NURS 201 Exam 1 – Complete Study Guide &
Practice Questions 2025 REAL EXAM!!!
A nurse inadvertently commits a medication error without the knowledge of other nursing team
members. According to Freud, which part of the personality guides the nurse to initiate an incident
report? - ANSWER ✔✨---Superego
A nurse gives a resident in a nursing home a choice about which color shirt to wear. Which level of need,
according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, has the nurse just met? - ANSWER ✔✨---Self esteem
A nurse is assessing a child in relation to the stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development. Which
behavior indicates that the child has reached the formal operations stage of development? -
ANSWER ✔✨---Utilized deductive reasoning to examine alternatives
Which statement best reflects a principle common to all theories of health, wellness and illness? -
ANSWER ✔✨---Many variables influence a persons perception of health
According to Maslow, which characteristic is least associated with a person who is self actualized? -
ANSWER ✔✨---Has an external locus of control
Which concept identified by the nurse is basic to the health-illness continuum model? -
ANSWER ✔✨---There is no distinct boundary between health and illness along the continuum
,A prospective nurse is being interviewed for a job by the nurse manager in an urgent care center. The
manager stated that the facility adheres to a clinical model of health/illness. Which should the nurse
anticipate will be expected of the nurses within this facility? - ANSWER ✔✨---Make assessment of
patients in the physiological domain
Freedom from which situation demonstrates a safety and security need in Maslow's hierarchy -
ANSWER ✔✨---Pain
Which statement identifies a basic principle associated with Freud and his work? - ANSWER ✔✨---
No behavior is accidental
Which concept about health do nurses need to appreciate - ANSWER ✔✨---Perceptions of health
vary among cultures
A nurse is analyzing information about a patient. Which of the following does Maslow's hierarchy of
needs theory help the nurse to identify - ANSWER ✔✨---Patients problem that has top priority
Which are examples of a health belief? Select all that apply
• Eating foods low in fat
• Accepting grim results of diagnostic tests
• Concluding that illness is the result of being bad
• recognizing that smoking can cause lung cancer
• respecting a patients decision regarding therapeutic treatment - ANSWER ✔✨---Concluding
Illness is the result of being bad
Recognizing that smoking can cause lung cancer
A nurse educator is conducting a class about child development for nurses. The nurse reviews the stages
of moral development by Kohlberg. Place the following patients statements about what motivates them
to behave that reflects the reasoning typical of progression through Kohlberg's stages
• I was following the rules
• I did not want to get punished
• I expected to receive an award
, • I thought it was the right thing to do
• I wanted others to see me as a good person
• I was doing what is acceptable in our community - ANSWER ✔✨---1) right thing to do
2) following the rules
3) punishment
4) acceptable for the community
5) reward
6) wanted others to see me as a good person
A nurse is caring for a newly admitted patient. The nurse collects data and reviews the patients clinical
record. Which level of need is the priority for this patient according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs -
ANSWER ✔✨---Safety and security (being admitted for pain)
A nurse is explaining mammography screening to a patient. Which level of healthcare delivery service
does this diagnostic test reflect - ANSWER ✔✨---Secondary
Which change identified by the nurse will most affect healthcare delivery in the United States in the
future - ANSWER ✔✨---The proportion of older adults in society will increase
What characteristic is unique to the nurse patient relationship - ANSWER ✔✨---Both are working
towards a common goal
When the nurse assesses an adult patient, which patient behavior may indicate an unresolved
developmental task of infancy - ANSWER ✔✨---Avoiding assistance from others
Which patient should the nurse identify is at the greatest risk when taking a drug that has a high
teratogenic potential - ANSWER ✔✨---Pregnant woman
Which concept is reflective of Erickson's theory of personality development - ANSWER ✔✨---
Achievement of developmental goals is affected by the social environment
Practice Questions 2025 REAL EXAM!!!
A nurse inadvertently commits a medication error without the knowledge of other nursing team
members. According to Freud, which part of the personality guides the nurse to initiate an incident
report? - ANSWER ✔✨---Superego
A nurse gives a resident in a nursing home a choice about which color shirt to wear. Which level of need,
according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, has the nurse just met? - ANSWER ✔✨---Self esteem
A nurse is assessing a child in relation to the stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development. Which
behavior indicates that the child has reached the formal operations stage of development? -
ANSWER ✔✨---Utilized deductive reasoning to examine alternatives
Which statement best reflects a principle common to all theories of health, wellness and illness? -
ANSWER ✔✨---Many variables influence a persons perception of health
According to Maslow, which characteristic is least associated with a person who is self actualized? -
ANSWER ✔✨---Has an external locus of control
Which concept identified by the nurse is basic to the health-illness continuum model? -
ANSWER ✔✨---There is no distinct boundary between health and illness along the continuum
,A prospective nurse is being interviewed for a job by the nurse manager in an urgent care center. The
manager stated that the facility adheres to a clinical model of health/illness. Which should the nurse
anticipate will be expected of the nurses within this facility? - ANSWER ✔✨---Make assessment of
patients in the physiological domain
Freedom from which situation demonstrates a safety and security need in Maslow's hierarchy -
ANSWER ✔✨---Pain
Which statement identifies a basic principle associated with Freud and his work? - ANSWER ✔✨---
No behavior is accidental
Which concept about health do nurses need to appreciate - ANSWER ✔✨---Perceptions of health
vary among cultures
A nurse is analyzing information about a patient. Which of the following does Maslow's hierarchy of
needs theory help the nurse to identify - ANSWER ✔✨---Patients problem that has top priority
Which are examples of a health belief? Select all that apply
• Eating foods low in fat
• Accepting grim results of diagnostic tests
• Concluding that illness is the result of being bad
• recognizing that smoking can cause lung cancer
• respecting a patients decision regarding therapeutic treatment - ANSWER ✔✨---Concluding
Illness is the result of being bad
Recognizing that smoking can cause lung cancer
A nurse educator is conducting a class about child development for nurses. The nurse reviews the stages
of moral development by Kohlberg. Place the following patients statements about what motivates them
to behave that reflects the reasoning typical of progression through Kohlberg's stages
• I was following the rules
• I did not want to get punished
• I expected to receive an award
, • I thought it was the right thing to do
• I wanted others to see me as a good person
• I was doing what is acceptable in our community - ANSWER ✔✨---1) right thing to do
2) following the rules
3) punishment
4) acceptable for the community
5) reward
6) wanted others to see me as a good person
A nurse is caring for a newly admitted patient. The nurse collects data and reviews the patients clinical
record. Which level of need is the priority for this patient according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs -
ANSWER ✔✨---Safety and security (being admitted for pain)
A nurse is explaining mammography screening to a patient. Which level of healthcare delivery service
does this diagnostic test reflect - ANSWER ✔✨---Secondary
Which change identified by the nurse will most affect healthcare delivery in the United States in the
future - ANSWER ✔✨---The proportion of older adults in society will increase
What characteristic is unique to the nurse patient relationship - ANSWER ✔✨---Both are working
towards a common goal
When the nurse assesses an adult patient, which patient behavior may indicate an unresolved
developmental task of infancy - ANSWER ✔✨---Avoiding assistance from others
Which patient should the nurse identify is at the greatest risk when taking a drug that has a high
teratogenic potential - ANSWER ✔✨---Pregnant woman
Which concept is reflective of Erickson's theory of personality development - ANSWER ✔✨---
Achievement of developmental goals is affected by the social environment
