NURS110 Introduction to Professional Nursing Assessment 2 2026 –
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1. Which ethical principle is defined as the duty to do no harm?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Justice
Answer: C
Rationale: Nonmaleficence is the ethical requirement to avoid causing harm to patients.
2. A nurse provides education to a patient regarding their surgical procedure to
ensure informed consent. Which ethical principle is being supported?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Veracity
D. Justice
Answer: B
Rationale: Autonomy refers to the patient’s right to make their own decisions about their
healthcare.
,3. The nurse is consistently truthful when explaining a diagnosis to a patient.
This demonstrates which ethical principle?
A. Beneficence
B. Veracity
C. Fidelity
D. Justice
Answer: B
Rationale: Veracity is the principle of truth-telling.
4. Which nursing theorist developed the ‘Environmental Theory’ which focuses
on the patient’s surroundings to facilitate healing?
A. Jean Watson
B. Dorothea Orem
C. Sister Callista Roy
D. Florence Nightingale
Answer: D
Rationale: Florence Nightingale’s theory emphasized the environment as a key factor in
patient health.
5. According to Patricia Benner, a nurse who has been in the same clinical
position for 2 to 3 years and can plan for long-term goals is at what stage?
A. Novice
B. Competent
C. Advanced Beginner
D. Proficient
Answer: B
Rationale: The competent nurse has usually been on the job in the same or similar
situations for two to three years and develops ability to prioritize tasks.
, 6. Which stage of the nursing process involves the collection of subjective and
objective data?
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Planning
D. Implementation
Answer: A
Rationale: Assessment is the first step where data is gathered to identify patient needs.
7. A patient states, ‘I have a sharp pain in my right hip.’ This is an example of
what type of data?
A. Objective data
B. Quantitative data
C. Secondary data
D. Subjective data
Answer: D
Rationale: Subjective data is information that patients provide verbally (what they feel).
8. The nurse observes that a patient is pale and sweating. This is an example of
what type of data?
A. Objective data
B. Subjective data
C. Historical data
D. Primary data
Answer: A
Rationale: Objective data is observable and measurable information.
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1. Which ethical principle is defined as the duty to do no harm?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Justice
Answer: C
Rationale: Nonmaleficence is the ethical requirement to avoid causing harm to patients.
2. A nurse provides education to a patient regarding their surgical procedure to
ensure informed consent. Which ethical principle is being supported?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Veracity
D. Justice
Answer: B
Rationale: Autonomy refers to the patient’s right to make their own decisions about their
healthcare.
,3. The nurse is consistently truthful when explaining a diagnosis to a patient.
This demonstrates which ethical principle?
A. Beneficence
B. Veracity
C. Fidelity
D. Justice
Answer: B
Rationale: Veracity is the principle of truth-telling.
4. Which nursing theorist developed the ‘Environmental Theory’ which focuses
on the patient’s surroundings to facilitate healing?
A. Jean Watson
B. Dorothea Orem
C. Sister Callista Roy
D. Florence Nightingale
Answer: D
Rationale: Florence Nightingale’s theory emphasized the environment as a key factor in
patient health.
5. According to Patricia Benner, a nurse who has been in the same clinical
position for 2 to 3 years and can plan for long-term goals is at what stage?
A. Novice
B. Competent
C. Advanced Beginner
D. Proficient
Answer: B
Rationale: The competent nurse has usually been on the job in the same or similar
situations for two to three years and develops ability to prioritize tasks.
, 6. Which stage of the nursing process involves the collection of subjective and
objective data?
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Planning
D. Implementation
Answer: A
Rationale: Assessment is the first step where data is gathered to identify patient needs.
7. A patient states, ‘I have a sharp pain in my right hip.’ This is an example of
what type of data?
A. Objective data
B. Quantitative data
C. Secondary data
D. Subjective data
Answer: D
Rationale: Subjective data is information that patients provide verbally (what they feel).
8. The nurse observes that a patient is pale and sweating. This is an example of
what type of data?
A. Objective data
B. Subjective data
C. Historical data
D. Primary data
Answer: A
Rationale: Objective data is observable and measurable information.
