NR 500 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT ROLES IN
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING 2026 ACTUAL
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
COMPLETE STUDY PACKAGE
◉ An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever
and cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs, listens to her lung and
heart sounds, determines her level of comfort, and collects blood
and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is
performed?
1. Diagnosis
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation.
Answer: 3
◉ 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?
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
,4. Implementation.
Answer: 4
◉ 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 them. The nurse is acting as the
patient's:
1. Educator.
2. Advocate.
3. Caregiver.
4. Case manager..
Answer: 2
◉ The nurse spends time with the patient and family reviewing the
dressing change procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's
spouse demonstrates how to change the dressing. The nurse is
acting in which professional role?
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Case manager.
Answer: 1
,◉ The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is exactly the
same in every state in the United States. This examination:
1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients.
2. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients.
3. Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided.
4. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice..
Answer: 4
◉ 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.)
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy and accountability
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Lobbyist.
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
◉ Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement
about the role.
1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse anesthetist
, 3. Nurse practitioner
4. Nurse-midwife
a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and
gynecological services
b. Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as adult
diabetes care
c. Provides comprehensive care, usually in a primary care setting,
directly managing the medical care of patients who are healthy or
have chronic conditions
d. Provides care and services under the supervision of an
anesthesiologist.
Answer: 1b, 2d, 3c, 4a
◉ Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care.
Which of the following models is expected from health care reform?
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1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness
prevention model
2. Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion model
3. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
4. Moving from a chronic care to an illness prevention model.
Answer: 1
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING 2026 ACTUAL
TEST PAPER QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
COMPLETE STUDY PACKAGE
◉ An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever
and cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs, listens to her lung and
heart sounds, determines her level of comfort, and collects blood
and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is
performed?
1. Diagnosis
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation.
Answer: 3
◉ 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?
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
,4. Implementation.
Answer: 4
◉ 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 them. The nurse is acting as the
patient's:
1. Educator.
2. Advocate.
3. Caregiver.
4. Case manager..
Answer: 2
◉ The nurse spends time with the patient and family reviewing the
dressing change procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's
spouse demonstrates how to change the dressing. The nurse is
acting in which professional role?
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Case manager.
Answer: 1
,◉ The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is exactly the
same in every state in the United States. This examination:
1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients.
2. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients.
3. Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided.
4. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice..
Answer: 4
◉ 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.)
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy and accountability
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Lobbyist.
Answer: 1, 2, 3, 4
◉ Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement
about the role.
1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse anesthetist
, 3. Nurse practitioner
4. Nurse-midwife
a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and
gynecological services
b. Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as adult
diabetes care
c. Provides comprehensive care, usually in a primary care setting,
directly managing the medical care of patients who are healthy or
have chronic conditions
d. Provides care and services under the supervision of an
anesthesiologist.
Answer: 1b, 2d, 3c, 4a
◉ Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care.
Which of the following models is expected from health care reform?
12
1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness
prevention model
2. Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion model
3. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model
4. Moving from a chronic care to an illness prevention model.
Answer: 1
