Advanced Practice Nursing Essential Knowledge for the
Profession 5th Edition Exam Test 2025/2026
During a physical assessment, the nurse closes and door and provides
drape to promote privacy. The nurse is performing her role as a/an:
A. Advocate
B. Communicator
C. Change agent
D. Caregiver - ANSWER -D. Caregiver
The role of a nurse as caregiver helps client promote, restore and
maintain dignity, health and wellness by viewing a person holistically. As
an advocate the nurse intercedes or works on behalf of the client.
Identifying the need and problems of the client and communicating it to
other members of the health team is doing the role of a communicator.
As a change agent, the nurse assists the client to MODIFY their
BEHAVIOR.
During the nursing rounds Nurse Cathy is instructing the patient to
avoid smoking to prevent the worsening of respiratory problems. The
patient asked about the things that he can do when feelings of wanting
to smoke arises. The nurse enumerates ways of dealing the situation.
This is an example of a nurse's role as a/an:
A. Advocate
B. Clinician
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,C. Change agent
D. Caregiver - ANSWER -C. Change agent
As a change agent, the nurse assists the client to MODIFY their
BEHAVIOR. As an advocate the nurse intercedes or works on behalf of
the client. As a clinician, the nurse would use technical expertise to
administer nursing care. The role of a nurse as caregiver helps client
promote, restore and maintain dignity, health and wellness by viewing a
person holistically.
Nurse Cathy on the other hand, knows the case immediately even
before a diagnosis is done. Based on Benner's theory she is a/an:
A. Novice
B. Expert
C. Competent
D. Advanced beginner - ANSWER -B. Expert
The ability to perceive something without further evidence is the
development of intuition and is seen in Expert nurses. A novice nurse is
governed by rules and usually inflexible. Competent nurses are planning
nursing care consciously. Advanced beginners demonstrate acceptable
performance.
Newborn screening is done to every newborn in the Philippines. This is
an example of:
A. Primary prevention
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,B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Rehabilitation - ANSWER -B. Secondary prevention
Promotion of early detection and early treatment of the disease is
under secondary prevention. Example, breast self exam, TB screening,
genetic counseling.
One of Nurse Cathy's co-workers is Annie who is flexible in any given
situation. Annie is performing her duties well without supervision but
still needs more experience and practice to develop a consciously
planned nursing care. According to Patricia Benner's category in
specialization in nursing, Annie is a/an:
A. Novice
B. Expert
C. Competent
D. Advanced beginner - ANSWER -D. Advanced beginner
A- Novice is governed by rules and usually inflexible. B- Expert nurses
have intuitive grasp on the situation dealt. C- Competent nurses are
planning nursing care consciously. D- Advanced beginners demonstrate
acceptable performance.
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, The clinical instructor is discussing about the Nursing Process. She
mentioned that when a cluster of actual or high-risk diagnosis are
present because of a certain situation it is called:
A. Wellness nursing diagnosis
B. Actual nursing diagnosis
C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
D. Risk nursing diagnosis - ANSWER -C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
Presence of both actual and high-risk diagnosis is called a syndrome
nursing diagnosis. Wellness nursing diagnosis focuses on the clinical
judgment on an individual from a specific to higher level of wellness.
Actual diagnoses are clinical judgment of the nurse that is validated. A
risk diagnosis is based on the clinical are based on clinical judgment that
the client may develop vulnerability to the problem.
The nurse in charge measures a patient's temperature at 101 degrees F.
What is the equivalent centigrade temperature?
A. 36.3 degrees C
B. 37.95 degrees C
C. 40.03 degrees C
D. 38.01 degrees C - ANSWER -B. 37.95
To convert °F to °C use this formula, ( °F - 32 ) (0.55). While when
converting °C to °F use this formula, ( °C x 1.8) + 32. Note that 0.55 is
5/9 and 1.8 is 9/5.
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Profession 5th Edition Exam Test 2025/2026
During a physical assessment, the nurse closes and door and provides
drape to promote privacy. The nurse is performing her role as a/an:
A. Advocate
B. Communicator
C. Change agent
D. Caregiver - ANSWER -D. Caregiver
The role of a nurse as caregiver helps client promote, restore and
maintain dignity, health and wellness by viewing a person holistically. As
an advocate the nurse intercedes or works on behalf of the client.
Identifying the need and problems of the client and communicating it to
other members of the health team is doing the role of a communicator.
As a change agent, the nurse assists the client to MODIFY their
BEHAVIOR.
During the nursing rounds Nurse Cathy is instructing the patient to
avoid smoking to prevent the worsening of respiratory problems. The
patient asked about the things that he can do when feelings of wanting
to smoke arises. The nurse enumerates ways of dealing the situation.
This is an example of a nurse's role as a/an:
A. Advocate
B. Clinician
pg. 1
,C. Change agent
D. Caregiver - ANSWER -C. Change agent
As a change agent, the nurse assists the client to MODIFY their
BEHAVIOR. As an advocate the nurse intercedes or works on behalf of
the client. As a clinician, the nurse would use technical expertise to
administer nursing care. The role of a nurse as caregiver helps client
promote, restore and maintain dignity, health and wellness by viewing a
person holistically.
Nurse Cathy on the other hand, knows the case immediately even
before a diagnosis is done. Based on Benner's theory she is a/an:
A. Novice
B. Expert
C. Competent
D. Advanced beginner - ANSWER -B. Expert
The ability to perceive something without further evidence is the
development of intuition and is seen in Expert nurses. A novice nurse is
governed by rules and usually inflexible. Competent nurses are planning
nursing care consciously. Advanced beginners demonstrate acceptable
performance.
Newborn screening is done to every newborn in the Philippines. This is
an example of:
A. Primary prevention
pg. 2
,B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Rehabilitation - ANSWER -B. Secondary prevention
Promotion of early detection and early treatment of the disease is
under secondary prevention. Example, breast self exam, TB screening,
genetic counseling.
One of Nurse Cathy's co-workers is Annie who is flexible in any given
situation. Annie is performing her duties well without supervision but
still needs more experience and practice to develop a consciously
planned nursing care. According to Patricia Benner's category in
specialization in nursing, Annie is a/an:
A. Novice
B. Expert
C. Competent
D. Advanced beginner - ANSWER -D. Advanced beginner
A- Novice is governed by rules and usually inflexible. B- Expert nurses
have intuitive grasp on the situation dealt. C- Competent nurses are
planning nursing care consciously. D- Advanced beginners demonstrate
acceptable performance.
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, The clinical instructor is discussing about the Nursing Process. She
mentioned that when a cluster of actual or high-risk diagnosis are
present because of a certain situation it is called:
A. Wellness nursing diagnosis
B. Actual nursing diagnosis
C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
D. Risk nursing diagnosis - ANSWER -C. Syndrome nursing diagnosis
Presence of both actual and high-risk diagnosis is called a syndrome
nursing diagnosis. Wellness nursing diagnosis focuses on the clinical
judgment on an individual from a specific to higher level of wellness.
Actual diagnoses are clinical judgment of the nurse that is validated. A
risk diagnosis is based on the clinical are based on clinical judgment that
the client may develop vulnerability to the problem.
The nurse in charge measures a patient's temperature at 101 degrees F.
What is the equivalent centigrade temperature?
A. 36.3 degrees C
B. 37.95 degrees C
C. 40.03 degrees C
D. 38.01 degrees C - ANSWER -B. 37.95
To convert °F to °C use this formula, ( °F - 32 ) (0.55). While when
converting °C to °F use this formula, ( °C x 1.8) + 32. Note that 0.55 is
5/9 and 1.8 is 9/5.
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