Chapter 1 Review Qs Book

Question 1

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?
1. Improves self-health care
2. Protects the patient’s confidentiality
3. Ensures identical care to all patients
4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient
care

Answer 1

4

Question 2

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 surgery to the family and discusses the
patient’s wishes with them. The nurse is acting as the patient’s:
1. Educator.
2. Advocate.
3.
Caregiver.
4. Communicator.

Answer 2

2

Question 3

The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a dress-
ing 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?
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Communicator

Answer 3

1

Question 4

The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is the same in
every state in the United States. This examination:
1. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients.
2. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients.
3. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice.
4. Guarantees standardized education across all prelicensure pro-
grams.

Answer 4

3

Question 5

Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has 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.)
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy
3. Patient advocate
4. Health promotion
5. Genetic counselor

Answer 5

1,2,3,4

Question 6

Match the advanced practice nurse specialty with the statement
about the role.
1. Clinical nurse
specialist
2. Nurse anesthetist
3. Nurse practitioner
4. Nurse-midwife
a. Provides independent care, including
pregnancy and gynecological services
b. Expert clinician in a specialized area
of practice such as adult diabetes care
c. Provides comprehensive care, usu-
ally in a primary care setting, directly
managing the medical care of patients
who are healthy or have chronic con-
ditions
d. Provides care and services under the
supervision of an anesthesiologist

Answer 6

1b, 2d, 3c, 4a

Question 7

Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care.
Which of these models is expected from health care reform?
1. Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness
prevention model
2. Moving from an illness prevention to a health promotion
model
3. Moving from hospital-based to community-based care
4. Moving from an acute illness to a disease management model

Answer 7

1

Question 8

A nurse meets with the registered dietitian and physical therapist
to develop a plan of care that focuses on improving nutrition and
mobility for a patient. This is an example of which Quality and
Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Quality improvement

Answer 8

3

Question 9

A critical care nurse is using a new research-based intervention
to correctly position her ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia
caused by accumulated respiratory secretions. This is an example
of which Quality and Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN)
competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Quality improvement

Answer 9

2

Question 10

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 pro-
cedure currently used to assess for pressure injury risk. The sec-
ond uses a new assessment instrument to identify at-risk patients.
Given this information, the nurse consultant exemplifies which
career?
1. Clinical nurse specialist
2. Nurse administrator
3. Nurse educator
4. Nurse researcher

Answer 10

4