Fundamentals Final (Evolve) Exam with
256Questions and Verified Answers | 100%
Correct |2024/2025 Grade A+
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 of the following statements best describes this code? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
Correct.
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The
nurse obtains her vital signs, listens to her lung and heart sounds, determines her
level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which
standard of practice is performed? - CORRECT ANSWERS Assessment
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness of
breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4
hours. Which standard of practice is performed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Implementation
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: - CORRECT ANSWERS Advocate
The nurse spends time with the patient and family reviewing the 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? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Educator
The examination for registered nurse (RN) licensure is exactly the same in every
state in the United States. This examination: - CORRECT ANSWERS Provides a
minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
Health care reform will bring changes in the emphasis of care. Which of the
following models is expected from health care reform? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Moving from an acute illness to a health promotion, illness prevention model
,Fundamentals Final (Evolve) Exam with
256Questions and Verified Answers | 100%
Correct |2024/2025 Grade A+
A nurse meets with the registered dietician 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? - CORRECT ANSWERS Teamwork and collaboration
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision support system 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? - CORRECT ANSWERS Informatics
The nurses on an acute care medical floor notice an increase in pressure ulcer
formation in their patients. A nurse consultant decides to compare two types of
treatment. The first is the procedure currently used to assess for pressure ulcer risk.
The second uses a new assessment instrument to identify at-risk patients. Given
this information, the nurse consultant exemplifies which career? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Nurse researcher
Nurses in an acute care hospital are attending a unit based education program to
learn how to use a new pressure-relieving device for patients at risk for pressure
ulcers. This is which type of education? - CORRECT ANSWERS In-service
education
Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge and skills for a variety
of professional roles and responsibilities. Which of the following are examples?
(Select all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWERS Caregiver,
Autonomy and accountability,
Patient advocate,
Health promotion
Which of the following Internet resources available can assist consumers when
comparing quality care measures? (Select all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWERS
Hospital Compare, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare
,Fundamentals Final (Evolve) Exam with
256Questions and Verified Answers | 100%
Correct |2024/2025 Grade A+
A community center is presenting a nurse-led program on the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act. Which statement made by a participant indicates a need for
further teaching? - CORRECT ANSWERS As long as my son is a full-time student
in College, I will be able to keep him on my health insurance until he is 26 years
old."
Which activity performed by a nurse is related to maintaining competency in
nursing practice? - CORRECT ANSWERS Attending a review course in
preparation for a certification examination
A patient tells a nurse that she is enrolled in a preferred provider organization (PPO)
but does not understand what this is. What is the nurse's best explanation of a PPO?
- CORRECT ANSWERS This health plan gives you with a list of physicians and
hospitals from which you can choose
Nurses on a nursing unit are discussing the processes that led up to a near-miss
error on the clinical unit. They are outlining strategies that will prevent this in the
future. This is an example of nurses working on what issue in the health care
system? - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient safety
Which of the following statements is true regarding Magnet status recognition for a
hospital? - CORRECT ANSWERS Magnet is a special designation for hospitals
that achieve excellence in nursing practice
A group of staff nurses notice an increased incidence of medication errors on their
unit. After further investigation it is determined that the nurses are not consistently
identifying the patient correctly. A change is needed quickly. What type of quality
improvement method would be most appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWERS Rapid-
improvement event
A nurse is providing restorative care to a patient following an extended
hospitalization for an acute illness. Which of the following is an appropriate goal for
restorative care? - CORRECT ANSWERS Patient will be able to walk 200 feet
without shortness of breath
, Fundamentals Final (Evolve) Exam with
256Questions and Verified Answers | 100%
Correct |2024/2025 Grade A+
A nurse is presenting information to a management class of nursing students on the
topic of financial reimbursement for achievement of established, measurable
patient outcomes. The nurse is presenting information to the class on which topic? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Pay for performance
A nurse is using data collected from the unit to monitor the incidence of falls after
the unit implemented a new fall protocol. The nurse is working in which area? -
CORRECT ANSWERS Quality improvement
The nurses on a medical unit have seen an increase in the number of pressure
ulcers that develop in their patients. They decide to initiate a quality improvement
project using the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model. Which of the following is an
example of "Do" from that model? - CORRECT ANSWERS Based on findings from
patients who developed ulcers, implementing an evidence-based skin care protocol.
A nurse is using the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) strategy to do a quality improvement
project to decrease patient falls on a nursing unit. What is the correct sequence for
PDSA?
1. Bedside change of shift report is piloted on two medical-surgical units
2. Patient satisfaction levels after implementation of the bedside report are
compared to patient satisfaction levels before the change
3. The nursing council develops a strategy for bedside change of shift report
4. After modifications are made in the shift report elements, bedside shift report is
implemented on all nursing units - CORRECT ANSWERS 3, 1, 2, 4
Which of the following are examples of the nurse participating in primary care
activities? (Select all that apply.) - CORRECT ANSWERS Providing prenatal
teaching on nutrition to a pregnant woman during the first trimester.
Assessing the nutritional status of older adults who come to the community center
for lunch.
Teaching a class to parents at the local grade school about the importance of
immunizations.
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