NUR 109 MIDTERM EXAM / NUR 109 MIDTERM PRACTICE EXAM
2026/2027 AND LATEST UPDATED STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (DETAILED ANSWERS) NEWEST UPDATED VERSION
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1. Which action best demonstrates patient advocacy?
a. following physician orders exactly
b. explaining procedures before care
c. protecting the patient’s rights
d. documenting care accurately
correct answer: protecting the patient’s rights
rationale: Advocacy focuses on safeguarding patient rights, autonomy,
and best interests.
2. Which organization establishes standards for nursing practice?
a. cdc
b. who
c. ana
d. joint commission
correct answer: ana
rationale: The American Nurses Association defines standards of
nursing practice.
,3. Which patient is at greatest risk for falls?
a. 20-year-old postoperative patient
b. 45-year-old with hypertension
c. 78-year-old with confusion
d. 60-year-old using crutches
correct answer: 78-year-old with confusion
rationale: Advanced age and cognitive impairment significantly increase
fall risk.
4. What is the primary goal of the nursing process?
a. problem solving
b. task completion
c. patient-centered care
d. time management
correct answer: patient-centered care
rationale: The nursing process focuses on individualized, holistic care.
5. Which action violates standard precautions?
a. wearing gloves for blood exposure
b. hand hygiene before patient care
,c. recapping used needles
d. using masks for splashes
correct answer: recapping used needles
rationale: Recapping needles increases risk for needlestick injury.
6. What does “nonmaleficence” mean?
a. doing good
b. avoiding harm
c. being fair
d. respecting choices
correct answer: avoiding harm
rationale: Nonmaleficence is the ethical principle of not causing harm.
7. Which fire safety step comes first?
a. activate alarm
b. extinguish fire
c. rescue patient
d. contain fire
correct answer: rescue patient
rationale: RACE protocol begins with removing patients from danger.
, 8. Which task can the nurse delegate to a nursing assistant?
a. medication administration
b. patient assessment
c. vital signs on stable patient
d. care planning
correct answer: vital signs on stable patient
rationale: Routine tasks for stable patients may be delegated.
9. Informed consent requires:
a. nurse explanation
b. patient understanding
c. family approval
d. nurse signature
correct answer: patient understanding
rationale: Consent is valid only when the patient understands the
procedure.
10. Which factor most influences infection risk?
a. age
b. immune status
2026/2027 AND LATEST UPDATED STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
ACCURATE EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (DETAILED ANSWERS) NEWEST UPDATED VERSION
|GUARANTEED SUCCESS
1. Which action best demonstrates patient advocacy?
a. following physician orders exactly
b. explaining procedures before care
c. protecting the patient’s rights
d. documenting care accurately
correct answer: protecting the patient’s rights
rationale: Advocacy focuses on safeguarding patient rights, autonomy,
and best interests.
2. Which organization establishes standards for nursing practice?
a. cdc
b. who
c. ana
d. joint commission
correct answer: ana
rationale: The American Nurses Association defines standards of
nursing practice.
,3. Which patient is at greatest risk for falls?
a. 20-year-old postoperative patient
b. 45-year-old with hypertension
c. 78-year-old with confusion
d. 60-year-old using crutches
correct answer: 78-year-old with confusion
rationale: Advanced age and cognitive impairment significantly increase
fall risk.
4. What is the primary goal of the nursing process?
a. problem solving
b. task completion
c. patient-centered care
d. time management
correct answer: patient-centered care
rationale: The nursing process focuses on individualized, holistic care.
5. Which action violates standard precautions?
a. wearing gloves for blood exposure
b. hand hygiene before patient care
,c. recapping used needles
d. using masks for splashes
correct answer: recapping used needles
rationale: Recapping needles increases risk for needlestick injury.
6. What does “nonmaleficence” mean?
a. doing good
b. avoiding harm
c. being fair
d. respecting choices
correct answer: avoiding harm
rationale: Nonmaleficence is the ethical principle of not causing harm.
7. Which fire safety step comes first?
a. activate alarm
b. extinguish fire
c. rescue patient
d. contain fire
correct answer: rescue patient
rationale: RACE protocol begins with removing patients from danger.
, 8. Which task can the nurse delegate to a nursing assistant?
a. medication administration
b. patient assessment
c. vital signs on stable patient
d. care planning
correct answer: vital signs on stable patient
rationale: Routine tasks for stable patients may be delegated.
9. Informed consent requires:
a. nurse explanation
b. patient understanding
c. family approval
d. nurse signature
correct answer: patient understanding
rationale: Consent is valid only when the patient understands the
procedure.
10. Which factor most influences infection risk?
a. age
b. immune status
