N201 STUDY GUIDE/PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A bill has been submitted to the State House of Representatives that is designed
to reduce the cost of health care by increasing the
patient-to-nurse ratio from a maximum of 2:1 in intensive care units to 3:1. What
should the nurse realize?
a. Legislation is politics beyond the nurse's control.
b. National programs have no bearing on state politics.
c. The individual nurse can influence legislative decisions.
d. Focusing on nursing care provides the best patient benefit. correct answer c.
The individual nurse can influence legislative decisions.
- Nurses can influence policy decisions at all governmental levels. One way is to
get involved by participating in local and national efforts. This effort is critical in
exerting nurses' influence early in the political process. Legislation is not beyond
the nurse's
control. National program can have bearing on state politics. The question is
focusing on legislation and health care costs, not nursing care.
A graduate of a baccalaureate degree program plans to start working as a
registered nurse (RN) in the emergency department.
Which action must the nurse take first?
a. Obtain certification for an emergency nurse.
b. Pass the National Council Licensure Examination.
c. Take a course on genomics to provide competent emergency care.
d. Complete the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers Systems.
correct answer b. Pass the National Council Licensure Examination.
,- Currently, in the United States, the most common way to become a registered
nurse (RN) is through completion of an associate degree or baccalaureate degree
program. Graduates of both programs are eligible to take the National Council
Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) to become registered
nurses in the state in which they will practice.
- Certification
can be obtained after passing the NCLEX and working for the specified amount of
time.
- Genomics is a newer term that describes the study of all the genes in a person
and the interactions of these genes with one another and with that person's
environment.
- Consumers can also access Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers Systems (HCAHPS) to obtain information about patients' perspectives
on hospital care.
A nurse assesses a patient's fluid status and decides that the patient needs to
drink more fluids. The nurse then encourages the
patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability correct answer b. Autonomy
- Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the
initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain
licensure in the United States, the RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN®.
- Beyond the NCLEX-RN®, the nurse may choose to work toward certification in a
specific area of nursing practice.
- Accountability means that you are responsible, professionally and legally, for the
type and quality of nursing care provided
,A nurse attends a seminar on nursing theories for caring. Which information from
the nurse indicates a correct understanding of these theories?
a. Benner identifies caring as highly connected involving patient and nurse.
b. Swanson develops four caring processes to convey caring in nursing.
c. Watson's transcultural caring views inclusion of culture as caring.
d. Leininger's theory places care before cure and is transformative. correct answer
a. Benner identifies caring as highly connected involving patient and nurse.
- Benner believes caring is highly connected involving each nurse-patient
encounter
- Swanson developed five caring processes, not four
- Watson's theory places care before cure and is transformative
- Leininger's transcultural caring views inclusion of culture as caring
A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the American
Nurses Association. Which type of education did
the nurse receive?
a. Graduate education
b. Inservice education
c. Continuing education
d. Registered nurse education correct answer c. Continuing education
- Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered
by universities, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing
organizations, and educational and health care institutions.
- After obtaining a baccalaureate degree in nursing, you can pursue graduate
education leading to a master's or doctoral degree in any number of graduate
fields, including nursing.
, - Inservice education programs are instruction or training provided by a health
care facility or institution.
- Registered nurse education is the education preparation for an individual
intending to be an RN
A nurse cares for patients. Which areas does caring influence? (Select all that
apply.)
a. The way in which patients feel.
b. The way in which patients learn.
c. The way in which patients think.
d. The way in which patients study.
e. The way in which patients behave correct answer A, C, E
- Caring is a universal phenomenon that influences the ways in which people
think, feel, and behave in relation to one another. How people learn and study
involves other concepts such as teaching/learning.
A nurse follows the "ethics of care" when working with patients. Which action will
the nurse take?
a. Becomes the patient's advocate based on the patient's wishes.
b. Makes decisions for the patient solely using analytical principles.
c. Uses only intellectual principles to determine what is best for the patient.
d. Ignores unequal family relationships since that is a personal matter for the
family correct answer a. Becomes the patient's advocate based on the patient's
wishes.
- An ethic of care places the nurse as the patient's advocate, solving ethical
dilemmas by attending to relationships and by giving priority to each patient's
unique personhood. An ethic of care is unique so that professional nurses do not
make professional decisions based solely on intellectual or analytical principles.
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A bill has been submitted to the State House of Representatives that is designed
to reduce the cost of health care by increasing the
patient-to-nurse ratio from a maximum of 2:1 in intensive care units to 3:1. What
should the nurse realize?
a. Legislation is politics beyond the nurse's control.
b. National programs have no bearing on state politics.
c. The individual nurse can influence legislative decisions.
d. Focusing on nursing care provides the best patient benefit. correct answer c.
The individual nurse can influence legislative decisions.
- Nurses can influence policy decisions at all governmental levels. One way is to
get involved by participating in local and national efforts. This effort is critical in
exerting nurses' influence early in the political process. Legislation is not beyond
the nurse's
control. National program can have bearing on state politics. The question is
focusing on legislation and health care costs, not nursing care.
A graduate of a baccalaureate degree program plans to start working as a
registered nurse (RN) in the emergency department.
Which action must the nurse take first?
a. Obtain certification for an emergency nurse.
b. Pass the National Council Licensure Examination.
c. Take a course on genomics to provide competent emergency care.
d. Complete the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers Systems.
correct answer b. Pass the National Council Licensure Examination.
,- Currently, in the United States, the most common way to become a registered
nurse (RN) is through completion of an associate degree or baccalaureate degree
program. Graduates of both programs are eligible to take the National Council
Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) to become registered
nurses in the state in which they will practice.
- Certification
can be obtained after passing the NCLEX and working for the specified amount of
time.
- Genomics is a newer term that describes the study of all the genes in a person
and the interactions of these genes with one another and with that person's
environment.
- Consumers can also access Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
Providers Systems (HCAHPS) to obtain information about patients' perspectives
on hospital care.
A nurse assesses a patient's fluid status and decides that the patient needs to
drink more fluids. The nurse then encourages the
patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability correct answer b. Autonomy
- Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the
initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain
licensure in the United States, the RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN®.
- Beyond the NCLEX-RN®, the nurse may choose to work toward certification in a
specific area of nursing practice.
- Accountability means that you are responsible, professionally and legally, for the
type and quality of nursing care provided
,A nurse attends a seminar on nursing theories for caring. Which information from
the nurse indicates a correct understanding of these theories?
a. Benner identifies caring as highly connected involving patient and nurse.
b. Swanson develops four caring processes to convey caring in nursing.
c. Watson's transcultural caring views inclusion of culture as caring.
d. Leininger's theory places care before cure and is transformative. correct answer
a. Benner identifies caring as highly connected involving patient and nurse.
- Benner believes caring is highly connected involving each nurse-patient
encounter
- Swanson developed five caring processes, not four
- Watson's theory places care before cure and is transformative
- Leininger's transcultural caring views inclusion of culture as caring
A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the American
Nurses Association. Which type of education did
the nurse receive?
a. Graduate education
b. Inservice education
c. Continuing education
d. Registered nurse education correct answer c. Continuing education
- Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered
by universities, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing
organizations, and educational and health care institutions.
- After obtaining a baccalaureate degree in nursing, you can pursue graduate
education leading to a master's or doctoral degree in any number of graduate
fields, including nursing.
, - Inservice education programs are instruction or training provided by a health
care facility or institution.
- Registered nurse education is the education preparation for an individual
intending to be an RN
A nurse cares for patients. Which areas does caring influence? (Select all that
apply.)
a. The way in which patients feel.
b. The way in which patients learn.
c. The way in which patients think.
d. The way in which patients study.
e. The way in which patients behave correct answer A, C, E
- Caring is a universal phenomenon that influences the ways in which people
think, feel, and behave in relation to one another. How people learn and study
involves other concepts such as teaching/learning.
A nurse follows the "ethics of care" when working with patients. Which action will
the nurse take?
a. Becomes the patient's advocate based on the patient's wishes.
b. Makes decisions for the patient solely using analytical principles.
c. Uses only intellectual principles to determine what is best for the patient.
d. Ignores unequal family relationships since that is a personal matter for the
family correct answer a. Becomes the patient's advocate based on the patient's
wishes.
- An ethic of care places the nurse as the patient's advocate, solving ethical
dilemmas by attending to relationships and by giving priority to each patient's
unique personhood. An ethic of care is unique so that professional nurses do not
make professional decisions based solely on intellectual or analytical principles.
