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, Chapter 01: Nursing Today
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Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 12th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE q!q!
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on healt
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h?
a. Florence Nightingale q!q!
b. Mary Nutting q!q!
c. Clara Barton q!q!
d. Lillian Wald q!q!
ANS: A q!q!
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses conn
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ected poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and L
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illian Wald came after Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in he
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r own way. Mary Nutting was instrumental in moving nursing education into universit
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ies. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the He
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nry Street Settlement.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) q!q!
OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practic
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es.
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2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which stan
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dard of nursing practice is the nurse following?
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a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS: C q!q!
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and altern
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atives to attain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects c
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omprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis,
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the registered nurse analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues.
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During implementation, the registered nurse implements (carries out) the identified pl
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an.
DIF:Understand (comprehension) q!q!
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TOP: Plannin q!q!
g MSC:
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3. An experienced medical-
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surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is th
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e nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
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a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner q!q!
ANS: A q!q!