NURS 3801 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
1. You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a patient
with terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using the nursing
code of ethics for professional registered nurses to guide care decisions. A
nonnursing colleague asks about this code. 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 Answer -
Answer: 4.
When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service according to
standards of practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of ethics is the
philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will use to
provide care for your patients. The code serves as a guide for carrying out
nursing responsibilities to provide quality nursing care and the ethical
obligations of the profession.
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough.
The nurse obtains her vital signs, auscultates her lung sounds, listens to her
heart sounds, determines her level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum
samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is performed?
1Diagnosis
2Evaluation
3Assessment
,4Implementation Answer - Answer: 3.
Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's
health and/or the situation.
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?
1 Planning
2 Evaluation
3 Assessment
4 Implementation Answer - Answer: 4.
Implementation is completing coordinating care and the prescribed plan of
care.
4 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 the family. The
nurse is acting as the patient's:
1Educator
2Advocate
3Caregiver
4Case manager Answer - Answer: 2.
An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to make choices
about his or her care. An advocate may also provide additional information to
help a patient decide whether or not to accept a treatment or find an
interpreter to help family members communicate their concerns.
Evidence-based practice is defined as:
1Nursing care based on tradition
,2Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research literature
3A problem-solving approach that integrates best current evidence with clinical
practice
4Quality nursing care provided in an efficient and economically sound manner
Answer - Answer: 3.
Evidence-based practice integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise
and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
The examination for registered nurse licensure is exactly the same in every
state in the United States. This examination:
1 Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients
2 Ensures standard nursing care for all patients
3 Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
4 Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for a registered nurse in practice
Answer - Answer: 4.
Registered nurse (RN) candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN® that the individual
State Boards of Nursing administer. Regardless of educational preparation, the
examination for RN licensure is exactly the same in every state in the United
States. This provides a standardized minimum knowledge base for nurses.
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.)
1Caregiver
2Autonomy and accountability
3Patient advocate
4Health promotion
5Lobbyist Answer - Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Each of these roles includes activities for the professional nurse. Each of these
is used in direct care or is part of professionalism that guides nursing practice.
, Some nurses are lobbyists, but being a lobbyist is not expected of all
professional nurses.
Advanced practice registered nurses generally:
1Function independently
2Function as unit directors
3Work in acute care settings
4Work in the university setting. Answer - Answer: 1.
Advanced practice registered nurse functions independently as a clinician,
educator, case manager, consultant, and researcher within his or her area of
practice to plan or improve the quality of nursing care for the patient and
family.
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the
following models is expected from health care reform?
1 Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
2 Moving from illness prevention to a health promotion model
3 Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
4 Moving from a chronic care to an illness prevention model Answer - Answer:
1.
Health care reform also affects how health care is delivered. There is greater
emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention, and management of
illness.
which of the following nursing roles may have prescriptive authority in their
practice? (Select all that apply.)
1Critical care nurse
2Nurse practitioner
3Certified clinical nurse specialist
(AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION.
1. You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a patient
with terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using the nursing
code of ethics for professional registered nurses to guide care decisions. A
nonnursing colleague asks about this code. 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 Answer -
Answer: 4.
When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service according to
standards of practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of ethics is the
philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will use to
provide care for your patients. The code serves as a guide for carrying out
nursing responsibilities to provide quality nursing care and the ethical
obligations of the profession.
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough.
The nurse obtains her vital signs, auscultates her lung sounds, listens to her
heart sounds, determines her level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum
samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is performed?
1Diagnosis
2Evaluation
3Assessment
,4Implementation Answer - Answer: 3.
Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's
health and/or the situation.
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?
1 Planning
2 Evaluation
3 Assessment
4 Implementation Answer - Answer: 4.
Implementation is completing coordinating care and the prescribed plan of
care.
4 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 the family. The
nurse is acting as the patient's:
1Educator
2Advocate
3Caregiver
4Case manager Answer - Answer: 2.
An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to make choices
about his or her care. An advocate may also provide additional information to
help a patient decide whether or not to accept a treatment or find an
interpreter to help family members communicate their concerns.
Evidence-based practice is defined as:
1Nursing care based on tradition
,2Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research literature
3A problem-solving approach that integrates best current evidence with clinical
practice
4Quality nursing care provided in an efficient and economically sound manner
Answer - Answer: 3.
Evidence-based practice integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise
and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care.
The examination for registered nurse licensure is exactly the same in every
state in the United States. This examination:
1 Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients
2 Ensures standard nursing care for all patients
3 Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
4 Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for a registered nurse in practice
Answer - Answer: 4.
Registered nurse (RN) candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN® that the individual
State Boards of Nursing administer. Regardless of educational preparation, the
examination for RN licensure is exactly the same in every state in the United
States. This provides a standardized minimum knowledge base for nurses.
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.)
1Caregiver
2Autonomy and accountability
3Patient advocate
4Health promotion
5Lobbyist Answer - Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Each of these roles includes activities for the professional nurse. Each of these
is used in direct care or is part of professionalism that guides nursing practice.
, Some nurses are lobbyists, but being a lobbyist is not expected of all
professional nurses.
Advanced practice registered nurses generally:
1Function independently
2Function as unit directors
3Work in acute care settings
4Work in the university setting. Answer - Answer: 1.
Advanced practice registered nurse functions independently as a clinician,
educator, case manager, consultant, and researcher within his or her area of
practice to plan or improve the quality of nursing care for the patient and
family.
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the
following models is expected from health care reform?
1 Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
2 Moving from illness prevention to a health promotion model
3 Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
4 Moving from a chronic care to an illness prevention model Answer - Answer:
1.
Health care reform also affects how health care is delivered. There is greater
emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention, and management of
illness.
which of the following nursing roles may have prescriptive authority in their
practice? (Select all that apply.)
1Critical care nurse
2Nurse practitioner
3Certified clinical nurse specialist
