Transitions To
Professional Practice:
Final Exam Review
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ToBdetermineBtheBmostBappropriateBpersonBtoBdelegateBtoBamongBtheBmostBimporta
ntBaspectsBforBtheBnurseBtoBconsiderBisBifBtheBindividualBhasBperformedBtheBtaskBco
mpetentlyBinBtheBpast.BTrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBFALSEB
EX:BIfBrunningBaBcode,BareByouBgoingBtoBcallBaBCNABtoBgrabBtheBdefibrillator?BNo,Bs
copeBofBpractice.
WhichBtaskBisBtheBbestBoneBtoBdelegateBtoBtheBLVN?B
IfBtheBpt'sBconditionBisBstableB&BcompetenceBinBtheBtaskBhasBbeenBestablished,BanB
administrationBofBenemaBforBtheBelectiveBsurgeryBofBtheBptBisBappropriate.BTrueBorBf
alse?B-BAnswerBTRUE
EX:BLVNsBcan'tBhangBIVBmedsBbutBcanBadministerBenemasBorBoralBmeds.
ABptBstates,B"TheBRNBtoldBmeBtheBnursingBaidBwasBcompetentBtoBtakeBmyBBP."BWhi
chBofBtheBfollowingBtermsBbestBexplainsBtheBmeaningBofBcompetenceBinBrelationBtoB
delegation?B-BAnswerBBeingBproficientB&Bcompetent
TheBRNBcanBbeBaskedBtoBcompleteB&BsignBtheBinitialBassessmentBtoBaBnewlyBadmitt
edBpt.BTrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBTRUE
AsBaBRN,ByouBhaveBtoBdoBtheBinitialBassessment,BnotBtheBLVN,BtheyBworkBunderByo
u.
, WhenBdecidingBtoBdelegate,BtheBRNBmustBrememberBthatBaBtaskBcanBbeBdelegatedB
butBassessment,BnursingBjudgment,B&BevaluationBcannotBbe.BTrueBorBfalse?B-
BAnswerBTRUE
Assessment,BnursingBjudgment,B&BevaluationBshouldBbeBdoneBbyBtheBRN.
AnBolderBadultBptBisBcomatoseB&BhadBoneBelectroencephalogramB(ECG)BthatBindicate
dBnoBactivity,BtheBdaughterBisBveryBdistraughtB&BnoticesBthatBherBmother'sBhandBmo
vesBwhenBsheBisBtalkingBtoBher.BTheBdaughterBasksBtheBnurse,B"IsBmyBmotherBrespo
ndingBtoBmyBvoice?"BTheBnurseBattemptingBtoBconsoleBtheBdaughterBknowsBtheBmov
ementBwasBinvoluntaryBbutBstates,B"ItBdoesBseemBsheBdid."BTheBnurseBisBviolatingBw
hichBprincipleBofBethics?B-BAnswerBVeracity
PrincipleBofBalwaysBtellingBtheBtruth.
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rs,BoneBofByourBptsBhasBmanyBneeds,B&BexpectingBaBtransferBfromBICUBshortly.BYouB
realizeBthatByouBhaveBjustBmadeBaBmedicationBerrorB&BforgotBtoBgiveBitBatB8Bo'clock
.BTheBerrorBwillBnotBcauseBdeathBorBseriousBinjuryBtoBtheBptBbutBitBwillBalterBtheBt
horoughBlevelsBofBtheBVancomycinB&BmayBdelayBtheBptsBrecovery.BYouBimmediatelyBr
eportBtheBerrorBtoByourBchargeBnurseB&BinformBtheBphysicianBlater.BLaterBalongBwith
BtheBphysicianByouBinformBtheBptBofBtheBmistake.BBasedBonBtheBAACNBprofessionalB
value,B-BAnswerBIntegrity
WhenBassessingBanBethicalBissueBtheBnurseBmustBfindBwhatBdeterminesBtheBunderlyin
gBissue.BTrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBTrue
AnBethicalBissueBisBcomingBupBwithBanBAnswerBonBwhat'sBtheBunderlyingBissue
TheBmostBappropriateBtaskBforBtheBnurseBtoBdelegateBareBthoseBwhichBareBroutineB
&BstandardBlikeBVS,BbedBmaking,BorBbedBbath.BTrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBTrue
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBsituationsBisBaBviolationBofBautonomy?B-
BAnswerBAnBelderlyBpersonBwithBAlzhemier'sBdiseaseBisBdeniedBtheBrightBtoBambulat
eBinBtheBhallwayBwithBhisBfamily.B
Ex:BTrue:BAlthoughBheBhasBAlzheimer's,BheBcanBstillBphysicallyBwalkBsafely;Bambulate
Professional Practice:
Final Exam Review
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
ToBdetermineBtheBmostBappropriateBpersonBtoBdelegateBtoBamongBtheBmostBimporta
ntBaspectsBforBtheBnurseBtoBconsiderBisBifBtheBindividualBhasBperformedBtheBtaskBco
mpetentlyBinBtheBpast.BTrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBFALSEB
EX:BIfBrunningBaBcode,BareByouBgoingBtoBcallBaBCNABtoBgrabBtheBdefibrillator?BNo,Bs
copeBofBpractice.
WhichBtaskBisBtheBbestBoneBtoBdelegateBtoBtheBLVN?B
IfBtheBpt'sBconditionBisBstableB&BcompetenceBinBtheBtaskBhasBbeenBestablished,BanB
administrationBofBenemaBforBtheBelectiveBsurgeryBofBtheBptBisBappropriate.BTrueBorBf
alse?B-BAnswerBTRUE
EX:BLVNsBcan'tBhangBIVBmedsBbutBcanBadministerBenemasBorBoralBmeds.
ABptBstates,B"TheBRNBtoldBmeBtheBnursingBaidBwasBcompetentBtoBtakeBmyBBP."BWhi
chBofBtheBfollowingBtermsBbestBexplainsBtheBmeaningBofBcompetenceBinBrelationBtoB
delegation?B-BAnswerBBeingBproficientB&Bcompetent
TheBRNBcanBbeBaskedBtoBcompleteB&BsignBtheBinitialBassessmentBtoBaBnewlyBadmitt
edBpt.BTrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBTRUE
AsBaBRN,ByouBhaveBtoBdoBtheBinitialBassessment,BnotBtheBLVN,BtheyBworkBunderByo
u.
, WhenBdecidingBtoBdelegate,BtheBRNBmustBrememberBthatBaBtaskBcanBbeBdelegatedB
butBassessment,BnursingBjudgment,B&BevaluationBcannotBbe.BTrueBorBfalse?B-
BAnswerBTRUE
Assessment,BnursingBjudgment,B&BevaluationBshouldBbeBdoneBbyBtheBRN.
AnBolderBadultBptBisBcomatoseB&BhadBoneBelectroencephalogramB(ECG)BthatBindicate
dBnoBactivity,BtheBdaughterBisBveryBdistraughtB&BnoticesBthatBherBmother'sBhandBmo
vesBwhenBsheBisBtalkingBtoBher.BTheBdaughterBasksBtheBnurse,B"IsBmyBmotherBrespo
ndingBtoBmyBvoice?"BTheBnurseBattemptingBtoBconsoleBtheBdaughterBknowsBtheBmov
ementBwasBinvoluntaryBbutBstates,B"ItBdoesBseemBsheBdid."BTheBnurseBisBviolatingBw
hichBprincipleBofBethics?B-BAnswerBVeracity
PrincipleBofBalwaysBtellingBtheBtruth.
YouBareBhavingBoneBheckBofBaBshiftBbecauseBofByourBhighBacuityBpts'BfamilyBmembe
rs,BoneBofByourBptsBhasBmanyBneeds,B&BexpectingBaBtransferBfromBICUBshortly.BYouB
realizeBthatByouBhaveBjustBmadeBaBmedicationBerrorB&BforgotBtoBgiveBitBatB8Bo'clock
.BTheBerrorBwillBnotBcauseBdeathBorBseriousBinjuryBtoBtheBptBbutBitBwillBalterBtheBt
horoughBlevelsBofBtheBVancomycinB&BmayBdelayBtheBptsBrecovery.BYouBimmediatelyBr
eportBtheBerrorBtoByourBchargeBnurseB&BinformBtheBphysicianBlater.BLaterBalongBwith
BtheBphysicianByouBinformBtheBptBofBtheBmistake.BBasedBonBtheBAACNBprofessionalB
value,B-BAnswerBIntegrity
WhenBassessingBanBethicalBissueBtheBnurseBmustBfindBwhatBdeterminesBtheBunderlyin
gBissue.BTrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBTrue
AnBethicalBissueBisBcomingBupBwithBanBAnswerBonBwhat'sBtheBunderlyingBissue
TheBmostBappropriateBtaskBforBtheBnurseBtoBdelegateBareBthoseBwhichBareBroutineB
&BstandardBlikeBVS,BbedBmaking,BorBbedBbath.BTrueBorBfalse?B-BAnswerBTrue
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBsituationsBisBaBviolationBofBautonomy?B-
BAnswerBAnBelderlyBpersonBwithBAlzhemier'sBdiseaseBisBdeniedBtheBrightBtoBambulat
eBinBtheBhallwayBwithBhisBfamily.B
Ex:BTrue:BAlthoughBheBhasBAlzheimer's,BheBcanBstillBphysicallyBwalkBsafely;Bambulate
