NR 103 Transition to the Nursing Profession: Week 10 Comprehensive
Review 2026 |Chamberlain College
1. Which of Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency is characterized by a nurse
who has been in the same clinical position for 2 to 3 years and can coordinate
multiple complex care demands?
A. Novice
B. Advanced Beginner
C. Proficient
D. Competent
Answer: D
Rationale: A competent nurse has usually been in the same clinical position for 2 to 3
years and is able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals.
2. A nurse is faced with an ethical dilemma where they must choose between
following a doctor’s order and honoring a patient’s refusal of treatment. Which
ethical principle is primarily at stake regarding the patient’s right to choose?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
Answer: A
Rationale: Autonomy refers to the right of patients to make their own decisions about
their medical care without their healthcare provider trying to influence the decision.
,3. The Nurse Practice Act is established by which of the following entities?
A. The American Nurses Association (ANA)
B. Individual State Legislatures
C. The National League for Nursing (NLN)
D. The Joint Commission
Answer: B
Rationale: The Nurse Practice Act is state legislation that regulates nursing practice and
defines the scope of practice within that state.
4. A nurse provides inaccurate information to a patient’s family about the
patient’s prognosis to ‘protect’ them from emotional distress. Which ethical
principle has the nurse violated?
A. Confidentiality
B. Fidelity
C. Justice
D. Veracity
Answer: D
Rationale: Veracity is the principle of truth-telling. By providing inaccurate information,
the nurse is not being truthful.
5. Which of the following best describes the ‘Standard of Care’ in a nursing
malpractice lawsuit?
A. What a reasonably prudent nurse would do under similar circumstances.
B. The protocol dictated by the hospital administrator.
C. The maximum level of care a nurse can provide.
D. The specific instructions given by the attending physician.
Answer: A
Rationale: Standard of care is a legal concept used to determine whether a nurse acted
appropriately, based on what another prudent nurse with similar training would do.
, 6. When using the SBAR communication tool, which component involves the
nurse suggesting a specific intervention or solution?
A. Recommendation
B. Background
C. Assessment
D. Situation
Answer: A
Rationale: Recommendation (the ‘R’ in SBAR) is where the nurse communicates what they
believe needs to happen or asks for specific orders.
7. Which of the following is an example of ‘Lateral Violence’ in the nursing
workplace?
A. A patient striking a nurse.
B. An administrator cutting the nursing budget.
C. A physician shouting at a nurse in front of a patient.
D. A nurse withholding information from a colleague to make them look incompetent.
Answer: D
Rationale: Lateral violence, or horizontal violence, occurs between colleagues of the same
level, such as nurse-to-nurse bullying or sabotage.
8. A nurse is feeling physically and emotionally exhausted, cynical about their
work, and feels a reduced sense of personal accomplishment. This most likely
indicates:
A. Compassion Fatigue
B. Moral Distress
C. Burnout
D. Secondary Traumatic Stress
Answer: C
Review 2026 |Chamberlain College
1. Which of Benner’s stages of nursing proficiency is characterized by a nurse
who has been in the same clinical position for 2 to 3 years and can coordinate
multiple complex care demands?
A. Novice
B. Advanced Beginner
C. Proficient
D. Competent
Answer: D
Rationale: A competent nurse has usually been in the same clinical position for 2 to 3
years and is able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals.
2. A nurse is faced with an ethical dilemma where they must choose between
following a doctor’s order and honoring a patient’s refusal of treatment. Which
ethical principle is primarily at stake regarding the patient’s right to choose?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
Answer: A
Rationale: Autonomy refers to the right of patients to make their own decisions about
their medical care without their healthcare provider trying to influence the decision.
,3. The Nurse Practice Act is established by which of the following entities?
A. The American Nurses Association (ANA)
B. Individual State Legislatures
C. The National League for Nursing (NLN)
D. The Joint Commission
Answer: B
Rationale: The Nurse Practice Act is state legislation that regulates nursing practice and
defines the scope of practice within that state.
4. A nurse provides inaccurate information to a patient’s family about the
patient’s prognosis to ‘protect’ them from emotional distress. Which ethical
principle has the nurse violated?
A. Confidentiality
B. Fidelity
C. Justice
D. Veracity
Answer: D
Rationale: Veracity is the principle of truth-telling. By providing inaccurate information,
the nurse is not being truthful.
5. Which of the following best describes the ‘Standard of Care’ in a nursing
malpractice lawsuit?
A. What a reasonably prudent nurse would do under similar circumstances.
B. The protocol dictated by the hospital administrator.
C. The maximum level of care a nurse can provide.
D. The specific instructions given by the attending physician.
Answer: A
Rationale: Standard of care is a legal concept used to determine whether a nurse acted
appropriately, based on what another prudent nurse with similar training would do.
, 6. When using the SBAR communication tool, which component involves the
nurse suggesting a specific intervention or solution?
A. Recommendation
B. Background
C. Assessment
D. Situation
Answer: A
Rationale: Recommendation (the ‘R’ in SBAR) is where the nurse communicates what they
believe needs to happen or asks for specific orders.
7. Which of the following is an example of ‘Lateral Violence’ in the nursing
workplace?
A. A patient striking a nurse.
B. An administrator cutting the nursing budget.
C. A physician shouting at a nurse in front of a patient.
D. A nurse withholding information from a colleague to make them look incompetent.
Answer: D
Rationale: Lateral violence, or horizontal violence, occurs between colleagues of the same
level, such as nurse-to-nurse bullying or sabotage.
8. A nurse is feeling physically and emotionally exhausted, cynical about their
work, and feels a reduced sense of personal accomplishment. This most likely
indicates:
A. Compassion Fatigue
B. Moral Distress
C. Burnout
D. Secondary Traumatic Stress
Answer: C
