NURS 110: Introduction to Professional Nursing - Week 11
Comprehensive Quiz 2026 |WCU
1. A nurse is faced with a situation where a patient refuses a life-saving blood
transfusion due to religious beliefs. Which ethical principle is primarily at play?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Non-maleficence
D. Justice
Answer: A
Rationale: Autonomy refers to the right of patients to make their own decisions about
their medical care, even if those decisions conflict with the medical team’s
recommendations.
2. Which of the following best describes the ‘I’ in a PICO question used in
Evidence-Based Practice?
A. Intervention or interest area
B. Informed consent protocols
C. Implementation of hospital policy
D. Institutional review board
Answer: A
Rationale: In the PICO format (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome), the ‘I’
stands for the Intervention or the area of interest being studied.
,3. According to Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency, a nurse who has been in
the same clinical position for 2 to 3 years and can anticipate nursing care for a
specific population is at what level?
A. Novice
B. Advanced Beginner
C. Competent
D. Proficient
Answer: C
Rationale: A competent nurse has been in the same clinical position for 2-3 years and can
manage clinical care with conscious, abstract, and analytical thinking.
4. In the SBAR communication tool, which component involves the nurse stating
what they believe the problem is?
A. Situation
B. Assessment
C. Background
D. Recommendation
Answer: B
Rationale: Assessment (A) in SBAR is where the nurse provides their professional opinion
or analysis of the situation based on the data gathered.
5. Which QSEN competency focuses on the use of data to monitor the outcomes
of care processes and use improvement methods to design changes?
A. Safety
B. Informatics
C. Quality Improvement
D. Evidence-Based Practice
Answer: C
, Rationale: Quality Improvement (QI) involves using data to monitor outcomes and
continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare systems.
6. A nurse documents that a patient is ‘uncooperative and difficult’ after a
disagreement. This could potentially lead to a legal charge of:
A. Libel
B. Assault
C. Slander
D. Battery
Answer: A
Rationale: Libel is the written defamation of character. Using subjective, derogatory terms
in medical records can be legally problematic.
7. Which regulatory body is responsible for defining the Scope of Nursing
Practice within a specific state?
A. American Nurses Association (ANA)
B. National League for Nursing (NLN)
C. State Board of Nursing
D. The Joint Commission
Answer: C
Rationale: The State Board of Nursing oversees the Nurse Practice Act, which defines the
legal scope of practice for nurses in that jurisdiction.
8. In nursing research, which level of evidence is considered the ‘gold standard’
for clinical decision-making?
A. Expert opinion
B. Case-control studies
C. Qualitative descriptive studies
D. Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
Answer: D
Comprehensive Quiz 2026 |WCU
1. A nurse is faced with a situation where a patient refuses a life-saving blood
transfusion due to religious beliefs. Which ethical principle is primarily at play?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Non-maleficence
D. Justice
Answer: A
Rationale: Autonomy refers to the right of patients to make their own decisions about
their medical care, even if those decisions conflict with the medical team’s
recommendations.
2. Which of the following best describes the ‘I’ in a PICO question used in
Evidence-Based Practice?
A. Intervention or interest area
B. Informed consent protocols
C. Implementation of hospital policy
D. Institutional review board
Answer: A
Rationale: In the PICO format (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome), the ‘I’
stands for the Intervention or the area of interest being studied.
,3. According to Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency, a nurse who has been in
the same clinical position for 2 to 3 years and can anticipate nursing care for a
specific population is at what level?
A. Novice
B. Advanced Beginner
C. Competent
D. Proficient
Answer: C
Rationale: A competent nurse has been in the same clinical position for 2-3 years and can
manage clinical care with conscious, abstract, and analytical thinking.
4. In the SBAR communication tool, which component involves the nurse stating
what they believe the problem is?
A. Situation
B. Assessment
C. Background
D. Recommendation
Answer: B
Rationale: Assessment (A) in SBAR is where the nurse provides their professional opinion
or analysis of the situation based on the data gathered.
5. Which QSEN competency focuses on the use of data to monitor the outcomes
of care processes and use improvement methods to design changes?
A. Safety
B. Informatics
C. Quality Improvement
D. Evidence-Based Practice
Answer: C
, Rationale: Quality Improvement (QI) involves using data to monitor outcomes and
continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare systems.
6. A nurse documents that a patient is ‘uncooperative and difficult’ after a
disagreement. This could potentially lead to a legal charge of:
A. Libel
B. Assault
C. Slander
D. Battery
Answer: A
Rationale: Libel is the written defamation of character. Using subjective, derogatory terms
in medical records can be legally problematic.
7. Which regulatory body is responsible for defining the Scope of Nursing
Practice within a specific state?
A. American Nurses Association (ANA)
B. National League for Nursing (NLN)
C. State Board of Nursing
D. The Joint Commission
Answer: C
Rationale: The State Board of Nursing oversees the Nurse Practice Act, which defines the
legal scope of practice for nurses in that jurisdiction.
8. In nursing research, which level of evidence is considered the ‘gold standard’
for clinical decision-making?
A. Expert opinion
B. Case-control studies
C. Qualitative descriptive studies
D. Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
Answer: D
