NSG 125
Transition to Professional Nursing
Final Exam Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. What is the primary role of a professional nurse in an
interdisciplinary team?
- A. To provide medical orders.
- B. To ensure patient safety.
- C. To manage hospital budgets.
- D. To make administrative decisions.
- ANS: B. To ensure patient safety.
- Rationale: The primary role of a professional nurse in an
interdisciplinary team is to ensure patient safety through
advocacy, direct care, and coordination of care.
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,2. Which theory emphasizes the nurse-patient relationship and
communication?
- A. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
- B. Watson's Theory of Human Caring.
- C. Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory.
- D. Roy's Adaptation Model.
- ANS: B. Watson's Theory of Human Caring.
- Rationale: Watson's Theory of Human Caring focuses on
the importance of the nurse-patient relationship and effective
communication.
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
3. ______ is the process by which nurses use clinical expertise
and patient preferences to make care decisions.
- ANS: Evidence-based practice.
- Rationale: Evidence-based practice integrates clinical
expertise, patient values, and the best research evidence to make
care decisions.
4. The ___________ is responsible for setting national standards
for nursing practice and education.
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, - ANS: National Council of State Boards of Nursing
(NCSBN).
- Rationale: The NCSBN sets national standards for nursing
practice and education to ensure uniformity and quality in the
profession.
True/False Questions
5. True or False: Reflective practice involves nurses analyzing
their actions and decisions to improve future practice.
- ANS: True.
- Rationale: Reflective practice is a process where nurses
critically evaluate their actions and decisions to enhance future
clinical practice and patient care.
6. True or False: Professional socialization in nursing solely
involves acquiring technical skills.
- ANS: False.
- Rationale: Professional socialization in nursing involves not
only acquiring technical skills but also developing values,
attitudes, and professional identity.
Multiple Response Questions
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, 7. Which of the following are components of culturally
competent care? (Select all that apply)
- A. Awareness of one’s own cultural biases.
- B. Application of medical interventions without patient input.
- C. Knowledge of diverse cultural practices.
- D. Respectful communication with patients.
- ANS: A. Awareness of one’s own cultural biases, C.
Knowledge of diverse cultural practices, D. Respectful
communication with patients.
- Rationale: Culturally competent care involves self-
awareness, knowledge of diverse cultural practices, and respectful
communication to provide effective care.
8. Which of the following are ethical principles in nursing?
(Select all that apply)
- A. Beneficence
- B. Fidelity
- C. Autonomy
- D. Maleficence
- ANS: A. Beneficence, B. Fidelity, C. Autonomy.
- Rationale: Ethical principles in nursing include beneficence,
fidelity, and autonomy, among others. Maleficence is not an
ethical principle.
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Transition to Professional Nursing
Final Exam Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. What is the primary role of a professional nurse in an
interdisciplinary team?
- A. To provide medical orders.
- B. To ensure patient safety.
- C. To manage hospital budgets.
- D. To make administrative decisions.
- ANS: B. To ensure patient safety.
- Rationale: The primary role of a professional nurse in an
interdisciplinary team is to ensure patient safety through
advocacy, direct care, and coordination of care.
©2025
,2. Which theory emphasizes the nurse-patient relationship and
communication?
- A. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
- B. Watson's Theory of Human Caring.
- C. Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory.
- D. Roy's Adaptation Model.
- ANS: B. Watson's Theory of Human Caring.
- Rationale: Watson's Theory of Human Caring focuses on
the importance of the nurse-patient relationship and effective
communication.
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
3. ______ is the process by which nurses use clinical expertise
and patient preferences to make care decisions.
- ANS: Evidence-based practice.
- Rationale: Evidence-based practice integrates clinical
expertise, patient values, and the best research evidence to make
care decisions.
4. The ___________ is responsible for setting national standards
for nursing practice and education.
©2025
, - ANS: National Council of State Boards of Nursing
(NCSBN).
- Rationale: The NCSBN sets national standards for nursing
practice and education to ensure uniformity and quality in the
profession.
True/False Questions
5. True or False: Reflective practice involves nurses analyzing
their actions and decisions to improve future practice.
- ANS: True.
- Rationale: Reflective practice is a process where nurses
critically evaluate their actions and decisions to enhance future
clinical practice and patient care.
6. True or False: Professional socialization in nursing solely
involves acquiring technical skills.
- ANS: False.
- Rationale: Professional socialization in nursing involves not
only acquiring technical skills but also developing values,
attitudes, and professional identity.
Multiple Response Questions
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, 7. Which of the following are components of culturally
competent care? (Select all that apply)
- A. Awareness of one’s own cultural biases.
- B. Application of medical interventions without patient input.
- C. Knowledge of diverse cultural practices.
- D. Respectful communication with patients.
- ANS: A. Awareness of one’s own cultural biases, C.
Knowledge of diverse cultural practices, D. Respectful
communication with patients.
- Rationale: Culturally competent care involves self-
awareness, knowledge of diverse cultural practices, and respectful
communication to provide effective care.
8. Which of the following are ethical principles in nursing?
(Select all that apply)
- A. Beneficence
- B. Fidelity
- C. Autonomy
- D. Maleficence
- ANS: A. Beneficence, B. Fidelity, C. Autonomy.
- Rationale: Ethical principles in nursing include beneficence,
fidelity, and autonomy, among others. Maleficence is not an
ethical principle.
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