NURS 215 EXAM 1 (ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING ) ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES LATEST UPDATED VERSION 2026/2027 (GRADED A+)

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which of these needs would the patient seek to meet first? A) Self-actualization b) Self-esteem c) Shelter d) Love & belonging - Answer️ The nurse is discussing routine screening tests for different types of cancer. What is the level of prevention? a) Primary b) Secondary c) Tertiary d) Quaternary - Answer️b) Secondary You will use the concept of primary prevention when instructing a patient to: a) get a flu shot every year. b) take a blood pressure reading every day. c) explore hiring a patient with a known disability. d) undergo physical therapy following a cerebrovascular accident. - Answer️a) get a flu shot every year. The client presents with linear clusters of fluid-containing vesicles with some crusting. This is a) Allergic reaction b) Ringworm c) Systemic Lupus Erythematosus d) Herpes Zoster - Answer️d) Herpes Zoster The client has a draining abdominal wound that has become infected. In caring for the client, the nurse will implement a) No precautions b) Contact precautions c) Droplet precautions d) Airborned precautions - Answer️b) Contact precautions Which of the following changes in the older adult places them at higher risk of infection? a) Increased vascularity b) Thickening of skin c) Decreased cough d) Increased doctor visits - Answer️c) Decreased cough Which of the following actions violates a principle that is key to proper handwashing at the bedside? a) Washing your hands for 1 min b) Shaking your hands dry over the sink c) Using warm, not very hot water d) Using the soap provided by the agency - Answer️b) Shaking your hands dry over the sink A client with AIDS develops oral hairy leukoplakia, an infection caused by the Epstein-Barr virus. The leukoplakia is a) Nosocomial infection b) Primary infection c) Systemic infection d) Secondary infection - Answer️d) Secondary infection Justice means: a) Being fair b) Avoidance of harm c) Taking positive actions to help d) keeping promises - Answer️a) Being fair Veracity is: a) telling the truth. b) making a promise. c) doing no harm. d) doing good to others. - Answer️a) telling the truth Define: Contact Precautions: a) How the pathogen travels from one person to another b) when there is risk for transmitting a disease by contact c) A biological agent that causes disease d) Touching an infected person - Answer️ The nurse who understands the principles of sterile technique opens a sterile package by: a) opening the outermost layer away from them b) opening the outermost layer toward them c) opening the outermost layers from left to right d) opening the outermost layers from right to left - Answer️a) opening the outermost layer away from them What does sterile mean? a) Dirty b) Free from all organisms c) Free from all contamination d) Very clean - Answer️b) Free from all organisms What is clinical judgement? A)Collecting & analyzing information B) Involves observing, comparing, & evaluating the client's condition C)Attempting to find a solution D)Establishing priorities - Answer️B) Involves observing, comparing, & evaluating the client's condition What is nursing assessment? a-Nurse administers medications b-Nurse creates a plan of care c-Nurses evaluate effect of medication d-Nurse collects pertinent data - Answer️d-Nurse collects pertinent data Beneficence is a)an action that promotes good b)doing no harm c)being truthful d)being just - Answer️an action that promotes good Which organization is directly responsible for regulating the practice of nursing in each state? a)The American Nurses Association b)The state board of nursing c)The American Medical Association - Answer️b)The state board of nursing The nurse is assigned to care for four clients. In planning client rounds, which client should the nurse assess first? a)A client with a new medication b)A client scheduled for a chest x-ray c)A client with asthma who requested a breathing treatment d)A client requiring daily dressing change - Answer️c)A client with asthma who requested a breathing treatment What is it called when the nurse develops a plan? a)Assessment b)Diagnosis c)Planning d)Implementation - Answer️c)Planning All are aspects of prioritization EXCEPT a)Which client should I see first ? b)What am I going to do? c)What interventions should be performed first? b)Which tasks appropriate to delegate ? - Answer️b)What am I going to do? Which comes first when prioritizing care? a)Breathing b)Circulation c)Airway d)Temperature - Answer️c)Airway (Airway, Breathing, Circulation) Which is a physiologic need based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? a)Freedom b)Health c)Family d)Clothing - Answer️d) Clothing What is self-actualization? a)Desire to become the most you can be! b)Desire to become the strongest you can be! c)Desire to become the best you can be! d)Desire to become the smartest you can be! - Answer️a)Desire to become the most you can be! In a nursing process priority setting, the nurse should always remember to do which of the following? a)Develop a plan of care b)Assess the client c)Identify the main nursing priority problem d)Implement nursing interventions - Answer️b)Assess the client For a client who is confused, disoriented & has been getting out of bed, what is the less restrictive intervention to use? a)A Wrist restraint only b)Bed alarm c)mattress pad bedside bed d)Mild sedative - Answer️b)Bed alarm What is health? a)The absence of disease or infirmity b)Optimal physical and mental functioning. c)A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being d)Being up to date on all vaccinations - Answer️c)A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being Which level of prevention focuses on the early detection of disease? a)Primary b)Secondary c)Tertiary d)Quadernary - Answer️b)Secondary Is Health promotion the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health. True False - Answer️True Which level of prevention prevents the initial occurrence of disease? a)Primary b)Secondary c)Tertiary d)Quaternary - Answer️a)Primary Which level of prevention focuses on recovery after disease? a)Primary b)Secondary c)Tertiary d)Quaternary - Answer️c)Tertiary