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Fundamentals’of’Nursing’The’Art’and’Science’of’Person-Centered’Care’9th’Edition’Test’Bank
CHAPTER’1,’INTRODUCTION’TO’NURSING
An‘oncology‘nurse‘with‘15‘years‘of‘experience,‘certification‘in‘the‘area‘of‘oncology‘nursin
g,‘and‘a‘master‘s‘degree‘is‘considered‘to‘be‘an‘expert‘in‘her‘area‘of‘practice‘and‘works‘on
‘an‘oncology‘unit‘in‘a‘large‘teaching‘hospital.‘Based‘upon‘this‘description,‘which‘of‘the‘fol
lowing‘career‘roles‘best‘describes‘this‘nurse‘s‘role,‘taking‘into‘account‘her
1. qualifications’and’experience?
A) Clinical’nurse’specialist
B) Nurse’entrepreneur
C) Nurse’practitioner
[AUTHOR NAME] 1
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D) Nurse’educator
Ans:‘‘A
Feedback:
A‘clinical‘nurse‘specialist‘is‘a‘nurse‘with‘an‘advanced‘degree,‘education,‘or‘experience‘wh
o‘is‘considered‘to‘be‘an‘expert‘in‘a‘specialized‘area‘of‘nursing.‘The‘clinical‘nurse‘specialist
‘carries‘out‘direct‘patient‘care;‘consultation;‘teaching‘of‘patients,‘families,‘and‘staff;‘and‘re
search.‘A‘nurse‘practitioner‘has‘an‘advanced‘degree‘and‘works‘in‘a‘variety‘of‘settings‘to‘d
eliver‘primary‘care.‘A‘nurse‘educator‘usually‘has‘an‘advanced‘degree‘and‘teaches‘in‘the‘ed
ucational‘or‘clinical‘setting.‘A‘nurse‘entrepreneur‘may‘manage‘a‘clinic‘or‘health-
related‘business.
What‘guidelines‘do‘nurses‘follow‘to‘identify‘the‘patient‘s‘health‘care‘needs‘and‘strengths,‘to‘establi
sh‘and‘carry‘out‘a
2. plan’of’care’to’meet’those’needs,’and’to’evaluate’the’effectiveness’of’the’plan’to’meet’established’
outcomes?
A) Nursing’process
B) ANA’Standards’of’Professional’Performance
C) Evidence-based’practice’guidelines
D) Nurse’Practice’Acts
Ans:‘‘A
Feedback:
The‘nursing‘process‘is‘one‘of‘the‘major‘guidelines‘for‘nursing‘practice.‘Nurses‘implement‘
their‘roles‘through‘the‘nursing‘process.‘The‘nursing‘process‘is‘used‘by‘the‘nurse‘to‘identif
y‘the‘patient‘s‘health‘care‘needs‘and‘strengths,‘to‘establish‘and‘carry‘out‘a‘plan‘of‘care‘to‘
meet‘those‘needs,‘and‘to‘evaluate‘the‘effectiveness‘of‘the‘plan‘to‘meet‘established‘outcome
s.
Which‘of‘the‘following‘organizations‘is‘the‘best‘source‘of‘information‘when‘a‘nurse‘wishes‘to‘deter
mine‘whether‘an
3. action’is’within’the’scope’of’nursing’practice?
A) American’Nurses’Association’(ANA)
B) American’Association’of’Colleges’in’Nursing’(AACN)
C) National’League’for’Nursing’(NLN)
[AUTHOR NAME] 2
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D) International’Council’of’Nurses’(ICN)
Ans:‘‘A
Feedback:
The‘ANA‘produces‘the‘2003‘Nursing:’Scope’and’Standards’of’Practice,‘which‘defines‘the
‘activities‘specific‘and‘unique‘to‘nursing.‘The‘AACN‘addresses‘educational‘standards,‘whil
e‘the‘NLN‘promotes‘and‘fosters‘various‘aspects‘of‘nursing.
[AUTHOR NAME] 3
, The‘ICN‘provides‘a‘venue‘for‘national‘nursing‘organizations‘to‘collaborate,‘but‘does‘not‘d
efine‘standards‘and‘scope‘of‘practice.
4. Who’is’considered’to’be’the’founder’of’professional’nursing?
A) Dorothea’Dix
B) Lillian’Wald
C) Florence’Nightingale
D) Clara’Barton
Ans:‘‘C
Feedback:
Florence‘Nightingale‘is‘considered‘to‘be‘the‘founder‘of‘professional‘nursing.‘She‘elevated‘t
he‘status‘of‘nursing‘to‘a‘respected‘occupation,‘improved‘the‘quality‘of‘nursing‘care,‘and‘fo
unded‘modern‘nursing‘education.‘Although‘the‘other‘choices‘are‘women‘who‘were‘importa
nt‘to‘the‘development‘of‘nursing,‘none‘of‘them‘is‘considered‘the‘founder.
5. Which’of’the’following’nursing’pioneers’established’the’Red’Cross’in’the’United’States’in’1882?
A) Florence’Nightingale
B) Clara’Barton
C) Dorothea’Dix
D) Jane’Addams
Ans:‘‘B
Feedback:
Clara‘Barton‘volunteered‘to‘care‘for‘wounds‘and‘feed‘union‘soldiers‘during‘the‘civil‘war,‘s
erved‘as‘the‘supervisor‘of‘nurses‘for‘the‘Army‘of‘the‘James,‘organized‘hospitals‘and‘nurse
s,‘and‘established‘the‘Red‘Cross‘in‘the‘United‘States‘in‘1882.
A‘nurse‘practitioner‘is‘caring‘for‘a‘couple‘who‘are‘the‘parents‘of‘an‘infant‘diagnosed‘with‘Down‘S
yndrome.‘The‘nurse
6. makes’referrals’for’a’parent’support’group’for’the’family.’This’is’an’example’of’which’nursing’role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
[AUTHOR NAME] 4
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Fundamentals’of’Nursing’The’Art’and’Science’of’Person-Centered’Care’9th’Edition’Test’Bank
CHAPTER’1,’INTRODUCTION’TO’NURSING
An‘oncology‘nurse‘with‘15‘years‘of‘experience,‘certification‘in‘the‘area‘of‘oncology‘nursin
g,‘and‘a‘master‘s‘degree‘is‘considered‘to‘be‘an‘expert‘in‘her‘area‘of‘practice‘and‘works‘on
‘an‘oncology‘unit‘in‘a‘large‘teaching‘hospital.‘Based‘upon‘this‘description,‘which‘of‘the‘fol
lowing‘career‘roles‘best‘describes‘this‘nurse‘s‘role,‘taking‘into‘account‘her
1. qualifications’and’experience?
A) Clinical’nurse’specialist
B) Nurse’entrepreneur
C) Nurse’practitioner
[AUTHOR NAME] 1
, Chapter’1,’Introduction’to’Nursing
Fundamentals of Nursing The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care 9th Edition Test Bank
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D) Nurse’educator
Ans:‘‘A
Feedback:
A‘clinical‘nurse‘specialist‘is‘a‘nurse‘with‘an‘advanced‘degree,‘education,‘or‘experience‘wh
o‘is‘considered‘to‘be‘an‘expert‘in‘a‘specialized‘area‘of‘nursing.‘The‘clinical‘nurse‘specialist
‘carries‘out‘direct‘patient‘care;‘consultation;‘teaching‘of‘patients,‘families,‘and‘staff;‘and‘re
search.‘A‘nurse‘practitioner‘has‘an‘advanced‘degree‘and‘works‘in‘a‘variety‘of‘settings‘to‘d
eliver‘primary‘care.‘A‘nurse‘educator‘usually‘has‘an‘advanced‘degree‘and‘teaches‘in‘the‘ed
ucational‘or‘clinical‘setting.‘A‘nurse‘entrepreneur‘may‘manage‘a‘clinic‘or‘health-
related‘business.
What‘guidelines‘do‘nurses‘follow‘to‘identify‘the‘patient‘s‘health‘care‘needs‘and‘strengths,‘to‘establi
sh‘and‘carry‘out‘a
2. plan’of’care’to’meet’those’needs,’and’to’evaluate’the’effectiveness’of’the’plan’to’meet’established’
outcomes?
A) Nursing’process
B) ANA’Standards’of’Professional’Performance
C) Evidence-based’practice’guidelines
D) Nurse’Practice’Acts
Ans:‘‘A
Feedback:
The‘nursing‘process‘is‘one‘of‘the‘major‘guidelines‘for‘nursing‘practice.‘Nurses‘implement‘
their‘roles‘through‘the‘nursing‘process.‘The‘nursing‘process‘is‘used‘by‘the‘nurse‘to‘identif
y‘the‘patient‘s‘health‘care‘needs‘and‘strengths,‘to‘establish‘and‘carry‘out‘a‘plan‘of‘care‘to‘
meet‘those‘needs,‘and‘to‘evaluate‘the‘effectiveness‘of‘the‘plan‘to‘meet‘established‘outcome
s.
Which‘of‘the‘following‘organizations‘is‘the‘best‘source‘of‘information‘when‘a‘nurse‘wishes‘to‘deter
mine‘whether‘an
3. action’is’within’the’scope’of’nursing’practice?
A) American’Nurses’Association’(ANA)
B) American’Association’of’Colleges’in’Nursing’(AACN)
C) National’League’for’Nursing’(NLN)
[AUTHOR NAME] 2
, Chapter’1,’Introduction’to’Nursing
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D) International’Council’of’Nurses’(ICN)
Ans:‘‘A
Feedback:
The‘ANA‘produces‘the‘2003‘Nursing:’Scope’and’Standards’of’Practice,‘which‘defines‘the
‘activities‘specific‘and‘unique‘to‘nursing.‘The‘AACN‘addresses‘educational‘standards,‘whil
e‘the‘NLN‘promotes‘and‘fosters‘various‘aspects‘of‘nursing.
[AUTHOR NAME] 3
, The‘ICN‘provides‘a‘venue‘for‘national‘nursing‘organizations‘to‘collaborate,‘but‘does‘not‘d
efine‘standards‘and‘scope‘of‘practice.
4. Who’is’considered’to’be’the’founder’of’professional’nursing?
A) Dorothea’Dix
B) Lillian’Wald
C) Florence’Nightingale
D) Clara’Barton
Ans:‘‘C
Feedback:
Florence‘Nightingale‘is‘considered‘to‘be‘the‘founder‘of‘professional‘nursing.‘She‘elevated‘t
he‘status‘of‘nursing‘to‘a‘respected‘occupation,‘improved‘the‘quality‘of‘nursing‘care,‘and‘fo
unded‘modern‘nursing‘education.‘Although‘the‘other‘choices‘are‘women‘who‘were‘importa
nt‘to‘the‘development‘of‘nursing,‘none‘of‘them‘is‘considered‘the‘founder.
5. Which’of’the’following’nursing’pioneers’established’the’Red’Cross’in’the’United’States’in’1882?
A) Florence’Nightingale
B) Clara’Barton
C) Dorothea’Dix
D) Jane’Addams
Ans:‘‘B
Feedback:
Clara‘Barton‘volunteered‘to‘care‘for‘wounds‘and‘feed‘union‘soldiers‘during‘the‘civil‘war,‘s
erved‘as‘the‘supervisor‘of‘nurses‘for‘the‘Army‘of‘the‘James,‘organized‘hospitals‘and‘nurse
s,‘and‘established‘the‘Red‘Cross‘in‘the‘United‘States‘in‘1882.
A‘nurse‘practitioner‘is‘caring‘for‘a‘couple‘who‘are‘the‘parents‘of‘an‘infant‘diagnosed‘with‘Down‘S
yndrome.‘The‘nurse
6. makes’referrals’for’a’parent’support’group’for’the’family.’This’is’an’example’of’which’nursing’role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
[AUTHOR NAME] 4
