NCLEX Practice Questions Exam 1
. A nurse assesses patients in a physician's office who are
experiencing different levels of health and illness. Which
statements best define the concepts of health and illness? Select
all that apply.
a. Health and illness are the same for all people.
b. Health and illness are individually defined by each person.
c. People with acute illnesses are actually healthy.
d. People with chronic illnesses have poor health beliefs.
✅✅
e. Health is more than the absence of illness.
f. Illness is the response of a person to a disease. - -b, e, f.
Each person defines health and illness individually, based on a
number of factors. Health is more than just the absence of illness;
it is an active process in which a person moves toward one's
maximum potential. An illness is the response of the person to a
disease.
A caregiver asks a nurse to explain respite care. How would the
nurse respond?
a. "A service that allows time away for caregivers"
b. "A special service for the terminally ill and their family"
✅✅
c. "Direct care provided to individuals in a long-term care facility"
d. "Living units for people without regular shelter" - -a.
Respite care is provided to enable a primary caregiver time away
from the day-to-day responsibilities of homebound patients.
A nurse cares for dying patients by providing physical,
psychological, social, and spiritual care for the patients, their
families, and other loved ones. This service is known as:
a. Respite care
b. Palliative care
✅✅
c. Hospice care
d. Extended care - -c. The hospice nurse combines the skills
of the home care nurse with the ability to provide daily emotional
,support to dying patients and their families. Respite care is a type
of care provided for caregivers of homebound ill, disabled, or older
patients. Palliative care, which can be used inconjunction with
medical treatment and in all types of health care settings, is
focused on the relief of physical, mental, and spiritual distress.
Extended-care facilities include transitional subacute care,
assisted-living facilities, intermediate and long-term care, homes
for medically fragile children, retirement centers, and residential
institutions for mentally and developmentally or physically disabled
patients of all ages.
A nurse caring for patients in a primary care setting submits
paperwork for reimbursement from managed care plans for
services performed. Which purpose best describes managed care
as a framework for health care?
a. A design to control the cost of care while maintaining the quality
of care
b. Care coordination to maximize positive outcomes to contain
costs
c. The delivery of services from initial contact through ongoing
care
✅✅
d. Based on a philosophy of ensuring death in comfort and dignity -
-a. Managed care is a way of providing care designed to
control costs while maintaining the quality of care.
A nurse follows accepted guidelines for a healthy lifestyle. How can
this promote health in others?
a. By being a role model for healthy behaviors
b. By not requiring sick days from work
✅✅
c. By never exposing others to any type of illness
d. By spending less money on food - -a. Good personal health
enables the nurse to serve as a role model for patients and families.
A nurse has volunteered to give influenza immunizations at a local
clinic. What level of care is the nurse demonstrating?
, a. Tertiary
b. Secondary
✅✅
c. Primary
d. Promotive - -c. Giving influenza injections is an example of
primary health promotion and illness prevention.
A nurse is caring for a patient in the ICU who is being monitored for
a possible cerebral aneurysm following a loss of consciousness in
the emergency room. The nurse anticipates preparing the patient
for ordered diagnostic tests. This nurse's knowledge of the
diagnostic procedures for this condition reflects which aspect of
nursing?
a. The art of nursing
b. The science of nursing
✅✅
c. The caring aspect of nursing
d. The holistic approach to nursing - -b. The science of
nursing is the knowledge base for care that is provided. In contrast,
the skilled application of that knowledge is the art of nursing.
Providing holistic care to patients based on the science of nursing
is considered the art of nursing.
A nurse is caring for patients in a primary care center. What is the
most likely role of this nurse based on the setting?
a. Assisting with major surgery
b. Performing a health assessment
✅✅
c. Maintaining patients' function and independence
d. Keeping student immunization records up to date - -b.
Performing patient assessments is a common role of the nurse in a
primary care center. Assisting with major surgery is a role of the
nurse in the hospital setting. Maintaining patients' function and
independence is a role of the nurse in an extended-care facility, and
keeping student immunization records up to date is a role of the
school nurse.
. A nurse assesses patients in a physician's office who are
experiencing different levels of health and illness. Which
statements best define the concepts of health and illness? Select
all that apply.
a. Health and illness are the same for all people.
b. Health and illness are individually defined by each person.
c. People with acute illnesses are actually healthy.
d. People with chronic illnesses have poor health beliefs.
✅✅
e. Health is more than the absence of illness.
f. Illness is the response of a person to a disease. - -b, e, f.
Each person defines health and illness individually, based on a
number of factors. Health is more than just the absence of illness;
it is an active process in which a person moves toward one's
maximum potential. An illness is the response of the person to a
disease.
A caregiver asks a nurse to explain respite care. How would the
nurse respond?
a. "A service that allows time away for caregivers"
b. "A special service for the terminally ill and their family"
✅✅
c. "Direct care provided to individuals in a long-term care facility"
d. "Living units for people without regular shelter" - -a.
Respite care is provided to enable a primary caregiver time away
from the day-to-day responsibilities of homebound patients.
A nurse cares for dying patients by providing physical,
psychological, social, and spiritual care for the patients, their
families, and other loved ones. This service is known as:
a. Respite care
b. Palliative care
✅✅
c. Hospice care
d. Extended care - -c. The hospice nurse combines the skills
of the home care nurse with the ability to provide daily emotional
,support to dying patients and their families. Respite care is a type
of care provided for caregivers of homebound ill, disabled, or older
patients. Palliative care, which can be used inconjunction with
medical treatment and in all types of health care settings, is
focused on the relief of physical, mental, and spiritual distress.
Extended-care facilities include transitional subacute care,
assisted-living facilities, intermediate and long-term care, homes
for medically fragile children, retirement centers, and residential
institutions for mentally and developmentally or physically disabled
patients of all ages.
A nurse caring for patients in a primary care setting submits
paperwork for reimbursement from managed care plans for
services performed. Which purpose best describes managed care
as a framework for health care?
a. A design to control the cost of care while maintaining the quality
of care
b. Care coordination to maximize positive outcomes to contain
costs
c. The delivery of services from initial contact through ongoing
care
✅✅
d. Based on a philosophy of ensuring death in comfort and dignity -
-a. Managed care is a way of providing care designed to
control costs while maintaining the quality of care.
A nurse follows accepted guidelines for a healthy lifestyle. How can
this promote health in others?
a. By being a role model for healthy behaviors
b. By not requiring sick days from work
✅✅
c. By never exposing others to any type of illness
d. By spending less money on food - -a. Good personal health
enables the nurse to serve as a role model for patients and families.
A nurse has volunteered to give influenza immunizations at a local
clinic. What level of care is the nurse demonstrating?
, a. Tertiary
b. Secondary
✅✅
c. Primary
d. Promotive - -c. Giving influenza injections is an example of
primary health promotion and illness prevention.
A nurse is caring for a patient in the ICU who is being monitored for
a possible cerebral aneurysm following a loss of consciousness in
the emergency room. The nurse anticipates preparing the patient
for ordered diagnostic tests. This nurse's knowledge of the
diagnostic procedures for this condition reflects which aspect of
nursing?
a. The art of nursing
b. The science of nursing
✅✅
c. The caring aspect of nursing
d. The holistic approach to nursing - -b. The science of
nursing is the knowledge base for care that is provided. In contrast,
the skilled application of that knowledge is the art of nursing.
Providing holistic care to patients based on the science of nursing
is considered the art of nursing.
A nurse is caring for patients in a primary care center. What is the
most likely role of this nurse based on the setting?
a. Assisting with major surgery
b. Performing a health assessment
✅✅
c. Maintaining patients' function and independence
d. Keeping student immunization records up to date - -b.
Performing patient assessments is a common role of the nurse in a
primary care center. Assisting with major surgery is a role of the
nurse in the hospital setting. Maintaining patients' function and
independence is a role of the nurse in an extended-care facility, and
keeping student immunization records up to date is a role of the
school nurse.
