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Correct Verified Answers/ Latest 2025\2026.
According to Penders health promotion model, which variables must be considered when planning a
health promotion program for a client? Choose all that apply.
1) Individual characteristics and experiences
2) Levels of prevention
3) Behavioral outcomes
4) Behavior-specific cognition and affect - ANSWER : 1, 3, 4
Pender identified three variables that affect health promotion: individual characteristics and
experiences, behavior-specific cognition and affect, and behavioral outcomes. Levels of prevention were
identified by Leavell and Clark; three levels relate to health protection. The levels differ based on their
timing in the illness cycle.
Nursing was described as a distinct occupation in the sacred books of which faith?
1) Buddhism
2) Christianity
3) Hinduism
4) Judaism - ANSWER : 3
The Vedas, the sacred books of the Hindu faith, described Indian healthcare practices and were the
earliest writings of a distinct nursing occupation.
The American Red Cross was established by
1) Louisa May Alcott
2) Clara Barton
3) Dorothea Dix
4) Harriet Tubman - ANS - 2
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Which of the following is the most important reason to develop a definition of nursing?
1) Recruit more informed people into the nursing profession
2) Evaluate the degree of role satisfaction
3) Dispel the stereotypical images of nurses and nursing
4) Differentiate nursing activities from those of other health professionals - ANSWER : 4
Nursing organization leaders think it is important to develop a definition of nursing to bring value and
understanding to the profession, differentiate nursing activities from those of other health professionals,
and help student nurses understand what is expected of them. A definition of nursing would not be
likely to increase the number of informed people recruited into nursing. A definition of nursing would do
little to improve the nurses role satisfaction. Although a definition of nursing might contribute to
fighting stereotypes of nursing, other, more powerful influences (e.g., media portrayals) exist to
counteract it.
Which of the following nursing interventions is an indirect-care intervention?
1) Emotional support
2) Teaching
3) Consulting
4) Physical care - ANSWER : 3
An indirect-care intervention is an activity performed away from the client on behalf of the client.
Indirect-care interventions include consulting with other healthcare team members, making referrals,
advocacy, and managing the environment. Direct-care interventions include emotional support, patient
teaching, and physical care.
Which nursing intervention is considered an independent intervention?
1) Administering 1 L of dextrose 5% in normal saline solution at 100 mL/hour
2) Encouraging the postoperative client to perform coughing and deep breathing exercises
3) Explaining his diet to the client; then communicating the teaching with the dietitian
4) Administering morphine sulfate 2 mg IV to the client with postoperative pain - ANSWER : 2
Encouraging the postoperative client to perform coughing and deep breathing exercises is an
independent nursing intervention. An independent intervention is one that nurses are licensed to
prescribe, perform, or delegate based on their skills and knowledge. Administering IV fluid or morphine
sulfate are dependent interventions; they require an order from a physician or advanced practice nurse
but are carried out by the nurse. Explaining to the client how sodium intake affects his heart failure and
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then communicating the teaching with the dietitian is an interdependent intervention,
one that is carried out in collaboration with other healthcare team members.
A nurse makes a nursing diagnosis of Acute Pain related to the postoperative abdominal incision. She
writes a nursing order to reposition the client in a comfortable position using pillows to splint or support
the painful areas. What type of nursing intervention did the nurse write?
1) Collaborative
2) Interdependent
3) Dependent
4) Independent - ANS - Writing an order to reposition the client in a comfortable position is an example
of an independent nursing intervention, one that does not require a physicians order. The nurse is
licensed to prescribe, perform, or delegate the intervention based on her knowledge and skills. A
collaborative or interdependent intervention is one that is carried out in collaboration with other
health
team members, such as providing the client with a sodium-restricted diet. A dependent intervention is
prescribed by a physician or advanced practice nurse; for example, administer oxygen at 2 L/min via
nasal cannula.
Which of the following provides evidence-based support for the contribution that advanced practice
nurses (APNs) make within healthcare?
1) Reduced usage of diagnostics using advanced technology
2) Decreased number of unnecessary visits to the emergency department
3) Improved patient compliance with prescribed treatments
4) Increased usage of complementary alternative therapies - ANSWER : 3
Studies demonstrate that APNs have improved patient outcomes over those of physicians, including
increased patient understanding and cooperation with treatments and decreased need for
hospitalizations. No well-known, scientific studies support APNs effect on the use of advanced
technology. No well-known, scientific studies support APNs effect on the frequency of emergency
department visits. No well-known, scientific studies support APNs effect on the use of alternative
therapies.
Which of the following is an example of what traditional medicine and complementary and alternative
medicine therapies have in common?
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1) Both can produce adverse effects in some patients.
2) Both use prescription medications.
3) Both are usually reimbursed by insurance programs.
4) Both are regulated by the FDA. - ANSWER : 1
Both traditional and complementary therapies can produce adverse effects in some patients. Many
medications are derived from herbs, but the alternative treatments usually use the herbs, not
prescription medication. Insurance programs do not necessarily reimburse alternative treatments,
because many are not supported by sound scientific research methodology. Alternative medications are
not regulated by the FDA.
Of the following, the biggest disadvantage of having nursing assistive personnel (NAP) help nurses is that
the nurse
1) Must know what aspects of care can legally and safely be delegated to the NAP
2) May rely too heavily on information gathered by the NAP when making patient care decisions
3) Is removed from many components of direct patient care that have been delegated to the NAP
4) Still maintains responsibility for the patient care given by the NAP - ANSWER : 2
All of the options may be disadvantages to using NAPs, but making decisions based on anothers
information is the greatest drawback because of the potential for negatively affecting patient care.
Treatment decisions based on incorrect information may cause harm to the patient.
The muscle strength of a woman weighing 132 pounds who is able to lift 72 pounds would be recorded
as 0.55. The nurse explains this to the client as the
1) Ratio of weight lifted divided by body weight
2) Measure of weight pushed divided by BMI
3) Ability of a muscle to perform repeated movements
4) Ability to move a joint through its range of motion - ANSWER : 3
Muscle strength measures the amount of weight a muscle (or group of muscles) can move at one time.
This is recorded as a ratio of weight pushed (or lifted) divided by body weight. A woman weighing 132
pounds who is able to lift 72 pounds has a ratio of 72 divided by 132, or 0.55.
Which is one of the greatest concerns with heavy and chronic use of alcohol in teens and young adults?
1) Liver damage
FNP Test Bank/ All Exam Questions with
Correct Verified Answers/ Latest 2025\2026.
According to Penders health promotion model, which variables must be considered when planning a
health promotion program for a client? Choose all that apply.
1) Individual characteristics and experiences
2) Levels of prevention
3) Behavioral outcomes
4) Behavior-specific cognition and affect - ANSWER : 1, 3, 4
Pender identified three variables that affect health promotion: individual characteristics and
experiences, behavior-specific cognition and affect, and behavioral outcomes. Levels of prevention were
identified by Leavell and Clark; three levels relate to health protection. The levels differ based on their
timing in the illness cycle.
Nursing was described as a distinct occupation in the sacred books of which faith?
1) Buddhism
2) Christianity
3) Hinduism
4) Judaism - ANSWER : 3
The Vedas, the sacred books of the Hindu faith, described Indian healthcare practices and were the
earliest writings of a distinct nursing occupation.
The American Red Cross was established by
1) Louisa May Alcott
2) Clara Barton
3) Dorothea Dix
4) Harriet Tubman - ANS - 2
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Which of the following is the most important reason to develop a definition of nursing?
1) Recruit more informed people into the nursing profession
2) Evaluate the degree of role satisfaction
3) Dispel the stereotypical images of nurses and nursing
4) Differentiate nursing activities from those of other health professionals - ANSWER : 4
Nursing organization leaders think it is important to develop a definition of nursing to bring value and
understanding to the profession, differentiate nursing activities from those of other health professionals,
and help student nurses understand what is expected of them. A definition of nursing would not be
likely to increase the number of informed people recruited into nursing. A definition of nursing would do
little to improve the nurses role satisfaction. Although a definition of nursing might contribute to
fighting stereotypes of nursing, other, more powerful influences (e.g., media portrayals) exist to
counteract it.
Which of the following nursing interventions is an indirect-care intervention?
1) Emotional support
2) Teaching
3) Consulting
4) Physical care - ANSWER : 3
An indirect-care intervention is an activity performed away from the client on behalf of the client.
Indirect-care interventions include consulting with other healthcare team members, making referrals,
advocacy, and managing the environment. Direct-care interventions include emotional support, patient
teaching, and physical care.
Which nursing intervention is considered an independent intervention?
1) Administering 1 L of dextrose 5% in normal saline solution at 100 mL/hour
2) Encouraging the postoperative client to perform coughing and deep breathing exercises
3) Explaining his diet to the client; then communicating the teaching with the dietitian
4) Administering morphine sulfate 2 mg IV to the client with postoperative pain - ANSWER : 2
Encouraging the postoperative client to perform coughing and deep breathing exercises is an
independent nursing intervention. An independent intervention is one that nurses are licensed to
prescribe, perform, or delegate based on their skills and knowledge. Administering IV fluid or morphine
sulfate are dependent interventions; they require an order from a physician or advanced practice nurse
but are carried out by the nurse. Explaining to the client how sodium intake affects his heart failure and
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then communicating the teaching with the dietitian is an interdependent intervention,
one that is carried out in collaboration with other healthcare team members.
A nurse makes a nursing diagnosis of Acute Pain related to the postoperative abdominal incision. She
writes a nursing order to reposition the client in a comfortable position using pillows to splint or support
the painful areas. What type of nursing intervention did the nurse write?
1) Collaborative
2) Interdependent
3) Dependent
4) Independent - ANS - Writing an order to reposition the client in a comfortable position is an example
of an independent nursing intervention, one that does not require a physicians order. The nurse is
licensed to prescribe, perform, or delegate the intervention based on her knowledge and skills. A
collaborative or interdependent intervention is one that is carried out in collaboration with other
health
team members, such as providing the client with a sodium-restricted diet. A dependent intervention is
prescribed by a physician or advanced practice nurse; for example, administer oxygen at 2 L/min via
nasal cannula.
Which of the following provides evidence-based support for the contribution that advanced practice
nurses (APNs) make within healthcare?
1) Reduced usage of diagnostics using advanced technology
2) Decreased number of unnecessary visits to the emergency department
3) Improved patient compliance with prescribed treatments
4) Increased usage of complementary alternative therapies - ANSWER : 3
Studies demonstrate that APNs have improved patient outcomes over those of physicians, including
increased patient understanding and cooperation with treatments and decreased need for
hospitalizations. No well-known, scientific studies support APNs effect on the use of advanced
technology. No well-known, scientific studies support APNs effect on the frequency of emergency
department visits. No well-known, scientific studies support APNs effect on the use of alternative
therapies.
Which of the following is an example of what traditional medicine and complementary and alternative
medicine therapies have in common?
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1) Both can produce adverse effects in some patients.
2) Both use prescription medications.
3) Both are usually reimbursed by insurance programs.
4) Both are regulated by the FDA. - ANSWER : 1
Both traditional and complementary therapies can produce adverse effects in some patients. Many
medications are derived from herbs, but the alternative treatments usually use the herbs, not
prescription medication. Insurance programs do not necessarily reimburse alternative treatments,
because many are not supported by sound scientific research methodology. Alternative medications are
not regulated by the FDA.
Of the following, the biggest disadvantage of having nursing assistive personnel (NAP) help nurses is that
the nurse
1) Must know what aspects of care can legally and safely be delegated to the NAP
2) May rely too heavily on information gathered by the NAP when making patient care decisions
3) Is removed from many components of direct patient care that have been delegated to the NAP
4) Still maintains responsibility for the patient care given by the NAP - ANSWER : 2
All of the options may be disadvantages to using NAPs, but making decisions based on anothers
information is the greatest drawback because of the potential for negatively affecting patient care.
Treatment decisions based on incorrect information may cause harm to the patient.
The muscle strength of a woman weighing 132 pounds who is able to lift 72 pounds would be recorded
as 0.55. The nurse explains this to the client as the
1) Ratio of weight lifted divided by body weight
2) Measure of weight pushed divided by BMI
3) Ability of a muscle to perform repeated movements
4) Ability to move a joint through its range of motion - ANSWER : 3
Muscle strength measures the amount of weight a muscle (or group of muscles) can move at one time.
This is recorded as a ratio of weight pushed (or lifted) divided by body weight. A woman weighing 132
pounds who is able to lift 72 pounds has a ratio of 72 divided by 132, or 0.55.
Which is one of the greatest concerns with heavy and chronic use of alcohol in teens and young adults?
1) Liver damage
