Fundamentals of Nursing Exam 1 NSG
Review Questions With Verified
Answers.
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 - ANS 4. Defines the
principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
An 18 year-old woman is in the emergency department with a fever and cough. The
nurse obtains her vital signs, listens to her lung 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 - ANS 3. Assessment
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness of
breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and again in 4
hours. Which standard of practice is being performed?
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
,3. Assessment
4. Implementation - ANS 4. Implementation
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to be
home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new
surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risks and benefits of the surgery to the
family and discusses the patient's wishes with the family. The nurse is acting as the
patient's:
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Case manager - ANS 2. Advocate
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 - ANS 1. Educator
The examination for registered nurse 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 - ANS 4. Provides a
minimal standard of knowledge for a registered nurse in practice
,Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the following
models is expected from health care reform?
1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
2. Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion model
3. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
4. Moving from a chronic care to an illness prevention model - ANS 1. Moving from an
acute illness to a health care promotion, illness prevention model
A nurse meets with the registered dietitian and physical therapist to develop a plan of
care that focuses on improving nutrition and mobility for a patient. This is an example of
which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Informatics - ANS 3. Teamwork and collaboration
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision support system to correctly
position her ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated respiratory
secretions. This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses
(QSEN) completely?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and Collaboration
4. Informatics - ANS 4. Informatics
The nurses on an acute medical floor notice an increase in pressure ulcer formation in
their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of treatment. The first is
the procedure correctly used to assess for pressure ulcer risk. The second uses a new
assessment instrument to identify at-risk patients. Given this information, the nurse
consultant exemplifies which career?
, 1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse administrator
3. Nurse educator
4. Nurse researcher - ANS 4. Nurse researcher
Nurses in an acute care hospital are attending a unit based education program to learn
how to use a new pressure-relieving device for patients at risk for pressure ulcers. This
is which type of education?
1. Continuing education
2. Graduate education
3. In-service education
4. Professional Registered Nurse Education - ANS 3. In-service education
Which of the following Internet resources can help consumers compare quality care
measures? (Select all that apply)
1. WebMD
2. Hospital Compare
3. Magnet Recognition Program
4. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
5. The American Hospital Association's webpage - ANS 2. Hospital Compare
4. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
A community center is presenting a nurse-led program on the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act. Which statement made by a participant indicates a need for further
teaching?
1. "My small company will now have to offer the 75 employees health insurance or pay
a penalty"
Review Questions With Verified
Answers.
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 - ANS 4. Defines the
principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
An 18 year-old woman is in the emergency department with a fever and cough. The
nurse obtains her vital signs, listens to her lung 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 - ANS 3. Assessment
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness of
breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and again in 4
hours. Which standard of practice is being performed?
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
,3. Assessment
4. Implementation - ANS 4. Implementation
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to be
home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new
surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risks and benefits of the surgery to the
family and discusses the patient's wishes with the family. The nurse is acting as the
patient's:
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Case manager - ANS 2. Advocate
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 - ANS 1. Educator
The examination for registered nurse 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 - ANS 4. Provides a
minimal standard of knowledge for a registered nurse in practice
,Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the following
models is expected from health care reform?
1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
2. Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion model
3. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
4. Moving from a chronic care to an illness prevention model - ANS 1. Moving from an
acute illness to a health care promotion, illness prevention model
A nurse meets with the registered dietitian and physical therapist to develop a plan of
care that focuses on improving nutrition and mobility for a patient. This is an example of
which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Informatics - ANS 3. Teamwork and collaboration
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision support system to correctly
position her ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated respiratory
secretions. This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses
(QSEN) completely?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and Collaboration
4. Informatics - ANS 4. Informatics
The nurses on an acute medical floor notice an increase in pressure ulcer formation in
their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of treatment. The first is
the procedure correctly used to assess for pressure ulcer risk. The second uses a new
assessment instrument to identify at-risk patients. Given this information, the nurse
consultant exemplifies which career?
, 1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse administrator
3. Nurse educator
4. Nurse researcher - ANS 4. Nurse researcher
Nurses in an acute care hospital are attending a unit based education program to learn
how to use a new pressure-relieving device for patients at risk for pressure ulcers. This
is which type of education?
1. Continuing education
2. Graduate education
3. In-service education
4. Professional Registered Nurse Education - ANS 3. In-service education
Which of the following Internet resources can help consumers compare quality care
measures? (Select all that apply)
1. WebMD
2. Hospital Compare
3. Magnet Recognition Program
4. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
5. The American Hospital Association's webpage - ANS 2. Hospital Compare
4. Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
A community center is presenting a nurse-led program on the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act. Which statement made by a participant indicates a need for further
teaching?
1. "My small company will now have to offer the 75 employees health insurance or pay
a penalty"
