NU 578 UNIT 1 COMPREHENSIVE TEST ACTUAL
3 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Assessing Steps. Answer: 1. Initial Assessment (Admission
assessment)
2. Problem-Focused Assessment (Pain)
3. Shift Assessment
4. Emergency Assessment (Shortness of Breath)
5. Time-Lapsed Reassessment (Home Health)
◉ What is Nursing?. Answer: 1. Caring
2. Art
3. Science
4. Client Centered
5. Holistic
6. Adaptive
7. Helping Profession
◉ Nursing Concerns. Answer: 1. Health Promotion
2. Health Maintenance
,3. Health Restoration
◉ Roles and Functions of the Nurse. Answer: 1. Caregiver
2. Communicator
3. Teacher
4. Client Advocate
5. Counselor
6. Change Agent
7. Leader
8. Manager
9. Case Manager
10. Research Consumer
◉ Classification of Nurses. Answer: Stage I: Novice
Stage II: Advanced Beginner
Stage III: Competent
Stage IV: Proficient
Stage V: Expert
◉ Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). Answer:
Framework provides quality, safe, and patient-centered care.
,Evidence-based care & teamwork from all members of the
healthcare team.
Informatics are integrated into various ways to provide care.
◉ QSEN Components. Answer: 1. Knowledge
2. Skills
3. Attitude
= Competence
◉ 6 competencies of QSEN. Answer: 1. Quality Improvement (QI)
2. Teamwork and Collaboration (TC)
3. Client-Centered Care (PCC)
4. Informatics (I)
5. Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
6. Safety (S)
◉ Quality Improvement (QI). Answer: Use data to monitor outcome
of care process & use improvement methods to design & test
changes to continuously improve the quality & safety of health care
system.
, ◉ Client-Centered Care (PCC). Answer: Recognizes client as source
of control & full partner in providing compassionate & coord. care
based on respect for client's prefs., values, & needs.
◉ Informatics (I). Answer: Found in all areas of client care; some
simple & complex.
◉ Evidence-Based Practice (ESP). Answer: Integrating current
evidence with clinical expertise & client/family values & prefs.
◉ Safety (S). Answer: System Safeties: Avoid Workarounds.
Use Barcode Medication Verification (BMV)
Recognize standardization: Equipment & supplies.
Report Error: Open Comms.
◉ Consumer. Answer: Individual, group of people, or community
that uses a service or commodity.
◉ Patient. Answer: Person waiting for an undergoing medical
treatment/care.
3 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
◉ Assessing Steps. Answer: 1. Initial Assessment (Admission
assessment)
2. Problem-Focused Assessment (Pain)
3. Shift Assessment
4. Emergency Assessment (Shortness of Breath)
5. Time-Lapsed Reassessment (Home Health)
◉ What is Nursing?. Answer: 1. Caring
2. Art
3. Science
4. Client Centered
5. Holistic
6. Adaptive
7. Helping Profession
◉ Nursing Concerns. Answer: 1. Health Promotion
2. Health Maintenance
,3. Health Restoration
◉ Roles and Functions of the Nurse. Answer: 1. Caregiver
2. Communicator
3. Teacher
4. Client Advocate
5. Counselor
6. Change Agent
7. Leader
8. Manager
9. Case Manager
10. Research Consumer
◉ Classification of Nurses. Answer: Stage I: Novice
Stage II: Advanced Beginner
Stage III: Competent
Stage IV: Proficient
Stage V: Expert
◉ Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). Answer:
Framework provides quality, safe, and patient-centered care.
,Evidence-based care & teamwork from all members of the
healthcare team.
Informatics are integrated into various ways to provide care.
◉ QSEN Components. Answer: 1. Knowledge
2. Skills
3. Attitude
= Competence
◉ 6 competencies of QSEN. Answer: 1. Quality Improvement (QI)
2. Teamwork and Collaboration (TC)
3. Client-Centered Care (PCC)
4. Informatics (I)
5. Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
6. Safety (S)
◉ Quality Improvement (QI). Answer: Use data to monitor outcome
of care process & use improvement methods to design & test
changes to continuously improve the quality & safety of health care
system.
, ◉ Client-Centered Care (PCC). Answer: Recognizes client as source
of control & full partner in providing compassionate & coord. care
based on respect for client's prefs., values, & needs.
◉ Informatics (I). Answer: Found in all areas of client care; some
simple & complex.
◉ Evidence-Based Practice (ESP). Answer: Integrating current
evidence with clinical expertise & client/family values & prefs.
◉ Safety (S). Answer: System Safeties: Avoid Workarounds.
Use Barcode Medication Verification (BMV)
Recognize standardization: Equipment & supplies.
Report Error: Open Comms.
◉ Consumer. Answer: Individual, group of people, or community
that uses a service or commodity.
◉ Patient. Answer: Person waiting for an undergoing medical
treatment/care.
