NURSING 212 FINAL EXAM | COMPREHENSIVE NURSING STUDY
GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
raises questions, recognizes alternative ways to see problems - ANS ✔✔a well-cultivated critical thinker
is an individual who does which of the following?
Twisting handkerchief and blood pressure 150/90 are measurable or observable data. - ANS ✔✔The
nurse is admitting a patient for surgery. The patient is twisting a handkerchief over and over while saying,
"I"m going to have a little mole removed. I'm not worried. The surgery will take only an hour, and then I
will go home. I've never been sick a day in my life, so I"ll be fine." The nurse finds the following during
her physical assessment: blood pressure is 150/90; temperature is 98.6° F; pulse is 88 beats per minute;
respiration is 20 breaths per minute; black, brown, and red pigmented pea-sized raised area on her
shoulder. Which of the above information would be considered objective data? (Select all that apply.)
Emphasizing the achievements the patient has made, including the ability for self-care - ANS ✔✔The
nurse and patient may experience sadness during the termination phase. How can the nurse help the
patient be successful in the termination phase of the nurse-patient relationship?
trust - ANS ✔✔one of the most important outcomes of the orientation phase of the nurse-patient
relationship
collaborate and articulate patient needs to other healthcare professionals - ANS ✔✔The sbar tool allows
nurses to
Most people with acute illness return to their previous state - ANS ✔✔which statement about acute
illness is true?
irritability and anger - ANS ✔✔A patient states 'I am so upset that I need a knee replacement" I should
have don't those exercises that the physical therapist told me to do years ago. In which stage of illness is
the patient/
consider rephrasing the content of the message - ANS ✔✔when interacting with a patient who is deaf,
the nurse notices the patient is becoming frustrated that she cannot understand what the nurse is
saying. What is an appropriate response
ask the nurse aid to interpret the vital signs for the rn - ANS ✔✔the rn has asked the nurse aid to obtain
vital signs on a post-operative patient. which delegation to the nurse aid would be inappropriate
vital signs every hour - ANS ✔✔the RN is working on a busy surgical floor, which team including a LPN
and a nurse aid. which duty can the RN delegate to the nurse aid ?
competent - ANS ✔✔this takes into account the capability of a particular
plantiff - ANS ✔✔that brings a claim of
, omission - ANS ✔✔this type of malpractice may occur when one fails to do something that should have
been done- fail to assess bp
harm - ANS ✔✔for a nursing malpractice action, essential characteristics of negligence must be present.
SAA
delegation - ANS ✔✔rn is ultimately responsible for
false - ANS ✔✔t or f . this doctrine called captain of the ship, attributes the acts if employees to their
employer
identify the ethical dilemma in the case - ANS ✔✔ethical design making model, which step should the
nurse perform first?
autonomy - ANS ✔✔respecting an elderly woman's decision to stay in her own home id based in a belief
in the ethical principle of
autonomy - ANS ✔✔advance directives are legal documents that indicate the wishes of individuals in
regard to end-of-life issues. what is primary underlying ethical principle on advanced directives?
veracity - ANS ✔✔A father of four is admitted after an automobile accident in which two of the children
were killed. Recognizing that he is in very serious condition, the nurse believes that it would be
appropriate to avoid telling him about the death of his children unless he asks directly. This could be
considered a violation of the ethical principle of
fidelity - ANS ✔✔taking a pediatric patient to the playroom on a promised time and day is based on the
belief in the ethical principle of
treating people equally - ANS ✔✔justice deals with what type of issue
utilitarianism - ANS ✔✔The ANA has advocated for healthcare reforms that would ensure high quality
healthcare for everyone. many nurses support universal healthcare to help achieve this goal despite
some concerns that some people may experience
beneficence - ANS ✔✔A nurse advocates for a longer hospital stay on behalf on a patient w premature
resources
fidelity - ANS ✔✔When nurses receive a patient assignment and accept reports on these patients, they
are committed to providing care to those assigned to them - ethical principle
not obtaining vital signs every 2 hours as ordered bu post surgical patient - ANS ✔✔of the following
actions, which could place the nurse at risk for violating the ethical principle of nonmalceficence
States nurse practice act - ANS ✔✔the legal definition of nursing for a given state can be found in the
- ANS ✔✔benner describes five stages of nursing proficiency as students develop into expert nurses
- ANS ✔✔t or f because of nurses education, training, and high ethical standards
GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
raises questions, recognizes alternative ways to see problems - ANS ✔✔a well-cultivated critical thinker
is an individual who does which of the following?
Twisting handkerchief and blood pressure 150/90 are measurable or observable data. - ANS ✔✔The
nurse is admitting a patient for surgery. The patient is twisting a handkerchief over and over while saying,
"I"m going to have a little mole removed. I'm not worried. The surgery will take only an hour, and then I
will go home. I've never been sick a day in my life, so I"ll be fine." The nurse finds the following during
her physical assessment: blood pressure is 150/90; temperature is 98.6° F; pulse is 88 beats per minute;
respiration is 20 breaths per minute; black, brown, and red pigmented pea-sized raised area on her
shoulder. Which of the above information would be considered objective data? (Select all that apply.)
Emphasizing the achievements the patient has made, including the ability for self-care - ANS ✔✔The
nurse and patient may experience sadness during the termination phase. How can the nurse help the
patient be successful in the termination phase of the nurse-patient relationship?
trust - ANS ✔✔one of the most important outcomes of the orientation phase of the nurse-patient
relationship
collaborate and articulate patient needs to other healthcare professionals - ANS ✔✔The sbar tool allows
nurses to
Most people with acute illness return to their previous state - ANS ✔✔which statement about acute
illness is true?
irritability and anger - ANS ✔✔A patient states 'I am so upset that I need a knee replacement" I should
have don't those exercises that the physical therapist told me to do years ago. In which stage of illness is
the patient/
consider rephrasing the content of the message - ANS ✔✔when interacting with a patient who is deaf,
the nurse notices the patient is becoming frustrated that she cannot understand what the nurse is
saying. What is an appropriate response
ask the nurse aid to interpret the vital signs for the rn - ANS ✔✔the rn has asked the nurse aid to obtain
vital signs on a post-operative patient. which delegation to the nurse aid would be inappropriate
vital signs every hour - ANS ✔✔the RN is working on a busy surgical floor, which team including a LPN
and a nurse aid. which duty can the RN delegate to the nurse aid ?
competent - ANS ✔✔this takes into account the capability of a particular
plantiff - ANS ✔✔that brings a claim of
, omission - ANS ✔✔this type of malpractice may occur when one fails to do something that should have
been done- fail to assess bp
harm - ANS ✔✔for a nursing malpractice action, essential characteristics of negligence must be present.
SAA
delegation - ANS ✔✔rn is ultimately responsible for
false - ANS ✔✔t or f . this doctrine called captain of the ship, attributes the acts if employees to their
employer
identify the ethical dilemma in the case - ANS ✔✔ethical design making model, which step should the
nurse perform first?
autonomy - ANS ✔✔respecting an elderly woman's decision to stay in her own home id based in a belief
in the ethical principle of
autonomy - ANS ✔✔advance directives are legal documents that indicate the wishes of individuals in
regard to end-of-life issues. what is primary underlying ethical principle on advanced directives?
veracity - ANS ✔✔A father of four is admitted after an automobile accident in which two of the children
were killed. Recognizing that he is in very serious condition, the nurse believes that it would be
appropriate to avoid telling him about the death of his children unless he asks directly. This could be
considered a violation of the ethical principle of
fidelity - ANS ✔✔taking a pediatric patient to the playroom on a promised time and day is based on the
belief in the ethical principle of
treating people equally - ANS ✔✔justice deals with what type of issue
utilitarianism - ANS ✔✔The ANA has advocated for healthcare reforms that would ensure high quality
healthcare for everyone. many nurses support universal healthcare to help achieve this goal despite
some concerns that some people may experience
beneficence - ANS ✔✔A nurse advocates for a longer hospital stay on behalf on a patient w premature
resources
fidelity - ANS ✔✔When nurses receive a patient assignment and accept reports on these patients, they
are committed to providing care to those assigned to them - ethical principle
not obtaining vital signs every 2 hours as ordered bu post surgical patient - ANS ✔✔of the following
actions, which could place the nurse at risk for violating the ethical principle of nonmalceficence
States nurse practice act - ANS ✔✔the legal definition of nursing for a given state can be found in the
- ANS ✔✔benner describes five stages of nursing proficiency as students develop into expert nurses
- ANS ✔✔t or f because of nurses education, training, and high ethical standards
