BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL NURSE QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A charge nurse discovers a staff nurse is chemically dependent on opioid
analgesics. Which of the following is the most serious outcome if the staff nurse
continued to care for clients in a chemically dependent state? correct answer A)
Compromised client trust
B) Omissions in client care
C) Loss of respect from peers
Answer—B
A newly licensed nurse asks his nurse mentor why he chose nursing as a career.
The nurse mentor replace that he chose nursing because it is a profession, which
is characterized by correct answer A) Reasonable work and reasonable
compensation
B) Responsibility ending with the shift
C) Lifelong learning and autonomy
Answer—C
A newly licensed nurse has been practicing in acute care for 6 months. Which of
the following is the most essential for the nurse to achieve prior to assuming key
nursing roles? correct answer A) Becoming a change agent
B) recognizing professional identity
C) performing competent client care
Answer—B
, A newly licensed nurse is working on an acute care unit. Which of the following
actions demonstrates the nurses transition from novice to advanced beginner?
correct answer A) seeking assistance when performing a client procedure
B) Contacting the provider after noting a clients abnormal lab values
C) Recommending a revision to the fall prevention policy
Answer—B
A nurse is caring for a client who is from a different culture from her own. When
listening to the client reminisce, the nurse is promoting which of the following?
correct answer A) Accountability
B) Stewardship
C) Dignity
Answer—C
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative. Which of the following actions
by the nurse demonstrates the professions characteristic of autonomy? correct
answer A) Making a decision about when to administer PRN pain medication
B) Reviewing the clients laboratory data prior to contacting the provider
C) Verifying the completion of delegated vital signs
Answer—A
A nurse is delegating client care to an assistive personnel and instructs the AP to
provide morning care to a client who has left-sided weakness. Which of the
following rights should the AP clarify with the nurse? correct answer A) The right
person
B) The right direction
C) The right task
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A charge nurse discovers a staff nurse is chemically dependent on opioid
analgesics. Which of the following is the most serious outcome if the staff nurse
continued to care for clients in a chemically dependent state? correct answer A)
Compromised client trust
B) Omissions in client care
C) Loss of respect from peers
Answer—B
A newly licensed nurse asks his nurse mentor why he chose nursing as a career.
The nurse mentor replace that he chose nursing because it is a profession, which
is characterized by correct answer A) Reasonable work and reasonable
compensation
B) Responsibility ending with the shift
C) Lifelong learning and autonomy
Answer—C
A newly licensed nurse has been practicing in acute care for 6 months. Which of
the following is the most essential for the nurse to achieve prior to assuming key
nursing roles? correct answer A) Becoming a change agent
B) recognizing professional identity
C) performing competent client care
Answer—B
, A newly licensed nurse is working on an acute care unit. Which of the following
actions demonstrates the nurses transition from novice to advanced beginner?
correct answer A) seeking assistance when performing a client procedure
B) Contacting the provider after noting a clients abnormal lab values
C) Recommending a revision to the fall prevention policy
Answer—B
A nurse is caring for a client who is from a different culture from her own. When
listening to the client reminisce, the nurse is promoting which of the following?
correct answer A) Accountability
B) Stewardship
C) Dignity
Answer—C
A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative. Which of the following actions
by the nurse demonstrates the professions characteristic of autonomy? correct
answer A) Making a decision about when to administer PRN pain medication
B) Reviewing the clients laboratory data prior to contacting the provider
C) Verifying the completion of delegated vital signs
Answer—A
A nurse is delegating client care to an assistive personnel and instructs the AP to
provide morning care to a client who has left-sided weakness. Which of the
following rights should the AP clarify with the nurse? correct answer A) The right
person
B) The right direction
C) The right task
