POTTER/PERRY FUNDAMENTALS CH 1-6
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND THEIR ACTUAL
ANSWERS //2026 UPDATES
YouAareApreparingAaApresentationAforAyourAclassmatesAregardingAtheAclinicalAcareAcoordinationAco
nferenceAforAaApatientAwithAterminalAcancer.AAsApartAofAtheApreparationAyouAhaveAyourAclassmate
sAreadATheANursingACodeAofAEthicsAforAProfessionalARegisteredANurses.AYourAinstructorAasksAtheAcl
assAwhyAthisAdocumentAisAimportant.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAbestAdescribesAthisAcode
?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-DefinesAtheAprinciplesAofArightAandAwrongAtoAprovideApatientAcare
AnA18Ayear-
oldAwomanAisAinAtheAERAwithAfeverAandAcough.ATheARNAobtainsAherAVS,AlistensAtoAherAlungAandAhea
rtAsounds,AdeterminesAherAlevelAofAcomfort,AandAcollectsAbloodAandAsputumAsamplesAforAanalysis.
AWhichAstandardAofApracticeAisAperformed?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-Assessment
AApatientAinAtheAERAhasAdevelopedAwheezingAandASOB.ATheARNAgivesAtheAorderedAmedicatedAneb
ulizerAnowAandAinA4Ahours.AWhichAstandardAofApracticeAisAperformed?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
implementation
AARNAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwithAend-
stageAlungAdisease.AtheApatientAwantsAtoAgoAhomeAonAO2AandAbeAcomfortable.ATheAfamilyAwantsAt
oAhaveAaAnewAsurgicalAprocedure.AtheARNAexplainsAtheArisksAandAbenefitsAofAtheAsurgeryAtoAtheAfa
milyAandAdiscussesAtheApatient'sAwishesAwithAthem.ATheAnurseAisAactingAasAtheApatient'sA-
ACORRECTAANSWER-advocate
TheARNAspendsAtimeAwithAtheAptAandAfamilyAreviewingAtheAdressingAchangeAprocedureAforAtheApat
ient'sAwound.ATheApt'sAspouseAdemonstratesAhowAtoAchangeAtheAdressing.ATheAnurseAisAactingAinA
whichAprofessionalArole?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-educator
TheAexamAforARNAlicensureAisAexactlyAtheAsameAinAeveryAstateAinAtheAUS.AThisAexam:A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-providesAaAminimalAstandardAofAknowledgeAforAanARNAinApractice
ContemporaryAnursingArequiresAthatAtheAnurseAhasAknowledgeAandAskillsAforAaAvarietyAofAprofessi
onalArolesAandAresponsibilities.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAexamples?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)
A.ACaregiver
,B.AAutonomyAandAaccountability
C.APatientAadvocate
D.AHealthApromotion
E.ALobbyistA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
Caregiver,Aautonomy/accountability,ApatientAadvocate,AhealthApromotion
healthAcareAreformAwillAbringAchangesAinAtheAemphasisAofAcare.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAmodelsAisA
expressedAfromAhealthAcareAreform?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
movingAfromAanAacuteAillnessAtoAaAhealthApromotion,AillnessApreventionAmodel
AAnurseAmeetsAwithAtheAregisteredAdieticianAandAphysicalAtherapistAtoAdevelopAaAplanAofAcareAthat
AfocusesAonAimprovingAnutritionAandAmobilityAforAaApatient.AThisAisAanAexampleAofAwhichAQualityAa
ndASafetyAinAtheAEducationAofANursesA(QSEN)Acompetency?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
teamworkAandAcollaboration
AAcriticalAcareAnurseAisAusingAaAcomputerizedAdecisionAsupportAsystemAtoAcorrectlyApositionAherAv
entilatedApatientsAtoAreduceApneumoniaAcausedAbyAaccumulatedArespiratoryAsecretions.AThisAisAa
nAexampleAofAwhichAQualityAandASafetyAinAtheAEducationAofANursesA(QSEN)Acompetency?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-informatics
TheAnursesAonAanAacuteAcareAmedicalAfloorAnoticeAanAincreaseAinApressureAulcerAformationAinAthei
rApatients.AAAnurseAconsultantAdecidesAtoAcompareAtwoAtypesAofAtreatment.ATheAfirstAisAtheAproce
dureAcurrentlyAusedAtoAassessAforApressureAulcerArisk.ATheAsecondAusesAaAnewAassessmentAinstru
mentAtoAidentifyAat-
riskApatients.AGivenAthisAinformation,AtheAnurseAconsultantAexemplifiesAwhichAcareer?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-NurseAresearcher
NursesAinAanAacuteAcareAhospitalAareAattendingAaAunitAbasedAeducationAprogramAtoAlearnAhowAtoA
useAaAnewApressure-
relievingAdeviceAforApatientsAatAriskAforApressureAulcers.AThisAisAwhichAtypeAofAeducation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-In-serviceAeducation
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAInternetAresourcesAcanAhelpAconsumersAcompareAqualityAcareAmeasures?A
(selectAallAtheAapply)
1.AWebMd
2.AHospitalACompare
3.AMagnetARecognitionAProgramA
4.AHospitalAconsumerAAssessmentAofAHealthcare
,5.ATheAAmericanAHospitalAAssociation'sAWebpageA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
HospitalACompare,AHospitalAConsumerAassessmentAofAHealthcare
AAcommunityAcenterAisApresentingAaAnurse-
ledAprogramAonAtheAPatientAProtectionAandAAffordableACareAAct.AWhichAstatementAmadeAbyAaApar
ticipantAindicatesAaAneedAforAfurtherAteaching?
1.A"MyAsmallAcompanyAwillAnowAhaveAtoAofferAtheA75AemployeesAhealthAinsuranceAorApayAaApenalt
y."
2.A"AsAlongAasAmyAsonAisAaAfull-
timeAstudentAinAcollege,AIAwillAbeAableAtoAkeepAhimAonAmyAhealthAinsuranceAuntilAheAisA26AyearsAol
d."
3.A"IAsignedAupAforAtheAstateAhealthAinsuranceAexchangeAbeforeAtheAdesignatedAdeadlineAtoAmakeA
sureAIAhadAhealthAinsurance."
4.A"SinceAIAhaveAnowAbeenAdiagnosedAwithAdiabetes,AmyAhealthAinsuranceAplanAcannotAchargeAme
AhigherApremiums."A-ACORRECTAANSWER-2.A"AsAlongAasAmyAsonAisAaAfull-
timeAstudentAinAcollege,AIAwillAbeAableAtoAkeepAhimAonAmyAhealthAinsuranceAuntilAheAisA26AyearsAol
d."
2.AWhichAactivityAperformedAbyAaAnurseAisArelatedAtoAmaintainingAcompetencyAinAnursingApractice
?
1.AAskingAanotherAnurseAaboutAhowAtoAchangeAtheAsettingsAonAaAmedicationApump
2.ARegularlyAattendingAunitAstaffAmeetings
3.AParticipatingAasAaAmemberAofAtheAprofessionalAnursingAcouncil
4.AAttendingAaAreviewAcourseAinApreparationAforAaAcertificationAexaminationA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
4.AAttendingAaAreviewAcourseAinApreparationAforAaAcertificationAexamination
, 3.AAApatientAtellsAaAnurseAthatAsheAisAenrolledAinAaApreferredAproviderAorganizationA(PPO)AbutAdoes
AnotAunderstandAwhatAthisAis.AWhatAisAtheAnurse'sAbestAexplanationAofAaAPPO?
1.AThisAhealthAplanAisAforApeopleAwhoAcannotAaffordAtheirAownAhealthAinsurance.
2.AThisAhealthAplanAisAoperatedAbyAtheAgovernmentAtoAprovideAhealthAcareAtoAolderAadults.
3.AThisAhealthAplanAgivesAyouAaAlistAofAphysiciansAandAhospitalsAfromAwhichAyouAcanAchoose.
4.AThisAisAaAfee-for-serviceAplanAinAwhichAyouAcanAchooseAanyAphysicianAorAhospital.A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-
3.AThisAhealthAplanAgivesAyouAaAlistAofAphysiciansAandAhospitalsAfromAwhichAyouAcanAchoose.
4.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAexamplesAofAaAnurseAparticipatingAinAprimaryAcareAactivities?A(Selec
tAallAthatAapply.)
1.AProvidingAprenatalAteachingAonAnutritionAtoAaApregnantAwomanAduringAtheAfirstAtrimester
2.AAssessingAtheAnutritionalAstatusAofAolderAadultsAwhoAcomeAtoAtheAcommunityAcenterAforAlunch
3.AWorkingAwithApatientsAinAaAcardiacArehabilitationAprogram
4.AProvidingAhomeAwoundAcareAtoAaApatient
5.ATeachingAaAclassAtoAparentsAatAtheAlocalAgradeAschoolAaboutAtheAimportanceAofAimmunizationsA-
ACORRECTAANSWER-
1.AProvidingAprenatalAteachingAonAnutritionAtoAaApregnantAwomanAduringAtheAfirstAtrimester
2.AAssessingAtheAnutritionalAstatusAofAolderAadultsAwhoAcomeAtoAtheAcommunityAcenterAforAlunch
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND THEIR ACTUAL
ANSWERS //2026 UPDATES
YouAareApreparingAaApresentationAforAyourAclassmatesAregardingAtheAclinicalAcareAcoordinationAco
nferenceAforAaApatientAwithAterminalAcancer.AAsApartAofAtheApreparationAyouAhaveAyourAclassmate
sAreadATheANursingACodeAofAEthicsAforAProfessionalARegisteredANurses.AYourAinstructorAasksAtheAcl
assAwhyAthisAdocumentAisAimportant.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAbestAdescribesAthisAcode
?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-DefinesAtheAprinciplesAofArightAandAwrongAtoAprovideApatientAcare
AnA18Ayear-
oldAwomanAisAinAtheAERAwithAfeverAandAcough.ATheARNAobtainsAherAVS,AlistensAtoAherAlungAandAhea
rtAsounds,AdeterminesAherAlevelAofAcomfort,AandAcollectsAbloodAandAsputumAsamplesAforAanalysis.
AWhichAstandardAofApracticeAisAperformed?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-Assessment
AApatientAinAtheAERAhasAdevelopedAwheezingAandASOB.ATheARNAgivesAtheAorderedAmedicatedAneb
ulizerAnowAandAinA4Ahours.AWhichAstandardAofApracticeAisAperformed?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
implementation
AARNAisAcaringAforAaApatientAwithAend-
stageAlungAdisease.AtheApatientAwantsAtoAgoAhomeAonAO2AandAbeAcomfortable.ATheAfamilyAwantsAt
oAhaveAaAnewAsurgicalAprocedure.AtheARNAexplainsAtheArisksAandAbenefitsAofAtheAsurgeryAtoAtheAfa
milyAandAdiscussesAtheApatient'sAwishesAwithAthem.ATheAnurseAisAactingAasAtheApatient'sA-
ACORRECTAANSWER-advocate
TheARNAspendsAtimeAwithAtheAptAandAfamilyAreviewingAtheAdressingAchangeAprocedureAforAtheApat
ient'sAwound.ATheApt'sAspouseAdemonstratesAhowAtoAchangeAtheAdressing.ATheAnurseAisAactingAinA
whichAprofessionalArole?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-educator
TheAexamAforARNAlicensureAisAexactlyAtheAsameAinAeveryAstateAinAtheAUS.AThisAexam:A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-providesAaAminimalAstandardAofAknowledgeAforAanARNAinApractice
ContemporaryAnursingArequiresAthatAtheAnurseAhasAknowledgeAandAskillsAforAaAvarietyAofAprofessi
onalArolesAandAresponsibilities.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAexamples?A(SelectAallAthatAapply.)
A.ACaregiver
,B.AAutonomyAandAaccountability
C.APatientAadvocate
D.AHealthApromotion
E.ALobbyistA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
Caregiver,Aautonomy/accountability,ApatientAadvocate,AhealthApromotion
healthAcareAreformAwillAbringAchangesAinAtheAemphasisAofAcare.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAmodelsAisA
expressedAfromAhealthAcareAreform?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
movingAfromAanAacuteAillnessAtoAaAhealthApromotion,AillnessApreventionAmodel
AAnurseAmeetsAwithAtheAregisteredAdieticianAandAphysicalAtherapistAtoAdevelopAaAplanAofAcareAthat
AfocusesAonAimprovingAnutritionAandAmobilityAforAaApatient.AThisAisAanAexampleAofAwhichAQualityAa
ndASafetyAinAtheAEducationAofANursesA(QSEN)Acompetency?A-ACORRECTAANSWER-
teamworkAandAcollaboration
AAcriticalAcareAnurseAisAusingAaAcomputerizedAdecisionAsupportAsystemAtoAcorrectlyApositionAherAv
entilatedApatientsAtoAreduceApneumoniaAcausedAbyAaccumulatedArespiratoryAsecretions.AThisAisAa
nAexampleAofAwhichAQualityAandASafetyAinAtheAEducationAofANursesA(QSEN)Acompetency?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-informatics
TheAnursesAonAanAacuteAcareAmedicalAfloorAnoticeAanAincreaseAinApressureAulcerAformationAinAthei
rApatients.AAAnurseAconsultantAdecidesAtoAcompareAtwoAtypesAofAtreatment.ATheAfirstAisAtheAproce
dureAcurrentlyAusedAtoAassessAforApressureAulcerArisk.ATheAsecondAusesAaAnewAassessmentAinstru
mentAtoAidentifyAat-
riskApatients.AGivenAthisAinformation,AtheAnurseAconsultantAexemplifiesAwhichAcareer?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-NurseAresearcher
NursesAinAanAacuteAcareAhospitalAareAattendingAaAunitAbasedAeducationAprogramAtoAlearnAhowAtoA
useAaAnewApressure-
relievingAdeviceAforApatientsAatAriskAforApressureAulcers.AThisAisAwhichAtypeAofAeducation?A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-In-serviceAeducation
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAInternetAresourcesAcanAhelpAconsumersAcompareAqualityAcareAmeasures?A
(selectAallAtheAapply)
1.AWebMd
2.AHospitalACompare
3.AMagnetARecognitionAProgramA
4.AHospitalAconsumerAAssessmentAofAHealthcare
,5.ATheAAmericanAHospitalAAssociation'sAWebpageA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
HospitalACompare,AHospitalAConsumerAassessmentAofAHealthcare
AAcommunityAcenterAisApresentingAaAnurse-
ledAprogramAonAtheAPatientAProtectionAandAAffordableACareAAct.AWhichAstatementAmadeAbyAaApar
ticipantAindicatesAaAneedAforAfurtherAteaching?
1.A"MyAsmallAcompanyAwillAnowAhaveAtoAofferAtheA75AemployeesAhealthAinsuranceAorApayAaApenalt
y."
2.A"AsAlongAasAmyAsonAisAaAfull-
timeAstudentAinAcollege,AIAwillAbeAableAtoAkeepAhimAonAmyAhealthAinsuranceAuntilAheAisA26AyearsAol
d."
3.A"IAsignedAupAforAtheAstateAhealthAinsuranceAexchangeAbeforeAtheAdesignatedAdeadlineAtoAmakeA
sureAIAhadAhealthAinsurance."
4.A"SinceAIAhaveAnowAbeenAdiagnosedAwithAdiabetes,AmyAhealthAinsuranceAplanAcannotAchargeAme
AhigherApremiums."A-ACORRECTAANSWER-2.A"AsAlongAasAmyAsonAisAaAfull-
timeAstudentAinAcollege,AIAwillAbeAableAtoAkeepAhimAonAmyAhealthAinsuranceAuntilAheAisA26AyearsAol
d."
2.AWhichAactivityAperformedAbyAaAnurseAisArelatedAtoAmaintainingAcompetencyAinAnursingApractice
?
1.AAskingAanotherAnurseAaboutAhowAtoAchangeAtheAsettingsAonAaAmedicationApump
2.ARegularlyAattendingAunitAstaffAmeetings
3.AParticipatingAasAaAmemberAofAtheAprofessionalAnursingAcouncil
4.AAttendingAaAreviewAcourseAinApreparationAforAaAcertificationAexaminationA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
4.AAttendingAaAreviewAcourseAinApreparationAforAaAcertificationAexamination
, 3.AAApatientAtellsAaAnurseAthatAsheAisAenrolledAinAaApreferredAproviderAorganizationA(PPO)AbutAdoes
AnotAunderstandAwhatAthisAis.AWhatAisAtheAnurse'sAbestAexplanationAofAaAPPO?
1.AThisAhealthAplanAisAforApeopleAwhoAcannotAaffordAtheirAownAhealthAinsurance.
2.AThisAhealthAplanAisAoperatedAbyAtheAgovernmentAtoAprovideAhealthAcareAtoAolderAadults.
3.AThisAhealthAplanAgivesAyouAaAlistAofAphysiciansAandAhospitalsAfromAwhichAyouAcanAchoose.
4.AThisAisAaAfee-for-serviceAplanAinAwhichAyouAcanAchooseAanyAphysicianAorAhospital.A-
ACORRECTAANSWER-
3.AThisAhealthAplanAgivesAyouAaAlistAofAphysiciansAandAhospitalsAfromAwhichAyouAcanAchoose.
4.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAexamplesAofAaAnurseAparticipatingAinAprimaryAcareAactivities?A(Selec
tAallAthatAapply.)
1.AProvidingAprenatalAteachingAonAnutritionAtoAaApregnantAwomanAduringAtheAfirstAtrimester
2.AAssessingAtheAnutritionalAstatusAofAolderAadultsAwhoAcomeAtoAtheAcommunityAcenterAforAlunch
3.AWorkingAwithApatientsAinAaAcardiacArehabilitationAprogram
4.AProvidingAhomeAwoundAcareAtoAaApatient
5.ATeachingAaAclassAtoAparentsAatAtheAlocalAgradeAschoolAaboutAtheAimportanceAofAimmunizationsA-
ACORRECTAANSWER-
1.AProvidingAprenatalAteachingAonAnutritionAtoAaApregnantAwomanAduringAtheAfirstAtrimester
2.AAssessingAtheAnutritionalAstatusAofAolderAadultsAwhoAcomeAtoAtheAcommunityAcenterAforAlunch
