NUR 102 EXAM 1 (MODULES C & F) STUDY GUIDE | NUR 102 EXAM 1 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | NCLEX REVIEW 2026/2027
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care coordination conference
for a pt with terminal cancer. As part of your prep you have your classmate read the Nursing Code of
Ethics for Professional RN's. Your instructor ask the class why this document is important. Which best
describes this code?
1. Improves self-health care
2. Protects pt confidentiality
3. Ensures identical care to all pt's
4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide pt care - ✔✔4.
A nurse is caring for a pt with end stage lung disease. The pt. wants to go home on oxygen and be
comfortable. The family wants to have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risks and
benefits of the surgery to the fam and discussed the pt's wishes. The nurse is acting as the pt's:
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Communicator - ✔✔2.
The nurse spends time with the patient and family reviewing the 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 - ✔✔1.
The examination for RN licensure is the same in every US state. This examination:
1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all pt's
2. Ensures standard nursing care for all pt's
3. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
4. Guarantees standardized education across all pre-licensure programs - ✔✔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? (Select all that apply.)
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Genetic counselor - ✔✔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 - ✔✔1. B. ; 2. D. ; 3. C ; 4. A
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 care
4. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model - ✔✔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 - ✔✔3.
A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention to correctly position her ventilated pt's 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 - ✔✔2.
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice and increase in pressure injury formation in their pt's. A
nurse consultant decides to compare two types of treatment. The first is a procedure currently used to
assess for pressure injury risk. The second uses a new assessment instrument to identify at-risk pt's.
Given this info, the nurse consultant exemplifies which career?
1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse administrator
3. Nurse educator
4. Nurse researcher - ✔✔4.
Which activity performed by a nurse is related to maintaining competency in nursing practice?
1. Asking another nurse about how to change the settings on a medication pump
2. Regularly attending unit staff meetings
3. Participating as a member of the profession nursing council
4. Attending a review course in preparation for a certification exam - ✔✔4.
Which of the following are examples of a nurse participating in primary care activities? (Select all that
apply)
1. Providing prenatal teaching on nutrition to pregnant women during their first trimester
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS | NCLEX REVIEW 2026/2027
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care coordination conference
for a pt with terminal cancer. As part of your prep you have your classmate read the Nursing Code of
Ethics for Professional RN's. Your instructor ask the class why this document is important. Which best
describes this code?
1. Improves self-health care
2. Protects pt confidentiality
3. Ensures identical care to all pt's
4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide pt care - ✔✔4.
A nurse is caring for a pt with end stage lung disease. The pt. wants to go home on oxygen and be
comfortable. The family wants to have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risks and
benefits of the surgery to the fam and discussed the pt's wishes. The nurse is acting as the pt's:
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Communicator - ✔✔2.
The nurse spends time with the patient and family reviewing the 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 - ✔✔1.
The examination for RN licensure is the same in every US state. This examination:
1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all pt's
2. Ensures standard nursing care for all pt's
3. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
4. Guarantees standardized education across all pre-licensure programs - ✔✔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? (Select all that apply.)
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Genetic counselor - ✔✔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 - ✔✔1. B. ; 2. D. ; 3. C ; 4. A
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 care
4. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model - ✔✔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 - ✔✔3.
A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention to correctly position her ventilated pt's 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 - ✔✔2.
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice and increase in pressure injury formation in their pt's. A
nurse consultant decides to compare two types of treatment. The first is a procedure currently used to
assess for pressure injury risk. The second uses a new assessment instrument to identify at-risk pt's.
Given this info, the nurse consultant exemplifies which career?
1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse administrator
3. Nurse educator
4. Nurse researcher - ✔✔4.
Which activity performed by a nurse is related to maintaining competency in nursing practice?
1. Asking another nurse about how to change the settings on a medication pump
2. Regularly attending unit staff meetings
3. Participating as a member of the profession nursing council
4. Attending a review course in preparation for a certification exam - ✔✔4.
Which of the following are examples of a nurse participating in primary care activities? (Select all that
apply)
1. Providing prenatal teaching on nutrition to pregnant women during their first trimester
