NURS 270 Theory Exam 1 Questions With
Correct Answers
Which Nursing role is the nurse exhibiting when collecting data about the number of urinary
tract infections on the nursing unit?
a. Advocate
b. leader
c. Researcher
d. counselor - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
What is the ultimate goal of expanding nursing knowledge through nursing research?
a. Learn improved way to promote and maintain health
b. develop technology to provide hands- on nursing care
c. apply knowledge to become independent practitioners
d. become full fledged partners with other care providers - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
A nurse is caring for a client who is a celebrity in the area. A person claiming he is a family
member inquires about the medical details of the client. The nurse revels the information but
later comes to find out that the person was not a family member. The nurse has violated
which of the following?
a. veracity
b. fidelity
c. confidentiality
d. autonomy - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
, A nurse does not assist with ambulation a postoperative client on the first day after surgery.
The client falls and fractures a hip. What charge might be brought against the nurse?
a. assault
b. battery
c. fraud
d. negligence - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
After graduating from an accredited program in nursing and successfully passing the NCLEX,
the nurse must take what action to obtain the legal right to practice?
a. enroll in an advanced degree program
b. file NCLEX results in the county of residence
c. Be licensed by the state board of nursing
d. submit a signed letter confirming graduation - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
A health care facility determined that a nurse employed on a medical unit was documenting
care that was not being given, and subsequently reported the action to the state board of
nursing. How might this affect the nurse's license to practice nursing?
a. It will have to effect on the nurse's ability to practice
b. the nurse can practice nursing at a lower- skilled level
c. the nurse's license may be revoked or suspended
d. the nurse's license will permanently carry a felony conviction - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
A nurse asks a coworker about the condition of the nurse's next door neighbor, who has been
admitted to the unit. If the coworker shares the neighbor's client information with the nurse,
the coworker could be held liable for committing which act?
a. invasion of privacy
b. negligence
c. defamation of character
Correct Answers
Which Nursing role is the nurse exhibiting when collecting data about the number of urinary
tract infections on the nursing unit?
a. Advocate
b. leader
c. Researcher
d. counselor - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
What is the ultimate goal of expanding nursing knowledge through nursing research?
a. Learn improved way to promote and maintain health
b. develop technology to provide hands- on nursing care
c. apply knowledge to become independent practitioners
d. become full fledged partners with other care providers - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔a
A nurse is caring for a client who is a celebrity in the area. A person claiming he is a family
member inquires about the medical details of the client. The nurse revels the information but
later comes to find out that the person was not a family member. The nurse has violated
which of the following?
a. veracity
b. fidelity
c. confidentiality
d. autonomy - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
, A nurse does not assist with ambulation a postoperative client on the first day after surgery.
The client falls and fractures a hip. What charge might be brought against the nurse?
a. assault
b. battery
c. fraud
d. negligence - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔d
After graduating from an accredited program in nursing and successfully passing the NCLEX,
the nurse must take what action to obtain the legal right to practice?
a. enroll in an advanced degree program
b. file NCLEX results in the county of residence
c. Be licensed by the state board of nursing
d. submit a signed letter confirming graduation - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
A health care facility determined that a nurse employed on a medical unit was documenting
care that was not being given, and subsequently reported the action to the state board of
nursing. How might this affect the nurse's license to practice nursing?
a. It will have to effect on the nurse's ability to practice
b. the nurse can practice nursing at a lower- skilled level
c. the nurse's license may be revoked or suspended
d. the nurse's license will permanently carry a felony conviction - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔c
A nurse asks a coworker about the condition of the nurse's next door neighbor, who has been
admitted to the unit. If the coworker shares the neighbor's client information with the nurse,
the coworker could be held liable for committing which act?
a. invasion of privacy
b. negligence
c. defamation of character
