AZ Nurse Practice Act Test (2020-2026)
Updated with Correct Answers.
Which action best describes the term professional nursing?
a. Care is based on legal expectations
b. Maintain competence through ongoing learning and application of knowledge
c. Support the physician in the care of the clients' best interest
d. Evaluate a client's rights, concerns, decisions, and dignity - Answer Maintain competence
through ongoing learning and application of knowledge
Question 2: Which of the following is a violation of the nurse practice act regarding delegation?
a. The registered nurse must supervise, monitor, and evaluate the assigned care to the LPN
b. The RN expects an individual to be able to perform independent activities without
supervision
c. The RN provides clear directions and guidelines regarding the delegated task
d. The RN ensures that the task does not require assessment, interpretation or independent
decision-making - Answer The RN expects an individual to be able to perform independent
activities without supervision
Which of the following is included in the scope of practice for a Registered Nurse?
a. Making decisions independent from the healthcare team
b. Evaluating the client's response to medical interventions
c. Prescribing different treatments, therapies, and medications
d. Communicating client's status and progress to the healthcare team - Answer Evaluating
the client's response to medical interventions
The nurse is assigned a patient that she knows from her community. The patient is embarrassed
by being cared for by someone he knows and feel exploited. What is this an example of?
a. Supervision
b. Abuse
c. Dual Relationship
d. Endorsement - Answer Dual Relationship
, According to the professional practice standards, what can a RN delegate?
a. Nursing based decisions to other members of the healthcare team
b. A task that is within the scope of practice for that person
c. Client assessments and coordination of clients plan of care
d. Administration of a narcotic to a nursing assistant - Answer Client assessments and
coordination of clients plan of care
Which action when delegated to a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) or Licensed Nursing Assistant
(LNA) by a RN violates the nurse practice act?
a. Obtaining and documenting vital signs
b. Comprehensive nursing assessment and health care education
c. Performing oral and denture care
d. Ambulating and repositioning a dependent patient - Answer Comprehensive nursing
assessment and health care education
Which of the following is included in the description of unprofessional conduct?
a. Integrating patient values while providing patient care
b. Taking 5 days to notify the board of a felony or misdemeanor charge
c. Reporting a registered nurse whose work history includes unsafe and unprofessional behavior
d. Permitting or allowing another person to use the nurse's license for any purpose - Answer
Permitting or allowing another person to use the nurse's license for any purpose
Which of the following would be considered unprofessional conduct for a nurse?
a. Failure to report another nurse with evidence of impairment while on duty
b. Failure to obtain continuing education units
c. Failure to obtain current insurance information from the client
d. Failure to honor an agreement to work for a hospital after accepting a scholarship - Answer
Failure to report another nurse with evidence of impairment while on duty
Which of the following does the Arizona State Board of Nursing have authority over?
Updated with Correct Answers.
Which action best describes the term professional nursing?
a. Care is based on legal expectations
b. Maintain competence through ongoing learning and application of knowledge
c. Support the physician in the care of the clients' best interest
d. Evaluate a client's rights, concerns, decisions, and dignity - Answer Maintain competence
through ongoing learning and application of knowledge
Question 2: Which of the following is a violation of the nurse practice act regarding delegation?
a. The registered nurse must supervise, monitor, and evaluate the assigned care to the LPN
b. The RN expects an individual to be able to perform independent activities without
supervision
c. The RN provides clear directions and guidelines regarding the delegated task
d. The RN ensures that the task does not require assessment, interpretation or independent
decision-making - Answer The RN expects an individual to be able to perform independent
activities without supervision
Which of the following is included in the scope of practice for a Registered Nurse?
a. Making decisions independent from the healthcare team
b. Evaluating the client's response to medical interventions
c. Prescribing different treatments, therapies, and medications
d. Communicating client's status and progress to the healthcare team - Answer Evaluating
the client's response to medical interventions
The nurse is assigned a patient that she knows from her community. The patient is embarrassed
by being cared for by someone he knows and feel exploited. What is this an example of?
a. Supervision
b. Abuse
c. Dual Relationship
d. Endorsement - Answer Dual Relationship
, According to the professional practice standards, what can a RN delegate?
a. Nursing based decisions to other members of the healthcare team
b. A task that is within the scope of practice for that person
c. Client assessments and coordination of clients plan of care
d. Administration of a narcotic to a nursing assistant - Answer Client assessments and
coordination of clients plan of care
Which action when delegated to a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) or Licensed Nursing Assistant
(LNA) by a RN violates the nurse practice act?
a. Obtaining and documenting vital signs
b. Comprehensive nursing assessment and health care education
c. Performing oral and denture care
d. Ambulating and repositioning a dependent patient - Answer Comprehensive nursing
assessment and health care education
Which of the following is included in the description of unprofessional conduct?
a. Integrating patient values while providing patient care
b. Taking 5 days to notify the board of a felony or misdemeanor charge
c. Reporting a registered nurse whose work history includes unsafe and unprofessional behavior
d. Permitting or allowing another person to use the nurse's license for any purpose - Answer
Permitting or allowing another person to use the nurse's license for any purpose
Which of the following would be considered unprofessional conduct for a nurse?
a. Failure to report another nurse with evidence of impairment while on duty
b. Failure to obtain continuing education units
c. Failure to obtain current insurance information from the client
d. Failure to honor an agreement to work for a hospital after accepting a scholarship - Answer
Failure to report another nurse with evidence of impairment while on duty
Which of the following does the Arizona State Board of Nursing have authority over?
