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1.gThegnursinggdirectorgattendsgagworkshopgandgisgpresentingginformationgongthegANA'
sgsevengessentialgfeaturesgingNursing'sgSocialgPolicygStatementg(2010).gWhichgonegofgth
egsevengessentialgfeaturesgofgnursinggisgincludedgingthegpublication?
A)gApplicationgofgprofessionalgjudgmentgandgcriticalgthinkinggtogassessgandgimplementg
treatmentgbasedgonghumangresponsesgandgexperiences.
B)gUsegpublicgpolicygofgcurrentglegislaturegtogshapegthegfuturegofgthegnursinggprofessio
n.
C)gUsegscientificgknowledgegtogrationgcaregtogthosegindividualsgwithgnoncomplexgdiagn
osesgandgsimplegtreatmentgoptions.
D)gUsegassessmentgasgthegguidegingordergtogtreatgthegfullgrangegofghumangresponsesg"w
ithingthegphysicalgenvironment."g-gANSWER:gA
2.gAgnursegwhoghasgworkedgforg15gyearsgingtheghospitalghasgangopportunitygtogattendga
ngRN-to-
BSNgprogramgingherglocalgcommunity,gandgtheghospitalgwillgpaygforgthegcostgofgtuitiongif
gthegnursegagreesgtogworkgtheregforg2gyearsgfollowingggraduation.gThegnurseghasgaccept
edgandgisgingthegfirstgtermgatgtheglocalgcollege.gIfgthegnursegwantsgtogworkgonghergcritical
gandgreflectivegthinkinggskills,gwhichgactivitygshouldgshe/hegfocusgongdeveloping?
A)gReadinggagchaptergong"CaregofgthegCardiacgPatient.
B)gSpeakinggtogthegnursesgongthegclinicalgunit.
C)gListeninggtogfamilygasgtheygsharegthegclient'sgstory.
D)gWritinggagpapergongnursinggforgthegpalliativegclient.g-gANSWER:gD
3.gAgnursegingtheglong-
termgcaregfacilityghasgdecidedgtogreturngtognursinggschoolgtogearngaghighergdegree.gTheg
nursegisgfullgofgpositivegthoughtsgandgenergygwhengcontemplatesgallgthegnewgthingsgtogl
earn.gAccordinggtogShane'sgreturning-to-
schoolgsyndrome,gwhichgphasegisgthisgnursegexperiencing?
A)gconflictgphase
B)greintegrationgphase
C)gintegrationgphase
D)ghoneymoongphaseg-gANSWER:gD
,4.gAgstudentgnurse,gwhogisgingthegsecondgsemestergofgnursinggschool,gisgexperiencingga
ngunsettledgfeeling.gThegnursegnotesgaglackgofgconfidencegingknowingghowgtogactgorgwh
atgquestionsgtogask.gAccordinggtogBridges'gManaginggTransitionsgtheory,gwhatgphasegof
gtransitiongisgthisgstudentgexperiencing?
A)gnewgbeginningg
B)gneutralgzoneg
C)gtransitiongoneg
D)glettingggog-gANSWER:gB
5.gAgnursegreturnsgtogschoolgtogcompletegangadvancedgnursinggdegreegandgisgfindinggitg
difficultgtogmeetgallgexpectationsgofgherglife.gThegnursegisgagnewgparent,gagstudent,gagsp
ouse,gandgagfull-timegemployee.gThegnursegisgexperiencinggwhatgtypegofgissue?
A)gvaluegconflictg
B)gbehavioralgconflictg
C)grolegconflictg
D)gattitudegconflictg-gANSWER:gC
6.gThegcharacteristicsgofgagprofessiongaregmany,gandgnursinggisgdelineatedgasgangemergi
nggprofessiongbecausegofgthegabsencegofgwhatgcharacteristic?
A)gusegofgagspecializedgdatabase
B)gstandardizedgeducationalgentry
C)gspecializedgcompetencies
D)gautonomygandgcontrolgovergworkg-gANSWER:gB
7.gAgnursegworksgingthegmedical-
surgicalgunitgofgagsuburbanghospitalgandgisgtakinggcaregofgagclientgwhoghasgmanygcompl
exgphysiologicgprocessesggoinggongatgthegsamegtime.gThegnursegexhibitsgflexibility,ginqu
isitiveness,gandgopengmindednessgingcaringgforgthegclientgasgtheirgconditiongchangesgfr
omgday-to-day.gThegnursegisgprimarilygexhibitinggwhichgtypegofgthinking?
A)gcriticalgthinkingg
B)gcreativegthinkingg
C)greflectivegthinkingg
D)gindependentgthinkingg-gANSWER:gA
8.gAgnursinggstudentgisgingthegseniorgsemestergofgnursinggschool.gIngadditiongtoggoinggto
gclinicalgsessions,gdidacticglectures,gandgapplyinggforgnursinggposition,gthegstudentgisgre
viewinggforgthegNCLEXgexam.gWhichgofgthesegintellectualgcharacteristicsgofgagnursinggst
udentgisginvolvedgwithglicensure?
A)gspecializedgeducation
B)gbodygofgknowledge
C)gthegabilitygtogthinkgcritically
D)gthegabilitygtogmanagegcolleaguesg-gANSWER:gA
,9.gIngordergtogattaingprofessionalgstatus,gwhichgnursinggrolegwillgnursinggpersonnelgnee
dgtogbegperforminggongagregulargbasis?
A)gWorkgindividuallygtogshowcasegcontributionsgtogsociety.
B)gMaintaingthreeglevelsgofgeducationgforgnursesgcollectively.
C)gWorkgtogethergtogcollaborategthroughgprofessionalgorganizations.
D)gEthicallygmaintaingstandardsgofgcaregforgclients.g-gANSWER:gC
10.gAgnursegentersgthegroomgofgagclientgandgteachesgaboutgpaingmedicationgwhilegsimul
taneouslygrelievinggstressgwithgtherapeuticgmassage.gThegnursegisgalsogablegtogdetermi
negwhatgtheoriesgpertaingtogthegnursinggactions.gWhichgtypegofgthinkinggisgthegnursegex
hibitinggwhenghe/shegprocessesgcaringgforgthegpaingofgthisgclient?
A)gindependentgthinkingg
B)gcriticalgthinkingg
C)greflectivegthinkingg
D)gcreativegthinkingg-gANSWER:gC
11.gAgstaffgnursegisgprovidinggeducationgtogthegunlicensedgassistivegpersonnelg(UAP)gon
gthegunitgaboutgsafeggowninggandgglovinggwhengcaringgforgclientsgwithgMRSA.gWhichgro
legwillgthegstaffgnursegundertakegwhengprovidinggthisgeducation?
A)gcaregiverg
B)gteacherg
C)gcoordinatorg
D)gcounselorg-gANSWER:gB
12.gWhilegworkinggongagbusygmedicalgunit,gangassistantgnursegmanagerghasgnotedgangin
creasegingthegnumbergofgfallinggincidents.gAftergreviewinggthegdocumentation,gitgappea
rsgmostgfallsgoccurgsoongbeforeglunchgwhengclientsgareggoinggtogthegbathroom.gThegnur
segsharesgthisginformationgwithgthegUAPgandgasksgthemgtogassistgclientsgmoregatgthisgti
me.gWhichgdomaingingthegProfessionalgNursegContributionsgmodelgdoesgthisgrepresent?
A)gcognitiveg
B)gbehavioralg
C)gaffectiveg
D)gpsychomotorg-gANSWER:gA
13.gAftergagnursinggstudentgdoesgpoorlygongagtest,gthegstudent'sgprofessorgrequestsgagc
onferencegtogdiscussgthegmatter.gDuringgthegdiscussion,gthegstudentgcomments,g"Igdid
n'tghavegtimegtogreadgallgthosegchapters."gWhilegdiscussinggstrategiesgtoghelpgwithgread
inggeffectiveness,gthegprofessorgsuggestsgthatgaftergreadinggagpassage,gthegstudentgsho
uldgtakegagbreakgandgdogwhichgactivity?
A)gParaphrasegthegmajorgconceptsgtheygjustgread.
B)gListengtogclassicalgmusic.
, C)gVisitgwithgtheirgpeersgaboutgtheirgstudyghabits.
D)gGetgagcaffeinatedgbeverage.g-gANSWER:gA
14.gAgprofessionalgnursegisgtryinggtoglocateginformationgaboutgagdiseasegprocessgandgisg
evaluatinggonlineginformation.gWhichgquestiongshouldgthegnursegaskgtogidentifygthegau
thoritygofgthegonlineginformation?
A)g"Isgtheginformationgerrorgfreegandgconsistent?"
B)g"Doesgtheginformationgconflictgwithgknowngscientificginformation?"
C)g"Isgtheregagwaygtogcontactgthegauthor(s)?"
D)g"Aregtheginitialgpostinggdatesgandgupdatesgpresent?"g-gANSWER:gC
15.gAggraduategnursegisgworkinggongagbusyginpatientgmedicalgfloor.gThegnurseghasgbeeng
taughtgtogdogagcentralgcathetergdressinggchangegonegwaygbutgcannotghandlegchanginggt
hegproceduregtogaccommodategthegsuppliesgthatgaregreadilygavailable.gIngaddition,gtheg
nursegwillgnotggogtoglunchguntilgallgchartinggisgcompletegsince,g"Thosegaregthegrules."gAc
cordinggtogBenner'sgNovice-to-
ExpertgModel,gingwhichgstagegofgthegmodelgisgthegnursegcurrentlygperforming?
A)gexpertgpractitionerg
B)gnovicegpractitionerg
C)gadvancedgbeginnerg
D)gCompetentgpractitionerg-gANSWER:gB
16.gWhichgclientgscenariogbestgdisplaysgthegmeaninggofg"unpredictabilitygthatgisgconcep
tualizedgasgchaos"?
A)gAngICUgnursegimplementingg"proning"gforgventilatorgclientsgasgag"new"gmechanismgt
ogpreventgpneumonia.
B)gEnsuringgeverygunresponsivegclientgisgturnedgeveryg2ghoursgasgprescribed.
C)gAssistinggthegUAPgwithgtheirgmorninggroundsgandgcheckinggbloodgglucoseglevelsgbef
oregbreakfast.
D)gCallinggsecuritygtogassistgwithgang"overdose"gclientgwhogwillgnotgfollowinggordersgtog
staygingtheirgroom.g-gANSWER:gA
17.gAggroupgofgnursinggstudentsghavegbeengassignedgtogworkgongaggroupgproject.gEveryg
studentghasgdifferentgworkinggschedulesgmakinggitgdifficultgtogmeetgingperson.gOnegstu
dentghasgvolunteeredgtogorganizegagtimelinegandgeditgthegfinalgprojectgforgconsistentgw
ritinggstyle.gThisgstudentgisgfulfillinggwhichgrolegingtheggroup?
A)ghelperg
B)grecorderg
C)gleaderg
D)ggatekeeperg-gANSWER:gC
18.gTogimprovegtestgresultsgbygdecreasingganxiety,gagfacultygmembergmaygrecommendg
whichgstrategiesgtogassistgwithganxietygongthegactualgtestgday?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
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1.gThegnursinggdirectorgattendsgagworkshopgandgisgpresentingginformationgongthegANA'
sgsevengessentialgfeaturesgingNursing'sgSocialgPolicygStatementg(2010).gWhichgonegofgth
egsevengessentialgfeaturesgofgnursinggisgincludedgingthegpublication?
A)gApplicationgofgprofessionalgjudgmentgandgcriticalgthinkinggtogassessgandgimplementg
treatmentgbasedgonghumangresponsesgandgexperiences.
B)gUsegpublicgpolicygofgcurrentglegislaturegtogshapegthegfuturegofgthegnursinggprofessio
n.
C)gUsegscientificgknowledgegtogrationgcaregtogthosegindividualsgwithgnoncomplexgdiagn
osesgandgsimplegtreatmentgoptions.
D)gUsegassessmentgasgthegguidegingordergtogtreatgthegfullgrangegofghumangresponsesg"w
ithingthegphysicalgenvironment."g-gANSWER:gA
2.gAgnursegwhoghasgworkedgforg15gyearsgingtheghospitalghasgangopportunitygtogattendga
ngRN-to-
BSNgprogramgingherglocalgcommunity,gandgtheghospitalgwillgpaygforgthegcostgofgtuitiongif
gthegnursegagreesgtogworkgtheregforg2gyearsgfollowingggraduation.gThegnurseghasgaccept
edgandgisgingthegfirstgtermgatgtheglocalgcollege.gIfgthegnursegwantsgtogworkgonghergcritical
gandgreflectivegthinkinggskills,gwhichgactivitygshouldgshe/hegfocusgongdeveloping?
A)gReadinggagchaptergong"CaregofgthegCardiacgPatient.
B)gSpeakinggtogthegnursesgongthegclinicalgunit.
C)gListeninggtogfamilygasgtheygsharegthegclient'sgstory.
D)gWritinggagpapergongnursinggforgthegpalliativegclient.g-gANSWER:gD
3.gAgnursegingtheglong-
termgcaregfacilityghasgdecidedgtogreturngtognursinggschoolgtogearngaghighergdegree.gTheg
nursegisgfullgofgpositivegthoughtsgandgenergygwhengcontemplatesgallgthegnewgthingsgtogl
earn.gAccordinggtogShane'sgreturning-to-
schoolgsyndrome,gwhichgphasegisgthisgnursegexperiencing?
A)gconflictgphase
B)greintegrationgphase
C)gintegrationgphase
D)ghoneymoongphaseg-gANSWER:gD
,4.gAgstudentgnurse,gwhogisgingthegsecondgsemestergofgnursinggschool,gisgexperiencingga
ngunsettledgfeeling.gThegnursegnotesgaglackgofgconfidencegingknowingghowgtogactgorgwh
atgquestionsgtogask.gAccordinggtogBridges'gManaginggTransitionsgtheory,gwhatgphasegof
gtransitiongisgthisgstudentgexperiencing?
A)gnewgbeginningg
B)gneutralgzoneg
C)gtransitiongoneg
D)glettingggog-gANSWER:gB
5.gAgnursegreturnsgtogschoolgtogcompletegangadvancedgnursinggdegreegandgisgfindinggitg
difficultgtogmeetgallgexpectationsgofgherglife.gThegnursegisgagnewgparent,gagstudent,gagsp
ouse,gandgagfull-timegemployee.gThegnursegisgexperiencinggwhatgtypegofgissue?
A)gvaluegconflictg
B)gbehavioralgconflictg
C)grolegconflictg
D)gattitudegconflictg-gANSWER:gC
6.gThegcharacteristicsgofgagprofessiongaregmany,gandgnursinggisgdelineatedgasgangemergi
nggprofessiongbecausegofgthegabsencegofgwhatgcharacteristic?
A)gusegofgagspecializedgdatabase
B)gstandardizedgeducationalgentry
C)gspecializedgcompetencies
D)gautonomygandgcontrolgovergworkg-gANSWER:gB
7.gAgnursegworksgingthegmedical-
surgicalgunitgofgagsuburbanghospitalgandgisgtakinggcaregofgagclientgwhoghasgmanygcompl
exgphysiologicgprocessesggoinggongatgthegsamegtime.gThegnursegexhibitsgflexibility,ginqu
isitiveness,gandgopengmindednessgingcaringgforgthegclientgasgtheirgconditiongchangesgfr
omgday-to-day.gThegnursegisgprimarilygexhibitinggwhichgtypegofgthinking?
A)gcriticalgthinkingg
B)gcreativegthinkingg
C)greflectivegthinkingg
D)gindependentgthinkingg-gANSWER:gA
8.gAgnursinggstudentgisgingthegseniorgsemestergofgnursinggschool.gIngadditiongtoggoinggto
gclinicalgsessions,gdidacticglectures,gandgapplyinggforgnursinggposition,gthegstudentgisgre
viewinggforgthegNCLEXgexam.gWhichgofgthesegintellectualgcharacteristicsgofgagnursinggst
udentgisginvolvedgwithglicensure?
A)gspecializedgeducation
B)gbodygofgknowledge
C)gthegabilitygtogthinkgcritically
D)gthegabilitygtogmanagegcolleaguesg-gANSWER:gA
,9.gIngordergtogattaingprofessionalgstatus,gwhichgnursinggrolegwillgnursinggpersonnelgnee
dgtogbegperforminggongagregulargbasis?
A)gWorkgindividuallygtogshowcasegcontributionsgtogsociety.
B)gMaintaingthreeglevelsgofgeducationgforgnursesgcollectively.
C)gWorkgtogethergtogcollaborategthroughgprofessionalgorganizations.
D)gEthicallygmaintaingstandardsgofgcaregforgclients.g-gANSWER:gC
10.gAgnursegentersgthegroomgofgagclientgandgteachesgaboutgpaingmedicationgwhilegsimul
taneouslygrelievinggstressgwithgtherapeuticgmassage.gThegnursegisgalsogablegtogdetermi
negwhatgtheoriesgpertaingtogthegnursinggactions.gWhichgtypegofgthinkinggisgthegnursegex
hibitinggwhenghe/shegprocessesgcaringgforgthegpaingofgthisgclient?
A)gindependentgthinkingg
B)gcriticalgthinkingg
C)greflectivegthinkingg
D)gcreativegthinkingg-gANSWER:gC
11.gAgstaffgnursegisgprovidinggeducationgtogthegunlicensedgassistivegpersonnelg(UAP)gon
gthegunitgaboutgsafeggowninggandgglovinggwhengcaringgforgclientsgwithgMRSA.gWhichgro
legwillgthegstaffgnursegundertakegwhengprovidinggthisgeducation?
A)gcaregiverg
B)gteacherg
C)gcoordinatorg
D)gcounselorg-gANSWER:gB
12.gWhilegworkinggongagbusygmedicalgunit,gangassistantgnursegmanagerghasgnotedgangin
creasegingthegnumbergofgfallinggincidents.gAftergreviewinggthegdocumentation,gitgappea
rsgmostgfallsgoccurgsoongbeforeglunchgwhengclientsgareggoinggtogthegbathroom.gThegnur
segsharesgthisginformationgwithgthegUAPgandgasksgthemgtogassistgclientsgmoregatgthisgti
me.gWhichgdomaingingthegProfessionalgNursegContributionsgmodelgdoesgthisgrepresent?
A)gcognitiveg
B)gbehavioralg
C)gaffectiveg
D)gpsychomotorg-gANSWER:gA
13.gAftergagnursinggstudentgdoesgpoorlygongagtest,gthegstudent'sgprofessorgrequestsgagc
onferencegtogdiscussgthegmatter.gDuringgthegdiscussion,gthegstudentgcomments,g"Igdid
n'tghavegtimegtogreadgallgthosegchapters."gWhilegdiscussinggstrategiesgtoghelpgwithgread
inggeffectiveness,gthegprofessorgsuggestsgthatgaftergreadinggagpassage,gthegstudentgsho
uldgtakegagbreakgandgdogwhichgactivity?
A)gParaphrasegthegmajorgconceptsgtheygjustgread.
B)gListengtogclassicalgmusic.
, C)gVisitgwithgtheirgpeersgaboutgtheirgstudyghabits.
D)gGetgagcaffeinatedgbeverage.g-gANSWER:gA
14.gAgprofessionalgnursegisgtryinggtoglocateginformationgaboutgagdiseasegprocessgandgisg
evaluatinggonlineginformation.gWhichgquestiongshouldgthegnursegaskgtogidentifygthegau
thoritygofgthegonlineginformation?
A)g"Isgtheginformationgerrorgfreegandgconsistent?"
B)g"Doesgtheginformationgconflictgwithgknowngscientificginformation?"
C)g"Isgtheregagwaygtogcontactgthegauthor(s)?"
D)g"Aregtheginitialgpostinggdatesgandgupdatesgpresent?"g-gANSWER:gC
15.gAggraduategnursegisgworkinggongagbusyginpatientgmedicalgfloor.gThegnurseghasgbeeng
taughtgtogdogagcentralgcathetergdressinggchangegonegwaygbutgcannotghandlegchanginggt
hegproceduregtogaccommodategthegsuppliesgthatgaregreadilygavailable.gIngaddition,gtheg
nursegwillgnotggogtoglunchguntilgallgchartinggisgcompletegsince,g"Thosegaregthegrules."gAc
cordinggtogBenner'sgNovice-to-
ExpertgModel,gingwhichgstagegofgthegmodelgisgthegnursegcurrentlygperforming?
A)gexpertgpractitionerg
B)gnovicegpractitionerg
C)gadvancedgbeginnerg
D)gCompetentgpractitionerg-gANSWER:gB
16.gWhichgclientgscenariogbestgdisplaysgthegmeaninggofg"unpredictabilitygthatgisgconcep
tualizedgasgchaos"?
A)gAngICUgnursegimplementingg"proning"gforgventilatorgclientsgasgag"new"gmechanismgt
ogpreventgpneumonia.
B)gEnsuringgeverygunresponsivegclientgisgturnedgeveryg2ghoursgasgprescribed.
C)gAssistinggthegUAPgwithgtheirgmorninggroundsgandgcheckinggbloodgglucoseglevelsgbef
oregbreakfast.
D)gCallinggsecuritygtogassistgwithgang"overdose"gclientgwhogwillgnotgfollowinggordersgtog
staygingtheirgroom.g-gANSWER:gA
17.gAggroupgofgnursinggstudentsghavegbeengassignedgtogworkgongaggroupgproject.gEveryg
studentghasgdifferentgworkinggschedulesgmakinggitgdifficultgtogmeetgingperson.gOnegstu
dentghasgvolunteeredgtogorganizegagtimelinegandgeditgthegfinalgprojectgforgconsistentgw
ritinggstyle.gThisgstudentgisgfulfillinggwhichgrolegingtheggroup?
A)ghelperg
B)grecorderg
C)gleaderg
D)ggatekeeperg-gANSWER:gC
18.gTogimprovegtestgresultsgbygdecreasingganxiety,gagfacultygmembergmaygrecommendg
whichgstrategiesgtogassistgwithganxietygongthegactualgtestgday?gSelectgallgthatgapply.
