PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026|GRADED A+|VERIFIED

PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026|GRADED
A+|VERIFIED
1. The nurse teaches a student nurse about how to apply the nursing process when providing
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patient care. Which statement, if made by the student nurse, indicates that teaching was succ
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essful?



a. The nursing process is a scientific-
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based method of diagnosing the patients health care problems.
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b. The nursing process is a problem-
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solving tool used to identify and treat patients health care needs.
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c. The nursing process is based on nursing theory that incorporates the biopsychosocial nature
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of humans.
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d. The nursing process is used primarily to explain nursing interventions to other health care p
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rofessionals. - ANSWER- B B ANS: B B




The nursing process is a problem-
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solving approach to the identification and treatment of patients problems. Diagnosis is only o
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ne phase of the nursing process. The primary use of the nursing process is in patient care, not t
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o establish nursing theory or explain nursing interventions to other health care professionals.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (comprehension) REF: 7
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TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC:
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2. The nurse describes to a student nurse how to use evidence-
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based practice guidelines when caring for patients. Which statement, if made by the nurse, w
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ould be the most accurate?
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, a. Inferences from clinical research studies are used as a guide.
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b. Patient care is based on clinical judgment, experience, and traditions.
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c. Data are evaluated to show that the patient outcomes are consistently met.
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d. Recommendations are based on research, clinical expertise, and patient preferences. -
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B ANSWER- ANS: D B




Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the use of the best research- B B B B B B B B B



based evidence combined with clinician expertise. Clinical judgment based on the nurses clini
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cal experience is part of EBP, but clinical decision making should also incorporate current rese
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arch and research- B B



based guidelines. Evaluation of patient outcomes is important, but interventions should be ba
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sed on research from randomized control studies with a large number of subjects.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (knowledge) REF: 11
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TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC:
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3. The nurse completes an admission database and explains that the plan of care and discharg
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e goals will be developed with the patients input. The patient states, How is this different from
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what the doctor does? Which response would be most appropriate for the nurse to make?
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a. The role of the nurse is to administer medications and other treatments prescribed by your
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doctor.



b. The nurses job is to help the doctor by collecting information and communicating any probl
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ems that occur. B B