1. You are participating D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
in a clinical care co-
ordination conference When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service according to
for a patient with ter- standards of practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of ethics is
minal cancer. You talk the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you
with your colleagues will use to provide care for your patients. The code serves as a guide for
about using the nurs- carrying out nursing responsibilities to provide quality nursing care and
ing code of ethics the ethical obligations of the profession.
for professional regis-
tered nurses to guide
care decisions. A non-
nursing colleague asks
about this code. Which
of the following state-
ments best describes
this code?
A. Improves
self-health care
B. Protects the pa-
tient's confidentiality
C. Ensures identical
care to all patients
D. Defines the prin-
ciples of right and
wrong to provide pa-
tient care
2. An 18-year-old woman C. Assessment
is in the emergency
department with fever Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to the pa-
and cough. The nurse tient's health and/or the situation.
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obtains her vital signs,
auscultates her lung
sounds, listens to her
heart sounds, deter-
mines her level of com-
fort, and collects blood
and sputum samples
for analysis. Which
standard of practice is
performed?
A. Diagnosis
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation
3. A patient in the emer- D. Implementation
gency department has
developed wheezing Implementation is completing coordinating care and the prescribed plan
and shortness of of care.
breath. The nurse
gives the ordered
medicated nebulizer
treatment now and in
4 hours. Which stan-
dard of practice is per-
formed?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation
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4. A nurse is caring for a B. Advocate
patient with end-stage
lung disease. The pa- An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to make choices
tient wants to go home about his or her care. An advocate may also provide additional information
on oxygen and be to help a patient decide whether or not to accept a treatment or find an
comfortable. The fam- interpreter to help family members communicate their concerns.
ily wants the patient
to have a new sur-
gical procedure. The
nurse explains the risk
and benefits of the
surgery to the fami-
ly and discusses the
patient's wishes with
the family. The nurse
is acting as the pa-
tient's:
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Case manager
5. Evidence-based prac- C. A problem-solving approach that integrates best current evidence with
tice is defined as: clinical practice
A. Nursing care based Evidence-based practice integrates best current evidence with clinical ex-
on tradition pertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal
B. Scholarly inquiry health care.
of nursing and bio-
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medical research liter-
ature
C. A problem-solving
approach that inte-
grates best current
evidence with clinical
practice
D. Quality nursing care
provided in an effi-
cient and economically
sound manner
6. The examination for D. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for a registered nurse in
registered nurse licen- practice
sure is exactly the
same in every state in Registered nurse (RN) candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN® that the
the United States. This individual State Boards of Nursing administer. Regardless of educational
examination: preparation, the examination for RN licensure is exactly the same in every
state in the United States. This provides a standardized minimum knowl-
A. Guarantees safe edge base for nurses.
nursing care for all pa-
tients
B. Ensures standard
nursing care for all pa-
tients
C. Ensures that honest
and ethical care is pro-
vided
D. Provides a mini-
mal standard of knowl-
edge for a registered
nurse in practice