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NURS 215 EXAM 1 (ARIZONA COLLEGE OF NURSING )2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
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What is clinical judgement? A)Collecting & analyzing information B) Involves observing, comparing, & evaluating the client's condition C)Attempting to find a solution D)Establishing priorities - correct answers ✅B) Involves observing, comparing, & evaluating the client's condition What is nursing assessment? a-Nurse administers medications b-Nurse creates a plan of care c-Nurses evaluate effect of medication d-Nurse collects pertinent data - correct answers ✅d-Nurse collects pertinent data
Beneficence is a)an action that promotes good b)doing no harm c)being truthful d)being just - correct answers ✅an action that promotes good Which organization is directly responsible for regulating the practice of nursing in each state? a)The American Nurses Association b)The state board of nursing c)The American Medical Association - correct answers ✅b)The state board of nursing The nurse is assigned to care for four clients. In planning client rounds, which client should the nurse assess first?
a)Which client should I see first? b)What am I going to do? c)What interventions should be performed first? b)Which tasks appropriate to delegate? - correct answers ✅b)What am I going to do? Which comes first when prioritizing care? a)Breathing b)Circulation c)Airway d)Temperature - correct answers ✅c)Airway (Airway, Breathing, Circulation)
Which is a physiologic need based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? a)Freedom b)Health c)Family d)Clothing - correct answers ✅d) Clothing What is self-actualization? a)Desire to become the most you can be! b)Desire to become the strongest you can be! c)Desire to become the best you can be! d)Desire to become the smartest you can be! - correct answers ✅a)Desire to become the most you can be!
What is health? a)The absence of disease or infirmity b)Optimal physical and mental functioning. c)A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being d)Being up to date on all vaccinations - correct answers ✅c)A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being Which level of prevention focuses on the early detection of disease? a)Primary b)Secondary c)Tertiary d)Quadernary - correct answers ✅b)Secondary
Is Health promotion the process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health. True False - correct answers ✅True Which level of prevention prevents the initial occurrence of disease? a)Primary b)Secondary c)Tertiary d)Quaternary - correct answers ✅a)Primary Which level of prevention focuses on recovery after disease? a)Primary b)Secondary
d)bone density testing - correct answers ✅d)bone density testing Which example demonstrates the tertiary level of prevention? a)MMR vaccine b)mammogram c)physical therapy d)Flu shot - correct answers ✅ classify each level of prevention a) prevention b)recovery c)screening - correct answers ✅a) prevention (primary level) b)recovery (tertiary Level) c)screening (secondary level)
The nurse is providing nutrition teaching to a senior citizen group. This is an example of: a)Primary level of prevention b)Secondary level of prevention c)Tertiary level of prevention - correct answers ✅a)Primary level of prevention this is an informative education with a group that as of yet has not shown signs of illness The nurse is providing nutrition teaching to a senior citizen group that has a history of stroke. This is an example of: a)Primary level of prevention b)Secondary level of prevention
a)Breaks in the skin b)Hand hygiene c)Poor living conditions d)Chronic diseases - correct answers ✅b)Hand hygiene An infection is when bacteria capable of producing disease invades the body. True False - correct answers ✅True One way transmission of infection cannot occur is: a)Touching b)Kissing c)Eating
b)Sleeping - correct answers ✅b)Sleeping A local infection- A)invades the blood. b)invades the lymph c) causes harm in a limited body area. d)is acquired at home - correct answers ✅c) causes harm in a limited body area. There are six components for the chain of infection. True False - correct answers ✅True An exogenous healthcare-related infection
a)has a rapid onset & is long-lasting b)has a rapid onset & is short lasting c)develops slowly & is short lasting d)develops slowly and is long-lasting - correct answers ✅b)has a rapid onset & is short lasting A pandemic outbreak affects a large group of people in a geographic region. True False - correct answers ✅False A chronic infection a)has a rapid onset & is short lasting b)has a rapid onset & is long lasting
c)develops slowly & is short lasting once ill d)develops slowly and may last months - correct answers ✅d)develops slowly and may last months Your first line of defense against infection is a)Good handwashing b)Intact skin c)Eating healthy d)Bathing daily - correct answers ✅b)Intact skin The most important action a nurse can take to prevent infection is a)Eating healthy b)Good handwashing c)Bathing daily
The laboratory value to evaluate as a sign of infection is the a)Hematocrit b)White blood cells c)Platelets d)Hemoglobin - correct answers ✅b) White blood cells A systemic infection is when pathogens invade the blood or lymph and spread throughout body. True False - correct answers ✅True The importance of obtaining a culture & sensitivity is to know a)what time to start the antibiotic
b)what antibiotic will work c)to know why the patient has a fever d)to know what bacteria is causing the infection - correct answers ✅b) what antibiotic will work A white blood cell count of 20,000 means no infection is present. True False - correct answers ✅False Nurses must wash their hands with soap & water a)at all times b)only after gloves are removed c)if the patient has c. difficile d)before gloves are used - correct answers ✅c) if the patient has c. difficile