NURS 250 QUIZ Questions and Answers
A 30-year-old client is admitted to the health care facility with back pain. Which of the following
statements should the nurse use while counseling a client with back pain? ✔✔"Maintain good
body posture while sitting."
Establishing the criteria for the education and licensure of nurses is a component of: ✔✔State's
nurse practice act
Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to the 16th
century? ✔✔most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes
Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of nursing?
✔✔preventing illness
A nurse develops a care plan for a diabetic patient that focuses on the patient's knowledge
deficit of insulin administration, and devises interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes.
This is an example of using which of the following type of nursing skills? ✔✔cognitive
A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of the following
statements accurately describes this state of being? ✔✔Health is a state of optimal functioning
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the
Civil War? ✔✔lack of educational standards
The nurse pursued a degree in nursing by attending a junior college for 2 years and
successfully took the NCLEX-RN upon completion. Since getting his degree, the nurse has
worked in an inpatient setting on a transplant floor for 17 years. Based on the information given,
which degree does this nurse have? ✔✔Associate degree
, Which is an appropriately stated nursing intervention? ✔✔Ambulate 30 ft. twice a day with
assistance of a walker
Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
✔✔Clara Barton
Which of the following is an example of an illness prevention activity by the nurse?
✔✔administering immunizations
The Standards of Practice provide nurses with: ✔✔guidelines for providing care
Who established the first public health service for the sick and poor? ✔✔Lillian Wald
Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing? ✔✔Florence Nightingale
The nurse is holding a cholesterol screening at a local pharmacy this Saturday morning. What
level(s) of health promotion is this screening an example of? ✔✔Secondary health promotion
A client has had a total knee replacement and is receiving care that includes learning to walk
with a walker. What level of prevention is most applicable to this client? ✔✔Tertiary Prevention
A 90-year-old woman has a staphylococcus infection in her decubitus ulcer. Staphylococcus is
the: ✔✔Agent
The nursing instructor is teaching the students about acute and chronic illnesses and informs
them that health promotion and illness prevention is vital because . ✔✔chronic
illnesses are the leading health problem in the world
A 30-year-old client is admitted to the health care facility with back pain. Which of the following
statements should the nurse use while counseling a client with back pain? ✔✔"Maintain good
body posture while sitting."
Establishing the criteria for the education and licensure of nurses is a component of: ✔✔State's
nurse practice act
Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early civilization to the 16th
century? ✔✔most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes
Teaching a woman about breast self-examination is an example of what broad aim of nursing?
✔✔preventing illness
A nurse develops a care plan for a diabetic patient that focuses on the patient's knowledge
deficit of insulin administration, and devises interventions to accomplish the desired outcomes.
This is an example of using which of the following type of nursing skills? ✔✔cognitive
A nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of the following
statements accurately describes this state of being? ✔✔Health is a state of optimal functioning
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the United States after the
Civil War? ✔✔lack of educational standards
The nurse pursued a degree in nursing by attending a junior college for 2 years and
successfully took the NCLEX-RN upon completion. Since getting his degree, the nurse has
worked in an inpatient setting on a transplant floor for 17 years. Based on the information given,
which degree does this nurse have? ✔✔Associate degree
, Which is an appropriately stated nursing intervention? ✔✔Ambulate 30 ft. twice a day with
assistance of a walker
Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
✔✔Clara Barton
Which of the following is an example of an illness prevention activity by the nurse?
✔✔administering immunizations
The Standards of Practice provide nurses with: ✔✔guidelines for providing care
Who established the first public health service for the sick and poor? ✔✔Lillian Wald
Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing? ✔✔Florence Nightingale
The nurse is holding a cholesterol screening at a local pharmacy this Saturday morning. What
level(s) of health promotion is this screening an example of? ✔✔Secondary health promotion
A client has had a total knee replacement and is receiving care that includes learning to walk
with a walker. What level of prevention is most applicable to this client? ✔✔Tertiary Prevention
A 90-year-old woman has a staphylococcus infection in her decubitus ulcer. Staphylococcus is
the: ✔✔Agent
The nursing instructor is teaching the students about acute and chronic illnesses and informs
them that health promotion and illness prevention is vital because . ✔✔chronic
illnesses are the leading health problem in the world
