Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 11th Edition By Patricia Potter, Anne Perry, Patricia Stockert, Amy Hall | 9780323810340 | (2023/2024) | Chapter 1-50 | Complete Questions and Answers A+

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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 u/


b. Mary Nutting u/


c. Clara Barton u/


d. Lillian Wald u/




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Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected p
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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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DIF:Understand (comprehension) u/


OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
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TOP: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance u / u/ u/ u/




2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of
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nursing practice is the nurse following?u/ u/ u/ u/ u/


a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
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In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to
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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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zes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the regis
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tered nurse implements (carries out) the identified plan.
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TOP: Planning u/


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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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a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
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ANS: A u/

, A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous le
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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 organ
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ization and specific care required by the type of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthoped
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ic patients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and
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range goals. A nurse who has had some level of experience with the situation is an advanced
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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 u/


MSC: Management of Care
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4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink more fluids.
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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?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
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Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of indepe
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ndent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in the United States, t
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he RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN. Beyond the NCLEX-
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RN, the nurse may choose to work toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice.
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Accountability means that you are responsible, professionally and legally, for the type and qual
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ity of nursing care provided.
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DIF:Apply (application) u/


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TOP: Implementation u/


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
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implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver

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, A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing car
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e and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or facility
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. As an educator, you explain concepts and facts about health, describe the reason for routine
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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 in
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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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b. Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) u/ u/ u/ u/


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Some doctoral programs prepare nurses for more rigorous research and theory development a
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nd award the research-
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oriented Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in nursing. Professional doctoral programs in nursing (D
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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) u/


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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Association. Which type of education did the nurse receive? u/ u/ u/ u/ u/ u/ u/ u/


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ANS: C u/


Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered by universitie
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s, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and
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health care institutions. After obtaining a baccalaureate degree in nursing, you can pursue grad
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uate education leading to a master’s or doctoral degree in any number of graduate fields, incl
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uding nursing. Inservice education programs are instruction or training provided by a health c
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are facility or institution. Registered nurse education is the education preparation for an indivi
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dual intending to be an RN.
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