FNP: Final exam practice questions and
answers
____
1. What is the most influential factor that has shaped the nursing profession?
1)
Physicians need for handmaidens
2)
Societal need for healthcare outside the home
3)
Military demand for nurses in the field
4)
Germ theory influence on sanitation Correct answer- 3
____ 2. Which of the following is an example of an illness prevention activity? Select all
that apply.
1)
Encouraging the use of a food diary
2)
Joining a cancer support group
3)
Administering immunization for HPV
4)
Teaching a diabetic patient about his diet Correct answer- 3
- food diary- health promotion activity
____ 3. Which of the following contributions of Florence Nightingale had an immediate
impact on improving patients health?
1)
Providing a clean environment
2)
Improving nursing education
3)
Changing the delivery of care in hospitals
4)
Establishing nursing as a distinct profession Correct answer- 1
____ 4. All of the following are aspects of the full-spectrum nursing role. Which one is
essential for the nurse to do in order to successfully carry out all the others?
1)
,Thinking and reasoning about the clients care
2)
Providing hands-on client care
3)
Carrying out physician orders
4)
Delegating to assistive personnel Correct answer- 1
____ 5. Which statement pertaining to Benners practice model for clinical competence
is true?
1)
Progression through the stages is constant, with most nurses reaching the proficient
stage.
2)
Progression through the stages involves continual development of thinking and
technical skills.
3)
The nurse must have experience in many areas before being considered an expert.
4)
The nurses progress through the stages is determined by years of experience and
skills. Correct answer- 2
Movement through the stages is not constant. Benners model is based on integration of
knowledge, technical skill, and intuition in the development of clinical wisdom. The
model does not mention experience in many areas. The model does not mention years
of experience.
____ 6. Which of the following best explains why it is difficult for the profession to
develop a definition of nursing?
1)
There are too many different and conflicting images of nurses.
2)
There are constant changes in healthcare and the activities of nurses.
3)
There is disagreement among the different nursing organizations.
4)
There are different education pathways and levels of practice. Correct answer- ANS: 2
The conflicting images of nursing make it more important to develop a definition; they
may also make it more difficult, but not to the extent that constant change does.
Healthcare is constantly changing and with it come changes in where, how, and what
nursing care is delivered. Constant changes make it difficult to develop a definition.
Although different nursing organizations have different definitions, they are similar in
most ways. The different education pathways affect entry into practice, not the definition
of nursing.
____ 7. Nurses have the potential to be very influential in shaping healthcare policy.
Which of the following factors contributes most to nurses influence?
,1)
Nurses are the largest health professional group.
2)
Nurses have a long history of serving the public.
3)
Nurses have achieved some independence from physicians in recent years.
4)
Political involvement has helped refute negative images portrayed in the media. Correct
answer- ANS: 1
Nurses are trusted professionals and the largest health professional group. As such,
they have political power to effect changes. If nursing were a small group, there would
be little potential for power in shaping policies, even if all the other answers were true.
Serving the public, while positive, does not necessarily help nurses to be influential in
establishing health policy. Independence from physicians, although positive, does not
necessarily make nurses influential in establishing healthcare policy. Refuting negative
media, although positive, does not necessarily make nurses influential in establishing
healthcare policy.
____ 8. Nursing was described as a distinct occupation in the sacred books of which
faith?
1)
Buddhism
2)
Christianity
3)
Hinduism
4)
Judaism Correct answer- ANS: 3
The Vedas, the sacred books of the Hindu faith, described Indian healthcare practices
and were the earliest writings of a distinct nursing occupation.
____ 9. The American Red Cross was established by
1)
Louisa May Alcott
2)
Clara Barton
3)
Dorothea Dix
4)
Harriet Tubman Correct answer- 2
____ 10. Which of the following is the most important reason to develop a definition of
nursing?
1)
Recruit more informed people into the nursing profession
2)
, Evaluate the degree of role satisfaction
3)
Dispel the stereotypical images of nurses and nursing
4)
Differentiate nursing activities from those of other health professionals Correct answer-
ANS: 4
Nursing organization leaders think it is important to develop a definition of nursing to
bring value and understanding to the profession, differentiate nursing activities from
those of other health professionals, and help student nurses understand what is
expected of them. A definition of nursing would not be likely to increase the number of
informed people recruited into nursing. A definition of nursing would do little to improve
the nurses role satisfaction. Although a definition of nursing might contribute to fighting
stereotypes of nursing, other, more powerful influences (e.g., media portrayals) exist to
counteract it.
___ 11. Which of the following provides evidence-based support for the contribution that
advanced practice nurses (APNs) make within healthcare?
1)
Reduced usage of diagnostics using advanced technology
2)
Decreased number of unnecessary visits to the emergency department
3)
Improved patient compliance with prescribed treatments
4)
Increased usage of complementary alternative therapies Correct answer- ANS: 3
Studies demonstrate that APNs have improved patient outcomes over those of
physicians, including increased patient understanding and cooperation with treatments
and decreased need for hospitalizations. No well-known, scientific studies support
APNs effect on the use of advanced technology. No well-known, scientific studies
support APNs effect on the frequency of emergency department visits. No well-known,
scientific studies support APNs effect on the use of alternative therapies.
____ 12. Which of the following is an example of what traditional medicine and
complementary and alternative medicine therapies have in common?
1)
Both can produce adverse effects in some patients.
2)
Both use prescription medications.
3)
Both are usually reimbursed by insurance programs.
4)
Both are regulated by the FDA. Correct answer- ANS: 1
Both traditional and complementary therapies can produce adverse effects in some
patients. Many medications are derived from herbs, but the alternative treatments
usually use the herbs, not prescription medication. Insurance programs do not
necessarily reimburse alternative treatments, because many are not supported by
answers
____
1. What is the most influential factor that has shaped the nursing profession?
1)
Physicians need for handmaidens
2)
Societal need for healthcare outside the home
3)
Military demand for nurses in the field
4)
Germ theory influence on sanitation Correct answer- 3
____ 2. Which of the following is an example of an illness prevention activity? Select all
that apply.
1)
Encouraging the use of a food diary
2)
Joining a cancer support group
3)
Administering immunization for HPV
4)
Teaching a diabetic patient about his diet Correct answer- 3
- food diary- health promotion activity
____ 3. Which of the following contributions of Florence Nightingale had an immediate
impact on improving patients health?
1)
Providing a clean environment
2)
Improving nursing education
3)
Changing the delivery of care in hospitals
4)
Establishing nursing as a distinct profession Correct answer- 1
____ 4. All of the following are aspects of the full-spectrum nursing role. Which one is
essential for the nurse to do in order to successfully carry out all the others?
1)
,Thinking and reasoning about the clients care
2)
Providing hands-on client care
3)
Carrying out physician orders
4)
Delegating to assistive personnel Correct answer- 1
____ 5. Which statement pertaining to Benners practice model for clinical competence
is true?
1)
Progression through the stages is constant, with most nurses reaching the proficient
stage.
2)
Progression through the stages involves continual development of thinking and
technical skills.
3)
The nurse must have experience in many areas before being considered an expert.
4)
The nurses progress through the stages is determined by years of experience and
skills. Correct answer- 2
Movement through the stages is not constant. Benners model is based on integration of
knowledge, technical skill, and intuition in the development of clinical wisdom. The
model does not mention experience in many areas. The model does not mention years
of experience.
____ 6. Which of the following best explains why it is difficult for the profession to
develop a definition of nursing?
1)
There are too many different and conflicting images of nurses.
2)
There are constant changes in healthcare and the activities of nurses.
3)
There is disagreement among the different nursing organizations.
4)
There are different education pathways and levels of practice. Correct answer- ANS: 2
The conflicting images of nursing make it more important to develop a definition; they
may also make it more difficult, but not to the extent that constant change does.
Healthcare is constantly changing and with it come changes in where, how, and what
nursing care is delivered. Constant changes make it difficult to develop a definition.
Although different nursing organizations have different definitions, they are similar in
most ways. The different education pathways affect entry into practice, not the definition
of nursing.
____ 7. Nurses have the potential to be very influential in shaping healthcare policy.
Which of the following factors contributes most to nurses influence?
,1)
Nurses are the largest health professional group.
2)
Nurses have a long history of serving the public.
3)
Nurses have achieved some independence from physicians in recent years.
4)
Political involvement has helped refute negative images portrayed in the media. Correct
answer- ANS: 1
Nurses are trusted professionals and the largest health professional group. As such,
they have political power to effect changes. If nursing were a small group, there would
be little potential for power in shaping policies, even if all the other answers were true.
Serving the public, while positive, does not necessarily help nurses to be influential in
establishing health policy. Independence from physicians, although positive, does not
necessarily make nurses influential in establishing healthcare policy. Refuting negative
media, although positive, does not necessarily make nurses influential in establishing
healthcare policy.
____ 8. Nursing was described as a distinct occupation in the sacred books of which
faith?
1)
Buddhism
2)
Christianity
3)
Hinduism
4)
Judaism Correct answer- ANS: 3
The Vedas, the sacred books of the Hindu faith, described Indian healthcare practices
and were the earliest writings of a distinct nursing occupation.
____ 9. The American Red Cross was established by
1)
Louisa May Alcott
2)
Clara Barton
3)
Dorothea Dix
4)
Harriet Tubman Correct answer- 2
____ 10. Which of the following is the most important reason to develop a definition of
nursing?
1)
Recruit more informed people into the nursing profession
2)
, Evaluate the degree of role satisfaction
3)
Dispel the stereotypical images of nurses and nursing
4)
Differentiate nursing activities from those of other health professionals Correct answer-
ANS: 4
Nursing organization leaders think it is important to develop a definition of nursing to
bring value and understanding to the profession, differentiate nursing activities from
those of other health professionals, and help student nurses understand what is
expected of them. A definition of nursing would not be likely to increase the number of
informed people recruited into nursing. A definition of nursing would do little to improve
the nurses role satisfaction. Although a definition of nursing might contribute to fighting
stereotypes of nursing, other, more powerful influences (e.g., media portrayals) exist to
counteract it.
___ 11. Which of the following provides evidence-based support for the contribution that
advanced practice nurses (APNs) make within healthcare?
1)
Reduced usage of diagnostics using advanced technology
2)
Decreased number of unnecessary visits to the emergency department
3)
Improved patient compliance with prescribed treatments
4)
Increased usage of complementary alternative therapies Correct answer- ANS: 3
Studies demonstrate that APNs have improved patient outcomes over those of
physicians, including increased patient understanding and cooperation with treatments
and decreased need for hospitalizations. No well-known, scientific studies support
APNs effect on the use of advanced technology. No well-known, scientific studies
support APNs effect on the frequency of emergency department visits. No well-known,
scientific studies support APNs effect on the use of alternative therapies.
____ 12. Which of the following is an example of what traditional medicine and
complementary and alternative medicine therapies have in common?
1)
Both can produce adverse effects in some patients.
2)
Both use prescription medications.
3)
Both are usually reimbursed by insurance programs.
4)
Both are regulated by the FDA. Correct answer- ANS: 1
Both traditional and complementary therapies can produce adverse effects in some
patients. Many medications are derived from herbs, but the alternative treatments
usually use the herbs, not prescription medication. Insurance programs do not
necessarily reimburse alternative treatments, because many are not supported by
