NURS 211 COMPLETE LATEST QUIZ
REVIEW BASED ACTUAL WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A standardized means of determining initial proficiency at the entry level into nursing is
A. application for licensure as an LPN or RN
B. certification in medical-surgical nursing
C. comprehensive instructor-constructed examinations
D. the National Certification Licensure Examination (NCLEX) - correct answer-✅D. the National
Certification Licensure Examination (NCLEX)
Which of the following is/are TRUE about Florence Nightingale (select all that apply):
A. Credited as the founder of Professional Nursing.
B. Established the first nursing school in England.
C. Was welcomed by army physicians who appreciated her assistance.
D. Initial training was a 1-year program in Pennsylvania.
E. Contributed to nursing research. - correct answer-✅A. Credited as the founder of Professional
Nursing.
B. Established the first nursing school in England.
E. Contributed to nursing research.
The primary purpose of licensure for RNs is to - correct answer-✅protect the public
A nurse identifies gaps between local and best practices (in other words, she notices that the way things
are done at her hospital are not the same as how she learned in school that they ideally should be
done). Which Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency does her behavior best
support/fit with?
A. Safety
B. Patient-centered care
C. Teamwork and collaboration
D. Quality improvement - correct answer-✅D. Quality improvement
Current trends in telecommunications and increased mobility of nurses have led to the approval of a
mutual recognition model of nursing regulation, in which nurses are allowed to practice in states that are
compact states without obtaining a license in each state. On which website would a nurse find a list of
current compact states?
A. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
B. National League for Nursing (NLN)
C. American Nurse's Association (ANA)
D. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) - correct answer-✅D. National Council of State
Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
Which of the following is/are TRUE about professional identify formation as a nurse? (Select all that
apply).
, A. Humility is an exemplar that is often the basis for trust- it means acting with consistency and purpose.
B. Advocacy is an important exemplar of professional nursing identify because nurses are often the "last
line of defense" for patients.
C. Engaging in reflection is is an intervention to achieve professional identify formation that has been
shown to improve student learning.
D. It is a smooth, gradual process for people entering the profession.
E. Compassion is an exemplar of professional nursing identify that is also sometimes called "sympathy"
or "empathy." - correct answer-✅B. Advocacy is an important exemplar of professional nursing identify
because nurses are often the "last line of defense" for patients.
C. Engaging in reflection is is an intervention to achieve professional identify formation that has been
shown to improve student learning.
Rationale: the process is not necessarily "smooth and gradual"- rather it looks like "disequilibrium
followed by assimilation"
integrity is the exemplar that is the basis of trust; humility is an exemplar about being realistic related to
one's contributions to a situation
compassion is different from sympathy or empathy- it also deals with feelings, but has a more active
response component
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a call to action to increase the proportion of nurses with
baccalaureate degrees (BS, BSN) to 80% by 2020. Which of the four key messages in The Future of
Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Report does this best fit with?
A. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system
that promotes seamless academic progression.
B. Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an improved
information infrastructure.
C. Nurses should be full partners with physicians and other health professionals in redesigning health
care in the United States.
D. Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training. - correct answer-✅A. Nurses
should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that
promotes seamless academic progression.
A student nurse posts personal details of a patient on a Facebook account. The liabilities (definition of
liability= being legally responsible for harm caused to another person or property as a result of one's
actions) arising from this incident would be covered under:
A. Negligence
B. None of these- student nurses cannot be liable because they are unlicensed.
C. Informed Consent
D. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
E. Patient Self-Determination Act - correct answer-✅D. The Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
When the patient is unable to make medical decisions for himself or herself, authorization that allows
another person to make these decisions is called (a):
A. Self-determination
REVIEW BASED ACTUAL WITH
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A standardized means of determining initial proficiency at the entry level into nursing is
A. application for licensure as an LPN or RN
B. certification in medical-surgical nursing
C. comprehensive instructor-constructed examinations
D. the National Certification Licensure Examination (NCLEX) - correct answer-✅D. the National
Certification Licensure Examination (NCLEX)
Which of the following is/are TRUE about Florence Nightingale (select all that apply):
A. Credited as the founder of Professional Nursing.
B. Established the first nursing school in England.
C. Was welcomed by army physicians who appreciated her assistance.
D. Initial training was a 1-year program in Pennsylvania.
E. Contributed to nursing research. - correct answer-✅A. Credited as the founder of Professional
Nursing.
B. Established the first nursing school in England.
E. Contributed to nursing research.
The primary purpose of licensure for RNs is to - correct answer-✅protect the public
A nurse identifies gaps between local and best practices (in other words, she notices that the way things
are done at her hospital are not the same as how she learned in school that they ideally should be
done). Which Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency does her behavior best
support/fit with?
A. Safety
B. Patient-centered care
C. Teamwork and collaboration
D. Quality improvement - correct answer-✅D. Quality improvement
Current trends in telecommunications and increased mobility of nurses have led to the approval of a
mutual recognition model of nursing regulation, in which nurses are allowed to practice in states that are
compact states without obtaining a license in each state. On which website would a nurse find a list of
current compact states?
A. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
B. National League for Nursing (NLN)
C. American Nurse's Association (ANA)
D. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) - correct answer-✅D. National Council of State
Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
Which of the following is/are TRUE about professional identify formation as a nurse? (Select all that
apply).
, A. Humility is an exemplar that is often the basis for trust- it means acting with consistency and purpose.
B. Advocacy is an important exemplar of professional nursing identify because nurses are often the "last
line of defense" for patients.
C. Engaging in reflection is is an intervention to achieve professional identify formation that has been
shown to improve student learning.
D. It is a smooth, gradual process for people entering the profession.
E. Compassion is an exemplar of professional nursing identify that is also sometimes called "sympathy"
or "empathy." - correct answer-✅B. Advocacy is an important exemplar of professional nursing identify
because nurses are often the "last line of defense" for patients.
C. Engaging in reflection is is an intervention to achieve professional identify formation that has been
shown to improve student learning.
Rationale: the process is not necessarily "smooth and gradual"- rather it looks like "disequilibrium
followed by assimilation"
integrity is the exemplar that is the basis of trust; humility is an exemplar about being realistic related to
one's contributions to a situation
compassion is different from sympathy or empathy- it also deals with feelings, but has a more active
response component
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) issued a call to action to increase the proportion of nurses with
baccalaureate degrees (BS, BSN) to 80% by 2020. Which of the four key messages in The Future of
Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Report does this best fit with?
A. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system
that promotes seamless academic progression.
B. Effective workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an improved
information infrastructure.
C. Nurses should be full partners with physicians and other health professionals in redesigning health
care in the United States.
D. Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education and training. - correct answer-✅A. Nurses
should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that
promotes seamless academic progression.
A student nurse posts personal details of a patient on a Facebook account. The liabilities (definition of
liability= being legally responsible for harm caused to another person or property as a result of one's
actions) arising from this incident would be covered under:
A. Negligence
B. None of these- student nurses cannot be liable because they are unlicensed.
C. Informed Consent
D. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
E. Patient Self-Determination Act - correct answer-✅D. The Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act
When the patient is unable to make medical decisions for himself or herself, authorization that allows
another person to make these decisions is called (a):
A. Self-determination
