NUR 228 Exam 1 Questions & 100% Correct
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You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a
patient with terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using the
nursing code of ethics for professional registered nurses to guide care
decisions. A nonnursing colleague asks about this code. Which of the
following statements best describes this code?
1 Improves self-health care
2 Protects the patient's confidentiality
3 Ensures identical care to all patients
4 Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
✓ ~~> 4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient
care
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and
cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs, auscultates her lung sounds, listens to
her heart sounds, determines her level of comfort, and collects blood and
sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is performed?
1 Diagnosis
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2 Evaluation
3 Assessment
4 Implementation
✓ ~~> 3. Assessment
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and
shortness of breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer
treatment now and in 4 hours. Which standard of practice is performed?
1 Planning
2 Evaluation
3 Assessment
4 Implementation
✓ ~~> 4. Implementation
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants
to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to
have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the
surgery to the family and discusses the patient's wishes with the family. The
nurse is acting as the patient's:
1 Educator
2 Advocate
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3 Caregiver
4 Case manager
✓ ~~> 2. Advocate
Evidence-based practice is defined as:
1 Nursing care based on tradition
2 Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research literature
3 A problem-solving approach that integrates best current evidence with
clinical practice
4 Quality nursing care provided in an efficient and economically sound
manner
✓ ~~> 3. A problem-solving approach that integrates best current
evidence with clinical practice
The examination for registered nurse licensure is exactly the same in every
state in the United States. This examination:
1 Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients
2 Ensures standard nursing care for all patients
3 Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
4 Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for a registered nurse in practice
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