,Chapter 1: The Vista of Nursing Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. An LPN nursing learner is reviewing requirements related to registered nurse practice
acts. Which statement provides the most accurate description of individual state
registered nurse practice acts?
1. Registered nurse practice acts are regulated by the federal government.
2. Registered nurse practice acts have identical role regulations for LPNs and RNs.
3. Differences exist between scope of practice and/or educational requirements.
4. State governments provide the content for each registered nurse practice act.
2. Which priority information should the registered nurse review in the state registered
nurse practice act in order to deliver care within the scope of practice?
1. Verify educational background.
2. Confirm length of licensure.
3. Review principles of delegation.
4. Note members of the board of nursing (BON).
3. A registered nurse is discussing how evidence-based practice (EBP) can help improve
delivery of care to patients. Which statement best describes EBP?
1. EBP requires that the registered nurse use government databases to obtain information.
2. EBP focuses on long-term results to improve outcomes.
3. EBP research does not have to be peer reviewed.
4. EBP establishes a methodological approach to improve outcomes.
4. The LPN/LVN registered nurse is interested in being able to function as an advanced
,registered nurse practitioner. Which educational plan best describes a pathway to advanced
nursing practice?
, 1. Working in a long-term facility while going back to school to get a diploma in BSN
program
2. Continuing to work in an acute care facility and applying to a PVN to ADN program
3. Applying to a university to a BSN program after one year of clinical practice
4. Continuing to work as an LPN/LVN for a few years and then reassess interest
5. A learner registered nurse is reviewing characteristics associated with the nursing
profession. Which option best represents Watson’s theory of nursing as it relates to nursing
characteristics?
1. Individualization of care
2. Coordinating care
3. Integration of information
4. Admit one’s mistakes
6. A learner registered nurse is being evaluated by a nursing instructor.
Which situation warrants immediate action?
1. The learner registered nurse has come back from a break a few minutes late.
2. The learner registered nurse is asking the patient when family members will arrive.
3. The learner registered nurse forgot to bring a stethoscope to clinical.
4. The learner registered nurse is using a personal cell phone while in the clinical
environment.
7. Which statement best addresses the core concepts of QSEN as they relate to knowledge,
skills, and attitude (KSA)?
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. An LPN nursing learner is reviewing requirements related to registered nurse practice
acts. Which statement provides the most accurate description of individual state
registered nurse practice acts?
1. Registered nurse practice acts are regulated by the federal government.
2. Registered nurse practice acts have identical role regulations for LPNs and RNs.
3. Differences exist between scope of practice and/or educational requirements.
4. State governments provide the content for each registered nurse practice act.
2. Which priority information should the registered nurse review in the state registered
nurse practice act in order to deliver care within the scope of practice?
1. Verify educational background.
2. Confirm length of licensure.
3. Review principles of delegation.
4. Note members of the board of nursing (BON).
3. A registered nurse is discussing how evidence-based practice (EBP) can help improve
delivery of care to patients. Which statement best describes EBP?
1. EBP requires that the registered nurse use government databases to obtain information.
2. EBP focuses on long-term results to improve outcomes.
3. EBP research does not have to be peer reviewed.
4. EBP establishes a methodological approach to improve outcomes.
4. The LPN/LVN registered nurse is interested in being able to function as an advanced
,registered nurse practitioner. Which educational plan best describes a pathway to advanced
nursing practice?
, 1. Working in a long-term facility while going back to school to get a diploma in BSN
program
2. Continuing to work in an acute care facility and applying to a PVN to ADN program
3. Applying to a university to a BSN program after one year of clinical practice
4. Continuing to work as an LPN/LVN for a few years and then reassess interest
5. A learner registered nurse is reviewing characteristics associated with the nursing
profession. Which option best represents Watson’s theory of nursing as it relates to nursing
characteristics?
1. Individualization of care
2. Coordinating care
3. Integration of information
4. Admit one’s mistakes
6. A learner registered nurse is being evaluated by a nursing instructor.
Which situation warrants immediate action?
1. The learner registered nurse has come back from a break a few minutes late.
2. The learner registered nurse is asking the patient when family members will arrive.
3. The learner registered nurse forgot to bring a stethoscope to clinical.
4. The learner registered nurse is using a personal cell phone while in the clinical
environment.
7. Which statement best addresses the core concepts of QSEN as they relate to knowledge,
skills, and attitude (KSA)?
