Comprehensive Practice 2026;OpenStax Clinical Nursing
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SkillsClinical
NursingNursing
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Skills Nursing Test Bank
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank.pdf
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Role of the Nurse in Comprehensive Care
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Skills Nursing Test Bank
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank.pdf
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Role of the Nurse in Comprehensive Care
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing
Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Role of the Nurse in Comprehensive Care
Review Questions
Multiple Choice
1. In what role do nurses provide education, guidance, and support to help individuals and
communities develop healthy lifestyles, prevent illness, and enhance overall wellness?
A. restoring health
B. health promotion*
C. coping implementation
D. illness prevention
LO: 01.1.1
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
2. A nurse is helping an overweight patient with a broken leg understand the rehabilitation
exercises and lifestyle changes the patient needs to heal and become healthy again. What
role is the nurse fulfilling to help this patient?
A. coping implementation
B. illness prevention
C. restoring health*
D. health promotion
LO: 01.1.1
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Understand
AACN: 1.1a
3. To cope with a recent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, a patient joined a support group,
began attending religious services every weekend, and enrolled in a yoga class. What coping
strategy is the patient using?
A. maladaptive coping
B. cognitive-focused coping
C. problem-focused coping
D. emotion-focused coping*
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SkillsClinical
NursingNursing
Test Bank
Skills Nursing Test Bank
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank.pdf
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Role of the Nurse in Comprehensive Care
LO: 01.1.1
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Evaluate
AACN: 1.1b
4. Which step of the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) focuses on forming a
meaningful understanding of the patient’s situation?
A. pattern recognition*
B. problem representation
C. cue recognition
D. final judgment
LO: 01.1.3
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Understand
AACN: 1.1a
5. As Josephine evaluates her patient’s cues, she considers alternatives that may explain the
problems her patient is experiencing. Which step of the Clinical Judgment Measurement
Model is Josphine using?
A. cue recognition
B. problem representation
C. hypothesis generation*
D. hypothesis evaluation
LO: 01.1.3
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Understand
AACN: 1.1a
6. Which component of Tanner’s clinical judgment model involves the nurse’s ability to
develop and implement appropriate actions or interventions?
A. noticing
B. responding*
C. reflecting
D. interpreting
LO: 01.1.3
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
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Skills Nursing Test Bank
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank.pdf
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Role of the Nurse in Comprehensive Care
7. What type of theory provides guidance and direction for nursing practice by offering
recommendations, interventions, or guidelines to achieve desired outcomes?
A. descriptive theory
B. developmental theory
C. adaptation theory
D. prescriptive theory*
LO: 01.2.1
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
8. Which concept of the nursing metaparadigm encompasses a person’s physical, mental, and
social well-being to emphasize optimal functioning and quality of life?
A. nursing
B. environment
C. health*
D. person
LO: 01.2.1
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
9. Which guideline to safeguard human rights during nursing research projects ensures that
research participants can withdraw from a research project at any time?
A. beneficence and nonmaleficence
B. research ethics
C. confidentiality and privacy
D. informed consent*
LO: 01.2.2
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
10. What type of research focuses on understanding and interpreting human experiences,
meanings, and social phenomena in the context of health care?
A. qualitative*
B. correlational
C. quantitative
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Skills Nursing Test Bank
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank.pdf
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Role of the Nurse in Comprehensive Care
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NursingNursing
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Skills Nursing Test Bank
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank.pdf
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Role of the Nurse in Comprehensive Care
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing
Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Role of the Nurse in Comprehensive Care
Review Questions
Multiple Choice
1. In what role do nurses provide education, guidance, and support to help individuals and
communities develop healthy lifestyles, prevent illness, and enhance overall wellness?
A. restoring health
B. health promotion*
C. coping implementation
D. illness prevention
LO: 01.1.1
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
2. A nurse is helping an overweight patient with a broken leg understand the rehabilitation
exercises and lifestyle changes the patient needs to heal and become healthy again. What
role is the nurse fulfilling to help this patient?
A. coping implementation
B. illness prevention
C. restoring health*
D. health promotion
LO: 01.1.1
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Understand
AACN: 1.1a
3. To cope with a recent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, a patient joined a support group,
began attending religious services every weekend, and enrolled in a yoga class. What coping
strategy is the patient using?
A. maladaptive coping
B. cognitive-focused coping
C. problem-focused coping
D. emotion-focused coping*
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,Comprehensive Practice 2026;OpenStax Clinical Nursing
OpenStax
SkillsClinical
NursingNursing
Test Bank
Skills Nursing Test Bank
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank.pdf
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Role of the Nurse in Comprehensive Care
LO: 01.1.1
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Evaluate
AACN: 1.1b
4. Which step of the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (NCJMM) focuses on forming a
meaningful understanding of the patient’s situation?
A. pattern recognition*
B. problem representation
C. cue recognition
D. final judgment
LO: 01.1.3
Difficulty: Moderate
Blooms: Understand
AACN: 1.1a
5. As Josephine evaluates her patient’s cues, she considers alternatives that may explain the
problems her patient is experiencing. Which step of the Clinical Judgment Measurement
Model is Josphine using?
A. cue recognition
B. problem representation
C. hypothesis generation*
D. hypothesis evaluation
LO: 01.1.3
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Understand
AACN: 1.1a
6. Which component of Tanner’s clinical judgment model involves the nurse’s ability to
develop and implement appropriate actions or interventions?
A. noticing
B. responding*
C. reflecting
D. interpreting
LO: 01.1.3
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
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SkillsClinical
NursingNursing
Test Bank
Skills Nursing Test Bank
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank.pdf
OpenStax Clinical Nursing Skills Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 1: The Role of the Nurse in Comprehensive Care
7. What type of theory provides guidance and direction for nursing practice by offering
recommendations, interventions, or guidelines to achieve desired outcomes?
A. descriptive theory
B. developmental theory
C. adaptation theory
D. prescriptive theory*
LO: 01.2.1
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
8. Which concept of the nursing metaparadigm encompasses a person’s physical, mental, and
social well-being to emphasize optimal functioning and quality of life?
A. nursing
B. environment
C. health*
D. person
LO: 01.2.1
Difficulty: Easy
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
9. Which guideline to safeguard human rights during nursing research projects ensures that
research participants can withdraw from a research project at any time?
A. beneficence and nonmaleficence
B. research ethics
C. confidentiality and privacy
D. informed consent*
LO: 01.2.2
Difficulty: Difficult
Blooms: Remember
AACN: 1.1a
10. What type of research focuses on understanding and interpreting human experiences,
meanings, and social phenomena in the context of health care?
A. qualitative*
B. correlational
C. quantitative
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