NURS 402 COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ In order to be an effective leader, which of these is the primary quality
that the nurse must have?
a. honesty
b. integrity
c. passion
d. vision. Answer: d. vision
◉ A nurse is assigned to be the wound care nurse during a 12-hour day
shift on a busy surgical unit. What is the most likely model of care being
practiced on this unit?
a. Team nursing
b. Primary nursing
c. Functional nursing
d. Client-centred care. Answer: c. Functional nursing
,◉ Which of these is an advantage of group decision making?
a. less costly
b. less conflict
c. less time involved
d. higher quality outcomes. Answer: d. higher quality outcomes
◉ Which type of leader focuses on operations and short-term goals?
a. transformational leader
b. charismatic leader
c. transactional leader
d. autocratic leader. Answer: c. transactional leader
◉ From which three perspectives should critical thinking be viewed?
a. thinking ahead, thinking in action, and thinking back
b. thinking about clients, the physician, the nurse
c. thinking about management, cost, outcomes
d. thinking of client, nurse, or management. Answer: a. thinking ahead,
thinking in action, and thinking back
,◉ Which of these activities is a manifestation of groupthink?
a. basing decisions on anecdotal evidence
b. developing an illusion of vulnerability
c. viewing themselves as invincible
d. stereotyping insiders. Answer: c. viewing themselves as invincible
◉ Which model of care encourages accountability and allows the nurse
to develop a plan of care with the client and family that guides client-
care delivery for the length of hospital stay.
a. Team nursing
b. Primary nursing
c. Functional nursing
d. Total patient care. Answer: b. Primary nursing
◉ Which of these tasks is appropriate for the registered nurse to delegate
to a registered practical
nurse?
a. Perform a sterile dressing change for an infected wound.
b. Complete the initial admission assessment and plan of care.
c. Teach a patient about the effects of prescribed medications.
, d. Document patient teaching about a routine surgical procedure..
Answer: a. Perform a sterile dressing change for an infected wound.
◉ A group of RNs and doctors in an Intensive Care Unit just form a
group to review family visiting times. A nurse and a particular doctor are
constantly arguing about the number of visitors
to allow at the bedside at a given time. At what stage of group
development is this group most likely to be?
a. storming
b. norming
c. forming
d. performing. Answer: a. storming
◉ The rehabilitation unit at St. Joseph hospital is the next patient care
area to adopt electronic documentation. Which of these responses
indicates that a nurse is an early adopter to this planned change?
a. "I am quite happy with the way we document now, but I need to be in
the loop."
b. "I am looking forward to this new way of charting. I am up for the
challenge."
c. "I am excited to know more about this. ICU actually started a year
ago."
TEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
◉ In order to be an effective leader, which of these is the primary quality
that the nurse must have?
a. honesty
b. integrity
c. passion
d. vision. Answer: d. vision
◉ A nurse is assigned to be the wound care nurse during a 12-hour day
shift on a busy surgical unit. What is the most likely model of care being
practiced on this unit?
a. Team nursing
b. Primary nursing
c. Functional nursing
d. Client-centred care. Answer: c. Functional nursing
,◉ Which of these is an advantage of group decision making?
a. less costly
b. less conflict
c. less time involved
d. higher quality outcomes. Answer: d. higher quality outcomes
◉ Which type of leader focuses on operations and short-term goals?
a. transformational leader
b. charismatic leader
c. transactional leader
d. autocratic leader. Answer: c. transactional leader
◉ From which three perspectives should critical thinking be viewed?
a. thinking ahead, thinking in action, and thinking back
b. thinking about clients, the physician, the nurse
c. thinking about management, cost, outcomes
d. thinking of client, nurse, or management. Answer: a. thinking ahead,
thinking in action, and thinking back
,◉ Which of these activities is a manifestation of groupthink?
a. basing decisions on anecdotal evidence
b. developing an illusion of vulnerability
c. viewing themselves as invincible
d. stereotyping insiders. Answer: c. viewing themselves as invincible
◉ Which model of care encourages accountability and allows the nurse
to develop a plan of care with the client and family that guides client-
care delivery for the length of hospital stay.
a. Team nursing
b. Primary nursing
c. Functional nursing
d. Total patient care. Answer: b. Primary nursing
◉ Which of these tasks is appropriate for the registered nurse to delegate
to a registered practical
nurse?
a. Perform a sterile dressing change for an infected wound.
b. Complete the initial admission assessment and plan of care.
c. Teach a patient about the effects of prescribed medications.
, d. Document patient teaching about a routine surgical procedure..
Answer: a. Perform a sterile dressing change for an infected wound.
◉ A group of RNs and doctors in an Intensive Care Unit just form a
group to review family visiting times. A nurse and a particular doctor are
constantly arguing about the number of visitors
to allow at the bedside at a given time. At what stage of group
development is this group most likely to be?
a. storming
b. norming
c. forming
d. performing. Answer: a. storming
◉ The rehabilitation unit at St. Joseph hospital is the next patient care
area to adopt electronic documentation. Which of these responses
indicates that a nurse is an early adopter to this planned change?
a. "I am quite happy with the way we document now, but I need to be in
the loop."
b. "I am looking forward to this new way of charting. I am up for the
challenge."
c. "I am excited to know more about this. ICU actually started a year
ago."
