NP1 Exam 1 Review Questions WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2025/2026
D - ANS ✔✔You are preparing presentation for you classmates regarding the clinical care
coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation you have
your classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered Nurses. Your
instructor asks the class why this document is important. Which of the following statements
best describes this code?
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
C - ANS ✔✔An 18-year old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The
nurse obtains her vital signs, listens to her lung and heart sounds, determines her level of
comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is
performed?
a. diagnosis
b. evaluation
c. assessment
d. implementation
D - ANS ✔✔A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness of
breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 hours. Which
standard of practice is performed?
,a. planning
b. evaluation
c. assessment
d. implementation
B - ANS ✔✔A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go
home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new surgical
procedure. The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses
the patient's wishes with them. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
a. educator
b. advocate
c. caregiver
d. case manager
A - ANS ✔✔The nurse spends time with the patient and family reviewing the dressing change
procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates how to change the
dressing. The nurse is acting in which professional role?
a. educator
b. advocate
c. caregiver
d. case manager
D - ANS ✔✔The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is exactly the same in every
state in the United States. This examination:
a. guarantees safe nursing for all patients
,b. ensures standard nursing care for patients
c. ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
d. provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
A, B, C, D - ANS ✔✔Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and skills for a
variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are examples? (Select
all that apply.)
A. Caregiver
B. Autonomy and accountability
C. Patient advocate
D. Health promotion
E. Lobbyist
1B, 2D, 3C, 4A - ANS ✔✔Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement about
the role.
1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse anesthetist
3. Nurse practitioner
4. Nurse-midwife
a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and gynecological services
b. Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as adult diabetes care
c. Provides comprehensive care, usually in a primary care setting, directly managing the medical
care of patients who are healthy or have chronic conditions
d. Provides care and services under the supervision of an anesthesiologist
, A - ANS ✔✔Healthcare reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the
following models is expected from health care reform?
a. moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
b. moving from an 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
C - ANS ✔✔A nurse meets with the registered dietician and physical therapist to develop a plan
of care that focuses on improving nutrition and mobility for a patient. This is an example of
which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
a. patient-centered care
b. safety
c. teamwork and collaboration
d. informatics
D - ANS ✔✔A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision 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)
competency?
a. patient-centered care
b. safety
c. teamwork and collaboration
d. informatics
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 2025/2026
D - ANS ✔✔You are preparing presentation for you classmates regarding the clinical care
coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation you have
your classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered Nurses. Your
instructor asks the class why this document is important. Which of the following statements
best describes this code?
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
C - ANS ✔✔An 18-year old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The
nurse obtains her vital signs, listens to her lung and heart sounds, determines her level of
comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is
performed?
a. diagnosis
b. evaluation
c. assessment
d. implementation
D - ANS ✔✔A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness of
breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 hours. Which
standard of practice is performed?
,a. planning
b. evaluation
c. assessment
d. implementation
B - ANS ✔✔A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go
home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new surgical
procedure. The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses
the patient's wishes with them. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
a. educator
b. advocate
c. caregiver
d. case manager
A - ANS ✔✔The nurse spends time with the patient and family reviewing the dressing change
procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates how to change the
dressing. The nurse is acting in which professional role?
a. educator
b. advocate
c. caregiver
d. case manager
D - ANS ✔✔The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is exactly the same in every
state in the United States. This examination:
a. guarantees safe nursing for all patients
,b. ensures standard nursing care for patients
c. ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
d. provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
A, B, C, D - ANS ✔✔Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and skills for a
variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are examples? (Select
all that apply.)
A. Caregiver
B. Autonomy and accountability
C. Patient advocate
D. Health promotion
E. Lobbyist
1B, 2D, 3C, 4A - ANS ✔✔Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement about
the role.
1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse anesthetist
3. Nurse practitioner
4. Nurse-midwife
a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and gynecological services
b. Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as adult diabetes care
c. Provides comprehensive care, usually in a primary care setting, directly managing the medical
care of patients who are healthy or have chronic conditions
d. Provides care and services under the supervision of an anesthesiologist
, A - ANS ✔✔Healthcare reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the
following models is expected from health care reform?
a. moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
b. moving from an 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
C - ANS ✔✔A nurse meets with the registered dietician and physical therapist to develop a plan
of care that focuses on improving nutrition and mobility for a patient. This is an example of
which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
a. patient-centered care
b. safety
c. teamwork and collaboration
d. informatics
D - ANS ✔✔A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision 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)
competency?
a. patient-centered care
b. safety
c. teamwork and collaboration
d. informatics
