NURS 171 Exam 1 NCLEX || Most Recent Exam
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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 patients confidentiality
C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient
care - ANSWER D. Defines the principles of right and wrong
to provide patient care
Rationale: "the nursing code of ethics is a statement of
philosophical ideas of right and wrong that define the
principles you will use to provide care to your patients" (Potter
pg. 3)
A nurse is caring for a patient with end stage lung disease. The
patient wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The
family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure. The
,nurse explains the risk and benefits of the operation to the
family and discusses the patient's wishes with them. The nurse
is acting as the patient's:
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Communicator - ANSWER -B. Advocate
Rationale: "As a patient advocate, you protect a patient's human
and legal rights
and provide assistance in asserting these rights if the need
arises" (Potter pg. 4)
The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a
dressing change procedure for the patient's wound. The
patient's spouse demonstrates how to change the dressing.
The nurse is acting as which professional role?
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Communicator - ANSWER -A. Educator
Rationale: "As an educator, you.... Demonstrate procedures
such as self-care
activities...." (Potter
pg. 4)
The examination for RN licensure is the same in every state in
the U.S. 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. Provides the minimal standard of
knowledge for an RN in practice.
Rationale: The NCLEX "provides a standardized minimum
knowledge base for
nurses" (Potter
pg. 11)
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse have knowledge
and skills for a
variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of
the following are
examples of these roles and responsibilities? (SELECT ALL
THAT APPLY)
A.
Caregiver
B.
Autonomy
C. Patient
advocate
D. Health
promotion
2026-2027 Actual Complete Real Exam Questions
And Correct Answers (Verified Answers) Already
Graded A+ | Guaranteed Success!! Newest Exam
| Just Released!!
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 patients confidentiality
C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient
care - ANSWER D. Defines the principles of right and wrong
to provide patient care
Rationale: "the nursing code of ethics is a statement of
philosophical ideas of right and wrong that define the
principles you will use to provide care to your patients" (Potter
pg. 3)
A nurse is caring for a patient with end stage lung disease. The
patient wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The
family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure. The
,nurse explains the risk and benefits of the operation to the
family and discusses the patient's wishes with them. The nurse
is acting as the patient's:
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Communicator - ANSWER -B. Advocate
Rationale: "As a patient advocate, you protect a patient's human
and legal rights
and provide assistance in asserting these rights if the need
arises" (Potter pg. 4)
The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a
dressing change procedure for the patient's wound. The
patient's spouse demonstrates how to change the dressing.
The nurse is acting as which professional role?
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Communicator - ANSWER -A. Educator
Rationale: "As an educator, you.... Demonstrate procedures
such as self-care
activities...." (Potter
pg. 4)
The examination for RN licensure is the same in every state in
the U.S. 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. Provides the minimal standard of
knowledge for an RN in practice.
Rationale: The NCLEX "provides a standardized minimum
knowledge base for
nurses" (Potter
pg. 11)
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse have knowledge
and skills for a
variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of
the following are
examples of these roles and responsibilities? (SELECT ALL
THAT APPLY)
A.
Caregiver
B.
Autonomy
C. Patient
advocate
D. Health
promotion
