NSG 101 - Final Review Questions and
All Correct Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
A client with end stage heart disease wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The
family wants the client to have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risks and
benefits of the surgery to the family and explains the clients wishes to the family. Which role is
the nurse demonstrating for the client?
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Manager - Answer B. Advocate
Which activity is included in the nurse's direct caregiver role? (select all that apply)
A. Reviews information so the health care provider can make a decision about treatment
B. Implements postoperative exercises for a client who recently had surgery
C. Provides measures that restore a clients emotional, spiritual and social well being
D. Responds to a clients questions regarding the need for IV infusion
E. Assists the client in meeting therapeutic goals with minimal financial cost, time and energy -
Answer B. Implements postoperative exercises for a client who recently had surgery
C. Provides measures that restore a clients emotional, spiritual and social well being
E. Assists the client in meeting therapeutic goals with minimal financial cost, time and energy
A nurse is teaching a family about health care plans. Which information from the nurse indicates
a correct understanding of the Affordable Care Act?
A. A family can choose whether to have health insurance with no consequences
B. Primary care physicians payments from Medicaid services can equal Medicare
C. Adult children up to age 26 are allowed coverage on the parent's plan
D. Quality hospital outcome scores are tied directly to patient satisfaction - Answer C. Adult
children up to age 26 are allowed coverage on the parent's plan
The nurse is applying for a position with a home care organization that specializes in spinal cord
injury. In which type of health care facility does the nurse want to work?
,A. Secondary acute
B. Continuing
C. Restorative
D. Tertiary - Answer C. Restorative
The nursing instructor is teaching a class on nursing theory. One of the students asks, "why do
we need this stuff? It doesn't really affect clients". What is the instructor's best response?
A. "You are correct, but we have to learn it anyway"
B. "This keeps the focus of nursing narrow"
C. "Theories help explain why nurses do what they do"
D. "Exposure to theories will help you later in graduate school" - Answer C. "Theories help
explain why nurses do what they do"
Upon assessment, the nurse notices that the client's respirations have increased, and the tip of
the nose and earlobes are becoming cyanotic. The nurse finds that the client's pulse rate is over
100 beats per minute. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which patient need should the
nurse address first?
A. esteem
B. Physiological
C. Self-actualization
D. Love and belonging - Answer B. Physiological
A nurse is teaching the goals of Healthy People 2030. Which information should the nurse
include in the teaching session?
A. Eliminate health disparities in America
B. Decrease health behaviors in America
C. Reduce quality of life in America
D. Lessen healthy life in America - Answer A. Eliminate health desparties in America
The client is admitted to the emergency department of the local hospital with reports of chest
discomfort and shortness of breath. The patient is placed on oxygen, has labs and blood gasses
drawn, and is given an ECO and breathing treatments. Which level of preventive care is this
client receiving?
A. Primary prevention
, B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Health promotion - Answer B. Secondary prevetnion
A nurse attends a simiinar on nursing theories for caring. Which information from the nurse
indicates a correct understanding of these theories?
A. Benner identifies caring as highly connected involving patient and nurse
B. Swanson develops four caring processes to convey caring in nursing
C. Watson's transcultural caring views inclusion of culture as caring
D. Leininger's theory places care before cure and is transformative - Answer A. Benner
identifies caring as highly connected involving patient and nurse
A nurse provides care that is receptive to patient's and families perceptions of caring. Which
action will the nurse take?
A. Provides clear, accurate information
B. Just performs nursing tasks competently
C. Does as much for the patient as possible
D. Focuses solely on the patient's diagnosis - Answer A. Provides clear, accurate information
When educating the risks for the development of chronic illness, which lifestyle choice will the
nurse identify as having been associated with the development of liver disease?
A. Engaging in unprotected sex
B. Regular use of tanning beds
C. Strict adherence to a vegan diet
D. A long-term history of alcohol abuse - Answer D. A long-term history of alcohol abuse
Which lifestyle change suggested by the nurse will likely have the greatest impact on avoiding a
preventable death associated with a client's chronic illness?
A. Exercising daily
B. Following a low-fat diet
C. Limiting alcohol consumption
D. Avoiding all forms of nicotine - Answer D. Avoiding all forms of nicotine
All Correct Answers 2025-2026
Updated.
A client with end stage heart disease wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The
family wants the client to have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risks and
benefits of the surgery to the family and explains the clients wishes to the family. Which role is
the nurse demonstrating for the client?
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Manager - Answer B. Advocate
Which activity is included in the nurse's direct caregiver role? (select all that apply)
A. Reviews information so the health care provider can make a decision about treatment
B. Implements postoperative exercises for a client who recently had surgery
C. Provides measures that restore a clients emotional, spiritual and social well being
D. Responds to a clients questions regarding the need for IV infusion
E. Assists the client in meeting therapeutic goals with minimal financial cost, time and energy -
Answer B. Implements postoperative exercises for a client who recently had surgery
C. Provides measures that restore a clients emotional, spiritual and social well being
E. Assists the client in meeting therapeutic goals with minimal financial cost, time and energy
A nurse is teaching a family about health care plans. Which information from the nurse indicates
a correct understanding of the Affordable Care Act?
A. A family can choose whether to have health insurance with no consequences
B. Primary care physicians payments from Medicaid services can equal Medicare
C. Adult children up to age 26 are allowed coverage on the parent's plan
D. Quality hospital outcome scores are tied directly to patient satisfaction - Answer C. Adult
children up to age 26 are allowed coverage on the parent's plan
The nurse is applying for a position with a home care organization that specializes in spinal cord
injury. In which type of health care facility does the nurse want to work?
,A. Secondary acute
B. Continuing
C. Restorative
D. Tertiary - Answer C. Restorative
The nursing instructor is teaching a class on nursing theory. One of the students asks, "why do
we need this stuff? It doesn't really affect clients". What is the instructor's best response?
A. "You are correct, but we have to learn it anyway"
B. "This keeps the focus of nursing narrow"
C. "Theories help explain why nurses do what they do"
D. "Exposure to theories will help you later in graduate school" - Answer C. "Theories help
explain why nurses do what they do"
Upon assessment, the nurse notices that the client's respirations have increased, and the tip of
the nose and earlobes are becoming cyanotic. The nurse finds that the client's pulse rate is over
100 beats per minute. According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which patient need should the
nurse address first?
A. esteem
B. Physiological
C. Self-actualization
D. Love and belonging - Answer B. Physiological
A nurse is teaching the goals of Healthy People 2030. Which information should the nurse
include in the teaching session?
A. Eliminate health disparities in America
B. Decrease health behaviors in America
C. Reduce quality of life in America
D. Lessen healthy life in America - Answer A. Eliminate health desparties in America
The client is admitted to the emergency department of the local hospital with reports of chest
discomfort and shortness of breath. The patient is placed on oxygen, has labs and blood gasses
drawn, and is given an ECO and breathing treatments. Which level of preventive care is this
client receiving?
A. Primary prevention
, B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Health promotion - Answer B. Secondary prevetnion
A nurse attends a simiinar on nursing theories for caring. Which information from the nurse
indicates a correct understanding of these theories?
A. Benner identifies caring as highly connected involving patient and nurse
B. Swanson develops four caring processes to convey caring in nursing
C. Watson's transcultural caring views inclusion of culture as caring
D. Leininger's theory places care before cure and is transformative - Answer A. Benner
identifies caring as highly connected involving patient and nurse
A nurse provides care that is receptive to patient's and families perceptions of caring. Which
action will the nurse take?
A. Provides clear, accurate information
B. Just performs nursing tasks competently
C. Does as much for the patient as possible
D. Focuses solely on the patient's diagnosis - Answer A. Provides clear, accurate information
When educating the risks for the development of chronic illness, which lifestyle choice will the
nurse identify as having been associated with the development of liver disease?
A. Engaging in unprotected sex
B. Regular use of tanning beds
C. Strict adherence to a vegan diet
D. A long-term history of alcohol abuse - Answer D. A long-term history of alcohol abuse
Which lifestyle change suggested by the nurse will likely have the greatest impact on avoiding a
preventable death associated with a client's chronic illness?
A. Exercising daily
B. Following a low-fat diet
C. Limiting alcohol consumption
D. Avoiding all forms of nicotine - Answer D. Avoiding all forms of nicotine
