NUR 210 Exam ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse is concerned about a patient's deteriorating condition and speaks to the medical resident who
does not take action. Which is the best action for the nurse to take?
A. elevate the concern to the nurse manager
B. initiate the two-challenge rule
C. use critical language
D. contact the medical residents supervisor - CORRECT ANSWER B. initiate the two-
challenge rule
A healthcare legislation bill is set to go to the state legislature for a vote within a few months. A nurse
decides to begin visiting with elected officials in the hopes of influencing their action on the piece of
pending legislations. What is the correct term fro the nurses role in this situation.
A. member of the political action committee
B. lobbyist
C. campaigner
D. political strategist - CORRECT ANSWER B. lobbyist
Which of the following describes the nurse as an upstreamist?
A. caring for a patient that has come to the ED with a broken femur.
B. assisting a patient to make an appointment with a provider for a check-up
C. supporting the patient through chemotherapy
D. working as a facilitator for post-cardiac surgery support group - CORRECT ANSWER D.
working as a facilitator for post-cardiac surgery support group
Which of the following best describes Just Culture?
A. measures individual blame with intentions under which error occur
, B. contends that there is no blame when error occurs
C. balances individual accountability with system accountability
D. views negligent actions and reckless conduct as the same - CORRECT ANSWER C.
balances individual accountability with system accountability
A nurse is worried about the safety of a patient's medication dose. In approaching the physician to
address it, which communication strategy would be most appropriate in this situation to advocate for
the safety of the patient?
A. two-challenge rule
B. CUS
C. critical language
D. SBAR - CORRECT ANSWER D. SBAR
A nurse is gathering information from research studies and evidenced-based nursing practice on
wound healing. The nurse has noticed that clients on another unit who utilize a specific product do
better with wound health. Which source of information is provided as EBP in this scenario?
A. clinical experience data
B. research data
C. benchmarking data
D. quality improvement data - CORRECT ANSWER A. clinical experience data
Which is central to the study of ethics?
A. human behavior
B. organization standards
C. understanding our own values
D. legal mandates - CORRECT ANSWER C. understanding our own values
A nurse arrives to the unit and learns that a colleague has called in sick so the nurse will be
responsible for at least 10 patients this shift. Two patients have returned from surgery and require
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A nurse is concerned about a patient's deteriorating condition and speaks to the medical resident who
does not take action. Which is the best action for the nurse to take?
A. elevate the concern to the nurse manager
B. initiate the two-challenge rule
C. use critical language
D. contact the medical residents supervisor - CORRECT ANSWER B. initiate the two-
challenge rule
A healthcare legislation bill is set to go to the state legislature for a vote within a few months. A nurse
decides to begin visiting with elected officials in the hopes of influencing their action on the piece of
pending legislations. What is the correct term fro the nurses role in this situation.
A. member of the political action committee
B. lobbyist
C. campaigner
D. political strategist - CORRECT ANSWER B. lobbyist
Which of the following describes the nurse as an upstreamist?
A. caring for a patient that has come to the ED with a broken femur.
B. assisting a patient to make an appointment with a provider for a check-up
C. supporting the patient through chemotherapy
D. working as a facilitator for post-cardiac surgery support group - CORRECT ANSWER D.
working as a facilitator for post-cardiac surgery support group
Which of the following best describes Just Culture?
A. measures individual blame with intentions under which error occur
, B. contends that there is no blame when error occurs
C. balances individual accountability with system accountability
D. views negligent actions and reckless conduct as the same - CORRECT ANSWER C.
balances individual accountability with system accountability
A nurse is worried about the safety of a patient's medication dose. In approaching the physician to
address it, which communication strategy would be most appropriate in this situation to advocate for
the safety of the patient?
A. two-challenge rule
B. CUS
C. critical language
D. SBAR - CORRECT ANSWER D. SBAR
A nurse is gathering information from research studies and evidenced-based nursing practice on
wound healing. The nurse has noticed that clients on another unit who utilize a specific product do
better with wound health. Which source of information is provided as EBP in this scenario?
A. clinical experience data
B. research data
C. benchmarking data
D. quality improvement data - CORRECT ANSWER A. clinical experience data
Which is central to the study of ethics?
A. human behavior
B. organization standards
C. understanding our own values
D. legal mandates - CORRECT ANSWER C. understanding our own values
A nurse arrives to the unit and learns that a colleague has called in sick so the nurse will be
responsible for at least 10 patients this shift. Two patients have returned from surgery and require
