ATI PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXAM
QUESTIONS & EXACT CORRECT
ANSWERS
Both nurses are discussing nursing school programs. Which of the following is a
characteristic of a profession that is accomplished by schools of nursing?
a. Providing standardized content
b. Providing NCLEX- RN® preparation courses
c. Offering multiple programs to become a nurse - Correct Answer ✔✔ a. Providing
standardized content
Both nurses are discussing nursing as a profession. Which of the following is an
appropriate statement for a nurse to make?
a. "Nursing as a profession is the art and science of healing."
b. "Nursing as a profession is accountable for the effective use of medications."
c. "Nursing as a profession has a social contract between nursing and society." -
Correct Answer ✔✔ "Nursing as a profession has a social contract between nursing and
society."
Which of the following professional associations advances the nursing profession by
creating high standards for nursing practice?
a. American Nurses Association
b. National League for Nursing
c. American Association of Colleges of Nursing - Correct Answer ✔✔ American Nurses
Association
Which of the following are characteristics exhibited by a professional? (Select all that
apply)
a. Technical competence
b. Self-centeredness
c. Concerns for others
d. Interpersonal skills
e. Ethnocentrism - Correct Answer ✔✔ Technical Competence, Concerns for others,
Interpersonal skills
Which of the following provisions in the ANA resource Code of Ethics for Nurses with
Interpretative Statements describes the duty of nurses to develop collaborative solutions
to broad health issues?
a. Provision 4
b. Provision 6
c. Provision - Correct Answer ✔✔ Provision
,Which of the following tenets in the ANA resource Scope and Standards of Practice
describes the use of evidence-based knowledge in the provision of nursing care?
a. Tenet 2
b. Tenet 4
c. Tenet 5 - Correct Answer ✔✔ Tenet 4
Which of the following resources provides guidance on the legal responsibilities of
nurses to clients and society?
a. Nursing's Social Policy Statement
b. Code of Ethics for Nurses
c. Scope and Standards of Practice - Correct Answer ✔✔ Code of Ethics for Nurses
Which of the following professional organizations provides specific guidance to licensed
practical nurses?
a. IPNRC
b. NAPNES
c. AACN - Correct Answer ✔✔ NAPNES
What are the formal expectations of the nursing profession first learned?
a. Working as a new nurse in a health care facility
b. Through classroom and clinical experiences in nursing school
During a relationship with an informal mentor - Correct Answer ✔✔ Through classroom
and clinical experiences in nursing school
Which of the following is responsible for authorizing the practice of nursing?
a. State board of nursing
b. NCLEX
c. American Nurses Association - Correct Answer ✔✔ State board of nursing
A nurse who displays a selfless concern for others is exhibiting which of the following?
a. Accountability
b. Altruism
Responsibility - Correct Answer ✔✔ Altruism
Which of the following is one of the foundations of the nursing profession?
a. Personal morals
b. Professional identity
c. Professional Values - Correct Answer ✔✔ Professional Values
Which of the following actions demonstrates the professional concept of assertiveness?
a. Boldly sharing conflicting ideas
b. Using a team-based approach
c. Feelings of strong self-esteem - Correct Answer ✔✔ Boldly sharing conflicting ideas
, A nurse is acting as a preceptor for a student studying the concept of autonomy. The
nurse confirms the student's clear understanding of autonomy when the student
describes it as which of the following?
a. Critical thinking
b. Team collaboration
c. Individual choice - Correct Answer ✔✔ Individual Choice
Which of the following relates to the concept of caring in professional nursing?
a. Straying from current values
b. Promoting role excellence
c. Reflecting historical evidence - Correct Answer ✔✔ Promoting role excellence
Which of the following can threaten professional integrity? (Select all that apply)
a. Anxiety
b. Beneficence
c. Fast-paced environment
d. Substance abuse
Assertiveness - Correct Answer ✔✔ Anxiety, Fast-paced environment, Substance
abuse
A nurse is compiling an orientation handout related to accountability and responsibility.
Which of the following should the nurse use to describe responsibilities
a. An internal obligation to others
b. Duty to report quality of work
c. Basic care needs of clients - Correct Answer ✔✔ Basic care needs of clients
A nurse is reviewing information related to balancing autonomy with boundaries. Which
of the following phrases should the nurse expect to find related to the concept of
boundaries?
a. Allow for increased flexibility in caregiving
b. Impede design and delivery of safe care
c. Guided by state nurse practice acts - Correct Answer ✔✔ Guided by state nurse
practice acts
A nurse educator is describing positive peer-to-peer interactions during a staff meeting.
Which of the following should he use to accurately describe coaching?
a. Helps overall care delivery
b. Has a designed time frame
c. Outlines clear initial goals. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Helps overall care delivery
1. The inclusion of autonomy in the provision of the client care incorporates which of the
following traits? (Select all that apply)
a. Decision making
b. Sympathy
c. Flexibility
d. Prioritization
QUESTIONS & EXACT CORRECT
ANSWERS
Both nurses are discussing nursing school programs. Which of the following is a
characteristic of a profession that is accomplished by schools of nursing?
a. Providing standardized content
b. Providing NCLEX- RN® preparation courses
c. Offering multiple programs to become a nurse - Correct Answer ✔✔ a. Providing
standardized content
Both nurses are discussing nursing as a profession. Which of the following is an
appropriate statement for a nurse to make?
a. "Nursing as a profession is the art and science of healing."
b. "Nursing as a profession is accountable for the effective use of medications."
c. "Nursing as a profession has a social contract between nursing and society." -
Correct Answer ✔✔ "Nursing as a profession has a social contract between nursing and
society."
Which of the following professional associations advances the nursing profession by
creating high standards for nursing practice?
a. American Nurses Association
b. National League for Nursing
c. American Association of Colleges of Nursing - Correct Answer ✔✔ American Nurses
Association
Which of the following are characteristics exhibited by a professional? (Select all that
apply)
a. Technical competence
b. Self-centeredness
c. Concerns for others
d. Interpersonal skills
e. Ethnocentrism - Correct Answer ✔✔ Technical Competence, Concerns for others,
Interpersonal skills
Which of the following provisions in the ANA resource Code of Ethics for Nurses with
Interpretative Statements describes the duty of nurses to develop collaborative solutions
to broad health issues?
a. Provision 4
b. Provision 6
c. Provision - Correct Answer ✔✔ Provision
,Which of the following tenets in the ANA resource Scope and Standards of Practice
describes the use of evidence-based knowledge in the provision of nursing care?
a. Tenet 2
b. Tenet 4
c. Tenet 5 - Correct Answer ✔✔ Tenet 4
Which of the following resources provides guidance on the legal responsibilities of
nurses to clients and society?
a. Nursing's Social Policy Statement
b. Code of Ethics for Nurses
c. Scope and Standards of Practice - Correct Answer ✔✔ Code of Ethics for Nurses
Which of the following professional organizations provides specific guidance to licensed
practical nurses?
a. IPNRC
b. NAPNES
c. AACN - Correct Answer ✔✔ NAPNES
What are the formal expectations of the nursing profession first learned?
a. Working as a new nurse in a health care facility
b. Through classroom and clinical experiences in nursing school
During a relationship with an informal mentor - Correct Answer ✔✔ Through classroom
and clinical experiences in nursing school
Which of the following is responsible for authorizing the practice of nursing?
a. State board of nursing
b. NCLEX
c. American Nurses Association - Correct Answer ✔✔ State board of nursing
A nurse who displays a selfless concern for others is exhibiting which of the following?
a. Accountability
b. Altruism
Responsibility - Correct Answer ✔✔ Altruism
Which of the following is one of the foundations of the nursing profession?
a. Personal morals
b. Professional identity
c. Professional Values - Correct Answer ✔✔ Professional Values
Which of the following actions demonstrates the professional concept of assertiveness?
a. Boldly sharing conflicting ideas
b. Using a team-based approach
c. Feelings of strong self-esteem - Correct Answer ✔✔ Boldly sharing conflicting ideas
, A nurse is acting as a preceptor for a student studying the concept of autonomy. The
nurse confirms the student's clear understanding of autonomy when the student
describes it as which of the following?
a. Critical thinking
b. Team collaboration
c. Individual choice - Correct Answer ✔✔ Individual Choice
Which of the following relates to the concept of caring in professional nursing?
a. Straying from current values
b. Promoting role excellence
c. Reflecting historical evidence - Correct Answer ✔✔ Promoting role excellence
Which of the following can threaten professional integrity? (Select all that apply)
a. Anxiety
b. Beneficence
c. Fast-paced environment
d. Substance abuse
Assertiveness - Correct Answer ✔✔ Anxiety, Fast-paced environment, Substance
abuse
A nurse is compiling an orientation handout related to accountability and responsibility.
Which of the following should the nurse use to describe responsibilities
a. An internal obligation to others
b. Duty to report quality of work
c. Basic care needs of clients - Correct Answer ✔✔ Basic care needs of clients
A nurse is reviewing information related to balancing autonomy with boundaries. Which
of the following phrases should the nurse expect to find related to the concept of
boundaries?
a. Allow for increased flexibility in caregiving
b. Impede design and delivery of safe care
c. Guided by state nurse practice acts - Correct Answer ✔✔ Guided by state nurse
practice acts
A nurse educator is describing positive peer-to-peer interactions during a staff meeting.
Which of the following should he use to accurately describe coaching?
a. Helps overall care delivery
b. Has a designed time frame
c. Outlines clear initial goals. - Correct Answer ✔✔ Helps overall care delivery
1. The inclusion of autonomy in the provision of the client care incorporates which of the
following traits? (Select all that apply)
a. Decision making
b. Sympathy
c. Flexibility
d. Prioritization
