Nursing 201 exam 1 practice questions
and answers
a, b, c, d, e - Answer-The nurse in the 21st century is facing an extremely complex
profession with multiple external forces affecting the nursing profession. Factors
influencing the nursing profession include which of the following?
a. Demography
b. Womens Health Care
c. human rights
d. Threat of bioterrorism
e. The medically undeserved
a, c - Answer-After licensure the practicing nurse is required to update his or her
knowledge about the latest research and practice developments. The most common
way nurses do this is through _________ programs. (select all that apply)
a. Continuing education
b. Master's degree
c. In service education
d. DNP
b - Answer-Which concept means that the nurse is responsible, professionally and
legally for the type and quality of nursing care provided?
a. Autonomy
b. Accountability
c. Patient advocacy
d. Patient education
d - Answer-The nurse is speaking in front of a group of ninth grade students about
nursing as a profession. One student states that she doesn't want to be a nurse
because all nurses do is take care of sick people and play politics. The most appropriate
response that the nurse could give and expand on is that:
a. Nursing is ideal for the group who hates politics
b. Nursing focuses on curing the persons disease
c. nursing is not political because it has its own knowledge base
d. An area of nursing exists for every interest
b - Answer-The RN on the unit where the student nurse is participating in clinical tells
the student that the unit is questioning whether a patient who has heart surgery will
have less nausea if she chews gum. In this PICOT question, what represents the I?
a. The nurse
b. Chewing gum
c. Having less nausea
d. Postoperative heart surgery patients
and answers
a, b, c, d, e - Answer-The nurse in the 21st century is facing an extremely complex
profession with multiple external forces affecting the nursing profession. Factors
influencing the nursing profession include which of the following?
a. Demography
b. Womens Health Care
c. human rights
d. Threat of bioterrorism
e. The medically undeserved
a, c - Answer-After licensure the practicing nurse is required to update his or her
knowledge about the latest research and practice developments. The most common
way nurses do this is through _________ programs. (select all that apply)
a. Continuing education
b. Master's degree
c. In service education
d. DNP
b - Answer-Which concept means that the nurse is responsible, professionally and
legally for the type and quality of nursing care provided?
a. Autonomy
b. Accountability
c. Patient advocacy
d. Patient education
d - Answer-The nurse is speaking in front of a group of ninth grade students about
nursing as a profession. One student states that she doesn't want to be a nurse
because all nurses do is take care of sick people and play politics. The most appropriate
response that the nurse could give and expand on is that:
a. Nursing is ideal for the group who hates politics
b. Nursing focuses on curing the persons disease
c. nursing is not political because it has its own knowledge base
d. An area of nursing exists for every interest
b - Answer-The RN on the unit where the student nurse is participating in clinical tells
the student that the unit is questioning whether a patient who has heart surgery will
have less nausea if she chews gum. In this PICOT question, what represents the I?
a. The nurse
b. Chewing gum
c. Having less nausea
d. Postoperative heart surgery patients
