Nursing 101 Fundamentals of Nursing P
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(2026) Exam1 Questions and Correct An
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During ]a ]physical ]assessment, ]the ]nurse ]closes ]and ]door ]and ]provides ]drape ]to ]promote ]privacy.
]The ]nurse ]is ]performing ]her ]role ]as ]a/an:
A. ]Advocate ]
B. ]Communicator ]
C. ]Change ]agent ]
D. ]Caregiver ]- ]correct ]answer: ]D. ]Caregiver
The ]role ]of ]a ]nurse ]as ]caregiver ]helps ]client ]promote, ]restore ]and ]maintain ]dignity, ]health ]and ]w
ellness ]by ]viewing ]a ]person ]holistically. ]As ]an ]advocate ]the ]nurse ]intercedes ]or ]works ]on ]behalf ]
of ]the ]client. ]Identifying ]the ]need ]and ]problems ]of ]the ]client ]and ]communicating ]it ]to ]other ]me
mbers ]of ]the ]health ]team ]is ]doing ]the ]role ]of ]a ]communicator. ]As ]a ]change ]agent, ]the ]nurse ]assi
sts ]the ]client ]to ]MODIFY ]their ]BEHAVIOR.
During ]the ]nursing ]rounds ]Nurse ]Cathy ]is ]instructing ]the ]patient ]to ]avoid ]smoking ]to ]prevent ]the
]worsening ]of ]respiratory ]problems. ]The ]patient ]asked ]about ]the ]things ]that ]he ]can ]do ]when ]feel
ings ]of ]wanting ]to ]smoke ]arises. ]The ]nurse ]enumerates ]ways ]of ]dealing ]the ]situation. ]This ]is ]an ]e
xample ]of ]a ]nurse's ]role ]as ]a/an:
A. ]Advocate ]
B. ]Clinician ]
C. ]Change ]agent ]
D. ]Caregiver ]- ]correct ]answer: ]C. ]Change ]agent
,As ]a ]change ]agent, ]the ]nurse ]assists ]the ]client ]to ]MODIFY ]their ]BEHAVIOR. ]As ]an ]advocate ]the ]n
urse ]intercedes ]or ]works ]on ]behalf ]of ]the ]client. ]As ]a ]clinician, ]the ]nurse ]would ]use ]technical ]exp
ertise ]to ]administer ]nursing ]care. ]The ]role ]of ]a ]nurse ]as ]caregiver ]helps ]client ]promote, ]restore ]a
nd ]maintain ]dignity, ]health ]and ]wellness ]by ]viewing ]a ]person ]holistically.
Nurse ]Cathy ]on ]the ]other ]hand, ]knows ]the ]case ]immediately ]even ]before ]a ]diagnosis ]is ]done. ]Ba
sed ]on ]Benner's ]theory ]she ]is ]a/an:
A. ]Novice ]
B. ]Expert ]
C. ]Competent ]
D. ]Advanced ]beginner ]- ]correct ]answer: ]B. ]Expert
The ]ability ]to ]perceive ]something ]without ]further ]evidence ]is ]the ]development ]of ]intuition ]and ]i
s ]seen ]in ]Expert ]nurses. ]A ]novice ]nurse ]is ]governed ]by ]rules ]and ]usually ]inflexible. ]Competent ]nu
rses ]are ]planning ]nursing ]care ]consciously. ]Advanced ]beginners ]demonstrate ]acceptable ]perfor
mance.
Newborn ]screening ]is ]done ]to ]every ]newborn ]in ]the ]Philippines. ]This ]is ]an ]example ]of:
A. ]Primary ]prevention ]
B. ]Secondary ]prevention ]
C. ]Tertiary ]prevention ]
D. ]Rehabilitation ]- ]correct ]answer: ]B. ]Secondary ]prevention
Promotion ]of ]early ]detection ]and ]early ]treatment ]of ]the ]disease ]is ]under ]secondary ]prevention. ]
Example, ]breast ]self ]exam, ]TB ]screening, ]genetic ]counseling.
One ]of ]Nurse ]Cathy's ]co-
workers ]is ]Annie ]who ]is ]flexible ]in ]any ]given ]situation. ]Annie ]is ]performing ]her ]duties ]well ]witho
ut ]supervision ]but ]still ]needs ]more ]experience ]and ]practice ]to ]develop ]a ]consciously ]planned ]nu
rsing ]care. ]According ]to ]Patricia ]Benner's ]category ]in ]specialization ]in ]nursing, ]Annie ]is ]a/an:
A. ]Novice ]
, B. ]Expert ]
C. ]Competent ]
D. ]Advanced ]beginner ]- ]correct ]answer: ]D. ]Advanced ]beginner
A- ]Novice ]is ]governed ]by ]rules ]and ]usually ]inflexible. ]B- ]Expert ]nurses ]have ]intuitive ]grasp ]on ]the
]situation ]dealt. ]C- ]Competent ]nurses ]are ]planning ]nursing ]care ]consciously. ]D- ]Advanced ]beginn
ers ]demonstrate ]acceptable ]performance.
The ]clinical ]instructor ]is ]discussing ]about ]the ]Nursing ]Process. ]She ]mentioned ]that ]when ]a ]cluste
r ]of ]actual ]or ]high-risk ]diagnosis ]are ]present ]because ]of ]a ]certain ]situation ]it ]is ]called:
A. ]Wellness ]nursing ]diagnosis ]
B. ]Actual ]nursing ]diagnosis ]
C. ]Syndrome ]nursing ]diagnosis ]
D. ]Risk ]nursing ]diagnosis ]- ]correct ]answer: ]C. ]Syndrome ]nursing ]diagnosis
Presence ]of ]both ]actual ]and ]high-
risk ]diagnosis ]is ]called ]a ]syndrome ]nursing ]diagnosis. ]Wellness ]nursing ]diagnosis ]focuses ]on ]the ]
clinical ]judgment ]on ]an ]individual ]from ]a ]specific ]to ]higher ]level ]of ]wellness. ]Actual ]diagnoses ]ar
e ]clinical ]judgment ]of ]the ]nurse ]that ]is ]validated. ]A ]risk ]diagnosis ]is ]based ]on ]the ]clinical ]are ]bas
ed ]on ]clinical ]judgment ]that ]the ]client ]may ]develop ]vulnerability ]to ]the ]problem.
The ]nurse ]in ]charge ]measures ]a ]patient's ]temperature ]at ]101 ]degrees ]F. ]What ]is ]the ]equivalent ]c
entigrade ]temperature?
A. ]36.3 ]degrees ]C ]
B. ]37.95 ]degrees ]C ]
C. ]40.03 ]degrees ]C ]
D. ]38.01 ]degrees ]C ]- ]correct ]answer: ]B. ]37.95
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ractice ]
(2026) Exam1 Questions and Correct An
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swers
During ]a ]physical ]assessment, ]the ]nurse ]closes ]and ]door ]and ]provides ]drape ]to ]promote ]privacy.
]The ]nurse ]is ]performing ]her ]role ]as ]a/an:
A. ]Advocate ]
B. ]Communicator ]
C. ]Change ]agent ]
D. ]Caregiver ]- ]correct ]answer: ]D. ]Caregiver
The ]role ]of ]a ]nurse ]as ]caregiver ]helps ]client ]promote, ]restore ]and ]maintain ]dignity, ]health ]and ]w
ellness ]by ]viewing ]a ]person ]holistically. ]As ]an ]advocate ]the ]nurse ]intercedes ]or ]works ]on ]behalf ]
of ]the ]client. ]Identifying ]the ]need ]and ]problems ]of ]the ]client ]and ]communicating ]it ]to ]other ]me
mbers ]of ]the ]health ]team ]is ]doing ]the ]role ]of ]a ]communicator. ]As ]a ]change ]agent, ]the ]nurse ]assi
sts ]the ]client ]to ]MODIFY ]their ]BEHAVIOR.
During ]the ]nursing ]rounds ]Nurse ]Cathy ]is ]instructing ]the ]patient ]to ]avoid ]smoking ]to ]prevent ]the
]worsening ]of ]respiratory ]problems. ]The ]patient ]asked ]about ]the ]things ]that ]he ]can ]do ]when ]feel
ings ]of ]wanting ]to ]smoke ]arises. ]The ]nurse ]enumerates ]ways ]of ]dealing ]the ]situation. ]This ]is ]an ]e
xample ]of ]a ]nurse's ]role ]as ]a/an:
A. ]Advocate ]
B. ]Clinician ]
C. ]Change ]agent ]
D. ]Caregiver ]- ]correct ]answer: ]C. ]Change ]agent
,As ]a ]change ]agent, ]the ]nurse ]assists ]the ]client ]to ]MODIFY ]their ]BEHAVIOR. ]As ]an ]advocate ]the ]n
urse ]intercedes ]or ]works ]on ]behalf ]of ]the ]client. ]As ]a ]clinician, ]the ]nurse ]would ]use ]technical ]exp
ertise ]to ]administer ]nursing ]care. ]The ]role ]of ]a ]nurse ]as ]caregiver ]helps ]client ]promote, ]restore ]a
nd ]maintain ]dignity, ]health ]and ]wellness ]by ]viewing ]a ]person ]holistically.
Nurse ]Cathy ]on ]the ]other ]hand, ]knows ]the ]case ]immediately ]even ]before ]a ]diagnosis ]is ]done. ]Ba
sed ]on ]Benner's ]theory ]she ]is ]a/an:
A. ]Novice ]
B. ]Expert ]
C. ]Competent ]
D. ]Advanced ]beginner ]- ]correct ]answer: ]B. ]Expert
The ]ability ]to ]perceive ]something ]without ]further ]evidence ]is ]the ]development ]of ]intuition ]and ]i
s ]seen ]in ]Expert ]nurses. ]A ]novice ]nurse ]is ]governed ]by ]rules ]and ]usually ]inflexible. ]Competent ]nu
rses ]are ]planning ]nursing ]care ]consciously. ]Advanced ]beginners ]demonstrate ]acceptable ]perfor
mance.
Newborn ]screening ]is ]done ]to ]every ]newborn ]in ]the ]Philippines. ]This ]is ]an ]example ]of:
A. ]Primary ]prevention ]
B. ]Secondary ]prevention ]
C. ]Tertiary ]prevention ]
D. ]Rehabilitation ]- ]correct ]answer: ]B. ]Secondary ]prevention
Promotion ]of ]early ]detection ]and ]early ]treatment ]of ]the ]disease ]is ]under ]secondary ]prevention. ]
Example, ]breast ]self ]exam, ]TB ]screening, ]genetic ]counseling.
One ]of ]Nurse ]Cathy's ]co-
workers ]is ]Annie ]who ]is ]flexible ]in ]any ]given ]situation. ]Annie ]is ]performing ]her ]duties ]well ]witho
ut ]supervision ]but ]still ]needs ]more ]experience ]and ]practice ]to ]develop ]a ]consciously ]planned ]nu
rsing ]care. ]According ]to ]Patricia ]Benner's ]category ]in ]specialization ]in ]nursing, ]Annie ]is ]a/an:
A. ]Novice ]
, B. ]Expert ]
C. ]Competent ]
D. ]Advanced ]beginner ]- ]correct ]answer: ]D. ]Advanced ]beginner
A- ]Novice ]is ]governed ]by ]rules ]and ]usually ]inflexible. ]B- ]Expert ]nurses ]have ]intuitive ]grasp ]on ]the
]situation ]dealt. ]C- ]Competent ]nurses ]are ]planning ]nursing ]care ]consciously. ]D- ]Advanced ]beginn
ers ]demonstrate ]acceptable ]performance.
The ]clinical ]instructor ]is ]discussing ]about ]the ]Nursing ]Process. ]She ]mentioned ]that ]when ]a ]cluste
r ]of ]actual ]or ]high-risk ]diagnosis ]are ]present ]because ]of ]a ]certain ]situation ]it ]is ]called:
A. ]Wellness ]nursing ]diagnosis ]
B. ]Actual ]nursing ]diagnosis ]
C. ]Syndrome ]nursing ]diagnosis ]
D. ]Risk ]nursing ]diagnosis ]- ]correct ]answer: ]C. ]Syndrome ]nursing ]diagnosis
Presence ]of ]both ]actual ]and ]high-
risk ]diagnosis ]is ]called ]a ]syndrome ]nursing ]diagnosis. ]Wellness ]nursing ]diagnosis ]focuses ]on ]the ]
clinical ]judgment ]on ]an ]individual ]from ]a ]specific ]to ]higher ]level ]of ]wellness. ]Actual ]diagnoses ]ar
e ]clinical ]judgment ]of ]the ]nurse ]that ]is ]validated. ]A ]risk ]diagnosis ]is ]based ]on ]the ]clinical ]are ]bas
ed ]on ]clinical ]judgment ]that ]the ]client ]may ]develop ]vulnerability ]to ]the ]problem.
The ]nurse ]in ]charge ]measures ]a ]patient's ]temperature ]at ]101 ]degrees ]F. ]What ]is ]the ]equivalent ]c
entigrade ]temperature?
A. ]36.3 ]degrees ]C ]
B. ]37.95 ]degrees ]C ]
C. ]40.03 ]degrees ]C ]
D. ]38.01 ]degrees ]C ]- ]correct ]answer: ]B. ]37.95
