Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 11th Edition By Patricia Potter, Anne Perry, Patricia Stockert, Amy Hall | 9780323810340 | (2023/2024) | Chapter 1-50 | Complete Questions and Answers A+

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1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
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Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected
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poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald ca
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me after Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nutti
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ng was instrumental in moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton founded the
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American Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
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OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
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2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of
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nursing practice is the nurse following?
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a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
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In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to
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attain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive da
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ta pertinent to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse anal
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yzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the reg
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istered nurse implements (carries out) the identified plan.
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OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles.
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3. An experienced medical-
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surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the nurse
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upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
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a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
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, A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous l
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evel of experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in ho
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me health) is an example of a novice nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a patient’s clinical sit
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uation as a whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer knowledge ga
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ined from multiple previous experiences to a situation. A competent nurse understands the or
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ganization and specific care required by the type of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orth
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opedic patients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care
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and establish long-
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range goals. A nurse who has had some level of experience with the situation is an advanced
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beginner. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to identi
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fy meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
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4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink more fluids.
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The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse dem
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onstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
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Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of indepe
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ndent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in the United States, t
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he RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN. Beyond the NCLEX-
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RN, the nurse may choose to work toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice.
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Accountability means that you are responsible, professionally and legally, for the type and qua
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lity of nursing care provided.
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DIF:Apply (application) $r


OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses.
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5. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the nurse
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a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
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