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PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXAM 1 PRACTICE EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE 2026 QUESTIONS EXAM LATEST
VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
100 %
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical
care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the
preparation you have your classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for
Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this
document is important. Which of the following statements best describes this
code?
Improves self-health care
Protects the patient's confidentiality
Ensures identical care to all patients
Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough.
The nurse obtains her vital signs, listens to her lung and heart sounds,
determines her level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for
analysis. Which standard of practice is performed?
Diagnosis
Evaluation
Assessment
Implementation
Assessment
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and
shortness of breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer
treatment now and in 4 hours. Which standard of practice is performed?
Planning
Evaluation
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Assessment
Implementation
Implementation
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants
to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to
have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the
surgery to the family and discusses the patient's wishes with them. The nurse
is acting as the patient's:
Educator
Advocate
Caregiver
Case manager
Advocate
The nurse spends time with the patient and family reviewing the dressing
change procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates
how to change the dressing. The nurse is acting in which professional role?
Educator
Advocate
Caregiver
Case manager
Educator
The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is exactly the same in
every state in the United States. This examination:
Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients
Ensures standard nursing care for all patients
Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the
following models is expected from health care reform?
Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
Moving from illness prevention to a health promotion model
Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
Moving from a chronic care to an illness prevention model
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Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
A nurse meets with the registered dietician and physical therapist to develop a
plan of care that focuses on improving nutrition and mobility for a patient. This
is an example of which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN)
competency?
Patient-centered care
Safety
Teamwork and collaboration
Informatics
Teamwork and collaboration
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision support system to
correctly position her ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by
accumulated respiratory secretions. This is an example of which Quality and
Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
Patient-centered care
Safety
Teamwork and collaboration
Informatics
Informatics
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in pressure ulcer
formation in their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types
of treatment. The first is the procedure currently used to assess for pressure
ulcer risk. The second uses a new assessment instrument to identify at-risk
patients. Given this information, the nurse consultant exemplifies which
career?
Clinical nurse specialist
Nurse administrator
Nurse educator
Nurse researcher
Nurse researcher
Nurses in an acute care hospital are attending a unit based education program
to learn how to use a new pressure-relieving device for patients at risk for
pressure ulcers. This is which type of education?
Continuing education
PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXAM 1 PRACTICE EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE 2026 QUESTIONS EXAM LATEST
VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
100 %
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical
care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the
preparation you have your classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for
Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this
document is important. Which of the following statements best describes this
code?
Improves self-health care
Protects the patient's confidentiality
Ensures identical care to all patients
Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough.
The nurse obtains her vital signs, listens to her lung and heart sounds,
determines her level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for
analysis. Which standard of practice is performed?
Diagnosis
Evaluation
Assessment
Implementation
Assessment
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and
shortness of breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer
treatment now and in 4 hours. Which standard of practice is performed?
Planning
Evaluation
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Assessment
Implementation
Implementation
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants
to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to
have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the
surgery to the family and discusses the patient's wishes with them. The nurse
is acting as the patient's:
Educator
Advocate
Caregiver
Case manager
Advocate
The nurse spends time with the patient and family reviewing the dressing
change procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates
how to change the dressing. The nurse is acting in which professional role?
Educator
Advocate
Caregiver
Case manager
Educator
The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is exactly the same in
every state in the United States. This examination:
Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients
Ensures standard nursing care for all patients
Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the
following models is expected from health care reform?
Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
Moving from illness prevention to a health promotion model
Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
Moving from a chronic care to an illness prevention model
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Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
A nurse meets with the registered dietician and physical therapist to develop a
plan of care that focuses on improving nutrition and mobility for a patient. This
is an example of which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN)
competency?
Patient-centered care
Safety
Teamwork and collaboration
Informatics
Teamwork and collaboration
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision support system to
correctly position her ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by
accumulated respiratory secretions. This is an example of which Quality and
Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
Patient-centered care
Safety
Teamwork and collaboration
Informatics
Informatics
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in pressure ulcer
formation in their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types
of treatment. The first is the procedure currently used to assess for pressure
ulcer risk. The second uses a new assessment instrument to identify at-risk
patients. Given this information, the nurse consultant exemplifies which
career?
Clinical nurse specialist
Nurse administrator
Nurse educator
Nurse researcher
Nurse researcher
Nurses in an acute care hospital are attending a unit based education program
to learn how to use a new pressure-relieving device for patients at risk for
pressure ulcers. This is which type of education?
Continuing education
