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Ace your nursing fundamentals course and NCLEX prep with this complete 2025/2026 updated test bank for Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition by Patricia A. Potter, Anne G. Perry, Patricia A. Stockert, and Amy Hall! This exhaustive 598-page resource delivers exam-style multiple-choice questions with verified correct answers (ANS: A, etc.) and in-depth rationales across all chapters, beginning with Chapter 1: Nursing Today (e.g., Florence Nightingale as the nurse who kept records on sanitation techniques and health effects [ANS: A, first practicing nurse epidemiologist linking poor sanitation to cholera/dysentery]; planning as the standard where the nurse prescribes strategies/alternatives to attain expected outcomes [ANS: C]; novice level for an experienced med-surg nurse transitioning to obstetrics [ANS: A, no prior experience in the new area]; autonomy demonstrated by independent interventions like encouraging fluids without orders [ANS: B]). Full coverage includes historical/social influences on nursing, professional roles/development (novice to expert), standards of practice (assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation), health promotion, management of care, evidence-based practice, clinical judgment, patient-centered care, and more. Ideal for nursing students, first-year BSN programs, and NCLEX-RN review — comprehensive Q&A format with DIF levels (Understand/Apply), objectives, and MSC tags ensures deep mastery and graded A+ success!

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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
foundedthe 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
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
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

6. 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
Some doctoral programs prepare nurses for more rigorous research and theory development
and award the research-oriented Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in nursing. Professional doctoral
programs in nursing (DSN or DNSc) prepare graduates to apply research findings to clinical
nursing. The DNP is a practice doctorate that prepares advanced practice nurses such as nurse
practitioners.

DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional registered nurse (RN)
education. TOP: Teaching/Learning MSC:Management ofCare

7. A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the American Nurses
Association. Which type of education did the nurse receive? a. Graduate education
b. Inservice education
c. Continuing education
d. Registered nurse education
ANS: C
Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered by
universities, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organizations, and
educational and health care institutions. After obtaining a baccalaureate degree in nursing,
you can pursue graduate education leading to a master’s or doctoral degree in any number of
graduate fields, including nursing. Inservice education programs are instruction or training
provided by a health care facility or institution. Registered nurse education is the education
preparation for an individual intending to be an RN.

DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional registered nurse (RN)
education. TOP: Teaching/Learning MSC:Management ofCare

8. A nurse identifies gaps between local and best practices. Which Quality and Safety Education
for Nurses (QSEN) competency is the nurse demonstrating? a. Safety
b. Patient-centered care
c. Quality improvement
d. Teamwork and collaboration
ANS: C
Quality improvement identifies gaps between local and best practices. Safety minimizes risk
of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual
performance. Patient-centered care recognizes the patient or designee as the source of control
and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for
patient’s preferences, values, and needs. Teamwork and collaboration allows effective
functioning within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering open communication,
mutual respect, and shared decision making.

DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP: Evaluation MSC:Management of Care

9. A nurse has compassion fatigue. What is the nurse experiencing?
a. Lateral violence and intrapersonal conflict
b. Burnout and secondary traumatic stress
c. Short-term grief and single stressor
d. Physical and mental exhaustion

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Publisher: 2021 ISBN: 9780323812153 Edition: Unknown

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