Nursing Essentials Exam 2
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department 3. Assessment
with fever and cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs,
listens to her lung and heart sounds, determines her
level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum
samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is
performed?
1. Diagnoses
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation
A patient in the emergency department has developed 4. Implementation
wheezing and shortness of breath. The nurse gives the
ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4
hours. Which standard of practice is performed?
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung 2. Advocate
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. Case Management
The nurse spends time with the patient and family 1. Educator
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. Advocator
3. Caregiver
4. Case Manager
, Nursing Essentials Exam 2
The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is 4. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
exactly 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. Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
4. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN
in practice
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis 1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
of care. Which of the following models is expected
from health care reform?
1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion,
illness prevention model
2. Moving from illness prevention to a health promotion
model
3. Moving from an acute illness to a disease
management model
4. Moving from a chronic care to an illness prevention
model
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has 1. Caregiver
knowledge and skills for a variety of professional roles 2. Autonomy and accountability
and responsibilities. Which of the following are 3. Patient advocate
examples? (Select all that apply.) 4. Health promotion
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy and accountability
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Lobbyist
Clinical nurse specialist Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as adult diabetes care.
Nurse anesthetist Provides care and services under the supervision of an anesthesiologist.
Nurse Practitioner Provides comprehensive care, usually in a primary care setting, directly
managing the medical care of patients who are healthy or who have chronic
conditions.
Nurse-midwife Provides independent care including pregnancy and gynecological services.
, Nursing Essentials Exam 2
A nurse meets with the registered dietician and physical 3. Teamwork and Collaboration
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. Informatics
A community center is presenting a nurse-led program 2. "As long as my son is a full-time student in college. I will be able to keep him
on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. on my health insurance until he is 26 years old."
Which statement made by a participant indicates a
need for further teaching?
1. "My small company will now have to offer the 75
employees health insurance or pay a penalty."
2. "As long as my son is a full-time student in college. I
will be able to keep him on my health insurance until he
is 26 years old."
3. "I signed up for the state health insurance exchange
before the designated deadline to make sure I had
health insurance."
4. "Since I have now been diagnosed with diabetes, my
health insurance plan cannot charge me high
premiums."
Which activity performed by a nurse is related to 4. Attending a review course in preparation for a certification examination
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 professional nursing
council
4. Attending a review course in preparation for a
certification examination
A patient tells a nurse that she is enrolled in a preferred 3. This health plan gives you with a list of physicians and hospitals from which
provider organization (PPO) but does not understand you can choose
what this is. What is the nurse's best explanation of a
PPO?
1. This health plan is for people who cannot afford their
own health insurance
2. This health plan is operated by the government to
provide health care to older adults
3. This health plan gives you with a list of physicians and
hospitals from which you can choose
4. This is a fee-for-service plan in which you can choose
any physician or hospital
, Nursing Essentials Exam 2
Nurses on a nursing unit are discussing the processes 1. Patient safety
that led up to a near-miss error on the clinical unit. They
are outlining strategies that will prevent this in the
future. This is an example of nurses working on what
issue in the health care system?
1. Patient safety
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Patient satisfaction
4. Maintenance of competency
Which of the following statements is true regarding 4. Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in
Magnet status recognition for a hospital? nursing practice
1. Nursing is run by a Magnet manager who makes
decisions for the nursing units
2. Nurses in Magnet hospitals make all of the decisions
on the clinical units
3. Magnet is a term that is used to describe hospitals
that are able to hire the nurses they need
4. Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that
achieve excellence in nursing practice
A group of staff nurses notice an increased incidence 3. Rapid-improvement event
of medication errors on their unit. After further
investigation it is determined that the nurses are not
consistently identifying the patient correctly. A change
is needed quickly. What type of quality improvement
method would be most appropriate?
1. PDSA
2. Six Sigma
3. Rapid-improvement event
4. A randomized controlled trial
A nurse is providing restorative care to a patient 1. Patient will be able to walk 200 feet without shortness of breath
following an extended hospitalization for an acute
illness. Which of the following is an appropriate goal for
restorative care?
1. Patient will be able to walk 200 feet without shortness
of breath
2. Wound will heal without signs of infection
3. Patient will express concerns related to return to
home
4. Patient will identify strategies to improve sleep habits
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department 3. Assessment
with fever and cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs,
listens to her lung and heart sounds, determines her
level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum
samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is
performed?
1. Diagnoses
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation
A patient in the emergency department has developed 4. Implementation
wheezing and shortness of breath. The nurse gives the
ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4
hours. Which standard of practice is performed?
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung 2. Advocate
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. Case Management
The nurse spends time with the patient and family 1. Educator
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. Advocator
3. Caregiver
4. Case Manager
, Nursing Essentials Exam 2
The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is 4. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
exactly 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. Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
4. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN
in practice
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis 1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
of care. Which of the following models is expected
from health care reform?
1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion,
illness prevention model
2. Moving from illness prevention to a health promotion
model
3. Moving from an acute illness to a disease
management model
4. Moving from a chronic care to an illness prevention
model
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has 1. Caregiver
knowledge and skills for a variety of professional roles 2. Autonomy and accountability
and responsibilities. Which of the following are 3. Patient advocate
examples? (Select all that apply.) 4. Health promotion
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy and accountability
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Lobbyist
Clinical nurse specialist Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as adult diabetes care.
Nurse anesthetist Provides care and services under the supervision of an anesthesiologist.
Nurse Practitioner Provides comprehensive care, usually in a primary care setting, directly
managing the medical care of patients who are healthy or who have chronic
conditions.
Nurse-midwife Provides independent care including pregnancy and gynecological services.
, Nursing Essentials Exam 2
A nurse meets with the registered dietician and physical 3. Teamwork and Collaboration
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. Informatics
A community center is presenting a nurse-led program 2. "As long as my son is a full-time student in college. I will be able to keep him
on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. on my health insurance until he is 26 years old."
Which statement made by a participant indicates a
need for further teaching?
1. "My small company will now have to offer the 75
employees health insurance or pay a penalty."
2. "As long as my son is a full-time student in college. I
will be able to keep him on my health insurance until he
is 26 years old."
3. "I signed up for the state health insurance exchange
before the designated deadline to make sure I had
health insurance."
4. "Since I have now been diagnosed with diabetes, my
health insurance plan cannot charge me high
premiums."
Which activity performed by a nurse is related to 4. Attending a review course in preparation for a certification examination
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 professional nursing
council
4. Attending a review course in preparation for a
certification examination
A patient tells a nurse that she is enrolled in a preferred 3. This health plan gives you with a list of physicians and hospitals from which
provider organization (PPO) but does not understand you can choose
what this is. What is the nurse's best explanation of a
PPO?
1. This health plan is for people who cannot afford their
own health insurance
2. This health plan is operated by the government to
provide health care to older adults
3. This health plan gives you with a list of physicians and
hospitals from which you can choose
4. This is a fee-for-service plan in which you can choose
any physician or hospital
, Nursing Essentials Exam 2
Nurses on a nursing unit are discussing the processes 1. Patient safety
that led up to a near-miss error on the clinical unit. They
are outlining strategies that will prevent this in the
future. This is an example of nurses working on what
issue in the health care system?
1. Patient safety
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Patient satisfaction
4. Maintenance of competency
Which of the following statements is true regarding 4. Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that achieve excellence in
Magnet status recognition for a hospital? nursing practice
1. Nursing is run by a Magnet manager who makes
decisions for the nursing units
2. Nurses in Magnet hospitals make all of the decisions
on the clinical units
3. Magnet is a term that is used to describe hospitals
that are able to hire the nurses they need
4. Magnet is a special designation for hospitals that
achieve excellence in nursing practice
A group of staff nurses notice an increased incidence 3. Rapid-improvement event
of medication errors on their unit. After further
investigation it is determined that the nurses are not
consistently identifying the patient correctly. A change
is needed quickly. What type of quality improvement
method would be most appropriate?
1. PDSA
2. Six Sigma
3. Rapid-improvement event
4. A randomized controlled trial
A nurse is providing restorative care to a patient 1. Patient will be able to walk 200 feet without shortness of breath
following an extended hospitalization for an acute
illness. Which of the following is an appropriate goal for
restorative care?
1. Patient will be able to walk 200 feet without shortness
of breath
2. Wound will heal without signs of infection
3. Patient will express concerns related to return to
home
4. Patient will identify strategies to improve sleep habits
