Nursing Final Exam Questions
1. You are preparing a presentation for your nursing course on the topic of professional
standards of care. Which statements best describe professional standards of care?
(select all that apply)
1. Describe a competent level of behavior in the professional role.
2. Protect the patient's confidentiality.
3. Are based on scientific research.
4. Provide the foundation for decision making for nurses.
5.Define the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care.: 1, 3, 4
2. The nurse is providing a patient and caregiver information about the low-sodium diet
ordered by the health care provider. The nurse uses teach-back to determine and
patient's understanding of the diet. Which professional nursing role is demonstrated by
the nurse?
1. Manager
2. Educator
3. Researcher
4. Caregiver: 2
3. The nurse participates in a team care conference for patient. The nurse listens to the
registered dietitian and physical and occupational therapists detail the plan for the
patient. The nurse then describes the patient's concerns about walking to the group. This
an example of which QSEN competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Evidence-based practice: 3
4. The nurse is preparing a presentation on the nursing profession and factors that are
creating impact. Which are key factors impacting professional nursing today that should
be included in the presentation? (select all that apply)
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1.Increasing prevalence of workplace violence.
2. Increased need for knowledge on emergency preparedness.
3. The rising rate of the medically underserved population.
4. Shift of the population form urban settings to rural areas.
5. Increased number of nurses reaching retirement age.: 1, 2, 3, 5
5. A nurse has responsibility for the nursing budget, develops strategic programs, and
oversees staffing for all clinical departments in a hospital. The nurse is practicing in
which nursing role?
1. Nurse manager
2. Nurse administrator
3. Nurse educator
4. Nurse researcher: 2
6. A nurse is caring for patient who had surgery 2 days days ago and has not yet had a
bowel movement. Upon assessment, the nurse finds bowel sounds are present in all
four quadrants, abdomen is slightly distended, and patient reports feeling
uncomfortably full. The patient has been scheduled for discharge tomorrow. The
nursing history on admission noted that the patient had a history of constipation and
takes stool softeners. The nurse prepares to call the health care provider to request a
medication for constipation. Place the following in the correct order for an SBAR
communication related to this concern.
1. Would you prescribe a medication for relief of constipation?
2. Mr. John Smith had surgery 3 days ago, and he has not yet had a bowel movement.
He is slated for discharge tomorrow.
3. Mr. Smith reports that he has a history of constipation and often takes stool softeners
at home.
4. Mr. Smith has bowel sounds in: 2, 3, 4, 1
7. A family member angrily tells the nurse, "No one told me that my husband was back
in his room after surgery. I have been waiting and worrying for 3
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hours!" How should the nurse reply?
1. "Well, the recovery room nurse is supposed to take care of that before sending the
patient back to us. I will be sure to let her know about your frustration."
2. "I am sorry we did not notify you more quickly. It sounds like you have been really
worried about your husband."
3. "At least your husband's surgery went well. That is something positive to think
about."
4. "I would be angry, too, if no one told me that my husband was back in his room
after surgery.": 2
8. A patient recovering from a surgery that has a decreased ability to speak has activated
her nurse cal system. How should the nurse respond? 1. Use the intercom and ask the
patient, "What do you need?"
2. Respond in person and speak loudly and carefully.
3. Respond in person and ask simple questions that can be answered with a gesture.
4. Use the intercom and use simple sentences.: 3
9. A nurse is providing a hand-off report related to a patient leaving the medical-surgical
unit for a diagnostic procedure. What should the nurse providing the report include?
(select all that apply)
1. Timing and administration of new, STAT, and pro medications.
2. Recent laboratory results.
3. Perceptions of the patient's family situation.
4. Discharge planning issues.
5. The patient's need for an interpreter.: 1, 2, 5
10. A nurse is being uncivil by speaking poorly about a new nurse in front of a patient.
What should the charge nurse who overhears this do?
1. Promptly counter the negative statement by the uncivil nurse with a positive
statement.
1. You are preparing a presentation for your nursing course on the topic of professional
standards of care. Which statements best describe professional standards of care?
(select all that apply)
1. Describe a competent level of behavior in the professional role.
2. Protect the patient's confidentiality.
3. Are based on scientific research.
4. Provide the foundation for decision making for nurses.
5.Define the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care.: 1, 3, 4
2. The nurse is providing a patient and caregiver information about the low-sodium diet
ordered by the health care provider. The nurse uses teach-back to determine and
patient's understanding of the diet. Which professional nursing role is demonstrated by
the nurse?
1. Manager
2. Educator
3. Researcher
4. Caregiver: 2
3. The nurse participates in a team care conference for patient. The nurse listens to the
registered dietitian and physical and occupational therapists detail the plan for the
patient. The nurse then describes the patient's concerns about walking to the group. This
an example of which QSEN competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Evidence-based practice: 3
4. The nurse is preparing a presentation on the nursing profession and factors that are
creating impact. Which are key factors impacting professional nursing today that should
be included in the presentation? (select all that apply)
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1.Increasing prevalence of workplace violence.
2. Increased need for knowledge on emergency preparedness.
3. The rising rate of the medically underserved population.
4. Shift of the population form urban settings to rural areas.
5. Increased number of nurses reaching retirement age.: 1, 2, 3, 5
5. A nurse has responsibility for the nursing budget, develops strategic programs, and
oversees staffing for all clinical departments in a hospital. The nurse is practicing in
which nursing role?
1. Nurse manager
2. Nurse administrator
3. Nurse educator
4. Nurse researcher: 2
6. A nurse is caring for patient who had surgery 2 days days ago and has not yet had a
bowel movement. Upon assessment, the nurse finds bowel sounds are present in all
four quadrants, abdomen is slightly distended, and patient reports feeling
uncomfortably full. The patient has been scheduled for discharge tomorrow. The
nursing history on admission noted that the patient had a history of constipation and
takes stool softeners. The nurse prepares to call the health care provider to request a
medication for constipation. Place the following in the correct order for an SBAR
communication related to this concern.
1. Would you prescribe a medication for relief of constipation?
2. Mr. John Smith had surgery 3 days ago, and he has not yet had a bowel movement.
He is slated for discharge tomorrow.
3. Mr. Smith reports that he has a history of constipation and often takes stool softeners
at home.
4. Mr. Smith has bowel sounds in: 2, 3, 4, 1
7. A family member angrily tells the nurse, "No one told me that my husband was back
in his room after surgery. I have been waiting and worrying for 3
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hours!" How should the nurse reply?
1. "Well, the recovery room nurse is supposed to take care of that before sending the
patient back to us. I will be sure to let her know about your frustration."
2. "I am sorry we did not notify you more quickly. It sounds like you have been really
worried about your husband."
3. "At least your husband's surgery went well. That is something positive to think
about."
4. "I would be angry, too, if no one told me that my husband was back in his room
after surgery.": 2
8. A patient recovering from a surgery that has a decreased ability to speak has activated
her nurse cal system. How should the nurse respond? 1. Use the intercom and ask the
patient, "What do you need?"
2. Respond in person and speak loudly and carefully.
3. Respond in person and ask simple questions that can be answered with a gesture.
4. Use the intercom and use simple sentences.: 3
9. A nurse is providing a hand-off report related to a patient leaving the medical-surgical
unit for a diagnostic procedure. What should the nurse providing the report include?
(select all that apply)
1. Timing and administration of new, STAT, and pro medications.
2. Recent laboratory results.
3. Perceptions of the patient's family situation.
4. Discharge planning issues.
5. The patient's need for an interpreter.: 1, 2, 5
10. A nurse is being uncivil by speaking poorly about a new nurse in front of a patient.
What should the charge nurse who overhears this do?
1. Promptly counter the negative statement by the uncivil nurse with a positive
statement.
