UBC NURS 300 MIDTERM – 2025 STUDY GUIDE WITH 100
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FOR
NURSING THEORY AND PRACTICE EXAM PREP WITH MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS
THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FOR
THE UBC NURS 300 MIDTERM EXAM, COVERING CORE NURSING CONCEPTS
SUCH AS PROFESSIONALISM, EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICE, ETHICAL
DECISION-MAKING, AND INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION. DESIGNED TO
SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THE 2025 TERM, IT OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
OF KEY CONTENT IN PREPARATION FOR SUCCESSFUL MIDTERM
PERFORMANCE.
Mr. Richard runs into the emergency department. He screams, "My wife is bleeding in the car! She is
going to die! Quick, do something! We are losing our baby!" What should the nurse do as a priority?
a. Ask Mr. Richard to say where the car is and then conduct a summary assessment of the situation
b. Tell a colleague to perform a vaginal examination as quickly as possible
c. Inform the physician of the urgency of the situation and suggest that the operating room be
prepared
d. Tell Mr. Richard that he must calm down because his screaming is only making the situation worse
and his cooperation is required - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Ask Mr. Richard to say where the car is, and
then conduct a summary assessment of the situation.
A client with diarrhea has a physician's order for a bulk lax- ative daily. The nurse, not realizing that
bulk laxatives can help solidify certain types of diarrhea, concludes that the physician does not know
the client has diarrhea. What is the most accurate way to characterize the nurse's thinking?
a. A fact
b. An inference
c. A judgment
d. An opinion - CORRECT ANSWER-d. An opinion
A new mother brings her newborn daughter to the wellness clinic for a checkup. In the course of the
assess- ment, the nurse notices that the mother holds the baby only when necessary and does not
communicate with or look at her new baby. Believing this new family to be at risk, the nurse offers
,support services of home care visits and counselling. Which determinant of health is most at risk in
this situation?
a. Social safety net
b. Early child development
c. Gender
d. Income and income distribution - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Early child development
A client has been exercising and calorie counting ever since being diagnosed with hypertension last
fall. The client set a goal to have a reduction in blood pressure over the next 6 months. What level of
prevention is rep- resented in this scenario?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Disease prevention - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Tertiary prevention
A client was recently diagnosed with diabetes mel- litus. The client is confident that he can control
his blood sugar with diet and exercise alone. He recently checked out a video on the management of
diabetes at a community diabetes education centre. Which of the following models is best illustrated
in this client
scenario?
a. Health belief model
b. Clinical model
c. Role-performance model
d. Health and wellness model - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Clinical model
A client sees a nurse at the vascular improvement program (VIP). The client states, "I feel healthy,
even though I have vascular disease." Which of the following responses by the nurse is consistent
with the generally recognized definition of health?
a. "Health is influenced mainly by biology."
b. "The definition of health is a personal belief."
c. "Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being."
d. "Health is defined as the absence of disease." - CORRECT ANSWER-c. "Health is a state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being."
, A young woman from Ontario was vacationing in British Columbia when she was injured. She was
given imme- diate treatment in the nearest hospital and was not charged anything for her treatment
though she lives out of province. This practice demonstrates which of the five Canada Health Act
criteria?
a. Comprehensiveness
b. Universality
c. Public Administration
d. Portability - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Portability
A client is diagnosed with a condition requiring a blood transfusion. The client declines the
transfusion because of his religious beliefs. Which right is exemplified in this scenario?
a. To be informed
b. The right to choice
c. Right to consumer education
d. The right to health care - CORRECT ANSWER-b. The right to choice
Which types of health care services have traditionally been emphasized within the Canadian health
care system?
a. Diagnosis and treatment of illnesses
b. Rehabilitation and health restoration
c. Health promotion and illness prevention
d. Hospice-palliative and end-of-life care - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Diagnosis and treatment of
illnesses
Which of these examples is considered a primary health care service?
a. A visit to an orthopedic specialist
b. Screening for cervical cancer
c. Emergency room care
d. Diagnostic imaging - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Emergency room care
Part of the responsibility of a registered nurse is to understand the role of health care personnel
involved in the different dimensions of client care. An experienced registered nurse is working on a
busy cardiology ward. A client on the team is being discharged home with a pre- scription for eight
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FOR
NURSING THEORY AND PRACTICE EXAM PREP WITH MOST
TESTED QUESTIONS
THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FOR
THE UBC NURS 300 MIDTERM EXAM, COVERING CORE NURSING CONCEPTS
SUCH AS PROFESSIONALISM, EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICE, ETHICAL
DECISION-MAKING, AND INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION. DESIGNED TO
SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THE 2025 TERM, IT OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
OF KEY CONTENT IN PREPARATION FOR SUCCESSFUL MIDTERM
PERFORMANCE.
Mr. Richard runs into the emergency department. He screams, "My wife is bleeding in the car! She is
going to die! Quick, do something! We are losing our baby!" What should the nurse do as a priority?
a. Ask Mr. Richard to say where the car is and then conduct a summary assessment of the situation
b. Tell a colleague to perform a vaginal examination as quickly as possible
c. Inform the physician of the urgency of the situation and suggest that the operating room be
prepared
d. Tell Mr. Richard that he must calm down because his screaming is only making the situation worse
and his cooperation is required - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Ask Mr. Richard to say where the car is, and
then conduct a summary assessment of the situation.
A client with diarrhea has a physician's order for a bulk lax- ative daily. The nurse, not realizing that
bulk laxatives can help solidify certain types of diarrhea, concludes that the physician does not know
the client has diarrhea. What is the most accurate way to characterize the nurse's thinking?
a. A fact
b. An inference
c. A judgment
d. An opinion - CORRECT ANSWER-d. An opinion
A new mother brings her newborn daughter to the wellness clinic for a checkup. In the course of the
assess- ment, the nurse notices that the mother holds the baby only when necessary and does not
communicate with or look at her new baby. Believing this new family to be at risk, the nurse offers
,support services of home care visits and counselling. Which determinant of health is most at risk in
this situation?
a. Social safety net
b. Early child development
c. Gender
d. Income and income distribution - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Early child development
A client has been exercising and calorie counting ever since being diagnosed with hypertension last
fall. The client set a goal to have a reduction in blood pressure over the next 6 months. What level of
prevention is rep- resented in this scenario?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Disease prevention - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Tertiary prevention
A client was recently diagnosed with diabetes mel- litus. The client is confident that he can control
his blood sugar with diet and exercise alone. He recently checked out a video on the management of
diabetes at a community diabetes education centre. Which of the following models is best illustrated
in this client
scenario?
a. Health belief model
b. Clinical model
c. Role-performance model
d. Health and wellness model - CORRECT ANSWER-b. Clinical model
A client sees a nurse at the vascular improvement program (VIP). The client states, "I feel healthy,
even though I have vascular disease." Which of the following responses by the nurse is consistent
with the generally recognized definition of health?
a. "Health is influenced mainly by biology."
b. "The definition of health is a personal belief."
c. "Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being."
d. "Health is defined as the absence of disease." - CORRECT ANSWER-c. "Health is a state of
complete physical, mental, and social well-being."
, A young woman from Ontario was vacationing in British Columbia when she was injured. She was
given imme- diate treatment in the nearest hospital and was not charged anything for her treatment
though she lives out of province. This practice demonstrates which of the five Canada Health Act
criteria?
a. Comprehensiveness
b. Universality
c. Public Administration
d. Portability - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Portability
A client is diagnosed with a condition requiring a blood transfusion. The client declines the
transfusion because of his religious beliefs. Which right is exemplified in this scenario?
a. To be informed
b. The right to choice
c. Right to consumer education
d. The right to health care - CORRECT ANSWER-b. The right to choice
Which types of health care services have traditionally been emphasized within the Canadian health
care system?
a. Diagnosis and treatment of illnesses
b. Rehabilitation and health restoration
c. Health promotion and illness prevention
d. Hospice-palliative and end-of-life care - CORRECT ANSWER-a. Diagnosis and treatment of
illnesses
Which of these examples is considered a primary health care service?
a. A visit to an orthopedic specialist
b. Screening for cervical cancer
c. Emergency room care
d. Diagnostic imaging - CORRECT ANSWER-c. Emergency room care
Part of the responsibility of a registered nurse is to understand the role of health care personnel
involved in the different dimensions of client care. An experienced registered nurse is working on a
busy cardiology ward. A client on the team is being discharged home with a pre- scription for eight
