RASMUSSEN CANS EXAM 2 (2025/2026) | VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS | COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
Five Attributes and Expectations of the Sick Role (Parsons, 1964) - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. Is
exempt from social responsibilities
2. Cannot be expected to care for himself or herself
3. Should want to get well
4. Should seek medical advice
5. Should cooperate with the medical experts
Stages of acute illness - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. disbelief or denial
2. Irritability and anger
3. Attempts to gain control
4. Depression and despair
5. Acceptance and participation
Cultural competence - CORRECT ANSWERS-It is having the attitudes, knowledge, and skills
necessary for providing quality care to diverse populations
Internal Influences on Illness Behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS-Dependence/independence
needs
Coping ability
Hardiness
Learned resourcefulness
Resilience
Spirituality
coping ability - CORRECT ANSWERS-The strategies a person uses to assess and manage
demands
, Resourcefulness - CORRECT ANSWERS-the use of cognitive skills that one uses to adapt to the
world around him, often in very creative ways
Spirituality - CORRECT ANSWERS-belief in a higher power, interconnectedness among living
beings, and awareness of life's purpose and meaning
External influences on Illness Behaviors - CORRECT ANSWERS-past experiences and culture
Culture - CORRECT ANSWERS-a pattern of learned behavior and values that are reinforced
through social interactions, shared by members of a particular group, and transmitted from one
generation to the next.
The nurse giving medications to a pediatric patient notes that an order for a medication is considerably
larger than the usual dose. She looks up the medication in a pharmacology book and finds she is correct
about the dosage. Which action should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Notifying the
physician of her findings before giving the medication
Which of the following nursing responsibilities can never be delegated? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-accountability
The RN asked a nursing assistant to monitor several postoperative patients. Which of the following
instructions to the nursing assistant demonstrate appropriate delegation? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-"Record the urine output, and report to me if they have not voided within 4 hours."
The RN delegates changing a sterile dressing over a central line to a licensed practical/vocational nurse
(LPN/LVN). The LPN/LVN contaminated the site during the dressing change, and an infection developed
in the patient. Which of the following statements is true? - CORRECT ANSWERS-The RN is
ultimately responsible for acts he or she delegates.
Which of the following is a legitimate defense to a charge of assault and battery? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-informed consent
ANSWERS | COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE
Five Attributes and Expectations of the Sick Role (Parsons, 1964) - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. Is
exempt from social responsibilities
2. Cannot be expected to care for himself or herself
3. Should want to get well
4. Should seek medical advice
5. Should cooperate with the medical experts
Stages of acute illness - CORRECT ANSWERS-1. disbelief or denial
2. Irritability and anger
3. Attempts to gain control
4. Depression and despair
5. Acceptance and participation
Cultural competence - CORRECT ANSWERS-It is having the attitudes, knowledge, and skills
necessary for providing quality care to diverse populations
Internal Influences on Illness Behavior - CORRECT ANSWERS-Dependence/independence
needs
Coping ability
Hardiness
Learned resourcefulness
Resilience
Spirituality
coping ability - CORRECT ANSWERS-The strategies a person uses to assess and manage
demands
, Resourcefulness - CORRECT ANSWERS-the use of cognitive skills that one uses to adapt to the
world around him, often in very creative ways
Spirituality - CORRECT ANSWERS-belief in a higher power, interconnectedness among living
beings, and awareness of life's purpose and meaning
External influences on Illness Behaviors - CORRECT ANSWERS-past experiences and culture
Culture - CORRECT ANSWERS-a pattern of learned behavior and values that are reinforced
through social interactions, shared by members of a particular group, and transmitted from one
generation to the next.
The nurse giving medications to a pediatric patient notes that an order for a medication is considerably
larger than the usual dose. She looks up the medication in a pharmacology book and finds she is correct
about the dosage. Which action should the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Notifying the
physician of her findings before giving the medication
Which of the following nursing responsibilities can never be delegated? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-accountability
The RN asked a nursing assistant to monitor several postoperative patients. Which of the following
instructions to the nursing assistant demonstrate appropriate delegation? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-"Record the urine output, and report to me if they have not voided within 4 hours."
The RN delegates changing a sterile dressing over a central line to a licensed practical/vocational nurse
(LPN/LVN). The LPN/LVN contaminated the site during the dressing change, and an infection developed
in the patient. Which of the following statements is true? - CORRECT ANSWERS-The RN is
ultimately responsible for acts he or she delegates.
Which of the following is a legitimate defense to a charge of assault and battery? - CORRECT
ANSWERS-informed consent
