Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 12th Edition by
Potter Perry
,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
THE CORRECT SOLUTION 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.
COMPLEXITY- Understand (comprehension)
AIM- Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
TOPIC: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The practicing nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome.
Which standardof nursing practice is the practicing nurse following? a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
, c. Planning
d. Implementation
THE CORRECT SOLUTION C
In planning, The practicing nursedevelops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives
to attain expected outcomes. During assessment, The practicing nursecollects comprehensive
data pertinent to the client’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, The practicing
nurseanalyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During
implementation, The practicing nurseimplements (carries out) the identified plan.
COMPLEXITY- Understand (comprehension)
AIM- Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOPIC: Planning
MSC: Management of Care
3. An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of
proficiency is The practicing nurseupon initial transition to the obstetrical floor? a.
Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner
THE CORRECT SOLUTION 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 client’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 clients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or
orthopedic clients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing
care and establish long-range goals. A registered 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 practicing nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing
care.
COMPLEXITY- Apply (application)
AIM- Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOPIC: Evaluation
MSC: Management of Care
4. A registered nurse assesses a client’s fluid status and decides that the client needs to
drink more fluids. The practicing nurse then encourages the client to drink more fluids.
Which concept is The practicing nurse demonstrating? a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
THE CORRECT SOLUTION 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
practicing 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.
COMPLEXITY- Apply (application)
AIM- Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOPIC: Implementation MSC:
Management of Care
5. A registered nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role
is The practicing nurse implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
THE CORRECT SOLUTION 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 client behavior, and evaluate the client’s progress in learning. As a client advocate, you
protect your client’s human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these rights if
the need arises. As a caregiver, you help clients maintain and regain health, manage disease
and symptoms, and attain a maximal level function and independence through the healing
process.
COMPLEXITY- Apply (application)
AIM- Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOPIC: Implementation MSC:
Management of Care
6. The practicing nursehas been working in the clinical setting for several years as an
advanced practice nurse. However, The practicing nurse has a strong desire to pursue
research and theory development. To fulfill this desire, which program should The
practicing 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)
THE CORRECT SOLUTION 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.
COMPLEXITY- Understand (comprehension)
AIM- Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional registered nurse (RN)
education. TOPIC: Teaching/Learning MSC: Management of Care
Potter Perry
,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
THE CORRECT SOLUTION 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.
COMPLEXITY- Understand (comprehension)
AIM- Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
TOPIC: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The practicing nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome.
Which standardof nursing practice is the practicing nurse following? a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
, c. Planning
d. Implementation
THE CORRECT SOLUTION C
In planning, The practicing nursedevelops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives
to attain expected outcomes. During assessment, The practicing nursecollects comprehensive
data pertinent to the client’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, The practicing
nurseanalyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During
implementation, The practicing nurseimplements (carries out) the identified plan.
COMPLEXITY- Understand (comprehension)
AIM- Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOPIC: Planning
MSC: Management of Care
3. An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of
proficiency is The practicing nurseupon initial transition to the obstetrical floor? a.
Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner
THE CORRECT SOLUTION 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 client’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 clients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or
orthopedic clients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing
care and establish long-range goals. A registered 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 practicing nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing
care.
COMPLEXITY- Apply (application)
AIM- Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOPIC: Evaluation
MSC: Management of Care
4. A registered nurse assesses a client’s fluid status and decides that the client needs to
drink more fluids. The practicing nurse then encourages the client to drink more fluids.
Which concept is The practicing nurse demonstrating? a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
THE CORRECT SOLUTION 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
practicing 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.
COMPLEXITY- Apply (application)
AIM- Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOPIC: Implementation MSC:
Management of Care
5. A registered nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role
is The practicing nurse implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
THE CORRECT SOLUTION 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 client behavior, and evaluate the client’s progress in learning. As a client advocate, you
protect your client’s human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these rights if
the need arises. As a caregiver, you help clients maintain and regain health, manage disease
and symptoms, and attain a maximal level function and independence through the healing
process.
COMPLEXITY- Apply (application)
AIM- Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOPIC: Implementation MSC:
Management of Care
6. The practicing nursehas been working in the clinical setting for several years as an
advanced practice nurse. However, The practicing nurse has a strong desire to pursue
research and theory development. To fulfill this desire, which program should The
practicing 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)
THE CORRECT SOLUTION 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.
COMPLEXITY- Understand (comprehension)
AIM- Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional registered nurse (RN)
education. TOPIC: Teaching/Learning MSC: Management of Care
