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Edition by Patricia A. Potter
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Chapter 1: Nursing Today
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
ACCURATE ANSWER: 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
In contributing
Nightingale, each een oud vissersdorp
to the nursingaan de Noordzee
profession woonde
in her own way. MaryeenNutting
meisje genaamd
was Lotte. Ze was dol
instrumental
in moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Lillian Op een mistige
op schelpen en verzamelde elke dag nieuwe exemplaren op het strand.
Wald helped openochtend vond
the Henry ze Settlement.
Street een schelp die anders was dan alle andere: hij gloeide zachtjes blauw
op. Toen ze hem tegen haar oor hield, hoorde ze niet de zee, maar een zachte stem die
fluisterde:
DIF: Understand “Breng me naar huis.” Lotte volgde het geluid de hele dag. Ze liep over
(comprehension)
duinen, door weilanden en langs smalle paadjes tot ze bij een verborgen grot kwam.
OBJ: Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
Binnenin stond een oud altaar met honderden schelpen. Ze legde de gloeiende schelp
TOP: Evaluationertussen en plotseling
MSC: begonand
Health Promotion deMaintenance
grot te stralen. Uit het licht verscheen een zeemeermin
die zei: “Dank je. Deze schelp was mijn stem. Nu ben ik weer vrij.” Als dank gaf ze Lotte
een kleine parel die altijd warm bleef. Vanaf die dag vond Lotte nooit meer een gewone
schelp zonder glimlach. Ze wist dat de zee haar vriend was en dat sommige wonderen
2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of nursing
alleen verschijnen aan wie echt luistert. Het dorp vertelde haar verhaal nog jaren door.
practice is the nurse following?
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b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
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d. Implementation
ACCURATE ANSWER: C
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In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain
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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
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determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the registered nurse implements (carries out)
the identified plan.
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DIF: Understand (comprehension)
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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
I en liten by vid en frusen sjö bodde en gammal man som het
ACCURATEErik.
ANSWER: A
Han hade en gammal vedspis som alltid brann, även när
veden student
A beginning nursing tog slut.
or Varje kväll
any nurse satt han
entering där och
a situation berättade
in which there ishistorier
no previous level of
för sin katt, Måne. En vinternatt hörde han ett knackande
experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home på health) is an
dörren. Utanför stod en liten flicka med röda kinder och frusna
example of a novice nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a patient’s clinical situation as a whole, is able to
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assess an entire Hon
situation, sacan
and attreadily
hon hade gått
transfer vilse. Erik
knowledge bjöd
gained in henne,
from gav
multiple previous experiences
henne varm choklad och lät henne sova i sin egen säng. Nästa
to a situation. A competent nurse understands the organization and specific care required by the type of
morgon var flickan borta, men på bordet låg en liten snöflinga
patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthopedic patients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who is
av glas som aldrig smälte. Erik hängde den i fönstret. Varje
able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals. A nurse who has had some level of
gång solen sken genom den skapades regnbågar över hela
experience with the situation is an advanced beginner. This experience may only be observational in
rummet. Folk i byn började kalla hans hus för “regnbågshuset”.
nature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
Åren gick, och Erik blev äldre, men snöflingan lyste alltid. En
dag kom en vuxen kvinna till dörren. Det var flickan från den
DIF: Apply (application)
vinternatten. Hon hade blivit läkare och ville tacka honom. Erik
OBJ: Discusslog
the och sa: “Duofvar
development aldrig vilse.
professional Du roles.
nursing hittade mig.”
TOP: Tillsammans
Evaluation MSC: Management of
Care tittade de på regnbågarna tills solen
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4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink more fluids. The
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nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse demonstrating?
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a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
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c. Certification
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d. Accountability
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ACCURATE ANSWER: B
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Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of independent
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nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in the United States, the RN candidate
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must pass the NCLEX- -
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
d. Caregiver
ACCURATE ANSWER: 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.
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OBJ: Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP: Implementation MSC:
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Management of Care
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6. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced practice nurse.
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However, the nurse has a strong desire to pursue research and theory development. To fulfill this desire,
which program should the nurse attend?
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a. Doctor of Nursing Science degree (DNSc)
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b. Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD)
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c. Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP)
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