ATI: Nurses touch Becoming a Professional Nurse Exam Questions and Answers

ATI: Nurses touch Becoming a Professional
Nurse Exam Questions and Answers
Question 1
Which of the following are characteristics exhibited by a professional?
Correct Answer
Technical competence, concern for others, interpersonal skills



Question 2
A nurse who displays a selfless concern for others is exhibiting which of the following?
Correct Answer
Altruism



Question 3
Which of the following provisions in the ANA code of ethics for nurses with
interpretive statements describes the duty of nurses to develop collaborative
solutions to broad health issues?

Correct Answer
Provision 8



Question 4
Which of the following is responsible for authorizing the practice of nursing?
Correct Answer
State Board of Nursing




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,Question 5
Which of the following professional organizations provides specific guidance to
licensed practical nurses?
Correct Answer
American Nurses Association



Question 6
Which of the following tenets in the ANA resource Scope and Standard of practice
describes the use of evidence based knowledge in the provision of nursing care?

Correct Answer
Tenet 4



Question 7
Which of the following is one of the foundations for the nursing profession?
Correct Answer
Professional values



Question 8
Which of the following resources provides guidance on the legal responsibilities of
nurses to clients and society?
Correct Answer
Code of ethics for nurses



Question 9
Which of the following professional organizations provides specific guidance to LPNs?
Correct Answer
NAPNES




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,Question 10
Where are the formal expectations of the nursing profession first learned?
Correct Answer
Through classroom and clinical experiences in nursing school

Question 1
A nurse manager just hired several newly licensed nurses. When explaining to
the unit staff what to expect from these nurses, he should state that newly
licensed nurses

-provide efficient, organized care.
-grasp the clinical situation intuitively.
-apply general rules to all situations.
Correct Answer
apply general rules to all situations.



Question 2
A nurse manager is conducting a teaching session on professional behaviors in
nursing. Which of the following is an example of assertive behavior?

-A nurse seeks opinions of her peers in the decision-making process.
-A nurse feels her assignment is unfair but continues to work without
complaint.
-A nurse who experiences a conflict with a coworker expresses her concern with
other nurses on the unit.
Correct Answer
A nurse seeks opinions of her peers in the decision-making process.




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, Question 3
A nurse manager is explaining the purpose of a mentoring system to unit
nurses. Which of the following is a characteristic of the mentoring process?

-Is most effective when the mentor is the supervisor
-Promotes peer support
-Results in the mentor making decisions for the mentee
Correct Answer
Promotes peer support



Question 4
A newly licensed nurse asks his nurse mentor why he chose nursing as a career.
The nurse mentor replies that he chose nursing because it is a profession, which
is characterized by

-reasonable work and reasonable compensation.
-responsibility ending with the shift.
​-lifelong learning and autonomy.
Correct Answer
lifelong learning and autonomy.



Question 5
A charge nurse discovers a staff nurse is chemically dependent on opioid
analgesics. Which of the following is the most serious outcome if the staff nurse
continues to care for clients in a chemically dependent state?

-Compromised client trust
​-Omissions in client care
​-Loss of respect from peers
Correct Answer
Omissions in client care




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