NURS 1871 exam 1 questions with answers

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You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding
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the clinical care coordination conference for a patient with
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terminal cancer. As part of the preparation you have your
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classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional
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Registered Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this
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document is important. Which statement best describes this
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code?
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1. Improves self-health care
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2. Protects the patient's confidentiality
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3. Ensures identical care to all patients
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4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient
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care - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔4
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A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The
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patient wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The
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family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure. The
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nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family
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and discusses the patient's wishes with them. The nurse is
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acting as the patient's:
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1. Educator.
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2. Advocate.
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3. Caregiver.
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,4. Communicator. - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔2
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The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a
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dressing change procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's
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spouse demonstrates how to change the dressing. The nurse is
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acting in which professional role?
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1. Educator
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2. Advocate
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3. Caregiver
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4. Communicator - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔1
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The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is the same
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in every state in the United States. This examination:
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1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients.
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2. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients.
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3. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in
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practice.
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4. Guarantees standardized education across all prelicensure
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programs. - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔3
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Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge
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and skills for a variety of professional roles and responsibilities.
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Which of the following are examples of these roles and
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responsibilities? (Select all that apply.)
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,1. Caregiver
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2. Autonomy
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3. Patient advocate
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4. Health promotion
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5. Genetic counselor - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔1, 2, 3, 4
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Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement
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about the role.
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1. Clinical nurse specialist
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2. Nurse anesthetist
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3. Nurse practitioner
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4. Nurse-midwife
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a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and
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gynecological services
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b. Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as adult
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diabetes care
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c. Provides comprehensive care, usually in a primary care setting,
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directly managing the medical care of patients who are healthy
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or have chronic conditions
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d. Provides care and services under the supervision of an
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anesthesiologist - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔1b, 2d, 3c, 4a
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, Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care.
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Which of these models is expected from health care reform?
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1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness
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prevention model
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2. Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion
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model
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3. Moving from hospital-based to community-based care
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4. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
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- CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔1
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A nurse meets with the registered dietitian and physical therapist
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to develop a plan of care that focuses on improving nutrition
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and mobility for a patient. This is an example of which Quality
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and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
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1. Patient-centered care
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2. Safety
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3. Teamwork and collaboration
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4. Quality improvement - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔3
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A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention
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to correctly position her ventilated patients to reduce
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pneumonia caused by accumulated respiratory secretions. This is
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an example of which Quality and Safety in the Education of
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Nurses (QSEN) competency?
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