NURSING EXAM -1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2025 AND CORRECT ANSWERS

NURSING EXAM #1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2025 AND
CORRECT ANSWERS




The "Future of Nursing" report by the Institute of Medicine recommended that the proportion of registered
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nurses (RNs) with baccalaureate degrees should increase to 80% by 2010. As of 2014, what percentage of RNs
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held a bachelor's degree (BSN)? (PS At the conclusion of your degree here at Capital - you will hold a
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baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN)). c c c c




a. 80%
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b. 55% c




c. 25%
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d. 40% - correct answer b. 55%
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Students who obtain their Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) take a different licensure exam to become a
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registered nurse than Bachelor Degree in Nursing (BSN) students do.
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a. True
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b. False - correct answer b. false
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, What advantage is there (for nurses and for the patients they will serve) for a student to obtain a bachelor's
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degree in nursing versus an associate degree? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
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a. They can be hired into more healthcare environments with potential for more independent decision
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making.

b. There is a "substantial survival advantage" for patients in hospitals with a higher percentage of BSN RNs.
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c. The BSN degree takes less time to obtain.
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d. A BSN degree is required if the student wants to go to a nursing graduate program. - correct answer a. They
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can be hired into more healthcare environments with potential for more independent decision making.
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b. There is a "substantial survival advantage" for patients in hospitals with a higher percentage of BSN RNs.
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d. A BSN degree is required if the student wants to go to a nursing graduate program.
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If a student earns a 77.2% exam average, but has earned 120 points from completing pre-class assignments
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and received 95 points on the paper... the student will NOT need to retake the class.
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a. True c c




b. False - correct answer b. False
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As long as a student is able to maintain good grades on course assignments and exams, attendance in class is
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optional at the college level. c c c c




a. True c c




b. False - correct answer b. False
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"A student shall not: Engage in behavior that causes or may cause physical, verbal, mental or emotional harm;
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Engage in behavior that may reasonably be interpreted as physical, verbal, mental, or emotional abuse;
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Engage in behaviors that are disrespectful to but not limited to the following: their patients, peers, instructors,
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nursing program, clinical agency or university." c c c c c




Is this statement part of the Technology policy at Capital University's School of Nursing?
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