NUR 352 EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS | COMPREHENSIVE NURSING STUDY
GUIDE, ANSWERS & RATIONALES 2026/2027
A student nurse receives an order for diazepam to be given intravenously. Diazepam tablets are
available. The student nurse crushes a tablet and mixes it with sterile water for injection. The instructor
notes that the solution is cloudy and asks to see the medication vial. When the student produces the vial
of sterile water for injection and the instructor stops the medication from being given, what type of error
is prevented?
1. Communication error
2. Diagnostic error
3. Preventive error
4. Treatment error - ✔✔4. Treatment error
The three elements of nursing competency described in the Quality and Safety for Nurses (QSEN)
initiative are knowledge, skill, and which other element?
1. Accountability
2. Attitude
3. Education
4. Value - ✔✔2. Attitude
In an agency with a culture of safety, when an error or patient safety issue is identified, the individual
who reports the problem knows which information?
1. Is disciplined according to established protocols
2. Must communicate the problem to the patient
3. Near misses in health care are used to improve care.
4. Shares details to locate the individual at fault - ✔✔3. Near misses in health care are used to improve
care.
To promote safety, the nurse manager sensitive to point-of-care (sharp-end) and systems-level (blunt-
end) exemplars works closely with administrators to address which organizational system exemplar?
1. Care coordination
2. Communication
3. Diagnostic workup
4. Fall prevention - ✔✔1. Care coordination
Which of the following concepts would a nurse think has the strongest link to safety?
1. Cognition
2. Communication
3. Quality
4. Regulation
5. Teammwork - ✔✔2. Communication
3. Quality
4. Regulation
5. Teammwork
, At 12 noon the emergency department nurse hears that an explosion has occurred in a local
manufacturing plant. Which action does the nurse take first?
1. Prepare for an influx of patients
2. Contact the American Red Cross
3. Determine how to resume normal operations
4. Evacuate patients per the disaster plan - ✔✔1. Prepare for an influx of patients
The nursing assessment of a 78-year-old woman reveals orthostatic hypotension, weakness on the left
side, and fear of falling. On the basis of the patient's data, which one of the following nursing diagnoses
indicates an understanding of the assessment findings?
1. Activity Intolerance
2. Impaired Bed Mobility
3. Acute Pain
4. Risk for Falls - ✔✔4. Risk for Falls
A patient has been newly admitted to a medicine unit with a history of diabetes and advanced heart
failure. The nurse is assessing the patient's fall risks. Which of the following is the proper order of steps
for the "Timed Get-up and Go Test" (TGUGT)?1. Have patient rise from straight-back chair without using
arms for support. 2. Begin timing. 3. Tell patient to walk 10 feet as quickly and safely as possible to a line
you marked on the floor, turn around, walk back, and sit down. 4. Check time elapsed. 5. Look for
unsteadiness in patient's gait. 6. Have patient return to chair and sit down without using arms for
support.
3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4
2, 1, 3, 5, 6, 4.
1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 4
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 4 - ✔✔3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4
A nurse is evaluating a patient who is in soft wrist restraints. Which of the following activities does the
nurse perform? Select all.
1. Check the patient's peripheral pulse in the restrained extremity
2. Evaluate the patient's need for toileting
3. Offer the patient fluids if appropriate
4. Release both limbs at the same time to perform range of motion (ROM)
5. Inspect the skin under each restraint - ✔✔1. Check the patient's peripheral pulse in the restrained
extremity
2. Evaluate the patient's need for toileting
3. Offer the patient fluids if appropriate
5. Inspect the skin under each restraint
A parent calls the pediatrician's office to ask about directions for using a car seat. Which of the following
is the most correct set of instructions the nurse gives to this parent?
1. Only infants and toddlers need to ride in the back seat.
2. All toddlers can move to a forward facing car seat when they reach age 2.
3. Toddlers must reach age 2 and the height/weight requirement before they ride forward facing.
4. Toddlers must reach age 2 or the height or weight requirement before they ride forward facing. -
✔✔4. Toddlers must reach age 2 or the height or weight requirement before they ride forward facing.
GUIDE, ANSWERS & RATIONALES 2026/2027
A student nurse receives an order for diazepam to be given intravenously. Diazepam tablets are
available. The student nurse crushes a tablet and mixes it with sterile water for injection. The instructor
notes that the solution is cloudy and asks to see the medication vial. When the student produces the vial
of sterile water for injection and the instructor stops the medication from being given, what type of error
is prevented?
1. Communication error
2. Diagnostic error
3. Preventive error
4. Treatment error - ✔✔4. Treatment error
The three elements of nursing competency described in the Quality and Safety for Nurses (QSEN)
initiative are knowledge, skill, and which other element?
1. Accountability
2. Attitude
3. Education
4. Value - ✔✔2. Attitude
In an agency with a culture of safety, when an error or patient safety issue is identified, the individual
who reports the problem knows which information?
1. Is disciplined according to established protocols
2. Must communicate the problem to the patient
3. Near misses in health care are used to improve care.
4. Shares details to locate the individual at fault - ✔✔3. Near misses in health care are used to improve
care.
To promote safety, the nurse manager sensitive to point-of-care (sharp-end) and systems-level (blunt-
end) exemplars works closely with administrators to address which organizational system exemplar?
1. Care coordination
2. Communication
3. Diagnostic workup
4. Fall prevention - ✔✔1. Care coordination
Which of the following concepts would a nurse think has the strongest link to safety?
1. Cognition
2. Communication
3. Quality
4. Regulation
5. Teammwork - ✔✔2. Communication
3. Quality
4. Regulation
5. Teammwork
, At 12 noon the emergency department nurse hears that an explosion has occurred in a local
manufacturing plant. Which action does the nurse take first?
1. Prepare for an influx of patients
2. Contact the American Red Cross
3. Determine how to resume normal operations
4. Evacuate patients per the disaster plan - ✔✔1. Prepare for an influx of patients
The nursing assessment of a 78-year-old woman reveals orthostatic hypotension, weakness on the left
side, and fear of falling. On the basis of the patient's data, which one of the following nursing diagnoses
indicates an understanding of the assessment findings?
1. Activity Intolerance
2. Impaired Bed Mobility
3. Acute Pain
4. Risk for Falls - ✔✔4. Risk for Falls
A patient has been newly admitted to a medicine unit with a history of diabetes and advanced heart
failure. The nurse is assessing the patient's fall risks. Which of the following is the proper order of steps
for the "Timed Get-up and Go Test" (TGUGT)?1. Have patient rise from straight-back chair without using
arms for support. 2. Begin timing. 3. Tell patient to walk 10 feet as quickly and safely as possible to a line
you marked on the floor, turn around, walk back, and sit down. 4. Check time elapsed. 5. Look for
unsteadiness in patient's gait. 6. Have patient return to chair and sit down without using arms for
support.
3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4
2, 1, 3, 5, 6, 4.
1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 4
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 4 - ✔✔3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 4
A nurse is evaluating a patient who is in soft wrist restraints. Which of the following activities does the
nurse perform? Select all.
1. Check the patient's peripheral pulse in the restrained extremity
2. Evaluate the patient's need for toileting
3. Offer the patient fluids if appropriate
4. Release both limbs at the same time to perform range of motion (ROM)
5. Inspect the skin under each restraint - ✔✔1. Check the patient's peripheral pulse in the restrained
extremity
2. Evaluate the patient's need for toileting
3. Offer the patient fluids if appropriate
5. Inspect the skin under each restraint
A parent calls the pediatrician's office to ask about directions for using a car seat. Which of the following
is the most correct set of instructions the nurse gives to this parent?
1. Only infants and toddlers need to ride in the back seat.
2. All toddlers can move to a forward facing car seat when they reach age 2.
3. Toddlers must reach age 2 and the height/weight requirement before they ride forward facing.
4. Toddlers must reach age 2 or the height or weight requirement before they ride forward facing. -
✔✔4. Toddlers must reach age 2 or the height or weight requirement before they ride forward facing.
