(2025)
Practice Questions with Rationales
AND • BSN • ABSN • Entry-Level MSN
Chapter 1: Nursing Foundations
1. A nurse asks a client to describe how an injury occurred.
Which nursing skill isdemonstrated?
Answer: Assessment
Rationale: Gathering health-related information is part of assessment.
2. What contributed most to decreased mortality during the
Crimean War?
Answer: Reduced infection rates
Rationale: Improved sanitation and hygiene prevented infection.
3. Teaching adolescents about HIV prevention reflects which
skill?
Answer: Counseling
Rationale: Counseling involves education and guidance.
4. Which behavior best represents active listening?
Answer: Asking for clarification
Rationale: Clarification promotes understanding.
5. Which nursing program best prepares nurses for leadership
roles?
Answer: Baccalaureate program
Rationale: BSN programs include leadership education.
6. Asking family members about a head injury mechanism
demonstrates which skill?Answer: Assessment
Rationale: Injury details support evaluation.
7. Early U.S. nursing schools primarily benefited hospitals by:
Answer: Using unpaid student labor
Rationale: Students replaced paid staff.