Transitions FINAL EXAM practice
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C. May be disciplined by the board of nursing - correct answer ✔✔ What is a correct statement
regarding a nurse who acts beyond the scope of practice?
A. Provides enriched services to patients who would not otherwise receive them
B. Demonstrates what a good nurse she or he can be
C. May be disciplined by the board of nursing
D. May make other nurses angry because of the increased expectations created
D. The activities legally permissible for a nurse to perform in a particular state - correct answer
✔✔ What does the "scope of nursing practice" refer to?
A. Acts that permit some overlap between nursing and medicine
B. The specific duty the nurse owes to a patient
C. Those activities for which a nurse can be held liable for malpractice
D. The activities legally permissible for a nurse to perform in a particular state
A. alcohol or drug abuse - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following is the most frequent
reason for revocation or suspension of a nurse's license?
A. alcohol or drug abuse
B. criminal acts
C. fraud
D. mental impairment
,A. To make recommendations for the nursing profession to transform healthcare. - correct
answer ✔✔ What is the purpose of the Robert Wood Johnson Institute of Medicine report?
A. To make recommendations for the nursing profession to transform healthcare.
B. To give physicians an opportunity to have input in the nursing profession.
C. To force all nurses to obtain a Baccalaureate in Nursing.
D. To help congress Pass laws and make changes in healthcare.
A. Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health professionals, in redesigning
health care i the U.S.
B. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through and improved
education system that promotes seamless academic progression.
D. Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training
E. Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an
improved information infrastructure - correct answer ✔✔ What are the key messages that
structure the discussion and recommendations presented in the Robert Wood Johnson Institute
of Medicine Report? Select all that apply
A. Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health professionals, in redesigning
health care i the U.S.
B. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through and improved
education system that promotes seamless academic progression.
C. Nurses should work to become transformational leaders through continuing educations
courses.
D. Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training
E. Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an
improved information infrastructure
,C. NCSBN website - correct answer ✔✔ The soon to graduate nurse would like information
about what to expect on the NCLEX-RN exam and how to apply to take the exam. Where would
the student find information?
A. A nursing unit manager
B. State Board of Nursing
C. NCSBN website
D. RWJ IOM report
A. Nurses have developed a Code of Ethics.
C. Nurse's possess a specialized body of knowledge.
E. Nurses serve the public. - correct answer ✔✔ What aspects define nursing as a profession?
select all that apply
A. Nurses have developed a Code of Ethics.
B. Nurses are trusted by the public.
C. Nurses possess a specialized body of knowledge.
D. Nurses work around the clock.
E. Nurses serve the public.
D. 400 - correct answer ✔✔ According to the Utah Nurse Practice Act Rule, how many hours
must a licensed nurse practice without an additional requirement of contact hours to renew
their license?
A. 200
B. 1,000
C. 40/week
D. 400
, D. 5 years - correct answer ✔✔ After a nursing student has graduated from their program, what
is the timeframe the applicant has to take and pass the NCLEX-RN? (According to the Utah
Nurse Practice Act Rule)
A. 1 year
B. indefinite
C. 90 days
D. 5 years
B. conducting extensive initial and ongoing data collection - correct answer ✔✔ How does the
Utah Nurse Practice Act Rule define a Comprehensive nursing assessment?
A. verification and evaluation of prescribed orders
B. conducting extensive initial and ongoing data collection
C. appraisal of a patient's status and the situation at hand
D. assessing the patient's care plan
B. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) - correct answer ✔✔ Which organization
developed the most definitive statement on the competencies needed by the newly licensed
RN?
A. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (ACEN)
B. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
C. Magnet Council for Nurses (MCN)
D. Intermountain Health care (IHC)
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C. May be disciplined by the board of nursing - correct answer ✔✔ What is a correct statement
regarding a nurse who acts beyond the scope of practice?
A. Provides enriched services to patients who would not otherwise receive them
B. Demonstrates what a good nurse she or he can be
C. May be disciplined by the board of nursing
D. May make other nurses angry because of the increased expectations created
D. The activities legally permissible for a nurse to perform in a particular state - correct answer
✔✔ What does the "scope of nursing practice" refer to?
A. Acts that permit some overlap between nursing and medicine
B. The specific duty the nurse owes to a patient
C. Those activities for which a nurse can be held liable for malpractice
D. The activities legally permissible for a nurse to perform in a particular state
A. alcohol or drug abuse - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following is the most frequent
reason for revocation or suspension of a nurse's license?
A. alcohol or drug abuse
B. criminal acts
C. fraud
D. mental impairment
,A. To make recommendations for the nursing profession to transform healthcare. - correct
answer ✔✔ What is the purpose of the Robert Wood Johnson Institute of Medicine report?
A. To make recommendations for the nursing profession to transform healthcare.
B. To give physicians an opportunity to have input in the nursing profession.
C. To force all nurses to obtain a Baccalaureate in Nursing.
D. To help congress Pass laws and make changes in healthcare.
A. Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health professionals, in redesigning
health care i the U.S.
B. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through and improved
education system that promotes seamless academic progression.
D. Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training
E. Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an
improved information infrastructure - correct answer ✔✔ What are the key messages that
structure the discussion and recommendations presented in the Robert Wood Johnson Institute
of Medicine Report? Select all that apply
A. Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health professionals, in redesigning
health care i the U.S.
B. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through and improved
education system that promotes seamless academic progression.
C. Nurses should work to become transformational leaders through continuing educations
courses.
D. Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training
E. Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an
improved information infrastructure
,C. NCSBN website - correct answer ✔✔ The soon to graduate nurse would like information
about what to expect on the NCLEX-RN exam and how to apply to take the exam. Where would
the student find information?
A. A nursing unit manager
B. State Board of Nursing
C. NCSBN website
D. RWJ IOM report
A. Nurses have developed a Code of Ethics.
C. Nurse's possess a specialized body of knowledge.
E. Nurses serve the public. - correct answer ✔✔ What aspects define nursing as a profession?
select all that apply
A. Nurses have developed a Code of Ethics.
B. Nurses are trusted by the public.
C. Nurses possess a specialized body of knowledge.
D. Nurses work around the clock.
E. Nurses serve the public.
D. 400 - correct answer ✔✔ According to the Utah Nurse Practice Act Rule, how many hours
must a licensed nurse practice without an additional requirement of contact hours to renew
their license?
A. 200
B. 1,000
C. 40/week
D. 400
, D. 5 years - correct answer ✔✔ After a nursing student has graduated from their program, what
is the timeframe the applicant has to take and pass the NCLEX-RN? (According to the Utah
Nurse Practice Act Rule)
A. 1 year
B. indefinite
C. 90 days
D. 5 years
B. conducting extensive initial and ongoing data collection - correct answer ✔✔ How does the
Utah Nurse Practice Act Rule define a Comprehensive nursing assessment?
A. verification and evaluation of prescribed orders
B. conducting extensive initial and ongoing data collection
C. appraisal of a patient's status and the situation at hand
D. assessing the patient's care plan
B. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) - correct answer ✔✔ Which organization
developed the most definitive statement on the competencies needed by the newly licensed
RN?
A. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (ACEN)
B. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
C. Magnet Council for Nurses (MCN)
D. Intermountain Health care (IHC)
