Chamberlain University
1 MAXE · 222 RN
★ ★
C College of Nursing & Public Health
EST. 1889
E X C E L L E N C E · I N N O V AT I O N · I N T E G R I T Y · W O R L D C L A S S S E R V I C E
NR 222 Exam 1 + Edapts
FO U N DAT I O N S O F N U RS I N G P RACT I C E
INSTITUTION Chamberlain University COURSE CODE NR 222
PROGRAM Bachelor of Science in Nursing ACADEMIC YEAR
EXAM TITLE NR 222 Exam 1 + Edapts TOTAL QUESTIONS 159 Questions
COURSE TITLE Foundations of Nursing Practice FORMAT Multiple Choice — Select the
Single Best Answer
EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
▸ Select the single best answer for each question unless otherwise instructed.
▸ All questions are based on nursing fundamentals, ethics, health promotion, and developmental
theories.
▸ Correct answers and clinical rationales appear below each question.
▸ Select all that apply (SATA) questions require all correct options to be selected.
▸ Use the rationales to reinforce key nursing concepts and evidence-based practice.
, SECTION I — NURSING FUNDAMENTALS & PRACTICE Questions 1 – 159
1. According to Maslow's five-tier model, place the needs in the correct ascending order,
from the most basic needs to the highest-level needs.
A. Self-esteem, Safety and security, Physiological, Love and belonging, Self-actualization
B. Physiological, Safety and security, Love and belonging, Self-esteem, Self-actualization
C. Love and belonging, Self-esteem, Physiological, Safety and security, Self-actualization
D. Safety and security, Physiological, Self-esteem, Love and belonging, Self-actualization
CORRECT ANSWER B — Physiological, Safety and security, Love and belonging, Self-esteem,
Self-actualization
RATIONALE Maslow's hierarchy of needs is arranged from the most basic to the highest level:
Physiological needs (food, water, shelter) are foundational, followed by Safety
and security, Love and belonging, Self-esteem, and finally Self-actualization at the
top.
2. Identify the basic physiological needs according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Select all
that apply.
A. Elimination
B. Water
C. Oxygenation
D. Food
E. Sleep
CORRECT ANSWER A, B, C, D, E — All are basic physiological needs
RATIONALE Maslow's physiological needs include the most basic requirements for human
survival: elimination, water, oxygenation, food, and sleep. These must be met
before higher-level needs can be addressed.
,3. A nurse is teaching about the goals of Healthy People 2020. Which information should the
nurse include in the teaching session?
A. Eliminate health disparities in America.
B. Eliminate health behaviors in America.
C. Eliminate quality of life in America.
D. Eliminate healthy life in America.
CORRECT ANSWER A — Eliminate health disparities in America.
RATIONALE The two major goals of Healthy People 2020 are to eliminate health disparities
and to increase the quality and years of healthy life for all Americans.
4. A nurse is following the goals of Healthy People 2020 to provide care. Which action should
the nurse take?
A. Allow people to continue current behaviors to reduce the stress of change.
B. Focus only on health changes that will lead to better local communities.
C. Create social and physical environments that promote good health.
D. Focus on illness treatment to provide fast recuperation.
CORRECT ANSWER C — Create social and physical environments that promote good health.
RATIONALE Healthy People 2020 emphasizes creating social and physical environments that
promote good health for all, which is a key goal for achieving health equity and
improving population health.
, 5. A nurse is using the World Health Organization definition of health to provide care. Which
area will the nurse focus on while providing care?
A. Making sure the patients are disease free
B. Making sure to involve the whole person
C. Making sure care is strictly personal in nature
D. Making sure to focus only on the pathological state
CORRECT ANSWER B — Making sure to involve the whole person
RATIONALE The WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being, not merely the absence of disease. This holistic perspective involves caring
for the whole person.
6. The nurse is preparing a smoking cessation class for family members of patients with lung
cancer. The nurse believes that the class will convert many smokers to nonsmokers once
they realize the benefits of not smoking. Which health care model is the nurse following?
A. Health belief model
B. Holistic health model
C. Health promotion model
D. Maslow's hierarchy of needs
CORRECT ANSWER A — Health belief model
RATIONALE The health belief model addresses the relationship between a person's beliefs
and behaviors. It provides a way of understanding and predicting how patients
will behave in relation to their health and how they will comply with health care
therapies. The nurse believes patients will change behavior once they understand
the benefits.
1 MAXE · 222 RN
★ ★
C College of Nursing & Public Health
EST. 1889
E X C E L L E N C E · I N N O V AT I O N · I N T E G R I T Y · W O R L D C L A S S S E R V I C E
NR 222 Exam 1 + Edapts
FO U N DAT I O N S O F N U RS I N G P RACT I C E
INSTITUTION Chamberlain University COURSE CODE NR 222
PROGRAM Bachelor of Science in Nursing ACADEMIC YEAR
EXAM TITLE NR 222 Exam 1 + Edapts TOTAL QUESTIONS 159 Questions
COURSE TITLE Foundations of Nursing Practice FORMAT Multiple Choice — Select the
Single Best Answer
EXAMINATION INSTRUCTIONS
▸ Select the single best answer for each question unless otherwise instructed.
▸ All questions are based on nursing fundamentals, ethics, health promotion, and developmental
theories.
▸ Correct answers and clinical rationales appear below each question.
▸ Select all that apply (SATA) questions require all correct options to be selected.
▸ Use the rationales to reinforce key nursing concepts and evidence-based practice.
, SECTION I — NURSING FUNDAMENTALS & PRACTICE Questions 1 – 159
1. According to Maslow's five-tier model, place the needs in the correct ascending order,
from the most basic needs to the highest-level needs.
A. Self-esteem, Safety and security, Physiological, Love and belonging, Self-actualization
B. Physiological, Safety and security, Love and belonging, Self-esteem, Self-actualization
C. Love and belonging, Self-esteem, Physiological, Safety and security, Self-actualization
D. Safety and security, Physiological, Self-esteem, Love and belonging, Self-actualization
CORRECT ANSWER B — Physiological, Safety and security, Love and belonging, Self-esteem,
Self-actualization
RATIONALE Maslow's hierarchy of needs is arranged from the most basic to the highest level:
Physiological needs (food, water, shelter) are foundational, followed by Safety
and security, Love and belonging, Self-esteem, and finally Self-actualization at the
top.
2. Identify the basic physiological needs according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Select all
that apply.
A. Elimination
B. Water
C. Oxygenation
D. Food
E. Sleep
CORRECT ANSWER A, B, C, D, E — All are basic physiological needs
RATIONALE Maslow's physiological needs include the most basic requirements for human
survival: elimination, water, oxygenation, food, and sleep. These must be met
before higher-level needs can be addressed.
,3. A nurse is teaching about the goals of Healthy People 2020. Which information should the
nurse include in the teaching session?
A. Eliminate health disparities in America.
B. Eliminate health behaviors in America.
C. Eliminate quality of life in America.
D. Eliminate healthy life in America.
CORRECT ANSWER A — Eliminate health disparities in America.
RATIONALE The two major goals of Healthy People 2020 are to eliminate health disparities
and to increase the quality and years of healthy life for all Americans.
4. A nurse is following the goals of Healthy People 2020 to provide care. Which action should
the nurse take?
A. Allow people to continue current behaviors to reduce the stress of change.
B. Focus only on health changes that will lead to better local communities.
C. Create social and physical environments that promote good health.
D. Focus on illness treatment to provide fast recuperation.
CORRECT ANSWER C — Create social and physical environments that promote good health.
RATIONALE Healthy People 2020 emphasizes creating social and physical environments that
promote good health for all, which is a key goal for achieving health equity and
improving population health.
, 5. A nurse is using the World Health Organization definition of health to provide care. Which
area will the nurse focus on while providing care?
A. Making sure the patients are disease free
B. Making sure to involve the whole person
C. Making sure care is strictly personal in nature
D. Making sure to focus only on the pathological state
CORRECT ANSWER B — Making sure to involve the whole person
RATIONALE The WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being, not merely the absence of disease. This holistic perspective involves caring
for the whole person.
6. The nurse is preparing a smoking cessation class for family members of patients with lung
cancer. The nurse believes that the class will convert many smokers to nonsmokers once
they realize the benefits of not smoking. Which health care model is the nurse following?
A. Health belief model
B. Holistic health model
C. Health promotion model
D. Maslow's hierarchy of needs
CORRECT ANSWER A — Health belief model
RATIONALE The health belief model addresses the relationship between a person's beliefs
and behaviors. It provides a way of understanding and predicting how patients
will behave in relation to their health and how they will comply with health care
therapies. The nurse believes patients will change behavior once they understand
the benefits.
