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, Chapter791:79Nursing79Today79MULTI
PLE79CHOICE
1. Which79nurse79most79likely79kept79records79on79sanitation79techniques79and79the79effects79on79health?
a. Florence79Nightingale
b. Mary79Nutting
c. Clara79Barton
d. Lillian79Wald79AC
CURATE79ANSWER:79A
Nightingale79was79the79first79practicing79nurse79epidemiologist.79Her79statistical79analyses79connected79p
oor79sanitation79with79cholera79and79dysentery.79Mary79Nutting,79Clara79Barton,79and79Lillian79Wald79ca
me79after79Nightingale,79each79contributing79to79the79nursing79profession79in79her79own79way.79Mary79Nutt
ing79was79instrumental79in79moving79nursing79education79into79universities.79Clara79Barton79founded79the
79American79Red79Cross.79Lillian79Wald79helped79open79the79Henry79Street79Settlement.
DIF:79Understand79(comprehension)
OBJ:79Discuss79the79influence79of79social,79historical,79political,79and79economic79changes79on79nursin
g79practices.79TOP: Evaluation MSC:79Health79Promotion79and79Maintenance
2. The79nurse79prescribes79strategies79and79alternatives79to79attain79expected79outcome.79Which79standard7
9of79nursing79practice79is79the79nurse79following?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation79A
CCURATE79ANSWER:79C
In79planning,79the79registered79nurse79develops79a79plan79that79prescribes79strategies79and79alternatives79to
79attain79expected79outcomes.79During79assessment,79the79registered79nurse79collects79comprehensive79dat
a79pertinent79to79the79patient’s79health79and/or79the79situation.79In79diagnosis,79the79registered79nurse79anal
yzes79the79assessment79data79to79determine79the79diagnoses79or79issues.79During79implementation,79the79re
gistered79nurse79implements79(carries79out)79the79identified79plan.
DIF:79Understand79(comprehension)
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,OBJ:79Discuss79the79development79of79professional79nursing79roles.
TOP:79Planning79MSC:79Management
79of79Care
3. An79experienced79medical-
surgical79nurse79chooses79to79work79in79obstetrics.79Which79level79of79proficiency79is79the79nurse79upon79i
nitial79transition79to79the79obstetrical79floor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced79beginne
r79ACCURATE79ANSWER
:79A
A79beginning79nursing79student79or79any79nurse79entering79a79situation79in79which79there79is79no79previous
79level79of79experience79(e.g.,79an79experienced79operating79room79nurse79chooses79to79now79practice79in79
home79health)79is79an79example79of79a79novice79nurse.79A79proficient79nurse79perceives79a79patient’s79clini
cal79situation79as79a79whole,79is79able79to79assess79an79entire79situation,79and79can79readily79transfer79know
ledge79gained79from79multiple79previous79experiences79to79a79situation.79A79competent79nurse79understan
ds79the79organization79and79specific79care79required79by79the79type79of79patients79(e.g.,79surgical,79oncolog
y,79or79orthopedic79patients).79This79nurse79is79a79competent79practitioner79who79is79able79to79anticipate79
nursing79care79and79establish79long-
range79goals.79A79nurse79who79has79had79some79level79of79experience79with79the79situation79is79an79advan
ced79beginner.79This79experience79may79only79be79observational79in79nature,79but79the79nurse79is79able79to
79identify79meaningful79aspects79or79principles79of79nursing79care.
DIF:79Apply79(application)
OBJ:79Discuss79the79development79of79professional79nursing79roles.
TOP:79Evaluation79MSC:79Management
79of79Care
4. A79nurse79assesses79a79patient’s79fluid79status79and79decides79that79the79patient79needs79to79drink79more79fluids.79T
he
nurse79then79encourages79the79patient79to79drink79more79fluids.79Which79concept79is79the79nurse79demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
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, c. Certification
d. Accountability79A
CCURATE79ANSWER:79B
Autonomy79is79an79essential79element79of79professional79nursing79that79involves79the79initiation79of79inde
pendent79nursing79interventions79without79medical79orders.79To79obtain79licensure79in79the79United79States
,79the79RN79candidate
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, Chapter791:79Nursing79Today79MULTI
PLE79CHOICE
1. Which79nurse79most79likely79kept79records79on79sanitation79techniques79and79the79effects79on79health?
a. Florence79Nightingale
b. Mary79Nutting
c. Clara79Barton
d. Lillian79Wald79AC
CURATE79ANSWER:79A
Nightingale79was79the79first79practicing79nurse79epidemiologist.79Her79statistical79analyses79connected79p
oor79sanitation79with79cholera79and79dysentery.79Mary79Nutting,79Clara79Barton,79and79Lillian79Wald79ca
me79after79Nightingale,79each79contributing79to79the79nursing79profession79in79her79own79way.79Mary79Nutt
ing79was79instrumental79in79moving79nursing79education79into79universities.79Clara79Barton79founded79the
79American79Red79Cross.79Lillian79Wald79helped79open79the79Henry79Street79Settlement.
DIF:79Understand79(comprehension)
OBJ:79Discuss79the79influence79of79social,79historical,79political,79and79economic79changes79on79nursin
g79practices.79TOP: Evaluation MSC:79Health79Promotion79and79Maintenance
2. The79nurse79prescribes79strategies79and79alternatives79to79attain79expected79outcome.79Which79standard7
9of79nursing79practice79is79the79nurse79following?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation79A
CCURATE79ANSWER:79C
In79planning,79the79registered79nurse79develops79a79plan79that79prescribes79strategies79and79alternatives79to
79attain79expected79outcomes.79During79assessment,79the79registered79nurse79collects79comprehensive79dat
a79pertinent79to79the79patient’s79health79and/or79the79situation.79In79diagnosis,79the79registered79nurse79anal
yzes79the79assessment79data79to79determine79the79diagnoses79or79issues.79During79implementation,79the79re
gistered79nurse79implements79(carries79out)79the79identified79plan.
DIF:79Understand79(comprehension)
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,OBJ:79Discuss79the79development79of79professional79nursing79roles.
TOP:79Planning79MSC:79Management
79of79Care
3. An79experienced79medical-
surgical79nurse79chooses79to79work79in79obstetrics.79Which79level79of79proficiency79is79the79nurse79upon79i
nitial79transition79to79the79obstetrical79floor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced79beginne
r79ACCURATE79ANSWER
:79A
A79beginning79nursing79student79or79any79nurse79entering79a79situation79in79which79there79is79no79previous
79level79of79experience79(e.g.,79an79experienced79operating79room79nurse79chooses79to79now79practice79in79
home79health)79is79an79example79of79a79novice79nurse.79A79proficient79nurse79perceives79a79patient’s79clini
cal79situation79as79a79whole,79is79able79to79assess79an79entire79situation,79and79can79readily79transfer79know
ledge79gained79from79multiple79previous79experiences79to79a79situation.79A79competent79nurse79understan
ds79the79organization79and79specific79care79required79by79the79type79of79patients79(e.g.,79surgical,79oncolog
y,79or79orthopedic79patients).79This79nurse79is79a79competent79practitioner79who79is79able79to79anticipate79
nursing79care79and79establish79long-
range79goals.79A79nurse79who79has79had79some79level79of79experience79with79the79situation79is79an79advan
ced79beginner.79This79experience79may79only79be79observational79in79nature,79but79the79nurse79is79able79to
79identify79meaningful79aspects79or79principles79of79nursing79care.
DIF:79Apply79(application)
OBJ:79Discuss79the79development79of79professional79nursing79roles.
TOP:79Evaluation79MSC:79Management
79of79Care
4. A79nurse79assesses79a79patient’s79fluid79status79and79decides79that79the79patient79needs79to79drink79more79fluids.79T
he
nurse79then79encourages79the79patient79to79drink79more79fluids.79Which79concept79is79the79nurse79demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
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, c. Certification
d. Accountability79A
CCURATE79ANSWER:79B
Autonomy79is79an79essential79element79of79professional79nursing79that79involves79the79initiation79of79inde
pendent79nursing79interventions79without79medical79orders.79To79obtain79licensure79in79the79United79States
,79the79RN79candidate
Page79|794
