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NSG 100 Final Study Guide
Practice Question Bank
NCLEX-Style Practice Questions with Rationales
Comprehensive Review: Patient Safety, Infection Control, Wound Healing,
Nursing Process & Assessment
Edition 1 · September 2026
Table of Contents
1. Instructions for Use 2
2. Practice Questions with Answers & Rationales — NSG 100 Final Study Guide 2
NSG 100 · Grand Canyon University Page 1
,NSG 100 FINAL STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE QUESTIONS INSTRUCTIONS & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
How to Use This Guide
This comprehensive review contains 35 NCLEX-style questions covering key concepts from
the NSG 100 Final Study Guide. Each question includes four answer choices, a clearly marked
correct answer, and a clinical rationale explaining the concept's significance. Read each stem
carefully, choose your answer, then review the rationale to reinforce your understanding.
Category: Comprehensive Review — NSG 100 Final Study Guide
1 A sentinel event is best defined as:
A A minor medication error that is easily corrected
B A routine occurrence in healthcare settings
C An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological
injury
D An event that requires no reporting or investigation
Why C is correct: A sentinel event is an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious
physical or psychological injury. These events require immediate investigation and reporting
to The Joint Commission.
A — Sentinel events are serious, not minor.
B — Sentinel events are unexpected, not routine.
D — Sentinel events require thorough investigation and reporting.
, 2 Nursing interventions are best described as:
A Medical treatments ordered by physicians
B Activities that the nurse plans and implements to help the patient achieve identified
outcomes
C Patient goals and expected outcomes
D Assessment data collected by the nurse
Why B is correct: Nursing interventions are activities that the nurse plans and implements
to help the patient achieve identified outcomes.
A — Medical treatments are physician-ordered; nursing interventions are independent.
C — Goals and outcomes are the desired results, not interventions.
D — Assessment data are collected before interventions.
3 Never events are best defined as:
A Events that happen rarely and are unavoidable
B Minor errors that cause no patient harm
C Serious but preventable errors that should never occur
D Events that are common in healthcare settings
Why C is correct: Never events are serious but preventable errors that should never occur,
such as wrong-site surgery or medication errors resulting in death.
A — Never events are preventable, not unavoidable.
B — Never events are serious, not minor.
D — Never events are rare and should not be common.
NSG 100 Final Study Guide
Practice Question Bank
NCLEX-Style Practice Questions with Rationales
Comprehensive Review: Patient Safety, Infection Control, Wound Healing,
Nursing Process & Assessment
Edition 1 · September 2026
Table of Contents
1. Instructions for Use 2
2. Practice Questions with Answers & Rationales — NSG 100 Final Study Guide 2
NSG 100 · Grand Canyon University Page 1
,NSG 100 FINAL STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE QUESTIONS INSTRUCTIONS & PRACTICE QUESTIONS
How to Use This Guide
This comprehensive review contains 35 NCLEX-style questions covering key concepts from
the NSG 100 Final Study Guide. Each question includes four answer choices, a clearly marked
correct answer, and a clinical rationale explaining the concept's significance. Read each stem
carefully, choose your answer, then review the rationale to reinforce your understanding.
Category: Comprehensive Review — NSG 100 Final Study Guide
1 A sentinel event is best defined as:
A A minor medication error that is easily corrected
B A routine occurrence in healthcare settings
C An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological
injury
D An event that requires no reporting or investigation
Why C is correct: A sentinel event is an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious
physical or psychological injury. These events require immediate investigation and reporting
to The Joint Commission.
A — Sentinel events are serious, not minor.
B — Sentinel events are unexpected, not routine.
D — Sentinel events require thorough investigation and reporting.
, 2 Nursing interventions are best described as:
A Medical treatments ordered by physicians
B Activities that the nurse plans and implements to help the patient achieve identified
outcomes
C Patient goals and expected outcomes
D Assessment data collected by the nurse
Why B is correct: Nursing interventions are activities that the nurse plans and implements
to help the patient achieve identified outcomes.
A — Medical treatments are physician-ordered; nursing interventions are independent.
C — Goals and outcomes are the desired results, not interventions.
D — Assessment data are collected before interventions.
3 Never events are best defined as:
A Events that happen rarely and are unavoidable
B Minor errors that cause no patient harm
C Serious but preventable errors that should never occur
D Events that are common in healthcare settings
Why C is correct: Never events are serious but preventable errors that should never occur,
such as wrong-site surgery or medication errors resulting in death.
A — Never events are preventable, not unavoidable.
B — Never events are serious, not minor.
D — Never events are rare and should not be common.
