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NURS 142 Midterm Questions and Correct Answers/
Latest Update / Already Graded
The Standards of Practice describe a competent level of nursing care guiding
professional thinking and activities as demonstrated by the analytical, critical-
thinking model/framework known as:
(a)Clinical decision-making
(b)The scientific method
(c)Coordination of care
(d)The nursing process
Ans: (d) The nursing process
Which .of .the .following .is .NOT .a .foundational .principle .of .cultural .humility?
(a) Developing .mutually .beneficial .and .non-paternalistic .clinical .and .advocacy
.partnerships .with .communities
(b) Nurturing .a .lifelong .commitment .to .self-reflection, .self-evaluation, .and .self-
. critique
(c) Focusing .on .individual-level .processes .to .promote .organizational-level .changes
(d) Redressing .power .imbalances .in .the .person-clinician, .educator-
student, .colleague-colleague, .and .academic .center-community .dynamic
Ans: . (c) .Focusing .on .individual-level .processes .to .promote .organizational-level
.changes
The .Scope .of .Nursing .Practice .describes .the ."who," ."what," ."where," ."when,"
."why," .and ."how" .of .nursing .practice. .The ."who" .of .nursing .practice .includes .all
.EXCEPT .which .of .the .following?
(a) Advanced .practice .registered .nurses .(APRN)
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(b) Registered .nurses .(RN)
(c) Graduate-level .prepared .registered .nurses
(d) Licensed .practical .nurses .(LPN)
Ans: . (d) .Licensed .practical .nurses .(LPN)
The .art .of .nursing .is .based .on .caring .and .respect .for .human .dignity, .and
.embraces .which .one .of .the .following:
(a) Capturing .patient .stories .and .voices .through .journaling, .painting,
.poetry .writing .and .music.
(b) Spirituality, .healing, .empathy, .mutual .respect, .and .compassion.
(c) The .authority .of .physicians, .social .workers, .physical .and
.occupational .therapists, .and .radiologists.
(d) Nursing .is .a .science, .not .an .art.
Ans: . (b) .Spirituality, .healing, .empathy, .mutual .respect, .and .compassion
Today's .nursing .students .need .to .be .well .versed .in .evidence-based .practice, .a
.lifelong .problem-solving .approach .which .integrates .ALL .BUT .WHICH .of .the
.following:
(a) The .best .evidence .from .well-designed .research .studies .and .theories
(b) Clinical .expertise .and .data .from .assessment .of .the .healthcare
.consumer's .history .and .condition
(c) Person, . family, . group, . community, . and . population . preferences . and . values
(d) The .way .things .have .always .historically .been .done
Ans: . (d) .The .way .things .have .always .historically .been .done
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The .nursing .process .includes .the .following .components:
(a) Attending .to .the .well-being, .comfort, .dignity, .and .humanity .of .all .patient
.populations
(b) Assessing .blood .pressure, .respiratory .rate, .heart .rate, .and .temperature
(c) Assessment, .diagnosis, .outcomes .identification, .planning, .implementation, .and
. evaluation
(d) Consulting .with .the .assigned .physician .and .care .team .members
Ans: . (c) .Assessment, .diagnosis, .outcomes .identification, .planning,
.implementation, .and .evaluation
After .completion .of .the .BSN .(Baccalaureate .of .Science .in .Nursing) .degree .NURS
.142 .students .will .be .educationally .prepared .for .competent .practice .at .the
.entry .level .and .will .be .qualified .by .national .examination .for .RN .licensure. .What
.is .the .name .of .that .national .examination?
(a) American .Association .of .Colleges .of .Nursing .Examination, .known .as
.AACN- .RN
(b) National .Council .Licensure .Examination .for .Registered .Nurses, .known .as
.NCLEX-RN
(c) National . League . or . Nursing . Examination, . known . as . NLN-RN
Licensure, .Accreditation, .Certification, .and .Education .Examination, .known
.as .LACE-RN
(d) American .Nurses .Credentialing .Center .Examination, .known .as .ANCC-RN
Ans: . (b) .National .Council .Licensure .Examination .for .Registered .Nurses,
.known .as .NCLEX-RN
Which .of .these .does .NOT .accurately .reflect .one .of .the .nine .code .of .ethics
.provisions?
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NURS 142 Midterm Questions and Correct Answers/
Latest Update / Already Graded
The Standards of Practice describe a competent level of nursing care guiding
professional thinking and activities as demonstrated by the analytical, critical-
thinking model/framework known as:
(a)Clinical decision-making
(b)The scientific method
(c)Coordination of care
(d)The nursing process
Ans: (d) The nursing process
Which .of .the .following .is .NOT .a .foundational .principle .of .cultural .humility?
(a) Developing .mutually .beneficial .and .non-paternalistic .clinical .and .advocacy
.partnerships .with .communities
(b) Nurturing .a .lifelong .commitment .to .self-reflection, .self-evaluation, .and .self-
. critique
(c) Focusing .on .individual-level .processes .to .promote .organizational-level .changes
(d) Redressing .power .imbalances .in .the .person-clinician, .educator-
student, .colleague-colleague, .and .academic .center-community .dynamic
Ans: . (c) .Focusing .on .individual-level .processes .to .promote .organizational-level
.changes
The .Scope .of .Nursing .Practice .describes .the ."who," ."what," ."where," ."when,"
."why," .and ."how" .of .nursing .practice. .The ."who" .of .nursing .practice .includes .all
.EXCEPT .which .of .the .following?
(a) Advanced .practice .registered .nurses .(APRN)
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(b) Registered .nurses .(RN)
(c) Graduate-level .prepared .registered .nurses
(d) Licensed .practical .nurses .(LPN)
Ans: . (d) .Licensed .practical .nurses .(LPN)
The .art .of .nursing .is .based .on .caring .and .respect .for .human .dignity, .and
.embraces .which .one .of .the .following:
(a) Capturing .patient .stories .and .voices .through .journaling, .painting,
.poetry .writing .and .music.
(b) Spirituality, .healing, .empathy, .mutual .respect, .and .compassion.
(c) The .authority .of .physicians, .social .workers, .physical .and
.occupational .therapists, .and .radiologists.
(d) Nursing .is .a .science, .not .an .art.
Ans: . (b) .Spirituality, .healing, .empathy, .mutual .respect, .and .compassion
Today's .nursing .students .need .to .be .well .versed .in .evidence-based .practice, .a
.lifelong .problem-solving .approach .which .integrates .ALL .BUT .WHICH .of .the
.following:
(a) The .best .evidence .from .well-designed .research .studies .and .theories
(b) Clinical .expertise .and .data .from .assessment .of .the .healthcare
.consumer's .history .and .condition
(c) Person, . family, . group, . community, . and . population . preferences . and . values
(d) The .way .things .have .always .historically .been .done
Ans: . (d) .The .way .things .have .always .historically .been .done
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The .nursing .process .includes .the .following .components:
(a) Attending .to .the .well-being, .comfort, .dignity, .and .humanity .of .all .patient
.populations
(b) Assessing .blood .pressure, .respiratory .rate, .heart .rate, .and .temperature
(c) Assessment, .diagnosis, .outcomes .identification, .planning, .implementation, .and
. evaluation
(d) Consulting .with .the .assigned .physician .and .care .team .members
Ans: . (c) .Assessment, .diagnosis, .outcomes .identification, .planning,
.implementation, .and .evaluation
After .completion .of .the .BSN .(Baccalaureate .of .Science .in .Nursing) .degree .NURS
.142 .students .will .be .educationally .prepared .for .competent .practice .at .the
.entry .level .and .will .be .qualified .by .national .examination .for .RN .licensure. .What
.is .the .name .of .that .national .examination?
(a) American .Association .of .Colleges .of .Nursing .Examination, .known .as
.AACN- .RN
(b) National .Council .Licensure .Examination .for .Registered .Nurses, .known .as
.NCLEX-RN
(c) National . League . or . Nursing . Examination, . known . as . NLN-RN
Licensure, .Accreditation, .Certification, .and .Education .Examination, .known
.as .LACE-RN
(d) American .Nurses .Credentialing .Center .Examination, .known .as .ANCC-RN
Ans: . (b) .National .Council .Licensure .Examination .for .Registered .Nurses,
.known .as .NCLEX-RN
Which .of .these .does .NOT .accurately .reflect .one .of .the .nine .code .of .ethics
.provisions?
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