,“Ultimate Test Bank for Fundamentals of
Nursing (Potter & Perry): NCLEX & HESI
Aligned Questions with Verified Answers
and Rationales”
Chapter-by-chapter test bank mapped to the 2025
NCLEX-RN Test Plan (Safety, Infection Control,
Health Promotion, Psychosocial, and Physiological
Integrity). Includes 100% verified multiple-choice
questions with detailed rationales based on Potter
& Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing (11th Edition),
CDC standards, and NCSBN guidelines.
,Chapter 1- Nursing and the Health Care
Environment
Question /stem
Chapter 1 — Nursing Today: Definitions & Roles
Key Concept: Scope of nursing practice
Nursing Process: Assessment
Stem: A newly licensed RN is beginning an orientation on a
surgical unit. Which action best reflects the RN’s primary
professional responsibility during early patient assessment?
Options:
A. Perform only tasks delegated by the charge nurse.
B. Collect comprehensive health history and perform focused
physical assessment.
C. Teach complex discharge planning immediately after
admission.
D. Complete all unit paperwork before seeing the patient.
Correct Answer: B — collect history and perform assessment
Rationale:
Correct (2–3 sentences): Collecting a comprehensive history
and performing a focused physical assessment is the RN’s
fundamental responsibility to identify patient problems and
baseline status (Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Ed., Ch. 1; page
numbers vary by edition). This aligns with the ANA Scope and
Standards of Professional Nursing Practice Standard:
Assessment and the Nursing Process step: Assessment.
A (incorrect): Delegated tasks are performed as assigned, but
, they do not replace the RN’s independent assessment
responsibility.
B (incorrect): (reserved)
C (incorrect): Immediate teaching of complex discharge
planning is premature before assessment and understanding
patient needs.
D (incorrect): Administrative tasks do not substitute for direct
assessment of patient condition.
Teaching Point: Assessment establishes the baseline for safe
nursing care.
Question /stem
Chapter 1 — Nursing Today: Professional Identity
Key Concept: Accountability and responsibility
Nursing Process: Implementation
Stem: A nurse notices a medication error made by a colleague
that could harm the patient if not corrected. The nurse’s most
professional action is to:
Options:
A. Ignore it to avoid conflict since the error was minor.
B. Report and correct the error immediately and notify the
prescriber and charge nurse.
C. Tell the colleague to be more careful but take no further
action.
D. Remove the medication from the patient’s chart to conceal
the mistake.
Nursing (Potter & Perry): NCLEX & HESI
Aligned Questions with Verified Answers
and Rationales”
Chapter-by-chapter test bank mapped to the 2025
NCLEX-RN Test Plan (Safety, Infection Control,
Health Promotion, Psychosocial, and Physiological
Integrity). Includes 100% verified multiple-choice
questions with detailed rationales based on Potter
& Perry’s Fundamentals of Nursing (11th Edition),
CDC standards, and NCSBN guidelines.
,Chapter 1- Nursing and the Health Care
Environment
Question /stem
Chapter 1 — Nursing Today: Definitions & Roles
Key Concept: Scope of nursing practice
Nursing Process: Assessment
Stem: A newly licensed RN is beginning an orientation on a
surgical unit. Which action best reflects the RN’s primary
professional responsibility during early patient assessment?
Options:
A. Perform only tasks delegated by the charge nurse.
B. Collect comprehensive health history and perform focused
physical assessment.
C. Teach complex discharge planning immediately after
admission.
D. Complete all unit paperwork before seeing the patient.
Correct Answer: B — collect history and perform assessment
Rationale:
Correct (2–3 sentences): Collecting a comprehensive history
and performing a focused physical assessment is the RN’s
fundamental responsibility to identify patient problems and
baseline status (Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Ed., Ch. 1; page
numbers vary by edition). This aligns with the ANA Scope and
Standards of Professional Nursing Practice Standard:
Assessment and the Nursing Process step: Assessment.
A (incorrect): Delegated tasks are performed as assigned, but
, they do not replace the RN’s independent assessment
responsibility.
B (incorrect): (reserved)
C (incorrect): Immediate teaching of complex discharge
planning is premature before assessment and understanding
patient needs.
D (incorrect): Administrative tasks do not substitute for direct
assessment of patient condition.
Teaching Point: Assessment establishes the baseline for safe
nursing care.
Question /stem
Chapter 1 — Nursing Today: Professional Identity
Key Concept: Accountability and responsibility
Nursing Process: Implementation
Stem: A nurse notices a medication error made by a colleague
that could harm the patient if not corrected. The nurse’s most
professional action is to:
Options:
A. Ignore it to avoid conflict since the error was minor.
B. Report and correct the error immediately and notify the
prescriber and charge nurse.
C. Tell the colleague to be more careful but take no further
action.
D. Remove the medication from the patient’s chart to conceal
the mistake.
