NURS 110: Introduction to Professional Nursing Exam 3 2026 |WCU
1. A nurse provides a patient with information about the risks and benefits of a
proposed surgical procedure but discovers the patient does not fully understand
the technical language used by the surgeon. By contacting the surgeon to clarify,
the nurse is primarily acting in which professional role?
A. Educator
B. Manager
C. Caregiver
D. Patient Advocate
Answer: D
Rationale: Patient advocacy involves protecting the patient’s human and legal rights and
providing assistance in asserting those rights, such as ensuring informed consent is truly
informed.
2. In the context of the Nursing Process, which action best describes the
‘Evaluation’ phase?
A. Determining the effectiveness of nursing interventions in meeting patient outcomes.
B. Identifying potential or actual health problems based on assessment data.
C. Prioritizing nursing diagnoses to develop a plan of care.
D. Performing specific nursing actions to achieve desired goals.
Answer: A
Rationale: Evaluation is the systematic process of determining the extent to which the
patient’s goals and outcomes have been achieved.
,3. Which ethical principle is violated if a nurse provides a placebo to a patient
without their knowledge, even if the nurse believes it will help manage the
patient’s symptoms?
A. Beneficence
B. Nonmaleficence
C. Justice
D. Veracity
Answer: D
Rationale: Veracity refers to the duty to tell the truth. Providing a placebo without the
patient’s knowledge involves deception and violates this principle.
4. According to Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, what is the primary
focus of nursing practice?
A. The transpersonal caring relationship between the nurse and the patient.
B. The achievement of 14 basic human needs.
C. The manipulation of the environment to promote healing.
D. Assisting the patient in performing self-care activities.
Answer: A
Rationale: Watson’s theory emphasizes the transpersonal caring relationship and the use
of ‘carative factors’ to promote holistic healing.
5. A nurse is caring for a patient from a different culture who refuses a blood
transfusion based on religious beliefs. The nurse’s acceptance of this decision,
despite personal disagreement, demonstrates which concept?
A. Ethnocentrism
B. Cultural Blindness
C. Cultural Imposition
D. Autonomy
Answer: D
, Rationale: Autonomy is the right of the patient to make their own decisions about their
medical care, even if those decisions conflict with the healthcare provider’s views.
6. Which level of prevention is a nurse implementing when teaching a group of
middle-aged adults about the importance of regular colorectal cancer
screenings?
A. Secondary Prevention
B. Primary Prevention
C. Tertiary Prevention
D. Quaternary Prevention
Answer: A
Rationale: Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and screening to identify
diseases in their earliest stages.
7. A nurse is sued for malpractice after a patient falls and sustains a hip fracture.
For the nurse to be found liable, which element must the plaintiff prove
regarding the ‘Breach of Duty’?
A. The nurse intended to cause harm to the patient.
B. The nurse failed to follow the standard of care that a reasonably prudent nurse would have followed.
C. The patient suffered physical pain and emotional distress.
D. A formal contract existed between the nurse and the patient.
Answer: B
Rationale: Breach of duty is defined as the failure to meet the accepted standard of care
within the profession.
1. A nurse provides a patient with information about the risks and benefits of a
proposed surgical procedure but discovers the patient does not fully understand
the technical language used by the surgeon. By contacting the surgeon to clarify,
the nurse is primarily acting in which professional role?
A. Educator
B. Manager
C. Caregiver
D. Patient Advocate
Answer: D
Rationale: Patient advocacy involves protecting the patient’s human and legal rights and
providing assistance in asserting those rights, such as ensuring informed consent is truly
informed.
2. In the context of the Nursing Process, which action best describes the
‘Evaluation’ phase?
A. Determining the effectiveness of nursing interventions in meeting patient outcomes.
B. Identifying potential or actual health problems based on assessment data.
C. Prioritizing nursing diagnoses to develop a plan of care.
D. Performing specific nursing actions to achieve desired goals.
Answer: A
Rationale: Evaluation is the systematic process of determining the extent to which the
patient’s goals and outcomes have been achieved.
,3. Which ethical principle is violated if a nurse provides a placebo to a patient
without their knowledge, even if the nurse believes it will help manage the
patient’s symptoms?
A. Beneficence
B. Nonmaleficence
C. Justice
D. Veracity
Answer: D
Rationale: Veracity refers to the duty to tell the truth. Providing a placebo without the
patient’s knowledge involves deception and violates this principle.
4. According to Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, what is the primary
focus of nursing practice?
A. The transpersonal caring relationship between the nurse and the patient.
B. The achievement of 14 basic human needs.
C. The manipulation of the environment to promote healing.
D. Assisting the patient in performing self-care activities.
Answer: A
Rationale: Watson’s theory emphasizes the transpersonal caring relationship and the use
of ‘carative factors’ to promote holistic healing.
5. A nurse is caring for a patient from a different culture who refuses a blood
transfusion based on religious beliefs. The nurse’s acceptance of this decision,
despite personal disagreement, demonstrates which concept?
A. Ethnocentrism
B. Cultural Blindness
C. Cultural Imposition
D. Autonomy
Answer: D
, Rationale: Autonomy is the right of the patient to make their own decisions about their
medical care, even if those decisions conflict with the healthcare provider’s views.
6. Which level of prevention is a nurse implementing when teaching a group of
middle-aged adults about the importance of regular colorectal cancer
screenings?
A. Secondary Prevention
B. Primary Prevention
C. Tertiary Prevention
D. Quaternary Prevention
Answer: A
Rationale: Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and screening to identify
diseases in their earliest stages.
7. A nurse is sued for malpractice after a patient falls and sustains a hip fracture.
For the nurse to be found liable, which element must the plaintiff prove
regarding the ‘Breach of Duty’?
A. The nurse intended to cause harm to the patient.
B. The nurse failed to follow the standard of care that a reasonably prudent nurse would have followed.
C. The patient suffered physical pain and emotional distress.
D. A formal contract existed between the nurse and the patient.
Answer: B
Rationale: Breach of duty is defined as the failure to meet the accepted standard of care
within the profession.
