N2602 Concepts Midterm UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
One important advantage of clinical ladder programs for hospital-based RNs is that they
a. allow career advancement for nurses who choose to remain at the bedside.
b. encourage nurses to move into management positions in which they can influence
patient care on a broader scale.
c. encourage RNs to become politically active and guide the profession of nursing.
d. provide training to staff nurses so they can move seamlessly across departments. - CORRECT
ANSWER -A
Which of the following statements is correct about community health nursing (CHN)?
a. Prevention and community education are the cornerstones of CHN.
b. Nursing care is rapidly moving from the home setting to the institutional setting.
c. High-tech care such as ventilators and total parenteral nutrition cannot be handled
in the home.
d. Assessment skills are less important in CHN because patients are not acutely ill. - CORRECT
ANSWER -A
Which of the following is most essential for the nurse entrepreneur to be successful?
a. Ability to take direction well
b. Excellent time-management skills
c. Avoidance of risks
d. A college degree in business - CORRECT ANSWER -B
The major benefit of serving as a military nurse is
a. broader responsibilities and scope of practice than civilian nurses.
,b. working with entirely baccalaureate-prepared peers on active duty.
c. serving as an officer on active duty or in the reserves.
d. the financial support to seek advanced degrees - CORRECT ANSWER -D
Which of the following statements explains why the school nurse of today is truly a community
health nurse?
a. The school nurse may be called on to care for a student's family members in underserved
areas.
b. The school nurse's primary responsibility is centered on the well child.
c. The school nurse's primary responsibility is to maintain immunization records.
d. The school nurse must be certified in CHN. - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Faith community nursing (FCN) was founded on which of the following premises?
a. Nurses' faith beliefs do not play a part in healing.
b. The spiritual aspect takes precedence over the physical body in healing.
c. Spiritual health is central to a person's well-being.
d. Faith community nurses must receive formal training as a minister or clergy. - CORRECT
ANSWER -C
The clinical nurse leader (CNL) is a recently proposed role. The responsibilities of the person in
this role include which of the following?
a. Oversee and manage care delivery in specific settings.
b. Manage and streamline operations in multiple nursing units.
c. Replace the outdated CNS role.
d. Provide daily care to a specific subset of patients with similar needs. - CORRECT
ANSWER -A
Hospice and palliative care nursing is a rapidly developing specialty in nursing. Which facts have
contributed to this growth? (Select all that apply.)
a. End-of-life care is largely the responsibility of nurses.
,b. End-of-life needs are expected to increase with the aging population.
c. Nursing curricula have prepared nurses to deal effectively with dying patients and their
families.
d. Palliative care is a new focus of advanced practice nurses.
e. Hospice and palliative care nurses work in a variety of settings. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A, B, E
CNSs (clinical nurse specialist) may (Select all that apply.)
a. manage an inpatient nursing unit.
b. develop educational programs for nursing staff.
c. conduct practice outcomes research.
d. prescribe medications for common illnesses.
e. attend or assist in the delivery of low-risk newborns. - CORRECT ANSWER - A, B, C
Which of the following statements best describes how the Chicago Worlds Fair of 1893 became a
pivotal point in the history of nursing education in the United States?
a.
Florence Nightingales work on sanitation and its relationship to mortality rates was finally
recognized.
b.
The organization today known as the NLN was formed to address issues in nursing education.
c.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) was formed to oversee nursing education in the United
States.
, d.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) was formed to enhance collaboration between
practicing nurses and educators. - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Which one of the following events occurring during the first decade of the twentieth century
brought sweeping changes to nursing?
a.
It was required that all practicing nurses be licensed.
b.
Permissive licensing laws allowed registered nurses (RNs) to practice without a license if they
registered with the state.
c.
All states required a standardized licensing examination.
d.
Nurses had to pass a licensing examination to use the title RN. - CORRECT ANSWER -D
Which of the following trends in health care delivery that began in the second half of the
twentieth century continues today?
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
One important advantage of clinical ladder programs for hospital-based RNs is that they
a. allow career advancement for nurses who choose to remain at the bedside.
b. encourage nurses to move into management positions in which they can influence
patient care on a broader scale.
c. encourage RNs to become politically active and guide the profession of nursing.
d. provide training to staff nurses so they can move seamlessly across departments. - CORRECT
ANSWER -A
Which of the following statements is correct about community health nursing (CHN)?
a. Prevention and community education are the cornerstones of CHN.
b. Nursing care is rapidly moving from the home setting to the institutional setting.
c. High-tech care such as ventilators and total parenteral nutrition cannot be handled
in the home.
d. Assessment skills are less important in CHN because patients are not acutely ill. - CORRECT
ANSWER -A
Which of the following is most essential for the nurse entrepreneur to be successful?
a. Ability to take direction well
b. Excellent time-management skills
c. Avoidance of risks
d. A college degree in business - CORRECT ANSWER -B
The major benefit of serving as a military nurse is
a. broader responsibilities and scope of practice than civilian nurses.
,b. working with entirely baccalaureate-prepared peers on active duty.
c. serving as an officer on active duty or in the reserves.
d. the financial support to seek advanced degrees - CORRECT ANSWER -D
Which of the following statements explains why the school nurse of today is truly a community
health nurse?
a. The school nurse may be called on to care for a student's family members in underserved
areas.
b. The school nurse's primary responsibility is centered on the well child.
c. The school nurse's primary responsibility is to maintain immunization records.
d. The school nurse must be certified in CHN. - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Faith community nursing (FCN) was founded on which of the following premises?
a. Nurses' faith beliefs do not play a part in healing.
b. The spiritual aspect takes precedence over the physical body in healing.
c. Spiritual health is central to a person's well-being.
d. Faith community nurses must receive formal training as a minister or clergy. - CORRECT
ANSWER -C
The clinical nurse leader (CNL) is a recently proposed role. The responsibilities of the person in
this role include which of the following?
a. Oversee and manage care delivery in specific settings.
b. Manage and streamline operations in multiple nursing units.
c. Replace the outdated CNS role.
d. Provide daily care to a specific subset of patients with similar needs. - CORRECT
ANSWER -A
Hospice and palliative care nursing is a rapidly developing specialty in nursing. Which facts have
contributed to this growth? (Select all that apply.)
a. End-of-life care is largely the responsibility of nurses.
,b. End-of-life needs are expected to increase with the aging population.
c. Nursing curricula have prepared nurses to deal effectively with dying patients and their
families.
d. Palliative care is a new focus of advanced practice nurses.
e. Hospice and palliative care nurses work in a variety of settings. - CORRECT
ANSWER - A, B, E
CNSs (clinical nurse specialist) may (Select all that apply.)
a. manage an inpatient nursing unit.
b. develop educational programs for nursing staff.
c. conduct practice outcomes research.
d. prescribe medications for common illnesses.
e. attend or assist in the delivery of low-risk newborns. - CORRECT ANSWER - A, B, C
Which of the following statements best describes how the Chicago Worlds Fair of 1893 became a
pivotal point in the history of nursing education in the United States?
a.
Florence Nightingales work on sanitation and its relationship to mortality rates was finally
recognized.
b.
The organization today known as the NLN was formed to address issues in nursing education.
c.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) was formed to oversee nursing education in the United
States.
, d.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) was formed to enhance collaboration between
practicing nurses and educators. - CORRECT ANSWER -B
Which one of the following events occurring during the first decade of the twentieth century
brought sweeping changes to nursing?
a.
It was required that all practicing nurses be licensed.
b.
Permissive licensing laws allowed registered nurses (RNs) to practice without a license if they
registered with the state.
c.
All states required a standardized licensing examination.
d.
Nurses had to pass a licensing examination to use the title RN. - CORRECT ANSWER -D
Which of the following trends in health care delivery that began in the second half of the
twentieth century continues today?
