Ch. 1: Nursing Today EAQ Exam Questions
With Revised Answers
The nurse is learning about the standards of nursing practice. Which activity is part of the
practice of implementation?
a. Developing strategies for patient care
b. Educating patients for health awareness
c. Analyzing assessment data for diagnosis
d. Using therapeutic procedures for patient care
e. Coordinating patient care - answer✔✔b. Educating patients for health awareness
d. Using therapeutic procedures for patient care
e. Coordinating patient care
Which statement describes an action within the nursing standards of professional performance?
a. Nursing practice involves evaluation of the nurse's own practice and the practice of others.
b. Nursing practice involves collaborative care of individuals, families, groups, and communities.
c. Nursing practice involves advocating for a dying patient.
d. Nursing practice integrates scholarship, evidence, and research findings.
e. Nursing practice incorporates science without considering ethical and social values. -
answer✔✔a. Nursing practice involves evaluation of the nurse's own practice and the practice of
others.
b. Nursing practice involves collaborative care of individuals, families, groups, and communities.
c. Nursing practice involves advocating for a dying patient.
d. Nursing practice integrates scholarship, evidence, and research findings.
Which statement describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. Nursing care based on tradition
b. Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research literature
c. Optimal patient care based on current research
d. Nursing care provided in an efficient and economically sound manner - answer✔✔c. Optimal
patient care based on current research
Which action is an example of nursing assessment?
a. Recording the patient's body temperature 2 hours after administering antipyretic medication
b. Teaching the patient about the lifestyle changes required to reduce the risks of having
coronary artery disease
c. Asking the patient about hygiene and sanitation in the patient's community
d. Asking the patient to demonstrate the technique of breast self-examination after teaching the
technique
e. Noticing the signs of respiratory distress in a hospitalized patient - answer✔✔a. Recording the
patient's body temperature 2 hours after administering antipyretic medication
c. Asking the patient about hygiene and sanitation in the patient's community
e. Noticing the signs of respiratory distress in a hospitalized patient
Which statement describes functions of the American Nurses Association (ANA)?
a. The ANA develops the standards of practice statements that apply to professional nurses.
b. The ANA employs registered nurses as lobbyists at the federal level.
c. The ANA sets standards for excellence and innovation in nursing education.
d. The ANA sponsors the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems
(HCAHPS) survey.
e. The ANA designates organizations in which nursing leaders align goals to improve patient
outcomes. - answer✔✔a. The ANA develops the standards of practice statements that apply to
professional nurses.
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