INTRO TO NURSING CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
▶ The client's plan of care is created by the nurse using which guidelines
for nursing? Answer: Nursing Process
▶ The nurse is caring for a postoperative client, and administers a pain
medication prescribed P.R.N. basis by the health care provider. What best
describes the type of intervention this nurse demonstrating? Answer:
Collaborative intervention
▶ The nurse asks a client about his spiritual health. Which statement best
explains the standards of care utilized by the nurse? Answer: The RN
collects the comprehensive data
▶ The nurse is discussing the recommended entry level for professional
nursing practice. What is the most accurate statement by the nurse?
Answer: BSN is the recommended level by national nursing organization
▶ Which action by the nurse best respresents the evaluative portion of the
nursing process? Answer: Assessing a client's blood pressure after
teaching stress reduction techniques
▶ Which scenario is the best example of the nurse in the role of
teacher/educator? Answer: Assessing whether the client is able to perform
a dressing change
▶ What are the best examples of the role of the nurse as a communicator?
Answer: -Informing the physical therapist that the client's therapy was
discontinued
-Discussing laboratory values with the client
-Call a physician about a client's blood pressure
-telling a client their blood pressure
▶ A recently license RN is preparing to enter practice in an acute care
facility and to practice within the guideline of the state. When preparing to
, research the state nurse practice act, what information is important to
obtain? Answer: -establishment of educational criteria
-definition of important terms related to nursing
-definition of legal scope of nursing practice
▶ A client asks an RN to prescribe a medication for pain. What is the best
answer by the nurse? Answer: Only advanced practice RNs have
prescriptive authority
▶ The nurse discussing the important of a professional nursing
organization setting standards should include which statement? Answer: It
helps identify nursing as a profession
▶ Which scenario is the best example of a nurse implementing care
according to ANA standards of practice? Answer: Providing nutrition
teaching to a client with diabetes.
▶ Florence Nightingale was a nurse pioneer who challenges prejudices
against women and elevated the status of all nurses. Which statement
accurately describes one of her accomplishments? Answer: She promoted
the publication of book about nursing and health care
▶ A nurse is providing care for clients in a long-term care facility. What
should be the central focus of this care? Answer: The client receiving the
care
▶ Which nursing actions demonstrate the aim of nursing to facilitate
coping? Answer: -assisting a client and his family to prepare for death
-teaching a client and her family how to live with diabetes
-providing counseling for the family of a teenager with an eating disorder
▶ A nurse must possess several characteristics to be successful in this
profession. Secondary to critical thinking skills, which is of great value?
Answer: Advocating for the client at all times
▶ Which challenge associated with technology most affects nurses today?
Answer: Client privacy issues with social media realm
▶ Which social force has most significant impacted the future supply and
demand of nurses? Answer: aging
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
▶ The client's plan of care is created by the nurse using which guidelines
for nursing? Answer: Nursing Process
▶ The nurse is caring for a postoperative client, and administers a pain
medication prescribed P.R.N. basis by the health care provider. What best
describes the type of intervention this nurse demonstrating? Answer:
Collaborative intervention
▶ The nurse asks a client about his spiritual health. Which statement best
explains the standards of care utilized by the nurse? Answer: The RN
collects the comprehensive data
▶ The nurse is discussing the recommended entry level for professional
nursing practice. What is the most accurate statement by the nurse?
Answer: BSN is the recommended level by national nursing organization
▶ Which action by the nurse best respresents the evaluative portion of the
nursing process? Answer: Assessing a client's blood pressure after
teaching stress reduction techniques
▶ Which scenario is the best example of the nurse in the role of
teacher/educator? Answer: Assessing whether the client is able to perform
a dressing change
▶ What are the best examples of the role of the nurse as a communicator?
Answer: -Informing the physical therapist that the client's therapy was
discontinued
-Discussing laboratory values with the client
-Call a physician about a client's blood pressure
-telling a client their blood pressure
▶ A recently license RN is preparing to enter practice in an acute care
facility and to practice within the guideline of the state. When preparing to
, research the state nurse practice act, what information is important to
obtain? Answer: -establishment of educational criteria
-definition of important terms related to nursing
-definition of legal scope of nursing practice
▶ A client asks an RN to prescribe a medication for pain. What is the best
answer by the nurse? Answer: Only advanced practice RNs have
prescriptive authority
▶ The nurse discussing the important of a professional nursing
organization setting standards should include which statement? Answer: It
helps identify nursing as a profession
▶ Which scenario is the best example of a nurse implementing care
according to ANA standards of practice? Answer: Providing nutrition
teaching to a client with diabetes.
▶ Florence Nightingale was a nurse pioneer who challenges prejudices
against women and elevated the status of all nurses. Which statement
accurately describes one of her accomplishments? Answer: She promoted
the publication of book about nursing and health care
▶ A nurse is providing care for clients in a long-term care facility. What
should be the central focus of this care? Answer: The client receiving the
care
▶ Which nursing actions demonstrate the aim of nursing to facilitate
coping? Answer: -assisting a client and his family to prepare for death
-teaching a client and her family how to live with diabetes
-providing counseling for the family of a teenager with an eating disorder
▶ A nurse must possess several characteristics to be successful in this
profession. Secondary to critical thinking skills, which is of great value?
Answer: Advocating for the client at all times
▶ Which challenge associated with technology most affects nurses today?
Answer: Client privacy issues with social media realm
▶ Which social force has most significant impacted the future supply and
demand of nurses? Answer: aging
