UNIT 2 Nursing - Unlimited Possibilities & Unlimited Potential

UNIT 2 Nursing - Unlimited Possibilities & Unlimited Potential Unit 2: Nursing - Unlimited Possibilities & Unlimited Potential Palliative of care is reserved for patients who are terminally ill False Slightly more than _____ percent of Americans living today are 60 years old or older 6 The acronym PANDA stands for the work of a medical team at Children's National Hospital in Washington DC that focuses on Pediatric advanced needs assessment and care team Which of the following is not a common site for the delivery of a hospice service? on a general studies college campus The modern hospice movement began in England The first hospice in the United States was located in Connecticut In 2012, the New England Journal of Medicine reported that patients with lung cancer who received palliative of care showed the following All of the above The national board for certification of hospice and palliative nurses provides certification for all but the Licensed Social Worker Palliative and hospice nurses should be well versed in _______ according to areas of emphasis on the certification examination Pain Management The center for palliative cara reports that there are approximately __________ hospitals with palliative care teams in place today 1500 1. The often sudden loss of blood through a tear in one or more blood vessels 2. I physician who is trained in the practice of obstetrics; The area of medicine focused on childbirth in the care of pregnant women 3. The period of time immediately before and after birth 4. The period immediately following childbirth 1. Hemorrhage 2. Obstetrician 3. Perinatal 4. Postpartum Why were the midwife's skills thought to be magical during the Middle Ages? Most midwives were women, and because women were often illiterate because they could not attend school, people thought they had too much "mysterious" knowledge to be trusted to help deliver babies. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the increase in hospital-based births during the twentieth century? The hospitals would pay the doctors to bring their patients to their facility for delivery. Mary Breckenridge was the founder of __________. The Frontier Nursing Service Mary Breckenridge knew from first-hand experience the pain of losing a child at birth. True The Maternity Center Association was formed by __________. an organization formed by several influential New York women who were interested in improving the quality of women's health in the city's growing neighborhoods The efforts of the Maternity Center Association did not meet with city approval and midwifery training was sharply curtailed as a result. False The Midwife's Model of Care includes _____. that the midwife will provide the mother a combination of education, counseling and care. Nurse-midwives need no training or experience prior to enrolling in an accredited nurse-midwife training program. False. Which of the following is NOT relevant to a nurse-midwife's professional standards and practices? The AMA-Guidelines for Obstetricians Nurse-midwives with a background in public health may be uniquely qualified to work with _____. Doctors? Not women who do not want to be actively engaged in their own pregnancies and rely on the healthcare professional to prepare for every contingency. 1. A notable change in the intensity, timing, or rhythm of a heartbeat 2. Newborns and infants, particularly children who are withing the first month following birth 3. Development of children and proper treatment for childhood illnesses 4. The process of transmitting data and using telecommunications from one location to another. 1. Arrhythmia 2. Neonatal 3. Pediatrics 4. Telemetry Critical care telemetry units focus on _____. electronic monitoring of patients' heart rates and other vital signs ICU stands for _____. Intensive Care Unit There has never been a need to create an ICU environment for children. False Which of the following is likely NOT an area of the hospital where a critical care nurse would spend considerable time working with patients? Patient billing The first U.S. ICU was located at _____. Johns Hopkins University Hospital According to a 2004 Health and Human Services report, most critical care nurses work in _____. intensive care units Critical care nurses may travel to patients' homes to monitor recovery and wellness. True In order to become a critical care nurse, one must first be a licensed _____. registered nurse All critical care nurses must be certified before they can practice. False Which of the following is a standard of practice for critical care nurses? All of the Above Assessment: The nurse collects relevant data about the patient's condition. Planning: The nurse develops a plan to reach identified recovery goals. Implementation: The nurse actually carries out the plan of action. All of the above One solution for the shortage of critical care nurses is _____. tele-conferencing The population of the United States is aging True The world's first midwives practiced in the American Frontier False Critical care nurses are not needed in telemetry units as all of the monitoring is done electronically False Palliative care units were almost nonexistent thirty years ago, but have seen fairly consistent growth since the beginning of the twenty-first century True Midwives are concerned only with assisting in labor and delivery False 1. Certification for nurses working in an adult progressive care unit 2. Certification for the Nurse Manager and Leader 3. One of the highest certifications; this is for advanced practice nurse practitioners working in adult acute care. 4. Certification for nurses with training in adult cardiac medical care 5. This is the certification required for critical care nurses to work in telemetry/ICU units 1. PCCN 2. CNML 3. ACNPC 4. CMC 5. CCRN-E Palliative care is _______. a rapidly growing area in medical care. Patients in palliative care units have been shown to experience _________. All of the above far less depression that patients who did not have access to palliative care an increased quality of life a longer life span all of the above Examination of the bodies of early settlers in the Indus Valley around 3300 B.C. indicates that many of them had undergone ________. dental surgery What was NOT a reason for the very low number of surgeries performed before 1800? Surgeons were poorly paid. Horace Wells, a Connecticut dentist, first tested the effectiveness of nitrous oxide as anesthesia on _____. himself There is evidence to suggest that anesthesia was sometimes used in the battlefield hospitals during the Civil War. True Which of the following was included in the curriculum of the first nurse anesthetist training program in Portland, Oregon? Pharmacology The "Mother of Anesthesia" is _____. Alice Magaw Agatha Hodgins and the graduates of her training program started _____. National Association of Nurse Anesthetists Nurse anesthetists never work with anesthesiologists, medical doctors trained to administer anesthesia, because they basically do the same thing. False 1. method of teaching an academic subject 2. something that enhances or adds to something else 3. based on the theory of a subject rather than its practical or clinical applications 1 pedagogy 2 supplement 3 theoretical Nursing will continue to be the occupation most in demand and fastest growing through 2020. True The shortage of nurse educators will likely _____ salaries for all nurse educators. drive up Which pair of causes is responsible for few experienced nurses going into nursing education? A lack of doctoral training and a lack of competitive salary A nurse educator's typical day follows a very set routine. False Which of the following is NOT a reason Derek's teaching is monitored by the dean of the nursing school? He is on probation. Nurse educators likely will NOT be found in which of the following locations? A state Department of Transportation While a nurse educator's salary may be lower than that of a nurse with similar training and experience who is practicing, there are benefits to nurse education that are not available in a hospital or clinical setting. True Nearly every surgical procedure uses some level of anesthesia. True A nurse anesthetist must have at least a baccalaureate degree in nursing. False Nurse Practitioners were first trained and licensed during the Civil War. False Nurse Practitioners must graduate from an accredited training program and be licensed. True There is a shortage of nurse educators but no shortage of nurses. False Which of the following is the first step in the process of becoming a licensed and certified nurse anesthetist or nurse practitioner? Determine if you meet all of the requirements for application — these include previous degrees, and some level of experience and clinical practice determined by the school to which you are applying. If you are certain you meet all of the requirements for admission and you have completed all of the prerequisite steps — such as getting copies of transcripts, licenses, certifications, and other documentation — what is your next step in this process? Submit your application, any application fees, transcripts from your undergraduate education, and other requested documents. If you are admitted to either a nurse practitioner or nurse anesthetist program, what is your next step in the training process? Complete the required course of study, the clinical experience, and any other program requirements established by your school. Now that you have completed the education and clinical program to become a nurse anesthetist or a nurse practitioner and have enjoyed graduation, what's next? Apply for certification from AANCP or the ANCC (for NPs); or apply for certification from NBCRNA (for Nurse Anesthetists). What is the last step in the process of becoming a nurse practitioner or nurse anesthetist before you can begin interviewing for positions? Apply for licensure from the state in which you will practice. There is evidence to suggest that surgical procedures were attempted as early as _____. 3300 BCE Before the introduction of anesthesia, which of the following was a strategy for blocking a patient's sensitivity to pain? hit the patient in the head so hard as to render him or her unconscious Other than a lack of anesthesia, why were surgeries so uncommon before the nineteenth century? Most patients who underwent surgery later died from infection. Which of the following is NOT a course that nurse anesthetists would take in preparation for their new career? Anthropology Where might one find a nurse practitioner working? All of the Above Adult Acute Care Gerontology Neonatal All of the above Why is certification an important step in becoming a nurse practitioner? It is required in many states for licensure. In the report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, researchers found: That nurses are providing a very high level of quality care and are essential members of healthcare teams How many new nursing positions will need to be filled to provide adequate healthcare in this country by 2020? Seven hundred thousand