Nurse's Touch: Becoming a Professional
Nurse Practice Assessment Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
Which of the following demonstrates a nurse's commitment to professional growth?
A. Refusing feedback from colleagues
✔✔B. Attending continuing education workshops
C. Ignoring changes in clinical guidelines
D. Avoiding leadership opportunities
What is the most appropriate way for a nurse to demonstrate integrity?
A. Hiding a small medication error
✔✔B. Reporting a mistake and taking accountability
C. Allowing others to take the blame
D. Ignoring documentation errors
A newly licensed nurse wants to improve time management. Which strategy is most effective?
✔✔A. Prioritizing tasks and using a checklist
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,B. Skipping breaks to work faster
C. Completing the easiest tasks first
D. Relying on coworkers to remind them of tasks
Which of the following best reflects the use of therapeutic communication?
A. Giving personal advice to the client
B. Changing the subject when the client is upset
✔✔C. Listening actively and responding with empathy
D. Telling the client not to worry
What is the nurse’s primary responsibility when delegating a task to an unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP)?
A. Completing the task if the UAP is busy
✔✔B. Ensuring the task is within the UAP’s scope and providing supervision
C. Assigning any task regardless of UAP competence
D. Avoiding follow-up after task completion
What behavior demonstrates a nurse's accountability?
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,✔✔A. Admitting when a patient care task was missed and correcting it
B. Making excuses for delays in care
C. Avoiding responsibility when a team error occurs
D. Asking others to document on your behalf
Which statement best describes professionalism in nursing?
A. Wearing scrubs with cartoon characters to entertain adults
✔✔B. Demonstrating respect, competence, and ethical behavior in all situations
C. Speaking casually to patients to make them comfortable
D. Focusing only on completing tasks quickly
A nurse shows respect for a diverse patient population by:
A. Treating everyone the same way regardless of culture
✔✔B. Asking about cultural practices and integrating them into care
C. Assuming religious beliefs based on appearance
D. Avoiding discussions about customs
Which action by a nurse supports collaboration in the healthcare team?
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, ✔✔A. Participating in interdisciplinary rounds and sharing relevant information
B. Working independently to avoid delays
C. Avoiding communication with physicians
D. Refusing to adjust care plans based on team input
Which of the following is a component of emotional intelligence in nursing?
✔✔A. Recognizing and managing one’s emotions
B. Ignoring emotions during high-stress situations
C. Avoiding feedback to maintain self-esteem
D. Showing frustration openly to relieve stress
A nurse advocating for a patient’s needs is demonstrating:
A. Delegation
B. Supervision
✔✔C. Professional advocacy
D. Evaluation
Which of these best reflects ethical nursing practice?
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Nurse Practice Assessment Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
Which of the following demonstrates a nurse's commitment to professional growth?
A. Refusing feedback from colleagues
✔✔B. Attending continuing education workshops
C. Ignoring changes in clinical guidelines
D. Avoiding leadership opportunities
What is the most appropriate way for a nurse to demonstrate integrity?
A. Hiding a small medication error
✔✔B. Reporting a mistake and taking accountability
C. Allowing others to take the blame
D. Ignoring documentation errors
A newly licensed nurse wants to improve time management. Which strategy is most effective?
✔✔A. Prioritizing tasks and using a checklist
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,B. Skipping breaks to work faster
C. Completing the easiest tasks first
D. Relying on coworkers to remind them of tasks
Which of the following best reflects the use of therapeutic communication?
A. Giving personal advice to the client
B. Changing the subject when the client is upset
✔✔C. Listening actively and responding with empathy
D. Telling the client not to worry
What is the nurse’s primary responsibility when delegating a task to an unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP)?
A. Completing the task if the UAP is busy
✔✔B. Ensuring the task is within the UAP’s scope and providing supervision
C. Assigning any task regardless of UAP competence
D. Avoiding follow-up after task completion
What behavior demonstrates a nurse's accountability?
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,✔✔A. Admitting when a patient care task was missed and correcting it
B. Making excuses for delays in care
C. Avoiding responsibility when a team error occurs
D. Asking others to document on your behalf
Which statement best describes professionalism in nursing?
A. Wearing scrubs with cartoon characters to entertain adults
✔✔B. Demonstrating respect, competence, and ethical behavior in all situations
C. Speaking casually to patients to make them comfortable
D. Focusing only on completing tasks quickly
A nurse shows respect for a diverse patient population by:
A. Treating everyone the same way regardless of culture
✔✔B. Asking about cultural practices and integrating them into care
C. Assuming religious beliefs based on appearance
D. Avoiding discussions about customs
Which action by a nurse supports collaboration in the healthcare team?
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, ✔✔A. Participating in interdisciplinary rounds and sharing relevant information
B. Working independently to avoid delays
C. Avoiding communication with physicians
D. Refusing to adjust care plans based on team input
Which of the following is a component of emotional intelligence in nursing?
✔✔A. Recognizing and managing one’s emotions
B. Ignoring emotions during high-stress situations
C. Avoiding feedback to maintain self-esteem
D. Showing frustration openly to relieve stress
A nurse advocating for a patient’s needs is demonstrating:
A. Delegation
B. Supervision
✔✔C. Professional advocacy
D. Evaluation
Which of these best reflects ethical nursing practice?
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