Exam 1: NCLEX-Style and Chapter
Review Questions with answers
(1) The student nurse asks her preceptor why the patient is being discharged 2 days after
surgery when he still needs wound care and help with basic hygiene. The preceptor should
educate the student nurse on which concept?
a. Preferred Provider Organizations(PPOs)
b. Health Maintenance Organizations(HMOs)
c. Diagnosis-Related Groups(DRGs)
d. Point of Service(POS)VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔c. Diagnosis-Related Groups(DRGs)
(1) Which of the following demonstrates a health restoration activity? Select all that apply.
a. Administering an antibiotic every day
b. Teaching the importance of handwriting
c. Assessing a client's surgical incision
d. Advising a woman to get an annual mammogram after age 50 years.VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔a. Administering an antibiotic every day
c. Assessing a client's surgical incision
(1) Which of the following aspects of nursing is essential to defining it as both a profession
and a discipline?
a. Established standards of care
b. Professional organizations
c. Practice supported by scientific research
d. Activities determined by a scope of praVERIFIED ANSWERS **✔c. Practice supported by
scientific research
, (1) The Patient says to the Charge Nurse, "I have a great group of nurses. The RN and UAP
are all very attentive to my care needs and work very well together." Which nursing model
of care is this unit following?
a. Team nursing
b. Case method nursing
c. Functional nursing
d. Primary nursingVERIFIED ANSWERS **✔a. Team nursing
(1) A 34 year old patient who suffered a stroke has right sided weakness and impaired
mobility. To which facility will the patient be sent after discharge from the hospital?
a. Assistive living
b. Behavioral health center
c. Independent living facility
d. Rehabilitation centerVERIFIED ANSWERS **✔d. Rehabilitation center
(1) All of the following are aspects of the full-spectrum nursing role. Which one is essential
for the nurse to do in order to successfully carry out all of the others?
a. Thinking and reasoning about the client's care
b. Providing hands-on client care
c. Carrying out physician orders
d. Giving instructions to assistive personnelVERIFIED ANSWERS **✔a. Thinking and
reasoning about the client's care
(1) Which statement pertaining to Benner's practice model for clinical competence is true?
a. Progression through the stages is constant, with most nurses reaching the proficient stage.
b. Progression through the stages involves continual development of thinking and technical
skills.
c. The nurse must have experience in many areas before being considered an expert.
Review Questions with answers
(1) The student nurse asks her preceptor why the patient is being discharged 2 days after
surgery when he still needs wound care and help with basic hygiene. The preceptor should
educate the student nurse on which concept?
a. Preferred Provider Organizations(PPOs)
b. Health Maintenance Organizations(HMOs)
c. Diagnosis-Related Groups(DRGs)
d. Point of Service(POS)VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔c. Diagnosis-Related Groups(DRGs)
(1) Which of the following demonstrates a health restoration activity? Select all that apply.
a. Administering an antibiotic every day
b. Teaching the importance of handwriting
c. Assessing a client's surgical incision
d. Advising a woman to get an annual mammogram after age 50 years.VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔a. Administering an antibiotic every day
c. Assessing a client's surgical incision
(1) Which of the following aspects of nursing is essential to defining it as both a profession
and a discipline?
a. Established standards of care
b. Professional organizations
c. Practice supported by scientific research
d. Activities determined by a scope of praVERIFIED ANSWERS **✔c. Practice supported by
scientific research
, (1) The Patient says to the Charge Nurse, "I have a great group of nurses. The RN and UAP
are all very attentive to my care needs and work very well together." Which nursing model
of care is this unit following?
a. Team nursing
b. Case method nursing
c. Functional nursing
d. Primary nursingVERIFIED ANSWERS **✔a. Team nursing
(1) A 34 year old patient who suffered a stroke has right sided weakness and impaired
mobility. To which facility will the patient be sent after discharge from the hospital?
a. Assistive living
b. Behavioral health center
c. Independent living facility
d. Rehabilitation centerVERIFIED ANSWERS **✔d. Rehabilitation center
(1) All of the following are aspects of the full-spectrum nursing role. Which one is essential
for the nurse to do in order to successfully carry out all of the others?
a. Thinking and reasoning about the client's care
b. Providing hands-on client care
c. Carrying out physician orders
d. Giving instructions to assistive personnelVERIFIED ANSWERS **✔a. Thinking and
reasoning about the client's care
(1) Which statement pertaining to Benner's practice model for clinical competence is true?
a. Progression through the stages is constant, with most nurses reaching the proficient stage.
b. Progression through the stages involves continual development of thinking and technical
skills.
c. The nurse must have experience in many areas before being considered an expert.
