NSG 252 Exam 1 Practice Questions and
Complete Solutions
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care
coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation
you have your classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered
Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this document is important. Which statement
best describes this code? 1. Improves self-health care 2. Protects the patient's
confidentiality 3. Ensures identical care to all patients 4. Defines the principles of right
and wrong to provide patient care ✅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. Communicator ✅2
The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a 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.
Communicator ✅1
The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is 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. Provides a minimal standard of
knowledge for an RN in practice. 4. Guarantees standardized education across all
prelicensure programs. ✅3
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and skills for a variety of
professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are examples of these
roles and responsibilities? (Select all that apply.) 1. Caregiver 2. Autonomy 3. Patient
advocate 4. Health promotion 5. Genetic counselor ✅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 ✅1b, 2d,
3c, 4a
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of these models is
expected from health care reform? 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 hospital-based to community-based care 4. Moving
from an acute illness to a disease management model ✅1
A nurse meets with the registered dietitian and physical therapist to develop a plan of
care that focuses on improving nutrition and mobility for a patient. This is an example of
which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency? 1. Patient-
centered care 2. Safety 3. Teamwork and collaboration 4. Quality improvement ✅3
A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention to correctly position her
ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated respiratory secretions.
This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN)
competency? 1. Patient-centered care 2. Evidence-based practice 3. Teamwork and
collaboration 4. Quality improvement ✅2
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in pressure injury
formation in their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of
treatment. The first is the procedure currently used to assess for pressure injury risk.
The second uses a new assessment instrument to identify at-risk patients. Given this
information, the nurse consultant exemplifies which career? 1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse administrator 3. Nurse educator 4. Nurse researcher ✅4
Which activity performed by a nurse is related to maintaining competency in nursing
practice? 1. Asking another nurse about how to change the settings on a medication
pump 2. Regularly attending unit staff meetings 3. Participating as a member of the
professional nursing council 4. Attending a review course in preparation for a
certification examination ✅4
Which of the following are examples of a nurse participating in primary care activities?
(Select all that apply.) 1. Providing prenatal teaching on nutrition to a pregnant woman
during the first trimester 2. Assessing the nutritional status of older adults who come to
the community center for lunch 3. Working with patients in a cardiac rehabilitation
program 4. Providing home wound care to a patient 5. Teaching a class to parents at
the local grade school about the importance of immunizations ✅1, 2, 5
Which of the following statements is true regarding Magnet® status recognition for a
hospital? 1. Nursing is run by a Magnet manager who makes decisions for the nursing
units. 2. Nurses in Magnet hospitals make all of the decisions on the clinical units. 3.
Magnet is a term that is used to describe hospitals that are able to hire the nurses they
Complete Solutions
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care
coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation
you have your classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered
Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this document is important. Which statement
best describes this code? 1. Improves self-health care 2. Protects the patient's
confidentiality 3. Ensures identical care to all patients 4. Defines the principles of right
and wrong to provide patient care ✅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. Communicator ✅2
The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a 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.
Communicator ✅1
The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is 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. Provides a minimal standard of
knowledge for an RN in practice. 4. Guarantees standardized education across all
prelicensure programs. ✅3
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and skills for a variety of
professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are examples of these
roles and responsibilities? (Select all that apply.) 1. Caregiver 2. Autonomy 3. Patient
advocate 4. Health promotion 5. Genetic counselor ✅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 ✅1b, 2d,
3c, 4a
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of these models is
expected from health care reform? 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 hospital-based to community-based care 4. Moving
from an acute illness to a disease management model ✅1
A nurse meets with the registered dietitian and physical therapist to develop a plan of
care that focuses on improving nutrition and mobility for a patient. This is an example of
which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency? 1. Patient-
centered care 2. Safety 3. Teamwork and collaboration 4. Quality improvement ✅3
A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention to correctly position her
ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated respiratory secretions.
This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN)
competency? 1. Patient-centered care 2. Evidence-based practice 3. Teamwork and
collaboration 4. Quality improvement ✅2
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in pressure injury
formation in their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of
treatment. The first is the procedure currently used to assess for pressure injury risk.
The second uses a new assessment instrument to identify at-risk patients. Given this
information, the nurse consultant exemplifies which career? 1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse administrator 3. Nurse educator 4. Nurse researcher ✅4
Which activity performed by a nurse is related to maintaining competency in nursing
practice? 1. Asking another nurse about how to change the settings on a medication
pump 2. Regularly attending unit staff meetings 3. Participating as a member of the
professional nursing council 4. Attending a review course in preparation for a
certification examination ✅4
Which of the following are examples of a nurse participating in primary care activities?
(Select all that apply.) 1. Providing prenatal teaching on nutrition to a pregnant woman
during the first trimester 2. Assessing the nutritional status of older adults who come to
the community center for lunch 3. Working with patients in a cardiac rehabilitation
program 4. Providing home wound care to a patient 5. Teaching a class to parents at
the local grade school about the importance of immunizations ✅1, 2, 5
Which of the following statements is true regarding Magnet® status recognition for a
hospital? 1. Nursing is run by a Magnet manager who makes decisions for the nursing
units. 2. Nurses in Magnet hospitals make all of the decisions on the clinical units. 3.
Magnet is a term that is used to describe hospitals that are able to hire the nurses they
