TEST 1 MATERIALS NURS 5432
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ Swanson doing for process.
Answer: doing for the other as he/she would do for the self if it were
possible
◍ nursing roles in critical care.
Answer: direct care giver, educator of patient and family, change agent,
advocate, designer/manager of care, end-of-life care manager, member of
interdisciplinary team
◍ Swanson definition of caring.
Answer: Swanson defines caring as a nurturing way of relating to a valued
other toward whom one feels a personal sense of commitment and
responsibility.
◍ direct care giver.
Answer: assessments, hygiene/comfort, treatments, equipment management,
can be more complicated depending on pt condition
◍ Action Stage.
Answer: occurs when the person actively implements behavioral and
cognitive strategies of the action plan to interrupt previous health risk
behaviors and adopt new ones .
◍ change agent.
Answer: via education and advocacy, patient, staff, community, profession
◍ advocate.
, Answer: often pt is not able to speak for self, life/death decisions, effects of
stress/anxiety on patients and families and impact on decision making
◍ What stage requires the greatest commitment of time and energy?.
Answer: Action Stage
◍ What are the strategies to promote behavioral change in the action stage?.
Answer: -continue to discuss benefits with clients-continue positive
reenforcement -Encourage clients to: *Substitute healthy responses for
problem behaviors (exercise and relaxation)*Modify environment to reduce
stimulus to a problem behavior (remove ash trays from home)*Monitor
behavior (food journal)*Plan rewards
◍ designer/manager of care.
Answer: coordinate care, with pt 24 hours, most interactions with patient/
family, holistic approach (bring specialties together)
◍ Health Promotion.
Answer: Way of thinking that revolves around a philosophy of wholeness,
wellness, and well-being.
◍ Examples of health promotion.
Answer: Adequate amount of exercise, rest relaxation, maintaining good
nutrition, controlling use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
◍ end of life care manager.
Answer: withdraw care, DNR, palliative care, aggressive treatment, dignity,
incongruent expectations of pt and family, organ donation
◍ member of team.
Answer: continuity of care, "takes a village", all roles are important and
integral to each other
◍ care/case management.
Answer: throughout stay and home (continuum), support, coordination, tools
(clinical pathways, algorithms, practice guidelines, protocols, order sets)
◍ Homeostatic mechanisms.
PRACTICE EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◍ Swanson doing for process.
Answer: doing for the other as he/she would do for the self if it were
possible
◍ nursing roles in critical care.
Answer: direct care giver, educator of patient and family, change agent,
advocate, designer/manager of care, end-of-life care manager, member of
interdisciplinary team
◍ Swanson definition of caring.
Answer: Swanson defines caring as a nurturing way of relating to a valued
other toward whom one feels a personal sense of commitment and
responsibility.
◍ direct care giver.
Answer: assessments, hygiene/comfort, treatments, equipment management,
can be more complicated depending on pt condition
◍ Action Stage.
Answer: occurs when the person actively implements behavioral and
cognitive strategies of the action plan to interrupt previous health risk
behaviors and adopt new ones .
◍ change agent.
Answer: via education and advocacy, patient, staff, community, profession
◍ advocate.
, Answer: often pt is not able to speak for self, life/death decisions, effects of
stress/anxiety on patients and families and impact on decision making
◍ What stage requires the greatest commitment of time and energy?.
Answer: Action Stage
◍ What are the strategies to promote behavioral change in the action stage?.
Answer: -continue to discuss benefits with clients-continue positive
reenforcement -Encourage clients to: *Substitute healthy responses for
problem behaviors (exercise and relaxation)*Modify environment to reduce
stimulus to a problem behavior (remove ash trays from home)*Monitor
behavior (food journal)*Plan rewards
◍ designer/manager of care.
Answer: coordinate care, with pt 24 hours, most interactions with patient/
family, holistic approach (bring specialties together)
◍ Health Promotion.
Answer: Way of thinking that revolves around a philosophy of wholeness,
wellness, and well-being.
◍ Examples of health promotion.
Answer: Adequate amount of exercise, rest relaxation, maintaining good
nutrition, controlling use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
◍ end of life care manager.
Answer: withdraw care, DNR, palliative care, aggressive treatment, dignity,
incongruent expectations of pt and family, organ donation
◍ member of team.
Answer: continuity of care, "takes a village", all roles are important and
integral to each other
◍ care/case management.
Answer: throughout stay and home (continuum), support, coordination, tools
(clinical pathways, algorithms, practice guidelines, protocols, order sets)
◍ Homeostatic mechanisms.
