CHAPTER 1 (INTRODUCTION TO NURSING) FUNDAMENTALS OF
NURSING 8TH EDITION TAYLOR LILLIS LYNN ALL EXAM REVISION
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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 non-nursing colleague asks about this code. Which of the
following statements best describes this code? - ANSWER- Define the principles of right and
wrong to provide patient care.
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? - ANSWER- Assessment.
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? - ANSWER- Implementation.
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go home on oxygen
and 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 discuss the patient's wishes with the family.
The nurse is acting as the patient's: - ANSWER- Advocate.
Evidence-based practice is defined as: - ANSWER- A problem-solving approach that integrates
best current evidence with clinical practice.
, The examination for registered nurse licensure is exactly the same in every state in the US. This
examination : - ANSWER- Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for registered nurse in
practice.
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) - ANSWER-
Caregiver, Autonomy and accountability, Patient advocate, Health promotion.
Advanced practice registered nurses generally: - ANSWER- Function independently.
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the following models is
expected from a health care reform? - ANSWER- Moving from an acute illness to a health
promotion illness prevention model
Which of the following nursing roles may have prescriptive authority in their practice? (Select all
that apply) - ANSWER- Nurse practitioner, Certified clinical nurse specialist.
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision support system 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? -
ANSWER- Informatics.
A nurse is caring for an older-adult couple in a community-based assisted living facility. During
the family assessment he notes that the couple has many expired medications and multiple
medications for their two different health care providers. The nurse begins to work with the couple
to determine what they know about their medications and helps them decide on one care provider
NURSING 8TH EDITION TAYLOR LILLIS LYNN ALL EXAM REVISION
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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 non-nursing colleague asks about this code. Which of the
following statements best describes this code? - ANSWER- Define the principles of right and
wrong to provide patient care.
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? - ANSWER- Assessment.
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? - ANSWER- Implementation.
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go home on oxygen
and 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 discuss the patient's wishes with the family.
The nurse is acting as the patient's: - ANSWER- Advocate.
Evidence-based practice is defined as: - ANSWER- A problem-solving approach that integrates
best current evidence with clinical practice.
, The examination for registered nurse licensure is exactly the same in every state in the US. This
examination : - ANSWER- Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for registered nurse in
practice.
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) - ANSWER-
Caregiver, Autonomy and accountability, Patient advocate, Health promotion.
Advanced practice registered nurses generally: - ANSWER- Function independently.
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the following models is
expected from a health care reform? - ANSWER- Moving from an acute illness to a health
promotion illness prevention model
Which of the following nursing roles may have prescriptive authority in their practice? (Select all
that apply) - ANSWER- Nurse practitioner, Certified clinical nurse specialist.
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision support system 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? -
ANSWER- Informatics.
A nurse is caring for an older-adult couple in a community-based assisted living facility. During
the family assessment he notes that the couple has many expired medications and multiple
medications for their two different health care providers. The nurse begins to work with the couple
to determine what they know about their medications and helps them decide on one care provider
