NU 311 Clinical Nursing Skills
Exam 1 Questions and Answers
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Characteristics of a profession? - ANSWER ✔✔Extensive education
Theoretical body of knowledge
Specific service
Autonomy in decision making
Code of ethics
What is the ANA - ANSWER ✔✔American Nurses Association;
professional nursing organization
,practices with COMPASSION AND RESPECT for the inherent dignity,
worth, and unique attribute of EVERY person - ANSWER ✔✔ANA
Code of Ethics 1
The nurse's primary COMMITMENT TO THE PATIENT, whether an
individual, family, group, or population - ANSWER ✔✔ANA Code of
Ethics 2
The nurse PROMOTES, ADVOCATES FOR, and PROTECTS the rights,
health, and safety of patient - ANSWER ✔✔ANA Code of Ethics 3
The nurse has AUTHORITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
RESPONSIBILITY for nursing practice; makes decisions; and takes
action consistent with the obligation to promote health and to PROVIDE
optimal care - ANSWER ✔✔ANA Code of Ethics 4
The nurse OWES THE SAME DUTIES TO SELF as to others, including
the responsibility to promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of
character and integrity, maintain competence, and continue personal and
professional growth - ANSWER ✔✔ANA Code of Ethics 5
The nurse, in all roles and settings, ADVANCES THE PROFESSION
through research and scholarly inquiry, professional standards
development, and the generation of both nursing and health policy -
ANSWER ✔✔ANA Code of Ethics 7
,The profession of nursing, collectively through its professional
organizations, must articulate nursing values, maintain the integrity of
the profession, and integrate principles of social justice into nursing and
health policy - ANSWER ✔✔ANA Code of Ethics 9
These are not laws but influence policy development - ANSWER
✔✔ANA Scope and Standards of Care
NURSING LICENSURE....It's the Law!
Define the scope of practice within each state; protects public
To practice nursing in the United States, RN candidates must pass the
NCLEX-RN exam
Same exam in every state
Regardless of educational preparation, the exam is the same
Tests minimum knowledge base - ANSWER ✔✔State Nurse Practice
Act
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, __________ is a professional practice role of the RN. It is a right and
responsibility - ANSWER ✔✔Delegation
RNs CANNOT delegate: - ANSWER ✔✔Nursing Process: Diagnosis,
Assessment, Planning, and Evaluation (DAPE)
Patient Education (LPNs may reinforce education)
Tasks that require clinical judgment and critical thinking
The decision of whether or not to delegate or assign is based upon the
judgment concerning the condition of the patient, the competency of the
members of the nursing team, and the degree of supervision that is
required of the RN if a task is delegated. - ANSWER ✔✔Delegation
Principle
The RN delegates only those tasks for which she or he believes that the
care worker has the knowledge and skill to perform, taking into account
training, cultural competence, experience, and facility policy and
procedures. - ANSWER ✔✔Delegation Principles
What may be delegated to nursing assistive personnel (NAP)? -
ANSWER ✔✔1: ADLs
Exam 1 Questions and Answers
100% Solved 2026
Characteristics of a profession? - ANSWER ✔✔Extensive education
Theoretical body of knowledge
Specific service
Autonomy in decision making
Code of ethics
What is the ANA - ANSWER ✔✔American Nurses Association;
professional nursing organization
,practices with COMPASSION AND RESPECT for the inherent dignity,
worth, and unique attribute of EVERY person - ANSWER ✔✔ANA
Code of Ethics 1
The nurse's primary COMMITMENT TO THE PATIENT, whether an
individual, family, group, or population - ANSWER ✔✔ANA Code of
Ethics 2
The nurse PROMOTES, ADVOCATES FOR, and PROTECTS the rights,
health, and safety of patient - ANSWER ✔✔ANA Code of Ethics 3
The nurse has AUTHORITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND
RESPONSIBILITY for nursing practice; makes decisions; and takes
action consistent with the obligation to promote health and to PROVIDE
optimal care - ANSWER ✔✔ANA Code of Ethics 4
The nurse OWES THE SAME DUTIES TO SELF as to others, including
the responsibility to promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of
character and integrity, maintain competence, and continue personal and
professional growth - ANSWER ✔✔ANA Code of Ethics 5
The nurse, in all roles and settings, ADVANCES THE PROFESSION
through research and scholarly inquiry, professional standards
development, and the generation of both nursing and health policy -
ANSWER ✔✔ANA Code of Ethics 7
,The profession of nursing, collectively through its professional
organizations, must articulate nursing values, maintain the integrity of
the profession, and integrate principles of social justice into nursing and
health policy - ANSWER ✔✔ANA Code of Ethics 9
These are not laws but influence policy development - ANSWER
✔✔ANA Scope and Standards of Care
NURSING LICENSURE....It's the Law!
Define the scope of practice within each state; protects public
To practice nursing in the United States, RN candidates must pass the
NCLEX-RN exam
Same exam in every state
Regardless of educational preparation, the exam is the same
Tests minimum knowledge base - ANSWER ✔✔State Nurse Practice
Act
COPYRIGHT©NINJANERD 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
3
, __________ is a professional practice role of the RN. It is a right and
responsibility - ANSWER ✔✔Delegation
RNs CANNOT delegate: - ANSWER ✔✔Nursing Process: Diagnosis,
Assessment, Planning, and Evaluation (DAPE)
Patient Education (LPNs may reinforce education)
Tasks that require clinical judgment and critical thinking
The decision of whether or not to delegate or assign is based upon the
judgment concerning the condition of the patient, the competency of the
members of the nursing team, and the degree of supervision that is
required of the RN if a task is delegated. - ANSWER ✔✔Delegation
Principle
The RN delegates only those tasks for which she or he believes that the
care worker has the knowledge and skill to perform, taking into account
training, cultural competence, experience, and facility policy and
procedures. - ANSWER ✔✔Delegation Principles
What may be delegated to nursing assistive personnel (NAP)? -
ANSWER ✔✔1: ADLs
