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1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
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a. Florence Nightingale rz
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c. Clara Barton rz
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oor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald cam
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e after Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nutting
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was instrumental in moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton founded the Am
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erican Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
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attain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive dat
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a pertinent to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse analy
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tered nurse implements (carries out) the identified plan.
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TOP: Planning rz
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3. An experienced medical-
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surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the nurse
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upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
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ANS: A rz
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vel of experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in hom
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e health) is an example of a novice nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a patient’s clinical situa
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tion as a whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gaine
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d from multiple previous experiences to a situation. A competent nurse understands the orga
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nization and specific care required by the type of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthop
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edic patients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care an
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d establish long-
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beginner. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to identif
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y meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
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TOP: Evaluation rz
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The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse demon
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strating?
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Accountability means that you are responsible, professionally and legally, for the type and qua
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lity of nursing care provided.
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TOP: Implementation rz
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5. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the nurse
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implementing?
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re and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or facilit
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y. As an educator, you explain concepts and facts about health, describe the reason for routin
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e care activities, demonstrate procedures such as self-
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care activities, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate the patient’s progress in le
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arning. As a patient advocate, you protect your patient’s human and legal rights and provide as
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sistance in asserting these rights if the need arises. As a caregiver, you help patients maintain
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and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level function and ind
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TOP: Implementation rz
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6. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced practice
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nurse. However, the nurse has a strong desire to pursue research and theory development. To
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fulfill this desire, which program should the nurse attend?
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a. Doctor of Nursing Science degree (DNSc) rz rz rz rz rz
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SN or DNSc) prepare graduates to apply research findings to clinical nursing. The DNP is a p
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ractice doctorate that prepares advanced practice nurses such as nurse practitioners.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) rz
OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional registered nurse (RN)
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education.
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7. A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the American Nurses
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uding nursing. Inservice education programs are instruction or training provided by a health c
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dual intending to be an RN.
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1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
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a. Florence Nightingale rz
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ANS: A rz
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oor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald cam
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e after Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nutting
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was instrumental in moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton founded the Am
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erican Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
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nursing practice is the nurse following?rz rz rz rz rz
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attain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive dat
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nization and specific care required by the type of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthop
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The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse demon
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strating?
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Accountability means that you are responsible, professionally and legally, for the type and qua
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implementing?
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