ROLE AND SCOPE 2026 CORE EXAM TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔The nurse overhears the client on the telephone saying he is being discharged but
that he does not feel ready to go home? What is the priority action of the nurse? -
✔✔Assess the clients ability to care for himself at home
✔✔The nurse is preparing the client for an invasive surgical procedure. What is the
nurses legal responsibility regarding consent ? - ✔✔Ensure that a valid consent form is
in the patient's chart
✔✔A nurse is participating in a management course. For the class, she has to attend a
state legislative session regarding the role of patient care technicians. Why should
nurses be involved in shaping public policy? - ✔✔Nurses are closest to the patients and
families and can best speak to their needs
✔✔The nurse is preparing to administer a prescribed medication to a client. In which of
the following ways can the nurse demonstrate advocacy for the client's rights? - ✔✔Ask
the client if he has any questions or concerns regarding the medication
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client with a new diagnosis of diabetes. Which of the following
is the best guarantee that the patients priority needs are met - ✔✔Coordinate care with
other members of the team
✔✔An experienced nurse wants to become more active in politics. What actions should
the nurse take SATA: - ✔✔Hold active membership in professional nursing organization
Develop political skills through attendance at policy conferences and workshops
Engage with local and state legislators on issues related to nursino and healthcare
Become actively involved in state nursing organizations Campaign and run for a
legislative office
✔✔The nurse is caring for a post-operative patient with a history of drug addiction.
Which of the following must the nurse consider in planning care? - ✔✔The client has a
right to adequate assessment and management of pain The nurses role is that of an
advocate and educator for pain management Effective pain management includes both
pharm and non pharm management therapies
✔✔20. A new nurse is overwhelmed by her preceptor saying she cannot get involved in
health care policy because It goes against her nature as a compassionate
caregiver.what should the preceptor tell her? - ✔✔Complete care of the client requires
the nurse to engage in professional and political advocacy
, ✔✔Nurses act as advocated in their communities through effrots to change health care
systems and improve quality of life. What can the nurses do to advocate for their
communities. - ✔✔Promote greater access to healthcare in the neighborhood
✔✔A public health nurse is writing a paper for her bacclaurette class. She asks her
preceptor to review it. Which statement in the paper is incorrect and needs revision. -
✔✔Public health departments are focused on the treatment of the individual rather than
the community
✔✔nurse in a not for profit community health center wants to research the best way to
prevent MRSA in the community. How best can this nurse conduct research needed to
develop an evidence based practice based nursing policy on teaching about MRSA -
✔✔Invite graduate nursing students from universities to research the matter.
✔✔experienced nurse is not happy about the new infusion pumps in the unit. The nurse
refuses to attend in service trainings and used the old pumps until they are eventually
phased out. Which personality type is the nurse exhibiting. - ✔✔Late majority
✔✔25. A nurse attended a conference on an exciting new policy for prevention of
CAUTI. When changing the policy the nurse made modifications to CAUTI prevention to
be more appropriate for the unit. Which stage of rogers diffusion theory did the nurse
use. - ✔✔Implementation
✔✔Healthcare professionals need evidence based practice in the midst of an ever
expanding scientific knowledge base. According to the IOM (institute of medicine),
nurses need to be educated and should be able to which of the following SATA -
✔✔Formulate clear clinical questions Determine when and how to integrate research
findings into practice
Know where and how to find the best possible sources of evidence
Evaluate evidence for its usefulness to a particular patient or population
✔✔nurse working in an outpatient clinic with a new physician who is eager to recruit
clients into a research study. The Md tells the nurse to have each client sign the
consent form with every new admission to the clinic's services. The nurse refuses to do
so saying it violates the ANA code of ethics. Which principle is being violated. - ✔✔Self-
determination is central to the process of voluntary research
✔✔A nurse is working with teen parents in a school based clinic. The nurse would like
to learn more about bonding practices between teenage mothers and their babies. What
should be the nurses first step in the process of research? - ✔✔Identify the focus of the
study by asking a clinical question
✔✔A nurse manger is preparing to conduct quantitative research study on the rate of
falls in the unit. In order to be certain the research is based on patient-centered
AND ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔The nurse overhears the client on the telephone saying he is being discharged but
that he does not feel ready to go home? What is the priority action of the nurse? -
✔✔Assess the clients ability to care for himself at home
✔✔The nurse is preparing the client for an invasive surgical procedure. What is the
nurses legal responsibility regarding consent ? - ✔✔Ensure that a valid consent form is
in the patient's chart
✔✔A nurse is participating in a management course. For the class, she has to attend a
state legislative session regarding the role of patient care technicians. Why should
nurses be involved in shaping public policy? - ✔✔Nurses are closest to the patients and
families and can best speak to their needs
✔✔The nurse is preparing to administer a prescribed medication to a client. In which of
the following ways can the nurse demonstrate advocacy for the client's rights? - ✔✔Ask
the client if he has any questions or concerns regarding the medication
✔✔A nurse is caring for a client with a new diagnosis of diabetes. Which of the following
is the best guarantee that the patients priority needs are met - ✔✔Coordinate care with
other members of the team
✔✔An experienced nurse wants to become more active in politics. What actions should
the nurse take SATA: - ✔✔Hold active membership in professional nursing organization
Develop political skills through attendance at policy conferences and workshops
Engage with local and state legislators on issues related to nursino and healthcare
Become actively involved in state nursing organizations Campaign and run for a
legislative office
✔✔The nurse is caring for a post-operative patient with a history of drug addiction.
Which of the following must the nurse consider in planning care? - ✔✔The client has a
right to adequate assessment and management of pain The nurses role is that of an
advocate and educator for pain management Effective pain management includes both
pharm and non pharm management therapies
✔✔20. A new nurse is overwhelmed by her preceptor saying she cannot get involved in
health care policy because It goes against her nature as a compassionate
caregiver.what should the preceptor tell her? - ✔✔Complete care of the client requires
the nurse to engage in professional and political advocacy
, ✔✔Nurses act as advocated in their communities through effrots to change health care
systems and improve quality of life. What can the nurses do to advocate for their
communities. - ✔✔Promote greater access to healthcare in the neighborhood
✔✔A public health nurse is writing a paper for her bacclaurette class. She asks her
preceptor to review it. Which statement in the paper is incorrect and needs revision. -
✔✔Public health departments are focused on the treatment of the individual rather than
the community
✔✔nurse in a not for profit community health center wants to research the best way to
prevent MRSA in the community. How best can this nurse conduct research needed to
develop an evidence based practice based nursing policy on teaching about MRSA -
✔✔Invite graduate nursing students from universities to research the matter.
✔✔experienced nurse is not happy about the new infusion pumps in the unit. The nurse
refuses to attend in service trainings and used the old pumps until they are eventually
phased out. Which personality type is the nurse exhibiting. - ✔✔Late majority
✔✔25. A nurse attended a conference on an exciting new policy for prevention of
CAUTI. When changing the policy the nurse made modifications to CAUTI prevention to
be more appropriate for the unit. Which stage of rogers diffusion theory did the nurse
use. - ✔✔Implementation
✔✔Healthcare professionals need evidence based practice in the midst of an ever
expanding scientific knowledge base. According to the IOM (institute of medicine),
nurses need to be educated and should be able to which of the following SATA -
✔✔Formulate clear clinical questions Determine when and how to integrate research
findings into practice
Know where and how to find the best possible sources of evidence
Evaluate evidence for its usefulness to a particular patient or population
✔✔nurse working in an outpatient clinic with a new physician who is eager to recruit
clients into a research study. The Md tells the nurse to have each client sign the
consent form with every new admission to the clinic's services. The nurse refuses to do
so saying it violates the ANA code of ethics. Which principle is being violated. - ✔✔Self-
determination is central to the process of voluntary research
✔✔A nurse is working with teen parents in a school based clinic. The nurse would like
to learn more about bonding practices between teenage mothers and their babies. What
should be the nurses first step in the process of research? - ✔✔Identify the focus of the
study by asking a clinical question
✔✔A nurse manger is preparing to conduct quantitative research study on the rate of
falls in the unit. In order to be certain the research is based on patient-centered
