NURS 142 MIDTERM EXAM 1 ALL
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS| UPDATED 2026
The Standards of Practice describe a competent level of nursing care
guiding professional thinking and activities as demonstrated by the
analytical, critical-thinking model/framework known as:
(a)Clinical decision-making
(b)The scientific method
(c)Coordination of care
(d)The nursing process - Ans--(d) The nursing process
Which of the following is NOT a foundational principle of cultural humility?
(a) Developing mutually beneficial and non-paternalistic clinical and
advocacy partnerships with communities
(b) Nurturing a lifelong commitment to self-reflection, self-evaluation, and
self-critique
(c) Focusing on individual-level processes to promote organizational-level
changes
(d) Redressing power imbalances in the person-clinician, educator-
student, colleague-colleague, and academic center-community dynamic -
Ans--(c) Focusing on individual-level processes to promote organizational-
level changes
The Scope of Nursing Practice describes the "who," "what," "where,"
"when," "why," and "how" of nursing practice. The "who" of nursing practice
includes all EXCEPT which of the following?
(a) Advanced practice registered nurses (APRN)
(b) Registered nurses (RN)
(c) Graduate-level prepared registered nurses
(d) Licensed practical nurses (LPN) - Ans--(d) Licensed practical nurses
(LPN)
, The art of nursing is based on caring and respect for human dignity, and
embraces which one of the following:
(a) Capturing patient stories and voices through journaling, painting, poetry
writing and music.
(b) Spirituality, healing, empathy, mutual respect, and compassion.
(c) The authority of physicians, social workers, physical and occupational
therapists, and radiologists.
(d) Nursing is a science, not an art. - Ans--(b) Spirituality, healing, empathy,
mutual respect, and compassion
Today's nursing students need to be well versed in evidence-based
practice, a lifelong problem-solving approach which integrates ALL BUT
WHICH of the following:
(a) The best evidence from well-designed research studies and theories
(b) Clinical expertise and data from assessment of the healthcare
consumer's history and condition
(c) Person, family, group, community, and population preferences and
values
(d) The way things have always historically been done - Ans--(d) The way
things have always historically been done
The nursing process includes the following components:
(a) Attending to the well-being, comfort, dignity, and humanity of all patient
populations
(b) Assessing blood pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate, and temperature
(c) Assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning,
implementation, and evaluation
(d) Consulting with the assigned physician and care team members - Ans--
(c) Assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning,
implementation, and evaluation
After completion of the BSN (Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing) degree
NURS 142 students will be educationally prepared for competent practice
at the entry level and will be qualified by national examination for RN
licensure. What is the name of that national examination?
(a) American Association of Colleges of Nursing Examination, known as
AACN-RN
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS| UPDATED 2026
The Standards of Practice describe a competent level of nursing care
guiding professional thinking and activities as demonstrated by the
analytical, critical-thinking model/framework known as:
(a)Clinical decision-making
(b)The scientific method
(c)Coordination of care
(d)The nursing process - Ans--(d) The nursing process
Which of the following is NOT a foundational principle of cultural humility?
(a) Developing mutually beneficial and non-paternalistic clinical and
advocacy partnerships with communities
(b) Nurturing a lifelong commitment to self-reflection, self-evaluation, and
self-critique
(c) Focusing on individual-level processes to promote organizational-level
changes
(d) Redressing power imbalances in the person-clinician, educator-
student, colleague-colleague, and academic center-community dynamic -
Ans--(c) Focusing on individual-level processes to promote organizational-
level changes
The Scope of Nursing Practice describes the "who," "what," "where,"
"when," "why," and "how" of nursing practice. The "who" of nursing practice
includes all EXCEPT which of the following?
(a) Advanced practice registered nurses (APRN)
(b) Registered nurses (RN)
(c) Graduate-level prepared registered nurses
(d) Licensed practical nurses (LPN) - Ans--(d) Licensed practical nurses
(LPN)
, The art of nursing is based on caring and respect for human dignity, and
embraces which one of the following:
(a) Capturing patient stories and voices through journaling, painting, poetry
writing and music.
(b) Spirituality, healing, empathy, mutual respect, and compassion.
(c) The authority of physicians, social workers, physical and occupational
therapists, and radiologists.
(d) Nursing is a science, not an art. - Ans--(b) Spirituality, healing, empathy,
mutual respect, and compassion
Today's nursing students need to be well versed in evidence-based
practice, a lifelong problem-solving approach which integrates ALL BUT
WHICH of the following:
(a) The best evidence from well-designed research studies and theories
(b) Clinical expertise and data from assessment of the healthcare
consumer's history and condition
(c) Person, family, group, community, and population preferences and
values
(d) The way things have always historically been done - Ans--(d) The way
things have always historically been done
The nursing process includes the following components:
(a) Attending to the well-being, comfort, dignity, and humanity of all patient
populations
(b) Assessing blood pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate, and temperature
(c) Assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning,
implementation, and evaluation
(d) Consulting with the assigned physician and care team members - Ans--
(c) Assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning,
implementation, and evaluation
After completion of the BSN (Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing) degree
NURS 142 students will be educationally prepared for competent practice
at the entry level and will be qualified by national examination for RN
licensure. What is the name of that national examination?
(a) American Association of Colleges of Nursing Examination, known as
AACN-RN
