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ESSENTIALS FOR
NURSING PRACTICE
9th Edition, Potter, Perry, Stockert, and Hall
TEST BANK
,Essentials for Nursing Practice, 9th Edition Potter Test bank
Chapter Contents:
Chapter 1. Professional Nursing
Chapter 2. Health and Wellness
Chapter 3. The Health Care Delivery System
Chapter 4. Community-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 5. Legal Principles in Nursing
Chapter 6. Ethics
Chapter 7. Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 8. Critical Thinking
Chapter 9. Nursing Process
Chapter 10. Informatics and Documentation
Chapter 11. Communication
Chapter 12. Patient Education
Chapter 13. Managing Patient Care
Chapter 14. Infection Prevention and Control
Chapter 15. Vital Signs
Chapter 16. Health Assessment and Physical Examination
Chapter 17. Medication Administration
Chapter 18. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balances
Chapter 19. Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Therapies
Chapter 20. Caring in Nursing Practice
Chapter 21. Cultural Competence
Chapter 22. Spiritual Health
Chapter 23. Growth and Development
Chapter 24. Self-Concept and Sexuality
Chapter 25. Family Dynamics
Chapter 26. Stress and Coping
Chapter 27. Loss and Grief
Chapter 28. Activity and Exercise
Chapter 29. Immobility
Chapter 30. Safety
Chapter 31. Hygiene
Chapter 32. Oxygenation
Chapter 33. Sleep
Chapter 34. Pain Management
Chapter 35. Nutrition
Chapter 36. Urinary Elimination
Chapter 37. Bowel Elimination
Chapter 38. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Chapter 39. Sensory Perceptions
Chapter 40. Surgical Patient
, Essentials for Nursing Practice 9th Edition Potter Test Bank
Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
Potter: Essentials for Nursing Practice, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which action by the nurse demonstrates implementation of Florence Nightingale’s original
theories about nursing care?
a. The patient is gently bathed and given fresh linens after giving birth.
b. The nurse forms a close therapeutic relationship with the patient.
c. The nurse helps the patient conserve energy for healing processes.
d. The nurse views the patient as a unique, ever-changing energy field.
ANS: A
Florence Nightingale worked to improve sanitation and healing environments for patients.
U
Gently bathing and providing fresh linens to patients is an example of Nightingale’s theory in
practice. Formation of a close therapeutic relationship with the patient, energy conservation,
and viewing patients as energy fields were not concepts included in Nightingale’s theory of
nursing practice. G
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
OBJ: Discuss the influence of social, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
N MSC: NCLEX: Basic Care and Comfort
2. The nurse is mandated by the state to complete 25 contact hours of nursing education before
the nursing license may be renewed. Which term best describes this requirement?
U
a. In-service education
b. Advanced education NURSINGTB.COM
c. Continuing education Z
d. Certification education
ANS: C
M
Continuing education is required for professionals in many states. Continuing education
involves formal, organized educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state
nurses’ associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and health care
institutions. In-service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health
care agency or institution designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of
nurses and other health care professionals employed by the institution. Some roles for RNs in
nursing require advanced graduate degrees, such as a clinical nurse specialist or nurse
practitioner.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
OBJ: Discuss the importance of education in professional nursing practice.
TOP: Nursing Process: Communication and Documentation
MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
3. The nurse is caring for a patient who suddenly becomes acutely short of breath. The nurse
elevates the head of the patient’s bed, checks the patient’s pulse oximetry, and administers 2 L
of oxygen before notifying the patient’s physician. Which term best describes the actions of
the nurse?
a. Accountability
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b. Autonomy
c. Licensure
d. Certification
ANS: B
Autonomy is essential to professional nursing and involves the initiation of independent
nursing interventions without medical orders. Accountability means that you are
professionally and legally responsible for the type and quality of nursing care provided. To
obtain licensure in the United States, RN candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN® examination
administered by the individual State Boards of Nursing to obtain a nursing license. Beyond
the NCLEX-RN®, some nurses choose to work toward certification in a specific area of
nursing practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
OBJ: Discuss the characteristics of professionalism in nursing.
U
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
4. Which type of program is appropriate to educate staff about new fall prevention protocols that
are to be implemented on the nursing unit?
G
a. In-service education
b. Advanced education
c. Continuing education
d. Certification education
ANS: A
N
In-service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care agency or
NURSby
health care professionals employed INthe
U
institution designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other
GTinstitution.
B.COM Some roles for RNs in nursing require
advanced graduate degrees, such as a clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner. Continuing
education is required for professionals in many states. Continuing education involves formal,
Z
organized educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses’ associations,
professional nursing organizations, and educational and health care institutions.
DIF:
OBJ:
TOP:
Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
M
Discuss the importance of education in professional nursing practice.
Nursing Process: Teaching and Learning
MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
5. Which program is appropriate for a nurse who wishes to become an expert in ostomy and
wound care?
a. Specialty certification
b. Master of Science program
c. Doctoral degree program
d. Continuing education program
ANS: A
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ESSENTIALS FOR
NURSING PRACTICE
9th Edition, Potter, Perry, Stockert, and Hall
TEST BANK
,Essentials for Nursing Practice, 9th Edition Potter Test bank
Chapter Contents:
Chapter 1. Professional Nursing
Chapter 2. Health and Wellness
Chapter 3. The Health Care Delivery System
Chapter 4. Community-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 5. Legal Principles in Nursing
Chapter 6. Ethics
Chapter 7. Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 8. Critical Thinking
Chapter 9. Nursing Process
Chapter 10. Informatics and Documentation
Chapter 11. Communication
Chapter 12. Patient Education
Chapter 13. Managing Patient Care
Chapter 14. Infection Prevention and Control
Chapter 15. Vital Signs
Chapter 16. Health Assessment and Physical Examination
Chapter 17. Medication Administration
Chapter 18. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balances
Chapter 19. Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Therapies
Chapter 20. Caring in Nursing Practice
Chapter 21. Cultural Competence
Chapter 22. Spiritual Health
Chapter 23. Growth and Development
Chapter 24. Self-Concept and Sexuality
Chapter 25. Family Dynamics
Chapter 26. Stress and Coping
Chapter 27. Loss and Grief
Chapter 28. Activity and Exercise
Chapter 29. Immobility
Chapter 30. Safety
Chapter 31. Hygiene
Chapter 32. Oxygenation
Chapter 33. Sleep
Chapter 34. Pain Management
Chapter 35. Nutrition
Chapter 36. Urinary Elimination
Chapter 37. Bowel Elimination
Chapter 38. Skin Integrity and Wound Care
Chapter 39. Sensory Perceptions
Chapter 40. Surgical Patient
, Essentials for Nursing Practice 9th Edition Potter Test Bank
Chapter 01: Professional Nursing
Potter: Essentials for Nursing Practice, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which action by the nurse demonstrates implementation of Florence Nightingale’s original
theories about nursing care?
a. The patient is gently bathed and given fresh linens after giving birth.
b. The nurse forms a close therapeutic relationship with the patient.
c. The nurse helps the patient conserve energy for healing processes.
d. The nurse views the patient as a unique, ever-changing energy field.
ANS: A
Florence Nightingale worked to improve sanitation and healing environments for patients.
U
Gently bathing and providing fresh linens to patients is an example of Nightingale’s theory in
practice. Formation of a close therapeutic relationship with the patient, energy conservation,
and viewing patients as energy fields were not concepts included in Nightingale’s theory of
nursing practice. G
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
OBJ: Discuss the influence of social, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
N MSC: NCLEX: Basic Care and Comfort
2. The nurse is mandated by the state to complete 25 contact hours of nursing education before
the nursing license may be renewed. Which term best describes this requirement?
U
a. In-service education
b. Advanced education NURSINGTB.COM
c. Continuing education Z
d. Certification education
ANS: C
M
Continuing education is required for professionals in many states. Continuing education
involves formal, organized educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state
nurses’ associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and health care
institutions. In-service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health
care agency or institution designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of
nurses and other health care professionals employed by the institution. Some roles for RNs in
nursing require advanced graduate degrees, such as a clinical nurse specialist or nurse
practitioner.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
OBJ: Discuss the importance of education in professional nursing practice.
TOP: Nursing Process: Communication and Documentation
MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
3. The nurse is caring for a patient who suddenly becomes acutely short of breath. The nurse
elevates the head of the patient’s bed, checks the patient’s pulse oximetry, and administers 2 L
of oxygen before notifying the patient’s physician. Which term best describes the actions of
the nurse?
a. Accountability
NURSINGTB.COM
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b. Autonomy
c. Licensure
d. Certification
ANS: B
Autonomy is essential to professional nursing and involves the initiation of independent
nursing interventions without medical orders. Accountability means that you are
professionally and legally responsible for the type and quality of nursing care provided. To
obtain licensure in the United States, RN candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN® examination
administered by the individual State Boards of Nursing to obtain a nursing license. Beyond
the NCLEX-RN®, some nurses choose to work toward certification in a specific area of
nursing practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
OBJ: Discuss the characteristics of professionalism in nursing.
U
TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
4. Which type of program is appropriate to educate staff about new fall prevention protocols that
are to be implemented on the nursing unit?
G
a. In-service education
b. Advanced education
c. Continuing education
d. Certification education
ANS: A
N
In-service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care agency or
NURSby
health care professionals employed INthe
U
institution designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other
GTinstitution.
B.COM Some roles for RNs in nursing require
advanced graduate degrees, such as a clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner. Continuing
education is required for professionals in many states. Continuing education involves formal,
Z
organized educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses’ associations,
professional nursing organizations, and educational and health care institutions.
DIF:
OBJ:
TOP:
Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)
M
Discuss the importance of education in professional nursing practice.
Nursing Process: Teaching and Learning
MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care
5. Which program is appropriate for a nurse who wishes to become an expert in ostomy and
wound care?
a. Specialty certification
b. Master of Science program
c. Doctoral degree program
d. Continuing education program
ANS: A
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