PN 101 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The nurse describes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of
nursing practice is the nurse following?
A) Assessment
B) diagnosis
C) planning
D) implementation - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: C
In planning the RN develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain
expected outcomes.
A nurse assesess a patients fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink more fluids.
The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse
demonstrating?
A) Licensure
B)Autonomy
C) certification
D) Accountability - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: B Autotomy is an essential element of
the professional nursing that involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions
without medical orders.
A nurse identifies the gaps between local and best practices. Which quality and safety
education for nurses (QSEN) competency is the nurse demonstrating?
A) Safety
B) Patient- centered care
C) Team work and collaboration - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: C Quality improvement
identifies gaps between local and best practices. Safety minimizes risk of harm to patients
and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance. Patient-
centered care recognizes the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in
providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences,
values, and needs. Teamwork and collaboration allows effective functioning within nursing
and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared
decision making.
,An example of a violation to criminal law by a nurse is:
A) Taking a controlled substance from agency supply for personal use.
B)Accidentally administering a drug to the wrong
C) Advising a patient to sue the doctor for a supposed mistake the doctor made
D) Writing a letter to the newspaper outlining questionable or unsafe hospital practices -
CORRECT ANSWER ANS: A Theft of a controlled substance is a federal crime and
consequently a crime against society
A patient is scheduled for surgery. When getting ready to obtain the informed consent, the
patient tells the nurse, "I have no idea what is going to happen. I couldn't ask any questions."
The nurse does not allow the patient to sign the permit and notifies the health care provider of
the situation. Which role is the nurse displaying?
a. Manager
b. Patient educator
c. Patient advocate
d. Clinical nurse specialist - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: C As a patient advocate, the
nurse protects the patient's human and legal rights, including the right of the patient to
understand procedures before signing permits. Although nurses can be educators, it is the
responsibility of the surgeon to provide education for the patient in preparation for surgery,
and it is the nurse's responsibility to notify the health care provider if the patient is not
properly educated. Managers coordinate the activities of members of the nursing staff in
delivering nursing care, and clinical nurse specialists are experts in a specialized area of
nursing practice in a variety of settings
A nurse teaches a group of nursing students about nurse practice acts. Which information
is most important to include in the teaching session about nurse practice acts?
a. Protects the nurse
b. Protects the public
c. Protects the provider
d. Protects the hospital - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: B The nurse practice acts
regulate the scope of nursing practice and protect public health, safety, and welfare. They do
not protect the nurse, provider, or hospital
, A nurse is using a guide that provides principles of right and wrong to provide care to
patients.
Which guide is the nurse using?
a. Code of ethics
b. Standards of practice
c. Standards of professional performance
d. Quality and safety education for nurses - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: A The code of
ethics is the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will use to
provide care to your patients. The Standards of Practice describe a competent level of nursing
care. The ANA Standards of Professional Performance describe a competent level of behavior
in the professional role. Quality and safety education for nurses addresses the challenge to
prepare nurses with the competencies needed to continuously improve the quality of care in
their work environments
While providing care to a patient, the nurse is responsible, both professionally and legally.
Which concept does this describe?
a. Autonomy
b. Accountability
c. Patient advocacy
d. Patient education - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: B Accountability means that the
nurse is responsible, professionally and legally, for the type and quality of nursing care
provided. Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the
initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical orders.As a patient advocate,
the nurse protects the patient's human and legal rights and provides assistance in asserting
these rights if the need arises. As an educator, the nurse explains concepts and facts about
health, describes the reasons for routine care activities, demonstrates procedures such as self-
care activities, reinforces learning or patient behavior, and evaluates the patient's progress in
learning
The nurse administering pain medication every 4 hours is an example of which aspect of
patient care?
A) Assessment data
B) Nursing diagnosis
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The nurse describes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of
nursing practice is the nurse following?
A) Assessment
B) diagnosis
C) planning
D) implementation - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: C
In planning the RN develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain
expected outcomes.
A nurse assesess a patients fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink more fluids.
The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse
demonstrating?
A) Licensure
B)Autonomy
C) certification
D) Accountability - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: B Autotomy is an essential element of
the professional nursing that involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions
without medical orders.
A nurse identifies the gaps between local and best practices. Which quality and safety
education for nurses (QSEN) competency is the nurse demonstrating?
A) Safety
B) Patient- centered care
C) Team work and collaboration - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: C Quality improvement
identifies gaps between local and best practices. Safety minimizes risk of harm to patients
and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance. Patient-
centered care recognizes the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in
providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient's preferences,
values, and needs. Teamwork and collaboration allows effective functioning within nursing
and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared
decision making.
,An example of a violation to criminal law by a nurse is:
A) Taking a controlled substance from agency supply for personal use.
B)Accidentally administering a drug to the wrong
C) Advising a patient to sue the doctor for a supposed mistake the doctor made
D) Writing a letter to the newspaper outlining questionable or unsafe hospital practices -
CORRECT ANSWER ANS: A Theft of a controlled substance is a federal crime and
consequently a crime against society
A patient is scheduled for surgery. When getting ready to obtain the informed consent, the
patient tells the nurse, "I have no idea what is going to happen. I couldn't ask any questions."
The nurse does not allow the patient to sign the permit and notifies the health care provider of
the situation. Which role is the nurse displaying?
a. Manager
b. Patient educator
c. Patient advocate
d. Clinical nurse specialist - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: C As a patient advocate, the
nurse protects the patient's human and legal rights, including the right of the patient to
understand procedures before signing permits. Although nurses can be educators, it is the
responsibility of the surgeon to provide education for the patient in preparation for surgery,
and it is the nurse's responsibility to notify the health care provider if the patient is not
properly educated. Managers coordinate the activities of members of the nursing staff in
delivering nursing care, and clinical nurse specialists are experts in a specialized area of
nursing practice in a variety of settings
A nurse teaches a group of nursing students about nurse practice acts. Which information
is most important to include in the teaching session about nurse practice acts?
a. Protects the nurse
b. Protects the public
c. Protects the provider
d. Protects the hospital - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: B The nurse practice acts
regulate the scope of nursing practice and protect public health, safety, and welfare. They do
not protect the nurse, provider, or hospital
, A nurse is using a guide that provides principles of right and wrong to provide care to
patients.
Which guide is the nurse using?
a. Code of ethics
b. Standards of practice
c. Standards of professional performance
d. Quality and safety education for nurses - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: A The code of
ethics is the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will use to
provide care to your patients. The Standards of Practice describe a competent level of nursing
care. The ANA Standards of Professional Performance describe a competent level of behavior
in the professional role. Quality and safety education for nurses addresses the challenge to
prepare nurses with the competencies needed to continuously improve the quality of care in
their work environments
While providing care to a patient, the nurse is responsible, both professionally and legally.
Which concept does this describe?
a. Autonomy
b. Accountability
c. Patient advocacy
d. Patient education - CORRECT ANSWER ANS: B Accountability means that the
nurse is responsible, professionally and legally, for the type and quality of nursing care
provided. Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the
initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical orders.As a patient advocate,
the nurse protects the patient's human and legal rights and provides assistance in asserting
these rights if the need arises. As an educator, the nurse explains concepts and facts about
health, describes the reasons for routine care activities, demonstrates procedures such as self-
care activities, reinforces learning or patient behavior, and evaluates the patient's progress in
learning
The nurse administering pain medication every 4 hours is an example of which aspect of
patient care?
A) Assessment data
B) Nursing diagnosis
