Professional Nursing EXAM 1 NCLEX Practice
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PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXAM 1 NCLEX | WITH
RATIONALES
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Terms in this set (70)
A. "In the past decade, the rate of aging of nurses has
increased steadily."
B. "The average age of graduates from nursing
programs is 25 years old."
C. "Older nurses are likely to remain in the workforce
because the nursing field is reasonably protected
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from layoffs experienced by other professions."
Today's Evolving Health
D. "One-third of the current workforce is younger than
Care Environment
50 years old."
1. A professor is presenting
a lecture on the age of
C.
nurses in the work force
today. Which statement by
The increasing number of older nurses who are in the
one of the student nurses
workforce is possibly due to the recent economic
indicates that the teaching
downturn, which resulted in high unemployment rates.
has been effective?
The nursing field is reasonably protected from layoffs
that other professions often experience. In the past
decade, the rate of aging nurses has decreased. The
average age of graduating nurses from all nursing
programs is 31 years old. One-third of the current
workforce is older than 50 years of age.
, A. Allow the new nurse to choose a preceptor.
B. Encourage the new nurse to enroll in a higher
education program.
C. Educate the current staff about the new nurse's
background. Correct
D. Give the new nurse an assignment as part of
training.
2. The nurse manager has
hired a nurse from another
Foreign educated nurses often face many challenges
country. What action
when they join the workforce in the United States.
should the nurse manager
Peers may not see them as knowledgeable, and often
take, in order to make the
devalue them. The nurse manager should educate the
new nurse's transition
current staff about the new nurse, even allowing the
easier?
new nurse to discuss the country of origin. The nurse
manager should strive to make the nurse's transition
smooth, by selecting a great preceptor and ensuring
the proper amount of training. Immediately
encouraging the new nurse to pursue more education
may be overwhelming, and giving the new nurse as
assignment right away would not be appropriate.
A. Personal safety
3. An international nurse B. Poor working conditions Correct
recruiter is looking at C. Professional incentives
factors that would push D. Better quality of life
nurses to seek Factors that push nurses to seek employment in other
employment in another countries include: poor working conditions, poor
country. What should the compensation, political instability and lack of
recruiter expect to push opportunities for career development. Personal
nurses towards migration? safety, professional incentives and better quality of life
are factors that pull nurses emigrate.
, A. Offer the nurse costly benefits.
B. Offer a position with minimal career development.
C. Offer comparable working conditions.
D. Offer personal incentives such as increased pay.
4. What action should the Correct
nurse recruiter take to
successfully recruit (pull) a Factors that pull nurses to emigrate include: personal
nurse from a foreign incentives such as better pay, safer working conditions
country? and career development. Factors that push nurses to
seek employment in other countries include poor
working conditions, poor compensation, political
instability and lack of opportunities for career
development.
A. "The most common practice setting for new nurses
is home care."
B. "Hospitals remain the primary worksite for RNs."
5. The nurse educator is Correct
providing a lecture on C. "Nursing homes employ 10% of the nursing
practice settings for workforce."
nurses. Which statement D. "Many new nurses gain experience in medical
from a new nurse indicates offices."
that the teaching has been Hospitals remain the primary worksite for RNs, with
effective? 63.2% of RNs employed in either the inpatient or
outpatient setting, which is where many new nurses
gain experience and strengthen skills. Nursing homes
employ 5.3% of nurses in the workforce.
A. "Nursing care originated in the home and
community settings." Correct
6. The nurse professor is
B. "Nursing care originated in the hospital setting."
giving a lecture on the
C. "It is unsure where nursing care originated."
origin of nursing practice
D. "Nursing care likely originated in medical offices."
and care. Which statement
Nursing care originated and was practiced informally
by one of the students
in the home and community settings. Over the last 150
indicates that the teaching
years, nursing care moved into the hospital settings. In
has been effective?
more modern times, nursing care became available in
medical offices.
, A. Nurses with advanced degrees are given more
7. The nurse manager vacation days.
wants to encourage staff B. Patients cared for by BSN (or higher) prepared
nurses to enroll in an RN- nurses have more positive outcomes. Correct
BSN program. Which C. Patient satisfaction scores are higher with BSN (or
patient centered higher) prepared nurses.
outcomes are likely to D. Patients won't use their call lights as much.
encourage the staff nurses Research has indicated that patients cared for by BSN
to obtain a higher degree or higher-prepared RNs have more positive
level? outcomes. Patients have less complications and better
quality of care.
A. "Military nurses are required to hold an associates
degree for active duty."
B. "Military nurses must have at least 5 years of critical
care experience."
8. The nurse educator is
C. "Military nurses have great opportunities for
giving a presentation on
advanced education." Correct
military nursing. Which
D. "Military nurses must be 18 to begin active duty."
statement by one of the
Military nurses have great opportunities for advanced
attendees indicates that
education, and are supported during schooling.
the teaching has been
Tuition, books, moving expenses and even salary are
effective?
often supplied. Military nurses are required to hold a
BSN for active duty and be between the ages of 21
and 46½ to enter active duty. They are not required to
have any specialized previous experience.
Questions PRACTICE QUESTIONS
PROFESSIONAL NURSING EXAM 1 NCLEX | WITH
RATIONALES
Save
Terms in this set (70)
A. "In the past decade, the rate of aging of nurses has
increased steadily."
B. "The average age of graduates from nursing
programs is 25 years old."
C. "Older nurses are likely to remain in the workforce
because the nursing field is reasonably protected
Chapter 1 Nursing in
from layoffs experienced by other professions."
Today's Evolving Health
D. "One-third of the current workforce is younger than
Care Environment
50 years old."
1. A professor is presenting
a lecture on the age of
C.
nurses in the work force
today. Which statement by
The increasing number of older nurses who are in the
one of the student nurses
workforce is possibly due to the recent economic
indicates that the teaching
downturn, which resulted in high unemployment rates.
has been effective?
The nursing field is reasonably protected from layoffs
that other professions often experience. In the past
decade, the rate of aging nurses has decreased. The
average age of graduating nurses from all nursing
programs is 31 years old. One-third of the current
workforce is older than 50 years of age.
, A. Allow the new nurse to choose a preceptor.
B. Encourage the new nurse to enroll in a higher
education program.
C. Educate the current staff about the new nurse's
background. Correct
D. Give the new nurse an assignment as part of
training.
2. The nurse manager has
hired a nurse from another
Foreign educated nurses often face many challenges
country. What action
when they join the workforce in the United States.
should the nurse manager
Peers may not see them as knowledgeable, and often
take, in order to make the
devalue them. The nurse manager should educate the
new nurse's transition
current staff about the new nurse, even allowing the
easier?
new nurse to discuss the country of origin. The nurse
manager should strive to make the nurse's transition
smooth, by selecting a great preceptor and ensuring
the proper amount of training. Immediately
encouraging the new nurse to pursue more education
may be overwhelming, and giving the new nurse as
assignment right away would not be appropriate.
A. Personal safety
3. An international nurse B. Poor working conditions Correct
recruiter is looking at C. Professional incentives
factors that would push D. Better quality of life
nurses to seek Factors that push nurses to seek employment in other
employment in another countries include: poor working conditions, poor
country. What should the compensation, political instability and lack of
recruiter expect to push opportunities for career development. Personal
nurses towards migration? safety, professional incentives and better quality of life
are factors that pull nurses emigrate.
, A. Offer the nurse costly benefits.
B. Offer a position with minimal career development.
C. Offer comparable working conditions.
D. Offer personal incentives such as increased pay.
4. What action should the Correct
nurse recruiter take to
successfully recruit (pull) a Factors that pull nurses to emigrate include: personal
nurse from a foreign incentives such as better pay, safer working conditions
country? and career development. Factors that push nurses to
seek employment in other countries include poor
working conditions, poor compensation, political
instability and lack of opportunities for career
development.
A. "The most common practice setting for new nurses
is home care."
B. "Hospitals remain the primary worksite for RNs."
5. The nurse educator is Correct
providing a lecture on C. "Nursing homes employ 10% of the nursing
practice settings for workforce."
nurses. Which statement D. "Many new nurses gain experience in medical
from a new nurse indicates offices."
that the teaching has been Hospitals remain the primary worksite for RNs, with
effective? 63.2% of RNs employed in either the inpatient or
outpatient setting, which is where many new nurses
gain experience and strengthen skills. Nursing homes
employ 5.3% of nurses in the workforce.
A. "Nursing care originated in the home and
community settings." Correct
6. The nurse professor is
B. "Nursing care originated in the hospital setting."
giving a lecture on the
C. "It is unsure where nursing care originated."
origin of nursing practice
D. "Nursing care likely originated in medical offices."
and care. Which statement
Nursing care originated and was practiced informally
by one of the students
in the home and community settings. Over the last 150
indicates that the teaching
years, nursing care moved into the hospital settings. In
has been effective?
more modern times, nursing care became available in
medical offices.
, A. Nurses with advanced degrees are given more
7. The nurse manager vacation days.
wants to encourage staff B. Patients cared for by BSN (or higher) prepared
nurses to enroll in an RN- nurses have more positive outcomes. Correct
BSN program. Which C. Patient satisfaction scores are higher with BSN (or
patient centered higher) prepared nurses.
outcomes are likely to D. Patients won't use their call lights as much.
encourage the staff nurses Research has indicated that patients cared for by BSN
to obtain a higher degree or higher-prepared RNs have more positive
level? outcomes. Patients have less complications and better
quality of care.
A. "Military nurses are required to hold an associates
degree for active duty."
B. "Military nurses must have at least 5 years of critical
care experience."
8. The nurse educator is
C. "Military nurses have great opportunities for
giving a presentation on
advanced education." Correct
military nursing. Which
D. "Military nurses must be 18 to begin active duty."
statement by one of the
Military nurses have great opportunities for advanced
attendees indicates that
education, and are supported during schooling.
the teaching has been
Tuition, books, moving expenses and even salary are
effective?
often supplied. Military nurses are required to hold a
BSN for active duty and be between the ages of 21
and 46½ to enter active duty. They are not required to
have any specialized previous experience.
