Registered Nursing (RN) Issues Practice Test

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• Two days after a closed reduction for hip dysplasia, the nurse concludes the treatment was not effective based on which finding?
• Invasion of privacy is best described as?
• In nursing, invasion of privacy is an example of which type of tort?
• The professional obligation of a nurse to assume responsibility for actions is referred to as what?
• Which statement best reflects cultural competence in nursing?
• Which point needs correction regarding grand theories of nursing?
• Which items on the care plan are appropriate for an LPN to perform for a patient with congestive heart failure on digoxin?
• Nurse Practice Acts are responsible for describing and defining the legal boundaries of the nursing practice within each state.
• Which QSEN competency is demonstrated when a nurse asks about the healthcare traditions followed by a client in their country?
• Which tool helps identify causes for near-miss and adverse events?
• Which statement about agency incident reports is correct?
• Which statement best distinguishes organizational ethics from professional ethics?
• According to QSEN's patient-centered care concept, who holds the primary role in decision making?
• Data collected in a healthcare setting shows too many nurses attending to a single patient. What does this indicate about the nursing team's performance?
• According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, which conflict is most typical for middle-aged adults?
• Which services are included in tertiary care?
• Which of the following is an example of health promotion activity?
• Which level of health care includes emergency care and acute medical-surgical services?
• Which statement is NOT true about community health centers preventive and primary care services?
• Which statement about the primary nursing care delivery model is true?
• A nurse is informing a client about rehabilitation benefits. Which statement best describes rehabilitation goals?
• Which force of magnetism assesses structural empowerment of the organization in Magnet status?
• In nursing roles, which professional helps clients identify and clarify health problems and choose courses of action?
• If a nurse encounters potentially inappropriate orders for a patient with cancer and clarifications do not resolve the issue, to whom should the nurse first escalate the concern?
• Which statement about IV needle size is correct for a thin, emaciated patient?
• Which factor is NOT associated with increased incidence of abuse within a family?
• Which type of law reflects decisions made by administrative bodies such as State Boards of Nursing when they set down the rules and regulations?
• Which statement best distinguishes EMR from EHR?
• Which statement describes the competent stage in Benner's model?
• The nursing data validation error described as failing to validate data falls into which category?
• A unit manager overhears two nurses discussing a client with AIDS in a hall filled with visitors. What should be the nurse manager's initial action?
• Before entering client data into an electronic medical record, a nurse reviews standardized terminology. What is the primary purpose of this review?
• Which position was established by the 2004 executive order?
• Which type of law is based on judicial decisions made in courts when individual legal cases are decided?
• Using a stretcher with worn straps is________; the nurse is responsible and must ascertain the adequate functioning of equipment.
• Which statement accurately describes living wills?
• In a completely computer-based client information system, which statement demonstrates understanding?
• Which option best demonstrates maintaining patient confidentiality in communications?
• Which act forbids health plans from placing lifetime or annual limits on mental health coverage that are less generous than those on medical benefits?
• Which informatics domain uses information technology for improving the health of populations?
• Which nursing action is not likely to cause legal issues?
• Which of the following factors affect the health and wellness of the client?
• Which nursing role involves teaching clients and families to assume responsibility for their own health care?
• Which of the following is a component of therapeutic communication?
• Which statement best defines nursing malpractice?
• Which type of record should the nurse use to enter data that will be referenced during follow-up visits?
• To collect health data for research across multiple facilities in the same geographic area, which health information technology would be used?
• If a client dies within 24 hours of admission, who has the authority to decide whether a post-mortem should be conducted?
• Which act protects a person who is HIV positive?
• When communicating about gender identity, a patient’s terminology should be respected. Which option reflects this practice?
• If a client's medical records are lost, what is the typical assumption?
• Which statement best describes the nurse as a manager?
• Which ethical principle is described as taking positive actions to help others and prioritizing the client's interests before self?
• Which factor is considered an internal variable influencing the planning and delivery of individualized patient care?
• Who signed the Executive Order Incentives for the Use of Health Information Technology and Establishing the Position of the National Health Information Technology Coordinator?
• In the healthcare services pyramid, which level is primarily focused on disease treatment and management?
• In an unemancipated pediatric patient, if the parents refuse treatment, who intervenes to authorize care?
• What is true about informed consent for a client with suspected mental illness?
• Which variable is an example of an external variable?
• A spouse slips and falls on a recently washed floor in the hallway; to meet ethical practice, what action should the nurse who witnessed the incident take?
• Which statement best reflects the QSEN teamwork and collaboration competency?
• For community-dwelling older women with cancer, which cancer screening is recommended?
• Which level of prevention focuses on reducing complications and restoring function after disease onset?
• Which statement about a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order is correct?
• Which statement defines malpractice?
• The nurse is entering a client's data in the electronic health record. What action should the nurse take to minimize ambiguity and confusion?
• Which statement characterizes experimental research?
• Which statement describes the novice stage in Benner's levels?
• What should a nurse do as an educator when teaching a nursing student about patient self-care?
• The nurse caring for a client with pain after surgery takes blood pressure and pulse and asks the client to rate the level of pain on the pain scale. Which standard of practice does the nurse perform?
• Which point is included in the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) core principles for care?
• Immunization against measles is an example of which type of prevention?
• In nursing practice, diagnosis is defined as?
• Which statement best describes the purpose of informed consent?
• What is the first step when promoting lifestyle modification for an older adult with hypertension?
• Who has the legal duty to disclose facts regarding a treatment in terms the client can understand?
• Which statement describes negligence as an unintentional tort?
• Which statement best describes tertiary prevention?
• Which domain focuses on storage, analytic, and interpretive methods to assess proactive, predictive, preventive, and participatory health of a population?
• What is the purpose of failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA)?
• In the scenario where a nurse treats a swollen IV insertion site and saves a photograph in the patient’s electronic health record, which QSEN competency is demonstrated?
• What is a living will?
• Under which circumstance might a nurse be charged with client abandonment?
• Which explanation accurately describes 'just culture'?
• Informed consent for a client with dementia considering an experimental treatment should reflect which principle?
• How would the student nurse describe a quasi-intentional tort occurring during the practice of nursing?
• Which statement about UNOS is accurate?
• Under which type of health care services should subacute care be included?
• For a patient with diabetes who is traveling by air and does not have medications or a personal medical record, which health information technology would be most beneficial?
• Which option is not listed as a nurse informatics goal?
• A nurse educator observes a trainee's understanding of the team nursing care delivery model and asks which statement indicates a need for further learning?
• According to QSEN, which statement best describes patient-centered care?
• Which age range corresponds to the Trust versus Mistrust stage?
• Descriptive theories occupy which position in theory development?
• Which entity may obtain a court order to grant temporary guardianship if a child is found to be in immediate danger?
• Which point is included in the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) document regarding core principles of care for transgender patients?
• Which organization published a publication including the objective to develop a system to identify LGBTQ patients?
• What is the final step in the typical sequence of evidence-based practice steps?
• While entering data for a client in the EHR, the nurse uses NANDA International terminology to document which part of the nursing process?
• Battery in healthcare is defined as which of the following?
• Which option is NOT typically considered preventive care?
• Which factor is NOT a contributor to health disparities among Hispanic older adults compared with non-Hispanic white counterparts?
• When witnessing a consent form, which practice is most essential?
• Which item is NOT typically included among core ethical principles in healthcare?
• Which nursing duty is reflected when advocating for a vulnerable client's best interests?
• A nurse obtains consent from an unemancipated minor for an abortion. When would the nurse consider the consent-giving process to be appropriately completed?
• Which concept is essential for identifying the underlying causes of sentinel events in a hospital?
• In the healthcare services pyramid, family planning belongs under which type of health care services?
• What is the purpose of community health centers in preventive and primary care services?
• Which tasks fall under the role of a nurse administrator?
• What is the primary goal of school health nursing programs?
• Which ethical principle is violated when the nurse forgets to give a painkiller as promised?
• Nursing documentation serves what role in risk management?
• Which post-tracheotomy finding is a normal effect rather than an indication of medical error?
• In risk management, which sequence correctly outlines the steps to identify hazards and prevent harm?
• Civil laws protect the rights of individuals within society and provide for fair treatment in case of civil wrongs or violations.
• In an emergency involving an unemancipated pediatric patient whose parents are not present, who may provide consent?
• Which of the following is an example of secondary level preventive care?
• Which statement best describes illness prevention activities?
• Which organization uses translational bioinformatics for medical research?
• Which act prohibits the purchase or sale of human organs?
• Which level of health care includes intensive care and subacute care?
• Which organization's 2010 publication did not include a call to improve health care for LGBTQ patients?
• A nurse provides nutrition counseling to a client to prevent high blood pressure. This is an example of which type of health care service?
• Which activity is part of tertiary level preventive care?
• Which practice is recommended when communicating with transgender or LGBTQ patients?
• Which act was enacted to promote the privacy and confidentiality of client information?
• Which statement reflects a misconception about the ANA code of ethics?
• A nurse witnesses a family request HIV test results of a patient without the patient’s consent. What legal charge could be filed against the nurse?
• Identify the nursing role that involves implementing new and more effective approaches to problems within a family system or community?
• Which statement about the team nursing care delivery model is true?
• Which statement best describes autonomy in medical decision-making?
• Informed consent for abortion by an unemancipated minor requires what?
• Choose the example of a passive health promotion strategy.
• Which statement is an illness prevention activity?
• According to Joint Commission recommendations for creating a safe and welcoming environment for LGBTQ patients, which measures should be taken?
• What is the primary purpose of an acuity record?
• Which statement is true about descriptive theories?
• What do Nurse Practice Acts do?
• Which organization is responsible for policies related to Medicare and Medicaid payment for meaningful use of EHRs?
• Which action is NOT recommended by The Leapfrog Group after an adverse event?
• Whom on the interprofessional team helps the family members prepare for the patient's death and during grief and bereavement process?
• Which act allows an adult to donate organs?
• A patient who underwent open heart surgery died two days later due to septicemia. Which quality-improvement tool would the nurse use to determine the underlying cause of the death?
• Which factor is associated with an increased incidence of abuse within a family?
• Which activity is NOT part of primary level preventive care?
• Which statement best defines negligence in nursing practice?
• According to DSM, what is the prevalence of gender dysphoria among natal males?
• In the research process, which activity best demonstrates problem identification?
• In preparing to insert an intravenous catheter for a thin, emaciated patient, which intervention supports high-quality IV care?
• Under the Leapfrog Group's never events policy, what action should the hospital take when wrong-site surgery occurs?
• According to Donabedian's model, what is the most important validator of the quality and effectiveness of health care in a hospital?
• A nurse in a Catholic hospital discourages patients from using contraceptives per hospital policy. Which category of ethics is the nurse following?
• Which statement describes the health behavior change preparation stage most accurately?
• Which term refers to the branch of philosophy that deals with fundamental questions about concepts?
• Which option represents a Maslow level that is not part of the actual hierarchy?
• Which act is an example of an intentional tort in nursing practice?
• Which statement is an example of a wellness education activity?
• Which scenario best illustrates restorative care?
• Which option is NOT a component of therapeutic communication?
• Which statement accurately describes primary prevention?
• The nurse and the hospital share responsibility for safe, functioning equipment.
• The waiting area of a health care facility displays a pink triangle. What does this signify?
• Health care workers should always follow the directions of a client’s living will.
• A 3-year-old child with eczema scratches until arms bleed; the nurse ties the arms to the crib and states, 'I'll teach you one way or another.' How should this behavior be interpreted?
• What describes a healthcare proxy or durable power of attorney for health care?
• Which statement is true regarding reducing disparity when caring for transgender patients?
• Which of the following is an example of an active health promotion activity?
• The nurse is presenting information about hyperthermia to nursing students. Which activities put a client at risk for this condition?
• What is the goal of Healthy People 2020?
• Which statement best defines a tort?
• In a palliative care interprofessional team, which member serves as the patient advocate by evaluating physical, emotional, and spiritual needs?
• Which nursing behavior constitutes an intentional tort?
• What is the professional nurse's legal responsibility regarding child abuse?
• A nurse is asked to arrange health care services from the bottom of the health services pyramid to the top. Which sequence correctly reflects the bottom-to-top order?
• Which tool is used to determine the underlying cause of sentinel events?
• Which statement about Swanson's theory of caring requires correction?
• Which of the following is a recommended approach to promote health in older adults?
• Which informatics domain would a nurse use to gather information about a rare genetic disorder to provide quality client care?
• Which action best demonstrates a focus on preventing adverse events and documenting near misses?
• Which law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in social and professional life?
• According to informatics, a nurse should use information and technology to directly support which activity?
• When caring for a transgender patient, which would the nurse use to decide how to address the patient?
• What does the quality improvement competency in QSEN entail?
• Which ethical principles govern a nurse's behavior at the point of care?
• Which QSEN competency focuses on reducing the risk of harm to patients and providers by improving system effectiveness and individual performance?
• What is a sentinel event?
• Which internal variables influence health beliefs and practices?
• Which term is considered outdated when describing a person born male but living as a woman?
• Which age range is associated with Identity versus Role Confusion in Erikson's theory?
• Which statement represents a significant shift in U.S. health policy in recent years?
• Which level of health care focuses on prenatal care, infant care, and nutrition counseling?
• Block and parish nursing are designed to provide preventive primary care to which population?
• Which act protects people with physical or mental disabilities against discrimination and ensures fair opportunities in social and professional life?
• A nursing student reviewing the electronic health record notices that sharing clients' data with family members may inhibit disclosure. Which action is this?
• Which interpretation best reflects patient rights when a nurse reassures a placenta previa patient about treatment?
• Which nurse typically participates in the development of nursing policies and procedures?
• What is the correct order of steps in the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle?
• When a minor's child needs medical treatment and the parent is a minor, what is the appropriate step for consent?
• A nurse notices a client is in spiritual distress. Which nursing action best establishes the nurse as a caregiver?
• What is the primary purpose of implementing blood pressure screening programs for older adults with hypertension?
• What is a primary purpose of Nurse Practice Acts?
• Which term describes a professional failure to meet standards that harms a patient?
• What information should a nurse provide about exemplary professional practice in the revised magnet model?
• The adverse effects or complications caused by variation from the standard care or procedure are known as what?
• Which statement best reflects a limitation of assisted living regarding affordability?
• By what year did the executive order aim to ensure the availability of electronic medical records for all Americans?
• Which description best matches the nurse's caregiver role?
• In the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle, what does the 'Study' step involve?
• To comply with the ethic of nonmaleficence, what should a nurse do?
• In an emergency where a patient cannot give consent, which action is appropriate?
• Which statement about electronic medical records (EMRs) is accurate?
• Which informatics domain uses computer and information science to discover new knowledge relating to health and disease?
• In the described scenario, which legal charge is most clearly associated with making false statements about a person?
• Which of the following is included in restorative care?
• Which tool is described as a health information technology that helps maintain the record of medication prescribed for a patient?
• During which stage of the research process does the nurse obtain approvals and enlist research subjects?
• Which of the following is NOT provided by nurse-managed clinics in preventive and primary care?
• In the nursing process, where is planning documented in the electronic health record (EHR)?
• Which statement most accurately describes a nurse's advocacy for a client?
• Which tool is used to determine the hours of care and staff required for a group of clients?
• A visitor asks about a client's illness; the nurse declines to discuss it. This is an example of what?
• Which option correctly identifies nursing informatics as a subset of clinical health care informatics?
• Which principle best supports allowing clients to make their own decisions?
• Which term describes any action that places the client or the nurse in fear of harmful or offensive contact without consent?
• In nursing practice, assessment is defined as which of the following?
• Which statement best captures the role of a nurse as a change agent in community health?
• In the research process, which action indicates the design phase?
• A family from another country objects to blood transfusions. What should the nurse do?
• The client has reached the action stage of health behavior change when?
• Which action aligns with Joint Commission recommendations to create a safe environment for LGBTQ patients?
• In health behavior change theory, which option describes the contemplation stage?
• Which nursing role focuses on coordinating resources and services for a client's well-being along a continuum of care?
• Which healthcare ethics term refers to the obligation to answer for one's actions?
• Which sign is most consistent with decreased body temperature?
• Which intervention helps prevent patient medication errors for a patient on multiple drugs?
• Which group publishes standards that specifically address transgender health care?
• Which age range corresponds to the Erikson stage Trust versus Mistrust?
• Which term might the nurse use to describe a patient who was born a man but lives as a woman?
• Which activity is NOT typically a nurse administrator responsibility?
• Which statement about hospice care is true?
• Which statement indicates a nurse is in the advanced beginner stage according to Benner's levels?
• In the health behavior change model, which statement describes the contemplation stage?
• Which statement accurately describes correlational research?
• Which legal defense is considered of high priority in nursing practice?
• According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which action should be addressed first when prioritizing patient needs?
• Which statement best defines a core ethical principle in healthcare?
• Which malpractice insurance statement requires correction?
• Which interprofessional team member is most commonly identified as the patient's advocate in palliative care, addressing multiple needs?
• Which organ near the trachea is at risk of injury during a tracheotomy?
• A nurse teaching staff about the legal terminology used in child abuse. What definition of battery should the nurse include?
• Which description best characterizes the nurse as an advocate?
• Which term describes information technology that provides tools for achieving quality outcomes for clients?
• What step should the nurse take to alert the risk management system after a patient injury?
• In the precontemplation stage, the client ...
• Cost-effective and patient-centered care supports which practice?
• Under which type of healthcare services should sports medicine be included?
• Which term describes secondary prevention?
• Which combination is an example of preventive care?
• In caring for an older adult with arthritis, which education is appropriate?
• In the context of an unemancipated pediatric patient undergoing a routine procedure, who may provide consent?
• Which nursing action is not likely to cause legal issues?
• Which intervention is essential for managing hypertension in a community-dwelling older adult?
• In the context of involving clients in care planning, which action aligns with the change-agent role?
• Regarding value clarification in ethical dilemmas, which statement should the nurse provide?
• Which practice is most appropriate when caring for a client from a different culture?
• Libel refers to which form of defamation?
• Which of the following is an external barrier to acting morally in nursing practice?
• What is the appropriate action for a registered nurse regarding assisted suicide?
• Which psychosocial conflict does a young adult face according to Erikson's theory?
• To which age group does Industry versus Inferiority apply in Erikson's theory?
• Why should organizations promote transparency in health care?
• In the maintenance stage of health behavior change, which statement is true?
• Which antipyretic may cause Reye syndrome in children?
• When an order from a primary healthcare provider seems inappropriate, which action best addresses potential legal risk?
• Which statement about nursing care services in assisted living is true?
• Which term describes the intentional touching without consent?
• Which element is part of the pleadings phase in a civil lawsuit?
• Which statement accurately describes discharge planning?
• Which scenario is an example of continuing care?
• What was the goal of the Executive Order Incentives for the Use of Health Information Technology and Establishing the Position of the National Health Information Technology Coordinator?
• Which service is provided by nurse-managed clinics in preventive and primary care?
• Which organization provides certification for informatics nurses?
• Which statement best describes the focus of secondary prevention?
• Which quality-improvement tool is a plan-do-study-act cycle?
• What is the primary rationale for performing sponge, needle, and instrument counts in the operating room?
• What statement is true about community health centers?
• What term describes the system that oversees the exchange of client information among healthcare providers and across geographic areas?
• Which term is defined as an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious injury?
• When documenting an incident, which statement is correct?
• Which of the following is listed as a specialized rehabilitation program?
• Which description best defines the nurse as a communicator?
• A nurse administers intravenous (IV) therapy to the wrong client. What possible legal complications might the nurse face?
• Which statement about informed consent is NOT correct?
• How is a felony defined in legal terms?
• How often is the ANA code of ethics updated?
• What is the goal of Healthy People 2020?
• What is the first step in evidence-based practice?
• Among preventive and primary care services available in community centers, which is typically the most expensive?
• Which statement about prescriptive theories is true?
• Which statement best explains why transparency is promoted in health care?
• Using restraints without a legal warrant on a client may lead to which legal charge?
• Malpractice is a term used to describe what?
• Which field governs ethical issues in biological sciences and technology?
• Which level of preventive care involves retraining and maximizing remaining capacities?
• A nurse withholds an opioid from a patient due to fear of addiction. This illustrates which ethical principle?
• In Maslow's hierarchy, which level comes after safety and before self-esteem?
• Which action best supports a nurse planning to float to a new unit?
• Which statement best defines negligence in nursing practice?
• Which principle is defined as the avoidance of harm or hurt?
• The nurse signs as a witness after ensuring the client thoroughly understood the new treatment plan before giving consent. Which basic healthcare ethic is demonstrated?
• Which statement correctly defines malpractice?
• Which scenario illustrates an external variable influencing health beliefs and practices?