Professional Nursing EXAM 1 NCLEX Practice Questions
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10. The nurse is attending a lecture on the advancements in
telehealth. Which statement from a colleague indicates that the
teaching has been effective? Correct Answers A. "Patient data
cannot be remotely monitored."
B. "Telehealth expands healthcare access to underserved
populations." Correct
C. "Telehealth is a separate nursing specialty."
D. "The fastest growing applications of these technologies are
inpatient hospitals."
Telehealth expands healthcare access to underserved
populations, to individuals in both rural and urban settings.
Patient data is remotely monitored-including blood pressure,
blood glucose, oxygen level, etc. Telehealth is not a separate
nursing specialty, but is a part of other nursing roles. While few
nurses use telehealth, the fast growing applications of these
technologies are telephone triage, remote monitoring and
homecare.
10. The nurse is considering enrolling in a distance learning
program. Which questions should the nurse consider before
enrolling? (Select all that apply.) Correct Answers A. Do I have
the self-discipline to keep up with the course work?
B. What is the minimal amount of work that I have to do to
pass? Correct
C. Do I learn better in a group setting? Correct
D. Would I learn better working alone? Correct
E. What technology is needed for success?
,The nurse should consider several questions before enrolling in
a distance learning program. Does the nurse have the self-
discipline to keep up with the course work? Is the nurse willing
to do the required work? Does the nurse learn better in a group
setting or by working alone? The nurse should also become an
educated consumer by learning what technology is needed for
success.
10. The nurse is presenting a lecture on nursing image, and how
to keep this image positive. Which statement by the students
indicates that further education is needed? Correct Answers A.
"Ignore negative images in nursing." Correct
B. "Contact those responsible for negative nursing images."
C. "Boycott programs or films that promote negative images of
nurses."
D. "Contact those who share positive images of nursing."
Ignoring negative images in nursing does not lead to change.
Likely, it may encourage further promotion of these negative
images. In order to promote a more positive image nurses
should: contact those responsible for negative nursing images,
boycott programs or films that promote negative images of
nurses and contact those who share positive images of nursing.
10. The nurse is working in a busy emergency department, and
is preparing to perform an interview and assessment on a patient
with COPD exacerbation. Which factor(s) should the nurse
expect to affect the patient interview? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answers A. The patient's shortness of breath.
B. The weather outside. Correct
C. The presence of family members. Correct
D. The nurse's phone ringing. Correct
,E. The physician walking into the room.
Many factors can influence the quality of the interview, such as:
the patient's shortness of breath, the presence of family
members, the nurse's phone ringing and the physician walking
into the room. The outside weather is not likely to affect the
patient interview.
10. The nurse is would like to research how to best keep
confused patients from wandering. What is the first step that the
nurse should take? Correct Answers A. Review the literature.
B. Create a study design.
C. Call the local community college about funding.
D. Identify a researchable problem. Correct
The first step in the research process is to identify a researchable
problem. Once the nurse has identified a researchable problem,
the other steps can be initiated.
10. Which actions can the nurse take to demonstrate
collegiality? (Select all that apply.) Correct Answers A. Refuse
to mentor nursing students because of short staffing. Correct
B. Share the latest nursing research with colleagues. Correct
C. Become an active member of professional organizations.
Correct
D. Assist researchers with data gathering. Correct
E. Publish in professional literature.
Collegiality is an important aspect of professionalism in nursing.
Acts of collegiality include, but are not limited to: sharing the
latest research with colleagues, become an active member of
professional organizations, assist researchers with data gathering
and publish in professional literature. Refusing to mentor a
nursing student does not demonstrate collegiality.
, 10. Which factors can the student nurse expect to influence
socialization? (Select all that apply.) Correct Answers A. The
student's personal feelings Correct
B. The patient's religious beliefs
C. Short staffing on the nursing unit Correct
D. The patient's unwillingness to engage in a healthy lifestyle
Correct
E. The patient's refusal to allow the nurse to provide care
A variety of factors influence the student's customary way of
thinking, and effect socialization. These include: the personal
feelings, religious beliefs, and patient's willingness to engage in
a healthy lifestyle and accept care.
2. A group of nurses have just left a lecture on the contributions
of Isabel Hampton Robb. Which statement indicates that the
teaching has been effective? Correct Answers A. "Robb was the
first nursing professor in history."
B. "Robb became a pioneer in nursing education."
C. "Robb investigated ways to better prepare nurses for
leadership in schools of nursing." Correct
D. "Robb opened Teacher's College in New York."
Isabel Hampton Robb chaired a Society-selected committee
which investigated ways to better prepare nurses for leadership
in schools of nursing. Mary Adelaide Nutting came to Teacher's
College as the first nursing professor in history and became a
pioneer in nursing education.
2. The nurse case manager is discussing the difference between
a profession and an occupation with a nursing student. Which
statement should the nurse case manager make, to accurately
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10. The nurse is attending a lecture on the advancements in
telehealth. Which statement from a colleague indicates that the
teaching has been effective? Correct Answers A. "Patient data
cannot be remotely monitored."
B. "Telehealth expands healthcare access to underserved
populations." Correct
C. "Telehealth is a separate nursing specialty."
D. "The fastest growing applications of these technologies are
inpatient hospitals."
Telehealth expands healthcare access to underserved
populations, to individuals in both rural and urban settings.
Patient data is remotely monitored-including blood pressure,
blood glucose, oxygen level, etc. Telehealth is not a separate
nursing specialty, but is a part of other nursing roles. While few
nurses use telehealth, the fast growing applications of these
technologies are telephone triage, remote monitoring and
homecare.
10. The nurse is considering enrolling in a distance learning
program. Which questions should the nurse consider before
enrolling? (Select all that apply.) Correct Answers A. Do I have
the self-discipline to keep up with the course work?
B. What is the minimal amount of work that I have to do to
pass? Correct
C. Do I learn better in a group setting? Correct
D. Would I learn better working alone? Correct
E. What technology is needed for success?
,The nurse should consider several questions before enrolling in
a distance learning program. Does the nurse have the self-
discipline to keep up with the course work? Is the nurse willing
to do the required work? Does the nurse learn better in a group
setting or by working alone? The nurse should also become an
educated consumer by learning what technology is needed for
success.
10. The nurse is presenting a lecture on nursing image, and how
to keep this image positive. Which statement by the students
indicates that further education is needed? Correct Answers A.
"Ignore negative images in nursing." Correct
B. "Contact those responsible for negative nursing images."
C. "Boycott programs or films that promote negative images of
nurses."
D. "Contact those who share positive images of nursing."
Ignoring negative images in nursing does not lead to change.
Likely, it may encourage further promotion of these negative
images. In order to promote a more positive image nurses
should: contact those responsible for negative nursing images,
boycott programs or films that promote negative images of
nurses and contact those who share positive images of nursing.
10. The nurse is working in a busy emergency department, and
is preparing to perform an interview and assessment on a patient
with COPD exacerbation. Which factor(s) should the nurse
expect to affect the patient interview? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answers A. The patient's shortness of breath.
B. The weather outside. Correct
C. The presence of family members. Correct
D. The nurse's phone ringing. Correct
,E. The physician walking into the room.
Many factors can influence the quality of the interview, such as:
the patient's shortness of breath, the presence of family
members, the nurse's phone ringing and the physician walking
into the room. The outside weather is not likely to affect the
patient interview.
10. The nurse is would like to research how to best keep
confused patients from wandering. What is the first step that the
nurse should take? Correct Answers A. Review the literature.
B. Create a study design.
C. Call the local community college about funding.
D. Identify a researchable problem. Correct
The first step in the research process is to identify a researchable
problem. Once the nurse has identified a researchable problem,
the other steps can be initiated.
10. Which actions can the nurse take to demonstrate
collegiality? (Select all that apply.) Correct Answers A. Refuse
to mentor nursing students because of short staffing. Correct
B. Share the latest nursing research with colleagues. Correct
C. Become an active member of professional organizations.
Correct
D. Assist researchers with data gathering. Correct
E. Publish in professional literature.
Collegiality is an important aspect of professionalism in nursing.
Acts of collegiality include, but are not limited to: sharing the
latest research with colleagues, become an active member of
professional organizations, assist researchers with data gathering
and publish in professional literature. Refusing to mentor a
nursing student does not demonstrate collegiality.
, 10. Which factors can the student nurse expect to influence
socialization? (Select all that apply.) Correct Answers A. The
student's personal feelings Correct
B. The patient's religious beliefs
C. Short staffing on the nursing unit Correct
D. The patient's unwillingness to engage in a healthy lifestyle
Correct
E. The patient's refusal to allow the nurse to provide care
A variety of factors influence the student's customary way of
thinking, and effect socialization. These include: the personal
feelings, religious beliefs, and patient's willingness to engage in
a healthy lifestyle and accept care.
2. A group of nurses have just left a lecture on the contributions
of Isabel Hampton Robb. Which statement indicates that the
teaching has been effective? Correct Answers A. "Robb was the
first nursing professor in history."
B. "Robb became a pioneer in nursing education."
C. "Robb investigated ways to better prepare nurses for
leadership in schools of nursing." Correct
D. "Robb opened Teacher's College in New York."
Isabel Hampton Robb chaired a Society-selected committee
which investigated ways to better prepare nurses for leadership
in schools of nursing. Mary Adelaide Nutting came to Teacher's
College as the first nursing professor in history and became a
pioneer in nursing education.
2. The nurse case manager is discussing the difference between
a profession and an occupation with a nursing student. Which
statement should the nurse case manager make, to accurately
