CEPN Final Exam Brief Questions with Adequately
Approved Answers Graded A++ Pass
"Escape Fire" addressed problems with over-medication of patients. What is one of the effective
strategies the military has used to address this problem? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -B.
supplemented or replaced prescription controlled prescription drugs with integrative medicine
methodologies such as physical therapy, yoga, meditation, and acupuncture
A 4-year-old child is going to have an abdominal x-ray examination. The child asks, "Why do
they have to do this? Will it hurt?" Which of the following is the most appropriate response by
the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -"You will go to the x-ray department so they can take
pictures of your tummy to find out why you have a tummy ache. The bed you lie on may be cool,
but you will have a blanket to keep you warm. The test will not hurt."
A 5-year-old with a twin brother is admitted to the PICU after cardiac surgery. Hospital policy
does not allow individuals younger than 12 years of age to visit the PICU. The nurse recognizes
the needs of the patient and his brother and suggests that the mother bring her son to visit his
brother briefly in the afternoon when the unit is usually quiet. This illustrates which of Brenner's
stages of nursing proficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Expert practitioner
A Caucasian nurse is caring for a Native American after a stroke. The nurse finds the patient
sleeping while holding several small feathers bound by a beaded leather thong. The nurse should
consider the possibility that this is - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -an important item used in native
healing practices.
,A child is tested for genetic abnormalities. After the test results are delivered from the
laboratory, a representative of the parents' medical insurance company calls the nurse's station
and asks for the results of the tests. The nurse's best response to this request is to - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Refuse to give the information. Remind the caller about HIPPA protections
A competent resident in a long-term care facility refuses an ordered antidepressant medication.
The nurse believes the patient needs the medication because he is clearly showing signs of
depression and dissolves the medication in juice without telling the patient. This illustrates
negligence by failure to - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -communicate with a patient.
A component that separates occupations from professions is commitment. Which of the
following is the best way that nurses can show commitment to each other? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Mentoring nursing students and novice nurses
A contemporary view of the sick role includes - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -patient as partner
with the health care provider.
A health care agency that uses its profits to better the institution rather than paying stockholders
would be classified as a - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -not-for-profit agency.
A hospital standard states, "All intravenous (IV) sites must be rotated every 72 hours." The nurse
who assesses and records variations from this standard is fulfilling which role of nursing? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Quality Management
A hospital standard states, "All intravenous (IV) sites must be rotated every 72 hours." The nurse
who assesses and records variations from this standard is fulfilling which role of nursing? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Quality Management
, A major challenge to full autonomy for nurses is/are - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -lobbyists for
the American Medical Association (AMA) and hospital associations.
A major challenge to full autonomy for nurses is/are - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -lobbyists for
the American Medical Association (AMA) and hospital associations.
A mother asks the nurse if her 5-year-old can visit his twin brother in the pediatric intensive care
unit (PICU) after cardiac surgery. The nurse denies the request because hospital policy states that
children younger than 12 years of age are not allowed to visit the PICU. This illustrates which of
Benner's stages of nursing proficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Novice
A mother asks the nurse if her 5-year-old can visit his twin brother in the PICU after cardiac
surgery. The nurse denies the request because hospital policy states that children younger than 12
years of age are not allowed to visit the PICU but suggests that the mother visit with the child in
the visitor's lounge and talk to him about what is happening with his brother. This illustrates
which of Benner's stages of nursing proficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Advanced
beginner
A mother asks the nurse if her 5-year-old can visit his twin brother in the PICU after cardiac
surgery. The nurse knows that hospital policy states that children younger than 12 years of age
are not allowed to visit the PICU. After considering the needs of the patient and his brother, the
nurse suggests that the brother can visit for 5 minutes. This illustrates which of Benner's stages
of nursing proficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Competent practitioner
A mother asks the nurse if her 5-year-old can visit his twin brother in the PICU after cardiac
surgery. The nurse knows that hospital policy states that children younger than 12 years of age
Approved Answers Graded A++ Pass
"Escape Fire" addressed problems with over-medication of patients. What is one of the effective
strategies the military has used to address this problem? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -B.
supplemented or replaced prescription controlled prescription drugs with integrative medicine
methodologies such as physical therapy, yoga, meditation, and acupuncture
A 4-year-old child is going to have an abdominal x-ray examination. The child asks, "Why do
they have to do this? Will it hurt?" Which of the following is the most appropriate response by
the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -"You will go to the x-ray department so they can take
pictures of your tummy to find out why you have a tummy ache. The bed you lie on may be cool,
but you will have a blanket to keep you warm. The test will not hurt."
A 5-year-old with a twin brother is admitted to the PICU after cardiac surgery. Hospital policy
does not allow individuals younger than 12 years of age to visit the PICU. The nurse recognizes
the needs of the patient and his brother and suggests that the mother bring her son to visit his
brother briefly in the afternoon when the unit is usually quiet. This illustrates which of Brenner's
stages of nursing proficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Expert practitioner
A Caucasian nurse is caring for a Native American after a stroke. The nurse finds the patient
sleeping while holding several small feathers bound by a beaded leather thong. The nurse should
consider the possibility that this is - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -an important item used in native
healing practices.
,A child is tested for genetic abnormalities. After the test results are delivered from the
laboratory, a representative of the parents' medical insurance company calls the nurse's station
and asks for the results of the tests. The nurse's best response to this request is to - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Refuse to give the information. Remind the caller about HIPPA protections
A competent resident in a long-term care facility refuses an ordered antidepressant medication.
The nurse believes the patient needs the medication because he is clearly showing signs of
depression and dissolves the medication in juice without telling the patient. This illustrates
negligence by failure to - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -communicate with a patient.
A component that separates occupations from professions is commitment. Which of the
following is the best way that nurses can show commitment to each other? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Mentoring nursing students and novice nurses
A contemporary view of the sick role includes - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -patient as partner
with the health care provider.
A health care agency that uses its profits to better the institution rather than paying stockholders
would be classified as a - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -not-for-profit agency.
A hospital standard states, "All intravenous (IV) sites must be rotated every 72 hours." The nurse
who assesses and records variations from this standard is fulfilling which role of nursing? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Quality Management
A hospital standard states, "All intravenous (IV) sites must be rotated every 72 hours." The nurse
who assesses and records variations from this standard is fulfilling which role of nursing? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Quality Management
, A major challenge to full autonomy for nurses is/are - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -lobbyists for
the American Medical Association (AMA) and hospital associations.
A major challenge to full autonomy for nurses is/are - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -lobbyists for
the American Medical Association (AMA) and hospital associations.
A mother asks the nurse if her 5-year-old can visit his twin brother in the pediatric intensive care
unit (PICU) after cardiac surgery. The nurse denies the request because hospital policy states that
children younger than 12 years of age are not allowed to visit the PICU. This illustrates which of
Benner's stages of nursing proficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Novice
A mother asks the nurse if her 5-year-old can visit his twin brother in the PICU after cardiac
surgery. The nurse denies the request because hospital policy states that children younger than 12
years of age are not allowed to visit the PICU but suggests that the mother visit with the child in
the visitor's lounge and talk to him about what is happening with his brother. This illustrates
which of Benner's stages of nursing proficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Advanced
beginner
A mother asks the nurse if her 5-year-old can visit his twin brother in the PICU after cardiac
surgery. The nurse knows that hospital policy states that children younger than 12 years of age
are not allowed to visit the PICU. After considering the needs of the patient and his brother, the
nurse suggests that the brother can visit for 5 minutes. This illustrates which of Benner's stages
of nursing proficiency? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔️✔️ -Competent practitioner
A mother asks the nurse if her 5-year-old can visit his twin brother in the PICU after cardiac
surgery. The nurse knows that hospital policy states that children younger than 12 years of age
