NURS 3130 EXAM PRACTICE ADAPTIVE LEARNING QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
In a hospital there is an acute shortage of nurses due to retirement. What should the remaining nurses
do? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Use patient contact time efficiently.
Utilize the patient contact time professionally.
The health care provider asks the certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) to provide spinal
anesthesia to a patient who is scheduled for a hernia operation. What is the CRNA's next step? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Provide the anesthesia under the supervision of a primary health care provider
with knowledge of surgical anesthesia
The nurse usually is assigned multiple patients at one time. What should the nurse do to ensure
individual patient satisfaction? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Provide quality care to
each patient.
Ensure that patients leave with a positive image of nursing.
Manage time and approach all patients with compassion.
The examination for registered nurse licensure is exactly the same in every state in the United States.
What should the public understand about this exam? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Provides a minimum
standard of knowledge for a registered nurse in practice
The nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go home on oxygen
and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains
the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the patient's wishes with the family.
Which role is the nurse playing for the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅advocate
The senior nurse is explaining to the nurse who holds an associate degree about immediate future
options in advanced nursing education. Which educational options should be included? Select all that
apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
Bachelor in Nursing (BN)
,A 40-year-old patient is diagnosed with colon cancer. While interacting with the patient, the nurse
learns that he has a twin brother. Which nursing actions are appropriate for the patient's brother?
Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Motivate the patient's brother to get a colonoscopy
Encourage the patient's brother to get an annual stool test.
The community health nurse is conducting a program on health and fitness awareness for medically
underserved people. Who would be categorized as medically underserved? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅people of a poor socioeconomic status
An 18-year-old patient is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The nurse obtains vital
signs, auscultates lung sounds, listens to heart sounds, determines patient's level of comfort, and
collects blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is performed? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Assessment
The nursing mentor observes that a nursing student is deficient in communication skills but is good at
understanding nursing theories. How should the mentor intervene with respect to this student? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Help the student build communication skills.
The nurse is caring for a patient whose daughter wishes to pursue a career in nursing. She wants to
enroll in a program that is of short duration and makes her eligible to take the nursing licensure exam.
Which educational program should the nurse recommend to this student? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅associate degree program in nursing ( 2 year program- compared to Baccalaureate which
is 4 years)
What is evidence-based practice? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅optimal care based on current research
An elderly patient has been put on a potentially toxic drug for treatment of arthritis. The patient and
family have expressed concern about the drug. What is the role of the nurse in this particular situation?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Provide information so the patient can decide whether to accept the treatment
or refuse.
Nurses are responsible for the quality of care provided to patients. Which will help nurses practice safe
nursing? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅acquiring knowledge
improving competencies
,acquiring technical skills
The nurse is participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer.
The nurse talks with colleagues about using the nursing code of ethics for professional registered nurses
to guide care decisions. A nonnursing colleague asks about this code. What does this code do? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Defines the principles of right and wrong when providing patient care
The nurse is being appointed as nurse educator in a nursing school. What are the responsibilities of the
nurse educator? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅provide students with practical and
theoretical knowledge
When the nurse uses information and technology to communicate, locate and use knowledge, reduce
and eliminate errors, and help make decisions, in which area is the nurse is working? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅nursing informatics
A community health nurse is explaining the levels of health care to a group of patients. Which service is
included in primary health care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅family planning
Which policy covers medical expenses for very poor children? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅medicaid
A patient who works in a coal mine is referred to an occupational health center. Which services are
provided to ensure the safety of the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It provides services for health
promotion, and accident and illness prevention.
A patient wants to know about the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). What does the
nurse tell this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It provides health insurance to children who are not
poor enough to be covered by Medicaid
The nurse is employed in a health care setting and is responsible for immunizations. In which health care
setting is the nurse working? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅preventative care
Which health care services are provided in primary health care facilities? Select all that apply. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Family planning
, Prenatal counseling
Nutritional counseling
The nurse works in a primary health care center. For which service might the nurse be responsible in this
health care setup? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅health screening
Which option below is an example of the nurse participating in primary care activities? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Providing prenatal teaching on nutrition to a pregnant woman during the first trimester
The nurse is providing restorative care to a patient following an extended hospitalization for an acute
illness. Which option is an appropriate goal for restorative care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Patient will be
able to walk 200 feet without shortness of breath.
A patient has leukemia and is in the terminal stage. The patient has opted for a service that provides
palliative care at home. Which service has the patient selected? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hospice
The patient tells the nurse that she is enrolled in a preferred provider organization (PPO) but does not
understand what this is. What is the nurse's best explanation of a PPO? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅This
health plan provides you with a preferred list of physicians, hospitals, and providers from which you can
choose.
A patient's caregiver wants to know if there are support services that would give him some time off from
caregiving. Which services can the nurse suggest? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅respite care
The nurse works in a community health center. What program might the nurse be responsible for at the
community health center? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅health education
Nurses on a nursing unit are discussing the processes that led up to a near-miss error on the clinical unit.
They are outlining strategies that will prevent this in the future. This is an example of nurses working on
what issue in the health care system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅client safety
AND ANSWERS
In a hospital there is an acute shortage of nurses due to retirement. What should the remaining nurses
do? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Use patient contact time efficiently.
Utilize the patient contact time professionally.
The health care provider asks the certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) to provide spinal
anesthesia to a patient who is scheduled for a hernia operation. What is the CRNA's next step? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Provide the anesthesia under the supervision of a primary health care provider
with knowledge of surgical anesthesia
The nurse usually is assigned multiple patients at one time. What should the nurse do to ensure
individual patient satisfaction? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Provide quality care to
each patient.
Ensure that patients leave with a positive image of nursing.
Manage time and approach all patients with compassion.
The examination for registered nurse licensure is exactly the same in every state in the United States.
What should the public understand about this exam? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Provides a minimum
standard of knowledge for a registered nurse in practice
The nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go home on oxygen
and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains
the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the patient's wishes with the family.
Which role is the nurse playing for the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅advocate
The senior nurse is explaining to the nurse who holds an associate degree about immediate future
options in advanced nursing education. Which educational options should be included? Select all that
apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
Bachelor in Nursing (BN)
,A 40-year-old patient is diagnosed with colon cancer. While interacting with the patient, the nurse
learns that he has a twin brother. Which nursing actions are appropriate for the patient's brother?
Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Motivate the patient's brother to get a colonoscopy
Encourage the patient's brother to get an annual stool test.
The community health nurse is conducting a program on health and fitness awareness for medically
underserved people. Who would be categorized as medically underserved? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅people of a poor socioeconomic status
An 18-year-old patient is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The nurse obtains vital
signs, auscultates lung sounds, listens to heart sounds, determines patient's level of comfort, and
collects blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is performed? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Assessment
The nursing mentor observes that a nursing student is deficient in communication skills but is good at
understanding nursing theories. How should the mentor intervene with respect to this student? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Help the student build communication skills.
The nurse is caring for a patient whose daughter wishes to pursue a career in nursing. She wants to
enroll in a program that is of short duration and makes her eligible to take the nursing licensure exam.
Which educational program should the nurse recommend to this student? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅associate degree program in nursing ( 2 year program- compared to Baccalaureate which
is 4 years)
What is evidence-based practice? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅optimal care based on current research
An elderly patient has been put on a potentially toxic drug for treatment of arthritis. The patient and
family have expressed concern about the drug. What is the role of the nurse in this particular situation?
- CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Provide information so the patient can decide whether to accept the treatment
or refuse.
Nurses are responsible for the quality of care provided to patients. Which will help nurses practice safe
nursing? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅acquiring knowledge
improving competencies
,acquiring technical skills
The nurse is participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer.
The nurse talks with colleagues about using the nursing code of ethics for professional registered nurses
to guide care decisions. A nonnursing colleague asks about this code. What does this code do? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Defines the principles of right and wrong when providing patient care
The nurse is being appointed as nurse educator in a nursing school. What are the responsibilities of the
nurse educator? Select all that apply. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅provide students with practical and
theoretical knowledge
When the nurse uses information and technology to communicate, locate and use knowledge, reduce
and eliminate errors, and help make decisions, in which area is the nurse is working? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅nursing informatics
A community health nurse is explaining the levels of health care to a group of patients. Which service is
included in primary health care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅family planning
Which policy covers medical expenses for very poor children? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅medicaid
A patient who works in a coal mine is referred to an occupational health center. Which services are
provided to ensure the safety of the patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It provides services for health
promotion, and accident and illness prevention.
A patient wants to know about the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). What does the
nurse tell this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅It provides health insurance to children who are not
poor enough to be covered by Medicaid
The nurse is employed in a health care setting and is responsible for immunizations. In which health care
setting is the nurse working? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅preventative care
Which health care services are provided in primary health care facilities? Select all that apply. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Family planning
, Prenatal counseling
Nutritional counseling
The nurse works in a primary health care center. For which service might the nurse be responsible in this
health care setup? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅health screening
Which option below is an example of the nurse participating in primary care activities? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Providing prenatal teaching on nutrition to a pregnant woman during the first trimester
The nurse is providing restorative care to a patient following an extended hospitalization for an acute
illness. Which option is an appropriate goal for restorative care? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Patient will be
able to walk 200 feet without shortness of breath.
A patient has leukemia and is in the terminal stage. The patient has opted for a service that provides
palliative care at home. Which service has the patient selected? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hospice
The patient tells the nurse that she is enrolled in a preferred provider organization (PPO) but does not
understand what this is. What is the nurse's best explanation of a PPO? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅This
health plan provides you with a preferred list of physicians, hospitals, and providers from which you can
choose.
A patient's caregiver wants to know if there are support services that would give him some time off from
caregiving. Which services can the nurse suggest? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅respite care
The nurse works in a community health center. What program might the nurse be responsible for at the
community health center? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅health education
Nurses on a nursing unit are discussing the processes that led up to a near-miss error on the clinical unit.
They are outlining strategies that will prevent this in the future. This is an example of nurses working on
what issue in the health care system? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅client safety
