NR 103: Week 5 Quiz - Transition to the Nursing Profession 2026
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1. According to Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency, a nurse who has been in
the same clinical position for 2 to 3 years and can anticipate nursing care is at
which level?
A. Novice
B. Advanced Beginner
C. Proficient
D. Competent
Answer: D
Rationale: A ‘Competent’ nurse has been in the same clinical position for 2 to 3 years and
understands the organization and specific care required by type of patients.
2. Which professional organization is responsible for developing the Code of
Ethics for Nurses?
A. The Joint Commission (TJC)
B. State Board of Nursing (SBON)
C. National League for Nursing (NLN)
D. American Nurses Association (ANA)
Answer: D
Rationale: The American Nurses Association (ANA) develops and maintains the Code of
Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
,3. A new nurse is feeling overwhelmed by the disconnect between the ideals
taught in nursing school and the reality of the clinical setting. This is known as:
A. Moral Distress
B. Reality Shock
C. Burnout
D. Compassion Fatigue
Answer: B
Rationale: Reality shock occurs when new nurses find a discrepancy between the values
they learned in school and the actual practice environment.
4. In the SBAR communication tool, what does the ‘A’ stand for?
A. Assessment
B. Action
C. Agreement
D. Assignment
Answer: A
Rationale: SBAR stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation.
5. Which ethical principle refers to the nurse’s obligation to do no harm to the
patient?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
Answer: D
Rationale: Nonmaleficence is the ethical principle of ‘do no harm.’
, 6. When delegating a task to an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP), which of
the following is one of the ‘Five Rights of Delegation’?
A. Right Pay
B. Right Medication
C. Right Diagnosis
D. Right Supervision
Answer: D
Rationale: The five rights are: Right Task, Right Circumstance, Right Person, Right
Direction/Communication, and Right Supervision/Evaluation.
7. Which of these is a primary goal of the Quality and Safety Education for
Nurses (QSEN) initiative?
A. Preparing future nurses with skills to improve healthcare quality
B. Standardizing nursing uniforms
C. Increasing hospital revenue
D. Reducing the number of years in nursing school
Answer: A
Rationale: QSEN aims to equip nurses with competencies (Patient-Centered Care,
Informatics, etc.) to improve the quality and safety of healthcare systems.
8. A nurse who advocates for a patient’s right to refuse a procedure is upholding
which principle?
A. Veracity
B. Fidelity
C. Autonomy
D. Justice
Answer: C
Rationale: Autonomy is the right of patients to make their own decisions about their
medical care.
|Chamberlain
1. According to Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency, a nurse who has been in
the same clinical position for 2 to 3 years and can anticipate nursing care is at
which level?
A. Novice
B. Advanced Beginner
C. Proficient
D. Competent
Answer: D
Rationale: A ‘Competent’ nurse has been in the same clinical position for 2 to 3 years and
understands the organization and specific care required by type of patients.
2. Which professional organization is responsible for developing the Code of
Ethics for Nurses?
A. The Joint Commission (TJC)
B. State Board of Nursing (SBON)
C. National League for Nursing (NLN)
D. American Nurses Association (ANA)
Answer: D
Rationale: The American Nurses Association (ANA) develops and maintains the Code of
Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements.
,3. A new nurse is feeling overwhelmed by the disconnect between the ideals
taught in nursing school and the reality of the clinical setting. This is known as:
A. Moral Distress
B. Reality Shock
C. Burnout
D. Compassion Fatigue
Answer: B
Rationale: Reality shock occurs when new nurses find a discrepancy between the values
they learned in school and the actual practice environment.
4. In the SBAR communication tool, what does the ‘A’ stand for?
A. Assessment
B. Action
C. Agreement
D. Assignment
Answer: A
Rationale: SBAR stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation.
5. Which ethical principle refers to the nurse’s obligation to do no harm to the
patient?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
Answer: D
Rationale: Nonmaleficence is the ethical principle of ‘do no harm.’
, 6. When delegating a task to an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP), which of
the following is one of the ‘Five Rights of Delegation’?
A. Right Pay
B. Right Medication
C. Right Diagnosis
D. Right Supervision
Answer: D
Rationale: The five rights are: Right Task, Right Circumstance, Right Person, Right
Direction/Communication, and Right Supervision/Evaluation.
7. Which of these is a primary goal of the Quality and Safety Education for
Nurses (QSEN) initiative?
A. Preparing future nurses with skills to improve healthcare quality
B. Standardizing nursing uniforms
C. Increasing hospital revenue
D. Reducing the number of years in nursing school
Answer: A
Rationale: QSEN aims to equip nurses with competencies (Patient-Centered Care,
Informatics, etc.) to improve the quality and safety of healthcare systems.
8. A nurse who advocates for a patient’s right to refuse a procedure is upholding
which principle?
A. Veracity
B. Fidelity
C. Autonomy
D. Justice
Answer: C
Rationale: Autonomy is the right of patients to make their own decisions about their
medical care.
