NR 226 Exam 1
NR 226 EXAM 1 NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE ALL 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY
GRADED A+||ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse expert is called to testify in a lawsuit regarding professional nursing
malpractice primarily to testify:
1. About standards of nursing care as they apply to the facts in the case
2. With regard to laws governing the practice of nursing
3. For the prosecution
4. For the defense
Correct Answer: 1 (The American Nurses Association Standards of Clinical Nursing
Practice are authoritative statements by which the national organization for
nursing describes the responsibilities for which its practitioners are accountable.
An expert nurse is capable of explaining these standards as they apply to the
situation under litigation. These professional standards are one criterion that
helps a judge or jury determine if a nurse committed malpractice or negligence.)
2. An expert nurse is not an expert in the law. The expert nurse's role is not to
make judgments about the laws as they apply to the practice of nursing.
3. A nurse expert can testify for either the prosecution or the defense.
4. A nurse expert can testify for either the defense or the prosecution.
The nurse initiates a visit from a member of the clergy for a patient. How is the
nurse functioning when initiating this visit?
1. Interdependently
2. Independently
3. Dependently
4. Collegially
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Correct Answer: 2 (The nurse is initiating the referral to the member of the clergy
and is therefore working independently. Nurses are legally permitted to diagnose
and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems.)
1. The nurse does not need a practitioner's order to make a referral to a member
of the clergy. An interdependent intervention requires a practitioner's order
associated with a parameter.
3. This action is within the scope of nursing practice. The nurse does not need a
practitioner's order to make a referral to a member of the clergy.
4. The nurse can make a referral to a mem- ber of the clergy without collaborating
with another professional health-care team member.
A patient is asked to participate in a medical research study. The nurse describes
to the patient and family members how the patient is protected by the:
1. Code of Ethics
2. Informed Consent
3. Nurse Practice Act
4. Constitution of the United States
Correct Answer: 2 (Informed consent is an agreement by a client to accept a
course of treatment or a procedure after receiving complete information
necessary to make a knowledgeable decision.)
1. A code of ethics is the official statement of a group's ideals and values. It
includes broad statements that provide a basis for professional actions.
3. Nurse Practice Acts define the scope of nursing practice; they are unrelated to
informed consent.
4. The Constitution of the United States addresses broad individual rights and
responsibilities. The rights related to nursing practice and patients include
therights of privacy, freedom of speech, and due process.
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The nurse is implementing an ordered bowel preparation for a patient who is
scheduled for a colonoscopy. Which is the most serious consequence that is
prevented by an effective bowel preparation?
1. Discomfort
2. Misdiagnosis
3. Wasted expense
4. Psychological stress
Correct Answer: 2 (Fecal material in the intestines can interfere with the
visualization, collection, and analysis of data obtained through a colonoscopy,
resulting in diagnostic errors.)
1. Although this may occur, it is not the most serious outcome of an inappropriate
preparation for a colonoscopy.
3. A test may have to be cancelled or per- formed a second time if the patient has
an ineffective bowel preparation. Although this is a serious consequence, it is not
life threatening.
4. Although this is a serious consequence, it is not life threatening.
The practitioner orders OOB for a patient. How is the nurse functioning when
moving this patient out of bed to a chair?
1. Dependently
2. Independently
3. Collaboratively
4. Interdependently
Correct Answer: 1 (Determining the extent of activity desirable for a patient is
within the practitioner's, not a nurse's, scope of practice. Following activity orders
is a dependent function of the nurse.)
2. The responsibility to determine a patient's activity level is not within the legal
scope of nursing practice.
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3. A practitioner works independently when determining a patient's desired
activity level.
4. The nurse is following the practitioner's order to get the patient OOB. There are
no restrictions or parameters in relation to the order. However, the nurse must
use judgment before, during, and after a transfer if a patient's condition changes.
A Registered Nurse witnesses an accident and assists the victim who has a life-
threatening injury. What should the nurse do to meet the most important
standard when acting as a Good Samaritan at the scene of an accident?
1. Seek consent from the injured party before rendering assistance
2. Implement every critical-care intervention necessary to sustain life
3. Stay at the scene until another qualified person takes over responsibility
4. Insist on helping because a nurse is the best-qualified person to provide care
Correct Answer: 3. When a nurse renders emergency care, the nurse has an
ethical responsibility not to abandon the injured person. The nurse should not
leave the scene until the injured person leaves or another qualified person
assumes responsibility.
1. Depending on the injured person's physi- cal and emotional status, the person
may or may not be able to consent to care.
2. When a nurse helps in an emergency, the nurse is required to render care that
is consistent with care that any reasonably prudent nurse would provide under
simi- lar circumstances. The nurse should not attempt interventions that are
beyond the scope of nursing practice.
4. A nurse should offer assistance, not insist on assisting, at the scene of an
emergency.
A faculty member of a nursing program is conducting an informational session for
potential nursing students. The faculty member includes the information that at
the completion of the program licensure to practice is:
1. A responsibility of the American Nurses Association
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NR 226 EXAM 1 NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE ALL 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY
GRADED A+||ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse expert is called to testify in a lawsuit regarding professional nursing
malpractice primarily to testify:
1. About standards of nursing care as they apply to the facts in the case
2. With regard to laws governing the practice of nursing
3. For the prosecution
4. For the defense
Correct Answer: 1 (The American Nurses Association Standards of Clinical Nursing
Practice are authoritative statements by which the national organization for
nursing describes the responsibilities for which its practitioners are accountable.
An expert nurse is capable of explaining these standards as they apply to the
situation under litigation. These professional standards are one criterion that
helps a judge or jury determine if a nurse committed malpractice or negligence.)
2. An expert nurse is not an expert in the law. The expert nurse's role is not to
make judgments about the laws as they apply to the practice of nursing.
3. A nurse expert can testify for either the prosecution or the defense.
4. A nurse expert can testify for either the defense or the prosecution.
The nurse initiates a visit from a member of the clergy for a patient. How is the
nurse functioning when initiating this visit?
1. Interdependently
2. Independently
3. Dependently
4. Collegially
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Correct Answer: 2 (The nurse is initiating the referral to the member of the clergy
and is therefore working independently. Nurses are legally permitted to diagnose
and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems.)
1. The nurse does not need a practitioner's order to make a referral to a member
of the clergy. An interdependent intervention requires a practitioner's order
associated with a parameter.
3. This action is within the scope of nursing practice. The nurse does not need a
practitioner's order to make a referral to a member of the clergy.
4. The nurse can make a referral to a mem- ber of the clergy without collaborating
with another professional health-care team member.
A patient is asked to participate in a medical research study. The nurse describes
to the patient and family members how the patient is protected by the:
1. Code of Ethics
2. Informed Consent
3. Nurse Practice Act
4. Constitution of the United States
Correct Answer: 2 (Informed consent is an agreement by a client to accept a
course of treatment or a procedure after receiving complete information
necessary to make a knowledgeable decision.)
1. A code of ethics is the official statement of a group's ideals and values. It
includes broad statements that provide a basis for professional actions.
3. Nurse Practice Acts define the scope of nursing practice; they are unrelated to
informed consent.
4. The Constitution of the United States addresses broad individual rights and
responsibilities. The rights related to nursing practice and patients include
therights of privacy, freedom of speech, and due process.
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The nurse is implementing an ordered bowel preparation for a patient who is
scheduled for a colonoscopy. Which is the most serious consequence that is
prevented by an effective bowel preparation?
1. Discomfort
2. Misdiagnosis
3. Wasted expense
4. Psychological stress
Correct Answer: 2 (Fecal material in the intestines can interfere with the
visualization, collection, and analysis of data obtained through a colonoscopy,
resulting in diagnostic errors.)
1. Although this may occur, it is not the most serious outcome of an inappropriate
preparation for a colonoscopy.
3. A test may have to be cancelled or per- formed a second time if the patient has
an ineffective bowel preparation. Although this is a serious consequence, it is not
life threatening.
4. Although this is a serious consequence, it is not life threatening.
The practitioner orders OOB for a patient. How is the nurse functioning when
moving this patient out of bed to a chair?
1. Dependently
2. Independently
3. Collaboratively
4. Interdependently
Correct Answer: 1 (Determining the extent of activity desirable for a patient is
within the practitioner's, not a nurse's, scope of practice. Following activity orders
is a dependent function of the nurse.)
2. The responsibility to determine a patient's activity level is not within the legal
scope of nursing practice.
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3. A practitioner works independently when determining a patient's desired
activity level.
4. The nurse is following the practitioner's order to get the patient OOB. There are
no restrictions or parameters in relation to the order. However, the nurse must
use judgment before, during, and after a transfer if a patient's condition changes.
A Registered Nurse witnesses an accident and assists the victim who has a life-
threatening injury. What should the nurse do to meet the most important
standard when acting as a Good Samaritan at the scene of an accident?
1. Seek consent from the injured party before rendering assistance
2. Implement every critical-care intervention necessary to sustain life
3. Stay at the scene until another qualified person takes over responsibility
4. Insist on helping because a nurse is the best-qualified person to provide care
Correct Answer: 3. When a nurse renders emergency care, the nurse has an
ethical responsibility not to abandon the injured person. The nurse should not
leave the scene until the injured person leaves or another qualified person
assumes responsibility.
1. Depending on the injured person's physi- cal and emotional status, the person
may or may not be able to consent to care.
2. When a nurse helps in an emergency, the nurse is required to render care that
is consistent with care that any reasonably prudent nurse would provide under
simi- lar circumstances. The nurse should not attempt interventions that are
beyond the scope of nursing practice.
4. A nurse should offer assistance, not insist on assisting, at the scene of an
emergency.
A faculty member of a nursing program is conducting an informational session for
potential nursing students. The faculty member includes the information that at
the completion of the program licensure to practice is:
1. A responsibility of the American Nurses Association
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