CONCEPTS FOR NURSING PRACTICE FINAL
STUDY GUIDE 2026 TESTED MATERIAL SOLVED
◉ A nurse is developing a quality improvement (QI) program. Which
of the following would be the most important aspect of the program
that should be considered?
a. Vision and values of the agency
b. Standards used to provide care
c. Results of nursing care
d. Evaluation of process changes. Answer: c. Results of nursing care
◉ A nurse is implementing plan-do-check-act. Which of the
following actions is the nurse going to perform? a. Documentation of
client care.
b. Obtain certification in a specialty area.
c. Review data after changing practice.
d. Provide equal access to care.. Answer: c. Review data after
changing practice.
◉ A nurse records the number of clients seen daily as well as the
mode of transportation and miles driven. Which of the following
types of records is being used?
a. Clinical record
,b. Provider service record
c. Financial record
d. Central index system. Answer: b. Provider service record
◉ A nurse is profiling the clients who are served by an agency as
well as documenting services requested and provided. Which of the
following describes the type of record that would be appropriate to
use?
a. Clinical record
b. Provider service record
c. Financial record
d. Central index system. Answer: d. Central index system
◉ A nurse is using a clinical practice guideline. Which of the
following describes the situations that the nurse may be facing?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Recommending the administration of the influenza vaccination to
a client
b. Creating agency policies and procedures
c. Developing a program targeting obesity prevention
d. Researching interventions that would improve care for a
tuberculosis client
,e. Documenting the assessment of a client with congestive heart
failure. Answer: a. Recommending the administration of the
influenza vaccination to a client
c. Developing a program targeting obesity prevention
d. Researching interventions that would improve care for a
tuberculosis client
◉ Which of the following statements about records are true? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Records provide complete information about the client.
b. Records resolve legal issues in malpractice suits.
c. Records provide information for education and research.
d. Records allow anyone interested in a client's progress to view a
chart.
e. Records allow for easy documentation of the client's assessment..
Answer: a. Records provide complete information about the client.
b. Records resolve legal issues in malpractice suits.
c. Records provide information for education and research.
◉ A nurse is interviewing at an agency owned by a national religious
organization that serves homeless and uninsured patients. A large
poster display shows a proposed addition that would add 16 beds to
the facility that will be funded from profits of the previous 3 years of
operation. The nurse recognizes that the agency is most likely what
type of agency?
, a. For-profit
b. Not-for-profit
c. Publicly-owned
d. Investor-owned. Answer: b. Not-for-profit
◉ A nurse is reported for taking prescribed patient medications for
their personal use. Who has direct authority over deciding if the
nurse may keep their professional license to continue practicing as a
nurse?
a. The hospital where the nurse is currently employed
b. The American Nurses Association
c. The National League for Nursing
d. The State Board of Nursing who issued the license. Answer: d. The
State Board of Nursing who issued the license
◉ The annual report for a hospital shows that external environment
factors are affecting the amount of new staff hired. What is a likely
factor contributing to this outcome?
a. The recent implementation of becoming a not-for-profit
institution
b. The implementation of a hospital electronic medical record
system
c. A national recession that has been occurring for 3 years
STUDY GUIDE 2026 TESTED MATERIAL SOLVED
◉ A nurse is developing a quality improvement (QI) program. Which
of the following would be the most important aspect of the program
that should be considered?
a. Vision and values of the agency
b. Standards used to provide care
c. Results of nursing care
d. Evaluation of process changes. Answer: c. Results of nursing care
◉ A nurse is implementing plan-do-check-act. Which of the
following actions is the nurse going to perform? a. Documentation of
client care.
b. Obtain certification in a specialty area.
c. Review data after changing practice.
d. Provide equal access to care.. Answer: c. Review data after
changing practice.
◉ A nurse records the number of clients seen daily as well as the
mode of transportation and miles driven. Which of the following
types of records is being used?
a. Clinical record
,b. Provider service record
c. Financial record
d. Central index system. Answer: b. Provider service record
◉ A nurse is profiling the clients who are served by an agency as
well as documenting services requested and provided. Which of the
following describes the type of record that would be appropriate to
use?
a. Clinical record
b. Provider service record
c. Financial record
d. Central index system. Answer: d. Central index system
◉ A nurse is using a clinical practice guideline. Which of the
following describes the situations that the nurse may be facing?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Recommending the administration of the influenza vaccination to
a client
b. Creating agency policies and procedures
c. Developing a program targeting obesity prevention
d. Researching interventions that would improve care for a
tuberculosis client
,e. Documenting the assessment of a client with congestive heart
failure. Answer: a. Recommending the administration of the
influenza vaccination to a client
c. Developing a program targeting obesity prevention
d. Researching interventions that would improve care for a
tuberculosis client
◉ Which of the following statements about records are true? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Records provide complete information about the client.
b. Records resolve legal issues in malpractice suits.
c. Records provide information for education and research.
d. Records allow anyone interested in a client's progress to view a
chart.
e. Records allow for easy documentation of the client's assessment..
Answer: a. Records provide complete information about the client.
b. Records resolve legal issues in malpractice suits.
c. Records provide information for education and research.
◉ A nurse is interviewing at an agency owned by a national religious
organization that serves homeless and uninsured patients. A large
poster display shows a proposed addition that would add 16 beds to
the facility that will be funded from profits of the previous 3 years of
operation. The nurse recognizes that the agency is most likely what
type of agency?
, a. For-profit
b. Not-for-profit
c. Publicly-owned
d. Investor-owned. Answer: b. Not-for-profit
◉ A nurse is reported for taking prescribed patient medications for
their personal use. Who has direct authority over deciding if the
nurse may keep their professional license to continue practicing as a
nurse?
a. The hospital where the nurse is currently employed
b. The American Nurses Association
c. The National League for Nursing
d. The State Board of Nursing who issued the license. Answer: d. The
State Board of Nursing who issued the license
◉ The annual report for a hospital shows that external environment
factors are affecting the amount of new staff hired. What is a likely
factor contributing to this outcome?
a. The recent implementation of becoming a not-for-profit
institution
b. The implementation of a hospital electronic medical record
system
c. A national recession that has been occurring for 3 years
