Sentinel U Nursing Simulations Practice Test 1 (Units 1-7) -
Questions with Correct Answers (Verified Update)
50 questions
1. What is the primary purpose of prebriefing before a virtual simulation?
A. To grade the learner's performance
B. To give learners the correct answers
C. To replace the debrief
D. To orient learners to objectives, the environment and expectations and to establish psychological
safety
Correct Answer: D. To orient learners to objectives, the environment and expectations and to
establish psychological safety
Rationale: Prebriefing prepares learners so the scenario can focus on clinical reasoning.
2. During which phase of simulation does most learning typically occur?
A. Prebriefing
B. Logging in
C. Reading the case title
D. Debriefing
Correct Answer: D. Debriefing
Rationale: Reflection on actions and reasoning consolidates learning.
3. Which is one of the six QSEN competencies?
A. Pharmacology
B. Anatomy
C. Informatics
D. Billing
Correct Answer: C. Informatics
Rationale: QSEN competencies are patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, EBP, QI, safety
and informatics.
4. Respecting a patient's cultural preferences when planning care reflects which QSEN
competency?
A. Informatics
B. Quality improvement
C. Safety
D. Patient-centered care
Correct Answer: D. Patient-centered care
Rationale: Care is tailored to the patient's values and needs.
5. In community health nursing, the 'client' is primarily:
A. A single hospitalized patient
B. The community or population
C. The health department director
D. The physician
Correct Answer: B. The community or population
Rationale: Community assessment treats the community as the client.
, 6. A windshield survey is best described as:
A. A survey mailed to residents
B. Systematic observation of a community while driving or walking through it
C. A review of hospital charts
D. A laboratory test of water quality
Correct Answer: B. Systematic observation of a community while driving or walking through
it
Rationale: It gives a first-hand picture of the environment and resources.
7. During a windshield survey, a nurse notes many vacant lots, broken streetlights and graffiti.
These are recorded as:
A. Commons
B. Signs of decay
C. Service centers
D. Boundaries
Correct Answer: B. Signs of decay
Rationale: They may indicate safety and economic concerns.
8. A nurse observes that the only food sources in a neighborhood are convenience stores and
fast-food outlets. This suggests:
A. A food desert
B. A healthy food environment
C. Strong economic stability
D. Adequate service centers
Correct Answer: A. A food desert
Rationale: Limited access to nutritious food contributes to obesity and chronic disease.
9. Which person would be the best key informant about youth health issues in a community?
A. A tourist
B. A newly arrived visitor
C. A high school nurse
D. A person who lives in another state
Correct Answer: C. A high school nurse
Rationale: Key informants have direct knowledge of the community.
10. In the Community-as-Partner model, the community core includes:
A. History, demographics, values and beliefs
B. Only hospitals
C. Only transportation
D. Only the economy
Correct Answer: A. History, demographics, values and beliefs
Rationale: The core is surrounded by eight subsystems.
11. Which is one of the eight subsystems in the Community-as-Partner model?
A. Health and social services
B. Genetics
C. Pharmacology
D. Hospital billing
Correct Answer: A. Health and social services
Rationale: Others include physical environment, economy, transportation and safety, politics,
communication, education and recreation.
Questions with Correct Answers (Verified Update)
50 questions
1. What is the primary purpose of prebriefing before a virtual simulation?
A. To grade the learner's performance
B. To give learners the correct answers
C. To replace the debrief
D. To orient learners to objectives, the environment and expectations and to establish psychological
safety
Correct Answer: D. To orient learners to objectives, the environment and expectations and to
establish psychological safety
Rationale: Prebriefing prepares learners so the scenario can focus on clinical reasoning.
2. During which phase of simulation does most learning typically occur?
A. Prebriefing
B. Logging in
C. Reading the case title
D. Debriefing
Correct Answer: D. Debriefing
Rationale: Reflection on actions and reasoning consolidates learning.
3. Which is one of the six QSEN competencies?
A. Pharmacology
B. Anatomy
C. Informatics
D. Billing
Correct Answer: C. Informatics
Rationale: QSEN competencies are patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, EBP, QI, safety
and informatics.
4. Respecting a patient's cultural preferences when planning care reflects which QSEN
competency?
A. Informatics
B. Quality improvement
C. Safety
D. Patient-centered care
Correct Answer: D. Patient-centered care
Rationale: Care is tailored to the patient's values and needs.
5. In community health nursing, the 'client' is primarily:
A. A single hospitalized patient
B. The community or population
C. The health department director
D. The physician
Correct Answer: B. The community or population
Rationale: Community assessment treats the community as the client.
, 6. A windshield survey is best described as:
A. A survey mailed to residents
B. Systematic observation of a community while driving or walking through it
C. A review of hospital charts
D. A laboratory test of water quality
Correct Answer: B. Systematic observation of a community while driving or walking through
it
Rationale: It gives a first-hand picture of the environment and resources.
7. During a windshield survey, a nurse notes many vacant lots, broken streetlights and graffiti.
These are recorded as:
A. Commons
B. Signs of decay
C. Service centers
D. Boundaries
Correct Answer: B. Signs of decay
Rationale: They may indicate safety and economic concerns.
8. A nurse observes that the only food sources in a neighborhood are convenience stores and
fast-food outlets. This suggests:
A. A food desert
B. A healthy food environment
C. Strong economic stability
D. Adequate service centers
Correct Answer: A. A food desert
Rationale: Limited access to nutritious food contributes to obesity and chronic disease.
9. Which person would be the best key informant about youth health issues in a community?
A. A tourist
B. A newly arrived visitor
C. A high school nurse
D. A person who lives in another state
Correct Answer: C. A high school nurse
Rationale: Key informants have direct knowledge of the community.
10. In the Community-as-Partner model, the community core includes:
A. History, demographics, values and beliefs
B. Only hospitals
C. Only transportation
D. Only the economy
Correct Answer: A. History, demographics, values and beliefs
Rationale: The core is surrounded by eight subsystems.
11. Which is one of the eight subsystems in the Community-as-Partner model?
A. Health and social services
B. Genetics
C. Pharmacology
D. Hospital billing
Correct Answer: A. Health and social services
Rationale: Others include physical environment, economy, transportation and safety, politics,
communication, education and recreation.
