BIOS 242N EXAM1 STUDY GUIDE
1. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is
the nurse implementing?
NURSE MANAGER
2. A patient is scheduled for surgery. When getting ready to obtain the informed
consent, the patient tells the nurse, “I have no idea what is going to happen. I couldn’t
ask any questions.” The nurse does not allow the patient to sign the permit and notifies
the health care provider of the situation. Which role is the nurse displaying?
ADVOCATE
3. A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the
American Nurses Association. Which type of education did the nurse receive?
CONTINUING EDUCATION
4. A nurse is using the Healthy People 2020 to establish goals for the community.
Which goal is priority?
INCREASING LIFE EXPECTANCY
5. A nurse is providing screening at a health fair. Which finding indicates a person may
be more likely to develop health problems?
RISK FACTORS
6. A nurse is using the holistic approach to care. Which goal is the priority?
MIND BODY AND SPIRIT
7. A nurse is teaching a patient about the use of biofeedback. Which goal should the
nurse add to the care plan?
CONTROL AUTOMATIC PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION
8. Which patient will cause the nurse to question an order for acupuncture?
A PATIENT WITH AIDS
9. The nurse questions a health care provider’s decision to not tell the patient about a
cancer diagnosis. Which ethical principle is the nurse trying to uphold for the patient?
AUTONOMY
10.The nurse has become aware of missing narcotics in the patient care area.
Which ethical principle obligates the nurse to report the missing medications?
RESPONSIBILITY
11.A state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person’s
potential and is experienced within a developmental context is known as:
HEALTH
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, 12. Which of the following represents a method of primary prevention?
INFORMATIONAL SESSION ABOUT HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
13.A nurse is planning to deliver an educational program to individuals with diabetes.
Which of the following should be the initial action taken by the nurse to ensure the
success of the program?
ESTABLISH TEACHER LEARNER GOALS WITH THE INDIVIDUALS
14. Which nurse is at risk of making a medical error?
15. Which person is at highest risk for being uninsured?
27-YEAR-OLD WORKING PART TIME IN A PIZZA PARLOR
16. Patient care emphasis on wellness, rather than illness, begins as a result of:
INCREASES EDUCATION CONCERNING CAUSES OF ILLNESS
17.The nurse caring for a patient in the acute care setting assumes responsibility for
a patient’s care. What is this legally binding situation?
NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
18.What are the universal guidelines that define appropriate measures for all
nursing interventions?
STANDARDS OF CARE
19.A nurse fails to irrigate a feeding tube as ordered, resulting in harm to the patient.
This nurse could be found guilty of:
MALPRACTICE
20.Acupuncture is a complementary therapy that uses fine needles placed in
acupoints. What is the believed purpose of these acupoints?
OPEN MERDIANS TO RELEASE QI
21. A nurse examines whether patient interventions have been appropriate and expected
outcomes have been met. The nurse is demonstrating which step in the nursing process?
EVALUATION
22.The patient’s son requests to view documentation in the medical record. What is
the nurse’s best response to this request?
YOU WILL NEED YOUR MOTHERS PERMISSION
23. Which of the following represents a method of secondary prevention?
YEARLY MAMOGRAMS
24.When professionals work together to solve ethical dilemmas, nurses must examine
their own values. What is the best rationale for this step?
SO DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVEWS ARE RESPECTED
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1. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is
the nurse implementing?
NURSE MANAGER
2. A patient is scheduled for surgery. When getting ready to obtain the informed
consent, the patient tells the nurse, “I have no idea what is going to happen. I couldn’t
ask any questions.” The nurse does not allow the patient to sign the permit and notifies
the health care provider of the situation. Which role is the nurse displaying?
ADVOCATE
3. A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the
American Nurses Association. Which type of education did the nurse receive?
CONTINUING EDUCATION
4. A nurse is using the Healthy People 2020 to establish goals for the community.
Which goal is priority?
INCREASING LIFE EXPECTANCY
5. A nurse is providing screening at a health fair. Which finding indicates a person may
be more likely to develop health problems?
RISK FACTORS
6. A nurse is using the holistic approach to care. Which goal is the priority?
MIND BODY AND SPIRIT
7. A nurse is teaching a patient about the use of biofeedback. Which goal should the
nurse add to the care plan?
CONTROL AUTOMATIC PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTION
8. Which patient will cause the nurse to question an order for acupuncture?
A PATIENT WITH AIDS
9. The nurse questions a health care provider’s decision to not tell the patient about a
cancer diagnosis. Which ethical principle is the nurse trying to uphold for the patient?
AUTONOMY
10.The nurse has become aware of missing narcotics in the patient care area.
Which ethical principle obligates the nurse to report the missing medications?
RESPONSIBILITY
11.A state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person’s
potential and is experienced within a developmental context is known as:
HEALTH
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, 12. Which of the following represents a method of primary prevention?
INFORMATIONAL SESSION ABOUT HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
13.A nurse is planning to deliver an educational program to individuals with diabetes.
Which of the following should be the initial action taken by the nurse to ensure the
success of the program?
ESTABLISH TEACHER LEARNER GOALS WITH THE INDIVIDUALS
14. Which nurse is at risk of making a medical error?
15. Which person is at highest risk for being uninsured?
27-YEAR-OLD WORKING PART TIME IN A PIZZA PARLOR
16. Patient care emphasis on wellness, rather than illness, begins as a result of:
INCREASES EDUCATION CONCERNING CAUSES OF ILLNESS
17.The nurse caring for a patient in the acute care setting assumes responsibility for
a patient’s care. What is this legally binding situation?
NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
18.What are the universal guidelines that define appropriate measures for all
nursing interventions?
STANDARDS OF CARE
19.A nurse fails to irrigate a feeding tube as ordered, resulting in harm to the patient.
This nurse could be found guilty of:
MALPRACTICE
20.Acupuncture is a complementary therapy that uses fine needles placed in
acupoints. What is the believed purpose of these acupoints?
OPEN MERDIANS TO RELEASE QI
21. A nurse examines whether patient interventions have been appropriate and expected
outcomes have been met. The nurse is demonstrating which step in the nursing process?
EVALUATION
22.The patient’s son requests to view documentation in the medical record. What is
the nurse’s best response to this request?
YOU WILL NEED YOUR MOTHERS PERMISSION
23. Which of the following represents a method of secondary prevention?
YEARLY MAMOGRAMS
24.When professionals work together to solve ethical dilemmas, nurses must examine
their own values. What is the best rationale for this step?
SO DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVEWS ARE RESPECTED
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