TEXTBOOK AND QZ QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and skills for a
variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are
examples of these roles and responsibilities? (Select all that apply)
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Genetic counselor - ANSWERS-1, 2, 3, 4
Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement about the
role.
1. Clinical nurse
2. Nurse anesthetist
3. Nurse practitioner
4. Nurse-midwife
a. Provides independent care, including pregnancy and gynecological
services
b. Expert clinician in a specialized area of practice such as adult diabetes
care
c. Provides comprehensive care, usually in a primary care setting, directly
managing the medical care of patients who are healthy or have chronic
conditions
,d. Provides care and services under the supervision of an anesthesiologist -
ANSWERS-1-B
2-D
3-C
4-A
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of these
models is expected from health care reform?
1. Moving from an acute illness prevention to a health promotion model
2. Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion model
3. Moving from hospital-based to community-based care
4. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model -
ANSWERS-1
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical
care coordination conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of
the preparation you have your classmates read the Nurse Code of Ethics for
Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this
document is important. Which statement best describes this code?
1. Improves self-health care
2. Protects the patient's confidentiality
3. Ensure identical care to all patients
4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care -
ANSWERS-4
A 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 risks and benefits of
the surgery to the family and discusses the patient's wishes with them. The
nurse is acting as the patient's:
1. Educator
2. Advocate
,3. Caregiver
4. Communicator - ANSWERS-2
The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a dressing change
procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates how
to change the dressing. The nurse is acting in which professional role?
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Communicator - ANSWERS-1
The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is the same in every
state in the United States. This examination:
1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients
2. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients
3. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
4. Guarantees standardized education across all prelicensure programs -
ANSWERS-3
A nurse meets with the registered dietitian and physical therapist to develop
a plan of care that focuses on improving nutrition and mobility for a patient.
This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses
(QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Quality improvement - ANSWERS-3
, A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention to correctly
position her ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated
respiratory secretions. This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the
Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Quality improvement - ANSWERS-2
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in pressure
injury formation in their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two
types of treatment. The first is the procedure currently used to assess for
pressure injury risk. The second uses a new assessment instrument to
identify at-risk patients. Given this information, the nurse consultant
exemplifies which career?
1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse administrator
3. Nurse educator
4. Nurse researcher - ANSWERS-4
The components of the nursing metaparadigm include:
1. Person, health, environment, and theory
2. Health, theory, concepts, and environment
3. Nurses, physicians, health, and patient needs
4. Person, health, environment, and nursing - ANSWERS-4
Theory is essential to nursing practice because it: (Select all that apply)
1. Contributes to nursing knowledge
2. Predicts patient behaviors in situations