Fundamentals of Nursing Test 1 Practice Questions
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care coordination
conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation you have your
classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor
asks the class why this document is important. Which of the following statements best
describes this code?
1. Improves self-health care
2. Protects the patient's confidentiality
3. Ensures identical care to all patients
4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
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An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The nurse obtains
her vital signs, listens to her lung and heart sounds, determines her level of comfort, and
collects blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is performed?
1. Diagnosis
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation
3. Assessment
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A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness of breath. The
nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 hours. Which standard of
practice is performed?
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation
4. Implementation
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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.
2. Advocate
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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
1. Educator
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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.
4. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
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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
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Lobbyist
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy and accountability
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
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Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement about the role.
1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse anesthetist
3. Nurse practitioner
4. Nurse-midwife
a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and gynecological services
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care coordination
conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation you have your
classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor
asks the class why this document is important. Which of the following statements best
describes this code?
1. Improves self-health care
2. Protects the patient's confidentiality
3. Ensures identical care to all patients
4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The nurse obtains
her vital signs, listens to her lung and heart sounds, determines her level of comfort, and
collects blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is performed?
1. Diagnosis
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation
3. Assessment
,We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness of breath. The
nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 hours. Which standard of
practice is performed?
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation
4. Implementation
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
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.
2. Advocate
,We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
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
1. Educator
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
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.
4. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
, We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
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
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Lobbyist
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy and accountability
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement about the role.
1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse anesthetist
3. Nurse practitioner
4. Nurse-midwife
a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and gynecological services
