WGU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY NSG 1520 EXAM 101
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
a living will - CORRECT ANSWER The client being admitted to the oncology unit
conveys wishes regarding resuscitation in the event of cardiopulmonary arrest.
The nurse advises the client that it would be in the client's best interest to obtain
which document?
The client's plan of care is created by the nurse using which guideline for nursing
practice? - CORRECT ANSWER nursing process
Attracting minorities to the profession of nursing is an important consideration for
the future of nursing. Which key historical nursing figure set a precedent in this
area? - CORRECT ANSWER Mary Eliza Mahoney
The nurse has identified an ethical dilemma that has the potential to interfere
with a client receiving optimal care. The nurse discussed this issue with the charge
nurse on the unit. What action should the nurse choose next? - CORRECT ANSWER
Monitor for resolution of the problem
Theory of Animism - CORRECT ANSWER The belief that everything in nature was
alive with invisible forces and endowed power. Good spirits brought health; evil
spirits brought sickness and death.
How did Florence Nightingale decrease death rates? - CORRECT ANSWER cleaning
the wards, ventilation, sanitation, nutrition
, Health - CORRECT ANSWER optimal state of well being
What are the nursing aims (goals) - CORRECT ANSWER promoting health,
preventing illness, restoring health, facilitating coping with disability or death
Examples of roles nurses take on - CORRECT ANSWER educators, collaborators,
counselors
Factors affecting health - CORRECT ANSWER genetics, cognitive abilities, education
level, race, culture, age, gender, developmental level, lifestyle, socioeconomic
status
QSEN competencies - CORRECT ANSWER Patient-Centered Care
Teamwork and Collaboration
Evidence-Based Practice
Quality Improvement
Safety
Informatics
Guidelines for nursing practice - CORRECT ANSWER Standards of Nursing Practice
Nurse Practice Acts and Licensure
Nursing Process
Nursing Code of Ethics
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
a living will - CORRECT ANSWER The client being admitted to the oncology unit
conveys wishes regarding resuscitation in the event of cardiopulmonary arrest.
The nurse advises the client that it would be in the client's best interest to obtain
which document?
The client's plan of care is created by the nurse using which guideline for nursing
practice? - CORRECT ANSWER nursing process
Attracting minorities to the profession of nursing is an important consideration for
the future of nursing. Which key historical nursing figure set a precedent in this
area? - CORRECT ANSWER Mary Eliza Mahoney
The nurse has identified an ethical dilemma that has the potential to interfere
with a client receiving optimal care. The nurse discussed this issue with the charge
nurse on the unit. What action should the nurse choose next? - CORRECT ANSWER
Monitor for resolution of the problem
Theory of Animism - CORRECT ANSWER The belief that everything in nature was
alive with invisible forces and endowed power. Good spirits brought health; evil
spirits brought sickness and death.
How did Florence Nightingale decrease death rates? - CORRECT ANSWER cleaning
the wards, ventilation, sanitation, nutrition
, Health - CORRECT ANSWER optimal state of well being
What are the nursing aims (goals) - CORRECT ANSWER promoting health,
preventing illness, restoring health, facilitating coping with disability or death
Examples of roles nurses take on - CORRECT ANSWER educators, collaborators,
counselors
Factors affecting health - CORRECT ANSWER genetics, cognitive abilities, education
level, race, culture, age, gender, developmental level, lifestyle, socioeconomic
status
QSEN competencies - CORRECT ANSWER Patient-Centered Care
Teamwork and Collaboration
Evidence-Based Practice
Quality Improvement
Safety
Informatics
Guidelines for nursing practice - CORRECT ANSWER Standards of Nursing Practice
Nurse Practice Acts and Licensure
Nursing Process
Nursing Code of Ethics
