POTTER PERRY FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 11TH
EDITION
ALL CHAPTERS 1-50
COMPLETE GUIDE
,Chapter 01: Nursing Today
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which nursing attendant most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Mary Nutting
c. Clara Barton
d. Lillian Wald
ACCURATE
ANSWER:-A
Reasoning :->>> Nightingale was the first practicing nursing attendant epidemiologist. Her statistical
analyses connected poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, ClaraBarton, 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 nursing attendant prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Whichstandard
of nursing practice is the nursing attendant following?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ACCURATE
ANSWER:-C
REASONING:->>In planning, the nursing attendant develops a plan that prescribes strategiesand
alternatives to attain expected outcomes. During assessment, the nursing attendant collects
comprehensive data pertinent to the hospital client ’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the
nursing attendant analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During
implementation, the nursing attendant implements (carries out) the identified plan.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOPIC:-
Planning MSC: Management of Care
3. An experienced medical-surgical nursing attendant chooses to work in obstetrics.Which
level of proficiency is the nursing attendant upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner
ACCURATE
ANSWER:-A
, REASONING:->>A beginning nursing student or any nursing attendant entering a situation in which
there is no previous level of experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nursing attendant chooses
to now practice in home health) is an example of a novice nursing attendant
. A proficient nursing attendant perceives a hospital 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 nursing attendant understands the organization and specific
care required by the type of hospital client s (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthopedic hospital client s).
This nursing attendant is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish
long-range goals. A nursing attendant whohas had some level of experience with the situation is an
advanced beginner. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nursing attendant is
able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOPIC:-
Evaluation MSC: Management of Care
4. A nursing attendant assesses a hospital client ’s fluid status and decides that the hospital clientneeds to
drink more fluids. The nursing attendant then encourages the hospital client to drink more fluids. Which
concept is the nursing attendant demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ACCURATE ANSWER:-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- - attendant REASONING:->>may choose
to work toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice. Accountability means that you are
responsible, professionally and legally, forthe type and quality of nursing care provided.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nursing attendant s. TOPIC:-
Implementation MSC: Management of Care
5. A nursing attendant prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which roleis the
nursing attendant implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Nursing attendant
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
, REASONING:->>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 hospital client
behavior, and evaluate the hospital client ’s progress in learning. As a hospital client advocate, you
protect your hospital client ’s human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these rights if
the need arises. As a nursing attendant
, you help hospital client s maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, andattain a
maximal level function and independence through the healing process.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nursing attendant s. TOPIC:-
Implementation MSC: Management of Care
6. The nursing attendant has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced
practice nursing attendant. However, the nursing attendant has a strong desire topursue research
and theory development. To fulfill this desire, which program should the nursing attendant 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)
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
REASONING:->>Some doctoral programs prepare nursing attendant s 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 thatprepares advanced practice nursing
attendant s such as nursing attendant practitioners.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional nursing attendant(RN)
education. TOPIC:-Teaching/Learning MSC: Management of Care
7. A nursing attendant attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the American
Nursing attendant s Association. Which type of education did the nursingattendant receive?
a. Graduate education
b. Inservice education
c. Continuing education
d. Nursing attendant education
ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
REASONING:->>Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered by
universities, hospitals, state nursing attendant s associations, professional nursing organizations, and
educational and health care institutions. After obtaining a baccalaureate degree in nursing, you can
pursue graduate education leading to a master’s or doctoral degreein any number of graduate fields,
including nursing. In service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care
facility or institution. Nursing attendant education is the education preparation for an individual intending
to be an RN.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional nursing attendant (RN)
EDITION
ALL CHAPTERS 1-50
COMPLETE GUIDE
,Chapter 01: Nursing Today
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which nursing attendant most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Mary Nutting
c. Clara Barton
d. Lillian Wald
ACCURATE
ANSWER:-A
Reasoning :->>> Nightingale was the first practicing nursing attendant epidemiologist. Her statistical
analyses connected poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, ClaraBarton, 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 nursing attendant prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Whichstandard
of nursing practice is the nursing attendant following?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ACCURATE
ANSWER:-C
REASONING:->>In planning, the nursing attendant develops a plan that prescribes strategiesand
alternatives to attain expected outcomes. During assessment, the nursing attendant collects
comprehensive data pertinent to the hospital client ’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the
nursing attendant analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During
implementation, the nursing attendant implements (carries out) the identified plan.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOPIC:-
Planning MSC: Management of Care
3. An experienced medical-surgical nursing attendant chooses to work in obstetrics.Which
level of proficiency is the nursing attendant upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner
ACCURATE
ANSWER:-A
, REASONING:->>A beginning nursing student or any nursing attendant entering a situation in which
there is no previous level of experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nursing attendant chooses
to now practice in home health) is an example of a novice nursing attendant
. A proficient nursing attendant perceives a hospital 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 nursing attendant understands the organization and specific
care required by the type of hospital client s (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthopedic hospital client s).
This nursing attendant is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish
long-range goals. A nursing attendant whohas had some level of experience with the situation is an
advanced beginner. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nursing attendant is
able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOPIC:-
Evaluation MSC: Management of Care
4. A nursing attendant assesses a hospital client ’s fluid status and decides that the hospital clientneeds to
drink more fluids. The nursing attendant then encourages the hospital client to drink more fluids. Which
concept is the nursing attendant demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ACCURATE ANSWER:-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- - attendant REASONING:->>may choose
to work toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice. Accountability means that you are
responsible, professionally and legally, forthe type and quality of nursing care provided.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nursing attendant s. TOPIC:-
Implementation MSC: Management of Care
5. A nursing attendant prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which roleis the
nursing attendant implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Nursing attendant
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
, REASONING:->>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 hospital client
behavior, and evaluate the hospital client ’s progress in learning. As a hospital client advocate, you
protect your hospital client ’s human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these rights if
the need arises. As a nursing attendant
, you help hospital client s maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, andattain a
maximal level function and independence through the healing process.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nursing attendant s. TOPIC:-
Implementation MSC: Management of Care
6. The nursing attendant has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced
practice nursing attendant. However, the nursing attendant has a strong desire topursue research
and theory development. To fulfill this desire, which program should the nursing attendant 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)
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
REASONING:->>Some doctoral programs prepare nursing attendant s 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 thatprepares advanced practice nursing
attendant s such as nursing attendant practitioners.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional nursing attendant(RN)
education. TOPIC:-Teaching/Learning MSC: Management of Care
7. A nursing attendant attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the American
Nursing attendant s Association. Which type of education did the nursingattendant receive?
a. Graduate education
b. Inservice education
c. Continuing education
d. Nursing attendant education
ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
REASONING:->>Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered by
universities, hospitals, state nursing attendant s associations, professional nursing organizations, and
educational and health care institutions. After obtaining a baccalaureate degree in nursing, you can
pursue graduate education leading to a master’s or doctoral degreein any number of graduate fields,
including nursing. In service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care
facility or institution. Nursing attendant education is the education preparation for an individual intending
to be an RN.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional nursing attendant (RN)
