NUR 1025 EXAM 1 2026 UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS &
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Nursing workforce issues - correct answer -• Nursing students
• Staffing and nurse-to-patient ratios
• Nursing assignments
• Patient abandonment
• Nurse delegation
Risk management and performance/quality improvement - correct answer -• Identifying
possible risks
• Analyzing risks
• Acting to reduce risks
• Evaluating the steps take to reduce risks
• Quality improvement
• Patient safety and improved care are the goals
Professional Responsibilities and Roles - correct answer --Autonomy and Accountability:
-Educator
-Caregiver
-Advocate
-Communicator
-Manager
,Autonomy and Accountability: - correct answer -have initiation of independent nursing
interventions without medical orders. Responsible professionally and legally for the type and
quality of nursing care provided.
advocate - correct answer -protects patient's human and legal rights and provide assistance in
asserting these rights. Secure patient health care rights.
Caregiver - correct answer -help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and
symptoms, and attain a maximal level of function and independence. Restore patients
emotional, spiritual a social well-being.
educator - correct answer -explain concepts and facts about health, describe reason for routine
care activities, demonstrate procedures, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate
progress in learning.
communicator - correct answer -essential to routinely communicate with patients, to advocate,
give emotional support, and make decisions with patients and family.
manager - correct answer -establish environment for collaborate patient-center care with
positive patient outcome. Coordinate activities of members of nursing staff. Creates a nursing
environment that reflects the mission and values of the health care organization.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses - correct answer -the most independently functioning
nurse. An APRN has a master's degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in nursing;
advanced education in pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment; and
certification and expertise in a specialized area of practice
Clinical Nurse Specialist - correct answer -APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized area
of practice. The specialty may be identified by a population (e.g., geriatrics), setting (e.g., critical
care), disease specialty (e.g., diabetes), type of care (e.g., rehabilitation), or type of problem
(e.g., pain). Clinical nurse specialists provide diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of
, patients in all health care settings. They also provide expertise and support to nurses caring for
patients at the bedside, help drive practice changes throughout an organization, and ensure the
use of best practices and evidence-based care to achieve the best possible patient
Nurse Practitioner - correct answer -APRN who provides comprehensive health care to a group
of patients in an inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory care, or community-based setting. This care
includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, and treatment; monitoring ongoing health status;
evaluation of therapies; and health education. Some NPs provide care to acutely ill patients in
hospital settings, including critical care units. Other NPs provide comprehensive care, directly
managing the nursing and medical care of patients who are healthy or who have chronic
conditions. It is important to review state regulations for advanced practice. Some states require
the NP to have a collaborative provider agreement with an agency or physician/physician group
to treat a specific group of patients; other states do not.
Certified Nurse-Midwife: - correct answer -APRN who is also educated in midwifery and is
certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). The scope of practice of nurse-
midwifery has been defined by the ACNM (2011) as encompassing a full range of primary health
care services for women from adolescence beyond menopause. These services include primary
care; gynecologic and family planning services; preconception care; care during pregnancy,
childbirth, and the postpartum period; care of the normal newborn during the first 28 days of
life; and treatment of male partners for sexually transmied infections (ACNM, 2011). The nurse-
midwife conducts physical examinations; prescribes medications, including controlled
substances and contraceptive methods; admits, manages, and discharges patients; orders and
interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests; and orders the use of medical devices.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - correct answer -advanced education from a nurse
anesthesia-accredited program. Before applying to a nurse anesthesia program, a nurse must
have at least 1 year of critical care or emergency experience. Nurse anesthetists' practice both
autonomously and in collaboration with a variety of health care providers on the
interprofessional team to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence- based anesthesia and pain care
services (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 2017). CRNAs practice under the guidance
and supervision of an anesthesiologist, a physician with advanced knowledge of surgical
anesthesia.
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Nursing workforce issues - correct answer -• Nursing students
• Staffing and nurse-to-patient ratios
• Nursing assignments
• Patient abandonment
• Nurse delegation
Risk management and performance/quality improvement - correct answer -• Identifying
possible risks
• Analyzing risks
• Acting to reduce risks
• Evaluating the steps take to reduce risks
• Quality improvement
• Patient safety and improved care are the goals
Professional Responsibilities and Roles - correct answer --Autonomy and Accountability:
-Educator
-Caregiver
-Advocate
-Communicator
-Manager
,Autonomy and Accountability: - correct answer -have initiation of independent nursing
interventions without medical orders. Responsible professionally and legally for the type and
quality of nursing care provided.
advocate - correct answer -protects patient's human and legal rights and provide assistance in
asserting these rights. Secure patient health care rights.
Caregiver - correct answer -help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and
symptoms, and attain a maximal level of function and independence. Restore patients
emotional, spiritual a social well-being.
educator - correct answer -explain concepts and facts about health, describe reason for routine
care activities, demonstrate procedures, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate
progress in learning.
communicator - correct answer -essential to routinely communicate with patients, to advocate,
give emotional support, and make decisions with patients and family.
manager - correct answer -establish environment for collaborate patient-center care with
positive patient outcome. Coordinate activities of members of nursing staff. Creates a nursing
environment that reflects the mission and values of the health care organization.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses - correct answer -the most independently functioning
nurse. An APRN has a master's degree or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in nursing;
advanced education in pathophysiology, pharmacology, and physical assessment; and
certification and expertise in a specialized area of practice
Clinical Nurse Specialist - correct answer -APRN who is an expert clinician in a specialized area
of practice. The specialty may be identified by a population (e.g., geriatrics), setting (e.g., critical
care), disease specialty (e.g., diabetes), type of care (e.g., rehabilitation), or type of problem
(e.g., pain). Clinical nurse specialists provide diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of
, patients in all health care settings. They also provide expertise and support to nurses caring for
patients at the bedside, help drive practice changes throughout an organization, and ensure the
use of best practices and evidence-based care to achieve the best possible patient
Nurse Practitioner - correct answer -APRN who provides comprehensive health care to a group
of patients in an inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory care, or community-based setting. This care
includes assessment, diagnosis, planning, and treatment; monitoring ongoing health status;
evaluation of therapies; and health education. Some NPs provide care to acutely ill patients in
hospital settings, including critical care units. Other NPs provide comprehensive care, directly
managing the nursing and medical care of patients who are healthy or who have chronic
conditions. It is important to review state regulations for advanced practice. Some states require
the NP to have a collaborative provider agreement with an agency or physician/physician group
to treat a specific group of patients; other states do not.
Certified Nurse-Midwife: - correct answer -APRN who is also educated in midwifery and is
certified by the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM). The scope of practice of nurse-
midwifery has been defined by the ACNM (2011) as encompassing a full range of primary health
care services for women from adolescence beyond menopause. These services include primary
care; gynecologic and family planning services; preconception care; care during pregnancy,
childbirth, and the postpartum period; care of the normal newborn during the first 28 days of
life; and treatment of male partners for sexually transmied infections (ACNM, 2011). The nurse-
midwife conducts physical examinations; prescribes medications, including controlled
substances and contraceptive methods; admits, manages, and discharges patients; orders and
interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests; and orders the use of medical devices.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - correct answer -advanced education from a nurse
anesthesia-accredited program. Before applying to a nurse anesthesia program, a nurse must
have at least 1 year of critical care or emergency experience. Nurse anesthetists' practice both
autonomously and in collaboration with a variety of health care providers on the
interprofessional team to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence- based anesthesia and pain care
services (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 2017). CRNAs practice under the guidance
and supervision of an anesthesiologist, a physician with advanced knowledge of surgical
anesthesia.
