, 4. A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go home
on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new surgical
procedure. The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses
the patient's wishes with them. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
1. Educator.
2. Advocate.
3. Caregiver.
4. Case manager.
5. The nurse spends time with the patient and family reviewing the dressing change
procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates how to change the
dressing. The nurse is acting in which professional role?
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Case manager
6. The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is exactly the same in every state in
the United States. This examination:
1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients.
2. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients.
3. Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided.
4. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice.
7. Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and skills for a variety of
professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are examples? (Select all that
apply.)
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy and accountability