NURS 221 FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 | NURSING STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
Nurse Practice Acts - ANS ✔✔State laws that determine and define the responsibility and scope of
practice of nurse
Patient Self Determination Act - ANS ✔✔A federal law that ensures that patients have the right to self-
determination in health care decisions, that these wished be protected and communicated
Living Will - ANS ✔✔A legal document that expresses the patient's wishes should they become
incapacitated and facing end-of-life issues
Durable Power of Attorney - ANS ✔✔A legal document that designates a healthcare proxy to make
healthcare decisions for a patient should the be able to do so themselves
Standards of Care - ANS ✔✔-Legal guidelines for defining nursing practice and identifying minimum
acceptable nursing care
- Outline the scope, function and role of the nurse
-Reflect the values and priorities of the nursing profession
HIPPA - ANS ✔✔Provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information
(portability of insurance)
Informed Consent - ANS ✔✔A legal process by which a patient or the patient's legally appointed
designee has given written permission for a procedure/treatment
-consent is considered informed if the provider explains and the patient understands
Informed Consent Includes - ANS ✔✔Explanation of
-Why the patient need the procedure
-The benefits and the risks
-Other options
Seizure Precautions - ANS ✔✔-Always stay with the patient
-Lower the patient to the floor if they are standing
-Turn the patient on their side
-Not the start and stop time of the seizure
-Maintain patency of airway
-Do not place anything in the patient's mouth
-Provide privacy
R.A.C.E. - ANS ✔✔R-Rescue
A-Alarm
C-Confine
, E-Extinguish
P.A.S.S. - ANS ✔✔P-Pull pin
A-Aim
S-Squeeze
S-Sweep
Falls Risks - ANS ✔✔-Poor vision
-Cognitive dysfunction
-Urinary frequency
-Physical condition/impaired mobility
-Hx of falls
-The elderly
Potential Safety Hazards - ANS ✔✔-Poison
-Fire hazards
-Med. errors
-Transmission of pathogens
Don - ANS ✔✔-Gown
-Mask
-Goggles
-Gloves
Doff - ANS ✔✔-Gloves
-Goggles
-Gown
-Mask
Airborne Precautions - ANS ✔✔(measles, TB, varicella)
-Requires: a respirator when caring for the patient, negative-airflow, private room
Droplet Precautions - ANS ✔✔(pneumonia, rubella, mumps, sepsis, scarlet fever)
-Requires: mask, private room or room with a patient who has the same disease
PPE - ANS ✔✔-Hand hygiene before applying and after removing PPE
-Tie gown at neck and waist
-Leave personal items outside room
Sublingual and Buccal Meds - ANS ✔✔*wear gloves*
-Assess oral cavity
-place on one side of the sublingual frenulum or pocket of the cheek
Ophthalmic Meds - ANS ✔✔*warm if refrigerated*
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & EXAM REVIEW
Nurse Practice Acts - ANS ✔✔State laws that determine and define the responsibility and scope of
practice of nurse
Patient Self Determination Act - ANS ✔✔A federal law that ensures that patients have the right to self-
determination in health care decisions, that these wished be protected and communicated
Living Will - ANS ✔✔A legal document that expresses the patient's wishes should they become
incapacitated and facing end-of-life issues
Durable Power of Attorney - ANS ✔✔A legal document that designates a healthcare proxy to make
healthcare decisions for a patient should the be able to do so themselves
Standards of Care - ANS ✔✔-Legal guidelines for defining nursing practice and identifying minimum
acceptable nursing care
- Outline the scope, function and role of the nurse
-Reflect the values and priorities of the nursing profession
HIPPA - ANS ✔✔Provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information
(portability of insurance)
Informed Consent - ANS ✔✔A legal process by which a patient or the patient's legally appointed
designee has given written permission for a procedure/treatment
-consent is considered informed if the provider explains and the patient understands
Informed Consent Includes - ANS ✔✔Explanation of
-Why the patient need the procedure
-The benefits and the risks
-Other options
Seizure Precautions - ANS ✔✔-Always stay with the patient
-Lower the patient to the floor if they are standing
-Turn the patient on their side
-Not the start and stop time of the seizure
-Maintain patency of airway
-Do not place anything in the patient's mouth
-Provide privacy
R.A.C.E. - ANS ✔✔R-Rescue
A-Alarm
C-Confine
, E-Extinguish
P.A.S.S. - ANS ✔✔P-Pull pin
A-Aim
S-Squeeze
S-Sweep
Falls Risks - ANS ✔✔-Poor vision
-Cognitive dysfunction
-Urinary frequency
-Physical condition/impaired mobility
-Hx of falls
-The elderly
Potential Safety Hazards - ANS ✔✔-Poison
-Fire hazards
-Med. errors
-Transmission of pathogens
Don - ANS ✔✔-Gown
-Mask
-Goggles
-Gloves
Doff - ANS ✔✔-Gloves
-Goggles
-Gown
-Mask
Airborne Precautions - ANS ✔✔(measles, TB, varicella)
-Requires: a respirator when caring for the patient, negative-airflow, private room
Droplet Precautions - ANS ✔✔(pneumonia, rubella, mumps, sepsis, scarlet fever)
-Requires: mask, private room or room with a patient who has the same disease
PPE - ANS ✔✔-Hand hygiene before applying and after removing PPE
-Tie gown at neck and waist
-Leave personal items outside room
Sublingual and Buccal Meds - ANS ✔✔*wear gloves*
-Assess oral cavity
-place on one side of the sublingual frenulum or pocket of the cheek
Ophthalmic Meds - ANS ✔✔*warm if refrigerated*
