NR 222 ACTUAL EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS PRACTICE
EXAM 2025/2026 LATEST COMPLETE QUESTION AND
DETAILED ANSWER GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and skills for a variety of
professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are examples? (Select all that apply.)
A. Caregiver
B. Autonomy and accountability
C. Patient advocate
D. Health promotion
E. Lobbyist
A. Caregiver
B. Autonomy and accountability
C. Patient advocate
D. Health promotion
E. Lobbyist
Each of these roles includes activities for the professional nurse. Each of these is used in direct
care or is part of professionalism that guides nursing practice. Some nurses are lobbyists, but
being a lobbyist is not expected of all professional nurses
.
Advanced practice registered nurses generally:
A. Function independently
B. Function as unit directors
C. Work in acute care settings
D. Work in the university setting
A. Function independently
,Advanced practice registered nurse functions independently as a clinician, educator, case
manager, consultant, and researcher within his or her area of practice to plan or improve the
quality of nursing care for the patient and family.
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the following models is
expected from health care reform?
A. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
B. Moving from illness prevention to a health promotion model
C. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
D. Moving from a chronic care to an illness prevention model
A. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
Health care reform also affects how health care is delivered. There is greater emphasis on health
promotion, disease prevention, and management of illness.
.
Which of the following nursing roles may have prescriptive authority in their practice? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Critical care nurse
B. Nurse practitioner
C. Certified clinical nurse specialist
D. Charge nurse
B. Nurse practitioner
Nurse practitioners and certified clinical nurse specialists encompass the role and preparation of
the advanced practice registered nurse. According to the American Nurses Association standards of
practice, prescriptive authority may be granted to these nurses.
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision support system to correctly position her
ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated respiratory secretions. This is an
example of which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
,A. Patient-centered care
B. Safety
C. Teamwork and collaboration
D. Informatics
D. Informatics
Using decision support systems is one example of using and gaining competency in informatics.
.
A nurse is caring for an older-adult couple in a community-based assisted living facility. During the
family assessment he notes that the couple has many expired medications and multiple
medications for their respective chronic illnesses. They note that they go to two different health
care providers. The nurse begins to work with the couple to determine what they know about their
medications and helps them decide on one care provider rather than two. This is an example of
which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
A. Patient-centered care
B. Safety
C. Teamwork and collaboration
D. Informatics
B. Safety
Helping the patients understand the consequences and complications of multiple medications
helps to build the competency in safety.
ID: 514968103
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in pressure ulcer formation in their
patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of treatment. The first is the procedure
currently used to assess for pressure ulcer risk. The second uses a new assessment instrument to
identify at-risk patients. Given this information, the nurse consultant exemplifies which career?
, A. Clinical nurse specialist
B. Nurse administrator
C. Nurse educator
D. Nurse researcher
D. Nurse researcher
The nurse researcher investigates problems to improve nursing care and to further define and
expand the scope of nursing practice. He or she often works in an academic setting, hospital, or
independent professional or community service agency.
.
Nurses at a community hospital are in an education program to learn how to use a new pressure-
relieving device for patients at risk for pressure ulcers. This is which type of education?
A. Continuing education
B. Graduate education
C. In-service education
D. Professional Registered Nurse Education
C. In-service education
In-service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care agency or
institution. An in-service program is held in the institution and is designed to increase the
knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other health care professionals employed by the
institution.
Which of the following are components of the paradigm of nursing?
A. The person, health, environment, and theory
B. Health, theory, concepts, and environment
C. Nurses, physicians, health, and patient needs
D. The person, health, environment/situation, and nursing
D. The person, health, environment/situation, and nursing
EXAM 2025/2026 LATEST COMPLETE QUESTION AND
DETAILED ANSWER GRADED A+ 100% VERIFIED
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and skills for a variety of
professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are examples? (Select all that apply.)
A. Caregiver
B. Autonomy and accountability
C. Patient advocate
D. Health promotion
E. Lobbyist
A. Caregiver
B. Autonomy and accountability
C. Patient advocate
D. Health promotion
E. Lobbyist
Each of these roles includes activities for the professional nurse. Each of these is used in direct
care or is part of professionalism that guides nursing practice. Some nurses are lobbyists, but
being a lobbyist is not expected of all professional nurses
.
Advanced practice registered nurses generally:
A. Function independently
B. Function as unit directors
C. Work in acute care settings
D. Work in the university setting
A. Function independently
,Advanced practice registered nurse functions independently as a clinician, educator, case
manager, consultant, and researcher within his or her area of practice to plan or improve the
quality of nursing care for the patient and family.
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the following models is
expected from health care reform?
A. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
B. Moving from illness prevention to a health promotion model
C. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
D. Moving from a chronic care to an illness prevention model
A. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
Health care reform also affects how health care is delivered. There is greater emphasis on health
promotion, disease prevention, and management of illness.
.
Which of the following nursing roles may have prescriptive authority in their practice? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Critical care nurse
B. Nurse practitioner
C. Certified clinical nurse specialist
D. Charge nurse
B. Nurse practitioner
Nurse practitioners and certified clinical nurse specialists encompass the role and preparation of
the advanced practice registered nurse. According to the American Nurses Association standards of
practice, prescriptive authority may be granted to these nurses.
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision support system to correctly position her
ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated respiratory secretions. This is an
example of which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
,A. Patient-centered care
B. Safety
C. Teamwork and collaboration
D. Informatics
D. Informatics
Using decision support systems is one example of using and gaining competency in informatics.
.
A nurse is caring for an older-adult couple in a community-based assisted living facility. During the
family assessment he notes that the couple has many expired medications and multiple
medications for their respective chronic illnesses. They note that they go to two different health
care providers. The nurse begins to work with the couple to determine what they know about their
medications and helps them decide on one care provider rather than two. This is an example of
which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
A. Patient-centered care
B. Safety
C. Teamwork and collaboration
D. Informatics
B. Safety
Helping the patients understand the consequences and complications of multiple medications
helps to build the competency in safety.
ID: 514968103
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in pressure ulcer formation in their
patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of treatment. The first is the procedure
currently used to assess for pressure ulcer risk. The second uses a new assessment instrument to
identify at-risk patients. Given this information, the nurse consultant exemplifies which career?
, A. Clinical nurse specialist
B. Nurse administrator
C. Nurse educator
D. Nurse researcher
D. Nurse researcher
The nurse researcher investigates problems to improve nursing care and to further define and
expand the scope of nursing practice. He or she often works in an academic setting, hospital, or
independent professional or community service agency.
.
Nurses at a community hospital are in an education program to learn how to use a new pressure-
relieving device for patients at risk for pressure ulcers. This is which type of education?
A. Continuing education
B. Graduate education
C. In-service education
D. Professional Registered Nurse Education
C. In-service education
In-service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care agency or
institution. An in-service program is held in the institution and is designed to increase the
knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other health care professionals employed by the
institution.
Which of the following are components of the paradigm of nursing?
A. The person, health, environment, and theory
B. Health, theory, concepts, and environment
C. Nurses, physicians, health, and patient needs
D. The person, health, environment/situation, and nursing
D. The person, health, environment/situation, and nursing
