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FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 12TH EDITION BY PATRICIA A. POTTER RN MSN PHD FAAN ,
ANNE G. PERRY RN MSN EDD FAAN (2025) |LATEST EDITION|ACCURATE ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
12th Edition
,table of contents
unit one nursing and the health care environment ...............................................................................4
chapter 1. Nursing today .......................................................................................................................... 4
chapter 2. Health care delivery system .................................................................................................. 17
chapter 3. Community-based nursing practice....................................................................................... 25
chapter 4. Theoretical foundations of nursing practice ......................................................................... 36
chapter 5. Evidence-based practice ........................................................................................................ 49
unit two caring throughout the life span ........................................................................................... 57
chapter 6. Health and wellness............................................................................................................... 58
chapter 7. Caring in nursing practice ...................................................................................................... 70
chapter 8. Caring for patients with chronic illness ................................................................................. 82
chapter 9. Cultural competence ............................................................................................................. 93
chapter 10. Family dynamics ................................................................................................................ 111
chapter 11. Developmental theories .................................................................................................... 122
chapter 12. Conception through adolescence ...................................................................................... 135
chapter 13. Young and middle adults ................................................................................................... 144
chapter 14. Older adults ....................................................................................................................... 160
unit three clinical judgment in nursing practice ............................................................................... 179
chapter 15. Critical thinking in nursing practice ................................................................................... 179
chapter 16. Nursing assessment ........................................................................................................... 196
chapter 17. Nursing diagnosis ............................................................................................................... 217
chapter 18. Planning nursing care ........................................................................................................ 234
chapter 19. Implementing nursing care ................................................................................................ 254
chapter 20. Evaluation .......................................................................................................................... 265
chapter 21. Managing patient care....................................................................................................... 277
unit four professional standards in nursing practice ........................................................................ 293
chapter 22. Ethics and values ............................................................................................................... 293
chapter 23. Legal implications in nursing practice ............................................................................... 312
chapter 24. Communication ................................................................................................................. 332
chapter 25. Patient education .............................................................................................................. 357
chapter 26. Informatics and documentation ........................................................................................ 374
unit five foundations for nursing practice ......................................................................................... 390
chapter 27. Patient safety and quality .................................................................................................. 390
, chapter 28. Infection prevention and control ...................................................................................... 412
chapter 29. Vital signs ........................................................................................................................... 435
chapter 30. Health assessment and physical examination ................................................................... 461
chapter 31. Medication administration ................................................................................................ 490
chapter 32. Complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies ................................................... 521
unit six psychosocial basis for nursing practice ................................................................................ 540
chapter 33. Self-concept ....................................................................................................................... 540
chapter 34. Sexuality............................................................................................................................. 556
chapter 35. Spiritual health .................................................................................................................. 574
chapter 36. Loss and grief ..................................................................................................................... 587
chapter 37. Stress and coping ............................................................................................................... 605
unit seven physiological basis for nursing practice .......................................................................... 619
chapter 38. Activity and exercise .......................................................................................................... 619
chapter 39. Immobility.......................................................................................................................... 640
chapter 40. Hygiene .............................................................................................................................. 660
chapter 41. Oxygenation....................................................................................................................... 684
chapter 42. Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance .......................................................................... 716
chapter 43. Sleep .................................................................................................................................. 743
chapter 44. Pain management .............................................................................................................. 767
chapter 45. Nutrition ............................................................................................................................ 794
chapter 46. Urinary elimination ............................................................................................................ 824
chapter 47. Bowel elimination .............................................................................................................. 853
chapter 48. Skin integrity and wound care ........................................................................................... 884
chapter 49. Sensory alterations ............................................................................................................ 904
chapter 50. Perioperative nursing care ................................................................................................ 928
, Unit one nursing and the health care environment
Chapter 1. Nursing today
Multiple choice
1. Contemporary nursing practice is based on knowledge generated through nursing theories.
Florence nightingales theory introduced the concept that nursing care focuses on:
1 psychological needs
2 a maximal level of wellness
3 health maintenance and restoration
4 interpersonal interactions with the client
Accurate ans>>3
Florence nightingale believed the role of the nurse was to put the clients body in the best state in order
to remain free of disease or to recover from disease.
Although florence nightingale may have addressed meeting the psychological needs of her clients, it is
not the focus of her theory. The goal of nightingales theory is to facilitate the bodys reparative processes
by manipulating the clients environment.
Florence nightingale thought the human body had reparative properties of its own if it was cared for in a
way to recover from disease. Her theory did not focus on achieving a maximal level of wellness.
Florence nightingale believed the nurse was in charge of the clients health. Although she interacted with
her clients by reading to them, her theory of nursing care did not focus upon interpersonal interactions.
Dif: a ref: 2 obj: knowledge top: nursing process: assessment
Msc: nclex test plan designation: safe, effective care environment/coordinated care
2. Nursing education programs in the united states may seek voluntary accreditation by the
appropriate accrediting commission council of the:
1 national league for nursing
2 american nurses association
3 congress for nursing practice
4 international council of nurses
Accurate ans>>1
The national league for nursing (nln) is the professional nursing organization concerned with nursing
education. The nln provides accreditation to nursing programs that seek and meet the nln accreditation
requirements.
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 12TH EDITION BY PATRICIA A. POTTER RN MSN PHD FAAN ,
ANNE G. PERRY RN MSN EDD FAAN (2025) |LATEST EDITION|ACCURATE ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
12th Edition
,table of contents
unit one nursing and the health care environment ...............................................................................4
chapter 1. Nursing today .......................................................................................................................... 4
chapter 2. Health care delivery system .................................................................................................. 17
chapter 3. Community-based nursing practice....................................................................................... 25
chapter 4. Theoretical foundations of nursing practice ......................................................................... 36
chapter 5. Evidence-based practice ........................................................................................................ 49
unit two caring throughout the life span ........................................................................................... 57
chapter 6. Health and wellness............................................................................................................... 58
chapter 7. Caring in nursing practice ...................................................................................................... 70
chapter 8. Caring for patients with chronic illness ................................................................................. 82
chapter 9. Cultural competence ............................................................................................................. 93
chapter 10. Family dynamics ................................................................................................................ 111
chapter 11. Developmental theories .................................................................................................... 122
chapter 12. Conception through adolescence ...................................................................................... 135
chapter 13. Young and middle adults ................................................................................................... 144
chapter 14. Older adults ....................................................................................................................... 160
unit three clinical judgment in nursing practice ............................................................................... 179
chapter 15. Critical thinking in nursing practice ................................................................................... 179
chapter 16. Nursing assessment ........................................................................................................... 196
chapter 17. Nursing diagnosis ............................................................................................................... 217
chapter 18. Planning nursing care ........................................................................................................ 234
chapter 19. Implementing nursing care ................................................................................................ 254
chapter 20. Evaluation .......................................................................................................................... 265
chapter 21. Managing patient care....................................................................................................... 277
unit four professional standards in nursing practice ........................................................................ 293
chapter 22. Ethics and values ............................................................................................................... 293
chapter 23. Legal implications in nursing practice ............................................................................... 312
chapter 24. Communication ................................................................................................................. 332
chapter 25. Patient education .............................................................................................................. 357
chapter 26. Informatics and documentation ........................................................................................ 374
unit five foundations for nursing practice ......................................................................................... 390
chapter 27. Patient safety and quality .................................................................................................. 390
, chapter 28. Infection prevention and control ...................................................................................... 412
chapter 29. Vital signs ........................................................................................................................... 435
chapter 30. Health assessment and physical examination ................................................................... 461
chapter 31. Medication administration ................................................................................................ 490
chapter 32. Complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies ................................................... 521
unit six psychosocial basis for nursing practice ................................................................................ 540
chapter 33. Self-concept ....................................................................................................................... 540
chapter 34. Sexuality............................................................................................................................. 556
chapter 35. Spiritual health .................................................................................................................. 574
chapter 36. Loss and grief ..................................................................................................................... 587
chapter 37. Stress and coping ............................................................................................................... 605
unit seven physiological basis for nursing practice .......................................................................... 619
chapter 38. Activity and exercise .......................................................................................................... 619
chapter 39. Immobility.......................................................................................................................... 640
chapter 40. Hygiene .............................................................................................................................. 660
chapter 41. Oxygenation....................................................................................................................... 684
chapter 42. Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance .......................................................................... 716
chapter 43. Sleep .................................................................................................................................. 743
chapter 44. Pain management .............................................................................................................. 767
chapter 45. Nutrition ............................................................................................................................ 794
chapter 46. Urinary elimination ............................................................................................................ 824
chapter 47. Bowel elimination .............................................................................................................. 853
chapter 48. Skin integrity and wound care ........................................................................................... 884
chapter 49. Sensory alterations ............................................................................................................ 904
chapter 50. Perioperative nursing care ................................................................................................ 928
, Unit one nursing and the health care environment
Chapter 1. Nursing today
Multiple choice
1. Contemporary nursing practice is based on knowledge generated through nursing theories.
Florence nightingales theory introduced the concept that nursing care focuses on:
1 psychological needs
2 a maximal level of wellness
3 health maintenance and restoration
4 interpersonal interactions with the client
Accurate ans>>3
Florence nightingale believed the role of the nurse was to put the clients body in the best state in order
to remain free of disease or to recover from disease.
Although florence nightingale may have addressed meeting the psychological needs of her clients, it is
not the focus of her theory. The goal of nightingales theory is to facilitate the bodys reparative processes
by manipulating the clients environment.
Florence nightingale thought the human body had reparative properties of its own if it was cared for in a
way to recover from disease. Her theory did not focus on achieving a maximal level of wellness.
Florence nightingale believed the nurse was in charge of the clients health. Although she interacted with
her clients by reading to them, her theory of nursing care did not focus upon interpersonal interactions.
Dif: a ref: 2 obj: knowledge top: nursing process: assessment
Msc: nclex test plan designation: safe, effective care environment/coordinated care
2. Nursing education programs in the united states may seek voluntary accreditation by the
appropriate accrediting commission council of the:
1 national league for nursing
2 american nurses association
3 congress for nursing practice
4 international council of nurses
Accurate ans>>1
The national league for nursing (nln) is the professional nursing organization concerned with nursing
education. The nln provides accreditation to nursing programs that seek and meet the nln accreditation
requirements.
