Test Bank For Concepts for Nursing Practice 3rd Edition

Which of the following best explains why it is difficult for the profession to develop a definition of nursing? 1) There are too many different and conflicting images of nurses. 2) There are constant changes in healthcare and the activities of nurses. 3) There is disagreement among the different nursing organizations. 4) There are different education pathways and levels of practice. - correct answer-2 Nurses have the potential to be very influential in shaping healthcare policy. Which of the following factors contributes most to nurses influence? 1) Nurses are the largest health professional group. 2) Nurses have a long history of serving the public. 3) Nurses have achieved some independence from physicians in recent years. 4) Political involvement has helped refute negative images portrayed in the media. - correct answer-1 Nursing was described as a distinct occupation in the sacred books of which faith? 1) Buddhism 2) Christianity 3) Hinduism 4) Judaism - correct answer-3 The American Red Cross was established by 1) Louisa May Alcott 2) Clara Barton 3) Dorothea Dix 4) Harriet Tubman - correct answer-2 Which of the following is the most important reason to develop a definition of nursing? 1) Recruit more informed people into the nursing profession 2) Evaluate the degree of role satisfaction 3) Dispel the stereotypical images of nurses and nursing 4) Differentiate nursing activities from those of other health professionals - correct answer-4 Which of the following provides evidence-based support for the contribution that advanced practice nurses (APNs) make within healthcare? 1) Reduced usage of diagnostics using advanced technology 2) Decreased number of unnecessary visits to the emergency department 3) Improved patient compliance with prescribed treatments 4) Increased usage of complementary alternative therapies - correct answer-3 Which of the following is an example of what traditional medicine and complementary and alternative medicine therapies have in common? 1) Both can produce adverse effects in some patients. 2) Both use prescription medications. 3) Both are usually reimbursed by insurance programs. 4) Both are regulated by the FDA. - correct answer-1 Of the following, the biggest disadvantage of having nursing assistive personnel (NAP) help nurses is that the nurse 1) Must know what aspects of care can legally and safely be delegated to the NAP 2) May rely too heavily on information gathered by the NAP when making patient care decisions 3) Is removed from many components of direct patient care that have been delegated to the NAP 4) Still maintains responsibility for the patient care given by the NAP - correct answer-2