NR 222- EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND -ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
1. Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to the
patient's health and/or the situation.
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and
shortness of breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer
treatment now and in 4 hours. Which standard of practice is performed?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation - -ANS☑️☑️--D. Implementation
Implementation is completing coordinating care and the prescribed plan
of care.
2. A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient
wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the
patient to have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk
and benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the patient's
wishes with the family. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
, D. Case manager - -ANS☑️☑️--B. Advocate
An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to make
choices about his or her care. An advocate may also provide additional
information to help a patient decide whether or not to accept a
treatment or find an interpreter to help family members communicate
their concerns.
3. Evidence-based practice is defined as:
A. Nursing care based on tradition
B. Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research literature
C. A problem-solving approach that integrates best current evidence
with clinical practice
D. Quality nursing care provided in an efficient and economically
sound manner - -ANS☑️☑️--C. A problem-solving approach that
integrates best current evidence with clinical practice
4. You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a
patient with terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using
the nursing code of ethics for professional registered nurses to guide
care decisions. A nonnursing colleague asks about this code. Which of
the following statements best describes this code?
A. Improves self-health care
B. Protects the patient's confidentiality
C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care -
-ANS☑️☑️--D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to
provide patient care
,5. When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service according
to standards of practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of ethics
is the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles
you will use to provide care for your patients. The code serves as a guide
for carrying out nursing responsibilities to provide quality nursing care
and the ethical obligations of the profession.
6. An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and
cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs, auscultates her lung sounds,
listens to her heart sounds, determines her level of comfort, and collects
blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is
performed?
A. Diagnosis
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation - -ANS☑️☑️--C. Assessment
7. Evidence-based practice integrates best current evidence with clinical
expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of
optimal health care.
8. The examination for registered nurse licensure is exactly the same in
every state in the United States. This examination:
A. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients
B. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients
C. Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
D. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for a registered nurse
in practice - -ANS☑️☑️--D. Provides a minimal standard of
knowledge for a registered nurse in practice
, 9. Registered nurse (RN) candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN® that the
individual State Boards of Nursing administer. Regardless of
educational preparation, the examination for RN licensure is exactly the
same in every state in the United States. This provides a standardized
minimum knowledge base for nurses.
10. Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and skills
for a variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the
following are examples? (Select all that apply.)
A. Caregiver
B. Autonomy and accountability
C. Patient advocate
D. Health promotion
E. Lobbyist - -ANS☑️☑️--A. Caregiver
11. B. Autonomy and accountability
12. C. Patient advocate
13. D. Health promotion
14. Each of these roles includes activities for the professional nurse. Each
of these is used in direct care or is part of professionalism that guides
nursing practice. Some nurses are lobbyists, but being a lobbyist is not
expected of all professional nurses
15. Advanced practice registered nurses generally:
A. Function independently
B. Function as unit directors
C. Work in acute care settings
AND -ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
1. Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to the
patient's health and/or the situation.
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and
shortness of breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer
treatment now and in 4 hours. Which standard of practice is performed?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation - -ANS☑️☑️--D. Implementation
Implementation is completing coordinating care and the prescribed plan
of care.
2. A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient
wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the
patient to have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk
and benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the patient's
wishes with the family. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
, D. Case manager - -ANS☑️☑️--B. Advocate
An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to make
choices about his or her care. An advocate may also provide additional
information to help a patient decide whether or not to accept a
treatment or find an interpreter to help family members communicate
their concerns.
3. Evidence-based practice is defined as:
A. Nursing care based on tradition
B. Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research literature
C. A problem-solving approach that integrates best current evidence
with clinical practice
D. Quality nursing care provided in an efficient and economically
sound manner - -ANS☑️☑️--C. A problem-solving approach that
integrates best current evidence with clinical practice
4. You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a
patient with terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using
the nursing code of ethics for professional registered nurses to guide
care decisions. A nonnursing colleague asks about this code. Which of
the following statements best describes this code?
A. Improves self-health care
B. Protects the patient's confidentiality
C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care -
-ANS☑️☑️--D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to
provide patient care
,5. When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service according
to standards of practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of ethics
is the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles
you will use to provide care for your patients. The code serves as a guide
for carrying out nursing responsibilities to provide quality nursing care
and the ethical obligations of the profession.
6. An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and
cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs, auscultates her lung sounds,
listens to her heart sounds, determines her level of comfort, and collects
blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is
performed?
A. Diagnosis
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation - -ANS☑️☑️--C. Assessment
7. Evidence-based practice integrates best current evidence with clinical
expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of
optimal health care.
8. The examination for registered nurse licensure is exactly the same in
every state in the United States. This examination:
A. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients
B. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients
C. Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
D. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for a registered nurse
in practice - -ANS☑️☑️--D. Provides a minimal standard of
knowledge for a registered nurse in practice
, 9. Registered nurse (RN) candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN® that the
individual State Boards of Nursing administer. Regardless of
educational preparation, the examination for RN licensure is exactly the
same in every state in the United States. This provides a standardized
minimum knowledge base for nurses.
10. Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and skills
for a variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the
following are examples? (Select all that apply.)
A. Caregiver
B. Autonomy and accountability
C. Patient advocate
D. Health promotion
E. Lobbyist - -ANS☑️☑️--A. Caregiver
11. B. Autonomy and accountability
12. C. Patient advocate
13. D. Health promotion
14. Each of these roles includes activities for the professional nurse. Each
of these is used in direct care or is part of professionalism that guides
nursing practice. Some nurses are lobbyists, but being a lobbyist is not
expected of all professional nurses
15. Advanced practice registered nurses generally:
A. Function independently
B. Function as unit directors
C. Work in acute care settings
