NURSING 406 EXAM 1 UNIT 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS
100% CORRECT VERIFIED GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
CNPs are educated as specialists in areas such as family care, pediatrics, or geriatrics. In most
states, what right do CNPs have that RNs do not possess?
A) Perform health interventions independently
B) Make referrals to members of other health disciplines
C) Prescribe medications
D) Perform surgery independently - CORRECT ANSWERS Ans: C
Feedback: In most states, nurse practitioners have prescriptive authority. Surgery is beyond the
CNP scope of practice and all professional nurses may perform interventions and make certain
referrals.
A team of community health nurses are planning to draft a proposal for a program that will
increase the communitys alignment with the principles contained in the Healthy People
2020report. Which of the following activities would best demonstrate the priorities identified in
this report?
A) Addressing determinants of health such as clean environments and safety in the community
B) Lobbying for increased funding to the county hospital where many residents receive primary
care
C) Collaborating with health professionals in neighboring communities to pool resources and
increase efficiencies
D) Creating clinical placements where nursing students and members of other health disciplines
can gain experience in a community setting - CORRECT ANSWERS Ans: A
Feedback: Healthy People 2020 addresses social determinants of health such as safety and the
state of the environment. This report does not specifically address matters such as hospital
funding, nursing education, or resource allocation
,NURSING 406 EXAM 1 UNIT 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS
100% CORRECT VERIFIED GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
A nurse is aware that an increasing emphasis is being placed on health, health promotion,
wellness, and self-care. Which of the following activities would best demonstrate the principles
of health promotion?
A) A discharge planning initiative between acute care and community care nurses
B) Collaboration between several schools of nursing in an urban area
C) Creation of a smoking prevention program undertaken in a middle school
D) Establishment of a website where patients can check emergency department wait-times -
CORRECT ANSWERS Ans: C
Feedback: Smoking prevention is a clear example of health promotion. Each of the other listed
activities has the potential to be beneficial, but none is considered health promotion.
A group of nursing students are learning about recent changes in the pattern of disease in the
United States. Which of the following statements best describes these current changes?
A) Infectious diseases continue to decrease in incidence and prevalence.
B) Chronic illnesses are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment.
C) Most acute, infectious diseases have been eradicated.
D) Most, but not all, communicable diseases are declining. - CORRECT ANSWERS Ans: D
Feedback: Although some infectious diseases have been controlled or eradicated, others are on
the rise. Antibiotic resistance is a more serious problem in acute, not chronic, illnesses
The Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are evaluating
a large, university medical center according to core measures. Evaluators should perform this
evaluation in what way?
A) By auditing the medical centers electronic health records
,NURSING 406 EXAM 1 UNIT 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS
100% CORRECT VERIFIED GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
B) By performing focus groups and interviews with care providers from numerous disciplines
C) By performing statistical analysis of patient satisfaction surveys
D) By comparing the centers patient outcomes to best practice indicators - CORRECT
ANSWERS Ans: D
Feedback: Core measures are used to gauge how well a hospital gives care to its patients who
are admitted to seek treatment for a specific disease or who need a specific treatment as
compared to evidence-based guidelines and standards of care. Benchmark standards of quality
are used to compare the care or treatment patients receive with the best practice standards.
Patient satisfaction is considered, but this is not the only criterion.
Leadership of a medical unit have been instructed to integrate the principles of the Quality and
Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency of quality improvement. What action should
the units leaders take?
A) Provide access to online journals and Web-based clinical resources for nursing staff.
B) Use flow charts to document the processes of care that are used on the unit.
C) Enforce continuing education requirements for all care providers.
D) Reduce the use of chemical and physical restraints on the unit. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Ans: B
Feedback: One of the quality improvement skills is to use tools, such as flow charts and cause-
effect diagrams, to make processes of care explicit. Each of the other listed actions has the
potential to benefit patients and care givers, but none is an explicit knowledge, skill, or attitude
associated with this QSEN competency
The IOM Report Health Professions Edupation: A Bridge to Quality issued a number of
challenges to the educational programs that teach nurses and members of other health
professions. According to this report, what activity should educational institutions prioritize?
A) More clearly delineate each professions scope of practice during education
, NURSING 406 EXAM 1 UNIT 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS
100% CORRECT VERIFIED GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
B) Move toward developing a single health curriculum that can be adapted for any health
profession
C) Include interdisciplinary core competencies into curricula
D) Elicit input from patients and families into health care curricula - CORRECT ANSWERS
Ans: C
Feedback:
Health Professions Edupation: A Bridge to Quality challenged health professions education
programs to integrate interdisciplinary core competencies into their respective curricula to
include patient-centered care, interdisciplinary teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based
practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics. This report did not specify clearer
definitions of scope of practice, patient input, or a single curriculum.
end of chapter 1 - CORRECT ANSWERS end of chapter 1
A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers
therapeutic abortions, a procedure which contradicts the nurses personal beliefs. What is the
nurses ethical obligation to these patients?
A) The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service to these
patients.
B) The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a different nursing role.
C) The nurse should decline to care for the patients considering abortion.
D) The nurse should express alternatives to women considering terminating their pregnancy. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Ans: B
Feedback: To avoid facing ethical dilemmas, nurses can follow certain strategies. For example,
when applying for a job, a nurse should ask questions regarding the patient population. If a
nurse is uncomfortable with a particular situation, then not accepting the position would be the
best option. The nurse is only required by law (and practice standards) to provide care to the
patients the clinic accepts; the nurse may not discriminate between patients and the nurse
expressing his or her own opinion and providing another option is inappropriate.
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS
100% CORRECT VERIFIED GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
CNPs are educated as specialists in areas such as family care, pediatrics, or geriatrics. In most
states, what right do CNPs have that RNs do not possess?
A) Perform health interventions independently
B) Make referrals to members of other health disciplines
C) Prescribe medications
D) Perform surgery independently - CORRECT ANSWERS Ans: C
Feedback: In most states, nurse practitioners have prescriptive authority. Surgery is beyond the
CNP scope of practice and all professional nurses may perform interventions and make certain
referrals.
A team of community health nurses are planning to draft a proposal for a program that will
increase the communitys alignment with the principles contained in the Healthy People
2020report. Which of the following activities would best demonstrate the priorities identified in
this report?
A) Addressing determinants of health such as clean environments and safety in the community
B) Lobbying for increased funding to the county hospital where many residents receive primary
care
C) Collaborating with health professionals in neighboring communities to pool resources and
increase efficiencies
D) Creating clinical placements where nursing students and members of other health disciplines
can gain experience in a community setting - CORRECT ANSWERS Ans: A
Feedback: Healthy People 2020 addresses social determinants of health such as safety and the
state of the environment. This report does not specifically address matters such as hospital
funding, nursing education, or resource allocation
,NURSING 406 EXAM 1 UNIT 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS
100% CORRECT VERIFIED GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
A nurse is aware that an increasing emphasis is being placed on health, health promotion,
wellness, and self-care. Which of the following activities would best demonstrate the principles
of health promotion?
A) A discharge planning initiative between acute care and community care nurses
B) Collaboration between several schools of nursing in an urban area
C) Creation of a smoking prevention program undertaken in a middle school
D) Establishment of a website where patients can check emergency department wait-times -
CORRECT ANSWERS Ans: C
Feedback: Smoking prevention is a clear example of health promotion. Each of the other listed
activities has the potential to be beneficial, but none is considered health promotion.
A group of nursing students are learning about recent changes in the pattern of disease in the
United States. Which of the following statements best describes these current changes?
A) Infectious diseases continue to decrease in incidence and prevalence.
B) Chronic illnesses are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment.
C) Most acute, infectious diseases have been eradicated.
D) Most, but not all, communicable diseases are declining. - CORRECT ANSWERS Ans: D
Feedback: Although some infectious diseases have been controlled or eradicated, others are on
the rise. Antibiotic resistance is a more serious problem in acute, not chronic, illnesses
The Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are evaluating
a large, university medical center according to core measures. Evaluators should perform this
evaluation in what way?
A) By auditing the medical centers electronic health records
,NURSING 406 EXAM 1 UNIT 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS
100% CORRECT VERIFIED GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
B) By performing focus groups and interviews with care providers from numerous disciplines
C) By performing statistical analysis of patient satisfaction surveys
D) By comparing the centers patient outcomes to best practice indicators - CORRECT
ANSWERS Ans: D
Feedback: Core measures are used to gauge how well a hospital gives care to its patients who
are admitted to seek treatment for a specific disease or who need a specific treatment as
compared to evidence-based guidelines and standards of care. Benchmark standards of quality
are used to compare the care or treatment patients receive with the best practice standards.
Patient satisfaction is considered, but this is not the only criterion.
Leadership of a medical unit have been instructed to integrate the principles of the Quality and
Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency of quality improvement. What action should
the units leaders take?
A) Provide access to online journals and Web-based clinical resources for nursing staff.
B) Use flow charts to document the processes of care that are used on the unit.
C) Enforce continuing education requirements for all care providers.
D) Reduce the use of chemical and physical restraints on the unit. - CORRECT ANSWERS
Ans: B
Feedback: One of the quality improvement skills is to use tools, such as flow charts and cause-
effect diagrams, to make processes of care explicit. Each of the other listed actions has the
potential to benefit patients and care givers, but none is an explicit knowledge, skill, or attitude
associated with this QSEN competency
The IOM Report Health Professions Edupation: A Bridge to Quality issued a number of
challenges to the educational programs that teach nurses and members of other health
professions. According to this report, what activity should educational institutions prioritize?
A) More clearly delineate each professions scope of practice during education
, NURSING 406 EXAM 1 UNIT 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2025/2026 A COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS
100% CORRECT VERIFIED GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
B) Move toward developing a single health curriculum that can be adapted for any health
profession
C) Include interdisciplinary core competencies into curricula
D) Elicit input from patients and families into health care curricula - CORRECT ANSWERS
Ans: C
Feedback:
Health Professions Edupation: A Bridge to Quality challenged health professions education
programs to integrate interdisciplinary core competencies into their respective curricula to
include patient-centered care, interdisciplinary teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based
practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics. This report did not specify clearer
definitions of scope of practice, patient input, or a single curriculum.
end of chapter 1 - CORRECT ANSWERS end of chapter 1
A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers
therapeutic abortions, a procedure which contradicts the nurses personal beliefs. What is the
nurses ethical obligation to these patients?
A) The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service to these
patients.
B) The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a different nursing role.
C) The nurse should decline to care for the patients considering abortion.
D) The nurse should express alternatives to women considering terminating their pregnancy. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Ans: B
Feedback: To avoid facing ethical dilemmas, nurses can follow certain strategies. For example,
when applying for a job, a nurse should ask questions regarding the patient population. If a
nurse is uncomfortable with a particular situation, then not accepting the position would be the
best option. The nurse is only required by law (and practice standards) to provide care to the
patients the clinic accepts; the nurse may not discriminate between patients and the nurse
expressing his or her own opinion and providing another option is inappropriate.
