NURS 212 Practice Exam Questions with Verified
Answers |2026/2027 Update | A+ Graded
A nurse advocates for a longer hospital stay on behalf of a medically indigent (poor) patient w/o
insurance who is being prematurely discharged to reduce hospital costs. Which ethical principle
is the nurse acting on? - Answer -justice
When nurses receive patient assignments and accept reports on these patients, they are
committed to providing care for those assigned to them. This is based on ethical principle of: -
Answer -fidelity (keeping a promise to care for the patient)
Not obtaining vital signs every 2 hours as ordered on a post-surgical patient is an example of
omission, which violates this ethical principle: - Answer -nonmaleficence (the duty to do no
harm)
What do state Nurse Practice Acts do? - Answer -Provide a legal definition of nursing for a given
state
T/f: because of nurses education, training, and high ethical standards, incivility issues (ie
problems with collegiality) are non-existent. - Answer -false (nurses eat their own)
how are current definitions of nursing different compared to early definitions of nursing? -
Answer -Current definitions of nursing include those from the ANA and ICN and tend to address
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, the advocacy, research, and policy considerations in addition to promoting health and
prevention illness
t/f: nurse faculty shortage and projected faculty retirements are significant factors contributing
to the current and future supply of nurses - Answer -true
the nursing BSN education is the recommended... - Answer -entry into practice by professional
organizations as preparation
what is a key barrier to professionalism in nursing? - Answer -the varying levels of entry into
practice (ADN vs BSN)
t/f: The demand for nurses with a PhD is rapidly declining due to a declining focus on knowledge
development in the profession - Answer -false
Certified nurses may have a greater ______________________, but certification does not have
a ___________________. - Answer -earning potential
legal status
the NCLEX is a _________ exam. - Answer -Licensing/licensure
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Answers |2026/2027 Update | A+ Graded
A nurse advocates for a longer hospital stay on behalf of a medically indigent (poor) patient w/o
insurance who is being prematurely discharged to reduce hospital costs. Which ethical principle
is the nurse acting on? - Answer -justice
When nurses receive patient assignments and accept reports on these patients, they are
committed to providing care for those assigned to them. This is based on ethical principle of: -
Answer -fidelity (keeping a promise to care for the patient)
Not obtaining vital signs every 2 hours as ordered on a post-surgical patient is an example of
omission, which violates this ethical principle: - Answer -nonmaleficence (the duty to do no
harm)
What do state Nurse Practice Acts do? - Answer -Provide a legal definition of nursing for a given
state
T/f: because of nurses education, training, and high ethical standards, incivility issues (ie
problems with collegiality) are non-existent. - Answer -false (nurses eat their own)
how are current definitions of nursing different compared to early definitions of nursing? -
Answer -Current definitions of nursing include those from the ANA and ICN and tend to address
1|Page
, the advocacy, research, and policy considerations in addition to promoting health and
prevention illness
t/f: nurse faculty shortage and projected faculty retirements are significant factors contributing
to the current and future supply of nurses - Answer -true
the nursing BSN education is the recommended... - Answer -entry into practice by professional
organizations as preparation
what is a key barrier to professionalism in nursing? - Answer -the varying levels of entry into
practice (ADN vs BSN)
t/f: The demand for nurses with a PhD is rapidly declining due to a declining focus on knowledge
development in the profession - Answer -false
Certified nurses may have a greater ______________________, but certification does not have
a ___________________. - Answer -earning potential
legal status
the NCLEX is a _________ exam. - Answer -Licensing/licensure
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