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Chapter 01: Nursing Today
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th 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
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 founded the 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
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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
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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 of Care
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
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Chapter 01: Nursing Today
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th 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
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 founded the 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
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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)
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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 of Care
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
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