HAMRIC AND HANSONS ADVANCED
PRACTICE NURSING PRACTICE TEST PAPER
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS REVIEW
◉ maslow hierarchy of needs. Answer: provides a framework for
nursing assessment and for understanding the needs of patients at
all levels; many nursing interventions are aimed at meeting patients'
basic human needs
◉ Maslows level 1: physiologic needs. Answer: oxygen, food, water,
sex, rest, physical activity; physiologic needs are highest priority
◉ Maslows level 2: safety and security needs. Answer: both physical
and emotional components; being protected from potential or actual
harm
◉ Maslows level 3: love and belonging needs. Answer: often called
higher-level needs; understanding and acceptance of others in both
giving and receiving love; feeling of belonging; unmet needs produce
loneliness and isolation
◉ Maslows level 4: self-esteem needs. Answer: need for a person to
feel good about oneself, to feel pride and a sense of accomplishment,
and to believe that others also respect and appreciate those
,accomplishments; positive self-esteem facilitates the person's
confidence and independence
◉ Maslows level 5: Self-Actualization. Answer: acceptance of self and
others as they are; each lower level must be met; focus of interest on
problems outside oneself; respect for all people; focus on strengths
and possibilities vs problems
◉ autonomy. Answer: respect rights of patients to make health care
decisions
◉ nonmaleficence. Answer: avoid causing harm
◉ beneficence. Answer: benefit the patient; balance benefits against
risks and harms
◉ nurse practice acts. Answer: each state has its own; protects
public with legal scope of nursing practice
◉ standards. Answer: used as guidelines for peer review (ANA)
◉ establishing an effective nurse-patient relationship. Answer: -
reduce anxiety through therapeutic communication, teaching, and
acceptance
, -remember that the patient has concerns and needs other medical
ones
-communicate with the patient as an individual
-take time to learn about the patient being admitted
-provide for the family participation in all aspects of care
◉ when does discharge planning start?. Answer: as soon as the
patient comes in the door
◉ oral temperature for healthy adult. Answer: 37.0 C, 98.6 F
◉ pulse rate for healthy adult. Answer: 60-100 (80 average)
◉ respirations for healthy adult. Answer: 12 to 20 breaths/min
◉ average blood pressure for healthy adult. Answer: 120/80
◉ intermittent fever. Answer: temperature returns to normal at least
once every 24 hours
◉ remittent fever. Answer: temperature does not return to normal
and fluctuates a few degrees up and down
PRACTICE NURSING PRACTICE TEST PAPER
2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS REVIEW
◉ maslow hierarchy of needs. Answer: provides a framework for
nursing assessment and for understanding the needs of patients at
all levels; many nursing interventions are aimed at meeting patients'
basic human needs
◉ Maslows level 1: physiologic needs. Answer: oxygen, food, water,
sex, rest, physical activity; physiologic needs are highest priority
◉ Maslows level 2: safety and security needs. Answer: both physical
and emotional components; being protected from potential or actual
harm
◉ Maslows level 3: love and belonging needs. Answer: often called
higher-level needs; understanding and acceptance of others in both
giving and receiving love; feeling of belonging; unmet needs produce
loneliness and isolation
◉ Maslows level 4: self-esteem needs. Answer: need for a person to
feel good about oneself, to feel pride and a sense of accomplishment,
and to believe that others also respect and appreciate those
,accomplishments; positive self-esteem facilitates the person's
confidence and independence
◉ Maslows level 5: Self-Actualization. Answer: acceptance of self and
others as they are; each lower level must be met; focus of interest on
problems outside oneself; respect for all people; focus on strengths
and possibilities vs problems
◉ autonomy. Answer: respect rights of patients to make health care
decisions
◉ nonmaleficence. Answer: avoid causing harm
◉ beneficence. Answer: benefit the patient; balance benefits against
risks and harms
◉ nurse practice acts. Answer: each state has its own; protects
public with legal scope of nursing practice
◉ standards. Answer: used as guidelines for peer review (ANA)
◉ establishing an effective nurse-patient relationship. Answer: -
reduce anxiety through therapeutic communication, teaching, and
acceptance
, -remember that the patient has concerns and needs other medical
ones
-communicate with the patient as an individual
-take time to learn about the patient being admitted
-provide for the family participation in all aspects of care
◉ when does discharge planning start?. Answer: as soon as the
patient comes in the door
◉ oral temperature for healthy adult. Answer: 37.0 C, 98.6 F
◉ pulse rate for healthy adult. Answer: 60-100 (80 average)
◉ respirations for healthy adult. Answer: 12 to 20 breaths/min
◉ average blood pressure for healthy adult. Answer: 120/80
◉ intermittent fever. Answer: temperature returns to normal at least
once every 24 hours
◉ remittent fever. Answer: temperature does not return to normal
and fluctuates a few degrees up and down
