Unit I: Introduction to Nursing and the Health Care
System (10 Questions)
1. Which of the following best describes the primary
goal of nursing?
A. Diagnose disease
B. Provide holistic care and promote health
C. Prescribe medications
D. Perform surgical procedures
Answer: B
Rationale: Nursing focuses on holistic care—
addressing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual
needs—to promote health and prevent illness.
2. The Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) primarily ensures:
A. Safe handling of hazardous materials
B. Patient privacy and confidentiality
C. Standards for electronic health records
D. Quality control in laboratories
Answer: B
Rationale: HIPAA establishes national standards to
protect patients’ medical records and other personal
health information.
3. Which concept refers to a state of complete
physical, mental, and social well-being?
A. Illness
B. Disease
, C. Health
D. Stress
Answer: C
Rationale: The World Health Organization defines
health as a holistic state of well-being, not merely the
absence of disease.
4. Which of the following is a primary prevention
strategy?
A. Administering chemotherapy
B. Conducting blood glucose screening
C. Teaching seat-belt use
D. Providing dialysis
Answer: C
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to prevent
disease before it occurs (e.g., safety education).
5. In the context of stress, “eustress” refers to:
A. Chronic stressors that harm health
B. Positive stress that motivates and enhances
function
C. The body’s fight-or-flight response
D. Stress due to ethical dilemmas
Answer: B
Rationale: Eustress is a form of positive stress that
can improve performance and well-being.
6. Which legal principle obligates a nurse to act
according to established standards of practice?
A. Veracity
B. Beneficence
, C. Nonmaleficence
D. Duty
Answer: D
Rationale: The duty principle refers to the obligation
to adhere to professional standards of care.
7. The ethical principle that promotes the greatest
good for the greatest number is:
A. Justice
B. Autonomy
C. Utilitarianism
D. Fidelity
Answer: C
Rationale: Utilitarianism focuses on outcomes that
benefit the majority.
8. Informed consent requires that a patient:
A. Signs a form without discussion
B. Understands the proposed treatment and
alternatives
C. Be provided only minimal information
D. Waives confidentiality
Answer: B
Rationale: True informed consent includes full
disclosure of risks, benefits, and alternatives in
understandable terms.
9. A nurse who reports a colleague for suspected
impaired practice is upholding which ethical
principle?
A. Autonomy
, B. Fidelity
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
Answer: D
Rationale: Nonmaleficence (“do no harm”) requires
intervening if a colleague’s actions endanger patients.
10. Which healthcare delivery model emphasizes
integrated, patient-centered care across settings?
A. Fee-for-service
B. Managed care
C. Patient-Centered Medical Home
D. Single-payer system
Answer: C
Rationale: The Patient-Centered Medical Home
model coordinates care through a primary provider
and team.
Unit II: The Nursing Process (15 Questions)
11. The first step of the nursing process is:
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation
Answer: A
Rationale: Assessment involves collecting complete
and accurate data about the patient’s health status.
System (10 Questions)
1. Which of the following best describes the primary
goal of nursing?
A. Diagnose disease
B. Provide holistic care and promote health
C. Prescribe medications
D. Perform surgical procedures
Answer: B
Rationale: Nursing focuses on holistic care—
addressing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual
needs—to promote health and prevent illness.
2. The Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) primarily ensures:
A. Safe handling of hazardous materials
B. Patient privacy and confidentiality
C. Standards for electronic health records
D. Quality control in laboratories
Answer: B
Rationale: HIPAA establishes national standards to
protect patients’ medical records and other personal
health information.
3. Which concept refers to a state of complete
physical, mental, and social well-being?
A. Illness
B. Disease
, C. Health
D. Stress
Answer: C
Rationale: The World Health Organization defines
health as a holistic state of well-being, not merely the
absence of disease.
4. Which of the following is a primary prevention
strategy?
A. Administering chemotherapy
B. Conducting blood glucose screening
C. Teaching seat-belt use
D. Providing dialysis
Answer: C
Rationale: Primary prevention aims to prevent
disease before it occurs (e.g., safety education).
5. In the context of stress, “eustress” refers to:
A. Chronic stressors that harm health
B. Positive stress that motivates and enhances
function
C. The body’s fight-or-flight response
D. Stress due to ethical dilemmas
Answer: B
Rationale: Eustress is a form of positive stress that
can improve performance and well-being.
6. Which legal principle obligates a nurse to act
according to established standards of practice?
A. Veracity
B. Beneficence
, C. Nonmaleficence
D. Duty
Answer: D
Rationale: The duty principle refers to the obligation
to adhere to professional standards of care.
7. The ethical principle that promotes the greatest
good for the greatest number is:
A. Justice
B. Autonomy
C. Utilitarianism
D. Fidelity
Answer: C
Rationale: Utilitarianism focuses on outcomes that
benefit the majority.
8. Informed consent requires that a patient:
A. Signs a form without discussion
B. Understands the proposed treatment and
alternatives
C. Be provided only minimal information
D. Waives confidentiality
Answer: B
Rationale: True informed consent includes full
disclosure of risks, benefits, and alternatives in
understandable terms.
9. A nurse who reports a colleague for suspected
impaired practice is upholding which ethical
principle?
A. Autonomy
, B. Fidelity
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
Answer: D
Rationale: Nonmaleficence (“do no harm”) requires
intervening if a colleague’s actions endanger patients.
10. Which healthcare delivery model emphasizes
integrated, patient-centered care across settings?
A. Fee-for-service
B. Managed care
C. Patient-Centered Medical Home
D. Single-payer system
Answer: C
Rationale: The Patient-Centered Medical Home
model coordinates care through a primary provider
and team.
Unit II: The Nursing Process (15 Questions)
11. The first step of the nursing process is:
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Implementation
D. Evaluation
Answer: A
Rationale: Assessment involves collecting complete
and accurate data about the patient’s health status.
