NUR 334 Questions (Prep U)
A client with multiple sclerosis is being discharged. The nurse understands that living
with chronic conditions imposes many challenges, including the need to accomplish the
following. Choose all that apply.
1. Alleviate and manage symptoms
2. Validate family functioning
3. Validate individual self-worth
While talking with a client who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, the client
asks, " Am I dying?" Which response from the nurse would be appropriate? Select all
that apply.
1. "This must be very difficult for you."
2. "Tell me more about what's on your mind."
A client and family are dealing with the client's recent terminal diagnosis. A nurse
identifies a nursing diagnosis of hopelessness. Which of the following would be most
helpful in supporting hope for this family? Select all that apply.
1. Arranging for appropriate psychosocial counseling
2. Encouraging the client to participate in care to foster control
3. Helping to obtain support from the community
A patient near the end of life is experiencing anorexia-cachexia syndrome. What
characteristics of the syndrome does the nurse recognize? (Select all that apply.)
1. Alterations in carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism
2. Endocrine dysfunction
3. Anemia
Anorexia and cachexia are common problems at the end of life. The nurse plays an
important role in managing symptoms and preventing complications. Which of the
following are appropriate nursing interventions for these problems? Select all that apply.
1. Encourage the patient to eat in an upright position.
2. Recommend that the patient eat when hungry, regardless of usual meal times.
3. Teach the patient how to increase the nutritional value of meals (i.e., add dry milk
powder to milk).
A nursing instructor is lecturing to the junior students about common misconceptions of
chronic illness. The instructor asks the students to write down and share some
misconceptions with one another. Which of the following are common misconceptions?
Choose all that apply