Final Exam Nursing 101 Passaic County Community College NUR 195
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Chapter 1, Introduction to Nursing
1.An oncology nurse with 15 years of experience, certification in the area of oncology nursing, and a master’s degree is
considered to be an expert in her area of practice and works on an oncology unit in a large teaching hospital. Based upon
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Chapter 1, Introduction to Nursing
1.An oncology nurse with 15 years of experience, certification in the area of oncology nursing, and a master’s degree is
considered to be an expert in her area of practice and works on an oncology unit in a large teaching hospital. Based upon
this description, which of the following career roles best describes this nurse’s role, taking into account her
qualifications and experience?
A) Clinical nurse specialist
B) Nurse entrepreneur
C) Nurse practitioner
D) Nurse educator
2.What guidelines do nurses follow to identify the patient’s health care needs and strengths, to establish and carry out a
plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan to meet established outcomes?
A) Nursing process
B) ANA Standards of Professional Performance
C) Evidence-based practice guidelines
D) Nurse Practice Acts
3.Which of the following organizations is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to determine whether an
action is within the scope of nursing practice?
A) American Nurses Association (ANA)
B) American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN)
C) National League for Nursing (NLN)
D) International Council of Nurses (ICN)
4. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
5. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
6.A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with Down Syndrome. The nurse
makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. This is an example of which nursing role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
7.A nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single, pregnant teens. Which of the following actions is
the best example of using the counselor role as a nurse?
A) Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place their infants with a family
B) Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens who wish to return to school
C) Conducting a client interview and documenting the information on the client’s chart
D) Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental health care specialist
8.A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of the following statements accurately describes
this state of being?
A) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
B) Health is an absence of illness.
C) Health is always an objective state.
D) Health is not determined by the patient.
9.A nurse incorporates the health promotion guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health document: Healthy
People 2010. Which of the following is a health indicator discussed in this document?
A) Cancer
B) Obesity
C) Diabetes
D) Hypertension
10. Which of the following is a criteria that defines nursing as profession?
A) an undefined body of knowledge
B) a dependence on the medical profession
C) an ability to diagnose medical problems
D) a strong service orientation
11.After graduation from an accredited program in nursing and successfully passing the NCLEX, what gives the nurse a
legal right to practice?
A) Enrolling in an advanced degree program
,B) Filing NCLEX results in the county of residence
C) Being licensed by the State Board of Nursing
D) Having a signed letter confirming graduation
12.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 no effect on the ability to practice nursing.
B) The nurse can practice nursing at a less-skilled level.
C) The nurse’s license may be revoked or suspended.
D) The nurse’s license will permanently carry a felony conviction.
13.While providing care to the diabetic patient the nurse determines that the patient has a knowledge deficit regarding
insulin administration. This nursing action is described in which phase of the nursing process?
A) evaluation
B) implementation
C) planning
D) nursing diagnosis
14.A nurse is caring for a client who is a chronic alcoholic. The nurse educates the client about the harmful effects of
alcohol and educates the family on how to cope with the client and his alcohol addiction. Which of the following skills is
the nurse using?
A) Caring
B) Comforting
C) Counseling
D) Assessment
15.A nurse is caring for a client with quadriplegia who is fully conscious and able to communicate. What skills of the nurse
would be the most important for this client?
A) Comforting
B) Assessment
C) Counseling
D) Caring
16.A nurse is assigned the care of a client who has been admitted to the health care facility with high fever. Which nursing
skill should be put into practice at the first contact with the client?
A) Assessment
B) Caring
C) Comforting
D) Counseling
17.A nurse is caring for a client with a hernia. Which of the following statements should the nurse use while counseling the
client about his condition?
A) “Open hernioplasty is the best surgery for you.”
B) “Open and laparoscopic hernioplasty are available.”
C) “You are not a suitable candidate for hernioplasty.”
D) “I had a bad experience when I underwent hernioplasty.”
18.A registered nurse assigns the task of tracheostomy suctioning of a client to the LPN. The LPN informs the nurse that
she has never done the procedure practically on a client. What should be the most appropriate response from the
registered nurse?
A) “You are through with your theory class, so you should know.”
B) “Take the help of the nurse who knows to perform the procedure.”
C) “Take the help of the procedure manual and act accordingly.”
D) “I will help you in performing the procedure on the client.”
19.A nurse at a health care facility provides information, assistance, and encouragement to clients during the various phases
of nursing care. In which of the following activities does the nurse use counseling skills?
A) Educating a group of young girls about AIDS
B) Telling a client to localize the pain in his abdomen
C) Encouraging a client to walk without support
D) Assisting a lactating mother in feeding her child
20.A student wants to join a nursing program that provides flexibility in working at both staff and managerial positions.
Which nursing program should the nurse suggest for this student?
A) Hospital-based diplomas
B) Baccalaureate nursing programs
C) Associate degree programs
D) Continuing nursing programs
21.Training schools for nurses were established in the United States after the Civil War. The standards of U.S. schools
deviated from those of the Nightingale paradigm. Which of the following statements is true about U.S. training schools?
A) Training schools were affiliated with a few select hospitals.
B) Training of nurses provided no financial advantages to the hospital.
C) Training was formal, based on nursing care.
D) Training schools eliminated the need to pay employees.
,22.A student has completed a nursing program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Which of
the following is true about the organization?
A) It fosters continued improvement in nursing education programs.
B) Accreditation is by governmental peer review process.
C) It ensures the quality and integrity of diploma nursing programs.
D) It uses state-recognized standards to evaluate the programs.
23.A registered nurse adheres to the American Nurses Association’s standard of professional performance by engaging in
which of the following?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Evaluation
D) Collaboration
24.During the clinical rotation, a nurse documents the vital signs of a client on the bedside chart. What role is the nurse
playing in such a situation?
A) Decision maker
B) Communicator
C) Coordinator
D) Client advocate
25. A licensed practice nurse (LPN) is working as a staff nurse. What role do the LPNs working as staff nurses play?
A) Work only in long-term care facilities and at client’s homes
B) Provide direct nursing care to the clients in the health care facility
C) Work only as care providers, team members, and communicators
D) Supervise the work of charge nurses working in different units
26. The Nurse Corps of the United States Army was established by whom?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Isabel Hampton Robb
27.The director of nursing (DON) of a major hospital is seeking to hire a nurse with a strong technical background to care
for patients on a busy surgical unit. The DON is most likely going to hire a nurse prepared at which level of nursing?
A) Doctoral level
B) Master’s level
C) Baccalaureate level
D) Associate level
28.A student is choosing her educational path and desires a nursing degree with a track that contains community nursing
and leadership, as well as liberal arts. The student would best be suited in which type of program?
A) Licensed practical nursing program
B) Certification in a nursing specialty
C) Diploma nursing program
D) Baccalaureate program
29.A nurse is caring for a young victim of a terrorist attack. During the rehabilitative process, the nurse assists the client in
bathing and dressing. What role the nurse is engaged in?
A) Advocate
B) Caregiver
C) Counselor
D) Educator
30.A nurse receives an x-ray report on a newly admitted patient suspected of having a fractured tibia. The nurse contacts
the physician to report the findings. What role is the nurse engaged in?
A) Communicator
B) Advocate
C) Caregiver
D) Researcher
31. The client’s plan of care is created by the nurse using which guideline for nursing practice?
A) Nursing process
B) Nursing’s Social Policy Statement
C) Nurse practice act
D) ANA Standards of Nursing Practice
32.The nurse is administering immunizations to a group of teens in a county health clinic. The nurse correctly identifies this
action as:
A) Illness prevention
B) Restorative care
C) Treatment of disease
D) Supportive nursing care
33.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) Counselor
D) Researcher
34.A client reports to the emergency department with ankle pain from a minor road accident. The nurse asks the client to
fully describe the circumstances of the accident. Which ANA standard of nursing practice is best demonstrated by the
nurse’s action?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Ethics
D) Caring
35.Organize these events in chronological order, beginning with the earliest (1) and ending with the most recent (5).
1) During the Crusades, religious orders provided nursing care to the sick.
2) Florence Nightingale administered care to British soldiers during the Crimean War.
3) Clara Barton organized the American Red Cross.
4) Mary Elizabeth Mahoney graduated from the New England Hospital for Women and Children in 1879 as America’s
first African American nurse.
5) Margaret Sanger advocated for contraception and family planning in the United States.
A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B) 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
C) 1, 2, 4, 5, 3
D) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
E) 2, 1, 4, 3, 5
Chapter 2, Theory, Research, and Evidence-
Based Practice
1.After reviewing several research articles, the clinical nurse specialist on a medical surgical unit rewrites the procedure
on assessing placement of a nasogastric tube. What source of nursing knowledge did the nurse use in this situation?
A) Scientific knowledge
B) Traditional knowledge
C) Authoritative knowledge
D) Philosophical knowledge
2.Which of the following theories emphasizes the relationships between the whole and the parts, and describes how parts
function and behave?
A) General systems theory
B) Nursing theory
C) Adaptation theory
D) Developmental theory
3.A nurse researcher is studying perceptions of vocational rehabilitation for clients after a spinal cord injury. What type of
research method will be used to study the perceptions of this group of individuals?
A) Qualitative research
B) Quantitative research
C) Basic research
D) Applied research
4.A staff development nurse is asking a group of new staff nurses to read and be prepared to discuss a qualitative study
that focuses on nursing events of the past. This is done in an attempt to increase understanding of the nursing profession
today. What method of qualitative research is used in this article?
A) Historical
B) Phenomenology
C) Grounded theory
D) Ethnography
5.In understanding the historical influences on nursing knowledge, nursing as a profession struggled for years to establish
its own identify and to receive recognition for its contributions to health care. Why?
A) The conceptual and theoretical basis for nursing practice came from outside the profession.
B) Nurses were too busy working in practice to increase the public awareness associated with the role of the nurse.
C) Nurses spent most of their time in laboratory settings conducting research.
D) Women were independent and refused to work collectively.
6.An obstetrical nurse wishes to identify whether clients’ perceptions of a high level of support from their partner is
associated with a decreased length of the second stage of labor. Which type of quantitative research is most appropriate
for this research question?
A) Correlational research
B) Descriptive research
C) Quasi-experimental research
D) Experimental research
7.Nurse researchers have predicted that a newly created mentorship program will result in decreased absenteeism,
increased retention, and decreased attrition among a hospital’s nursing staff. Which of the following does this predicted
relationship represent?
A) Hypothesis
B) Dependent variable
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