Chamberlain University
NR-224 / NR-226
Fundamentals of Nursing
Comprehensive 100-Question Test
Bank
Latest 2025/2026 | Skills & Patient
Care | Detailed Rationales
,COURSE INFORMATION REFERENCE
Course Title Credits Description
Focuses on basic nursing skills,
NR- Fundamentals: 3 (Theory
safety, and foundational
224 Skills 2, Lab 1)
techniques
3 (Theory Focuses on health promotion,
NR- Fundamentals:
2, Clinical rehabilitative care, and
226 Patient Care
1) applying the nursing process
DOMAIN 1: FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE
(Questions 1-15)
Question 1
According to Benner's Stages of Clinical Competence, which stage describes a
beginning nursing student who learns via a specific set of stepwise rules or
procedures?
A. Advanced beginner
B. Competent
C. Novice
D. Proficient
,Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The novice stage describes a beginning nursing student or any
nurse entering a situation with no previous experience. Learning occurs
through a specific set of rules or procedures, which are usually stepwise and
linear. The advanced beginner (A) has some level of experienced and can
identify meaningful aspects of care. The competent nurse (B) has been in the
same position for 2-3 years. The proficient nurse (D) perceives situations as a
whole and has more than 2-3 years of experience .
Question 2
A nurse has worked on a surgical unit for 3 weeks. A patient requires a Foley
catheter to be inserted, so the nurse reads the procedure manual for the
institution to review how to insert it. The level of critical thinking the nurse is
using is:
A. Commitment
B. Scientific method
C. Basic critical thinking
D. Complex critical thinking
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Basic critical thinking involves concrete thinking based on a set of
rules or principles. The nurse relies on the procedure manual as a guide,
which is characteristic of basic critical thinking. Complex critical thinking (D)
involves analyzing and examining choices more independently. Commitment
, (A) is the third level where a nurse anticipates when to make choices without
assistance.
Question 3
A nurse who has worked on an oncology unit for 3 years notices a patient
becoming visibly weaker and stating, "I feel funny." The nurse knows from
experience that patients with cancer often have behavior changes before
developing sepsis. The nurse assesses further and calls the provider saying, "I
believe your patient is developing sepsis." This demonstrates which critical
thinking concepts? (Select all that apply)
A. Experience
B. Ethical
C. Analyticity
D. Self-confidence
E. Risk taking
Correct Answer: A, C, D
Rationale: The nurse demonstrates experience (3 years on the
unit), analyticity (gathering data and recognizing patterns), and self-
confidence (trusting her clinical judgment and calling the provider with a
specific concern). Ethical (B) refers to moral principles, and risk taking (E)
involves trying new approaches, which are not the primary concepts
demonstrated here.
NR-224 / NR-226
Fundamentals of Nursing
Comprehensive 100-Question Test
Bank
Latest 2025/2026 | Skills & Patient
Care | Detailed Rationales
,COURSE INFORMATION REFERENCE
Course Title Credits Description
Focuses on basic nursing skills,
NR- Fundamentals: 3 (Theory
safety, and foundational
224 Skills 2, Lab 1)
techniques
3 (Theory Focuses on health promotion,
NR- Fundamentals:
2, Clinical rehabilitative care, and
226 Patient Care
1) applying the nursing process
DOMAIN 1: FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE
(Questions 1-15)
Question 1
According to Benner's Stages of Clinical Competence, which stage describes a
beginning nursing student who learns via a specific set of stepwise rules or
procedures?
A. Advanced beginner
B. Competent
C. Novice
D. Proficient
,Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The novice stage describes a beginning nursing student or any
nurse entering a situation with no previous experience. Learning occurs
through a specific set of rules or procedures, which are usually stepwise and
linear. The advanced beginner (A) has some level of experienced and can
identify meaningful aspects of care. The competent nurse (B) has been in the
same position for 2-3 years. The proficient nurse (D) perceives situations as a
whole and has more than 2-3 years of experience .
Question 2
A nurse has worked on a surgical unit for 3 weeks. A patient requires a Foley
catheter to be inserted, so the nurse reads the procedure manual for the
institution to review how to insert it. The level of critical thinking the nurse is
using is:
A. Commitment
B. Scientific method
C. Basic critical thinking
D. Complex critical thinking
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Basic critical thinking involves concrete thinking based on a set of
rules or principles. The nurse relies on the procedure manual as a guide,
which is characteristic of basic critical thinking. Complex critical thinking (D)
involves analyzing and examining choices more independently. Commitment
, (A) is the third level where a nurse anticipates when to make choices without
assistance.
Question 3
A nurse who has worked on an oncology unit for 3 years notices a patient
becoming visibly weaker and stating, "I feel funny." The nurse knows from
experience that patients with cancer often have behavior changes before
developing sepsis. The nurse assesses further and calls the provider saying, "I
believe your patient is developing sepsis." This demonstrates which critical
thinking concepts? (Select all that apply)
A. Experience
B. Ethical
C. Analyticity
D. Self-confidence
E. Risk taking
Correct Answer: A, C, D
Rationale: The nurse demonstrates experience (3 years on the
unit), analyticity (gathering data and recognizing patterns), and self-
confidence (trusting her clinical judgment and calling the provider with a
specific concern). Ethical (B) refers to moral principles, and risk taking (E)
involves trying new approaches, which are not the primary concepts
demonstrated here.
