CH1 NURSING TODAY (NURSING TEST
BANK) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A bill has been submitted to the State House of Representatives that is designed to
reduce the cost of health care by increasing the patient-to-nurse ratio from a
maximum of 2:1 in intensive care units to 3:1. The nurse realizes that
a.
Legislation is politics beyond the nurse's control.
b.
National programs have no bearing on state politics.
c.
The individual nurse can influence legislative decisions.
d.
Focusing on nursing care provides the best patient benefit. - Answer-c. The
individual nurse can influence legislative decisions.
Nurses can influence policy decisions at all governmental levels. One way is to get
involved in ANA's national efforts, such as Nursing's Agenda for the Future: A Call to
the Nation. This effort is critical in exerting nurses' influence early in the political
process. Nurses need to become serious students of social needs, activists in
influencing policy to meet those needs, and generous contributors of time and
money to nursing organizations and candidates to help legislate conditions that are
likely to produce the best care possible.
During the American Civil War, which of the following women was active in the
Underground Railroad movement and assisted in leading more than 300 slaves to
freedom?
a.
Harriet Tubman
b.
Clara Barton
c.
Dorothea Dix
, d.
Mary Ann Ball (Mother Bickerdyke) - Answer-a. Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was active in the Underground Railroad movement and assisted in
leading more than 300 slaves to freedom. Clara Barton, founder of the American
Red Cross, tended soldiers on the battlefields, cleansing their wounds, meeting their
basic needs, and comforting them in death. As superintendent of the female nurses
of the Union Army, Dorothea Lynde Dix organized hospitals, appointed nurses, and
oversaw and regulated supplies to the troops. Mother Bickerdyke organized
ambulance services and walked abandoned battlefields at night, looking for wounded
soldiers.
Graduates of baccalaureate degree or associate's degree nursing programs are
eligible to take which of the following to become registered nurses in the state in
which they will practice?
a.
Continuing education credits
b.
In-service education programs
c.
National Council Licensure Examination
d.
Graduate education - Answer-c. National Council Licensure Examination
Currently, in the United States, the most common way to become a registered nurse
(RN) is through completion of an associate's degree or baccalaureate degree
program. Graduates of both programs are eligible to take the National Council
Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) to become registered
nurses in the state in which they will practice. Continuing education involves formal,
organized educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state nurse
associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and health care
institutions. In-service education programs consist of instruction or training provided
by a health care agency or institution. An in-service program is held in the institution
and is designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and
other health care professionals. A nurse who is completing a graduate program can
receive a master's degree in nursing.
17. Which concept means that the nurse is responsible, professionally and legally,
for the type and quality of nursing care provided?
a.
BANK) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A bill has been submitted to the State House of Representatives that is designed to
reduce the cost of health care by increasing the patient-to-nurse ratio from a
maximum of 2:1 in intensive care units to 3:1. The nurse realizes that
a.
Legislation is politics beyond the nurse's control.
b.
National programs have no bearing on state politics.
c.
The individual nurse can influence legislative decisions.
d.
Focusing on nursing care provides the best patient benefit. - Answer-c. The
individual nurse can influence legislative decisions.
Nurses can influence policy decisions at all governmental levels. One way is to get
involved in ANA's national efforts, such as Nursing's Agenda for the Future: A Call to
the Nation. This effort is critical in exerting nurses' influence early in the political
process. Nurses need to become serious students of social needs, activists in
influencing policy to meet those needs, and generous contributors of time and
money to nursing organizations and candidates to help legislate conditions that are
likely to produce the best care possible.
During the American Civil War, which of the following women was active in the
Underground Railroad movement and assisted in leading more than 300 slaves to
freedom?
a.
Harriet Tubman
b.
Clara Barton
c.
Dorothea Dix
, d.
Mary Ann Ball (Mother Bickerdyke) - Answer-a. Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was active in the Underground Railroad movement and assisted in
leading more than 300 slaves to freedom. Clara Barton, founder of the American
Red Cross, tended soldiers on the battlefields, cleansing their wounds, meeting their
basic needs, and comforting them in death. As superintendent of the female nurses
of the Union Army, Dorothea Lynde Dix organized hospitals, appointed nurses, and
oversaw and regulated supplies to the troops. Mother Bickerdyke organized
ambulance services and walked abandoned battlefields at night, looking for wounded
soldiers.
Graduates of baccalaureate degree or associate's degree nursing programs are
eligible to take which of the following to become registered nurses in the state in
which they will practice?
a.
Continuing education credits
b.
In-service education programs
c.
National Council Licensure Examination
d.
Graduate education - Answer-c. National Council Licensure Examination
Currently, in the United States, the most common way to become a registered nurse
(RN) is through completion of an associate's degree or baccalaureate degree
program. Graduates of both programs are eligible to take the National Council
Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) to become registered
nurses in the state in which they will practice. Continuing education involves formal,
organized educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state nurse
associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and health care
institutions. In-service education programs consist of instruction or training provided
by a health care agency or institution. An in-service program is held in the institution
and is designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and
other health care professionals. A nurse who is completing a graduate program can
receive a master's degree in nursing.
17. Which concept means that the nurse is responsible, professionally and legally,
for the type and quality of nursing care provided?
a.
