NUR 306 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

NUR 306 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERSYou 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 statement 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 Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care 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. Communicator. Advocate. The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a dress- ing 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. Communicator Educator The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is 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. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice. 4. Guarantees standardized education across all prelicensure pro-grams. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice. Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and skills for a variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are examples of these roles and responsibilities? (Select all that apply.) 1. Caregiver 2. Autonomy 3. Patient advocate 4. Health promotion 5. Genetic counselor Caregiver Autonomy Patient advocate Health promotion Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement about the role. Clinical nurse specialist Nurse anesthetist Nurse practitioner Nurse-midwife a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and gynecological services b. Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as adult diabetes care c. Provides comprehensive care, usu- ally in a primary care setting, directly managing the medical care of patients who are healthy or have chronic conditions d. Provides care and services under the supervision of an anesthesiologist 1-b 2-d 3-c 4-a Health