CEPN Midterm Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Because |of |the |highly |technological |environment |in |which |nurses |work, |it |is |important |that |
nurses...
A. |Assume |total |responsibility |for |monitoring |data |generated |by |these |devices.
B. |Use |human |touch |and |words |of |reassurance |frequently |to |convey |caring.
C. |Maintain |the |device's |safety |by |assuring |routine |assessment |by |physicians.
D. |Be |careful |not |to |frighten |the |patient |and |family |with |information |about |the |device. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Use |human |touch |and |words |of |reassurance |frequently |to |convey |
caring.
In |2002 |which |major |American |corporation |partnered |with |nursing |to |design |a |media |
campaign |to |promote |the |image |of |nursing?
A. |Johnson |& |Johnson
B. |Baxter
C. |Microsoft
D. |Wal-Mart |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Johnson |& |Johnson
,The |most |effective |avenue |for |changing |the |image |of |nursing |is |to...
A. |Write |letters |expressing |concerns |to |those |responsible |for |negative |images |on |television |
and |in |films.
B. |Have |nurses |as |consultants |to |the |media |to |ensure |that |the |media |producers |have |accurate
|information |about |nursing.
C. |Have |nurses |appear |and |behave |professionally |and |explain |what |nurses |do |in |each |patient |
interaction.
D. |Support |the |Johnson |&Johnson |campaign |by |distributing |their |information |about |nursing |to
|students |interested |in |nursing. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Have |nurses |appear |and |behave |
professionally |and |explain |what |nurses |do |in |each |patient |interaction.
A |shift |in |population |growth |is |expected |to |place |stress |on |nursing |resources. |Which |age-
group |is |expected |to |experience |the |greatest |population |growth |in |the |next |decade?
A. |Older |than |85 |years |of |age
B. |75 |to |85 |years |of |age
C. |35 |to |65 |years |of |age
D. |18 |to |35 |years |of |age |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Older |than |85 |years |of |age
,What |do |we |know |about |the |outcomes |of |patients |cared |for |in |hospitals |with |more |BSN-
prepared |nurses |as |compared |to |patients |in |hospitals |with |a |lower |percentage |of |BSN-
prepared |nurses?
A. |Patient |outcomes |are |more |dependent |on |nurse-patient |ratios.
B. |Outcomes |were |better |in |hospitals |with |more |BSN-prepared |nurses.
C. |Outcomes |were |similar |in |both |types |of |hospitals.
D. |Medical |patients |had |better |outcomes, |but |surgical |patients |fared |the |same |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-B. |Outcomes |were |better |in |hospitals |with |more |BSN-prepared |nurses.
Which |of |the |following |best |describes |trends |in |nursing |education?
A. |Numbers |of |RNs |with |bachelor's |and |higher |degrees |are |increasing.
B. |Numbers |of |RNs |with |associate |degrees |are |decreasing.
C. |Foreign-born |nurses |practicing |in |the |US |are |seen |as |less |knowledgeable |because |of |their |
lesser |educational |preparation.
D. |Numbers |of |RNs |with |diploma |educations |are |increasing. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |
Numbers |of |RNs |with |bachelor's |and |higher |degrees |are |increasing.
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |correct |about |community |health |nursing |(CHN)?
A. |Prevention |and |community |education |are |the |cornerstones |of |CHN.
, B. |Nursing |care |is |rapidly |moving |from |the |home |setting |to |the |institutional |setting.
C. |High-tech |care |such |as |ventilators |and |total |parenteral |nutrition |cannot |be |handled |in |the |
home.
D. |Assessment |skills |are |less |important |in |CHN |because |patients |are |not |acutely |ill. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-A. |Prevention |and |community |education |are |the |cornerstones |of |CHN.
Hospice |and |palliative |care |nursing |is |a |rapidly |developing |specialty |in |nursing. |Which |facts |
have |contributed |to |this |growth? |(Select |all |that |apply.)
A. |End-of-life |care |is |largely |the |responsibility |of |nurses.
B. |End-of-life |needs |are |expected |to |increase |with |the |aging |population.
C. |Nursing |curricula |have |prepared |nurses |to |deal |effectively |with |dying |patients |and |their |
families.
D. |Palliative |care |is |a |new |focus |of |advanced |practice |nurses.
E. |Hospice |and |palliative |care |nurses |work |in |a |variety |of |settings. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |
End-of-life |care |is |largely |the |responsibility |of |nurses.
B. |End-of-life |needs |are |expected |to |increase |with |the |aging |population.
E. |Hospice |and |palliative |care |nurses |work |in |a |variety |of |settings.
Answers
Because |of |the |highly |technological |environment |in |which |nurses |work, |it |is |important |that |
nurses...
A. |Assume |total |responsibility |for |monitoring |data |generated |by |these |devices.
B. |Use |human |touch |and |words |of |reassurance |frequently |to |convey |caring.
C. |Maintain |the |device's |safety |by |assuring |routine |assessment |by |physicians.
D. |Be |careful |not |to |frighten |the |patient |and |family |with |information |about |the |device. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B. |Use |human |touch |and |words |of |reassurance |frequently |to |convey |
caring.
In |2002 |which |major |American |corporation |partnered |with |nursing |to |design |a |media |
campaign |to |promote |the |image |of |nursing?
A. |Johnson |& |Johnson
B. |Baxter
C. |Microsoft
D. |Wal-Mart |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Johnson |& |Johnson
,The |most |effective |avenue |for |changing |the |image |of |nursing |is |to...
A. |Write |letters |expressing |concerns |to |those |responsible |for |negative |images |on |television |
and |in |films.
B. |Have |nurses |as |consultants |to |the |media |to |ensure |that |the |media |producers |have |accurate
|information |about |nursing.
C. |Have |nurses |appear |and |behave |professionally |and |explain |what |nurses |do |in |each |patient |
interaction.
D. |Support |the |Johnson |&Johnson |campaign |by |distributing |their |information |about |nursing |to
|students |interested |in |nursing. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C. |Have |nurses |appear |and |behave |
professionally |and |explain |what |nurses |do |in |each |patient |interaction.
A |shift |in |population |growth |is |expected |to |place |stress |on |nursing |resources. |Which |age-
group |is |expected |to |experience |the |greatest |population |growth |in |the |next |decade?
A. |Older |than |85 |years |of |age
B. |75 |to |85 |years |of |age
C. |35 |to |65 |years |of |age
D. |18 |to |35 |years |of |age |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |Older |than |85 |years |of |age
,What |do |we |know |about |the |outcomes |of |patients |cared |for |in |hospitals |with |more |BSN-
prepared |nurses |as |compared |to |patients |in |hospitals |with |a |lower |percentage |of |BSN-
prepared |nurses?
A. |Patient |outcomes |are |more |dependent |on |nurse-patient |ratios.
B. |Outcomes |were |better |in |hospitals |with |more |BSN-prepared |nurses.
C. |Outcomes |were |similar |in |both |types |of |hospitals.
D. |Medical |patients |had |better |outcomes, |but |surgical |patients |fared |the |same |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-B. |Outcomes |were |better |in |hospitals |with |more |BSN-prepared |nurses.
Which |of |the |following |best |describes |trends |in |nursing |education?
A. |Numbers |of |RNs |with |bachelor's |and |higher |degrees |are |increasing.
B. |Numbers |of |RNs |with |associate |degrees |are |decreasing.
C. |Foreign-born |nurses |practicing |in |the |US |are |seen |as |less |knowledgeable |because |of |their |
lesser |educational |preparation.
D. |Numbers |of |RNs |with |diploma |educations |are |increasing. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |
Numbers |of |RNs |with |bachelor's |and |higher |degrees |are |increasing.
Which |of |the |following |statements |is |correct |about |community |health |nursing |(CHN)?
A. |Prevention |and |community |education |are |the |cornerstones |of |CHN.
, B. |Nursing |care |is |rapidly |moving |from |the |home |setting |to |the |institutional |setting.
C. |High-tech |care |such |as |ventilators |and |total |parenteral |nutrition |cannot |be |handled |in |the |
home.
D. |Assessment |skills |are |less |important |in |CHN |because |patients |are |not |acutely |ill. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-A. |Prevention |and |community |education |are |the |cornerstones |of |CHN.
Hospice |and |palliative |care |nursing |is |a |rapidly |developing |specialty |in |nursing. |Which |facts |
have |contributed |to |this |growth? |(Select |all |that |apply.)
A. |End-of-life |care |is |largely |the |responsibility |of |nurses.
B. |End-of-life |needs |are |expected |to |increase |with |the |aging |population.
C. |Nursing |curricula |have |prepared |nurses |to |deal |effectively |with |dying |patients |and |their |
families.
D. |Palliative |care |is |a |new |focus |of |advanced |practice |nurses.
E. |Hospice |and |palliative |care |nurses |work |in |a |variety |of |settings. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A. |
End-of-life |care |is |largely |the |responsibility |of |nurses.
B. |End-of-life |needs |are |expected |to |increase |with |the |aging |population.
E. |Hospice |and |palliative |care |nurses |work |in |a |variety |of |settings.
