NUR 1025 Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Nursing workforce issues - CORRECT ANSWER • Nursing students
• Staffing and nurse-to-patient ratios
• Nursing assignments
• Patient abandonment
• Nurse delegation
Risk management and performance/quality improvement - CORRECT ANSWER • Identifying
possible risks
• Analyzing risks
• Acting to reduce risks
• Evaluating the steps take to reduce risks
• Quality improvement
• Patient safety and improved care are the goals
Professional Responsibilities and Roles - CORRECT ANSWER -Autonomy and
Accountability:
-Educator
-Caregiver
-Advocate
-Communicator
-Manager
Autonomy and Accountability: - CORRECT ANSWER have initiation of independent nursing
interventions without medical orders. Responsible professionally and legally for the type and quality
of nursing care provided.
advocate - CORRECT ANSWER protects patient's human and legal rights and provide
assistance in asserting these rights. Secure patient health care rights.
,Caregiver - CORRECT ANSWER help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease
and symptoms, and attain a maximal level of function and independence. Restore patients emotional,
spiritual a social well-being.
educator - CORRECT ANSWER explain concepts and facts about health, describe reason for
routine care activities, demonstrate procedures, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate
progress in learning.
communicator - CORRECT ANSWER essential to routinely communicate with patients, to
advocate, give emotional support, and make decisions with patients and family.
manager - CORRECT ANSWER establish environment for collaborate patient-center care with
positive patient outcome. Coordinate activities of members of nursing staff. Creates a nursing
environment that reflects the mission and values of the health care organization.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses - CORRECT ANSWER the most independently
functioning nurse. An APRN has a master's degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in
nursing; advanced education in pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment; and
certification and expertise in a specialized area of practice
Clinical Nurse Specialist - CORRECT ANSWER APRN who is an expert clinician in a
specialized area of practice. The specialty may be identified by a population (e.g., geriatrics), setting
(e.g., critical care), disease specialty (e.g., diabetes), type of care (e.g., rehabilitation), or type of
problem (e.g., pain). Clinical nurse specialists provide diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management
of patients in all health care settings. They also provide expertise and support to nurses caring for
patients at the bedside, help drive practice changes throughout an organization, and ensure the use of
best practices and evidence-based care to achieve the best possible patient
Nurse Practitioner - CORRECT ANSWER APRN who provides comprehensive health care to
a group of patients in an inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory care, or community-based setting. This care
includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, and treatment; monitoring ongoing health status; evaluation
of therapies; and health education. Some NPs provide care to acutely ill patients in hospital settings,
including critical care units. Other NPs provide comprehensive care, directly managing the nursing
and medical care of patients who are healthy or who have chronic conditions. It is important to review
state regulations for advanced practice. Some states require the NP to have a collaborative provider
agreement with an agency or physician/physician group to treat a specific group of patients; other
states do not.
, Certified Nurse-Midwife: - CORRECT ANSWER APRN who is also educated in midwifery
and is certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). The scope of practice of nurse-
midwifery has been defined by the ACNM (2011) as encompassing a full range of primary health care
services for women from adolescence beyond menopause. These services include primary care;
gynecologic and family planning services; preconception care; care during pregnancy, childbirth, and
the postpartum period; care of the normal newborn during the first 28 days of life; and treatment of
male partners for sexually transmied infections (ACNM, 2011). The nurse-midwife conducts physical
examinations; prescribes medications, including controlled substances and contraceptive methods;
admits, manages, and discharges patients; orders and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests; and
orders the use of medical devices.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - CORRECT ANSWER advanced education from a
nurse anesthesia-accredited program. Before applying to a nurse anesthesia program, a nurse must
have at least 1 year of critical care or emergency experience. Nurse anesthetists' practice both
autonomously and in collaboration with a variety of health care providers on the interprofessional
team to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence- based anesthesia and pain care services (American
Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 2017). CRNAs practice under the guidance and supervision of an
anesthesiologist, a physician with advanced knowledge of surgical anesthesia.
Nurse educator - CORRECT ANSWER works primarily in schools of nursing, staff
development departments of health care agencies, and patient education departments. Nurse educators
need experience in clinical practice to provide them with practical skills and theoretical knowledge. A
faculty member in a nursing program educates students to become professional nurses. Nursing
faculty members are responsible for teaching current nursing practice; trends; theory; and necessary
skills in classroom, laboratories, and clinical settings. Nursing faculty have graduate degrees such as a
master's degree in nursing or an earned doctorate in nursing or related field. Generally, they have a
specific clinical, administrative, or research specialty and advanced clinical experience.
Nurse administrator - CORRECT ANSWER patient care and the delivery of specific nursing
services within a health care agency. Nursing administration begins with positions such as clinical
care coordinators. Experience and additional education sometimes lead to a middle-management
position such as nurse manager of a specific patient care area or house supervisor or to an upper-
management position such as an associate director or director of nursing services.
Nurse Researcher - CORRECT ANSWER conducts evidence-based practice and research to
improve nursing care and further define and expand the scope of nursing practice. She or he often
works in an academic seeking, hospital, or independent professional or community service agency.
The preferred educational requirement is a doctoral degree, with at least a master's degree in nursing.
Levels of Health Care - CORRECT ANSWER Primary, Preventative, Secondary, Tertiary,
Restorative Care, and Continuing Care
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Nursing workforce issues - CORRECT ANSWER • Nursing students
• Staffing and nurse-to-patient ratios
• Nursing assignments
• Patient abandonment
• Nurse delegation
Risk management and performance/quality improvement - CORRECT ANSWER • Identifying
possible risks
• Analyzing risks
• Acting to reduce risks
• Evaluating the steps take to reduce risks
• Quality improvement
• Patient safety and improved care are the goals
Professional Responsibilities and Roles - CORRECT ANSWER -Autonomy and
Accountability:
-Educator
-Caregiver
-Advocate
-Communicator
-Manager
Autonomy and Accountability: - CORRECT ANSWER have initiation of independent nursing
interventions without medical orders. Responsible professionally and legally for the type and quality
of nursing care provided.
advocate - CORRECT ANSWER protects patient's human and legal rights and provide
assistance in asserting these rights. Secure patient health care rights.
,Caregiver - CORRECT ANSWER help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease
and symptoms, and attain a maximal level of function and independence. Restore patients emotional,
spiritual a social well-being.
educator - CORRECT ANSWER explain concepts and facts about health, describe reason for
routine care activities, demonstrate procedures, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate
progress in learning.
communicator - CORRECT ANSWER essential to routinely communicate with patients, to
advocate, give emotional support, and make decisions with patients and family.
manager - CORRECT ANSWER establish environment for collaborate patient-center care with
positive patient outcome. Coordinate activities of members of nursing staff. Creates a nursing
environment that reflects the mission and values of the health care organization.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses - CORRECT ANSWER the most independently
functioning nurse. An APRN has a master's degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in
nursing; advanced education in pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment; and
certification and expertise in a specialized area of practice
Clinical Nurse Specialist - CORRECT ANSWER APRN who is an expert clinician in a
specialized area of practice. The specialty may be identified by a population (e.g., geriatrics), setting
(e.g., critical care), disease specialty (e.g., diabetes), type of care (e.g., rehabilitation), or type of
problem (e.g., pain). Clinical nurse specialists provide diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management
of patients in all health care settings. They also provide expertise and support to nurses caring for
patients at the bedside, help drive practice changes throughout an organization, and ensure the use of
best practices and evidence-based care to achieve the best possible patient
Nurse Practitioner - CORRECT ANSWER APRN who provides comprehensive health care to
a group of patients in an inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory care, or community-based setting. This care
includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, and treatment; monitoring ongoing health status; evaluation
of therapies; and health education. Some NPs provide care to acutely ill patients in hospital settings,
including critical care units. Other NPs provide comprehensive care, directly managing the nursing
and medical care of patients who are healthy or who have chronic conditions. It is important to review
state regulations for advanced practice. Some states require the NP to have a collaborative provider
agreement with an agency or physician/physician group to treat a specific group of patients; other
states do not.
, Certified Nurse-Midwife: - CORRECT ANSWER APRN who is also educated in midwifery
and is certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). The scope of practice of nurse-
midwifery has been defined by the ACNM (2011) as encompassing a full range of primary health care
services for women from adolescence beyond menopause. These services include primary care;
gynecologic and family planning services; preconception care; care during pregnancy, childbirth, and
the postpartum period; care of the normal newborn during the first 28 days of life; and treatment of
male partners for sexually transmied infections (ACNM, 2011). The nurse-midwife conducts physical
examinations; prescribes medications, including controlled substances and contraceptive methods;
admits, manages, and discharges patients; orders and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests; and
orders the use of medical devices.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - CORRECT ANSWER advanced education from a
nurse anesthesia-accredited program. Before applying to a nurse anesthesia program, a nurse must
have at least 1 year of critical care or emergency experience. Nurse anesthetists' practice both
autonomously and in collaboration with a variety of health care providers on the interprofessional
team to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence- based anesthesia and pain care services (American
Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 2017). CRNAs practice under the guidance and supervision of an
anesthesiologist, a physician with advanced knowledge of surgical anesthesia.
Nurse educator - CORRECT ANSWER works primarily in schools of nursing, staff
development departments of health care agencies, and patient education departments. Nurse educators
need experience in clinical practice to provide them with practical skills and theoretical knowledge. A
faculty member in a nursing program educates students to become professional nurses. Nursing
faculty members are responsible for teaching current nursing practice; trends; theory; and necessary
skills in classroom, laboratories, and clinical settings. Nursing faculty have graduate degrees such as a
master's degree in nursing or an earned doctorate in nursing or related field. Generally, they have a
specific clinical, administrative, or research specialty and advanced clinical experience.
Nurse administrator - CORRECT ANSWER patient care and the delivery of specific nursing
services within a health care agency. Nursing administration begins with positions such as clinical
care coordinators. Experience and additional education sometimes lead to a middle-management
position such as nurse manager of a specific patient care area or house supervisor or to an upper-
management position such as an associate director or director of nursing services.
Nurse Researcher - CORRECT ANSWER conducts evidence-based practice and research to
improve nursing care and further define and expand the scope of nursing practice. She or he often
works in an academic seeking, hospital, or independent professional or community service agency.
The preferred educational requirement is a doctoral degree, with at least a master's degree in nursing.
Levels of Health Care - CORRECT ANSWER Primary, Preventative, Secondary, Tertiary,
Restorative Care, and Continuing Care
