Potter & Perry Nursing Fundamentals Chapters 1-6: Exam Review & Answer Key

POTTER/PERRY FUNDAMENTALS CH 1-6
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND THEIR ACTUAL
ANSWERS //2026 UPDATES
YouAareApreparingAaApresentationAforAyourAclassmatesAregardingAtheAclinicalAcareAcoordinationAco
nferenceAforAaApatientAwithAterminalAcancer.AAsApartAofAtheApreparationAyouAhaveAyourAclassmate
sAreadATheANursingACodeAofAEthicsAforAProfessionalARegisteredANurses.AYourAinstructorAasksAtheAcl
assAwhyAthisAdocumentAisAimportant.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAbestAdescribesAthisAcode
?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-DefinesAtheAprinciplesAofArightAandAwrongAtoAprovideApatientAcare

AnA18Ayear-
oldAwomanAisAinAtheAERAwithAfeverAandAcough.ATheARNAobtainsAherAVS,AlistensAtoAherAlungAandAhea
rtAsounds,AdeterminesAherAlevelAofAcomfort,AandAcollectsAbloodAandAsputumAsamplesAforAanalysis.
AWhichAstandardAofApracticeAisAperformed?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-Assessment



AApatientAinAtheAERAhasAdevelopedAwheezingAandASOB.ATheARNAgivesAtheAorderedAmedicatedAneb
ulizerAnowAandAinA4Ahours.AWhichAstandardAofApracticeAisAperformed?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
implementation

AARNAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwithAend-
stageAlungAdisease.AtheApatientAwantsAtoAgoAhomeAonAO2AandAbeAcomfortable.ATheAfamilyAwantsAt
oAhaveAaAnewAsurgicalAprocedure.AtheARNAexplainsAtheArisksAandAbenefitsAofAtheAsurgeryAtoAtheAfa
milyAandAdiscussesAtheApatient'sAwishesAwithAthem.ATheAnurseAisAactingAasAtheApatient'sA-
ACORRECTAANSWER-advocate



TheARNAspendsAtimeAwithAtheAptAandAfamilyAreviewingAtheAdressingAchangeAprocedureAforAtheApat
ient'sAwound.ATheApt'sAspouseAdemonstratesAhowAtoAchangeAtheAdressing.ATheAnurseAisAactingAinA
whichAprofessionalArole?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-educator

TheAexamAforARNAlicensureAisAexactlyAtheAsameAinAeveryAstateAinAtheAUS.AThisAexam:A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-providesAaAminimalAstandardAofAknowledgeAforAanARNAinApractice



ContemporaryAnursingArequiresAthatAtheAnurseAhasAknowledgeAandAskillsAforAaAvarietyAofAprofessi
onalArolesAandAresponsibilities.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAexamples?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)



A.ACaregiver

,B.AAutonomyAandAaccountability

C.APatientAadvocate

D.AHealthApromotion

E.ALobbyistA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
Caregiver,Aautonomy/accountability,ApatientAadvocate,AhealthApromotion

healthAcareAreformAwillAbringAchangesAinAtheAemphasisAofAcare.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAmodelsAisA
expressedAfromAhealthAcareAreform?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
movingAfromAanAacuteAillnessAtoAaAhealthApromotion,AillnessApreventionAmodel

AAnurseAmeetsAwithAtheAregisteredAdieticianAandAphysicalAtherapistAtoAdevelopAaAplanAofAcareAthat
AfocusesAonAimprovingAnutritionAandAmobilityAforAaApatient.AThisAisAanAexampleAofAwhichAQualityAa


ndASafetyAinAtheAEducationAofANursesA(QSEN)Acompetency?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
teamworkAandAcollaboration

AAcriticalAcareAnurseAisAusingAaAcomputerizedAdecisionAsupportAsystemAtoAcorrectlyApositionAherAv
entilatedApatientsAtoAreduceApneumoniaAcausedAbyAaccumulatedArespiratoryAsecretions.AThisAisAa
nAexampleAofAwhichAQualityAandASafetyAinAtheAEducationAofANursesA(QSEN)Acompetency?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-informatics



TheAnursesAonAanAacuteAcareAmedicalAfloorAnoticeAanAincreaseAinApressureAulcerAformationAinAthei
rApatients.AAAnurseAconsultantAdecidesAtoAcompareAtwoAtypesAofAtreatment.ATheAfirstAisAtheAproce
dureAcurrentlyAusedAtoAassessAforApressureAulcerArisk.ATheAsecondAusesAaAnewAassessmentAinstru
mentAtoAidentifyAat-
riskApatients.AGivenAthisAinformation,AtheAnurseAconsultantAexemplifiesAwhichAcareer?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-NurseAresearcher



NursesAinAanAacuteAcareAhospitalAareAattendingAaAunitAbasedAeducationAprogramAtoAlearnAhowAtoA
useAaAnewApressure-
relievingAdeviceAforApatientsAatAriskAforApressureAulcers.AThisAisAwhichAtypeAofAeducation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-In-serviceAeducation



WhichAofAtheAfollowingAInternetAresourcesAcanAhelpAconsumersAcompareAqualityAcareAmeasures?A
(selectAallAtheAapply)

1.AWebMd

2.AHospitalACompare

3.AMagnetARecognitionAProgramA

4.AHospitalAconsumerAAssessmentAofAHealthcare

,5.ATheAAmericanAHospitalAAssociation'sAWebpageA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
HospitalACompare,AHospitalAConsumerAassessmentAofAHealthcare

AAcommunityAcenterAisApresentingAaAnurse-
ledAprogramAonAtheAPatientAProtectionAandAAffordableACareAAct.AWhichAstatementAmadeAbyAaApar
ticipantAindicatesAaAneedAforAfurtherAteaching?

1.A"MyAsmallAcompanyAwillAnowAhaveAtoAofferAtheA75AemployeesAhealthAinsuranceAorApayAaApenalt
y."



2.A"AsAlongAasAmyAsonAisAaAfull-
timeAstudentAinAcollege,AIAwillAbeAableAtoAkeepAhimAonAmyAhealthAinsuranceAuntilAheAisA26AyearsAol
d."



3.A"IAsignedAupAforAtheAstateAhealthAinsuranceAexchangeAbeforeAtheAdesignatedAdeadlineAtoAmakeA
sureAIAhadAhealthAinsurance."



4.A"SinceAIAhaveAnowAbeenAdiagnosedAwithAdiabetes,AmyAhealthAinsuranceAplanAcannotAchargeAme
AhigherApremiums."A-ACORRECTAANSWER-2.A"AsAlongAasAmyAsonAisAaAfull-


timeAstudentAinAcollege,AIAwillAbeAableAtoAkeepAhimAonAmyAhealthAinsuranceAuntilAheAisA26AyearsAol
d."

2.AWhichAactivityAperformedAbyAaAnurseAisArelatedAtoAmaintainingAcompetencyAinAnursingApractice
?



1.AAskingAanotherAnurseAaboutAhowAtoAchangeAtheAsettingsAonAaAmedicationApump



2.ARegularlyAattendingAunitAstaffAmeetings



3.AParticipatingAasAaAmemberAofAtheAprofessionalAnursingAcouncil



4.AAttendingAaAreviewAcourseAinApreparationAforAaAcertificationAexaminationA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
4.AAttendingAaAreviewAcourseAinApreparationAforAaAcertificationAexamination

, 3.AAApatientAtellsAaAnurseAthatAsheAisAenrolledAinAaApreferredAproviderAorganizationA(PPO)AbutAdoes
AnotAunderstandAwhatAthisAis.AWhatAisAtheAnurse'sAbestAexplanationAofAaAPPO?




1.AThisAhealthAplanAisAforApeopleAwhoAcannotAaffordAtheirAownAhealthAinsurance.



2.AThisAhealthAplanAisAoperatedAbyAtheAgovernmentAtoAprovideAhealthAcareAtoAolderAadults.



3.AThisAhealthAplanAgivesAyouAaAlistAofAphysiciansAandAhospitalsAfromAwhichAyouAcanAchoose.



4.AThisAisAaAfee-for-serviceAplanAinAwhichAyouAcanAchooseAanyAphysicianAorAhospital.A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-


3.AThisAhealthAplanAgivesAyouAaAlistAofAphysiciansAandAhospitalsAfromAwhichAyouAcanAchoose.

4.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAexamplesAofAaAnurseAparticipatingAinAprimaryAcareAactivities?A(Selec
tAallAthatAapply.)



1.AProvidingAprenatalAteachingAonAnutritionAtoAaApregnantAwomanAduringAtheAfirstAtrimester



2.AAssessingAtheAnutritionalAstatusAofAolderAadultsAwhoAcomeAtoAtheAcommunityAcenterAforAlunch



3.AWorkingAwithApatientsAinAaAcardiacArehabilitationAprogram



4.AProvidingAhomeAwoundAcareAtoAaApatient



5.ATeachingAaAclassAtoAparentsAatAtheAlocalAgradeAschoolAaboutAtheAimportanceAofAimmunizationsA-
ACORRECTAANSWER-


1.AProvidingAprenatalAteachingAonAnutritionAtoAaApregnantAwomanAduringAtheAfirstAtrimester



2.AAssessingAtheAnutritionalAstatusAofAolderAadultsAwhoAcomeAtoAtheAcommunityAcenterAforAlunch