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TEST BANK FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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1. The nursing director attends a workshop and is presenting information on the ANA's seven
essential features in Nursing's Social Policy Statement (2010). Which one of the seven essential
features of nursing is included in the publication?
A) Application of professional judgment and critical thinking to assess and implement treatment
based on human responses and experiences.
B) Use public policy of current legislature to shape the future of the nursing profession.
C) Use scientific knowledge to ration care to those individuals with noncomplex diagnoses and
simple treatment options.
D) Use assessment as the guide in order to treat the full range of human responses "within the
physical environment." - ANSWER-A
2. A nurse who has worked for 15 years in the hospital has an opportunity to attend an RN-to-
BSN program in her local community, and the hospital will pay for the cost of tuition if the nurse
agrees to work there for 2 years following graduation. The nurse has accepted and is in the first
term at the local college. If the nurse wants to work on her critical and reflective thinking skills,
which activity should she/he focus on developing?
A) Reading a chapter on "Care of the Cardiac Patient.
B) Speaking to the nurses on the clinical unit.
C) Listening to family as they share the client's story.
D) Writing a paper on nursing for the palliative client. - ANSWER-D
3. A nurse in the long-term care facility has decided to return to nursing school to earn a higher
degree. The nurse is full of positive thoughts and energy when contemplates all the new things
to learn. According to Shane's returning-to-school syndrome, which phase is this nurse
experiencing?
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A) conflict phase
B) reintegration phase
C) integration phase
D) honeymoon phase - ANSWER-D
4. A student nurse, who is in the second semester of nursing school, is experiencing an
unsettled feeling. The nurse notes a lack of confidence in knowing how to act or what questions
to ask. According to Bridges' Managing Transitions theory, what phase of transition is this
student experiencing?
A) new beginning
B) neutral zone
C) transition one
D) letting go - ANSWER-B
5. A nurse returns to school to complete an advanced nursing degree and is finding it difficult to
meet all expectations of her life. The nurse is a new parent, a student, a spouse, and a full-time
employee. The nurse is experiencing what type of issue?
A) value conflict
B) behavioral conflict
C) role conflict
D) attitude conflict - ANSWER-C
6. The characteristics of a profession are many, and nursing is delineated as an emerging
profession because of the absence of what characteristic?
A) use of a specialized database
B) standardized educational entry
C) specialized competencies
D) autonomy and control over work - ANSWER-B
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7. A nurse works in the medical-surgical unit of a suburban hospital and is taking care of a client
who has many complex physiologic processes going on at the same time. The nurse exhibits
flexibility, inquisitiveness, and open mindedness in caring for the client as their condition
changes from day-to-day. The nurse is primarily exhibiting which type of thinking?
A) critical thinking
B) creative thinking
C) reflective thinking
D) independent thinking - ANSWER-A
8. A nursing student is in the senior semester of nursing school. In addition to going to clinical
sessions, didactic lectures, and applying for nursing position, the student is reviewing for the
NCLEX exam. Which of these intellectual characteristics of a nursing student is involved with
licensure?
A) specialized education
B) body of knowledge
C) the ability to think critically
D) the ability to manage colleagues - ANSWER-A
9. In order to attain professional status, which nursing role will nursing personnel need to be
performing on a regular basis?
A) Work individually to showcase contributions to society.
B) Maintain three levels of education for nurses collectively.
C) Work together to collaborate through professional organizations.
D) Ethically maintain standards of care for clients. - ANSWER-C
10. A nurse enters the room of a client and teaches about pain medication while simultaneously
relieving stress with therapeutic massage. The nurse is also able to determine what theories
pertain to the nursing actions. Which type of thinking is the nurse exhibiting when he/she
processes caring for the pain of this client?
TEST BANK FOR PROFESSIONAL NURSING ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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1. The nursing director attends a workshop and is presenting information on the ANA's seven
essential features in Nursing's Social Policy Statement (2010). Which one of the seven essential
features of nursing is included in the publication?
A) Application of professional judgment and critical thinking to assess and implement treatment
based on human responses and experiences.
B) Use public policy of current legislature to shape the future of the nursing profession.
C) Use scientific knowledge to ration care to those individuals with noncomplex diagnoses and
simple treatment options.
D) Use assessment as the guide in order to treat the full range of human responses "within the
physical environment." - ANSWER-A
2. A nurse who has worked for 15 years in the hospital has an opportunity to attend an RN-to-
BSN program in her local community, and the hospital will pay for the cost of tuition if the nurse
agrees to work there for 2 years following graduation. The nurse has accepted and is in the first
term at the local college. If the nurse wants to work on her critical and reflective thinking skills,
which activity should she/he focus on developing?
A) Reading a chapter on "Care of the Cardiac Patient.
B) Speaking to the nurses on the clinical unit.
C) Listening to family as they share the client's story.
D) Writing a paper on nursing for the palliative client. - ANSWER-D
3. A nurse in the long-term care facility has decided to return to nursing school to earn a higher
degree. The nurse is full of positive thoughts and energy when contemplates all the new things
to learn. According to Shane's returning-to-school syndrome, which phase is this nurse
experiencing?
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A) conflict phase
B) reintegration phase
C) integration phase
D) honeymoon phase - ANSWER-D
4. A student nurse, who is in the second semester of nursing school, is experiencing an
unsettled feeling. The nurse notes a lack of confidence in knowing how to act or what questions
to ask. According to Bridges' Managing Transitions theory, what phase of transition is this
student experiencing?
A) new beginning
B) neutral zone
C) transition one
D) letting go - ANSWER-B
5. A nurse returns to school to complete an advanced nursing degree and is finding it difficult to
meet all expectations of her life. The nurse is a new parent, a student, a spouse, and a full-time
employee. The nurse is experiencing what type of issue?
A) value conflict
B) behavioral conflict
C) role conflict
D) attitude conflict - ANSWER-C
6. The characteristics of a profession are many, and nursing is delineated as an emerging
profession because of the absence of what characteristic?
A) use of a specialized database
B) standardized educational entry
C) specialized competencies
D) autonomy and control over work - ANSWER-B
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7. A nurse works in the medical-surgical unit of a suburban hospital and is taking care of a client
who has many complex physiologic processes going on at the same time. The nurse exhibits
flexibility, inquisitiveness, and open mindedness in caring for the client as their condition
changes from day-to-day. The nurse is primarily exhibiting which type of thinking?
A) critical thinking
B) creative thinking
C) reflective thinking
D) independent thinking - ANSWER-A
8. A nursing student is in the senior semester of nursing school. In addition to going to clinical
sessions, didactic lectures, and applying for nursing position, the student is reviewing for the
NCLEX exam. Which of these intellectual characteristics of a nursing student is involved with
licensure?
A) specialized education
B) body of knowledge
C) the ability to think critically
D) the ability to manage colleagues - ANSWER-A
9. In order to attain professional status, which nursing role will nursing personnel need to be
performing on a regular basis?
A) Work individually to showcase contributions to society.
B) Maintain three levels of education for nurses collectively.
C) Work together to collaborate through professional organizations.
D) Ethically maintain standards of care for clients. - ANSWER-C
10. A nurse enters the room of a client and teaches about pain medication while simultaneously
relieving stress with therapeutic massage. The nurse is also able to determine what theories
pertain to the nursing actions. Which type of thinking is the nurse exhibiting when he/she
processes caring for the pain of this client?
