Nursing COMBINATION examination 2025 -2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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NURSING 3300 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
A long-term care facility is seeking an advanced practice nurse to educate the
staff about palliative care for the residents. The facility would benefit most by
hiring which advanced practice nurse?
a.) nurse practitioner
b.) nurse administrator
c.) nurse researcher
d.) clinical nurse specialist
d.) clinical nurse specialist
Explanation:
The clinical nurse specialist and nurse practitioner are advance practice registered
nurses. The clinical nurse specialist has advanced experience and expertise in a
specialized area of practice such as gerontology and would be best suited to provide
education on palliative care. Nurse practitioners typically provide direct care more
often than leading and educating staff. The nurse researcher is responsible for the
continued development and refinement of nursing knowledge and practice through
the investigation of nursing problems. The nurse administrator is responsible for
managing client care.
Which organization has established standards that help the nurse determine
which clinical actions fall under the scope of nursing practice?
a.) National League for Nursing
b.) International Council of Nurses
c.) National Council of State Boards of Nursing
d.) American Nurses Association
d.) American Nurses Association
Explanation:
,The American Nurses Association (ANA) has established standards of clinical
nursing practice that define the specific and unique activities of nurses. Standards
serve as protection for the nurse, the client, and the institution where health care is
given. The other organizations provide valuable services that differ from those of
ANA. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing have the nurse practice acts
which define state specific guidelines for nurses to practice. The National League for
Nursing is a national organization for faculty nurses and leaders in nurse education.
The International Council of Nurses is a federation of more than 130 national nurses
associations.
A nurse manager is teaching staff how to use a new piece of hospital
equipment. Which educational setting would be most appropriate for this
process?
a.) Continuing education
b.) In-service education
c.) Graduate education
d.) Undergraduate studies
b.) In-service education
Explanation:
In-service education is designed to increase the knowledge and skills of the nursing
staff. Education about a new piece of hospital equipment would fall into this
category. Continuing education is educational experiences designed to enrich the
nurse's contribution to health. Many state nursing organizations require continuing
education hours to maintain licensure. Undergraduate studies are the educational
programs for pre-licensure in the field of nursing. For the nurse, this could be a
diploma, associate degree, or baccalaureate in nursing. Graduate education would
include the educational programs for the advanced practice nurse. This could be
master's degree or doctoral preparation.
In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?
a.) 16th to 17th century
b.) 18th to 19th century
c.) early civilization to 16th century
d.) pre-civilization
b.) 18th to 19th century
Explanation:
,From the middle of the 18th century to the 19th century, social reforms changed the
roles of nurses and of women in general. It was during this time that nursing as we
now know it began, based on the beliefs of Florence Nightingale.
The nurse is caring for a client who cannot meet health needs independently.
Which action made by the nurse depicts concern and attachment?
a.) organizing the work for the day and evaluating how the day went
b.) talking about diabetes and teaching the client how to do foot care
c.) telling the client, "I will be back in 15 minutes to change your dressing."
d.) asking the client, "How are you today? I am really worried about you."
d.) asking the client, "How are you today? I am really worried about you."
Explanation:
Concern and attachment are the result of a close relationship of one human being
with another. Thus, asking the client how the client is feeling and expressing concern
exemplifies caring. Stability and security, communication and teaching, and
organization and evaluation are physical care themes that are part of nursing care.
A registered nurse wishes to work as a nurse researcher. Which is true
regarding nurse researchers?
a.) They usually have a baccalaureate degree in nursing.
b.) They are responsible for the continued development and advancement of
nursing.
c.) They tend to work in community health centers and long-term care units.
d.) They serve as liaisons between staff members and directors of nursing.
b.) They are responsible for the continued development and advancement of
nursing.
Explanation:
Nursing research requires extensive education and is a uniquely specialized field.
Nurse researchers are responsible for the continued development and refinement of
nursing. They usually have advanced education post baccalaureate degree in
nursing and most often work in large teaching hospitals or research centers. Nurse
administrators, not nurse researchers, serve as liaisons between staff members and
directors of nursing, Nurse researchers may be found with a school of nursing at
academic institutions, but not at community health centers and long-term care units.
, The nurse conducts a home safety assessment for a client. Which statement
best explains the standard of care being implemented?
a.) The RN develops a plan of care.
b.) The RN promotes a safe environment.
c.) The RN educates about preventing falls.
d.) The RN identifies client outcomes.
b.) The RN promotes a safe environment.
Explanation:
The standard of care being exemplified is standard 5b: health teaching and
promotion: The RN employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
Standard 3, which is outcomes identification, involves the registered nurse identifying
expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the health care consumer or the
situation. Standard 12 is education, in which the registered nurse seeks knowledge
and competence that reflects current nursing practice and promotes futuristic
thinking. Standard 4 is planning, in which the registered nurse develops a plan that
prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected, measurable outcomes.
A nurse educator is discussing the role of nursing based on the American
Nurses Association (ANA). Which statement best describes this role?
a.) It is the role of nursing to provide a caring relationship that facilitates
health and healing.
b.) The essential components of professional nursing care are strength,
endurance, and cure.
c.) It is the role of the health care provider, not the nurse, to assist clients in
understanding their health problems.
d.) Nursing is a profession dependent upon the medical community as a
whole.
a.) It is the role of nursing to provide a caring relationship that facilitates health and
healing.
Explanation:
The American Nurses Association (ANA) defines nursing as "the protection,
promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury,
alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and
advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations" (ANA,