NURS 110 Introduction to Professional Nursing Week 5
Comprehensive Quiz 2026 |WCU
1. A nurse is caring for a patient who refuses a life-saving blood transfusion due
to religious beliefs. Which ethical principle is the nurse upholding by supporting
the patient’s decision?
A. Beneficence
B. Justice
C. Non-maleficence
D. Autonomy
Answer: D
Rationale: Autonomy refers to the patient’s right to make their own decisions about their
healthcare, even if those decisions conflict with the medical team’s recommendations.
2. According to Patricia 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 based on experience is at which level?
A. Novice
B. Competent
C. Advanced Beginner
D. Proficient
Answer: B
Rationale: A competent nurse has typically been in the same role for 2-3 years and can
coordinate multiple complex care demands while relying on conscious, abstract, and
analytical thinking.
,3. Which document outlines the expectations of the nursing profession
regarding ethical conduct and provides a framework for decision-making?
A. ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses
B. Nurse Practice Act
C. The Patient’s Bill of Rights
D. Institutional Review Board guidelines
Answer: A
Rationale: The ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses provides a centralized guide for the values,
duties, and ethical obligations of everyone who enters the nursing profession.
4. A nurse administers the wrong dosage of a medication, resulting in the
patient experiencing a seizure. This is an example of which legal tort?
A. Malpractice
B. Assault
C. Libel
D. False Imprisonment
Answer: A
Rationale: Malpractice is professional negligence that occurs when a nurse’s performance
falls below the standard of care, resulting in harm to the patient.
5. Which component of the nursing process involves the nurse determining if
the patient’s goals have been met?
A. Evaluation
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Assessment
Answer: A
Rationale: Evaluation is the final step where the nurse compares the patient’s current
status with the desired outcomes to determine if the intervention was successful.
, 6. When using the SBAR communication tool, which information does the nurse
provide during the ‘Background’ phase?
A. The nurse’s name and unit
B. The patient’s current vital signs
C. The patient’s medical history and reason for admission
D. Recommendations for further treatment
Answer: C
Rationale: The Background (B) in SBAR includes pertinent information regarding the
patient’s history, admitting diagnosis, and relevant clinical data.
7. A nurse is delegating tasks to an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP). Which
task is appropriate for delegation?
A. Performing an initial skin assessment
B. Teaching a patient how to use an incentive spirometer
C. Evaluating the effectiveness of pain medication
D. Assisting a stable patient with ambulation
Answer: D
Rationale: UAPs can perform routine tasks for stable patients, such as ADLs and
ambulation, but they cannot perform assessments, teaching, or evaluations.
8. Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing primarily focused on which of the
following?
A. Self-care deficit
B. Environmental adaptation
C. Interpersonal relationships
D. Transcultural nursing
Answer: B
Rationale: Nightingale’s Environmental Theory emphasized the importance of a clean,
well-ventilated, and quiet environment to promote healing.
Comprehensive Quiz 2026 |WCU
1. A nurse is caring for a patient who refuses a life-saving blood transfusion due
to religious beliefs. Which ethical principle is the nurse upholding by supporting
the patient’s decision?
A. Beneficence
B. Justice
C. Non-maleficence
D. Autonomy
Answer: D
Rationale: Autonomy refers to the patient’s right to make their own decisions about their
healthcare, even if those decisions conflict with the medical team’s recommendations.
2. According to Patricia 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 based on experience is at which level?
A. Novice
B. Competent
C. Advanced Beginner
D. Proficient
Answer: B
Rationale: A competent nurse has typically been in the same role for 2-3 years and can
coordinate multiple complex care demands while relying on conscious, abstract, and
analytical thinking.
,3. Which document outlines the expectations of the nursing profession
regarding ethical conduct and provides a framework for decision-making?
A. ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses
B. Nurse Practice Act
C. The Patient’s Bill of Rights
D. Institutional Review Board guidelines
Answer: A
Rationale: The ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses provides a centralized guide for the values,
duties, and ethical obligations of everyone who enters the nursing profession.
4. A nurse administers the wrong dosage of a medication, resulting in the
patient experiencing a seizure. This is an example of which legal tort?
A. Malpractice
B. Assault
C. Libel
D. False Imprisonment
Answer: A
Rationale: Malpractice is professional negligence that occurs when a nurse’s performance
falls below the standard of care, resulting in harm to the patient.
5. Which component of the nursing process involves the nurse determining if
the patient’s goals have been met?
A. Evaluation
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Assessment
Answer: A
Rationale: Evaluation is the final step where the nurse compares the patient’s current
status with the desired outcomes to determine if the intervention was successful.
, 6. When using the SBAR communication tool, which information does the nurse
provide during the ‘Background’ phase?
A. The nurse’s name and unit
B. The patient’s current vital signs
C. The patient’s medical history and reason for admission
D. Recommendations for further treatment
Answer: C
Rationale: The Background (B) in SBAR includes pertinent information regarding the
patient’s history, admitting diagnosis, and relevant clinical data.
7. A nurse is delegating tasks to an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP). Which
task is appropriate for delegation?
A. Performing an initial skin assessment
B. Teaching a patient how to use an incentive spirometer
C. Evaluating the effectiveness of pain medication
D. Assisting a stable patient with ambulation
Answer: D
Rationale: UAPs can perform routine tasks for stable patients, such as ADLs and
ambulation, but they cannot perform assessments, teaching, or evaluations.
8. Florence Nightingale’s theory of nursing primarily focused on which of the
following?
A. Self-care deficit
B. Environmental adaptation
C. Interpersonal relationships
D. Transcultural nursing
Answer: B
Rationale: Nightingale’s Environmental Theory emphasized the importance of a clean,
well-ventilated, and quiet environment to promote healing.
