FUNDAMENTALS QUIZ 1 - QUIZ
1 STUDY GUIDE NURS 200
STUDY GUIDE 2025
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Fundamentals Quiz 1
In the beginning of civilization, the role of the physician was carried out by the medicine man
and the nurse was the mother who cared for her family during sickness. True
A hospital nurse works collaboratively with a primary care provider, social worker, physical
therapist, and home health care nurse to provide nursing care for a patient following an MVA.
What should be the central focus of this care?
The nurses
The physician
The nursing care plan
The patient
The physical therapist
A nurse who uses critical thinking skills to develop a nursing care plan for an expectant mother
of triplets is said to be using which skill?
Cognitive (thinking about nature of things sufficiently to make care decisions)
Technical (enable RNs to manipulate equipment to produce desired outcome)
Interpersonal (involve caring relationships)
Ethical/legal (enable RNs to conduct themselves morally and professionally)
Tell whether the following statement is true or false.
A nurse who explains a surgical procedure to a patient in order to obtain informed consent is
fulfilling the role of counselor. False, it’s advocate
Which of the following establishes criteria for the education and licensure of nurses?
Nursing process (guideline for nursing practice, enabling RNs to implement their roles)
Nurse practice acts (regulates practice of nursing, including education & licensure)
ANA standards of nursing practice (protect and allow RNs to carry out professional roles)
National League for Nursing (fosters development and improvement of nursing services)
A nurse who focuses attention on the strengths and abilities of patients rather than their
problems is helping them to achieve which of Maslow’s basic human needs? Self-
actualization (provide sense of direction & hope, & maximize pt potential)
Self-esteem (respecting pt values and beliefs and setting attainable goals for them)
Love and belonging (family and friends and establishing caring relationships)
Safety and security (encouraging spiritual practices and independent decision making)
Physiologic (needs essential to maintain life)
Which patient need has the highest priority?
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