RSNG 1137 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
QUESTION>A nursing instructor is teaching a class about ethical principles to a group of nursing students.
The instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students give which of the
following as an example of nonmaleficence?
A) Protecting clients from a chemically impaired practitioner
B) Performing dressing changes to promote wound healing
C) Providing emotional support to clients who are anxious
D) Administering pain medications to a client in pain - CORRECT ANSWER~A) Protecting clients from a
chemically impaired practitioner
QUESTION>During report, a nurse finds that she has been assigned to care for a patient admitted with
an opportunistic infection secondary to AIDS. The nurse informs the clinical nurse leader that she is
refusing to care for him because he has AIDS. The nurse has an obligation to this patient under which
legal premise?
A) Good Samaritan Act
B) Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
C) Patient Self-Determination Act
D) ANA Code of Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER~D) ANA Code of Ethics
QUESTION>An obstetrical nurse wishes to identify whether clients' perceptions of a high level of
support from their partner is associated with a decreased length of the second stage of labor. Which
type of quantitative research is most appropriate for this research question?
A) Correlational research
B) Descriptive research
C) Quasi-experimental research
D) Experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER~A) Correlation reasearch
QUESTION>What is QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH? - CORRECT ANSWER~It involves the concepts of basic
and applied research. Is a method of research conducted to gain insight by discovering meanings? At its
core is the idea that reality is based on perceptions, which differ for each person and change over time.
,QUESTION>The nurse notes that the blood glucose level of a client has increased and is planning to
notify the health care provider by telephone. Which of the following techniques would be most
appropriate for the nurse to use when communicating with the health care provider?
A) ISBAR
B) EMAR
C) SOAP
D) CBE - CORRECT ANSWER~A) ISBAR
QUESTION >A class of nursing students is in their first semester of nursing school. The instructor explains
that one of the changes they will undergo while in nursing school is learning to "think like a nurse." What
is the most current model of this thinking process?
A) Critical-thinking Model
B) Nursing Process Model
C) Clinical Judgment Model
D) Active Practice Model - CORRECT ANSWER~C) Clinical Judgment Model
QUESTION>The nursing student uses evidence-based practice findings in the development of a care
plan. This is an example of which type of nursing skill?
A) Cognitive skill
B) Technical skill
C) Interpersonal skill
D) Ethical/legal skill - CORRECT ANSWER~A) Cognitive skill
QUESTION>A nurse has come on day shift and is assessing the client's intravenous setup. The nurse
notes that there is a mini-bag of the client's antibiotic hanging as a piggyback, but that the bag is still full.
The nurse examines the patient's medication administration record (MAR) and concludes that the night
nurse likely hung the antibiotic but failed to start the infusion. As a result, the antibiotic is three hours
late and the nurse has consequently filled out an incident report. In doing so, the nurse has exhibited
which of the following?
A) Ethical/legal skills
,B) Technical skills
C) Interpersonal skills
D) Cognitive skills - CORRECT ANSWER~A) Ethical/legal skills
QUESTION>What is a systematic way to form and shape one's thinking?
A) Critical thinking
B) Intuitive thinking
C) Trial-and-error
D) Interpersonal values - CORRECT ANSWER~A) Critical Thinking
QUESTION>What step in the nursing process is most closely associated with cognitively skilled nurses?
A) Assessing
B) Planning
C) Implementing
D) Evaluating - CORRECT ANSWER~B) Planning
QUESTION>Members of the staff on a hospital unit are critical of a client's family, who has different
cultural beliefs about health and illness. A student assigned to the patient does not agree, based on her
care of the client and family. What critical thinking attitude is the student demonstrating?
A) Being curious and persevering
B) Being creative
C) Demonstrating confidence
D) Thinking independently - CORRECT ANSWER~D) Thinking independently
QUESTION>Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model (NOTICING) - CORRECT ANSWER~-recognizing a potential
issue, perceptually grasping the situation
QUESTION>Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model (REFLECTING) - CORRECT ANSWER~SAME AS
REMEMBERING: attending to patient's responses to nursing action while in the process of acting
, QUESTION>Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model (INTERPRETING) - CORRECT ANSWER~-reasoning pattern,
analytical, intuitive, narrative, developing a sufficient understanding of the situation
QUESTION>Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model (OBSERVATION & INTERPRETATION) - CORRECT
ANSWER~hallmarks of trained nursing practice
QUESTION>Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model (RESPONDING) - CORRECT ANSWER~deciding on the
court of action deemed appropriate for the situation, which may include, NO IMMEDIATE ACTION
QUESTION>Reflection IN action - CORRECT ANSWER~-happens in real time while care is occurring
-refers to nurses' ability to "read" the patient—how he or she is responding to the nursing intervention
and adjust the interventions based on that assessment.
QUESTION>Reflection ON action - CORRECT ANSWER~-occurs after the fact and involves thinking
through a situation that has occurred in the past
-showing what nurses gain from their experience contributes to their ongoing clinical knowledge
development and their capacity for clinical judgment in future situations.
QUESTION>Supports the idea that nurses engage in a complex process of clinical reasoning when caring
for patients. Nurses draw on personal knowledge and experience from various situations and consider
the contextual background of the clinical culture. - CORRECT ANSWER~CLINICAL JUDGEMENT MODEL
QUESTION>Critical thinking concepts, when used in the Nursing Process, will result
in________________. - CORRECT ANSWER~Clinical judgement
QUESTION>clinical judgement - CORRECT ANSWER~refers to the nurse's interpretation and inferences
that influence his/her actions in a care-giving setting.
QUESTION>clinical judgement are influenced by.... - CORRECT ANSWER~the context in which the
situation occurs and the culture of the nursing care unit
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS
QUESTION>A nursing instructor is teaching a class about ethical principles to a group of nursing students.
The instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students give which of the
following as an example of nonmaleficence?
A) Protecting clients from a chemically impaired practitioner
B) Performing dressing changes to promote wound healing
C) Providing emotional support to clients who are anxious
D) Administering pain medications to a client in pain - CORRECT ANSWER~A) Protecting clients from a
chemically impaired practitioner
QUESTION>During report, a nurse finds that she has been assigned to care for a patient admitted with
an opportunistic infection secondary to AIDS. The nurse informs the clinical nurse leader that she is
refusing to care for him because he has AIDS. The nurse has an obligation to this patient under which
legal premise?
A) Good Samaritan Act
B) Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)
C) Patient Self-Determination Act
D) ANA Code of Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER~D) ANA Code of Ethics
QUESTION>An obstetrical nurse wishes to identify whether clients' perceptions of a high level of
support from their partner is associated with a decreased length of the second stage of labor. Which
type of quantitative research is most appropriate for this research question?
A) Correlational research
B) Descriptive research
C) Quasi-experimental research
D) Experimental research - CORRECT ANSWER~A) Correlation reasearch
QUESTION>What is QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH? - CORRECT ANSWER~It involves the concepts of basic
and applied research. Is a method of research conducted to gain insight by discovering meanings? At its
core is the idea that reality is based on perceptions, which differ for each person and change over time.
,QUESTION>The nurse notes that the blood glucose level of a client has increased and is planning to
notify the health care provider by telephone. Which of the following techniques would be most
appropriate for the nurse to use when communicating with the health care provider?
A) ISBAR
B) EMAR
C) SOAP
D) CBE - CORRECT ANSWER~A) ISBAR
QUESTION >A class of nursing students is in their first semester of nursing school. The instructor explains
that one of the changes they will undergo while in nursing school is learning to "think like a nurse." What
is the most current model of this thinking process?
A) Critical-thinking Model
B) Nursing Process Model
C) Clinical Judgment Model
D) Active Practice Model - CORRECT ANSWER~C) Clinical Judgment Model
QUESTION>The nursing student uses evidence-based practice findings in the development of a care
plan. This is an example of which type of nursing skill?
A) Cognitive skill
B) Technical skill
C) Interpersonal skill
D) Ethical/legal skill - CORRECT ANSWER~A) Cognitive skill
QUESTION>A nurse has come on day shift and is assessing the client's intravenous setup. The nurse
notes that there is a mini-bag of the client's antibiotic hanging as a piggyback, but that the bag is still full.
The nurse examines the patient's medication administration record (MAR) and concludes that the night
nurse likely hung the antibiotic but failed to start the infusion. As a result, the antibiotic is three hours
late and the nurse has consequently filled out an incident report. In doing so, the nurse has exhibited
which of the following?
A) Ethical/legal skills
,B) Technical skills
C) Interpersonal skills
D) Cognitive skills - CORRECT ANSWER~A) Ethical/legal skills
QUESTION>What is a systematic way to form and shape one's thinking?
A) Critical thinking
B) Intuitive thinking
C) Trial-and-error
D) Interpersonal values - CORRECT ANSWER~A) Critical Thinking
QUESTION>What step in the nursing process is most closely associated with cognitively skilled nurses?
A) Assessing
B) Planning
C) Implementing
D) Evaluating - CORRECT ANSWER~B) Planning
QUESTION>Members of the staff on a hospital unit are critical of a client's family, who has different
cultural beliefs about health and illness. A student assigned to the patient does not agree, based on her
care of the client and family. What critical thinking attitude is the student demonstrating?
A) Being curious and persevering
B) Being creative
C) Demonstrating confidence
D) Thinking independently - CORRECT ANSWER~D) Thinking independently
QUESTION>Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model (NOTICING) - CORRECT ANSWER~-recognizing a potential
issue, perceptually grasping the situation
QUESTION>Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model (REFLECTING) - CORRECT ANSWER~SAME AS
REMEMBERING: attending to patient's responses to nursing action while in the process of acting
, QUESTION>Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model (INTERPRETING) - CORRECT ANSWER~-reasoning pattern,
analytical, intuitive, narrative, developing a sufficient understanding of the situation
QUESTION>Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model (OBSERVATION & INTERPRETATION) - CORRECT
ANSWER~hallmarks of trained nursing practice
QUESTION>Tanner's Clinical Judgement Model (RESPONDING) - CORRECT ANSWER~deciding on the
court of action deemed appropriate for the situation, which may include, NO IMMEDIATE ACTION
QUESTION>Reflection IN action - CORRECT ANSWER~-happens in real time while care is occurring
-refers to nurses' ability to "read" the patient—how he or she is responding to the nursing intervention
and adjust the interventions based on that assessment.
QUESTION>Reflection ON action - CORRECT ANSWER~-occurs after the fact and involves thinking
through a situation that has occurred in the past
-showing what nurses gain from their experience contributes to their ongoing clinical knowledge
development and their capacity for clinical judgment in future situations.
QUESTION>Supports the idea that nurses engage in a complex process of clinical reasoning when caring
for patients. Nurses draw on personal knowledge and experience from various situations and consider
the contextual background of the clinical culture. - CORRECT ANSWER~CLINICAL JUDGEMENT MODEL
QUESTION>Critical thinking concepts, when used in the Nursing Process, will result
in________________. - CORRECT ANSWER~Clinical judgement
QUESTION>clinical judgement - CORRECT ANSWER~refers to the nurse's interpretation and inferences
that influence his/her actions in a care-giving setting.
QUESTION>clinical judgement are influenced by.... - CORRECT ANSWER~the context in which the
situation occurs and the culture of the nursing care unit
