Images of Nursing: The public’s perception of nursing as the "most trusted" profession is often influenced by personal interactions with nurses, yet the profession historically ranks low in which area?

Nursing Professions & Roles: A nurse coordinates the various activities of the healthcare team and facilitates communication between departments. Which nursing role is being performed?

Nursing Professions & Roles: The American Nurses Association (ANA) defines nursing as the “protection, promotion, and optimization of health” and which of the following?

Safe & Effective Nursing Care: A nurse reviews unit data regarding the incidence of pressure injuries to identify gaps in care and implement a new turning schedule. This nurse is applying which QSEN competency?

Safe & Effective Nursing Care: According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), providing patient-centered care must begin with which step?

Education Pathways: Which advanced practice role is categorized as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)?

Education Pathways: Which of the following is considered a terminal practice degree in nursing?

Benner’s Stages of Clinical Competence: A nursing student who relies heavily on rigid rules and has minimal clinical judgment for "out of the ordinary" situations is at which stage?

Benner’s Stages of Clinical Competence: A nurse who has worked on a cardiac unit for 2.5 years is now efficient and organized, demonstrating intentional long-term planning for patient care. This nurse is at which stage?

Critical Thinking: Which of the following is a critical thinking attitude where the nurse acknowledges they do not know everything and recognizes gaps in their own knowledge?

Critical Thinking: Sound clinical judgment in nursing requires the integration of several types of knowledge. Which type of knowledge refers to "knowing why" a specific intervention is performed?

The Nursing Process: What is the primary purpose of the "Evaluation" step in the nursing process?

The Nursing Process: During which step of the nursing process (ADPIE) does the nurse collect, validate, and communicate patient data?

The Nursing Process: A nurse is caring for a client who is two days postoperative and has not achieved satisfactory pain relief. According to the nursing process, which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

Components of a Nursing Diagnosis: In a NANDA nursing diagnosis, the "Related Factor" is defined as which of the following?

Components of a Nursing Diagnosis: A nurse identifies signs and symptoms, such as a patient's report of sharp chest pain and an elevated heart rate. These clinical evidences that prove a diagnosis is present are known as what?

Types of Nursing Diagnoses—Actual vs. Risk: A nurse is writing a nursing diagnosis for a patient who is vulnerable to falling but has not fallen yet. How many parts will this diagnosis have?

Types of Nursing Diagnoses—Actual vs. Risk: Why does a "Risk for Falls" diagnosis not include an "As Evidenced By" (AEB) statement?

Interventions (Interdependent, Dependent, Collaboration): A nurse is administering a medication that was prescribed by a physician. This is an example of which type of intervention?

Interventions (Interdependent, Dependent, Collaboration): A nurse is deciding which feeding technique to use for a patient with a swallowing disorder. To follow best practices, the nurse should first do which of the following?

Delegation: A Registered Nurse (RN) is deciding which tasks to delegate to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP). Which task is inappropriate to delegate?

Delegation: The "Five Rights of Delegation" include Right Task, Right Person, Right Circumstance, Right Supervision/Evaluation, and which of the following?

Delegation: When delegating hygiene care to a UAP, the professional nurse remains responsible for which of the following?

A patient reports they are unable to buy prescribed medications because they lost their job and are facing poverty. Which SDOH domain is most affected?

A neighborhood with high rates of violence and unsafe air quality represents a concern in which SDOH domain?

Giving a patient exactly what they need—such as an interpreter or specific dietary resources—to reach their best health is the definition of:

Removing systemic barriers, such as lack of public transportation to a clinic, is an example of pursuing:

A nurse believes that their own cultural and professional beliefs are superior to the patient’s beliefs. This is known as:

Which barrier refers to the tendency to make judgments based on prejudice and assumptions rather than data?

Which concept emphasizes ongoing self-reflection and recognition of power differences throughout a person’s professional life?

The developmental process of achieving increasing levels of awareness, knowledge, and skills to work effectively in cross-cultural situations is:

Which of the following demonstrates culturally competent care?

A nurse is reviewing the health rankings for a specific county and notices very poor outcomes for cardiovascular disease. However, a patient from that area is in excellent health and has strong family support and high health literacy. The nurse understands that broad socioeconomic statistics may not accurately predict this specific patient's health because of:

In the SOLER technique for active listening, the "L" represents:

Which statement by the nurse acts as a barrier to therapeutic communication?

A nurse is concerned about a patient's safety and says, "I am uncomfortable with this plan." This is an example of using:

The nurse is calling a provider using SBAR and states, "The patient's current heart rate is 124 and blood pressure is 100/58." Which part of SBAR is this?

While giving an SBAR report to the provider, the nurse states, "The patient was admitted with sepsis yesterday and has had persistently elevated heart rates and low blood pressures since admission." Which component of SBAR is the nurse using?

A nurse holds a patient’s medications due to a potential interaction with another medication. Which ethical principle does this reflect?

A nurse notes that an oncoming nurse smells of alcohol and seems unsteady. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is caring for a patient who is refusing a life‑saving blood transfusion due to religious beliefs. The nurse provides the patient with the necessary information to make an informed decision and respects the patient's choice to refuse. Which ethical principle is the nurse demonstrating?

A nurse documents in a patient’s chart that another nurse on the unit is “lazy and incompetent” despite having no evidence to support this claim. If this written statement harms the other nurse’s reputation, it is an example of:

To prove a claim of malpractice, which elements must be established by the plaintiff? (Select all that apply)

A nurse is caring for a client with a large surgical wound. The nurse understands that this client is at a higher risk for infection primarily because of which link in the chain of infection?

Which of the following is an example of natural passive immunity?

A patient contracts a respiratory infection after using a contaminated nebulizer that was shared between rooms. In this scenario, the nebulizer acts as a:

A nurse is planning hygiene care for an 85‑year‑old client with advanced dementia who becomes combative when undressed. Which intervention is most appropriate?

When delegating a complete bed bath for a stable patient to an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP), which statement by the nurse is most appropriate?

True or False: A nurse should provide thorough foot care to a patient with diabetes to prevent infections.

A nurse is providing information about age‑related physical changes to the family member of an older adult. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

True or False: If a patient is taking anticoagulant medications, the nurse should use a disposable twin‑blade razor to ensure a close shave.

Which of the following is true about denture care?