PNC Exam 4 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following nursing actions best exemplifies the role of the nurse as a promoter of
health?
A. Encouraging a group of junior high school students to engage in regular physical activity.
B. Facilitating a support group for the friends and families of patients affected by stroke.
C. Performing deep suctioning on a patient who has a tracheostomy and copious secretions.
D. Administering a beta-adrenergic blocker and diuretic to a patient who has a history of
hypertension. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Encouraging a group of junior high school
students to engage in regular physical activity.
Which of the following would be considered the expanded nursing role?
A. Nurse Practitioner (NP)
B. Certified Nurse's Aide (CNA)
C. Respiratory Therapist (RT)
D. Social Worker (SW) - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Which of the following would be considered a dependent nursing action?
A. Assessment
B. Documentation
C. Medication administration
D. Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Medication administration
When developing a teaching plan for a family of a child who is to receive wound care at home,
which of the following would be most important for the nurse to incorporate in the plan to
achieve successful learning?
, A. Having a wound care specialist describe the procedure in detail
B. Demonstrating the procedure, with the caregiver performing a return demonstration
C. Showing the caregiver a video of the procedure and the steps involved.
D. Providing the caregiver with a written handout of the steps of the procedure. - CORRECT
ANSWER - B. Demonstrating the procedure, with the caregiver performing a return
demonstration
The results of a patient's most recent computed tomography (CT) scan indicate that his renal
tumor has most likely metastasized to his liver and lungs. The health care team has scheduled a
family meeting in order to discuss these findings with the patient and his family. A vacant
meeting room is unavailable at short notice; the family meeting will take place in the patient's
room, which is shared with another patient. This may constitute a direct violation of which of the
following?
A. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
B. The state's Nurse Practice Act
C. The hospital's policies and procedures
D. The hospital's risk management program. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. The Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
During the clinical rotation, a nurse documents the vital signs of the client on the bedside
computer. What role is the nurse playing in such a situation?
A. Decision maker
B. Communicator
C. Coordinator
D. Client advocate - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Communicator
Which process evaluates and recognizes educational programs as having met certain standards.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which of the following nursing actions best exemplifies the role of the nurse as a promoter of
health?
A. Encouraging a group of junior high school students to engage in regular physical activity.
B. Facilitating a support group for the friends and families of patients affected by stroke.
C. Performing deep suctioning on a patient who has a tracheostomy and copious secretions.
D. Administering a beta-adrenergic blocker and diuretic to a patient who has a history of
hypertension. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Encouraging a group of junior high school
students to engage in regular physical activity.
Which of the following would be considered the expanded nursing role?
A. Nurse Practitioner (NP)
B. Certified Nurse's Aide (CNA)
C. Respiratory Therapist (RT)
D. Social Worker (SW) - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Nurse Practitioner (NP)
Which of the following would be considered a dependent nursing action?
A. Assessment
B. Documentation
C. Medication administration
D. Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Medication administration
When developing a teaching plan for a family of a child who is to receive wound care at home,
which of the following would be most important for the nurse to incorporate in the plan to
achieve successful learning?
, A. Having a wound care specialist describe the procedure in detail
B. Demonstrating the procedure, with the caregiver performing a return demonstration
C. Showing the caregiver a video of the procedure and the steps involved.
D. Providing the caregiver with a written handout of the steps of the procedure. - CORRECT
ANSWER - B. Demonstrating the procedure, with the caregiver performing a return
demonstration
The results of a patient's most recent computed tomography (CT) scan indicate that his renal
tumor has most likely metastasized to his liver and lungs. The health care team has scheduled a
family meeting in order to discuss these findings with the patient and his family. A vacant
meeting room is unavailable at short notice; the family meeting will take place in the patient's
room, which is shared with another patient. This may constitute a direct violation of which of the
following?
A. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
B. The state's Nurse Practice Act
C. The hospital's policies and procedures
D. The hospital's risk management program. - CORRECT ANSWER - A. The Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
During the clinical rotation, a nurse documents the vital signs of the client on the bedside
computer. What role is the nurse playing in such a situation?
A. Decision maker
B. Communicator
C. Coordinator
D. Client advocate - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Communicator
Which process evaluates and recognizes educational programs as having met certain standards.
