Exam 1-Chapter 1 Questions with
Accurate Answers
2. An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough.
The nurse obtains her vital signs, listens to her lung and heart sounds, determines
her level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which
standard of practice is performed?
1. Diagnosis
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation correct answer 3. Assessment
3. A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness
of breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in
4 hours. Which standard of practice is performed?
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
,4. Implementation correct answer 4. Implementation
4. 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. Case manager. correct answer 2. Advocate.
5. The nurse spends time with the patient and family reviewing the 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
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
, 4. Case manager correct answer 1. Educator
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision support system to correctly
position her ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated
respiratory secretions. This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the
Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Informatics correct answer 4. Informatics
A nurse meets with the registered dietitian and physical therapist to develop a
plan of care that focuses on improving nutrition and mobility for a patient. This is
an example of which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN)
competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and collaboration