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RNSG 1309 Exam 1 Questions and Correct
Answers
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding
the clinical care coordination conference for a patient with
terminal cancer. As part of the preparation, you have your
classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional
Registered Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this
document is important. Which statement best describes this code?
Ans: Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient
care
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The
patient wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The
family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure. The
nurse explains the risk and benefits of the operation to the family
and discusses the patient's wishes with them. The nurse is acting
as the patient's: Ans: Advocate
The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a
dressing change procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's
spouse demonstrates how to change the dressing. The nurse is
acting in which professional role? Ans: Educator
The examination for RN licensure is the same in every state in the
United States. This examination: Ans: Provides the minimal
standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse have knowledge and
skills for a variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which
of the following are examples of these roles and responsibilities?
(Select all that apply.) Ans: Caregiver, Autonomy, Patient Advocate,
Health Promotion
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Clinical nurse specialist Ans: Expert clinician in a specialized area
of practice such as adult diabetes care
nurse anesthetist Ans: Plans and delivers anesthesia and pain
management to patients across the life span
Nurse Practitioner Ans: Provides comprehensive care, usually in a
primary care setting, directly managing the medical care of
patients who are healthy or have chronic conditions
Nurse Midwife Ans: Provides independent care, including
pregnancy and gynecological services
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care.
Which of these models is expected from health care reform? Ans:
Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness
prevention model
The nurse manager meets with the registered nursing staff about
an increase in urinary tract infections in patients with a Foley
catheter. The staff work together to review the literature on
catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), identifies at-
risk patients, and establishes new catheter care practices. This is
an example of which QSEN competency? Ans: Quality
improvement
A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention to
correctly position patients who are on ventilators to reduce
pneumonia caused by accumulated respiratory secretions. This is
an example of which QSEN competency? Ans: Evidence-based
practice
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in
pressure injury formation in their patients. A nurse consultant
decides to compare two types of treatment. The first is the
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RNSG 1309 Exam 1 Questions and Correct
Answers
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding
the clinical care coordination conference for a patient with
terminal cancer. As part of the preparation, you have your
classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional
Registered Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this
document is important. Which statement best describes this code?
Ans: Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient
care
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The
patient wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The
family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure. The
nurse explains the risk and benefits of the operation to the family
and discusses the patient's wishes with them. The nurse is acting
as the patient's: Ans: Advocate
The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a
dressing change procedure for the patient's wound. The patient's
spouse demonstrates how to change the dressing. The nurse is
acting in which professional role? Ans: Educator
The examination for RN licensure is the same in every state in the
United States. This examination: Ans: Provides the minimal
standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse have knowledge and
skills for a variety of professional roles and responsibilities. Which
of the following are examples of these roles and responsibilities?
(Select all that apply.) Ans: Caregiver, Autonomy, Patient Advocate,
Health Promotion
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Clinical nurse specialist Ans: Expert clinician in a specialized area
of practice such as adult diabetes care
nurse anesthetist Ans: Plans and delivers anesthesia and pain
management to patients across the life span
Nurse Practitioner Ans: Provides comprehensive care, usually in a
primary care setting, directly managing the medical care of
patients who are healthy or have chronic conditions
Nurse Midwife Ans: Provides independent care, including
pregnancy and gynecological services
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care.
Which of these models is expected from health care reform? Ans:
Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness
prevention model
The nurse manager meets with the registered nursing staff about
an increase in urinary tract infections in patients with a Foley
catheter. The staff work together to review the literature on
catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), identifies at-
risk patients, and establishes new catheter care practices. This is
an example of which QSEN competency? Ans: Quality
improvement
A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention to
correctly position patients who are on ventilators to reduce
pneumonia caused by accumulated respiratory secretions. This is
an example of which QSEN competency? Ans: Evidence-based
practice
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in
pressure injury formation in their patients. A nurse consultant
decides to compare two types of treatment. The first is the
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