NR 222- exam 1 practice questions
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accurate answers[2026-2027]
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: D. Defines the principles of right
and wrong to provide patient care
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.
2.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?
A. Diagnosis
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
,D. Implementation: C. Assessment
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,Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to
the patient's health and/or the situation.
3.A patient in the emergency department has
developed wheezing and short- ness of breath.
The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer
treatment now and in 4 hours. Which standard of
practice is performed?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation: D. Implementation
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:
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Case manager: B. Advocate
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.
5.Evidence-based practice is defined as:
A. Nursing care based on tradition
B. Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research
literature
C. A problem-solving approach that integrates
, best current evidence with clinical practice
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frequent tested updated version
accurate answers[2026-2027]
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: D. Defines the principles of right
and wrong to provide patient care
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.
2.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?
A. Diagnosis
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
,D. Implementation: C. Assessment
messages.downloaded_by
,Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to
the patient's health and/or the situation.
3.A patient in the emergency department has
developed wheezing and short- ness of breath.
The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer
treatment now and in 4 hours. Which standard of
practice is performed?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation: D. Implementation
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:
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Case manager: B. Advocate
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.
5.Evidence-based practice is defined as:
A. Nursing care based on tradition
B. Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research
literature
C. A problem-solving approach that integrates
, best current evidence with clinical practice
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