NUR 256 MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
TheAclinicalAnurseAleaderA(CNL)AisAbestApreparedAtoAassumeAwhichAofAtheAfollowingA
nursingAroles?
A)AResponsibilityAforAtheAevaluationAofAaAclient'sAplanAofAcare
B)APreoperativeAassessmentsAonAclientsArequiringAsurgicalAinterventions
C)AResearchAtoAprovideAevidence-basedApracticeAregardingAneonatalAfeedingApractices
D)AActingAasAadvocateAforAanAelderly,AcognitivelyAimpairedAclientAhospitalizedAwithAgastroi
ntestinalApainA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-A
WhatAeventAinAAmericanAhistoryAinfluencedAtheAroleAAfrican-
AmericanAwomenAhaveAplayedAinAtheAnursingAprofession?
A)TheAcreationAofAtheAU.S.AMarineAHospitalAServiceAinA1798
B)ATheACivilAWar,AbeginningAinA1861
C)ATheAArmyANurseACorps,AestablishedAinA1901
D)ATheANorthACarolinaANurseAPracticeAActAofA1903A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
InAtheAMiddleAAgesA(467ABCEAtoA1450AAD),AwomenAdeliveredAfood,Amedicine,AandAcareAto
AtheAcommunity'sAillAbasedAonAthe:
A)AChristianAconceptsAofAcharityAandAtheAsanctityAofAhumanAlife.
B)AneedAtoAmakeAofferingsAtoAtheAgodsAinAexchangeAforAgoodAhealth.
C)AemphasisAbeingAplacedAonAtheApatient-centeredAapproachAtoAhealthAcare.
D)AemergingAunderstandingAofAtheAimportanceAofAhygieneAandAsanitation.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-A
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAinterventionsAbestAdemonstratesAthatAaAnursingAadministratorAund
erstandsAtheAchallengesAcurrentlyAfacingAtheAprofessionalAnurseAregardingApatientAsafety
?
A)ASupportingAnursingAinterventionsAdirectedAtowardsAprovidingAholisticAcareAtoAbothAtheAc
lientAandAhis/herAsupportAsystem
B)ARequiringArepresentationAofAtheAnursingAstaffAinAanyAdiscussionArelatedAtoAtheAredesign
AofApatientAcareAenvironments
C)ARequiringAthatAstaffingAandAschedulesAaccommodateAtheAattendanceAatAmandatoryAin-
servicesAfocusingAonAinterprofessionalAcareAcollaboration
D)ASupportingAtheArightAofAtheAregisteredAnurseAtoAappropriatelyAactAasAanAadvocateAwhen
AaAfamilyAdisagreesAwithAaAclient'sAwishesAtoAlimitAvisitors.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-C
ThereAisAincreasingAevidenceAthatAnursingAneedsAtoAaddressAtheAabilityAofAitsAmembersAtoA
provideAhigh-quality,AeffectiveAcareAasApatient-
centeredAcareAneedsAintensify.AWhichAnursingAbehaviorAdemonstratesAanAunderstandingA
ofAhowAtheseAneedsAwillAbeAbestAinitiallyAmet?
,A)AEnrollingAinAaAMastersAofANursingAEducationAgraduateAprogram
B)AVolunteeringAtoAprovideAcommunityAhealthAscreeningAatAaAseniorAcitizenAcenter
C)ABecomingApoliticallyAactiveAregardingAtheAdeliveryAofAhealthAcareAonAtheAnationalAlevel
D)ARegularlyAspeakingAtoAgroupsAofAhighAschoolAstudentsAregardingAtheAprofessionAofAnur
singA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-A
TheAimageAthatAbestAservesAtoday'sAprofessionAofAnursingAisAoneAthatAportrays:
A)AskillAandAcaring.
B)AtrustAandAbelief.
C)AhonestyAandAloyalty.
D)AdependabilityAandAcharity.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
TheAplayAMissAEvers'ABoysAwasAoneAofAtheAfirstAliteraryApresentationsAthatAdepictedAnurse
sAas:
A)AtrainedAprofessionals.
B)AcaringAandAcharitable.
C)AclientAadvocates.
D)Aself-sacrificing.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-C
WhichAofAtheAcurrentAperceptionsAofAnursingAmostAlikelyAaccountsAforAtheAlaggingAnumber
sAofAmalesAinAtheAprofession?
A)APoorAincomeApotential
B)AWorkAisAroutineAandAboring
C)ALackAofAprofessionalAautonomy
D)AViewedAasAaAfemaleAprofessionA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-D
TheAabilityAtoAmaintainAappropriateAprofessionalAboundariesAandApreserveAnurse-
clientAconfidencesAhasAbeenAmostAseverelyAimpactedAby:
A)AtheAmisuseAofAsocialAmediaAforumsAbyAnurses.
B)AtheAhesitationAofAstateAboardsAofAnursingAtoAdisciplineAoffenders.
C)AtheAcourts'AreluctanceAtoAupholdAlegalAdecisionsAinvolvingAprofessionalAboundaries.
D)AtheAnursingAprofession'sAinabilityAtoAadequatelyAdefineAunacceptableAbehaviors.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-A
AAstaffAnurseAroutinelyAfindsAitAdifficultAtoAreceiveAclarificationAonAprescriptionsAandAordersA
writtenAbyAaAparticularAmemberAofAtheAmedicalAstaff.AWhenAnumerousAattemptsAtoAdealAdir
ectlyAwithAtheAphysicianAfail,AtheAnurseAmostAappropriatelyAmanagesAtheAproblemAby:
A)AmakingAitAknownAtoAtheAnurseAmanagerAthatAtheyAwillAnoAlongerAacceptAtheAphysician'sA
clientsAasApatients.
B)AdocumentingAtheAproblemAinAtermsAofAclientAsafetyAconcernsAandAforwardingAtheAinfor
mationAtoAbothAtheAnursingAmanagerAandAchiefAofAmedicalAstaff.
C)AinformingAtheAclientsAthatAanyAdissatisfactionAwithAtheirAcareAshouldAbeAdirectedAtoward
sAtheirAphysicianAforAresolution.
D)ApresentingAtheAissuesAtoAtheAunit'sAentireAnursingAstaffAsoAthatAaAunifiedAplanAcanAbeAde
velopedAtoAensureAtheAsafetyAofAtheAphysician'sAclients.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
, WhichAeducationalAinterventionAdemonstratesAtheAmostAacceptableAapplicationAofAtechnol
ogyAasAaAtrendAthatAisAcurrentlyAinfluencingAnursingAeducationAasAwellAasAclientAsafety?
A)ASchedulingAanAorientationAsessionAonAcomputer-
basedAdocumentationAforAeachAfreshmanAnursingAstudent
B)AProvidingAaAlistAofAacceptableAInternetAsitesAtoAuseAasAresourcesAforAmedicationAadmini
stration
C)ARequiringAeachAstudentAtoAhaveAaccessAtoAaApersonalAlaptopAcomputerAinstalledAwithAa
llArequiredAsoftware
D)AAllowingApre-AandApostclinicalAwrittenAassignmentsAtoAbeAsubmittedAelectronicallyA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
IncreasingAprofessionalAandApersonalAresponsibilityAhasAbeenAidentifiedAasAanAissueAinflu
encingAtheAeducationAofAtoday'sAnursingAprofessional.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAhasAtheAgre
atestAimpactAonAclientAsafetyAinAtheAacuteAcareAsetting?
A)ARequiringAallAnurseAmanagersAtoApossessAatAleastAaABachelor'sAdegreeAinAnursingA(BS
N)
B)ASchedulingAmandatoryAcompetencyAassessmentsAonAallAshiftsAtoAfacilitateAcompliance
C)AOfferingAmonetaryAincentivesAtoAnursingAstaffAwhoAearnAappropriateAcertifications
D)AProvidingAnursingAstaffAwithAclassesAthatAfocusAonAeffectiveAcommunicationAskillsA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
AAnurseAmanagerArecognizesAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAasAanAexampleAofAaAdesirableApractic
e-
basedAcompetencyAoutcomeAforAaArecentlyAlicensedAregisteredAnurse?ATheAnoviceAnurse:
A)AdemonstratesAexcellentAcommunicationAandAinterpersonalAskills.
B)AmeetsAorientationAexpectationsA1AweekAaheadAofAschedule.
C)AhasAnoAabsencesAduringAtheArequiredAprobationaryAemploymentAperiod.
D)AasksAforAaAworkAscheduleAthatAsupportsAenrollmentAinAanAadvancedAnursingAprogram.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
TheAnursingAfacultyAincorporatesAwhichApractice-
basedAlearningAactivityAinAorderAtoAmeetAtheAstudents'AneedAtoAlearnAaboutAtheAsociodemo
graphicsAcurrentlyApresentAamongAtoday'sApopulation?
A)AInclusionAofAaAgeriatricAexperienceAasAaAclinicalArequirementAofAallAnursingAstudents
B)AParticipationAinAaApanelAdiscussionAonAtheApoliticalAagendasAofAseveralAnationalAnursin
gAorganizations
C)ACreationAofAaAposterAthatAcomparesAandAcontrastsAMedicaidAandAprivateAinsuranceAhe
althAcareAcoverage
D)APreparingAaAcareAplanAthatAaddressesAtheAneedsAofAanAimmigrantAclientAwithAlimitedAEn
glishAlanguageAskillsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-A
AAsocialAissueAthatAisAcurrentlyAhavingAaAveryAnegativeAimpactAonAtheAlearningAenvironme
ntAinAclassroomsAcanAbeAbestAminimizedAbyAinitially:
A)ApresentingAinformationAusingAaAvarietyAofAmethodsAsoAthatAallAlearningAstylesAwillAbeAad
dressed.
ANSWERS 2025
TheAclinicalAnurseAleaderA(CNL)AisAbestApreparedAtoAassumeAwhichAofAtheAfollowingA
nursingAroles?
A)AResponsibilityAforAtheAevaluationAofAaAclient'sAplanAofAcare
B)APreoperativeAassessmentsAonAclientsArequiringAsurgicalAinterventions
C)AResearchAtoAprovideAevidence-basedApracticeAregardingAneonatalAfeedingApractices
D)AActingAasAadvocateAforAanAelderly,AcognitivelyAimpairedAclientAhospitalizedAwithAgastroi
ntestinalApainA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-A
WhatAeventAinAAmericanAhistoryAinfluencedAtheAroleAAfrican-
AmericanAwomenAhaveAplayedAinAtheAnursingAprofession?
A)TheAcreationAofAtheAU.S.AMarineAHospitalAServiceAinA1798
B)ATheACivilAWar,AbeginningAinA1861
C)ATheAArmyANurseACorps,AestablishedAinA1901
D)ATheANorthACarolinaANurseAPracticeAActAofA1903A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
InAtheAMiddleAAgesA(467ABCEAtoA1450AAD),AwomenAdeliveredAfood,Amedicine,AandAcareAto
AtheAcommunity'sAillAbasedAonAthe:
A)AChristianAconceptsAofAcharityAandAtheAsanctityAofAhumanAlife.
B)AneedAtoAmakeAofferingsAtoAtheAgodsAinAexchangeAforAgoodAhealth.
C)AemphasisAbeingAplacedAonAtheApatient-centeredAapproachAtoAhealthAcare.
D)AemergingAunderstandingAofAtheAimportanceAofAhygieneAandAsanitation.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-A
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAinterventionsAbestAdemonstratesAthatAaAnursingAadministratorAund
erstandsAtheAchallengesAcurrentlyAfacingAtheAprofessionalAnurseAregardingApatientAsafety
?
A)ASupportingAnursingAinterventionsAdirectedAtowardsAprovidingAholisticAcareAtoAbothAtheAc
lientAandAhis/herAsupportAsystem
B)ARequiringArepresentationAofAtheAnursingAstaffAinAanyAdiscussionArelatedAtoAtheAredesign
AofApatientAcareAenvironments
C)ARequiringAthatAstaffingAandAschedulesAaccommodateAtheAattendanceAatAmandatoryAin-
servicesAfocusingAonAinterprofessionalAcareAcollaboration
D)ASupportingAtheArightAofAtheAregisteredAnurseAtoAappropriatelyAactAasAanAadvocateAwhen
AaAfamilyAdisagreesAwithAaAclient'sAwishesAtoAlimitAvisitors.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-C
ThereAisAincreasingAevidenceAthatAnursingAneedsAtoAaddressAtheAabilityAofAitsAmembersAtoA
provideAhigh-quality,AeffectiveAcareAasApatient-
centeredAcareAneedsAintensify.AWhichAnursingAbehaviorAdemonstratesAanAunderstandingA
ofAhowAtheseAneedsAwillAbeAbestAinitiallyAmet?
,A)AEnrollingAinAaAMastersAofANursingAEducationAgraduateAprogram
B)AVolunteeringAtoAprovideAcommunityAhealthAscreeningAatAaAseniorAcitizenAcenter
C)ABecomingApoliticallyAactiveAregardingAtheAdeliveryAofAhealthAcareAonAtheAnationalAlevel
D)ARegularlyAspeakingAtoAgroupsAofAhighAschoolAstudentsAregardingAtheAprofessionAofAnur
singA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-A
TheAimageAthatAbestAservesAtoday'sAprofessionAofAnursingAisAoneAthatAportrays:
A)AskillAandAcaring.
B)AtrustAandAbelief.
C)AhonestyAandAloyalty.
D)AdependabilityAandAcharity.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
TheAplayAMissAEvers'ABoysAwasAoneAofAtheAfirstAliteraryApresentationsAthatAdepictedAnurse
sAas:
A)AtrainedAprofessionals.
B)AcaringAandAcharitable.
C)AclientAadvocates.
D)Aself-sacrificing.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-C
WhichAofAtheAcurrentAperceptionsAofAnursingAmostAlikelyAaccountsAforAtheAlaggingAnumber
sAofAmalesAinAtheAprofession?
A)APoorAincomeApotential
B)AWorkAisAroutineAandAboring
C)ALackAofAprofessionalAautonomy
D)AViewedAasAaAfemaleAprofessionA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-D
TheAabilityAtoAmaintainAappropriateAprofessionalAboundariesAandApreserveAnurse-
clientAconfidencesAhasAbeenAmostAseverelyAimpactedAby:
A)AtheAmisuseAofAsocialAmediaAforumsAbyAnurses.
B)AtheAhesitationAofAstateAboardsAofAnursingAtoAdisciplineAoffenders.
C)AtheAcourts'AreluctanceAtoAupholdAlegalAdecisionsAinvolvingAprofessionalAboundaries.
D)AtheAnursingAprofession'sAinabilityAtoAadequatelyAdefineAunacceptableAbehaviors.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-A
AAstaffAnurseAroutinelyAfindsAitAdifficultAtoAreceiveAclarificationAonAprescriptionsAandAordersA
writtenAbyAaAparticularAmemberAofAtheAmedicalAstaff.AWhenAnumerousAattemptsAtoAdealAdir
ectlyAwithAtheAphysicianAfail,AtheAnurseAmostAappropriatelyAmanagesAtheAproblemAby:
A)AmakingAitAknownAtoAtheAnurseAmanagerAthatAtheyAwillAnoAlongerAacceptAtheAphysician'sA
clientsAasApatients.
B)AdocumentingAtheAproblemAinAtermsAofAclientAsafetyAconcernsAandAforwardingAtheAinfor
mationAtoAbothAtheAnursingAmanagerAandAchiefAofAmedicalAstaff.
C)AinformingAtheAclientsAthatAanyAdissatisfactionAwithAtheirAcareAshouldAbeAdirectedAtoward
sAtheirAphysicianAforAresolution.
D)ApresentingAtheAissuesAtoAtheAunit'sAentireAnursingAstaffAsoAthatAaAunifiedAplanAcanAbeAde
velopedAtoAensureAtheAsafetyAofAtheAphysician'sAclients.A-ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
, WhichAeducationalAinterventionAdemonstratesAtheAmostAacceptableAapplicationAofAtechnol
ogyAasAaAtrendAthatAisAcurrentlyAinfluencingAnursingAeducationAasAwellAasAclientAsafety?
A)ASchedulingAanAorientationAsessionAonAcomputer-
basedAdocumentationAforAeachAfreshmanAnursingAstudent
B)AProvidingAaAlistAofAacceptableAInternetAsitesAtoAuseAasAresourcesAforAmedicationAadmini
stration
C)ARequiringAeachAstudentAtoAhaveAaccessAtoAaApersonalAlaptopAcomputerAinstalledAwithAa
llArequiredAsoftware
D)AAllowingApre-AandApostclinicalAwrittenAassignmentsAtoAbeAsubmittedAelectronicallyA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
IncreasingAprofessionalAandApersonalAresponsibilityAhasAbeenAidentifiedAasAanAissueAinflu
encingAtheAeducationAofAtoday'sAnursingAprofessional.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAhasAtheAgre
atestAimpactAonAclientAsafetyAinAtheAacuteAcareAsetting?
A)ARequiringAallAnurseAmanagersAtoApossessAatAleastAaABachelor'sAdegreeAinAnursingA(BS
N)
B)ASchedulingAmandatoryAcompetencyAassessmentsAonAallAshiftsAtoAfacilitateAcompliance
C)AOfferingAmonetaryAincentivesAtoAnursingAstaffAwhoAearnAappropriateAcertifications
D)AProvidingAnursingAstaffAwithAclassesAthatAfocusAonAeffectiveAcommunicationAskillsA-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
AAnurseAmanagerArecognizesAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAasAanAexampleAofAaAdesirableApractic
e-
basedAcompetencyAoutcomeAforAaArecentlyAlicensedAregisteredAnurse?ATheAnoviceAnurse:
A)AdemonstratesAexcellentAcommunicationAandAinterpersonalAskills.
B)AmeetsAorientationAexpectationsA1AweekAaheadAofAschedule.
C)AhasAnoAabsencesAduringAtheArequiredAprobationaryAemploymentAperiod.
D)AasksAforAaAworkAscheduleAthatAsupportsAenrollmentAinAanAadvancedAnursingAprogram.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERS-B
TheAnursingAfacultyAincorporatesAwhichApractice-
basedAlearningAactivityAinAorderAtoAmeetAtheAstudents'AneedAtoAlearnAaboutAtheAsociodemo
graphicsAcurrentlyApresentAamongAtoday'sApopulation?
A)AInclusionAofAaAgeriatricAexperienceAasAaAclinicalArequirementAofAallAnursingAstudents
B)AParticipationAinAaApanelAdiscussionAonAtheApoliticalAagendasAofAseveralAnationalAnursin
gAorganizations
C)ACreationAofAaAposterAthatAcomparesAandAcontrastsAMedicaidAandAprivateAinsuranceAhe
althAcareAcoverage
D)APreparingAaAcareAplanAthatAaddressesAtheAneedsAofAanAimmigrantAclientAwithAlimitedAEn
glishAlanguageAskillsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-A
AAsocialAissueAthatAisAcurrentlyAhavingAaAveryAnegativeAimpactAonAtheAlearningAenvironme
ntAinAclassroomsAcanAbeAbestAminimizedAbyAinitially:
A)ApresentingAinformationAusingAaAvarietyAofAmethodsAsoAthatAallAlearningAstylesAwillAbeAad
dressed.