NURS 1871 exam 1 Questions with Answers (100%
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You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the
clinical care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer.
As part of the preparation you have your classmates read the Nursing
Code of Ethics for Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor asks
the class why this document is important. Which statement best
describes this code?
1. Improves self-health care
2. Protects the patient's confidentiality
3. Ensures identical care to all patients
4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
Answer: 4
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A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient
wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the
patient to have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk
and benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the patient's
wishes with them. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
1. Educator.
2. Advocate.
3. Caregiver.
4. Communicator. Answer: 2
The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a dressing
change procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's spouse
demonstrates how to change the dressing. The nurse is acting in which
professional role?
1. Educator
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2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Communicator Answer: 1
The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is the same in
every state in the United States. This examination:
1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients.
2. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients.
3. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice.
4. Guarantees standardized education across all prelicensure
programs. Answer: 3
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and
skills for a variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of
the following are examples of these roles and responsibilities? (Select
all that apply.)
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1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Genetic counselor Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement about
the role.
1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse anesthetist
3. Nurse practitioner
4. Nurse-midwife
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