EAQ FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
PRACTICE QUIZ QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2024
According to quality and safe education for nurses (QSEN) which defines patient centered care?
A. understanding that the client is the source of control when providing care
B. functioning effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams to deliver quality care
C. using data to evaluate outcomes of care processes and designing methods to improve health care
D. minimizing the risk for harm to clients and health care workers through improved professional
performance - ANSWER A. Understanding that the client is the source of control when providing care
The QSEN competency called patient-centered care requires the nurse to understand that the client is
the source of control. The nurse would respect the values, beliefs, and preferences of the client to
provide quality care. The QSEN competency called teamwork and collaboration states that the nurse
would function effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams to provide quality care. Quality
improvement involves using data to evaluate the outcomes of care processes and design methods to
improve the health care delivery system. Safety focuses on minimizing the risk for harm to clients and
health care workers through improved professional performance.
Which point is included in the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) document
regarding core principles of care for transgender clients?
A. Designating unisex or single-stall restrooms
B. Seeking informed consent before providing treatment
C. Posting the client's bill of rights and nondiscrimination policies visibly
D. Reflecting the client's choice of terminology in communication and documentation - ANSWER B.
Seeking informed consent before providing treatment
One of the core principles of health care professionals who care for transgender clients as per the
document published by WPATH. The Joint Commission recommends designating unisex/single stall
restrooms, post the client's bill of rights and nondiscriminatory policies visibly, and use the client's choice
of terminology in communication and documentation
,Which information is accurate regarding exemplary professional practice according to the revised
magnet model?
A. "Strong professional practice is established, and accomplishments of the practice are demonstrated."
B. "A vision for the future and the systems and resources to achieve the vision are created by nursing
leaders."
C. "Focus is on structure and processes and demonstration of positive clinical, work force, and client and
organizational outcomes."
D. "Structures and processes provide an innovative environment in which staff are developed and
empowered and professional practice flourishes." - ANSWER A. "Strong professional practice is
established, and accomplishments of the practice are demonstrated."
Exemplary professional practice is evident when a strong professional practice is established, and
accomplishments of the practice are demonstrated. The characteristic of transformational leadership is a
vision for the future in which the systems and resources to achieve the vision are created by nursing
leaders. The characteristic of empirical quality outcomes is that the focus is on structure and processes
and demonstration of positive clinical, work force, and client and organizational outcomes. The
characteristic of structural empowerment includes structures and processes to provide an innovative
environment in which staff are developed and empowered and professional practice flourishes.
Which are the elements of discovery of a lawsuit? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may
be correct.
A. Experts
B. Medical errors
C. Proof of negligence
D. The depositions of witnesses
E. petition-elements of the claim - ANSWER A. experts
B. medical records
D. the deposition of witnesses
Experts, medical records, and the depositions of witnesses are elements of discovery of a lawsuit. Proof
of negligence is a part of a trial. Petition and elements of the claim are a part of the pleadings phase.
Which is the subset of clinical health care informatics?
a. Clinical informatics
,b. Nursing informatics (NI)
c. Public health informatics
d. Clinical research informatics - ANSWER b. nursing informatics
NI is the subset of clinical health care informatics. This is a specialty that integrates nursing science,
computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge,
and wisdom in nursing practice. Clinical health care informatics is a subdomain of clinical informatics.
Public health informatics is one of the major domains of informatics that uses computer science and
technology to improve public health. Clinical research informatics is a subdomain of clinical informatics.
Which is appropriate for the nurse to include in the education of the ethical principal of nonmaleficence
to a group of nursing students?
a. Treat all clients equitably and fairly.
b. Act in ways to prevent harm to clients.
c. Tell the client the truth about their health.
d. Help the clients make informed choices. - ANSWER b. Act in ways to prevent harm to clients.
Nonmaleficence means to act in ways that prevent client harm or even the risk of harm. Telling the truth
to clients about their health refers to veracity. Helping clients make informed choices promotes
autonomy. Justice involves treating all clients equitably and fairly.
Which activity places a client at risk for hyperthermia?
a. Snowmobiling
b. Skiing in the winter
c. Hiking Alaskan mountains
d. Performing strenuous activity in high humidity - ANSWER d. Performing strenuous activity in high
humidity
When a client performs strenuous activity in high humidity, it reduces heat loss from the body and
results in hyperthermia. Activities such as snowmobiling, skiing, and hiking in cold weather may cause
hypothermia because they occur in cold temperatures and may lower the body temperature.
, The nurse finds the orders from the primary health care provider inappropriate. Clarification from the
health care provider does not resolve the nurse's doubts. Whom would the nurse contact and inform
next?
a. Risk manager
b. Nursing student
c. Supervising nurse
d. Nurse administrator - ANSWER c. Supervising nurse
The nurse would go to the supervising nurse or follow the established chain of command if he or she
finds any discrepancies in the primary health care provider's orders. All nurses must act as risk managers,
depending upon the situation. The nurse in question would follow the established chain of command to
address his or her doubts. A nursing student is still a novice and is too inexperienced to handle such
matters. The nurse administrator manages client care and the delivery of specific nursing services within
a health care agency; the nurse administrator is not the appropriate person to ask for help in solving the
problem at hand.
Which organization has a publication that includes the objective, "Aiming to develop a system to identify
clients who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ)"?
a. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
b. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
c. The Joint Commission (TJC)
d. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) - ANSWER a. U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
Developing a system to identify clients who are LGBTQ is a goal stated in the USDHHS's Healthy People
2020. The CDC's publications have goals that differ from this one. TJC's field guide lists recommendations
for health care agencies for designing a safe environment for LGBT client care. WPATH summarizes core
principles that nurses and other health care providers should follow when caring for transgender clients.
Which explanation regarding the term "just culture" is accurate?
a. Agreement to keep promises
b. Taking positive actions to help others
c. Ability to answer for one's actions
PRACTICE QUIZ QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
2024
According to quality and safe education for nurses (QSEN) which defines patient centered care?
A. understanding that the client is the source of control when providing care
B. functioning effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams to deliver quality care
C. using data to evaluate outcomes of care processes and designing methods to improve health care
D. minimizing the risk for harm to clients and health care workers through improved professional
performance - ANSWER A. Understanding that the client is the source of control when providing care
The QSEN competency called patient-centered care requires the nurse to understand that the client is
the source of control. The nurse would respect the values, beliefs, and preferences of the client to
provide quality care. The QSEN competency called teamwork and collaboration states that the nurse
would function effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams to provide quality care. Quality
improvement involves using data to evaluate the outcomes of care processes and design methods to
improve the health care delivery system. Safety focuses on minimizing the risk for harm to clients and
health care workers through improved professional performance.
Which point is included in the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) document
regarding core principles of care for transgender clients?
A. Designating unisex or single-stall restrooms
B. Seeking informed consent before providing treatment
C. Posting the client's bill of rights and nondiscrimination policies visibly
D. Reflecting the client's choice of terminology in communication and documentation - ANSWER B.
Seeking informed consent before providing treatment
One of the core principles of health care professionals who care for transgender clients as per the
document published by WPATH. The Joint Commission recommends designating unisex/single stall
restrooms, post the client's bill of rights and nondiscriminatory policies visibly, and use the client's choice
of terminology in communication and documentation
,Which information is accurate regarding exemplary professional practice according to the revised
magnet model?
A. "Strong professional practice is established, and accomplishments of the practice are demonstrated."
B. "A vision for the future and the systems and resources to achieve the vision are created by nursing
leaders."
C. "Focus is on structure and processes and demonstration of positive clinical, work force, and client and
organizational outcomes."
D. "Structures and processes provide an innovative environment in which staff are developed and
empowered and professional practice flourishes." - ANSWER A. "Strong professional practice is
established, and accomplishments of the practice are demonstrated."
Exemplary professional practice is evident when a strong professional practice is established, and
accomplishments of the practice are demonstrated. The characteristic of transformational leadership is a
vision for the future in which the systems and resources to achieve the vision are created by nursing
leaders. The characteristic of empirical quality outcomes is that the focus is on structure and processes
and demonstration of positive clinical, work force, and client and organizational outcomes. The
characteristic of structural empowerment includes structures and processes to provide an innovative
environment in which staff are developed and empowered and professional practice flourishes.
Which are the elements of discovery of a lawsuit? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may
be correct.
A. Experts
B. Medical errors
C. Proof of negligence
D. The depositions of witnesses
E. petition-elements of the claim - ANSWER A. experts
B. medical records
D. the deposition of witnesses
Experts, medical records, and the depositions of witnesses are elements of discovery of a lawsuit. Proof
of negligence is a part of a trial. Petition and elements of the claim are a part of the pleadings phase.
Which is the subset of clinical health care informatics?
a. Clinical informatics
,b. Nursing informatics (NI)
c. Public health informatics
d. Clinical research informatics - ANSWER b. nursing informatics
NI is the subset of clinical health care informatics. This is a specialty that integrates nursing science,
computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge,
and wisdom in nursing practice. Clinical health care informatics is a subdomain of clinical informatics.
Public health informatics is one of the major domains of informatics that uses computer science and
technology to improve public health. Clinical research informatics is a subdomain of clinical informatics.
Which is appropriate for the nurse to include in the education of the ethical principal of nonmaleficence
to a group of nursing students?
a. Treat all clients equitably and fairly.
b. Act in ways to prevent harm to clients.
c. Tell the client the truth about their health.
d. Help the clients make informed choices. - ANSWER b. Act in ways to prevent harm to clients.
Nonmaleficence means to act in ways that prevent client harm or even the risk of harm. Telling the truth
to clients about their health refers to veracity. Helping clients make informed choices promotes
autonomy. Justice involves treating all clients equitably and fairly.
Which activity places a client at risk for hyperthermia?
a. Snowmobiling
b. Skiing in the winter
c. Hiking Alaskan mountains
d. Performing strenuous activity in high humidity - ANSWER d. Performing strenuous activity in high
humidity
When a client performs strenuous activity in high humidity, it reduces heat loss from the body and
results in hyperthermia. Activities such as snowmobiling, skiing, and hiking in cold weather may cause
hypothermia because they occur in cold temperatures and may lower the body temperature.
, The nurse finds the orders from the primary health care provider inappropriate. Clarification from the
health care provider does not resolve the nurse's doubts. Whom would the nurse contact and inform
next?
a. Risk manager
b. Nursing student
c. Supervising nurse
d. Nurse administrator - ANSWER c. Supervising nurse
The nurse would go to the supervising nurse or follow the established chain of command if he or she
finds any discrepancies in the primary health care provider's orders. All nurses must act as risk managers,
depending upon the situation. The nurse in question would follow the established chain of command to
address his or her doubts. A nursing student is still a novice and is too inexperienced to handle such
matters. The nurse administrator manages client care and the delivery of specific nursing services within
a health care agency; the nurse administrator is not the appropriate person to ask for help in solving the
problem at hand.
Which organization has a publication that includes the objective, "Aiming to develop a system to identify
clients who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ)"?
a. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
b. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
c. The Joint Commission (TJC)
d. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) - ANSWER a. U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (USDHHS)
Developing a system to identify clients who are LGBTQ is a goal stated in the USDHHS's Healthy People
2020. The CDC's publications have goals that differ from this one. TJC's field guide lists recommendations
for health care agencies for designing a safe environment for LGBT client care. WPATH summarizes core
principles that nurses and other health care providers should follow when caring for transgender clients.
Which explanation regarding the term "just culture" is accurate?
a. Agreement to keep promises
b. Taking positive actions to help others
c. Ability to answer for one's actions
