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NEW NR 222 EXAM 1 WITH RATIONALES AND
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
TESTED AND APPROVED!!
Which of the following theories describe the life processes of an older adult facing chronic
illness?
A. Systems theories
B. Developmental theories
C. Interdisciplinary theories
D. Health and wellness models -- ANSWER--B. Developmental theories
Developmental theories describe and predict behavior and development at various phases of
the life continuum, as in the phase of older adulthood.
Match the following components of systems theory with the definition of that component.
A. Feedback
B. Input
C. Content
D. Output
1. Data entering the system
2. End product
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3. Data related to system functioning
4. Product and information obtained from the system -- ANSWER--A.
Feedback----3. Data related to system functioning
B. Input----- 1. Data entering the system
C. Content-----4. Product and information obtained from the system
D. Output---- 2. End product
You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a patient with terminal
cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using the nursing code of ethics for professional
registered nurses to guide care decisions. A nonnursing colleague asks about this code.
Which of the following statements best describes this code?
A. Improves self-health care
B. Protects the patient's confidentiality
C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care --
ANSWER--D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service according to standards of
practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of ethics is the philosophical ideals of right
and wrong that define the principles you will use to provide care for your patients. The code
serves as a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities to provide quality nursing care and
the ethical obligations of the profession.
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The nurse
obtains her vital signs, auscultates her lung sounds, listens to her heart sounds, determines her
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level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of
practice is performed?
A. Diagnosis
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation -- ANSWER--C. Assessment
Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health and/or the
situation.
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness of breath. The
nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 hours. Which standard of
practice is performed?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation -- ANSWER--D. Implementation
Implementation is completing coordinating care and the prescribed plan of 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.
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The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the
patient's wishes with the family. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Case manager -- ANSWER--B. Advocate
An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to make choices about his or her
care. An advocate may also provide additional information to help a patient decide whether
or not to accept a treatment or find an interpreter to help family members communicate their
concerns.
Evidence-based practice is defined as:
A. Nursing care based on tradition
B. Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research literature
C. A problem-solving approach that integrates best current evidence with clinical
practice
D. Quality nursing care provided in an efficient and economically sound manner --
ANSWER--C. A problem-solving approach that integrates best current evidence with clinical
practice
Evidence-based practice integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and
patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
NEW NR 222 EXAM 1 WITH RATIONALES AND
VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
TESTED AND APPROVED!!
Which of the following theories describe the life processes of an older adult facing chronic
illness?
A. Systems theories
B. Developmental theories
C. Interdisciplinary theories
D. Health and wellness models -- ANSWER--B. Developmental theories
Developmental theories describe and predict behavior and development at various phases of
the life continuum, as in the phase of older adulthood.
Match the following components of systems theory with the definition of that component.
A. Feedback
B. Input
C. Content
D. Output
1. Data entering the system
2. End product
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3. Data related to system functioning
4. Product and information obtained from the system -- ANSWER--A.
Feedback----3. Data related to system functioning
B. Input----- 1. Data entering the system
C. Content-----4. Product and information obtained from the system
D. Output---- 2. End product
You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a patient with terminal
cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using the nursing code of ethics for professional
registered nurses to guide care decisions. A nonnursing colleague asks about this code.
Which of the following statements best describes this code?
A. Improves self-health care
B. Protects the patient's confidentiality
C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care --
ANSWER--D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service according to standards of
practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of ethics is the philosophical ideals of right
and wrong that define the principles you will use to provide care for your patients. The code
serves as a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities to provide quality nursing care and
the ethical obligations of the profession.
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The nurse
obtains her vital signs, auscultates her lung sounds, listens to her heart sounds, determines her
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level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of
practice is performed?
A. Diagnosis
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation -- ANSWER--C. Assessment
Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health and/or the
situation.
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness of breath. The
nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 hours. Which standard of
practice is performed?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation -- ANSWER--D. Implementation
Implementation is completing coordinating care and the prescribed plan of 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.
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The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the
patient's wishes with the family. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Case manager -- ANSWER--B. Advocate
An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to make choices about his or her
care. An advocate may also provide additional information to help a patient decide whether
or not to accept a treatment or find an interpreter to help family members communicate their
concerns.
Evidence-based practice is defined as:
A. Nursing care based on tradition
B. Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research literature
C. A problem-solving approach that integrates best current evidence with clinical
practice
D. Quality nursing care provided in an efficient and economically sound manner --
ANSWER--C. A problem-solving approach that integrates best current evidence with clinical
practice
Evidence-based practice integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and
patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
