Chamberlain
Nursing Care
Concepts Final Exam
Practice Questions
Format: NCLEX-style multiple choice with rationales | Focus: Core Nursing Concepts
(NR-222/NR-226)
Section 1: Chamberlain Care & Nursing Foundations
Question 1
What is the definition of Chamberlain Care?
A) A belief that extraordinary care of students will graduate extraordinary
healthcare professionals who will positively impact communities worldwide
B) A method of delivering patient care in clinical settings
C) A framework for medication administration safety
D) A standardized documentation system
Rationale: Chamberlain Care® is the philosophy that extraordinary care of students will
graduate extraordinary healthcare professionals who will have a significant and positive
impact in their communities and around the world .
Question 2
Chamberlain Care pertains to and involves which of the following?
,A) Only faculty and students
B) Only patients and partners
C) Community, Faculty, Students, Partners, and Patients
D) Only administrative staff
Rationale: Chamberlain Care involves the community, faculty, students, partners, and
patients .
Section 2: Nursing Process & Clinical Judgment
Question 3
What is the correct order of the nursing process?
A) Assessment → Planning → Diagnosis → Implementation → Evaluation
B) Assessment → Diagnosis → Planning → Implementation → Evaluation
C) Diagnosis → Assessment → Planning → Implementation → Evaluation
D) Planning → Assessment → Diagnosis → Implementation → Evaluation
Rationale: The nursing process follows ADPIE: Assessment (collect data), Diagnosis
(identify problems), Planning (set goals and interventions), Implementation (take action),
and Evaluation (determine outcomes) .
Question 4
What is the primary purpose of the nursing process?
A) To implement standardized procedures
B) To ensure compliance with hospital policies
C) To provide a structured approach to patient care
D) To facilitate communication between different healthcare providers
Rationale: The nursing process is a systematic framework for delivering holistic,
individualized, and effective patient-centered care .
Question 5
,A nurse notices a patient's condition has changed significantly from the previous
assessment. What is the nurse's priority action?
A) Document the finding and continue with scheduled tasks
B) Reassess the patient and notify the provider of the change
C) Wait until the next scheduled assessment to confirm the finding
D) Delegate reassessment to unlicensed assistive personnel
Rationale: A significant change in condition requires immediate reassessment and
provider notification .
Question 6
A nurse formulates the diagnosis "Impaired Skin Integrity related to immobility as
evidenced by Stage II pressure injury on the sacrum." This is an example of which type
of nursing diagnosis?
A) Risk diagnosis
B) Health promotion diagnosis
C) Actual diagnosis
D) Syndrome diagnosis
Rationale: An actual nursing diagnosis describes a problem that is currently present,
supported by defining characteristics (the "as evidenced by" statement) .
Question 7
A nurse sets a goal for a patient with heart failure to have 1+ edema in both lower
extremities within 3 days. This is part of which phase of the nursing process?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Planning
D) Evaluation
Rationale: Setting measurable, realistic goals and expected outcomes is part of the
Planning phase. Goals should be patient-centered, specific, measurable, achievable,
realistic, and time-bound .
, Question 8
A nurse uses the mnemonic PQRST to assess a patient's chest pain. This approach is part
of which nursing process phase?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Planning
D) Implementation
Rationale: PQRST (Provocation/Palliation, Quality, Region/Radiation, Severity, Timing) is
a structured method for collecting subjective data about pain, which is part of the
Assessment phase .
Question 9
The nurse reassesses a patient after administering pain medication and finds the patient
is still reporting 7/10 pain. The nurse decides to call the provider for additional orders.
What is the nurse demonstrating?
A) Problem-solving
B) Clinical judgment
C) Time management
D) Multitasking
Rationale: Clinical judgment is the interpretation of assessment data to determine when
interventions are effective or need modification. The nurse is evaluating the
effectiveness of pain management and deciding that a change is needed .
Question 10
A patient is NPO before surgery. The nurse notes that the patient ate breakfast. The
nurse decides to re-evaluate the patient's readiness for surgery and notify the provider.
The nurse is using which type of reasoning?
A) Creative reasoning
B) Critical thinking
C) Intuitive reasoning
D) Administrative reasoning
Nursing Care
Concepts Final Exam
Practice Questions
Format: NCLEX-style multiple choice with rationales | Focus: Core Nursing Concepts
(NR-222/NR-226)
Section 1: Chamberlain Care & Nursing Foundations
Question 1
What is the definition of Chamberlain Care?
A) A belief that extraordinary care of students will graduate extraordinary
healthcare professionals who will positively impact communities worldwide
B) A method of delivering patient care in clinical settings
C) A framework for medication administration safety
D) A standardized documentation system
Rationale: Chamberlain Care® is the philosophy that extraordinary care of students will
graduate extraordinary healthcare professionals who will have a significant and positive
impact in their communities and around the world .
Question 2
Chamberlain Care pertains to and involves which of the following?
,A) Only faculty and students
B) Only patients and partners
C) Community, Faculty, Students, Partners, and Patients
D) Only administrative staff
Rationale: Chamberlain Care involves the community, faculty, students, partners, and
patients .
Section 2: Nursing Process & Clinical Judgment
Question 3
What is the correct order of the nursing process?
A) Assessment → Planning → Diagnosis → Implementation → Evaluation
B) Assessment → Diagnosis → Planning → Implementation → Evaluation
C) Diagnosis → Assessment → Planning → Implementation → Evaluation
D) Planning → Assessment → Diagnosis → Implementation → Evaluation
Rationale: The nursing process follows ADPIE: Assessment (collect data), Diagnosis
(identify problems), Planning (set goals and interventions), Implementation (take action),
and Evaluation (determine outcomes) .
Question 4
What is the primary purpose of the nursing process?
A) To implement standardized procedures
B) To ensure compliance with hospital policies
C) To provide a structured approach to patient care
D) To facilitate communication between different healthcare providers
Rationale: The nursing process is a systematic framework for delivering holistic,
individualized, and effective patient-centered care .
Question 5
,A nurse notices a patient's condition has changed significantly from the previous
assessment. What is the nurse's priority action?
A) Document the finding and continue with scheduled tasks
B) Reassess the patient and notify the provider of the change
C) Wait until the next scheduled assessment to confirm the finding
D) Delegate reassessment to unlicensed assistive personnel
Rationale: A significant change in condition requires immediate reassessment and
provider notification .
Question 6
A nurse formulates the diagnosis "Impaired Skin Integrity related to immobility as
evidenced by Stage II pressure injury on the sacrum." This is an example of which type
of nursing diagnosis?
A) Risk diagnosis
B) Health promotion diagnosis
C) Actual diagnosis
D) Syndrome diagnosis
Rationale: An actual nursing diagnosis describes a problem that is currently present,
supported by defining characteristics (the "as evidenced by" statement) .
Question 7
A nurse sets a goal for a patient with heart failure to have 1+ edema in both lower
extremities within 3 days. This is part of which phase of the nursing process?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Planning
D) Evaluation
Rationale: Setting measurable, realistic goals and expected outcomes is part of the
Planning phase. Goals should be patient-centered, specific, measurable, achievable,
realistic, and time-bound .
, Question 8
A nurse uses the mnemonic PQRST to assess a patient's chest pain. This approach is part
of which nursing process phase?
A) Assessment
B) Diagnosis
C) Planning
D) Implementation
Rationale: PQRST (Provocation/Palliation, Quality, Region/Radiation, Severity, Timing) is
a structured method for collecting subjective data about pain, which is part of the
Assessment phase .
Question 9
The nurse reassesses a patient after administering pain medication and finds the patient
is still reporting 7/10 pain. The nurse decides to call the provider for additional orders.
What is the nurse demonstrating?
A) Problem-solving
B) Clinical judgment
C) Time management
D) Multitasking
Rationale: Clinical judgment is the interpretation of assessment data to determine when
interventions are effective or need modification. The nurse is evaluating the
effectiveness of pain management and deciding that a change is needed .
Question 10
A patient is NPO before surgery. The nurse notes that the patient ate breakfast. The
nurse decides to re-evaluate the patient's readiness for surgery and notify the provider.
The nurse is using which type of reasoning?
A) Creative reasoning
B) Critical thinking
C) Intuitive reasoning
D) Administrative reasoning
