NURS 210 DETAILED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
EXAM 2026
A nurse is concerned about a patient's deteriorating condition and speaks to the medical
resident who does not take action. Which is the best action for the nurse to take?
A. elevate the concern to the nurse manager
B. initiate the two-challenge rule
C. use critical language
D. contact the medical residents supervisor - Correct Ans-B. initiate the two-challenge
rule
A healthcare legislation bill is set to go to the state legislature for a vote within a few
months. A nurse decides to begin visiting with elected officials in the hopes of
influencing their action on the piece of pending legislations. What is the correct term fro
the nurses role in this situation.
A. member of the political action committee
B. lobbyist
C. campaigner
D. political strategist - Correct Ans-B. lobbyist
Which of the following describes the nurse as an upstreamist?
A. caring for a patient that has come to the ED with a broken femur.
B. assisting a patient to make an appointment with a provider for a check-up
C. supporting the patient through chemotherapy
D. working as a facilitator for post-cardiac surgery support group - Correct Ans-D.
working as a facilitator for post-cardiac surgery support group
Which of the following best describes Just Culture?
A. measures individual blame with intentions under which error occur
B. contends that there is no blame when error occurs
C. balances individual accountability with system accountability
D. views negligent actions and reckless conduct as the same - Correct Ans-C. balances
individual accountability with system accountability
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A nurse is worried about the safety of a patient's medication dose. In approaching the
physician to address it, which communication strategy would be most appropriate in this
situation to advocate for the safety of the patient?
A. two-challenge rule
B. CUS
C. critical language
D. SBAR - Correct Ans-D. SBAR
A nurse is gathering information from research studies and evidenced-based nursing
practice on wound healing. The nurse has noticed that clients on another unit who
utilize a specific product do better with wound health. Which source of information is
provided as EBP in this scenario?
A. clinical experience data
B. research data
C. benchmarking data
D. quality improvement data - Correct Ans-A. clinical experience data
Which is central to the study of ethics?
A. human behavior
B. organization standards
C. understanding our own values
D. legal mandates - Correct Ans-C. understanding our own values
A nurse arrives to the unit and learns that a colleague has called in sick so the nurse will
be responsible for at least 10 patients this shift. Two patients have returned from
surgery and require close monitoring. Three other patients are elderly and need more
assistance. All have IV's and need medications. Which of the following should be the
priority concern of this nurse in this situation?
A. safety of all patients
B. managing time to meet responsibilities
C. having enough help to do a good job
D. prioritization of needs based on situation - Correct Ans-A. safety of all patients
Self determination Act of 1990 most directly supports which of the following?
A. accountability
B. caring
C. autonomy
D. advocacy - Correct Ans-C. autonomy
What is meant by the term evidenced based practice?
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