NUR 205 FINAL 2026 PRACTICE TEST SHEET
FULL SOLUTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
PREPARATION SET
◉ After many years of advanced practice nursing, a nurse has
recently enrolled in a nurse practitioner program. This nurse has
been attracted to the program by the potential to provide primary
care for clients after graduation, an opportunity that is most likely to
exist in which of the following settings?
A) A rural health center
B) A long-term care facility
C) A university hospital
D) A community hospital.
Answer: A
Many rural health centers employ few health care providers, and
primary care is often provided by a nurse practitioner (NP). A nurse
practitioner may provide care in a long-term care facility or hospital,
but in these settings, the NP is less likely to be the provider of
primary care to clients.
◉ Which of the following phrases best describes hospitals today?
,A) Focus on chronic illnesses
B) Focus on acute care needs
C) Primary care centers
D) Voluntary agencies.
Answer: B
Hospitals have become acute care providers for people who are too
ill to care for themselves at home, who are severely injured, who
require surgery or complicated treatment, or who are having babies.
Hospitals rarely focus on chronic illnesses, and they are not primary
care centers. Hospitals are not classified as voluntary agencies.
◉ A man is scheduled for hospital outpatient surgery. He tells the
nurse, "I don't know what that word,outpatient, means." How would
the nurse respond?
A) "It means you will have surgery in the hospital and stay for 2
days."
B) "It means the surgeon will come to your home to do the surgery."
C) "Why would you ask such a question? Don't worry about it."
D) "You will have surgery and go home that same day.".
Answer: D
,In addition to providing acute care, hospitals have many services for
outpatients (those who require health care but do not need to stay in
the facility). Clients who have outpatient surgery have the
procedure, return to their hospital room for recovery, and then are
discharged home on the same day.
◉ A nurse in a walk-in health care setting provides technical
services (e.g., administering medications), determines the priority of
care needs, and provides client teaching on all aspects of care. Which
of the following terms best describes this type of health care setting?
A) Hospital
B) Physician's office
C) Ambulatory center
D) Long-term care.
Answer: C
Nurses in ambulatory care centers (walk-in clinics) provide
technical services (e.g., administering medications), determine the
priority of care needs, and provide teaching about all aspects of care.
Nurses employed in hospitals have many roles, including manager of
other members of the health care team providing client care,
administrator, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, patient
educator, in-service educator, and researcher. In physician's offices,
advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), nurse practitioners,
midwives, or clinical nurse specialists work independently or
, collaboratively with physicians to make assessments and care for
clients who require health maintenance or health promotion
activities. Long-term care provides medical and nonmedical care for
people with chronic illnesses or disabilities.
◉ Nurses who are employed in home care have a variety of
responsibilities. Which of the following is one of those
responsibilities?
A) Provide all care and services
B) Maintain a clean home environment
C) Advise clients on financial matters
D) Collaborate with other care providers.
Answer: D
Nurses who provide care in the home make assessments, provide
physical care, administer medications, teach, and support family
members. They also collaborate with other health care providers in
providing care and services. Home care nurses do not provide all
care and services, maintain a clean home environment, or advise
clients on financial matters.
◉ Which of the following is true of long-term care facilities?
FULL SOLUTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS
PREPARATION SET
◉ After many years of advanced practice nursing, a nurse has
recently enrolled in a nurse practitioner program. This nurse has
been attracted to the program by the potential to provide primary
care for clients after graduation, an opportunity that is most likely to
exist in which of the following settings?
A) A rural health center
B) A long-term care facility
C) A university hospital
D) A community hospital.
Answer: A
Many rural health centers employ few health care providers, and
primary care is often provided by a nurse practitioner (NP). A nurse
practitioner may provide care in a long-term care facility or hospital,
but in these settings, the NP is less likely to be the provider of
primary care to clients.
◉ Which of the following phrases best describes hospitals today?
,A) Focus on chronic illnesses
B) Focus on acute care needs
C) Primary care centers
D) Voluntary agencies.
Answer: B
Hospitals have become acute care providers for people who are too
ill to care for themselves at home, who are severely injured, who
require surgery or complicated treatment, or who are having babies.
Hospitals rarely focus on chronic illnesses, and they are not primary
care centers. Hospitals are not classified as voluntary agencies.
◉ A man is scheduled for hospital outpatient surgery. He tells the
nurse, "I don't know what that word,outpatient, means." How would
the nurse respond?
A) "It means you will have surgery in the hospital and stay for 2
days."
B) "It means the surgeon will come to your home to do the surgery."
C) "Why would you ask such a question? Don't worry about it."
D) "You will have surgery and go home that same day.".
Answer: D
,In addition to providing acute care, hospitals have many services for
outpatients (those who require health care but do not need to stay in
the facility). Clients who have outpatient surgery have the
procedure, return to their hospital room for recovery, and then are
discharged home on the same day.
◉ A nurse in a walk-in health care setting provides technical
services (e.g., administering medications), determines the priority of
care needs, and provides client teaching on all aspects of care. Which
of the following terms best describes this type of health care setting?
A) Hospital
B) Physician's office
C) Ambulatory center
D) Long-term care.
Answer: C
Nurses in ambulatory care centers (walk-in clinics) provide
technical services (e.g., administering medications), determine the
priority of care needs, and provide teaching about all aspects of care.
Nurses employed in hospitals have many roles, including manager of
other members of the health care team providing client care,
administrator, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, patient
educator, in-service educator, and researcher. In physician's offices,
advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), nurse practitioners,
midwives, or clinical nurse specialists work independently or
, collaboratively with physicians to make assessments and care for
clients who require health maintenance or health promotion
activities. Long-term care provides medical and nonmedical care for
people with chronic illnesses or disabilities.
◉ Nurses who are employed in home care have a variety of
responsibilities. Which of the following is one of those
responsibilities?
A) Provide all care and services
B) Maintain a clean home environment
C) Advise clients on financial matters
D) Collaborate with other care providers.
Answer: D
Nurses who provide care in the home make assessments, provide
physical care, administer medications, teach, and support family
members. They also collaborate with other health care providers in
providing care and services. Home care nurses do not provide all
care and services, maintain a clean home environment, or advise
clients on financial matters.
◉ Which of the following is true of long-term care facilities?
