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Clinical Readiness Exam for Nursing Students: Multiple Choice Questions and Answers, Exams of Clinical Medicine

A series of multiple-choice questions designed to assess clinical readiness for nursing students. It covers essential topics such as patient identification, hipaa compliance, patient rights, communication protocols (sbar), diversity considerations, and age-specific care. The questions provide a valuable tool for self-assessment and preparation for clinical practice.

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2024/2025

Available from 03/17/2025

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Clinical Readiness Exam
1. What are guidelines under a general rule, that nursing students MAY NOT do? Select all that apply.
A. Administer Chemotherapy
B. Administer Blood or Blood Products
C. Take verbal or telephone orders from another healthcare provider (HCP). The student should explain
that the HCP should document the order in the patient's chart
D. Transcribe orders to the medication administration record (MAR)
E. Initiate/implement restraints. Nursing students may perform and document observations and other
delegated activities
F. Serve as witnesses for informed consent or advance directives
All of the above
2. How do nurses correctly identify a patient?
A. patient's address and last name
B. patient's legal guardians and phone number
C. patient's name and date of birth
D. patient's allergies and first name
C. Patient's name and date of birth
3. What do nurses need to have before disclosure of any healthcare information is provided?
A. written authorization or patient's verbal consent
B. patient's verbal consent or legal guardian's verbal consent
C. patient's date of birth and full name
D. written date of birth or job authorization
A. written authorization or patient's verbal consent
4. What does HIPAA stand for?
A. Health Incorporate Portability and Accountability Act
B. Health Instant Portability and Accountability Act
C. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
D. Health Insure Portability and Accountability Act
B. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
5. What are ways of safeguarding Protected Health Information (PHI)?
A. PHI should not be stored on a local or C drive of a computer. Important data could be lost if the drive
failed, or PHI could be accidentally disclosed if the computer was stolen.
B. Files and charts should be secured when they are left unattended or reasonable effort should be
taken to help prevent wandering eyes from viewing PHI
C. Always protect passwords and never use anyone else's user ID or password
D. All of the above
D. All of the Above
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  1. What are guidelines under a general rule, that nursing students MAY NOT do? Select all that apply. A. Administer Chemotherapy B. Administer Blood or Blood Products C. Take verbal or telephone orders from another healthcare provider (HCP). The student should explain that the HCP should document the order in the patient's chart D. Transcribe orders to the medication administration record (MAR) E. Initiate/implement restraints. Nursing students may perform and document observations and other delegated activities F. Serve as witnesses for informed consent or advance directives All of the above
  2. How do nurses correctly identify a patient? A. patient's address and last name B. patient's legal guardians and phone number C. patient's name and date of birth D. patient's allergies and first name C. Patient's name and date of birth
  3. What do nurses need to have before disclosure of any healthcare information is provided? A. written authorization or patient's verbal consent B. patient's verbal consent or legal guardian's verbal consent C. patient's date of birth and full name D. written date of birth or job authorization A. written authorization or patient's verbal consent
  4. What does HIPAA stand for? A. Health Incorporate Portability and Accountability Act B. Health Instant Portability and Accountability Act C. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act D. Health Insure Portability and Accountability Act B. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  5. What are ways of safeguarding Protected Health Information (PHI)? A. PHI should not be stored on a local or C drive of a computer. Important data could be lost if the drive failed, or PHI could be accidentally disclosed if the computer was stolen. B. Files and charts should be secured when they are left unattended or reasonable effort should be taken to help prevent wandering eyes from viewing PHI C. Always protect passwords and never use anyone else's user ID or password D. All of the above D. All of the Above
  1. What is an example of Patient's Bill of Rights? A. The accommodation of special needs such as equipment or language interpreters, accommodation to physical limitations, or to meet cultural or religious needs B. To have a representative participate in consideration of ethical issues. The hospital ethics committee can be accessed by calling hospital administration staff C. To appropriate assessment and management of pain D. Be free of restraints of any form that are not medically necessary or are used as a means of coercion, discipline, convenience, or retaliation by staff E. Receive information about advance directives and have them followed F. All of the above F. All of the above
  2. Healthcare organizations function under an organization called what? A. Code of Ethics and Conduct B. Patient's Bill of Rights C. National Nurse's Association D. Nursing Scope of Practices A. Code of Ethics and Conduct
  3. True or False: Can Nursing Students or other students serve as a witness for Informed Consent? False
  4. Who can be a patient's Advanced Directive? A. patient's dog B. patient's 2-year-old child C. patient's 40-year-old daughter D. patient's fish B. patient's 40-year-old daughter
  5. True or False: A DNR identification band should be placed on the patient? True
  6. What is SBAR used for? A. communication among healthcare workers B. text message abbreviation C. password to get into patient's chart D. email heading among healthcare workers A. communication among healthcare workers
  7. What does the abbreviation S in SBAR stand for? A. Smart B. Situation C. School D. Scant B. Situation
  1. What are appropriate statements or questions? Select all that apply. A. How does the patient view direct eye contact? B. Are you racist? C. Avoid using friends, family or children of the patient when needing to translate a language D. You can tell family only about the condition of the patient E. Does the patient have a pet? F. Discuss religious beliefs. Are there any customs or beliefs that will influence healthcare decisions? A. How does the patient view direct eye contact? C. Avoid using friends, family or children of the patient when needing to translate a language F. Discuss religious beliefs. Are there any customs or beliefs that will influence healthcare decisions?
  2. What is important when taking care of infancy (birth to one year)? Select all that apply. A. Trust is an important element of care. Separation from parents is a major fear B. Leave them alone when on a changing table, as they cannot roll over C. Never leave a baby alone in a bathtub or near any containers of water or other liquid D. Never leave small objects where a baby can reach them A. Trust is an important element of care. Separation from parents is a major fear C. Never leave a baby alone in a bathtub or near any containers of water or other liquid D. Never leave small objects where a baby can reach them
  3. What is important when taking care of a toddler (1-4 years of age)? Select all that apply A. Keep safety caps on all hazardous materials and out of the toddler's reach B. You can leave them alone in or near a filled bathtub or any other container of liquid C. They deal with major fears of separation from parents D. This age group does not have a short attention span E. Bowel and bladder control may regress while in the hospital A. Keep safety caps on all hazardous materials and out of the toddler's reach C. They deal with major fears of separation from parents E. Bowel and bladder control may regress while in the hospital
  4. What is important when taking care of a school aged child (6-12 years of age)? Select all that apply A. This age group is more likely to take risks that could result in injury or even death B. Independence from parents decreases C. Are very active; want to be involved in decisions about care D. Decreased attention span and self-discipline A. This age group is more likely to take risks that could result in injury or even death C. Are very active; want to be involved in decisions about care
  1. What is important when taking care of an adolescent (13-18 years)? Select all that apply A. Privacy is very important B. Are not very concerned about appearance C. Are very concerned about appearance D. Are increasingly self-disciplined. Longer attention spans A. Privacy is very important C. Are very concerned about appearance D. Are increasingly self-disciplined. Longer attention spans
  2. What are two major causes of death in Middle Adulthood (45-64 year olds)? A. Car Accidents B. Heart Attack C. Stroke D. Poisoning E. Myocardial Infarction B. Heart Attack C. Stroke E. Myocardial Infarction
  3. What two are the most common work related injuries? A. Sprains B. Strains C. Cuts D. Bruises E. Bites F. Needlestick injuries A. Sprains B. Strains
  4. When should you report work related injuries? A. at the end of your shift B. 24 - 48 hours after the injury C. immediately D. up to one month after the injury occurred C. Immediately
  5. What all are associated with needlestick injuries? Select all that apply A. recapping needles B. transferring a body fluid between containers C. failing to dispose of needles properly in puncture-resistant sharp containers D. not wearing gloves A. recapping needles B. transferring a body fluid between containers C. failing to dispose of needles properly in puncture-resistant sharp containers
  1. How long may medications be administered depending on hospital policy, before or after the scheduled time allowed? A. 30 - 60 minutes B. 1.5 hours C. 2 hours D. 12 hours A. 30 - 60 minutes
  2. What are patient fall prevention strategies? Select all that apply. A. orient patients to the call light, bathroom location, and bedrail use B. assess all patients for fall risk upon admission and before getting them out of bed C. place call bell, bedpan, personal items, cane and/or walker within easy reach D. place on observation and toileting schedule Q 2hrs, as appropriate E. At any time a patient complains of dizziness or being lightheaded while ambulating, sit the patient down immediately and then get them back to bed as soon as possible. F. all of the above F. all of the above
  3. How long does an RN have to secure a verbal order from a physician to obtain order for restraints? A. 2 hours B. 1 hour C. 12 hours D. 24 hours B. 1 hour
  4. How often do we release restraints to perform skin care, passive and active range of motion, ambulation, toileting, hydration, and nutrition? A. every 4 hours B. every 2 hours C. every 1 hour D. every 24 hours B. every 2 hours
  5. True or False: Can water be used to put out an electrical fire? False. Only a Red ABC fire extinguisher can be used to put out electrical fires
  6. True or False: Pregnant women or suspected pregnant women can be around radiation areas? False
  7. What are the four groups of hazardous materials? Select all that apply A. radioactive wastes B. infectious wastes (blood/bodily fluids) C. hazardous chemicals D. physical hazards (needles, razors, knives, etc) E. all of the above E. all of the above
  1. What PPE will be used when Standard Precautions take place? Select all that apply. A. gloves B. gown C. eye protection D. all of the above D. all of the above
  2. What should be included when dealing with Contact Precautions? A. a private room with the door kept closed B. N95 mask C. eye protection D. shoe covers A. a private room with the door kept closed
  3. How are droplet precautions spread? A. shaking hands with another person B. coughing, talking, sneezing C. sharing toilet seat with someone else D. sharing needles with someone infected B. coughing, talking, sneezing
  4. Which statement(s) about Droplet Precautions is true? A. You must not enter their room for any reason B. Personal protective equipment (PPE) should include gloves and then a mask if the individual is to come within 3 feet of the patient C. When transporting patient is necessary, the patient should wear a surgical mask the entire time the patient is out of the room D. You only have to wear gloves when dealing with droplet precautions patient B. personal protective equipment (PPE) should include gloves and then a mask if the individual is to come within 3 feet of the patient C. when transporting patient is necessary, the patient should wear a surgical mask the entire time the patient is out of the room
  5. What PPE should be worn when dealing with an Airborne Precautions patient? A. gloves and respirator mask (N95 or HEPA) B. gloves and regular surgical mask C. gown, gloves, and face shield D. sterile gloves and N95 mask A. gloves and respirator mask (N95 or HEPA)