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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 ofnursing 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
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implementation, theregistered nurse implements (carries out) the identified
plan.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOP: PlanningMSC: Management o
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 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: EvaluationMSC: Managemen
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
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Fundamentals of Nursing 11th Edition Potter Perry Test Bank 1
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 ofnursing 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
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implementation, theregistered nurse implements (carries out) the identified
plan.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOP: PlanningMSC: Management o
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 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: EvaluationMSC: Managemen
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
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