NR 226 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM

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NR 226 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM|

COMPLETE 150 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND

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Which organization is responsible for ensuring that Registered Nurses are minimally qualified to practice nursing?1) Sigma Theta Tau 2) State Boards of Nursing 3) American Nurses Association 4) Constituent leagues of the National League for Nursing. - Correct Answer - 2. (The National Council of State Boards of Nursing is responsible for the NCLEX examinations; however, the licensing authority in the jurisdiction in which the graduate takes the examination verifies the acceptable score on the examination.)

• Sigma Theta Tau, the international honor society of nursing, recognizes

academic achievement and leadership qualities, encourages high professional standards, fosters creative endeavors, and supports excellence in the profession of nursing. This organization does not grant licensure.

• The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the national professional

organization for nursing in the United States. It fosters high standards of nursing practice; it does not grant licensure.

• The National League for Nursing (NLN) is committed to promoting and

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pg. 2 A nurse expert is called to testify in a lawsuit regarding professional nursing

malpractice primarily to testify:

• About standards of nursing care as they apply to the facts in the case
• With regard to laws governing the practice of nursing
• For the prosecution
• For the defense - Correct Answer - 1 (The American Nurses Association

Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice are authoritative statements by which the national organization for nursing describes the responsibilities for which its practitioners are accountable. An expert nurse is capable of explaining these standards as they apply to the situation under litigation.These professional standards are one criterion that helps a judge or jury determine if a nurse committed malpractice or negligence.)

• An expert nurse is not an expert in the law. The expert nurse's role is not

to make judgments about the laws as they apply to the practice of nursing.

• A nurse expert can testify for either the prosecution or the defense.
• A nurse expert can testify for either the defense or the prosecution.

The nurse initiates a visit from a member of the clergy for a patient. How is the nurse functioning when initiating this visit?

• Interdependently
• Independently
• Dependently
• Collegially - Correct Answer - 2 (The nurse is initiating the referral to the

member of the clergy and is therefore working independently. Nurses are legally permitted to diagnose and treat human responses to actual or potential health problems.) 2 / 4

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• The nurse does not need a practitioner's order to make a referral to a

member of the clergy. An interdependent intervention requires a practitioner's order associated with a parameter.

• This action is within the scope of nursing practice. The nurse does not

need a practitioner's order to make a referral to a member of the clergy.

• The nurse can make a referral to a mem- ber of the clergy without

collaborating with another professional health-care team member.

A patient is asked to participate in a medical research study. The nurse describes to the patient and family members how the patient is protected

by the:

• Code of Ethics
• Informed Consent
• Nurse Practice Act
• Constitution of the United States - Correct Answer - 2 (Informed consent

is an agreement by a client to accept a course of treatment or a procedure after receiving complete information necessary to make a knowledgeable decision.)

• A code of ethics is the official statement of a group's ideals and values. It

includes broad statements that provide a basis for professional actions.

• Nurse Practice Acts define the scope of nursing practice; they are

unrelated to informed consent.

• The Constitution of the United States addresses broad individual rights

and responsibilities. The rights related to nursing practice and patients include therights of privacy, freedom of speech, and due process.

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pg. 4 The nurse is implementing an ordered bowel preparation for a patient who is scheduled for a colonoscopy. Which is the most serious consequence that is prevented by an effective bowel preparation?

• Discomfort
• Misdiagnosis
• Wasted expense
• Psychological stress - Correct Answer - 2 (Fecal material in the

intestines can interfere with the visualization, collection, and analysis of data obtained through a colonoscopy, resulting in diagnostic errors.)

• Although this may occur, it is not the most serious outcome of an

inappropriate preparation for a colonoscopy.

• A test may have to be cancelled or per- formed a second time if the

patient has an ineffective bowel preparation. Although this is a serious consequence, it is not life threatening.

• Although this is a serious consequence, it is not life threatening.

The practitioner orders OOB for a patient. How is the nurse functioning when moving this patient out of bed to a chair?

• Dependently
• Independently
• Collaboratively
• Interdependently - Correct Answer - 1 (Determining the extent of activity

desirable for a patient is within the practitioner's, not a nurse's, scope of practice. Following activity orders is a dependent function of the nurse.)

• The responsibility to determine a patient's activity level is not within the

legal scope of nursing practice.

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