Answer Options:
a. Marginally satisfied
b. Somewhat satisfied
c. Very satisfied
d. Not at all satisfied
Answer: c. Very satisfied
Question: After the death of a spouse, an adult repeatedly says, “I should have made him go to the doctor when he said he didn’t feel well.” What response is this individual likely experiencing?
Answer Options:
a. Preoccupation with the image of the deceased
b. Sensations of somatic distress
c. Anger
d. Guilt
Answer: d. Guilt
Question: A family of a terminally ill patient asks the nurse, “What can we say when our family member mentions death is coming soon?” Which response could the nurse suggest?
a. “We think you will be around for a long time.”
b. “We don’t want you to give up trying to get well.”
c. “We don’t think we’re ready to talk about this yet.”
d. “We feel so sad when we think of life without you.”
Answer: d. “We feel so sad when we think of life without you.”
Question: After celebrating a 40th birthday, an individual becomes concerned with the loss of youthful appearance. What type of crisis has occurred?
Answer Options:
a. Reactive
b. Situational
c. Maturational
d. Adventitious
Answer: c. Maturational
Question: A cognitively impaired patient has been a widow for 30 years. This patient is frantically trying to leave the unit, saying, “I have to go home to cook dinner before my husband arrives from work.” To intervene with validation therapy, what should the nurse first say?
Answer Options:
a. “You must come away from the door.”
b. “You have been a widow for many years.”
c. “You want to go home to prepare your husband’s dinner?”
d. “Was your husband angry if you did not have dinner ready on time?”
Answer: c. “You want to go home to prepare your husband’s dinner?”
Question: A recently widowed patient tells the health care provider, “I have so much epigastric discomfort. I wonder if I have an ulcer.” Diagnostic tests are negative. What does the symptom likely demonstrate?
Answer Options:
a. Early reorganization behavior
b. Disorganization and depression
c. Preoccupation with the deceased
d. Normal phenomenon of mourning
Answer: d. Normal phenomenon of mourning
Question: Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
a. Since depreciation increases the firm’s net cash provided by operating activities, the more depreciation a company has, the larger its retained earnings will be, other things held constant.
b. A firm can show a large amount of retained earnings on its balance sheet yet need to borrow cash to make required payments.
c. Common equity includes common stock and retained earnings, less accumulated depreciation.
d. The retained earnings account as reported on the balance sheet shows the amount of cash that is available for paying dividends.
e. If a firm reports a loss on its income statement, then the retained earnings account as shown on the balance sheet will be negative.
Answer Options:
a. Since depreciation increases the firm’s net cash provided by operating activities, the more depreciation a company has, the larger its retained earnings will be, other things held constant.
b. A firm can show a large amount of retained earnings on its balance sheet yet need to borrow cash to make required payments.
c. Common equity includes common stock and retained earnings, less accumulated depreciation.
d. The retained earnings account as reported on the balance sheet shows the amount of cash that is available for paying dividends.
e. If a firm reports a loss on its income statement, then the retained earnings account as shown on the balance sheet will be negative.
Answer: b. A firm can show a large amount of retained earnings on its balance sheet yet need to borrow cash to make required payments.
Question: An 11-year-old child says, “My parents don’t like me. They call me stupid and say I never do anything right, but it doesn’t matter. I’m too dumb to learn.” Which nursing diagnosis applies to this child?
Answer Options:
a. Chronic low self-esteem, related to negative feedback from parents
b. Deficient knowledge, related to interpersonal skills with parents
c. Disturbed personal identity, related to negative self-evaluation
d. Complicated grieving, related to poor academic performance
Answer: a. Chronic low self-esteem, related to negative feedback from parents
Question: What situation makes the mourning process more difficult for the bereaved?
Answer Options:
a. They were relatively independent of the deceased.
b. They have experienced many previous losses.
c. They accept that death is expected for everyone.
d. They had resolved conflicts with the deceased.
Answer: b. They have experienced many previous losses.
Question: Shortly after a man’s wife dies, the man approaches the nurse who cared for his wife during her final hours of life and says angrily, “If you had given your undivided attention, she would still be alive.” Which analysis applies?
Answer Options:
a. The husband will pursue legal action regarding the nurse’s negligence.
b. Anger is a phenomenon experienced during grieving.
c. The husband had ambivalent feelings about his wife.
d. In some cultures, grief is expressed exclusively by anger.
Answer: b. Anger is a phenomenon experienced during grieving.