TEST BANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF
NURSING 12TH EDITION BY PATRICIA A.
POTTER; ANNE G. PERRY| ALL CHAPTERS
1-50| LATEST 2026
PART I: NURSING AND THE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT
(Chapters 1–5)
Question 1
A nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a newly licensed nurse about the scope of
professional nursing practice. Which statement best describes the primary focus of
professional nursing?
A. Diagnosing and prescribing treatment for common conditions.
B. Caring for the person, family, and community to achieve optimal health and
functioning.
C. Providing clerical support for the healthcare team.
D. Supervising all ancillary staff and delegating all clinical tasks.
Answer: B
Rationale: Professional nursing centers on care of individuals, families, and communities
to promote, maintain, and restore health. Diagnosis and prescribing are outside typical
RN scope in most jurisdictions .
Question 2
Which action is most consistent with the nursing code of ethics?
A. Reporting a colleague for suspected substance abuse to the appropriate
authority.
,B. Sharing a patient's personal health information with family without consent.
C. Refusing to care for an assigned patient due to a busy schedule.
D. Accepting a gift of cash from a grateful patient.
Answer: A
Rationale: Reporting impaired colleagues protects patient safety and aligns with ethical
duties. Sharing PHI without consent violates confidentiality. Refusing assignment
without appropriate reason may be abandonment .
Question 3
A nurse practices using evidence-based practice (EBP). Which example best
demonstrates EBP?
A. Following unit tradition for wound care.
B. Using the newest journal article and clinical guidelines plus clinical expertise
when deciding on care.
C. Always relying on what the most senior nurse says.
D. Searching only for textbooks published more than 10 years ago.
Answer: B
Rationale: EBP integrates best research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient
preferences. Tradition or seniority alone are not EBP .
Question 4
Which activities are within the responsibility of a registered nurse when delegating tasks
to nursing assistants? (Select all that apply)
A. Assessing the patient's needs and determining whether delegation is
appropriate.
B. Delegating the task without ensuring the assistant's competency.
C. Providing clear instructions and expected outcomes.
D. Supervising and evaluating the outcome of the delegated task.
E. Delegating medication administration requiring clinical judgment.
,Answer: A, C, D
Rationale: RNs must assess, delegate appropriately, give clear instructions, and
supervise/evaluate. Delegating without ensuring competency is unsafe. Medication
administration requiring judgment is typically not delegable to unlicensed assistive
personnel .
Question 5
A nurse documents care incompletely. The primary risk is:
A. Increasing the patient's length of stay.
B. Creating a legal vulnerability for the nurse and facility.
C. Automatically causing medication errors.
D. Causing immediate harm to the patient.
Answer: B
Rationale: Incomplete documentation creates legal risk because the record is the
primary evidence of care. It may contribute indirectly to poor continuity but does not
automatically cause a medication error or immediate harm .
Question 6
A patient is being discharged after a stroke and needs skilled nursing care, physical
therapy, and speech therapy at home. Which level of care is most appropriate?
A. Primary care
B. Restorative care
C. Tertiary care
D. Palliative care
Answer: B
Rationale: Restorative care includes home health, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing
services designed to help patients regain maximum function after an acute event.
Primary care is preventive, tertiary is specialized inpatient, and palliative focuses on
comfort .
, Question 7
Which payment model provides a fixed monthly payment per patient to a provider
group, incentivizing preventive care?
A. Fee-for-service
B. Capitation
C. Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
D. Bundled payment
Answer: B
Rationale: Capitation pays a set amount per enrolled patient per month regardless of
services used, encouraging prevention and efficiency. Fee-for-service rewards volume,
DRGs pay fixed amounts per hospitalization, and bundled payments cover episodes of
care .
Question 8
A nurse is formulating a clinical question using PICOT format. Which component is
represented by: "In hospitalized adults, how does hourly rounding compared to
rounding every 2 hours affect fall rates?"
A. P = hospitalized adults; I = hourly rounding; C = rounding every 2 hours; O =
fall rates
B. P = fall rates; I = hourly rounding; C = rounding every 2 hours; O = hospitalized
adults
C. P = hourly rounding; I = hospitalized adults; C = fall rates; O = rounding every 2
hours
D. P = fall rates; I = every 2 hours; C = hospitalized adults; O = hourly rounding
Answer: A
Rationale: PICOT stands for Population (hospitalized adults), Intervention (hourly
rounding), Comparison (rounding every 2 hours), Outcome (fall rates), and optional
Time frame .
NURSING 12TH EDITION BY PATRICIA A.
POTTER; ANNE G. PERRY| ALL CHAPTERS
1-50| LATEST 2026
PART I: NURSING AND THE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT
(Chapters 1–5)
Question 1
A nurse is preparing a teaching plan for a newly licensed nurse about the scope of
professional nursing practice. Which statement best describes the primary focus of
professional nursing?
A. Diagnosing and prescribing treatment for common conditions.
B. Caring for the person, family, and community to achieve optimal health and
functioning.
C. Providing clerical support for the healthcare team.
D. Supervising all ancillary staff and delegating all clinical tasks.
Answer: B
Rationale: Professional nursing centers on care of individuals, families, and communities
to promote, maintain, and restore health. Diagnosis and prescribing are outside typical
RN scope in most jurisdictions .
Question 2
Which action is most consistent with the nursing code of ethics?
A. Reporting a colleague for suspected substance abuse to the appropriate
authority.
,B. Sharing a patient's personal health information with family without consent.
C. Refusing to care for an assigned patient due to a busy schedule.
D. Accepting a gift of cash from a grateful patient.
Answer: A
Rationale: Reporting impaired colleagues protects patient safety and aligns with ethical
duties. Sharing PHI without consent violates confidentiality. Refusing assignment
without appropriate reason may be abandonment .
Question 3
A nurse practices using evidence-based practice (EBP). Which example best
demonstrates EBP?
A. Following unit tradition for wound care.
B. Using the newest journal article and clinical guidelines plus clinical expertise
when deciding on care.
C. Always relying on what the most senior nurse says.
D. Searching only for textbooks published more than 10 years ago.
Answer: B
Rationale: EBP integrates best research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient
preferences. Tradition or seniority alone are not EBP .
Question 4
Which activities are within the responsibility of a registered nurse when delegating tasks
to nursing assistants? (Select all that apply)
A. Assessing the patient's needs and determining whether delegation is
appropriate.
B. Delegating the task without ensuring the assistant's competency.
C. Providing clear instructions and expected outcomes.
D. Supervising and evaluating the outcome of the delegated task.
E. Delegating medication administration requiring clinical judgment.
,Answer: A, C, D
Rationale: RNs must assess, delegate appropriately, give clear instructions, and
supervise/evaluate. Delegating without ensuring competency is unsafe. Medication
administration requiring judgment is typically not delegable to unlicensed assistive
personnel .
Question 5
A nurse documents care incompletely. The primary risk is:
A. Increasing the patient's length of stay.
B. Creating a legal vulnerability for the nurse and facility.
C. Automatically causing medication errors.
D. Causing immediate harm to the patient.
Answer: B
Rationale: Incomplete documentation creates legal risk because the record is the
primary evidence of care. It may contribute indirectly to poor continuity but does not
automatically cause a medication error or immediate harm .
Question 6
A patient is being discharged after a stroke and needs skilled nursing care, physical
therapy, and speech therapy at home. Which level of care is most appropriate?
A. Primary care
B. Restorative care
C. Tertiary care
D. Palliative care
Answer: B
Rationale: Restorative care includes home health, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing
services designed to help patients regain maximum function after an acute event.
Primary care is preventive, tertiary is specialized inpatient, and palliative focuses on
comfort .
, Question 7
Which payment model provides a fixed monthly payment per patient to a provider
group, incentivizing preventive care?
A. Fee-for-service
B. Capitation
C. Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
D. Bundled payment
Answer: B
Rationale: Capitation pays a set amount per enrolled patient per month regardless of
services used, encouraging prevention and efficiency. Fee-for-service rewards volume,
DRGs pay fixed amounts per hospitalization, and bundled payments cover episodes of
care .
Question 8
A nurse is formulating a clinical question using PICOT format. Which component is
represented by: "In hospitalized adults, how does hourly rounding compared to
rounding every 2 hours affect fall rates?"
A. P = hospitalized adults; I = hourly rounding; C = rounding every 2 hours; O =
fall rates
B. P = fall rates; I = hourly rounding; C = rounding every 2 hours; O = hospitalized
adults
C. P = hourly rounding; I = hospitalized adults; C = fall rates; O = rounding every 2
hours
D. P = fall rates; I = every 2 hours; C = hospitalized adults; O = hourly rounding
Answer: A
Rationale: PICOT stands for Population (hospitalized adults), Intervention (hourly
rounding), Comparison (rounding every 2 hours), Outcome (fall rates), and optional
Time frame .
