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ATI Professional Nursing Exam Questions
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Both nurses are discussing nursing school programs. Which of the following is a characteristic of
a profession that is accomplished by schools of nursing?
a. Providing standardized content
b. Providing NCLEX- RN® preparation courses
c. Offering multiple programs to become a nurse - Answer✔a. Providing standardized content
Both nurses are discussing nursing as a profession. Which of the following is an appropriate
statement for a nurse to make?
a. "Nursing as a profession is the art and science of healing."
b. "Nursing as a profession is accountable for the effective use of medications."
c. "Nursing as a profession has a social contract between nursing and society." -
Answer✔"Nursing as a profession has a social contract between nursing and society."
Which of the following professional associations advances the nursing profession by creating
high standards for nursing practice?
a. American Nurses Association
b. National League for Nursing
c. American Association of Colleges of Nursing - Answer✔American Nurses Association
Which of the following are characteristics exhibited by a professional? (Select all that apply)
a. Technical competence
b. Self-centeredness
c. Concerns for others
d. Interpersonal skills
e. Ethnocentrism - Answer✔Technical Competence, Concerns for others,
Interpersonal skills
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Which of the following provisions in the ANA resource Code of Ethics for Nurses with
Interpretative Statements describes the duty of nurses to develop collaborative solutions to broad
health issues?
a. Provision 4
b. Provision 6
c. Provision - Answer✔Provision
Which of the following tenets in the ANA resource Scope and Standards of Practice describes
the use of evidence-based knowledge in the provision of nursing care?
a. Tenet 2
b. Tenet 4
c. Tenet 5 - Answer✔Tenet 4
Which of the following resources provides guidance on the legal responsibilities of nurses to
clients and society?
a. Nursing's Social Policy Statement
b. Code of Ethics for Nurses
c. Scope and Standards of Practice - Answer✔Code of Ethics for Nurses
Which of the following professional organizations provides specific guidance to licensed
practical nurses?
a. IPNRC
b. NAPNES
c. AACN - Answer✔NAPNES
What are the formal expectations of the nursing profession first learned?
a. Working as a new nurse in a health care facility
b. Through classroom and clinical experiences in nursing school
During a relationship with an informal mentor - Answer✔Through classroom and clinical
experiences in nursing school
Which of the following is responsible for authorizing the practice of nursing?
a. State board of nursing
b. NCLEX
c. American Nurses Association - Answer✔State board of nursing
A nurse who displays a selfless concern for others is exhibiting which of the following?
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a. Accountability
b. Altruism
Responsibility - Answer✔Altruism
Which of the following is one of the foundations of the nursing profession?
a. Personal morals
b. Professional identity
c. Professional Values - Answer✔Professional Values
Which of the following actions demonstrates the professional concept of assertiveness?
a. Boldly sharing conflicting ideas
b. Using a team-based approach
c. Feelings of strong self-esteem - Answer✔Boldly sharing conflicting ideas
A nurse is acting as a preceptor for a student studying the concept of autonomy. The nurse
confirms the student's clear understanding of autonomy when the student describes it as which of
the following?
a. Critical thinking
b. Team collaboration
c. Individual choice - Answer✔Individual Choice
Which of the following relates to the concept of caring in professional nursing?
a. Straying from current values
b. Promoting role excellence
c. Reflecting historical evidence - Answer✔Promoting role excellence
Which of the following can threaten professional integrity? (Select all that apply)
a. Anxiety
b. Beneficence
c. Fast-paced environment
d. Substance abuse
Assertiveness - Answer✔Anxiety, Fast-paced environment, Substance abuse
A nurse is compiling an orientation handout related to accountability and responsibility. Which
of the following should the nurse use to describe responsibilities
a. An internal obligation to others
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ATI Professional Nursing Exam Questions
And Answers (Guaranteed A+)
Both nurses are discussing nursing school programs. Which of the following is a characteristic of
a profession that is accomplished by schools of nursing?
a. Providing standardized content
b. Providing NCLEX- RN® preparation courses
c. Offering multiple programs to become a nurse - Answer✔a. Providing standardized content
Both nurses are discussing nursing as a profession. Which of the following is an appropriate
statement for a nurse to make?
a. "Nursing as a profession is the art and science of healing."
b. "Nursing as a profession is accountable for the effective use of medications."
c. "Nursing as a profession has a social contract between nursing and society." -
Answer✔"Nursing as a profession has a social contract between nursing and society."
Which of the following professional associations advances the nursing profession by creating
high standards for nursing practice?
a. American Nurses Association
b. National League for Nursing
c. American Association of Colleges of Nursing - Answer✔American Nurses Association
Which of the following are characteristics exhibited by a professional? (Select all that apply)
a. Technical competence
b. Self-centeredness
c. Concerns for others
d. Interpersonal skills
e. Ethnocentrism - Answer✔Technical Competence, Concerns for others,
Interpersonal skills
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Which of the following provisions in the ANA resource Code of Ethics for Nurses with
Interpretative Statements describes the duty of nurses to develop collaborative solutions to broad
health issues?
a. Provision 4
b. Provision 6
c. Provision - Answer✔Provision
Which of the following tenets in the ANA resource Scope and Standards of Practice describes
the use of evidence-based knowledge in the provision of nursing care?
a. Tenet 2
b. Tenet 4
c. Tenet 5 - Answer✔Tenet 4
Which of the following resources provides guidance on the legal responsibilities of nurses to
clients and society?
a. Nursing's Social Policy Statement
b. Code of Ethics for Nurses
c. Scope and Standards of Practice - Answer✔Code of Ethics for Nurses
Which of the following professional organizations provides specific guidance to licensed
practical nurses?
a. IPNRC
b. NAPNES
c. AACN - Answer✔NAPNES
What are the formal expectations of the nursing profession first learned?
a. Working as a new nurse in a health care facility
b. Through classroom and clinical experiences in nursing school
During a relationship with an informal mentor - Answer✔Through classroom and clinical
experiences in nursing school
Which of the following is responsible for authorizing the practice of nursing?
a. State board of nursing
b. NCLEX
c. American Nurses Association - Answer✔State board of nursing
A nurse who displays a selfless concern for others is exhibiting which of the following?
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a. Accountability
b. Altruism
Responsibility - Answer✔Altruism
Which of the following is one of the foundations of the nursing profession?
a. Personal morals
b. Professional identity
c. Professional Values - Answer✔Professional Values
Which of the following actions demonstrates the professional concept of assertiveness?
a. Boldly sharing conflicting ideas
b. Using a team-based approach
c. Feelings of strong self-esteem - Answer✔Boldly sharing conflicting ideas
A nurse is acting as a preceptor for a student studying the concept of autonomy. The nurse
confirms the student's clear understanding of autonomy when the student describes it as which of
the following?
a. Critical thinking
b. Team collaboration
c. Individual choice - Answer✔Individual Choice
Which of the following relates to the concept of caring in professional nursing?
a. Straying from current values
b. Promoting role excellence
c. Reflecting historical evidence - Answer✔Promoting role excellence
Which of the following can threaten professional integrity? (Select all that apply)
a. Anxiety
b. Beneficence
c. Fast-paced environment
d. Substance abuse
Assertiveness - Answer✔Anxiety, Fast-paced environment, Substance abuse
A nurse is compiling an orientation handout related to accountability and responsibility. Which
of the following should the nurse use to describe responsibilities
a. An internal obligation to others
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