NU 311: Clinical Nursing Skills Exam 1
Questions and Actual Answers 2026-
2027 Updated.
Extensive education
Theoretical body of knowledge
Specific service
Autonomy in decision making
Code of ethics - Answer Characteristics of a profession?
American Nurses Association; professional nursing organization - Answer What is the ANA
ANA Code of Ethics 1 - Answer practices with COMPASSION AND RESPECT for the inherent
dignity, worth, and unique attribute of EVERY person
ANA Code of Ethics 2 - Answer The nurse's primary COMMITMENT TO THE PATIENT, whether
an individual, family, group, or population
ANA Code of Ethics 3 - Answer The nurse PROMOTES, ADVOCATES FOR, and PROTECTS the
rights, health, and safety of patient
ANA Code of Ethics 4 - Answer The nurse has AUTHORITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
RESPONSIBILITY for nursing practice; makes decisions; and takes action consistent with the
obligation to promote health and to PROVIDE optimal care
ANA Code of Ethics 5 - Answer The nurse OWES THE SAME DUTIES TO SELF as to others,
including the responsibility to promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of character and
integrity, maintain competence, and continue personal and professional growth
ANA Code of Ethics 7 - Answer The nurse, in all roles and settings, ADVANCES THE
PROFESSION through research and scholarly inquiry, professional standards development, and
the generation of both nursing and health policy
ANA Code of Ethics 9 - Answer The profession of nursing, collectively through its professional
organizations, must articulate nursing values, maintain the integrity of the profession, and
integrate principles of social justice into nursing and health policy
,ANA Scope and Standards of Care - Answer These are not laws but influence policy
development
State Nurse Practice Act - Answer NURSING LICENSURE....It's the Law!
Define the scope of practice within each state; protects public
To practice nursing in the United States, RN candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN exam
Same exam in every state
Regardless of educational preparation, the exam is the same
Tests minimum knowledge base
Delegation - Answer __________ is a professional practice role of the RN. It is a right and
responsibility
Nursing Process: Diagnosis, Assessment, Planning, and Evaluation (DAPE)
Patient Education (LPNs may reinforce education)
Tasks that require clinical judgment and critical thinking - Answer RNs CANNOT delegate:
Delegation Principle - Answer The decision of whether or not to delegate or assign is based
upon the judgment concerning the condition of the patient, the competency of the members of
the nursing team, and the degree of supervision that is required of the RN if a task is delegated.
Delegation Principles - Answer The RN delegates only those tasks for which she or he
believes that the care worker has the knowledge and skill to perform, taking into account
training, cultural competence, experience, and facility policy and procedures.
1: ADLs
2: non sterile specimen collection
3: I&O
4: vital signs - Answer What may be delegated to nursing assistive personnel (NAP)?
The needs or condition of the patient
, Potential for harm
Stability of the patient's condition
Complexity of the task
Predictability of the outcome
Abilities of the staff to whom the task is delegated - Answer The RN delegates tasks based
on:
responsibility - Answer You can delegate ___________
accountability - Answer You cannot delegate
- Answer Throughout each chapter are guidelines for delegation and collaboration. Be sure
to review for each assigned chapter
The best evidence comes from well-designed, systematically conducted research studies found
in scientific journals. You must also use sources of evidence that include quality improvement
and risk management data, infection control data, retrospective or concurrent chart review, and
clinicians' expertise. - Answer How to recognize best evidence when reviewing research
1) Ask a clinical question
2) Collect the most-relevant and best evidence
3) Critically appraise the evidence you gather
4) Apply or integrate evidence along with your clinical expertise, patient preferences, and values
in making a practice decision or change
5) Evaluate the practice decision or change
6) Communicate your results - Answer What are the 6 steps of EBP?
Identifying your patients by age, gender, ethnicity, disease, or health problem (P= Patient
population of interest). Then ask which intervention do you think is worthwhile to use in
practice (e.g., a treatment, diagnostic test, prognostic factor) (I= intervention or issue of
interest). Next, ask which standard of care or current intervention do you usually use now in
practice? (C=Comparison intervention or issue of interest). Fourth, ask which result do you wish
to achieve or observe as a result of an intervention (e.g., change in patient's behavior, physical
Questions and Actual Answers 2026-
2027 Updated.
Extensive education
Theoretical body of knowledge
Specific service
Autonomy in decision making
Code of ethics - Answer Characteristics of a profession?
American Nurses Association; professional nursing organization - Answer What is the ANA
ANA Code of Ethics 1 - Answer practices with COMPASSION AND RESPECT for the inherent
dignity, worth, and unique attribute of EVERY person
ANA Code of Ethics 2 - Answer The nurse's primary COMMITMENT TO THE PATIENT, whether
an individual, family, group, or population
ANA Code of Ethics 3 - Answer The nurse PROMOTES, ADVOCATES FOR, and PROTECTS the
rights, health, and safety of patient
ANA Code of Ethics 4 - Answer The nurse has AUTHORITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
RESPONSIBILITY for nursing practice; makes decisions; and takes action consistent with the
obligation to promote health and to PROVIDE optimal care
ANA Code of Ethics 5 - Answer The nurse OWES THE SAME DUTIES TO SELF as to others,
including the responsibility to promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of character and
integrity, maintain competence, and continue personal and professional growth
ANA Code of Ethics 7 - Answer The nurse, in all roles and settings, ADVANCES THE
PROFESSION through research and scholarly inquiry, professional standards development, and
the generation of both nursing and health policy
ANA Code of Ethics 9 - Answer The profession of nursing, collectively through its professional
organizations, must articulate nursing values, maintain the integrity of the profession, and
integrate principles of social justice into nursing and health policy
,ANA Scope and Standards of Care - Answer These are not laws but influence policy
development
State Nurse Practice Act - Answer NURSING LICENSURE....It's the Law!
Define the scope of practice within each state; protects public
To practice nursing in the United States, RN candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN exam
Same exam in every state
Regardless of educational preparation, the exam is the same
Tests minimum knowledge base
Delegation - Answer __________ is a professional practice role of the RN. It is a right and
responsibility
Nursing Process: Diagnosis, Assessment, Planning, and Evaluation (DAPE)
Patient Education (LPNs may reinforce education)
Tasks that require clinical judgment and critical thinking - Answer RNs CANNOT delegate:
Delegation Principle - Answer The decision of whether or not to delegate or assign is based
upon the judgment concerning the condition of the patient, the competency of the members of
the nursing team, and the degree of supervision that is required of the RN if a task is delegated.
Delegation Principles - Answer The RN delegates only those tasks for which she or he
believes that the care worker has the knowledge and skill to perform, taking into account
training, cultural competence, experience, and facility policy and procedures.
1: ADLs
2: non sterile specimen collection
3: I&O
4: vital signs - Answer What may be delegated to nursing assistive personnel (NAP)?
The needs or condition of the patient
, Potential for harm
Stability of the patient's condition
Complexity of the task
Predictability of the outcome
Abilities of the staff to whom the task is delegated - Answer The RN delegates tasks based
on:
responsibility - Answer You can delegate ___________
accountability - Answer You cannot delegate
- Answer Throughout each chapter are guidelines for delegation and collaboration. Be sure
to review for each assigned chapter
The best evidence comes from well-designed, systematically conducted research studies found
in scientific journals. You must also use sources of evidence that include quality improvement
and risk management data, infection control data, retrospective or concurrent chart review, and
clinicians' expertise. - Answer How to recognize best evidence when reviewing research
1) Ask a clinical question
2) Collect the most-relevant and best evidence
3) Critically appraise the evidence you gather
4) Apply or integrate evidence along with your clinical expertise, patient preferences, and values
in making a practice decision or change
5) Evaluate the practice decision or change
6) Communicate your results - Answer What are the 6 steps of EBP?
Identifying your patients by age, gender, ethnicity, disease, or health problem (P= Patient
population of interest). Then ask which intervention do you think is worthwhile to use in
practice (e.g., a treatment, diagnostic test, prognostic factor) (I= intervention or issue of
interest). Next, ask which standard of care or current intervention do you usually use now in
practice? (C=Comparison intervention or issue of interest). Fourth, ask which result do you wish
to achieve or observe as a result of an intervention (e.g., change in patient's behavior, physical
