ECPI 164 EXAM #1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A nurse working in a rehabilitation facility focuses on the goal of restoring health for
patients. Which nursing interventions could the nurse use to meet this goal? Select all
that apply.
A. Counseling adolescents in a drug rehabilitation program
B. Performing range-of-motion exercises for a patient on bedrest
C. Demonstrating insulin injection to a patient with diabetes
D. Recommending a yoga class for a busy executive
E. Providing hospice care for a patient with end-stage cancer
F. Teaching a nutrition class at a local high school - Answer-A. Counseling adolescents
in a drug rehabilitation program
B. Performing range-of-motion exercises for a patient on bedrest
C. Demonstrating insulin injection to a patient with diabetes
Nursing students are learning about the criteria that establish nursing as a profession.
Which statements by the students indicate they have correctly described characteristics
of a profession? Select all that apply.
A. Nursing is composed of a well-defined body of general knowledge.
B. Nursing interventions are dependent upon medical practice.
C. Nursing is a recognized authority by a professional group.
D. Nursing practice is regulated by the medical profession.
E. Nursing has a code of ethics.
F. Nursing is influenced by ongoing research. - Answer-C. Nursing is a recognized
authority by a professional group.
E. Nursing has a code of ethics.
F. Nursing is influenced by ongoing research.
A nurse considers returning to school to obtain a master's degree in nursing. Which
practice discipline requiring graduate level education could the nurse consider?
A. Rehabilitation nurse
B. Critical care nurse
C. Oncology nurse
D. Nurse practitioner - Answer-D. Nurse practitioner
Nurses in the United States follow regulations outlined by each state's nurse practice
act. A nurse moving to a different state anticipates finding which elements are common
to all states' nurse practice acts?
A. Definition of the legal scope of nursing practice for those registered
B. Provision of continuing education programs to meet state requirements
C. Determining the scope of content covered in the NCLEX examination
D. Creating institutional policies for health care practices - Answer-A. Definition of the
legal scope of nursing practice for those registered
, Nurses of a statewide nursing organization come together to plan for the challenges to
health care for the 21st century. What current trend in health care should be a focus of
the plan?
A. Decreasing numbers of hospitalized patients
B. Increasing numbers of older and more acutely ill patients
C. Decreasing health care costs owing to managed care
D. Decreasing advances in medical knowledge and technology - Answer-B. Increasing
numbers of older and more acutely ill patients
A nursing student questions the primary nurse about instilling air into a nasogastric tube
to confirm placement, when they learned that x-ray validation of the tube's tip in the
stomach reflects best practice. The student is validating safe nursing practice with which
type of knowledge?
A. Instinctive knowledge
B. Scientific knowledge
C. Authoritative knowledge
D. Traditional knowledge - Answer-B. Scientific knowledge
A nurse is using the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice (JHNEBP) model
PET as a clinical decision-making tool when delivering care to patients. Which steps
reflect the intended use of this tool? Select all that apply.
A. Recruiting an interprofessional team to develop and refine an EBP question
B. Drawing from personal experiences of being a patient to establish a therapeutic
relationship with a patient
C. Conducting a search of electronic data bases for current treatments for type 2
diabetes
D. Drawing on their spiritual training when counseling a patient in hospice care at end of
life
E. Questioning the protocol for assessing postoperative patients returning to the ICU
F. Studying pathophysiology to understand the disease states of assigned patients -
Answer-A. Recruiting an interprofessional team to develop and refine an EBP question
C. Conducting a search of electronic data bases for current treatments for type 2
diabetes
E. Questioning the protocol for assessing postoperative patients returning to the ICU
A nurse is using general systems theory to assist a family of four develop healthier food
choices. What statement best reflects a key point of this theory?
A. Food choices made by the parents will influence choices made by the children.
B. The children should avoid giving feedback on the family food choices.
C. Boundaries are closed between family members and their environments.
D. A change in one family member's behavior rarely affects other members. - Answer-A.
Food choices made by the parents will influence choices made by the children.
A charge nurse meets with staff to outline a plan to provide transcultural nursing care for
patients in their health care facility. The charge nurse explains that transcultural care as
ANSWERS
A nurse working in a rehabilitation facility focuses on the goal of restoring health for
patients. Which nursing interventions could the nurse use to meet this goal? Select all
that apply.
A. Counseling adolescents in a drug rehabilitation program
B. Performing range-of-motion exercises for a patient on bedrest
C. Demonstrating insulin injection to a patient with diabetes
D. Recommending a yoga class for a busy executive
E. Providing hospice care for a patient with end-stage cancer
F. Teaching a nutrition class at a local high school - Answer-A. Counseling adolescents
in a drug rehabilitation program
B. Performing range-of-motion exercises for a patient on bedrest
C. Demonstrating insulin injection to a patient with diabetes
Nursing students are learning about the criteria that establish nursing as a profession.
Which statements by the students indicate they have correctly described characteristics
of a profession? Select all that apply.
A. Nursing is composed of a well-defined body of general knowledge.
B. Nursing interventions are dependent upon medical practice.
C. Nursing is a recognized authority by a professional group.
D. Nursing practice is regulated by the medical profession.
E. Nursing has a code of ethics.
F. Nursing is influenced by ongoing research. - Answer-C. Nursing is a recognized
authority by a professional group.
E. Nursing has a code of ethics.
F. Nursing is influenced by ongoing research.
A nurse considers returning to school to obtain a master's degree in nursing. Which
practice discipline requiring graduate level education could the nurse consider?
A. Rehabilitation nurse
B. Critical care nurse
C. Oncology nurse
D. Nurse practitioner - Answer-D. Nurse practitioner
Nurses in the United States follow regulations outlined by each state's nurse practice
act. A nurse moving to a different state anticipates finding which elements are common
to all states' nurse practice acts?
A. Definition of the legal scope of nursing practice for those registered
B. Provision of continuing education programs to meet state requirements
C. Determining the scope of content covered in the NCLEX examination
D. Creating institutional policies for health care practices - Answer-A. Definition of the
legal scope of nursing practice for those registered
, Nurses of a statewide nursing organization come together to plan for the challenges to
health care for the 21st century. What current trend in health care should be a focus of
the plan?
A. Decreasing numbers of hospitalized patients
B. Increasing numbers of older and more acutely ill patients
C. Decreasing health care costs owing to managed care
D. Decreasing advances in medical knowledge and technology - Answer-B. Increasing
numbers of older and more acutely ill patients
A nursing student questions the primary nurse about instilling air into a nasogastric tube
to confirm placement, when they learned that x-ray validation of the tube's tip in the
stomach reflects best practice. The student is validating safe nursing practice with which
type of knowledge?
A. Instinctive knowledge
B. Scientific knowledge
C. Authoritative knowledge
D. Traditional knowledge - Answer-B. Scientific knowledge
A nurse is using the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice (JHNEBP) model
PET as a clinical decision-making tool when delivering care to patients. Which steps
reflect the intended use of this tool? Select all that apply.
A. Recruiting an interprofessional team to develop and refine an EBP question
B. Drawing from personal experiences of being a patient to establish a therapeutic
relationship with a patient
C. Conducting a search of electronic data bases for current treatments for type 2
diabetes
D. Drawing on their spiritual training when counseling a patient in hospice care at end of
life
E. Questioning the protocol for assessing postoperative patients returning to the ICU
F. Studying pathophysiology to understand the disease states of assigned patients -
Answer-A. Recruiting an interprofessional team to develop and refine an EBP question
C. Conducting a search of electronic data bases for current treatments for type 2
diabetes
E. Questioning the protocol for assessing postoperative patients returning to the ICU
A nurse is using general systems theory to assist a family of four develop healthier food
choices. What statement best reflects a key point of this theory?
A. Food choices made by the parents will influence choices made by the children.
B. The children should avoid giving feedback on the family food choices.
C. Boundaries are closed between family members and their environments.
D. A change in one family member's behavior rarely affects other members. - Answer-A.
Food choices made by the parents will influence choices made by the children.
A charge nurse meets with staff to outline a plan to provide transcultural nursing care for
patients in their health care facility. The charge nurse explains that transcultural care as
