NURS 270 Theory Exam 1 Questions and Correct Answers
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Course
NUR 270
Institution
NUR 270
Which Nursing role is the nurse exhibiting when collecting data about the number of urinary tract infections on the nursing unit? a. Advocate b. leader c. Researcher d. counselor c
What is the ultimate goal of expanding nursing knowledge through nursing research? a. Learn improved way to promote a...
NURS 270 Theory Exam 1 Questions and
Correct Answers
Which Nursing role is the nurse exhibiting when collecting data about the number of
urinary tract infections on the nursing unit?
a. Advocate
b. leader
c. Researcher
d. counselor ✅c
What is the ultimate goal of expanding nursing knowledge through nursing research?
a. Learn improved way to promote and maintain health
b. develop technology to provide hands- on nursing care
c. apply knowledge to become independent practitioners
d. become full fledged partners with other care providers ✅a
A nurse is caring for a client who is a celebrity in the area. A person claiming he is a
family member inquires about the medical details of the client. The nurse revels the
information but later comes to find out that the person was not a family member. The
nurse has violated which of the following?
a. veracity
b. fidelity
c. confidentiality
d. autonomy ✅c
A nurse does not assist with ambulation a postoperative client on the first day after
surgery. The client falls and fractures a hip. What charge might be brought against the
nurse?
a. assault
b. battery
c. fraud
d. negligence ✅d
After graduating from an accredited program in nursing and successfully passing the
NCLEX, the nurse must take what action to obtain the legal right to practice?
a. enroll in an advanced degree program
b. file NCLEX results in the county of residence
c. Be licensed by the state board of nursing
d. submit a signed letter confirming graduation ✅c
A health care facility determined that a nurse employed on a medical unit was
documenting care that was not being given, and subsequently reported the action to the
state board of nursing. How might this affect the nurse's license to practice nursing?
a. It will have to effect on the nurse's ability to practice
, b. the nurse can practice nursing at a lower- skilled level
c. the nurse's license may be revoked or suspended
d. the nurse's license will permanently carry a felony conviction ✅c
A nurse asks a coworker about the condition of the nurse's next door neighbor, who has
been admitted to the unit. If the coworker shares the neighbor's client information with
the nurse, the coworker could be held liable for committing which act?
a. invasion of privacy
b. negligence
c. defamation of character
d. assault ✅a
Which practice by the nurse indicates that the nurse is a professional?
a. Doing things the way they have always been done
b. using intuition to make decisions about client care
c. using evidence- based practice interventions
d. submitting an article to a local newspaper ✅c
Which best exemplifies the role of the nurse as an educator?
a. discussing side affects of a medication with a client
b. allowing a client to verbalize fears of death
c. researching the best way to provide care
referring a client to outpatient services ✅a
A nurse educator is discussing the role of nursing based on the American Nurses
Association. Which statements BEST describes this role?
a. Nursing is a profession dependent upon the medical community as a whole
b. it is the role of the physician, not the nurse, to assist clients in understanding their
health problems.
c. It is the role of nursing to provide a caring relationship that facilitates health and
healing
d. the essential components of professional nursing care are strength, endurance, and
cure. ✅c
During the course of any given day of work in the acute care setting, the nurse may ned
to perform which roles? Select all that apply.
a. communicator
b. counselor
c. teacher
d. financier
e. statistician ✅a, b, c, d, e
What might a nurse need to do to ensure the communication of his or her nursing
license?
a. Obtain a baccalaureate degree
b. obtain a master's degree
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