feelings contribute to your difficulties”
5
Q
- A Client state, “I get down on myself when I
make mistake.” Using Cognitive therapy
approach, the nurse should:
A. Teach the client relaxation exercise to
diminish stress
B. Provide the client with Mastery
experience to boost self esteem
C. Explore the client’s past experiences that
causes the illness
D. Help client modify the belief that
anything less than perfect is horrible
A
D. Help client modify the belief that
anything less than perfect is horrible
6
Q
- The most advantageous therapy for a preschool
age child with a history of physical and sexual
abuse would be:
A. Play
B. Psychoanalysis
C. Group
D. Family
A
A. Play
7
Q
- An 18 year old client is admitted with the
diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. A cognitive
behavioural approach is used as part of her
treatment plan. The nurse understands that the
purpose of this approach is to:
A. Help the client identify and examine
dysfunctional thoughts and beliefs
B. Emphasize social interaction with clients
who withdraw
C. Provide a supportive environment and a
therapeutic community
D. Examine intrapsychic conflicts and past
events in life
A
A. Help the client identify and examine
dysfunctional thoughts and beliefs
8
Q
- The nurse is preparing to provide reminiscence
therapy for a group of clients. Which of the
following clients will the nurse select for this
group?
A. A client who experiences profound
depression with moderate cognitive
impairment
B. A catatonic, immobile client with
moderate cognitive impairment
C. An undifferentiated schizophrenic client
with moderate cognitive impairment
D. A client with mild depression who
exhibits who demonstrates normal
cognition
A
D. A client with mild depression who
exhibits who demonstrates normal
cognition
9
Q
- Which intervention would be typical of a nurse
using cognitive-behavioral approach to a client
experiencing low self-esteem?
A. Use of unconditional positive regard
B. Analysis of free association
C. Classical conditioning
D. Examination of negative thought
patterns
A
D. Examination of negative thought
patterns
10
Q
- Which of the following therapies has been
strongly advocated for the treatment of posttraumatic
stress disorders?
A. ECT
B. Group Therapy
C. Hypnotherapy
D. Psychoanalysis
A
B. Group Therapy
11
Q
- The nurse knows that in group therapy, the
maximum number of members to include is:
A. 4
B. 8
C. 10
D. 16
A
C. 10
12
Q
- The nurse is providing information to a client
with the use of disulfiram (antabuse) for the
treatment of alcohol abuse. The nurse
understands that this form of therapy works on
what principle?
A. Negative Reinforcement
B. Operant Conditioning
C. Aversion Therapy
D. Gestalt therapy
A
C. Aversion Therapy
13
Q
- A biological or medical approach in treating
psychiatric patient is:
A. Million therapy
B. Behavioral therapy
C. Somatic therapy
D. Psychotherapy
A
C. Somatic therapy
14
Q
- Which of these nursing actions belong to the
secondary level of preventive intervention?
A. Providing mental health consultation to
health care providers
B. Providing emergency psychiatric
services
C. Being politically active in relation to
mental health issues
D. Providing mental health education to
members of the community
A
B. Providing emergency psychiatric
services
15
Q
- When the nurse identifies a client who has
attempted to commit suicide the nurse should:
A. call a priest
B. counsel the client
C. refer the client to the psychiatrist
D. refer the matter to the police
A
C. refer the client to the psychiatrist
16
Q
Situation: Rose seeks psychiatric consultation because of
intense fear of flying in an airplane which has greatly
affected her chances of success in her job.
16. The most common defense mechanism used by
phobic clients is:
A. Supression
B. Denial
C. Rationalization
D. Displacement
A
D. Displacement
17
Q
- The goal of the therapy in phobia is:
A. Change her lifestyle
B. Ignore tension producing situation
C. Change her reaction towards anxiety
D. Eliminate fear producing situations
A
C. Change her reaction towards anxiety
18
Q
- The therapy most effective for client’s with
phobia is:
A. Hypnotherapy
B. Cognitive therapy
C. Group therapy
D. Behavior therapy
A
D. Behavior therapy
19
Q
- The fear and anxiety related to phobia is said to
be abruptly decreased when the patient is
exposed to what is feared through:
A. Guided Imagery
B. Systematic desensitization
C. Flooding
D. Hypotherapy
A
B. Systematic desensitization
20
Q
- Based on the presence of symptom, the
appropriate nursing diagnosis is:
A. Self-esteem disturbance
B. Activity intolerance
C. Impaired adjustment
D. Ineffective individual coping
A
D. Ineffective individual coping
21
Q
Situation: Mang Jose, 39 year old farmer, unmarried, had
been confined in the National center for mental health
for three years with a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
21. The most common defense mechanism used by
a paranoid client is:
A. Displacement
B. Rationalization
C. Suppression
D. Projection
A
D. Projection
22
Q
- When Mang Jose says to you: “The voices are
telling me bad things again!” The best response
is:
A. “Whose voices are those?”
B. “I doubt what the voices are telling you”
C. “I do not hear the voice you say you
hear”
D. “Are you sure you hear these voices?
A
C. “I do not hear the voice you say you
hear”
23
Q
- A relevant nursing diagnosis for clients with
auditory hallucination is:
A. Sensory perceptual alteration
B. Altered thought process
C. Impaired social interaction
D. Impaired verbal communication
A
A. Sensory perceptual alteration
24
Q
- During mealtime, Jose refused to eat telling that
the food was poisoned. The nurse should:
A. Ignore his remark
B. Offer him food in his own container
C. Show him how irrational his thinking is
D. Respect his refusal to eat
A
B. Offer him food in his own container
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25. When communicating with Jose, The nurse
considers the following except:
A. Be warm and enthusiastic
B. Refrain from touching Jose
C. Do not argue regarding his hallucination
and delusion
D. Use simple, clear language
A. Be warm and enthusiastic
26
Situation: Gringo seeks psychiatric counselling for his
ritualistic behavior of counting his money as many as 10
times before leaving home.
26. An initial appropriate nursing diagnosis is:
A. Impaired social interaction
B. Ineffective individual coping
C. Impaired adjustment
D. Anxiety Moderate
B. Ineffective individual coping
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27. Obsessive compulsive disorder is BEST described
by:
A. Uncontrollable impulse to perform an
act or ritual repeatedly
B. Persistent thoughts
C. Recurring unwanted and disturbing
thought alternating with a behavior
D. Pathological persistence of unwilled
thought, feeling or impulse
C. Recurring unwanted and disturbing
thought alternating with a behavior
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28. The defense mechanism used by persons with
obsessive compulsive disorder is undoing and it is best described in one of the following
statements:
A. Unacceptable feelings or behavior are
kept out of awareness by developing the
opposite behavior or emotion
B. Consciously unacceptable instinctual
drives are diverted into personally and
socially acceptable channels
C. Something unacceptable already done
is symbolically acted out in reverse
D. Transfer of emotions associated with a
particular person, object or situation to
another less threatening person, object
or situation
C. Something unacceptable already done
is symbolically acted out in reverse
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29. To be more effective, the nurse who cares for
persons with obsessive compulsive disorder
must possess one of the following qualities:
A. Compassion
B. Patience
C. Consistency
D. Friendliness
C. Consistency
30
30. Persons with OCD usually manifest:
A. Fear
B. Apathy
C. Suspiciousness
D. Anxiety
D. Anxiety
31
Situation: The patient who is depressed will undergo
electroconvulsive therapy.
31. Studies on biological depression support
electroconvulsive therapy as a mode of
treatment. The rationale is:
A. ECT produces massive brain damage
which destroys the specific area
containing memories related to the
events surrounding the development of
psychotic condition
B. The treatment serves as a symbolic
punishment for the client who feels
guilty and worthless
C. ECT relieves depression psychologically
by increasing the norepinephrine level
D. ECT is seen as a life-threatening
experience and depressed patients
mobilize all their bodily defences to deal
with this attack.
C. ECT relieves depression psychologically
by increasing the norepinephrine level
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32. The preparation of a patient for ECT ideally is
MOST similar to preparation for a patient for:
A. electroencephalogram
B. general anesthesia
C. X-ray
D. electrocardiogram
B. general anesthesia
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33. Which of the following is a possible side effect
which you will discuss with the patient?
A. hemorrhage within the brain
B. encephalitis
C. robot-like body stiffness
D. confusion, disorientation and short
term memory loss
D. confusion, disorientation and short
term memory loss
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34. Informed consent is necessary for the treatment
for involuntary clients. When this cannot be
obtained, permission may be taken from the:
A. social worker
B. next of kin or guardian
C. doctor
D. chief nurse
B. next of kin or guardian
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35. After ECT, the nurse should do this action before
giving the client fluids, food or medication:
A. assess the gag reflex
B. next of kin or guardian
C. assess the sensorium
D. check O2 Sat with a pulse oximeter
A. assess the gag reflex
36
Situation: Mrs Ethel Agustin 50 y/o, teacher is afflicted
with myasthenia gravis.
36. Looking at Mrs Agustin, your assessment would
include the following except;
A. Nystagmus
B. Difficulty of hearing
C. Weakness of the levator palpebrae
D. Weakness of the ocular muscle
B. Difficulty of hearing
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37. In an effort to combat complications which
might occur relatives should he taught;
A. Checking cardiac rate
B. Taking blood pressure reading
C. Techniques of oxygen inhalation
D. Administration of oxygen inhalation
D. Administration of oxygen inhalation
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38. The drug of choice for her condition is;
A. Prostigmine
B. Morphine
C. Codeine
D. Prednisone
A. Prostigmine
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39. As her nurse, you have to be cautious about
administration of medication, if she is under
medicated this can cause;
A. Emotional crisis
B. Cholinergic crisis
C. Menopausal crisis
D. Myasthenia crisis
D. Myasthenia crisis
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40. If you are not extra careful and by chance you
give over medication, this would lead to;
A. Cholinergic crisis
B. Menopausal crisis
C. Emotional crisis
D. Myasthenia crisis
A. Cholinergic crisis
41
Situation: Rosanna 20 y/o unmarried patient believes
that the toilet for the female patient in contaminated
with AIDS virus and refuses to use it unless she flushes it
three times and wipes the seat same number of times
with antiseptic solution.
41. The fear of using “contaminated” toilet seat can
be attributed to Rosanna’s inability to;
A. Adjust to a strange environment
B. Express her anxiety
C. Develop the sense of trust in other
person
D. Control unacceptable impulses or
feelings
D. Control unacceptable impulses or
feelings
42
42. Assessment data upon admission help the nurse
to identify this appropriate nursing diagnosis
A. Ineffective denial
B. Impaired adjustment
C. Ineffective individual coping
D. Impaired social interaction
C. Ineffective individual coping
43
43. An effective nursing intervention to help Rosana
is;
A. Convincing her to use the toilet after the
nurse has used it first
B. Explaining to her that AIDS cannot be
transmitted by using the toilet
C. Allowing her to flush and clear the
toilet seat until she can manage her
anxiety
D. Explaining to her how AIDS is
transmitted
C. Allowing her to flush and clear the
toilet seat until she can manage her
anxiety
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44. The goal for treatment for Rosana must be
directed toward helping her to;
A. Walk freely about her past experience
B. Develop trusting relationship with others
C. Gain insight that her behaviour is due
to feeling of anxiety
D. Accept the environment unconditiona
C. Gain insight that her behaviour is due
to feeling of anxiety
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45. Psychotherapy which is prescribed for Rosana is
described as;
A. Establishing an environment adapted to
an individual patient needs
B. Sustained interaction between the
therapist and client to help her develop
more functional behaviour
C. Using dramatic techniques to portray
interpersonal conflicts
D. Biologic treatment for mental disorder
B. Sustained interaction between the
therapist and client to help her develop
more functional behaviour
46
Situation: Dennis 40 y/o married man, an electrical
engineer was admitted with the diagnosis of paranoid
disorders. He has become suspicious and distrustful 2
months before admission. Upon admission, he kept on
saying, “my wife has been planning to kill me.”
46. A paranoid individual who cannot accept the
guilt demonstrate one of the following defense
mechanism;
A. Denial
B. Projection
C. Rationalization
D. Displacement
B. Projection
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47. One morning, Dennis was seen tilting his head as
if he was listening to someone. An appropriate
nursing intervention would be;
A. Tell him to socialize with other patient to
divert his attention
B. Involve him in group activities
C. Address him by name to ask if he is
hearing voices again
D. Request for an order of antipsychotic
medicine
C. Address him by name to ask if he is
hearing voices again
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48. When he says, “these voices are telling me my
wife is going to kill me.” A therapeutic
communication of the nurse is which one of the
following;
A. “i do not hear the voices you say you
hear”
B. “are you really sure you heard those
voices?”
C. “I do not think you heard those
voices?”
D. “Whose voices are those?”
C. “I do not think you heard those
voices?”
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49. The nurse confirms that Dennis is manifesting
auditory hallucination. The appropriate nursing
diagnosis she identifiesis;
A. Sensory perceptual alteration
B. Self-esteem disturbance
C. Ineffective individual coping
D. Defensive coping
A. Sensory perceptual alteration
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50. Most appropriate nursing intervention for a
client with suspicious behavior is one of the
following;
A. Talk to the client constantly to reinforce
reality
B. Involve him in competitive activities
C. Use Non Judgmental and Consistent
approach
D. Project cheerfulness in interacting with
the patient
C. Use Non Judgmental and Consistent
approach
51
Situation: Clients with Bipolar disorder receives a very
high nursing attention due to the increasing rate of
suicide related to the illness.
51. The nurse is assigned to care for a recently
admitted client who has attempted suicide.
What should the nurse do?
A. Search the client's belongings and room
carefully for items that could be used to
attempt suicide.
B. Express trust that the client won't cause
self-harm while in the facility.
C. Respect the client's privacy by not
searching any belongings.
D. Remind all staff members to check on
the client frequently.
A. Search the client's belongings and room
carefully for items that could be used to
attempt suicide
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52. In planning activities for the depressed client,
especially during the early stages of
hospitalization, which of the following plan is
best?
A. Provide an activity that is quiet and
solitary to avoid increased fatigue such
as working on a puzzle and reading a
book.
B. Plan nothing until the client asks to
participate in the milieu
C. Offer the client a menu of daily activities
and ask the client to participate in all of
them
D. Provide a structured daily program of
activities and encourage the client to
participate
D. Provide a structured daily program of
activities and encourage the client to
participate
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53. A client with a diagnosis of major depression,
recurrent with psychotic features is admitted to
the mental health unit. To create a safe
environment for the client, the nurse most importantly devises a plan of care that deals
specifically with the clients:
A. Disturbed thought process
B. Imbalanced nutrition
C. Self-Care Deficit
D. Deficient Knowledge
A. Disturbed thought process
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54. The client is taking a Tricyclic anti-depressant,
which of the following is an example of TCA?
A. Paxil
B. Nardil
C. Zoloft
D. Pamelor
D. Pamelor
55
55. A client visits the physician's office to seek
treatment for depression, feelings of
hopelessness, poor appetite, insomnia, fatigue,
low self-esteem, poor concentration, and
difficulty making decisions. The client states that
these symptoms began at least 2 years ago.
Based on this report, the nurse suspects:
A. cyclothymic disorder.
B. Bipolar disorder
C. major depression.
D. dysthymic disorder
D. dysthymic disorder
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56. The nurse is planning activities for a client who
has bipolar disorder, which aggressive social
behaviour. Which of the following activities
would be most appropriate for this client?
A. Ping Pong
B. Linen delivery
C. Chess
D. Basketball
B. Linen delivery
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57. The nurse assesses a client with admitted
diagnosis of bipolar affective disorder, mania.
The symptom presented by the client that
requires the nurse’s immediate intervention is
the client’s:
A. Outlandish behaviour and inappropriate
dress
B. Grandiose delusion of being a royal
descendant of king arthut
C. Nonstop physical activity and poor
nutritional intake
D. Constant incessant talking that includes
sexual topics and teasing the staff
C. Nonstop physical activity and poor
nutritional intake
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58. A nurse is conducting a group therapy session
and during the session, A client with mania
consistently talks and dominates the group. The
behaviour is disrupting the group interaction. The nurse would initially:
A. Ask the client to leave the group session
B. Tell the client that she will not be
allowed to attend any more group
sessions
C. Tell the client that she needs to allow
other client in a group time to talk
D. Ask another nurse to escort the client
out of the group session
C. Tell the client that she needs to allow
other client in a group time to talk
59
59. A professional artist is admitted to the
psychiatric unit for treatment of bipolar
disorder. During the last 2 weeks, the client has
created 154 paintings, slept only 2 to 3 hours
every 2 days, and lost 18 lb (8.2 kg). Based on
Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what should the
nurse provide this client with first?
A. The opportunity to explore family
dynamics
B. Help with re-establishing a normal
sleep pattern
C. Experiences that build self-esteem
D. Art materials and equipment
B. Help with re-establishing a normal
sleep pattern
60
60. The physician orders lithium carbonate
(Lithonate) for a client who's in the manic phase
of bipolar disorder. During lithium therapy, the
nurse should watch for which adverse reactions?
A. Anxiety, restlessness, and sleep
disturbance
B. Nausea, diarrhea, tremor, and lethargy
C. Constipation, lethargy, and ataxia
D. Weakness, tremor, and urine retention
B. Nausea, diarrhea, tremor, and lethargy
61
Situation – Annie has a morbid fear of heights. She asks
the nurse what desensitization therapy is:
61. The accurate information of the nurse of the
goal of desensitization is:
A. To help the clients relax and
progressively work up a list of anxiety
provoking situations through imagery.
B. To provide corrective emotional
experiences through a one-to-one
intensive relationship.
C. To help clients in a group therapy setting
to take on specific roles and reenact in
front of an audience, situations in which
interpersonal conflict is involved.
D. To help clients cope with their problems
by learning behaviors that are more
functional and be better equipped to
face reality and make decisions.
A. To help the clients relax and
progressively work up a list of anxiety
provoking situations through imagery.
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62. It is essential in desensitization for the patient
to:
A. Have rapport with the therapist
B. Use deep breathing or another
relaxation technique
C. Assess one’s self for the need of an
anxiolytic drug
D. Work through unresolved unconscious
conflicts
A. Have rapport with the therapist
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63. In this level of anxiety, cognitive capacity
diminishes. Focus becomes limited and client
experiences tunnel vision. Physical signs of
anxiety become more pronounced.
A. Severe anxiety
B. Mild anxiety
C. Panic
D. Moderate anxiety
A. Severe anxiety
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64. Antianxiety medications should be used with
extreme caution because long term use can lead
to:
A. Parkinsonian like syndrome
B. Hepatic failure
C. Hypertensive crisis
D. Risk of addiction
D. Risk of addiction
65
65. The nursing management of anxiety related with
post-traumatic stress disorder includes all of the
following EXCEPT:
A. Encourage participation in recreation or
sports activities
B. Reassure client’s safety while touching
client
C. Speak in a calm soothing voice
D. Remain with the client while fear level is
high
B. Reassure client’s safety while touching
client
66
SITUATION: You are fortunate to be chosen as part of
the research team in the hospital. A review of the
following IMPORTANT nursing concepts was made.
66. As a professional, a nurse can do research for
varied reason except:
A. Professional advancement through
research participation
B. To validate results of new nursing
modalities
C. For financial gains
D. To improve nursing care
C. For financial gains
67
67. Each nurse participants was asked to identify a problem. After the identification of the research
problem, which of the following should be done?
A. Methodology
B. Acknowledgement
C. Review of related literature
D. Formulate hypothesis
C. Review of related literature
68
68. Which of the following communicate the results
of the research to the readers. They facilitate the
description of the data.
A. Hypothesis
B. Research problem
C. Statistics
D. Tables and Graphs
D. Tables and Graphs
69
69. In Quantitative date, which of the following is
described as the distance in the scoring unites of
the variable from the highest to the lower?
A. Frequency
B. Median
C. Mean
D. Range
D. Range
70
70. This expresses the variability of the data in
reference to the mean. It provides as with a
numerical estimate of how far, on the average
the separate observation are from the mean:
A. Mode
B. Median
C. Standard deviation
D. Frequency
C. Standard deviation
71
Situation: Survey and Statistics are important part of
research that is necessary to explain the characteristics
of the population.
71. According to the WHO statistics on the Homeless
population around the world, which of the
following groups of people in the world
disproportionately represents the homeless
population?
A. Hispanics
B. Asians
C. African Americans
D. Caucasians
B. Asians
72
74. In the value: 80, 80, 80, 82, 82, 90, 90, 100; what
is the mode?
A. 80
B. 82
C. 90
D. 85.5
A. 80
73
72. All but one of the following is not a measure of
Central Tendency:
A. Mode
B. Standard Deviation
C. Variance
D. Range
D. Range
74
73. In the value: 87, 85, 88, 92, 90; what is the
mean?
A. 88.2
B. 88.4
C. 87
D. 90
B. 88.4
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75. In the value: 80, 80, 10, 10, 25, 65, 100, 200;
what is the median?
A. 71.25
B. 22.5
C. 10 and 25
D. 72.5
D. 72.5
76
76. Draw Lots, Lottery, Table of random numbers or
a sampling that ensures that each element of the
population has an equal and independent
chance of being chosen is called:
A. Cluster
B. Stratified
C. Simple
D. Systematic
C. Simple
77
77. An investigator wants to determine some of the
problems that are experienced by diabetic
clients when using an insulin pump. The
investigator went into a clinic where he
personally knows several diabetic clients having
problem with insulin pump. The type of sampling
done by the investigator is called:
A. Probability
B. Snowball
C. Purposive
D. Incidental
C. Purposive
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79. Which of the following is not true about a Pure
Experimental research?
A. There is a control group
B. There is an experimental group
C. Selection of subjects in the control group
is randomized
D. There is a careful selection of subjects
in the experimental group
D. There is a careful selection of subjects
in the experimental group
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78. If the researcher implemented a new structured
counselling program with a randomized group of
subject and a routine counselling program with
another randomized group of subject, the
research is utilizing which design?
A. Quasi experimental
B. Comparative
C. Experimental
D. Methodological
C. Experimental
80
80. The researcher implemented a medication
regimen using a new type of combination drugs
to manic patients while another group of manic
patient receives the routine drugs. The
researcher however handpicked the
experimental group for they are the clients with
multiple episodes of bipolar disorder. The
researcher utilized which research design?
A. Quasi-experimental
B. Phenomenological
C. Pure experimental
D. Longitudinal
A. Quasi-experimental
81
Situation 19: As a nurse, you are expected to participate
in initiating or participating in the conduct of research
studies to improve nursing practice. You to be updated
on the latest trends and issues affected the profession
and the best practices arrived at by the profession.
81. You are interested to study the effects of
mediation and relaxation on the pain
experienced by cancer patients. What type of
variable is pain?
A. Dependent
B. Independent
C. Correlational
D. Demographic
A. Dependent
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Situation 19: As a nurse, you are expected to participate
in initiating or participating in the conduct of research
studies to improve nursing practice. You to be updated
on the latest trends and issues affected the profession
and the best practices arrived at by the profession.
81. You are interested to study the effects of
mediation and relaxation on the pain
experienced by cancer patients. What type of
variable is pain?
A. Dependent
B. Independent
C. Correlational
D. Demographic
A. Dependent
83
82. You would like to compare the support system
of patient with chronic illness to those with
acute illness. How will you best state your
problem?
A. A descriptive study to compare the
support system of patients with chronic
illness and those with acute illness in
terms of demographic data and
knowledge about intervention.
B. The effects of the types of support
system of patients with chronic illness
and those with acute illness.
C. A comparative analysis of the support
system of patients with chronic illness
and those with acute illness.
D. A study to compare the support system
of patients with chronic illness and those
with acute illness.
E. What are the differences of the support
system being received by patient with
chronic illness and patients with acute
illness?
E. What are the differences of the support
system being received by patient with
chronic illness and patients with acute
illness?
84
83. You would like to compare the support system
of patients with chronic illness to those with
acute illness. Considering that the hypothesis
was: “Client’s with chronic illness have lesser
support system than client’s with acute illness.”
What type of research is this?
A. Descriptive
B. Correlational, Non experimental
C. Experimental
D. Quasi Experimental
A. Descriptive
85
84. In any research study where individual persons
are involved, it is important that an informed
consent of the study is obtained. The following
are essential information about the consent that
you should disclose to the prospective subjects
except:
A. Consent to incomplete disclosure
B. Description of benefits, risks and
discomforts
C. Explanation of procedure
D. Assurance of anonymity and
confidentiality
A. Consent to incomplete disclosure
86
85. In the Hypothesis: “The utilization of technology
in teaching improves the retention and attention
of the nursing students.” Which is the
dependent variable?
A. Utilization of technology
B. Improvement in the retention and
attention
C. Nursing students
D. Teaching
B. Improvement in the retention and
attention
87
Situation: You are actively practicing nurse who has just
finished you graduate studies. You learned the value of
research and would like to utilize the knowledge and
skills gained in the application of research to the nursing
service. The following questions apply to research.
86. Which type of research inquiry investigates the
issues of human complexity (e.g understanding
the human expertise)?
A. Logical position
B. Positivism
C. Naturalistic inquiry
D. Quantitative research
C. Naturalistic inquiry
88
87. Which of the following studies is based on
quantitative research?
A. A study examining the bereavement
process in spouse of clients with
terminal cancer
B. A study exploring the factors influencing
weight control behaviour
C. A Study measuring the effects of sleep
deprivation on wound healing
D. A study examining client’s feelings
before, during and after bone marrow
aspiration.
C. A Study measuring the effects of sleep
deprivation on wound healing
89
89. An 85 year old client in a nursing home tells a
nurse, “I signed the papers of that research
study because the doctor was so insistent and I
want him to continue taking care for me” Which
client right is being violated?
A. Right of self determination
B. Right to full disclosure
C. Right to privacy and confidentiality
D. Right not to be harmed
A. Right of self determination
90
90. A supposition or system of ideas that is
proposed to explain a given phenomenon best
defines:
A. A paradigm
B. A theory
C. A Concept
D. A conceptual framewor
B. A theory
91
Situation: Mastery of research design determination is
essential in passing the NLE.
91. Ana wants to know if the length of time she will
study for the board examination is proportional
to her board rating. During the June 2008 board
examination, she studied for 6 months and
gained 68%, On the next board exam, she
studied for 6 months again for a total of 1 year
and gained 74%, On the third board exam, She
studied for 6 months for a total of 1 and a half year and gained 82%. The research design she
used is:
A. Comparative
B. Experimental
C. Correlational
D. Qualitative
B. Experimental
92
92. Anton was always eating high fat diet. You want
to determine if what will be the effect of high
cholesterol food to Anton in the next 10 years.
You will use:
A. Comparative
B. Historical
C. Correlational
D. Longitudinal
A. Comparative
93
93. Community A was selected randomly as well as
community B, nurse Edna conducted teaching to
community A and assess if community A will
have a better status than community B. This is
an example of:
A. Comparative
B. Experimental
C. Correlational
D. Qualitative
B. Experimental
94
94. Ana researched on the development of a new
way to measure intelligence by creating a 100
item questionnaire that will assess the cognitive
skills of an individual. The design best suited for
this study is:
A. Historical
B. Survey
C. Methodological
D. Case study
C. Methodological
95
95. Gen is conducting a research study on how mark,
an AIDS client lives his life. A design suited for
this is:
A. Historical
B. Phenomenological
C. Case Study
D. Ethnographic
B. Phenomenological
96
96. Marco is to perform a study about how nurses
perform surgical asepsis during World War II. A
design best for this study is:
A. Historical
B. Phenomenological
C. Case Study
D. Ethnographic
A. Historical
97
97. Tonyo conducts sampling at barangay 412. Hecollected 100 random individuals and determine
who is their favourite comedian actor. 50% said
Dolphy, 20% said Vic Sotto, while some
answered Joey de Leon, Allan K, Michael V.
Tonyo conducted what type of research study?
A. Phenomenological
B. Non experimental
C. Case Study
D. Survey
D. Survey
98
98. Jane visited a tribe located somewhere in China,
it is called the Shin Jea tribe. She studied the way
of life, tradition and the societal structure of
these people. Jane will best use which research
design?
A. Historical
B. Phenomenological
C. Case Study
D. Ethnographic
D. Ethnographic
99
99. Anjoe researched on TB. Its transmission,
Causative agent and factors, treatment sign and
symptoms as well as medication and all other in
depth information about tuberculosis. This study
is best suited for which research design?
A. Historical
B. Phenomenological
C. Case Study
D. Ethnographic
C. Case Study
100
100. Diana is to conduct a study about the
relationship of the number of family members in
the household and the electricity bill. Which of
the following is the best research design suited
for this study?
1. Descriptive
2. Exploratory
3. Explanatory
4. Correlational
5. Comparative
6. Experimental
A. 1,4
B. 2,5
C. 3,6
D. 1,5
E. 2,4
A. 1,4
