NUR 306 Exam 1 Questions And
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8. A nurse demonstrates caring by helping family members to: (Select all that apply.)
1. Become active participants in care.
2. Remove themselves from personal care.
Make health care decisions for the patient. An example of a nurse caring behavior that families
of acutely ill patients perceive as important to patients' well-being is:
1. Making health care decisions for patients.
2. Having family members provide a patient's total personal
hygiene.
3. Injecting the nurse's perceptions about the level of care provider .
4. Ask permission before performing a procedure on a patient. - CORRECT ANS
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 statement 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 patientcare - CORRECT ANS
Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
,A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go home on
oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure.
The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the patient's
wishes with them. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
1. Educator.
2. Advocate.
3. Caregiver.
4. Communicator. - CORRECT ANS Advocate.
The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a dress- ing 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. Communicator - CORRECT ANS Educator
The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is 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. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice. 4. Guarantees standardized
education across all prelicensure programs. - CORRECT ANS Provides a minimal standard of
knowledge for an RN in practice.
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and
skills for a variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are
examples of these roles and responsibilities? (Select all that apply.)
,1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Genetic counselor - CORRECT ANS Caregiver
Autonomy
Patient advocate
Health promotion
Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement about the role.
Clinical nurse specialist
Nurse anesthetist
Nurse practitioner
Nurse-midwife
a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and gynecological services
b. Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as adult diabetes care
c. Provides comprehensive care, usu- ally in a primary care setting, directly managing the
medical care of patients who are healthy or have chronic conditions
d. Provides care and services under the supervision of an anesthesiologist - CORRECT ANS
1-b
2-d
3-c
4-a
, Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of these models is
expected from health care reform?
1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illnessprevention
model
2. Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion model
3. Moving from hospital-based to community-based care
4. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model -
CORRECT ANS Moving from an acute illness to a health 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. Quality improvement - CORRECT ANSTeamwork and collaboration
A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention 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) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Quality improvement - CORRECT ANS Evidence-based practice
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in pressure injury formation in
their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of treatment. The first is the
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8. A nurse demonstrates caring by helping family members to: (Select all that apply.)
1. Become active participants in care.
2. Remove themselves from personal care.
Make health care decisions for the patient. An example of a nurse caring behavior that families
of acutely ill patients perceive as important to patients' well-being is:
1. Making health care decisions for patients.
2. Having family members provide a patient's total personal
hygiene.
3. Injecting the nurse's perceptions about the level of care provider .
4. Ask permission before performing a procedure on a patient. - CORRECT ANS
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 statement 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 patientcare - CORRECT ANS
Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
,A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go home on
oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure.
The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the patient's
wishes with them. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
1. Educator.
2. Advocate.
3. Caregiver.
4. Communicator. - CORRECT ANS Advocate.
The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a dress- ing 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. Communicator - CORRECT ANS Educator
The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is 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. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice. 4. Guarantees standardized
education across all prelicensure programs. - CORRECT ANS Provides a minimal standard of
knowledge for an RN in practice.
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and
skills for a variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are
examples of these roles and responsibilities? (Select all that apply.)
,1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Genetic counselor - CORRECT ANS Caregiver
Autonomy
Patient advocate
Health promotion
Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement about the role.
Clinical nurse specialist
Nurse anesthetist
Nurse practitioner
Nurse-midwife
a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and gynecological services
b. Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as adult diabetes care
c. Provides comprehensive care, usu- ally in a primary care setting, directly managing the
medical care of patients who are healthy or have chronic conditions
d. Provides care and services under the supervision of an anesthesiologist - CORRECT ANS
1-b
2-d
3-c
4-a
, Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of these models is
expected from health care reform?
1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illnessprevention
model
2. Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion model
3. Moving from hospital-based to community-based care
4. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model -
CORRECT ANS Moving from an acute illness to a health 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. Quality improvement - CORRECT ANSTeamwork and collaboration
A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention 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) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Quality improvement - CORRECT ANS Evidence-based practice
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in pressure injury formation in
their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of treatment. The first is the
