Nursing 101 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Exam 1, Part 1
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During a physical assessment, the nurse closes and door and provides drape to promote privacy. The
nurse is performing her role as a/an:
A. Advocate
B. Communicator
C. Change agent
D. Caregiver - (correct Answer) - D. Caregiver
The role of a nurse as caregiver helps client promote, restore and maintain dignity, health and wellness
by viewing a person holistically. As an advocate the nurse intercedes or works on behalf of the client.
Identifying the need and problems of the client and communicating it to other members of the health
team is doing the role of a communicator. As a change agent, the nurse assists the client to MODIFY their
BEHAVIOR.
During the nursing rounds Nurse Cathy is instructing the patient to avoid smoking to prevent the
worsening of respiratory problems. The patient asked about the things that he can do when feelings of
wanting to smoke arises. The nurse enumerates ways of dealing the situation. This is an example of a
nurse's role as a/an:
A. Advocate
B. Clinician
C. Change agent
D. Caregiver - (correct Answer) - C. Change agent
As a change agent, the nurse assists the client to MODIFY their BEHAVIOR. As an advocate the nurse
intercedes or works on behalf of the client. As a clinician, the nurse would use technical expertise to
administer nursing care. The role of a nurse as caregiver helps client promote, restore and maintain
dignity, health and wellness by viewing a person holistically.
Nurse Cathy on the other hand, knows the case immediately even before a diagnosis is done. Based on
Benner's theory she is a/an:
A. Novice
, B. Expert
C. Competent
D. Advanced beginner - (correct Answer) - B. Expert
The ability to perceive something without further evidence is the development of intuition and is seen in
Expert nurses. A novice nurse is governed by rules and usually inflexible. Competent nurses are planning
nursing care consciously. Advanced beginners demonstrate acceptable performance.
Newborn screening is done to every newborn in the Philippines. This is an example of:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Rehabilitation - (correct Answer) - B. Secondary prevention
Promotion of early detection and early treatment of the disease is under secondary prevention.
Example, breast self exam, TB screening, genetic counseling.
One of Nurse Cathy's co-workers is Annie who is flexible in any given situation. Annie is performing her
duties well without supervision but still needs more experience and practice to develop a consciously
planned nursing care. According to Patricia Benner's category in specialization in nursing, Annie is a/an:
A. Novice
B. Expert
C. Competent
D. Advanced beginner - (correct Answer) - D. Advanced beginner
A- Novice is governed by rules and usually inflexible. B- Expert nurses have intuitive grasp on the
situation dealt. C- Competent nurses are planning nursing care consciously. D- Advanced beginners
demonstrate acceptable performance.
The clinical instructor is discussing about the Nursing Process. She mentioned that when a cluster of
actual or high-risk diagnosis are present because of a certain situation it is called:
A. Wellness nursing diagnosis
B. Actual nursing diagnosis
C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
D. Risk nursing diagnosis - (correct Answer) - C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
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During a physical assessment, the nurse closes and door and provides drape to promote privacy. The
nurse is performing her role as a/an:
A. Advocate
B. Communicator
C. Change agent
D. Caregiver - (correct Answer) - D. Caregiver
The role of a nurse as caregiver helps client promote, restore and maintain dignity, health and wellness
by viewing a person holistically. As an advocate the nurse intercedes or works on behalf of the client.
Identifying the need and problems of the client and communicating it to other members of the health
team is doing the role of a communicator. As a change agent, the nurse assists the client to MODIFY their
BEHAVIOR.
During the nursing rounds Nurse Cathy is instructing the patient to avoid smoking to prevent the
worsening of respiratory problems. The patient asked about the things that he can do when feelings of
wanting to smoke arises. The nurse enumerates ways of dealing the situation. This is an example of a
nurse's role as a/an:
A. Advocate
B. Clinician
C. Change agent
D. Caregiver - (correct Answer) - C. Change agent
As a change agent, the nurse assists the client to MODIFY their BEHAVIOR. As an advocate the nurse
intercedes or works on behalf of the client. As a clinician, the nurse would use technical expertise to
administer nursing care. The role of a nurse as caregiver helps client promote, restore and maintain
dignity, health and wellness by viewing a person holistically.
Nurse Cathy on the other hand, knows the case immediately even before a diagnosis is done. Based on
Benner's theory she is a/an:
A. Novice
, B. Expert
C. Competent
D. Advanced beginner - (correct Answer) - B. Expert
The ability to perceive something without further evidence is the development of intuition and is seen in
Expert nurses. A novice nurse is governed by rules and usually inflexible. Competent nurses are planning
nursing care consciously. Advanced beginners demonstrate acceptable performance.
Newborn screening is done to every newborn in the Philippines. This is an example of:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Rehabilitation - (correct Answer) - B. Secondary prevention
Promotion of early detection and early treatment of the disease is under secondary prevention.
Example, breast self exam, TB screening, genetic counseling.
One of Nurse Cathy's co-workers is Annie who is flexible in any given situation. Annie is performing her
duties well without supervision but still needs more experience and practice to develop a consciously
planned nursing care. According to Patricia Benner's category in specialization in nursing, Annie is a/an:
A. Novice
B. Expert
C. Competent
D. Advanced beginner - (correct Answer) - D. Advanced beginner
A- Novice is governed by rules and usually inflexible. B- Expert nurses have intuitive grasp on the
situation dealt. C- Competent nurses are planning nursing care consciously. D- Advanced beginners
demonstrate acceptable performance.
The clinical instructor is discussing about the Nursing Process. She mentioned that when a cluster of
actual or high-risk diagnosis are present because of a certain situation it is called:
A. Wellness nursing diagnosis
B. Actual nursing diagnosis
C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
D. Risk nursing diagnosis - (correct Answer) - C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
