NURS 110: Introduction to Professional Nursing - Module Exam 2
(Week 6) 2026 |WCU
1. Which component of the nursing process involves the nurse’s clinical
judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or
potential health problems?
A. Assessment
B. Evaluation
C. Implementation
D. Nursing Diagnosis
Answer: D
Rationale: Nursing Diagnosis is the second step of the nursing process where clinical
judgment is applied to the data collected during assessment to identify health problems.
2. A nurse is caring for a patient who refuses a scheduled blood transfusion
based on religious beliefs. Which ethical principle is the nurse upholding by
supporting this decision?
A. Autonomy
B. Justice
C. Beneficence
D. Non-maleficence
Answer: A
Rationale: Autonomy refers to the right of patients to make their own decisions about
their medical care, even if the nurse disagrees with the decision.
,3. In the nursing process, the ‘SMART’ acronym is used to guide the
development of patient goals. What does the ‘M’ in SMART stand for?
A. Manageable
B. Motivated
C. Meaningful
D. Measurable
Answer: D
Rationale: In SMART goals, M stands for Measurable, ensuring that progress toward the
goal can be objectively tracked.
4. Which nursing theorist is credited with the ‘Environmental Theory,’ focusing
on the impact of fresh air, light, and cleanliness on patient recovery?
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Jean Watson
C. Dorothea Orem
D. Virginia Henderson
Answer: A
Rationale: Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory emphasized that the nurse’s role
is to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon them through
environmental manipulation.
5. A nurse fails to raise the side rails on the bed of a confused patient who
subsequently falls and sustains a hip fracture. This is an example of:
A. Assault
B. Negligence
C. Battery
D. Libel
Answer: B
, Rationale: Negligence is the failure to provide the standard of care that a reasonably
prudent person would have provided in a similar situation, resulting in harm.
6. Which of the following is considered ‘objective’ data during a patient
assessment?
A. The patient reports feeling nauseated.
B. The patient states their pain level is 8/10.
C. The patient’s blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg.
D. The patient expresses worry about surgery.
Answer: C
Rationale: Objective data are observable and measurable signs, such as vital signs, that can
be verified by another person.
7. The nurse uses the SBAR technique to communicate with a physician. What
does the ‘R’ stand for?
A. Response
B. Review
C. Recommendation
D. Rationale
Answer: C
Rationale: SBAR stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation. It
provides a standardized framework for communication.
8. Which ethical principle is violated if a nurse tells a patient they will return in 5
minutes with pain medication but does not return for an hour?
A. Fidelity
B. Veracity
C. Beneficence
D. Non-maleficence
Answer: A
(Week 6) 2026 |WCU
1. Which component of the nursing process involves the nurse’s clinical
judgment about individual, family, or community responses to actual or
potential health problems?
A. Assessment
B. Evaluation
C. Implementation
D. Nursing Diagnosis
Answer: D
Rationale: Nursing Diagnosis is the second step of the nursing process where clinical
judgment is applied to the data collected during assessment to identify health problems.
2. A nurse is caring for a patient who refuses a scheduled blood transfusion
based on religious beliefs. Which ethical principle is the nurse upholding by
supporting this decision?
A. Autonomy
B. Justice
C. Beneficence
D. Non-maleficence
Answer: A
Rationale: Autonomy refers to the right of patients to make their own decisions about
their medical care, even if the nurse disagrees with the decision.
,3. In the nursing process, the ‘SMART’ acronym is used to guide the
development of patient goals. What does the ‘M’ in SMART stand for?
A. Manageable
B. Motivated
C. Meaningful
D. Measurable
Answer: D
Rationale: In SMART goals, M stands for Measurable, ensuring that progress toward the
goal can be objectively tracked.
4. Which nursing theorist is credited with the ‘Environmental Theory,’ focusing
on the impact of fresh air, light, and cleanliness on patient recovery?
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Jean Watson
C. Dorothea Orem
D. Virginia Henderson
Answer: A
Rationale: Florence Nightingale’s Environmental Theory emphasized that the nurse’s role
is to put the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon them through
environmental manipulation.
5. A nurse fails to raise the side rails on the bed of a confused patient who
subsequently falls and sustains a hip fracture. This is an example of:
A. Assault
B. Negligence
C. Battery
D. Libel
Answer: B
, Rationale: Negligence is the failure to provide the standard of care that a reasonably
prudent person would have provided in a similar situation, resulting in harm.
6. Which of the following is considered ‘objective’ data during a patient
assessment?
A. The patient reports feeling nauseated.
B. The patient states their pain level is 8/10.
C. The patient’s blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg.
D. The patient expresses worry about surgery.
Answer: C
Rationale: Objective data are observable and measurable signs, such as vital signs, that can
be verified by another person.
7. The nurse uses the SBAR technique to communicate with a physician. What
does the ‘R’ stand for?
A. Response
B. Review
C. Recommendation
D. Rationale
Answer: C
Rationale: SBAR stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation. It
provides a standardized framework for communication.
8. Which ethical principle is violated if a nurse tells a patient they will return in 5
minutes with pain medication but does not return for an hour?
A. Fidelity
B. Veracity
C. Beneficence
D. Non-maleficence
Answer: A
