NURS 120 | Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing | Week 1
Comprehensive Quiz 2026 |WCU
1. Which component of the Nursing Process involves the nurse prioritizing
diagnoses and setting patient-centered goals?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation
Answer: B
Rationale: During the planning phase, the nurse prioritizes nursing diagnoses, identifies
expected outcomes, and selects nursing interventions to achieve those outcomes.
2. A nurse is using the SBAR communication tool. Which information should the
nurse include in the ‘B’ (Background) section?
A. The patient’s current vital signs and mental status
B. The nurse’s assessment of the current situation
C. The patient’s admitting diagnosis and relevant medical history
D. Specific requests for physician orders or interventions
Answer: C
Rationale: Background (B) includes the context of the situation, such as the patient’s
medical history, admitting diagnosis, and relevant medications.
,3. In Tanner’s Model of Clinical Judgment, what is the first step the nurse takes
when encountering a clinical situation?
A. Interpreting
B. Noticing
C. Reflecting
D. Responding
Answer: B
Rationale: Noticing is the first stage where the nurse collects data and identifies cues
based on their knowledge and experience.
4. A nurse provides pain medication to a patient 30 minutes before a scheduled
physical therapy session. Which ethical principle is the nurse primarily
demonstrating?
A. Autonomy
B. Fidelity
C. Justice
D. Beneficence
Answer: D
Rationale: Beneficence is the duty to do good and maximize benefits for the patient, such
as managing pain to facilitate recovery.
5. Which QSEN competency focuses on the use of data to monitor the outcomes
of care processes and improve health care systems?
A. Quality Improvement
B. Safety
C. Informatics
D. Evidence-Based Practice
Answer: A
, Rationale: Quality Improvement (QI) involves using data to monitor care outcomes and
designing changes to improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
6. A nurse is caring for a patient from a different culture. The nurse recognizes
that their own belief system is superior to the patient’s. This is an example of:
A. Ethnocentrism
B. Cultural Relativism
C. Cultural Humility
D. Acculturation
Answer: A
Rationale: Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own culture or way of life is superior to
others.
7. Which task is most appropriate for a Registered Nurse (RN) to delegate to an
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)?
A. Performing an initial skin assessment on a new admission
B. Teaching a patient how to use an incentive spirometer
C. Evaluating the effectiveness of a PRN analgesic
D. Recording intake and output for a stable patient
Answer: D
Rationale: UAPs can perform routine, non-invasive tasks like measuring I&O. Assessment,
teaching, and evaluation require the clinical judgment of an RN.
8. What is the primary purpose of the Joint Commission’s National Patient
Safety Goals (NPSGs)?
A. To decrease the cost of hospital stays
B. To promote specific improvements in patient safety
C. To mandate nurse-to-patient ratios
D. To provide a framework for medical coding
Answer: B
Comprehensive Quiz 2026 |WCU
1. Which component of the Nursing Process involves the nurse prioritizing
diagnoses and setting patient-centered goals?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation
Answer: B
Rationale: During the planning phase, the nurse prioritizes nursing diagnoses, identifies
expected outcomes, and selects nursing interventions to achieve those outcomes.
2. A nurse is using the SBAR communication tool. Which information should the
nurse include in the ‘B’ (Background) section?
A. The patient’s current vital signs and mental status
B. The nurse’s assessment of the current situation
C. The patient’s admitting diagnosis and relevant medical history
D. Specific requests for physician orders or interventions
Answer: C
Rationale: Background (B) includes the context of the situation, such as the patient’s
medical history, admitting diagnosis, and relevant medications.
,3. In Tanner’s Model of Clinical Judgment, what is the first step the nurse takes
when encountering a clinical situation?
A. Interpreting
B. Noticing
C. Reflecting
D. Responding
Answer: B
Rationale: Noticing is the first stage where the nurse collects data and identifies cues
based on their knowledge and experience.
4. A nurse provides pain medication to a patient 30 minutes before a scheduled
physical therapy session. Which ethical principle is the nurse primarily
demonstrating?
A. Autonomy
B. Fidelity
C. Justice
D. Beneficence
Answer: D
Rationale: Beneficence is the duty to do good and maximize benefits for the patient, such
as managing pain to facilitate recovery.
5. Which QSEN competency focuses on the use of data to monitor the outcomes
of care processes and improve health care systems?
A. Quality Improvement
B. Safety
C. Informatics
D. Evidence-Based Practice
Answer: A
, Rationale: Quality Improvement (QI) involves using data to monitor care outcomes and
designing changes to improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
6. A nurse is caring for a patient from a different culture. The nurse recognizes
that their own belief system is superior to the patient’s. This is an example of:
A. Ethnocentrism
B. Cultural Relativism
C. Cultural Humility
D. Acculturation
Answer: A
Rationale: Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own culture or way of life is superior to
others.
7. Which task is most appropriate for a Registered Nurse (RN) to delegate to an
Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)?
A. Performing an initial skin assessment on a new admission
B. Teaching a patient how to use an incentive spirometer
C. Evaluating the effectiveness of a PRN analgesic
D. Recording intake and output for a stable patient
Answer: D
Rationale: UAPs can perform routine, non-invasive tasks like measuring I&O. Assessment,
teaching, and evaluation require the clinical judgment of an RN.
8. What is the primary purpose of the Joint Commission’s National Patient
Safety Goals (NPSGs)?
A. To decrease the cost of hospital stays
B. To promote specific improvements in patient safety
C. To mandate nurse-to-patient ratios
D. To provide a framework for medical coding
Answer: B
