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, Chapter 01: Nursing Today
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Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 12th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on
p o p o p sanitation techniques and the
effect s on he alth? op o p op
a. Florence Nightingale o p
b. Mary Nutting o p
c. Clara Barton o p
d. Lillian Wald o p
ANS: A
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical op
analy ses co nnected poor sanitation with
op cholera and dysentery. op
Mary Nutting, Cla ra Barton, an d Lillian Wald came op op p
after Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing op op
profession in o p
her own way. Mary Nutting
o p o p was instrumental in moving nursing
o p o p o p o p o p o p po p o p o p o p o p op o p o p o p o p e
ducation into universities. Clara Barton founded po the American
p o p op o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p
Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped op en the Henry Street Settlement. p p op o p
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes
o p o p o p o p o p o p o p
on nurs ing pra ctices. o p op o p op
TOP: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance o p o p o p o p
2. The nurse prescribes strategies p and alternatives to attain expected
p op o p o p
outcome. Which st andard of op o p op 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
p p p
strategies and alte rnatives to attain expected outcomes.
uo p During op
assessment, the regist ered nurse collect s comprehensive data op op o p
pertinent to the patient’s health an d/orp the situation. op
In diag nosis, the registered
o p o p nurse analyzes the assessme nt
op dat o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p op o p o p
a to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the re gis
o p o p o p o p o p o p o p op o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p op
tered nurse implements (carries out) the identified
o p o p plan.
o p o p o p o p o p o p o p o p op o p o p
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional
TOP: Plannin o p
nursing roles. g op o p MSC:
Management of Care
3. An experienced medical-
o p o p p
surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics.
o p Which p p o p level of o p
proficie ncyis the nurse upon initial transition
op o p p to the
obstetrical floor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent