NR 222- exam 1 practice questions UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
You are participating in a clinical care coordination D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
conference for a patient with terminal cancer. You talk
with your colleagues about using the nursing code of When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service according to
ethics for professional registered nurses to guide care standards of practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of ethics is the
decisions. A nonnursing colleague asks about this code. philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will use to
Which of the following statements best describes this provide care for your patients. The code serves as a guide for carrying out nursing
code? responsibilities to provide quality nursing care and the ethical obligations of the
profession.
A. Improves self-health care
B. Protects the patient's confidentiality
C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide
patient care
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department C. Assessment
with fever and cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs,
auscultates her lung sounds, listens to her heart sounds, Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's
determines her level of comfort, and collects blood and health and/or the situation.
sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice
is performed?
A. Diagnosis
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation
,A patient in the emergency department has developed D. Implementation
wheezing and shortness of breath. The nurse gives the
ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 Implementation is completing coordinating care and the prescribed plan of care.
hours. Which standard of practice is performed?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung B. Advocate
disease. The patient wants to go home on oxygen and be
comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to make choices about
surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk and his or her care. An advocate may also provide additional information to help a
benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the patient decide whether or not to accept a treatment or find an interpreter to help
patient's wishes with the family. The nurse is acting as the family members communicate their concerns.
patient's:
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Case manager
Evidence-based practice is defined as: C. A problem-solving approach that integrates best current evidence with clinical
practice
A. Nursing care based on tradition
B. Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research Evidence-based practice integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise
literature and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
C. A problem-solving approach that integrates best
current evidence with clinical practice
D. Quality nursing care provided in an efficient and
economically sound manner
The examination for registered nurse licensure is exactly D. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for a registered nurse in practice
the same in every state in the United States. This
examination: Registered nurse (RN) candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN® that the individual
State Boards of Nursing administer. Regardless of educational preparation, the
A. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients examination for RN licensure is exactly the same in every state in the United
B. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients States. This provides a standardized minimum knowledge base for nurses.
C. Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
D. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for a
registered nurse in practice
, Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has A. Caregiver
knowledge and skills for a variety of professional roles B. Autonomy and accountability
and responsibilities. Which of the following are C. Patient advocate
examples? (Select all that apply.) D. Health promotion
E. Lobbyist
A. Caregiver
B. Autonomy and accountability Each of these roles includes activities for the professional nurse. Each of these is
C. Patient advocate used in direct care or is part of professionalism that guides nursing practice. Some
D. Health promotion nurses are lobbyists, but being a lobbyist is not expected of all professional
E. Lobbyist nurses
Advanced practice registered nurses generally: A. Function independently
A. Function independently Advanced practice registered nurse functions independently as a clinician,
B. Function as unit directors educator, case manager, consultant, and researcher within his or her area of
C. Work in acute care settings practice to plan or improve the quality of nursing care for the patient and family.
D. Work in the university setting
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of A. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
care. Which of the following models is expected from
health care reform? Health care reform also affects how health care is delivered. There is greater
emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention, and management of illness.
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
Which of the following nursing roles may have B. Nurse practitioner
prescriptive authority in their practice? (Select all that
apply.) Nurse practitioners and certified clinical nurse specialists encompass the role and
preparation of the advanced practice registered nurse. According to the
A. Critical care nurse American Nurses Association standards of practice, prescriptive authority may be
B. Nurse practitioner granted to these nurses.
C. Certified clinical nurse specialist
D. Charge nurse
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision D. Informatics
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) Using decision support systems is one example of using and gaining competency
competency? in informatics.
A. Patient-centered care
B. Safety
C. Teamwork and collaboration
D. Informatics
ANSWERS
You are participating in a clinical care coordination D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
conference for a patient with terminal cancer. You talk
with your colleagues about using the nursing code of When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service according to
ethics for professional registered nurses to guide care standards of practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of ethics is the
decisions. A nonnursing colleague asks about this code. philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will use to
Which of the following statements best describes this provide care for your patients. The code serves as a guide for carrying out nursing
code? responsibilities to provide quality nursing care and the ethical obligations of the
profession.
A. Improves self-health care
B. Protects the patient's confidentiality
C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide
patient care
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department C. Assessment
with fever and cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs,
auscultates her lung sounds, listens to her heart sounds, Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's
determines her level of comfort, and collects blood and health and/or the situation.
sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice
is performed?
A. Diagnosis
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation
,A patient in the emergency department has developed D. Implementation
wheezing and shortness of breath. The nurse gives the
ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 Implementation is completing coordinating care and the prescribed plan of care.
hours. Which standard of practice is performed?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung B. Advocate
disease. The patient wants to go home on oxygen and be
comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to make choices about
surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk and his or her care. An advocate may also provide additional information to help a
benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the patient decide whether or not to accept a treatment or find an interpreter to help
patient's wishes with the family. The nurse is acting as the family members communicate their concerns.
patient's:
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Case manager
Evidence-based practice is defined as: C. A problem-solving approach that integrates best current evidence with clinical
practice
A. Nursing care based on tradition
B. Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research Evidence-based practice integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise
literature and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
C. A problem-solving approach that integrates best
current evidence with clinical practice
D. Quality nursing care provided in an efficient and
economically sound manner
The examination for registered nurse licensure is exactly D. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for a registered nurse in practice
the same in every state in the United States. This
examination: Registered nurse (RN) candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN® that the individual
State Boards of Nursing administer. Regardless of educational preparation, the
A. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients examination for RN licensure is exactly the same in every state in the United
B. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients States. This provides a standardized minimum knowledge base for nurses.
C. Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
D. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for a
registered nurse in practice
, Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has A. Caregiver
knowledge and skills for a variety of professional roles B. Autonomy and accountability
and responsibilities. Which of the following are C. Patient advocate
examples? (Select all that apply.) D. Health promotion
E. Lobbyist
A. Caregiver
B. Autonomy and accountability Each of these roles includes activities for the professional nurse. Each of these is
C. Patient advocate used in direct care or is part of professionalism that guides nursing practice. Some
D. Health promotion nurses are lobbyists, but being a lobbyist is not expected of all professional
E. Lobbyist nurses
Advanced practice registered nurses generally: A. Function independently
A. Function independently Advanced practice registered nurse functions independently as a clinician,
B. Function as unit directors educator, case manager, consultant, and researcher within his or her area of
C. Work in acute care settings practice to plan or improve the quality of nursing care for the patient and family.
D. Work in the university setting
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of A. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
care. Which of the following models is expected from
health care reform? Health care reform also affects how health care is delivered. There is greater
emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention, and management of illness.
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
Which of the following nursing roles may have B. Nurse practitioner
prescriptive authority in their practice? (Select all that
apply.) Nurse practitioners and certified clinical nurse specialists encompass the role and
preparation of the advanced practice registered nurse. According to the
A. Critical care nurse American Nurses Association standards of practice, prescriptive authority may be
B. Nurse practitioner granted to these nurses.
C. Certified clinical nurse specialist
D. Charge nurse
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision D. Informatics
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) Using decision support systems is one example of using and gaining competency
competency? in informatics.
A. Patient-centered care
B. Safety
C. Teamwork and collaboration
D. Informatics
