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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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