NCLEX - RN PRACTICE QUESTIONS EXAM 1
100% CORRECT!
,Nursing can best be defined as a discipline that focuses on which of the following?
A. Human responses to health and illness
B. A wide variety of disease states
C. The interaction between nurses and other disciplines
D. The relationship between prevention and teaching - ANSWER A. Human responses
to health and illness
Which challenge must a nurse in today's health care field be prepared to meet?
A. Developing standardized plans of care to control costs
B. Teaching patients to become more dependent on their health care provider
C. Caring for patients in acute care as the length of stay increases
D. Using evidenced-based practice skills as much as possible in daily care - ANSWER
D. Using evidenced-based practice skills as much as possible in daily care
Can you name 3 roles of a nurse? - ANSWER Caregiver
Manager
Educator
Communicator
Professional
Advocate
Researcher
What nurse established the American Red Cross in 1882?
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Clara Barton
C. Dorothea Dix
D. Mary Breckinridge
E. Margret Sanger
F. Mary Mahoney - ANSWER B. Clara Barton
What organization protects the public with regard to nursing practice?
A. Nurse Practice Acts
B. Quality and safety education for nursing
C. American Nurses Association
D. National League for Nursing - ANSWER A. Nurse Practice Acts
True or False:
A child is born with values and forms new values during a lifetime from information from
the environment, family, and culture. - ANSWER False
, Rationale: A child is not born with values, but rather forms values during a lifetime from
information from the environment, family, and culture.
Which value involves acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and
accepted standards of practice?
A. Altruism
B. Autonomy
C. Human dignity
D. Integrity
E. Social justice - ANSWER D. Integrity
Rationale: Integrity involves acting in accordance with a code of ethics and accepted
standards of practice.
Altruism is a concern for the welfare of others.
Autonomy is the right to self-determination.
Human dignity is respect for the worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations.
Social justice is upholding moral, legal, and humanistic principles.
Tell whether the following statement is true or false.
A nurse who is dedicated to providing culturally competent care to her patients finds
herself without the resources to communicate with a patient who speaks a different
language. This problem may result in an ethical dilemma for the nurse. - ANSWER
False
Rationale: This problem may result in ethical distress for the nurse.
Ethical distress occurs when the nurse knows the right thing to do but either personal or
institutional factors make it difficult to follow the correct course of action.
Ethical dilemma occurs when two (or more) clear moral principles apply but support
mutually inconsistent courses of action.
Which is the correct term for this nursing action: A nurse falsely imprisons a patient by
an unauthorized use of restraints.
A. Crime
B. Tort
C. Misdemeanor
D. Felony - ANSWER B. Tort
100% CORRECT!
,Nursing can best be defined as a discipline that focuses on which of the following?
A. Human responses to health and illness
B. A wide variety of disease states
C. The interaction between nurses and other disciplines
D. The relationship between prevention and teaching - ANSWER A. Human responses
to health and illness
Which challenge must a nurse in today's health care field be prepared to meet?
A. Developing standardized plans of care to control costs
B. Teaching patients to become more dependent on their health care provider
C. Caring for patients in acute care as the length of stay increases
D. Using evidenced-based practice skills as much as possible in daily care - ANSWER
D. Using evidenced-based practice skills as much as possible in daily care
Can you name 3 roles of a nurse? - ANSWER Caregiver
Manager
Educator
Communicator
Professional
Advocate
Researcher
What nurse established the American Red Cross in 1882?
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Clara Barton
C. Dorothea Dix
D. Mary Breckinridge
E. Margret Sanger
F. Mary Mahoney - ANSWER B. Clara Barton
What organization protects the public with regard to nursing practice?
A. Nurse Practice Acts
B. Quality and safety education for nursing
C. American Nurses Association
D. National League for Nursing - ANSWER A. Nurse Practice Acts
True or False:
A child is born with values and forms new values during a lifetime from information from
the environment, family, and culture. - ANSWER False
, Rationale: A child is not born with values, but rather forms values during a lifetime from
information from the environment, family, and culture.
Which value involves acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and
accepted standards of practice?
A. Altruism
B. Autonomy
C. Human dignity
D. Integrity
E. Social justice - ANSWER D. Integrity
Rationale: Integrity involves acting in accordance with a code of ethics and accepted
standards of practice.
Altruism is a concern for the welfare of others.
Autonomy is the right to self-determination.
Human dignity is respect for the worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations.
Social justice is upholding moral, legal, and humanistic principles.
Tell whether the following statement is true or false.
A nurse who is dedicated to providing culturally competent care to her patients finds
herself without the resources to communicate with a patient who speaks a different
language. This problem may result in an ethical dilemma for the nurse. - ANSWER
False
Rationale: This problem may result in ethical distress for the nurse.
Ethical distress occurs when the nurse knows the right thing to do but either personal or
institutional factors make it difficult to follow the correct course of action.
Ethical dilemma occurs when two (or more) clear moral principles apply but support
mutually inconsistent courses of action.
Which is the correct term for this nursing action: A nurse falsely imprisons a patient by
an unauthorized use of restraints.
A. Crime
B. Tort
C. Misdemeanor
D. Felony - ANSWER B. Tort
