Professional Nursing Exam 1 Questions with Correct Answers
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You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation you have your classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why thi...
Professional Nursing Exam 1 Questions
with Correct Answers
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care
coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation
you have your classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered
Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this document is important. Which of the
following statements best describes this code?
Improves self-health care
Protects the patient's confidentiality
Ensures identical care to all patients
Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care - Answer-Defines the
principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The nurse
obtains her vital signs, listens to her lung and heart sounds, determines her level of
comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of
practice is performed?
Diagnosis
Evaluation
Assessment
Implementation - Answer-Assessment
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness of
breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 hours.
Which standard of practice is performed?
Planning
Evaluation
Assessment
Implementation - Answer-Implementation
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go
home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new
surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family
and discusses the patient's wishes with them. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
Educator
Advocate
Caregiver
Case manager - Answer-Advocate
The nurse spends time with the patient and family reviewing the dressing change
procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates how to change
the dressing. The nurse is acting in which professional role?
Educator
,Advocate
Caregiver
Case manager - Answer-Educator
The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is exactly the same in every state
in the United States. This examination:
Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients
Ensures standard nursing care for all patients
Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice - Answer-Provides a
minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the following
models is expected from health care reform?
Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
Moving from illness prevention to a health promotion model
Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
Moving from a chronic care to an illness prevention model - Answer-Moving from an
acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
A nurse meets with the registered dietician and physical therapist to develop a plan of
care that focuses on improving nutrition and mobility for a patient. This is an example of
which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
Patient-centered care
Safety
Teamwork and collaboration
Informatics - Answer-Teamwork and collaboration
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision support system to correctly
position her ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated respiratory
secretions. This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses
(QSEN) competency?
Patient-centered care
Safety
Teamwork and collaboration
Informatics - Answer-Informatics
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in pressure ulcer
formation in their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of
treatment. The first is the procedure currently used to assess for pressure ulcer risk.
The second uses a new assessment instrument to identify at-risk patients. Given this
information, the nurse consultant exemplifies which career?
Clinical nurse specialist
Nurse administrator
Nurse educator
Nurse researcher - Answer-Nurse researcher
, Nurses in an acute care hospital are attending a unit based education program to learn
how to use a new pressure-relieving device for patients at risk for pressure ulcers. This
is which type of education?
Continuing education
Graduate education
In-service education
Professional Registered Nurse Education - Answer-In-service education
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and skills for a variety of
professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are examples? (Select all
that apply.)
Caregiver
Autonomy and accountability
Patient advocate
Health promotion
Lobbyist - Answer-Caregiver Correct
Autonomy and accountability Correct
Patient advocate Correct
Health promotion Correct
Which of the following Internet resources available can assist consumers when
comparing quality care measures? (Select all that apply.)
WebMD
Hospital Compare
Magnet Recognition Program
Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
The American Hospital Association's webpage. - Answer-Hospital Consumer
Assessment of Healthcare
what are the 6 standards of nursing practice? - Answer-assessment, diagnosis,
outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation
you are responsible for the type and quality of nursing care provided - Answer-
accountability
what is the main goal for the nursing process? - Answer-giving patient-centered care
The components of the nursing metaparadigm include:
Person, health, environment, and theory
Health, theory, concepts, and environment
Nurses, physicians, health, and patient needs
Person, health, environment, and nursing - Answer-Person, health, environment, and
nursing
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