TEST BANK FOR
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 12TH EDITION
PATRICIA A. POTTER AUTHOR:
,Chapter 01: nursing today
Potter: fundamentals of nursing, 12th edition
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
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 w a l d 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 founded the american red cross. Lillian wald helped open
the henry street settlement.
Difference: Understand (comprehension)
Objective: Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing
practices.
Top: Evaluation multiple choice questions: 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
Answer: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.
Difference: Understand (comprehension)
Objective: Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. Top:
Planning
Multiple choice questions: 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
Answer: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.
Difference: Apply (application)
Objective: Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. Top:
Evaluation
Multiple choice questions: 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
Answer: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.
Difference: Apply (application)
Objective: Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. Top: Implementation
multiple choice questions: 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
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.
Difference: Apply (application)
Objective: Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. Top: Implementation
multiple choice questions: 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)
Answer:B
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 12TH EDITION
PATRICIA A. POTTER AUTHOR:
,Chapter 01: nursing today
Potter: fundamentals of nursing, 12th edition
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
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 w a l d 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 founded the american red cross. Lillian wald helped open
the henry street settlement.
Difference: Understand (comprehension)
Objective: Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing
practices.
Top: Evaluation multiple choice questions: 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
Answer: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.
Difference: Understand (comprehension)
Objective: Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. Top:
Planning
Multiple choice questions: 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
Answer: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.
Difference: Apply (application)
Objective: Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. Top:
Evaluation
Multiple choice questions: 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
Answer: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.
Difference: Apply (application)
Objective: Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. Top: Implementation
multiple choice questions: 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
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.
Difference: Apply (application)
Objective: Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. Top: Implementation
multiple choice questions: 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)
Answer:B
