NUR 201 Exam 1 Study Guide Questions
With Correct Detailed Answer 2024/2025
You have a patient that is postoperative which healthcare professionals would be most
likely to assist the patient in understanding the effects of medication? (select all that
apply)
a. The physician
b. The CNA
c. The RN
d. The Pharmacist - ANSWER- a. The physician
c. The RN
e. The pharmacist
The nurse must be competent in three areas:
a. Specific skills, function, knowledge
b. How to handle money, skills, leadership
c. Leadership, autonomy, skills
d. Have an advanced degree, skills, work before in healthcare - ANSWER- a. Specific
skills, function, knowledge
When does discharge planning begin? - ANSWER- when the patient is admitted for
treatment
What are the responsibilities of an Advocate?
a. Protect the rights of the patient
b. Be an advocate
c. Protect the patient by ensuring their wishes are followed
d. Helps a patient speak for themselves - ANSWER- a. Protect the rights of the patient
If the nurse is acting as an advocate which one of these would be correct?
a. The Nurse has Interpersonal skills
b. The Nurse has Cognitive skills
c. The Nurse has Technical skills
d. The Nurse has Ethical/Legal skills - ANSWER- d. The nurse has ethical/legal skills
What does a Researcher do?
a. Has awareness of research process and language of research
b. Sensitive to issues related to protecting the rights of subjects
c. Participation in identification of significant researchable problems
d. Discriminating consumer of research findings
e. All of the above - ANSWER- e. all of the above
, What role is the healthcare professional exhibiting who is collecting data about urinary
tract infections that have occurred in the ICU?
a. Teacher
b. Manager
c. Researcher
d. Advocate - ANSWER- c. Researcher
What role is the nurse exhibiting that is bathing and dressing a client?
a. Advocate
b. Counselor
c. Educator
d. Caregiver - ANSWER- d. Caregiver
The nurse is educating the client and family on how to cope with the problem of drug
addiction, what role is the nurse exhibiting?
a. Caregiver
b. Comforter
c. Assessment
d. Counselor/Counseling - ANSWER- d. Counselor/Counseling
What is the definition of nursing as a profession?
a. An unknown body of knowledge
b. A dependent medical profession
c. Strong service orientation
d. Ability to diagnose medical problems - ANSWER- c. Strong service orientation
The nurse is caring for a patient with Down Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for
the parent to a parent support group. What role is the nurse exhibiting?
a. Leader
b. Counselor
c. Collaborator
d. Teacher
e. Role Model - ANSWER- c. Collaborator
Who was considered to be the founder of professional nursing? - ANSWER- Florence
nightingale
The Nursing Instructor is explaining to the students that the state board of nursing
performs many functions. Select the functions that the instructor will include.
a. Establish pay salary
b. Approves nursing education programs
c. Describes job descriptions for nursing practice
d. Establishment of standards for licensure - ANSWER- b. Approves nursing education
programs
d. Establishment of standards for licensure
With Correct Detailed Answer 2024/2025
You have a patient that is postoperative which healthcare professionals would be most
likely to assist the patient in understanding the effects of medication? (select all that
apply)
a. The physician
b. The CNA
c. The RN
d. The Pharmacist - ANSWER- a. The physician
c. The RN
e. The pharmacist
The nurse must be competent in three areas:
a. Specific skills, function, knowledge
b. How to handle money, skills, leadership
c. Leadership, autonomy, skills
d. Have an advanced degree, skills, work before in healthcare - ANSWER- a. Specific
skills, function, knowledge
When does discharge planning begin? - ANSWER- when the patient is admitted for
treatment
What are the responsibilities of an Advocate?
a. Protect the rights of the patient
b. Be an advocate
c. Protect the patient by ensuring their wishes are followed
d. Helps a patient speak for themselves - ANSWER- a. Protect the rights of the patient
If the nurse is acting as an advocate which one of these would be correct?
a. The Nurse has Interpersonal skills
b. The Nurse has Cognitive skills
c. The Nurse has Technical skills
d. The Nurse has Ethical/Legal skills - ANSWER- d. The nurse has ethical/legal skills
What does a Researcher do?
a. Has awareness of research process and language of research
b. Sensitive to issues related to protecting the rights of subjects
c. Participation in identification of significant researchable problems
d. Discriminating consumer of research findings
e. All of the above - ANSWER- e. all of the above
, What role is the healthcare professional exhibiting who is collecting data about urinary
tract infections that have occurred in the ICU?
a. Teacher
b. Manager
c. Researcher
d. Advocate - ANSWER- c. Researcher
What role is the nurse exhibiting that is bathing and dressing a client?
a. Advocate
b. Counselor
c. Educator
d. Caregiver - ANSWER- d. Caregiver
The nurse is educating the client and family on how to cope with the problem of drug
addiction, what role is the nurse exhibiting?
a. Caregiver
b. Comforter
c. Assessment
d. Counselor/Counseling - ANSWER- d. Counselor/Counseling
What is the definition of nursing as a profession?
a. An unknown body of knowledge
b. A dependent medical profession
c. Strong service orientation
d. Ability to diagnose medical problems - ANSWER- c. Strong service orientation
The nurse is caring for a patient with Down Syndrome. The nurse makes referrals for
the parent to a parent support group. What role is the nurse exhibiting?
a. Leader
b. Counselor
c. Collaborator
d. Teacher
e. Role Model - ANSWER- c. Collaborator
Who was considered to be the founder of professional nursing? - ANSWER- Florence
nightingale
The Nursing Instructor is explaining to the students that the state board of nursing
performs many functions. Select the functions that the instructor will include.
a. Establish pay salary
b. Approves nursing education programs
c. Describes job descriptions for nursing practice
d. Establishment of standards for licensure - ANSWER- b. Approves nursing education
programs
d. Establishment of standards for licensure
