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Nursing Exam Questions and Answers: A Comprehensive Review, Exams of Nursing

Imperial Valley CollegeNursing

A collection of multiple-choice questions and answers covering various aspects of nursing practice. It serves as a valuable resource for students preparing for nursing exams, offering insights into key concepts, principles, and ethical considerations. The questions address topics such as accountability, health disparities, patient advocacy, and the role of the nurse in healthcare delivery.

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NR 222 Exam 6 2024
Which of the following nursing situations best reflects accountability?
a) The nurse assesses the patient for the possible cause of his pain
b) The nurse takes the oncology nursing certification examination
c) The nurse files an incident report regarding a medication error.
d) An education seminar on "Eating for a healthy Heart" - c) The nurse files an
incident report regarding a medication error.
Which statement is an accurate description of nursing?
a) "Nursing includes the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to health and
illness"
b) "Nursing is a profession dependent upon the physician."
c) "It is the role of the physician, not the nurse, to help patients understand their
health."
d) "Nursing includes the diagnosis and cure of human diseases and any potential
health
problems." - a) "Nursing includes the diagnosis and treatment of human responses
to health and
illness"
What are the two major goals of Healthy People 2020?
a) Eliminate health disparities and increase the quality and years of healthy life
b) Support research in finding disease cures and increase focus on technology
c) Advance the access to care for all and reduce tobacco use among adolescents
d) Reduce fraud in healthcare spending and increase aid to dependent children - a)
Eliminate health disparities and increase the quality and years of healthy life
The nurse plans to improve heart health in the community. Which primary prevention
activity can the nurse do to improve heart health in the community?
a) An electrocardiogram (EKG) screening
b) A blood pressure screening
c) A cardiac surgical procedure
d) An education seminar on "Eating for a healthy Heart" - d) An education seminar
on "Eating for a healthy Heart"
The first practicing nurse epidemiologist was
a) Florence Nightingale
b) Mildred Montag
c) Mary Agnes Snively
d) Clara Barton - a)Florence Nightingale
When assisting an obese patient to lose weight, it is very important to help the
patient accomplish which of the following?
a) Attend occupational and physical therapy
b) Consult mental health counseling
c) Make lifestyle change
d) Make plans for surgery - c) Make lifestyle change
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Which of the following nursing situations best reflects accountability? a) The nurse assesses the patient for the possible cause of his pain b) The nurse takes the oncology nursing certification examination c) The nurse files an incident report regarding a medication error. d) An education seminar on "Eating for a healthy Heart" - c) The nurse files an incident report regarding a medication error. Which statement is an accurate description of nursing? a) "Nursing includes the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to health and illness" b) "Nursing is a profession dependent upon the physician." c) "It is the role of the physician, not the nurse, to help patients understand their health." d) "Nursing includes the diagnosis and cure of human diseases and any potential health problems." - a) "Nursing includes the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to health and illness" What are the two major goals of Healthy People 2020? a) Eliminate health disparities and increase the quality and years of healthy life b) Support research in finding disease cures and increase focus on technology c) Advance the access to care for all and reduce tobacco use among adolescents d) Reduce fraud in healthcare spending and increase aid to dependent children - a) Eliminate health disparities and increase the quality and years of healthy life The nurse plans to improve heart health in the community. Which primary prevention activity can the nurse do to improve heart health in the community? a) An electrocardiogram (EKG) screening b) A blood pressure screening c) A cardiac surgical procedure d) An education seminar on "Eating for a healthy Heart" - d) An education seminar on "Eating for a healthy Heart" The first practicing nurse epidemiologist was a) Florence Nightingale b) Mildred Montag c) Mary Agnes Snively d) Clara Barton - a)Florence Nightingale When assisting an obese patient to lose weight, it is very important to help the patient accomplish which of the following? a) Attend occupational and physical therapy b) Consult mental health counseling c) Make lifestyle change d) Make plans for surgery - c) Make lifestyle change

Which documentation information is most consistent with objective date? a) The patient reports pain in his left leg b) The family reports that the patient has elevated blood pressure c) The lab reports a patient's glucose is high d) The patient reports discomfort when he takes deep breaths - c) The lab reports a patient's glucose is high A nurse moves from Chicago to Charlotte and begins working in a hospital. The most important factor for the nurse to consider when moving to another state is the? a) Standard for nursing practice in Charlotte b) Clinical ladder of mobility in the new hospital c) Requirement for continuing education units (CEU) in North Carolina d) North Carolina Nurse Practice Act - d) North Carolina Nurse Practice Act The nurse assists the client in a health promotion activity that also reduces the cost of health care delivery when: a) Administering medication b) Treating a diabetic foot ulcer c) Discussing exercise and nutrition d) Obtaining an operative consent - c) Discussing exercise and nutrition A nurse is accused of inappropriate professional behavior and malpractice. Which tool will be used to determine if the allegations are true? a) ANA Standards of Practice b) Advocacy c) WHO Plan of Action for Registered Nurses d) The JC National Patient Safety Goals - a) ANA Standards of Practice How can nursing student best participate in evidence-based research? a) Conducting polls on research topics b) Incorporating research findings into their clinical experiences c) Formulating research hypotheses d) Developing theoretical frameworks - b) Incorporating research findings into their clinical experiences Hospices provide care to terminally ill patients and their families in hospitals, in the home, or in special hospice facilities. Which level of intervention do hospices? a) Primary Care b) Tertiary Care c) Secondary Care d) Sub-Acute Care - b) tertiary care While providing care to patient, the nurse is responsible, both professionally and legally. Which concept does this describe? a) Accountability b) Autonomy c) Patient Advocacy d) Patient Education - a) accountability

A nurse is told by a colleague that an Asian-American individual on home care is using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Which of the following conclusions can accurately be drawn from this statement? a) The client will have adverse complications from using this form of medicine b) The client does not agree with the current professional care medication regimen c) The client will soon be returning to his or her native country for further treatment d) The client may be using medicati - d) The client may be using medication, acupuncture, or another therapy A nurse discussing the care of a person on the surgical unit following gastric bypass surgery with a friend is in violation of the a) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act of 1996 b) Patient Self-Determination Act c) Civil Rights Act d) Americans with Disability act - a) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability act of 1996 A nurse is using a guide that provides principles of right and wrong to provide care to patients. Which guide is the nurse using? a) Code of Ethics b) Quality and Safety Education for Nurses c) Standards of Practice d) Standards of Professional Performance - a) code of Ethics A nurse assesses a patient's fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink more fluids. The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse demonstrating? a) Certification b) Accountability c) Autonomy d) Licensure - c) Autonomy An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical unit? a) Competent b) Proficient c) Advanced beginner d) Novice - d) Novice The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of nursing practices is the nurse following? a) Planning b) Assessment c) Implementation d) Diagnosis - a) planning

A nurse is accused of inappropriate professional behavior and malpractice. Which tool will be used to determine if the allegations are true? a) WHO Plan of Action for Registered Nurses b) The JC National Patient Safety Goals c) NLN Education Summit Report d) ANA Standards of Practice - d) ANA Standards of Practice A patient from a different culture has had numerous visitors during his stay. In fact, there are visitors in the room at all times. In order to address this in a culturally sensitive manner, the nurse should? a) Assess the benefits of family participation in the patient's care b) Question the family as to how they see their interaction with the patient c) Tell the patient that he has to limit visitors unless they start doing the bath and dressing changes d) Have the physician limit the number o - a) Assess the benefits of family participation in the patient's care A healthcare provider is discussing the importance of receiving routine preventative care with a Hispanic family that has recently immigrated to the US. Which of the following would best describe why the family would not be interested in receiving professional care? (Select all that apply) a) Lack of health insurance b) Increased family support c) Lack of interpreter service d) Increased access to healthcare - a) Lack of health insurance c) Lack of interpreter service A healthcare provider is working with an African American woman who has recently suffered a stroke and is homebound. She insists that she must get out of the house and attend Sunday worship services. Which is the most likely explanation for her insisting that she participates in this cultural practice? a) Church should not be important in this woman's life because she is sick b) The church is the only place where the woman can read the bible c) The church is the only place she can meet her fami - d) The church serves as social support for its members Which of the following actions demonstrates a healthcare professional providing culturally competent care? a) Demonstrating the proper way to administer an insulin injection b) Asking the person to describe his folk healing methods c) Encouraging the person to take medications as prescribed d) Assisting the person with discussing his health problems with the family - b) Asking the person to describe his folk healing methods Which of the following statements about ethnic minorities in the US is accurate? a) The increasing population of ethnic minorities has helped decrease the health disparities faced by this population

Which of the following best describes the responsibilities nurses have for education clients? a) Teaching falls within the scope of nursing practice and is the primary role of the registered nurse b) Legally, the patient must be told detailed information about the medical diagnosis c) The American Hospital Association formalized the patient's right to information d) Because of short hospital stays, nurses attempt to teach the patients about discharge - a) Teaching falls within the scope of nursing practice and is the primary role of the registered nurse The nurse recognizes that when planning healthcare for any group, which factor has the greatest impact on whether the interventions are effective or not? a) The interventions should be gender specific b) The interventions should be cost effective c) The interventions should be culturally sensitive d) The interventions should be based on the nurse's priorities - c) The interventions should be culturally sensitive A nurse is using the holistic approach to care. Which goal is the priority? a) Integrate spiritual treatments b) Join physical care with a vegan diet c) Use complementary and alternative therapies d) Incorporate the mind-body-spirt connection - d) Incorporate the mind-body-spirt connection A diagnostic error can influence the application of the nursing care plan. A likely source for a nursing diagnosis error is the nurse: a) Validates the assessment information in the data base b) Formulates a diagnosis too closely resembling a medical diagnosis c) Uses the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, International (NANDA-I) NANDA-I list of diagnoses as a primary source d) Distinguishes the nursing focus instead of other health care disciplines - b) Formulates a diagnosis too closely resembling a medical diagnosis A nurse is trying to reduce barriers that patients may face as they work to achieve their outcomes. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? a) Criticize patients who do not adhere to nursing care plans b) Develop trial-and-error approaches to implementing patients' care plans c) Ensure that patients are involved in the plan of care d) Teach patients how to develop a nursing care plan - c) Ensure that patients are involved in the plan of care When modifying a care plan to meet a patient whose status has changed significantly over the past few days, the nurse should: a) Add more nursing interventions from a standardized plan of care b) Redevelop the entire patient care plan

c) Perform a complete reassessment of all patient factors d) Focus on changing the nursing diagnoses and goals - c) Perform a complete reassessment of all patient factors A state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person's potential and is experienced within a developmental context is known as: a) Functioning b) high-level wellness c) Growth and development d) health - d) health Standards of care in nursing __________ a) Serve as laws that must be abided by in providing nursing care b) Allow professional nurses to practice without boundaries c) Serve as safety guidelines established by the profession for nursing practice d) Determine a professional nurse's rights in delivering nursing care - Serve as safety guidelines established by the profession for nursing practice An adult patient has recently been diagnosed with cancer. The patient's family has asked the nurse to withhold this information from the patient because they feel that this information would cause the patient to give up on life and become very depressed. The nurse believes the patient should be told this information. Which ethical principle is being upheld by the nurse? a) Veracity b) Nonmaleficence c) Justice d) Beneficence - a) Veracity What is the concept of ethics that is described as the "duty to maximize the benefits of actions while minimizing harm" a) Autonomy b) Justice c) Beneficence d) Advocacy - c) Beneficence A primary prevention method for obesity is to: a) Create an eating plan for overweight children b) Encourage an active lifestyle during childhood years c) Start a support group for parents of obese children d) Establish an exercise program for obese children - b) Encourage an active lifestyle during childhood years The best approach a nurse should consider for a person who states he is ready to start exercising is to: a) Schedule a follow-up in two months to see if he still feels the same way