NMNC 3110 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT | ALREADY
PASSED
A new nurse graduate is attending orientation at the local hospital. Before being
assigned to a preceptor and taking patients, the graduate must attend a 2-day
classroom orientation at the hospital to learn about institution policies and procedures.
The graduate is anxious to begin work in the ICU caring for patients, but understands
that part of the job is to represent the hospital in a professional manner. The graduate
cannot do this until learning institution protocols. The hospital in which the graduate is
employed is a large county health care facility that cares for thousands of medically
underserved patients. Which of the following contribute to increases in the medically
underserved population?
A. Rising health care costs
B. Mental Illness
C. Government Funding - Answer- A and B
A new nurse graduate is attending orientation at the local hospital. Before being
assigned to a preceptor and taking patients, the graduate must attend a 2-day
classroom orientation at the hospital to learn about institution policies and procedures.
The graduate is anxious to begin work in the ICU caring for patients, but understands
that part of the job is to represent the hospital in a professional manner. The graduate
cannot do this until learning institution protocols. Since nursing is a caring profession,
the graduate does not need to be concerned about budgets and rising costs when it
comes to caring for patients.
True or False? - Answer- False
Compassion Fatigue - Answer- Negatively impacts the health and wellness of nurses
and the quality of care provided to patients
Lateral Violence - Answer- Includes behaviors such as withholding information, making
snide remarks, and nonverbal expression of disapproval.
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care
coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation,
you have your classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered
Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this document is important. Which statement
best describes this code?
A. Improves self-health care
B. Protects the patient's confidentiality
,C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care - Answer- D.
The examination for RN licensure is the same in every state in the United States. This
examination:
A. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients
B. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients
C. Provides the minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
D. Guarantees standardized education across all prelicensure programs - Answer- C.
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of these models is
expected from health care reform?
A. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
B. Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion model
C. Moving from hospital-based to community-based care
D. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model - Answer- A.
The nurse manager meets with the registered nursing staff about an increase in urinary
tract infections with patients with a foley catheter. The staff work together to review the
literature on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), identifies at-risk
patients, and establishes new catheter care practices. This is an example of which
QSEN competency?
A. Patient-centered care
B. Safety
C. Teamwork and collaboration
D. Quality improvement - Answer- D.
A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention to correctly position
patients who are on ventilators to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated
respiratory secretions. This is an example of which QSEN competency?
A. Patient-centered care
B. Evidence-based practice
C. Teamwork and collaboration
D. Quality improvement - Answer- B
The nurse on an acute care medical floor notices an increase in pressure injury
formation in their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of
treatment. The first is the procedure currently used to assess for pressure injury risk.
The second uses a new assessment instrument to identify at-risk patients. Given this
information , the nurse consultant exemplifies which career?
A. Clinical nurse-specialist
B. Nurse administrator
C. Nurse educator
D. Nurse researcher - Answer- D
,Critical Thinking involves - Answer- The ability to think in a systemic and logical manner
with openness to question and reflect on the reasoning process.
Define Evidence-Based practice - Answer- Knowledge based on research or clinical
expertise, make nurses better informed critical thinkers.
As you care for a patient, you need to reflect after the caring by asking what specific
questions? - Answer- A. What did I learn from the experience?
B. Did I respond appropriately in this situation? If not, how should I have responded?
C. What were the consequences of my actions? Whom did they affect and in what way?
D. How might I act differently in the future?
E. Was I working from tradition or evidence-based practice?
Basic level of critical thinking - Answer- Answers complex problems perceived as either
right or wrong. A single solution usually resolves each problem.
Complex level of critical thinking - Answer- Make clinical decisions more independently.
Creativity allows nurses to generate many ideas quickly, be able to change viewpoints,
and create original solutions to problems. Consider different options from routine
procedure.
Commitment level of critical thinking - Answer- Able to consider wide array of clinical
alternatives for a patient's situation. Recognize that sometimes a proper action is the
decision to not act or to delay an action until a later time based on experience and
knowledge. Able to apply all elements of clinical judgement model almost automatically.
Problem-solving skills - Answer- Focuses on problem resolution
Inference - Answer- Process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence
Scientific Method - Answer- Systematic, ordered approach to gathering data and solving
problems
Clinical decision making - Answer- Obtain information and then use the information plus
what you already know to find a solution
Nursing Process - Answer- Five-step clinical decision-making approach
Decision Making - Answer- Careful reasoning so the best options are chosen for the
best outcomes
Diagnostic reasoning - Answer- A form of decision making that involves being able to
understand and think through clinical problems, gather information about the problem,
analyze clues or individual cues, understand the meaning of evidence and know when
there is enough information to make an accurate diagnosis.
, Novice - Answer- Beginning nurse student or any nurse entering a situation in which
there is no previous level of experience
Advanced beginner - Answer- Nurse who has had some level of experience with the
situation, the experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse can identify
meaningful aspects
Competent - Answer- Same clinical position for 2-3 years, understands the organization
and specific care required. Anticipate nursing care and establish long range goals.
Proficient - Answer- 2-3 years of experience in some clinical position, perceives patients
clinical site as a whole, readily transfer knowledge gained from previous experience,
focus on managing care.
Expert - Answer- Diverse experience can zero in on the problem and focus on multiple
dimensions of the situation skilled at identifying both patient centered problem and
problem related to the healthcare system
Assess - Answer- RN collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare
consumers health and situation
Diagnose - Answer- Analyzes assessment data to determine the actual or potential
diagnoses, problems, and issues.
Plan/Outcome identification - Answer- RN identifies expected outcomes for a plan
individualized to the healthcare consumer or situation
Implement - Answer- RN implements the identified plan
Evalutate - Answer- RN evaluates progress towards attainment of goals and outcomes
ANA - Answer- American Nurses Association
Nursing Definition - Answer- According to the ANA, it is the art and science of caring
and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities
ANA Standards of Professional Performance - Answer- Ethics, advocacy, respectful and
equitable practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, scholarly
inquiry, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource stewardship, and
environmental health
ANA Code of Ethics - Answer- Statement of philosophical ideals of right and wrong that
defines the principles you will use to provide care to your patients.
Professional Roles - Answer- Autonomy and Accountability
Caregiver
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT | ALREADY
PASSED
A new nurse graduate is attending orientation at the local hospital. Before being
assigned to a preceptor and taking patients, the graduate must attend a 2-day
classroom orientation at the hospital to learn about institution policies and procedures.
The graduate is anxious to begin work in the ICU caring for patients, but understands
that part of the job is to represent the hospital in a professional manner. The graduate
cannot do this until learning institution protocols. The hospital in which the graduate is
employed is a large county health care facility that cares for thousands of medically
underserved patients. Which of the following contribute to increases in the medically
underserved population?
A. Rising health care costs
B. Mental Illness
C. Government Funding - Answer- A and B
A new nurse graduate is attending orientation at the local hospital. Before being
assigned to a preceptor and taking patients, the graduate must attend a 2-day
classroom orientation at the hospital to learn about institution policies and procedures.
The graduate is anxious to begin work in the ICU caring for patients, but understands
that part of the job is to represent the hospital in a professional manner. The graduate
cannot do this until learning institution protocols. Since nursing is a caring profession,
the graduate does not need to be concerned about budgets and rising costs when it
comes to caring for patients.
True or False? - Answer- False
Compassion Fatigue - Answer- Negatively impacts the health and wellness of nurses
and the quality of care provided to patients
Lateral Violence - Answer- Includes behaviors such as withholding information, making
snide remarks, and nonverbal expression of disapproval.
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care
coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation,
you have your classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered
Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this document is important. Which statement
best describes this code?
A. Improves self-health care
B. Protects the patient's confidentiality
,C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care - Answer- D.
The examination for RN licensure is the same in every state in the United States. This
examination:
A. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients
B. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients
C. Provides the minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
D. Guarantees standardized education across all prelicensure programs - Answer- C.
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of these models is
expected from health care reform?
A. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
B. Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion model
C. Moving from hospital-based to community-based care
D. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model - Answer- A.
The nurse manager meets with the registered nursing staff about an increase in urinary
tract infections with patients with a foley catheter. The staff work together to review the
literature on catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), identifies at-risk
patients, and establishes new catheter care practices. This is an example of which
QSEN competency?
A. Patient-centered care
B. Safety
C. Teamwork and collaboration
D. Quality improvement - Answer- D.
A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention to correctly position
patients who are on ventilators to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated
respiratory secretions. This is an example of which QSEN competency?
A. Patient-centered care
B. Evidence-based practice
C. Teamwork and collaboration
D. Quality improvement - Answer- B
The nurse on an acute care medical floor notices an increase in pressure injury
formation in their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of
treatment. The first is the procedure currently used to assess for pressure injury risk.
The second uses a new assessment instrument to identify at-risk patients. Given this
information , the nurse consultant exemplifies which career?
A. Clinical nurse-specialist
B. Nurse administrator
C. Nurse educator
D. Nurse researcher - Answer- D
,Critical Thinking involves - Answer- The ability to think in a systemic and logical manner
with openness to question and reflect on the reasoning process.
Define Evidence-Based practice - Answer- Knowledge based on research or clinical
expertise, make nurses better informed critical thinkers.
As you care for a patient, you need to reflect after the caring by asking what specific
questions? - Answer- A. What did I learn from the experience?
B. Did I respond appropriately in this situation? If not, how should I have responded?
C. What were the consequences of my actions? Whom did they affect and in what way?
D. How might I act differently in the future?
E. Was I working from tradition or evidence-based practice?
Basic level of critical thinking - Answer- Answers complex problems perceived as either
right or wrong. A single solution usually resolves each problem.
Complex level of critical thinking - Answer- Make clinical decisions more independently.
Creativity allows nurses to generate many ideas quickly, be able to change viewpoints,
and create original solutions to problems. Consider different options from routine
procedure.
Commitment level of critical thinking - Answer- Able to consider wide array of clinical
alternatives for a patient's situation. Recognize that sometimes a proper action is the
decision to not act or to delay an action until a later time based on experience and
knowledge. Able to apply all elements of clinical judgement model almost automatically.
Problem-solving skills - Answer- Focuses on problem resolution
Inference - Answer- Process of drawing conclusions from related pieces of evidence
Scientific Method - Answer- Systematic, ordered approach to gathering data and solving
problems
Clinical decision making - Answer- Obtain information and then use the information plus
what you already know to find a solution
Nursing Process - Answer- Five-step clinical decision-making approach
Decision Making - Answer- Careful reasoning so the best options are chosen for the
best outcomes
Diagnostic reasoning - Answer- A form of decision making that involves being able to
understand and think through clinical problems, gather information about the problem,
analyze clues or individual cues, understand the meaning of evidence and know when
there is enough information to make an accurate diagnosis.
, Novice - Answer- Beginning nurse student or any nurse entering a situation in which
there is no previous level of experience
Advanced beginner - Answer- Nurse who has had some level of experience with the
situation, the experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse can identify
meaningful aspects
Competent - Answer- Same clinical position for 2-3 years, understands the organization
and specific care required. Anticipate nursing care and establish long range goals.
Proficient - Answer- 2-3 years of experience in some clinical position, perceives patients
clinical site as a whole, readily transfer knowledge gained from previous experience,
focus on managing care.
Expert - Answer- Diverse experience can zero in on the problem and focus on multiple
dimensions of the situation skilled at identifying both patient centered problem and
problem related to the healthcare system
Assess - Answer- RN collects pertinent data and information relative to the healthcare
consumers health and situation
Diagnose - Answer- Analyzes assessment data to determine the actual or potential
diagnoses, problems, and issues.
Plan/Outcome identification - Answer- RN identifies expected outcomes for a plan
individualized to the healthcare consumer or situation
Implement - Answer- RN implements the identified plan
Evalutate - Answer- RN evaluates progress towards attainment of goals and outcomes
ANA - Answer- American Nurses Association
Nursing Definition - Answer- According to the ANA, it is the art and science of caring
and focuses on the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities
ANA Standards of Professional Performance - Answer- Ethics, advocacy, respectful and
equitable practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, scholarly
inquiry, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource stewardship, and
environmental health
ANA Code of Ethics - Answer- Statement of philosophical ideals of right and wrong that
defines the principles you will use to provide care to your patients.
Professional Roles - Answer- Autonomy and Accountability
Caregiver
