NURS 401
NURS 401 Exam 6 Study Questions
and Answers 2026
1
What is the most common reason people seek medical care?
Pain
2
The ED nurse is responsible for relaying what information when transferring a
patient to the next point of care?
-situation
-pertinent medical history
-assessment and diagnostic findings (critical results)
-precautions (contact) and safety concerns (fall risk, violence)
-interventions in the ED
**think IPASSON or SBAR
3
T or F: Nurses can sign off on "standing orders" that are in place for common
procedures/interventions that do not require provider level approval
True: protocols are in place for nurses to intervene in "common" situations that do
not require provider approval (ex: pt spikes a fever in ED but does not have an
order for an antipyretic --> per protocol, nurse can sign off on available standing
order to administer antipyretic medication without needing to ask provider to place
an order of the medication first)
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4
What are the three categories of emergency nursing?
-emergent (ER)
-urgent (urgent care)
-nonurgent (clinic visit)
5
What types of cases should be seen in an emergent setting?
if the patient has immediate threat to life or limb and requires immediate treatment
(ex: suspicion of heart attack, stroke, etc.)
6
What types of cases should be seen in an urgent setting?
if the patient needs to be treated quickly but immediate threat to life is not present
(ex: dislocated shoulder, potential for stitches)
7
What types of cause should be seen in a non urgent setting?
if the patient can wait several hours for care without risk (ex. ear infection, cough,
fever)
8
T or F: research shows that family presence during resuscitation is always
encouraged, unless they are getting in the way of care
True
NURS 401
NURS 401 Exam 6 Study Questions
and Answers 2026
1
What is the most common reason people seek medical care?
Pain
2
The ED nurse is responsible for relaying what information when transferring a
patient to the next point of care?
-situation
-pertinent medical history
-assessment and diagnostic findings (critical results)
-precautions (contact) and safety concerns (fall risk, violence)
-interventions in the ED
**think IPASSON or SBAR
3
T or F: Nurses can sign off on "standing orders" that are in place for common
procedures/interventions that do not require provider level approval
True: protocols are in place for nurses to intervene in "common" situations that do
not require provider approval (ex: pt spikes a fever in ED but does not have an
order for an antipyretic --> per protocol, nurse can sign off on available standing
order to administer antipyretic medication without needing to ask provider to place
an order of the medication first)
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4
What are the three categories of emergency nursing?
-emergent (ER)
-urgent (urgent care)
-nonurgent (clinic visit)
5
What types of cases should be seen in an emergent setting?
if the patient has immediate threat to life or limb and requires immediate treatment
(ex: suspicion of heart attack, stroke, etc.)
6
What types of cases should be seen in an urgent setting?
if the patient needs to be treated quickly but immediate threat to life is not present
(ex: dislocated shoulder, potential for stitches)
7
What types of cause should be seen in a non urgent setting?
if the patient can wait several hours for care without risk (ex. ear infection, cough,
fever)
8
T or F: research shows that family presence during resuscitation is always
encouraged, unless they are getting in the way of care
True
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