NR 222 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS UPDATED WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. Which of the following nursing situations best reflects accountability?
a) The nurse assesses the patient for the possible cause of his pain
b) The nurse takes the oncology nursing certification examination
c) The nurse files an incident report regarding a medication error.
d) An education seminar on "Eating for a healthy Heart": c) The nurse files an
incident report regarding a medication error.
2. Which statement is an accurate description of nursing?
a) "Nursing includes the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to health
and
illness"
b) "Nursing is a profession dependent upon the physician."
c) "It is the role of the physician, not the nurse, to help patients understand their
health."
,d) "Nursing includes the diagnosis and cure of human diseases and any potential
health
problems.": a) "Nursing includes the diagnosis and treatment of human
responses to health and
illness"
3. What are the two major goals of Healthy People 2020?
a) Eliminate health disparities and increase the quality and years of healthy life
b) Support research in finding disease cures and increase focus on technol- ogy
c) Advance the access to care for all and reduce tobacco use among adoles- cents
d) Reduce fraud in healthcare spending and increase aid to dependent chil- dren: a)
Eliminate health disparities and increase the quality and years of
healthy life
4. The nurse plans to improve heart health in the community. Which primary
prevention activity can the nurse do to improve heart health in the community?
a) An electrocardiogram (EKG) screening
b) A blood pressure screening
c) A cardiac surgical procedure
, d) An education seminar on "Eating for a healthy Heart": d) An education
seminar on "Eating for a healthy Heart"
5. The first practicing nurse epidemiologist was
a) Florence Nightingale
b) Mildred Montag
c) Mary Agnes Snively
d) Clara Barton: a)Florence Nightingale
6. When assisting an obese patient to lose weight, it is very important to help the
patient accomplish which of the following?
a) Attend occupational and physical therapy
b) Consult mental health counseling
c) Make lifestyle change
d) Make plans for surgery: c) Make lifestyle change
7. Which documentation information is most consistent with objective date?
a) The patient reports pain in his left leg
b) The family reports that the patient has elevated blood pressure
c) The lab reports a patient's glucose is high
ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. Which of the following nursing situations best reflects accountability?
a) The nurse assesses the patient for the possible cause of his pain
b) The nurse takes the oncology nursing certification examination
c) The nurse files an incident report regarding a medication error.
d) An education seminar on "Eating for a healthy Heart": c) The nurse files an
incident report regarding a medication error.
2. Which statement is an accurate description of nursing?
a) "Nursing includes the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to health
and
illness"
b) "Nursing is a profession dependent upon the physician."
c) "It is the role of the physician, not the nurse, to help patients understand their
health."
,d) "Nursing includes the diagnosis and cure of human diseases and any potential
health
problems.": a) "Nursing includes the diagnosis and treatment of human
responses to health and
illness"
3. What are the two major goals of Healthy People 2020?
a) Eliminate health disparities and increase the quality and years of healthy life
b) Support research in finding disease cures and increase focus on technol- ogy
c) Advance the access to care for all and reduce tobacco use among adoles- cents
d) Reduce fraud in healthcare spending and increase aid to dependent chil- dren: a)
Eliminate health disparities and increase the quality and years of
healthy life
4. The nurse plans to improve heart health in the community. Which primary
prevention activity can the nurse do to improve heart health in the community?
a) An electrocardiogram (EKG) screening
b) A blood pressure screening
c) A cardiac surgical procedure
, d) An education seminar on "Eating for a healthy Heart": d) An education
seminar on "Eating for a healthy Heart"
5. The first practicing nurse epidemiologist was
a) Florence Nightingale
b) Mildred Montag
c) Mary Agnes Snively
d) Clara Barton: a)Florence Nightingale
6. When assisting an obese patient to lose weight, it is very important to help the
patient accomplish which of the following?
a) Attend occupational and physical therapy
b) Consult mental health counseling
c) Make lifestyle change
d) Make plans for surgery: c) Make lifestyle change
7. Which documentation information is most consistent with objective date?
a) The patient reports pain in his left leg
b) The family reports that the patient has elevated blood pressure
c) The lab reports a patient's glucose is high
