TEST BANK FOR NURSING (Chapter 1: Nursing
Theory and the Discipline of Nursing)
What is the most influential factor that has shaped the nursing profession?
1)
Physicians need for handmaidens
2)
Societal need for healthcare outside the home
3)
Military demand for nurses in the field
4)
Germ theory influence on sanitation - answer-3
Which of the following is an example of an illness prevention activity? Select all
that apply.
1)
Encouraging the use of a food diary
2)
Joining a cancer support group
3)
Administering immunization for HPV
4)
,Teaching a diabetic patient about his diet - answer-3
Which of the following contributions of Florence Nightingale had an immediate
impact on improving patients health?
1)
Providing a clean environment
2)
Improving nursing education
3)
Changing the delivery of care in hospitals
4)
Establishing nursing as a distinct profession - answer-1
Which of the following are cues? Select all that apply.
1)
Taking a brisk walk five times a week
2)
Using laxatives to have a bowel movement
3)
Needing more sleep than usual
4)
Decreasing the amount of fat in the diet
5)
Weighing less than indicated by developmental norms - answer-2,3,5
,Using Maslows hierarchy of needs, rank the following nursing diagnoses in order
of importance, beginning with the highest-priority diagnosis.
1)
Anxiety
2)
Risk for infection
3)
Disturbed body image
4)
Sleep deprivation - answer-4,2,1,3
For which patient would it be most important to perform a comprehensive
discharge plan?
1)
A teen who is a first-time mother, single, and lives with her parents
2)
An older adult who has had a stroke affecting the left side of his body and lives
alone
3)
A middle-aged man who has had outpatient surgery on his knee and requires
crutches
4)
A young woman who was admitted to the hospital for observation following an
accident - answer-2
, The nurse is beginning discharge planning for an older adult with left-side
weakness. All of the following are important, but which action is most important
in ensuring that the discharge plan is successful?
1)
Start planning at admission.
2)
Involve the family members.
3)
Get patient input when making the plan.
4)
Involve the multidisciplinary team. - answer-3
What do initial, ongoing, and discharge planning have in common?
1)
They are based on assessment and diagnosis.
2)
They focus on the patients perception of his needs.
3)
They require input from a multidisciplinary team.
4)
They have specific timelines in which to be completed. - answer-1
Which client has the greatest need for comprehensive discharge planning?
1)
Theory and the Discipline of Nursing)
What is the most influential factor that has shaped the nursing profession?
1)
Physicians need for handmaidens
2)
Societal need for healthcare outside the home
3)
Military demand for nurses in the field
4)
Germ theory influence on sanitation - answer-3
Which of the following is an example of an illness prevention activity? Select all
that apply.
1)
Encouraging the use of a food diary
2)
Joining a cancer support group
3)
Administering immunization for HPV
4)
,Teaching a diabetic patient about his diet - answer-3
Which of the following contributions of Florence Nightingale had an immediate
impact on improving patients health?
1)
Providing a clean environment
2)
Improving nursing education
3)
Changing the delivery of care in hospitals
4)
Establishing nursing as a distinct profession - answer-1
Which of the following are cues? Select all that apply.
1)
Taking a brisk walk five times a week
2)
Using laxatives to have a bowel movement
3)
Needing more sleep than usual
4)
Decreasing the amount of fat in the diet
5)
Weighing less than indicated by developmental norms - answer-2,3,5
,Using Maslows hierarchy of needs, rank the following nursing diagnoses in order
of importance, beginning with the highest-priority diagnosis.
1)
Anxiety
2)
Risk for infection
3)
Disturbed body image
4)
Sleep deprivation - answer-4,2,1,3
For which patient would it be most important to perform a comprehensive
discharge plan?
1)
A teen who is a first-time mother, single, and lives with her parents
2)
An older adult who has had a stroke affecting the left side of his body and lives
alone
3)
A middle-aged man who has had outpatient surgery on his knee and requires
crutches
4)
A young woman who was admitted to the hospital for observation following an
accident - answer-2
, The nurse is beginning discharge planning for an older adult with left-side
weakness. All of the following are important, but which action is most important
in ensuring that the discharge plan is successful?
1)
Start planning at admission.
2)
Involve the family members.
3)
Get patient input when making the plan.
4)
Involve the multidisciplinary team. - answer-3
What do initial, ongoing, and discharge planning have in common?
1)
They are based on assessment and diagnosis.
2)
They focus on the patients perception of his needs.
3)
They require input from a multidisciplinary team.
4)
They have specific timelines in which to be completed. - answer-1
Which client has the greatest need for comprehensive discharge planning?
1)
