NURS 1871 CSCC TEST PAPER QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING GUIDE
●● 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 them. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
1. Educator.
2. Advocate.
3. Caregiver.
4. Communicator.
Answer: 2
●● The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a dressing
change procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's spouse
demonstrates how to change the dressing. The nurse is acting in which
professional role?
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Communicator
,Answer: 1
●● The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is the same in
every state in the United States. This examination:
1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients.
2. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients.
3. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice.
4. Guarantees standardized education across all prelicensure programs.
Answer: 3
●● Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and
skills for a variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of
the following are examples of these roles and responsibilities? (Select all
that apply.)
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Genetic counselor
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
●● Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement about
the role.
,1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse anesthetist
3. Nurse practitioner
4. Nurse-midwife
a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and gynecological
services
b. Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as adult diabetes
care
c. Provides comprehensive care, usually in a primary care setting,
directly managing the medical care of patients who are healthy or have
chronic conditions
d. Provides care and services under the supervision of an
anesthesiologist
Answer: 1b, 2d, 3c, 4a
●● Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care.
Which of these models is expected from health care reform?
1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention
model
2. Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion model
3. Moving from hospital-based to community-based care
4. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
Answer: 1
, ●● A nurse meets with the registered dietitian and physical therapist to
develop a plan of care that focuses on improving nutrition and mobility
for a patient. This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the
Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Quality improvement
Answer: 3
●● A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention to
correctly position her ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by
accumulated respiratory secretions. This is an example of which Quality
and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Quality improvement
Answer: 2
●● The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in
pressure injury formation in their patients. A nurse consultant decides to
compare two types of treatment. The first is the procedure currently used
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING GUIDE
●● 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 them. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
1. Educator.
2. Advocate.
3. Caregiver.
4. Communicator.
Answer: 2
●● The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a dressing
change procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's spouse
demonstrates how to change the dressing. The nurse is acting in which
professional role?
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Communicator
,Answer: 1
●● The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is the same in
every state in the United States. This examination:
1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients.
2. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients.
3. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice.
4. Guarantees standardized education across all prelicensure programs.
Answer: 3
●● Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and
skills for a variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of
the following are examples of these roles and responsibilities? (Select all
that apply.)
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Genetic counselor
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
●● Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement about
the role.
,1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse anesthetist
3. Nurse practitioner
4. Nurse-midwife
a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and gynecological
services
b. Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as adult diabetes
care
c. Provides comprehensive care, usually in a primary care setting,
directly managing the medical care of patients who are healthy or have
chronic conditions
d. Provides care and services under the supervision of an
anesthesiologist
Answer: 1b, 2d, 3c, 4a
●● Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care.
Which of these models is expected from health care reform?
1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention
model
2. Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion model
3. Moving from hospital-based to community-based care
4. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
Answer: 1
, ●● A nurse meets with the registered dietitian and physical therapist to
develop a plan of care that focuses on improving nutrition and mobility
for a patient. This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the
Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Quality improvement
Answer: 3
●● A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention to
correctly position her ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by
accumulated respiratory secretions. This is an example of which Quality
and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Quality improvement
Answer: 2
●● The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in
pressure injury formation in their patients. A nurse consultant decides to
compare two types of treatment. The first is the procedure currently used
