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Fundamentals of Nursing
11th Edition
Isbn: 9780323810340 Newest Version
Potter Perry Stockert & Hall
Chapter 01: Nursing Today
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
a.
Florence Nightingale
b.
Mary Nutting
c.
Clara Barton
d.
Lillian Wald
ANS: A
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected
poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald
came after Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary
Nutting was instrumental in moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton founded
the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
TOP: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of
nursing practice is the nurse following?
a.
Assessment
b.
Diagnosis
c.
Planning
d.
Implementation
ANS: C
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to
attain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive
data pertinent to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse
analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the
registered nurse implements (carries out) the identified plan.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOP: Planning
MSC: Management of Care
3. An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of
proficiency is the nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
a.
Novice
b.
Proficient
c.
Competent
d.
Advanced beginner
ANS: A
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A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no
previous level of experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses
to now practice in home health) is an example of a novice nurse. A proficient
nurse perceives a patient’s clinical situation as a whole, is able to assess an entire
situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous
experiences to a situation. A competent nurse understands the organization and
specific care required by the type of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or
orthopedic patients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to
anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals. A nurse who has had some
level of experience with the situation is an advanced beginner. This experience
may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful
aspects or principles of nursing care.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles.
TOP: Evaluation MSC: Management of Care
4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink
more fluids. The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which
concept is the nurse demonstrating?
a.
Licensure
b.
Autonomy
c.
Certification
d.
Accountability
ANS: B
Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the
initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain
licensure in the United States, the RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN.
Beyond the NCLEX-RN, the nurse may choose to work toward certification in a
specific area of nursing practice. Accountability means that you are responsible,
professionally and legally, for the type and quality of nursing care provided.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP:
Implementation MSC: Management of Care
5. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role
is the nurse implementing?
a.
Educator
b.
Manager
c.
Advocate
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d.
Caregiver
6. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role
is the nurse implementing?
a.
Educator
b.
Manager
c.
Advocate
d.
Caregiver
ANS: B
A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering
nursing care and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific
nursing unit or facility. As an educator, you explain concepts and facts about
health, describe the reason for routine care activities, demonstrate procedures
such as self-care activities, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate
the patient’s progress in learning. As a patient advocate, you protect your
patient’s human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these rights if
the need arises. As a caregiver, you help patients maintain and regain health,
manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level function and
independence through the healing process.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP:
Implementation MSC: Management of Care
7. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an
advanced practice nurse. However, the nurse has a strong desire to pursue
research and theory development. To fulfill this desire, which program should
the nurse attend?
a.
Doctor of Nursing Science degree (DNSc)
b.
Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD)
c.
Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP)
d.
Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN)
ANS: B
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For
Fundamentals of Nursing
11th Edition
Isbn: 9780323810340 Newest Version
Potter Perry Stockert & Hall
Chapter 01: Nursing Today
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
a.
Florence Nightingale
b.
Mary Nutting
c.
Clara Barton
d.
Lillian Wald
ANS: A
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected
poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald
came after Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary
Nutting was instrumental in moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton founded
the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
TOP: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of
nursing practice is the nurse following?
a.
Assessment
b.
Diagnosis
c.
Planning
d.
Implementation
ANS: C
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to
attain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive
data pertinent to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse
analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the
registered nurse implements (carries out) the identified plan.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOP: Planning
MSC: Management of Care
3. An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of
proficiency is the nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
a.
Novice
b.
Proficient
c.
Competent
d.
Advanced beginner
ANS: A
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A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no
previous level of experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses
to now practice in home health) is an example of a novice nurse. A proficient
nurse perceives a patient’s clinical situation as a whole, is able to assess an entire
situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous
experiences to a situation. A competent nurse understands the organization and
specific care required by the type of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or
orthopedic patients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to
anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals. A nurse who has had some
level of experience with the situation is an advanced beginner. This experience
may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful
aspects or principles of nursing care.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles.
TOP: Evaluation MSC: Management of Care
4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink
more fluids. The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which
concept is the nurse demonstrating?
a.
Licensure
b.
Autonomy
c.
Certification
d.
Accountability
ANS: B
Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the
initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain
licensure in the United States, the RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN.
Beyond the NCLEX-RN, the nurse may choose to work toward certification in a
specific area of nursing practice. Accountability means that you are responsible,
professionally and legally, for the type and quality of nursing care provided.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP:
Implementation MSC: Management of Care
5. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role
is the nurse implementing?
a.
Educator
b.
Manager
c.
Advocate
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d.
Caregiver
6. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role
is the nurse implementing?
a.
Educator
b.
Manager
c.
Advocate
d.
Caregiver
ANS: B
A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering
nursing care and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific
nursing unit or facility. As an educator, you explain concepts and facts about
health, describe the reason for routine care activities, demonstrate procedures
such as self-care activities, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate
the patient’s progress in learning. As a patient advocate, you protect your
patient’s human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these rights if
the need arises. As a caregiver, you help patients maintain and regain health,
manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level function and
independence through the healing process.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP:
Implementation MSC: Management of Care
7. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an
advanced practice nurse. However, the nurse has a strong desire to pursue
research and theory development. To fulfill this desire, which program should
the nurse attend?
a.
Doctor of Nursing Science degree (DNSc)
b.
Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD)
c.
Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP)
d.
Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN)
ANS: B
