Today's Issues, Tomorrows Trends 8Th Edition By Joseph T Catalano
Catalano Nursing Now 8th Edition
Test Bank
Contents
Unit 1: The Growth of Nursing
1: The Development of a Profession2:
Historical Perspectives
3: Theories and Models of Nursing 4:
The Process of Educating Nurses
5: The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing OrganizationsUnit 2:
Making the Transition to Professional
6: Ethics in Nursing7:
Bioethical Issues
8: Nursing Law and Liability
9: Reality Shock in the Workplace
Unit 3: Leading and Managing
10: Leadership, Followership, and Management
11: Communication, Negotiation, and Conflict Resolution
12: Understanding and Dealing Successfully With Difficult Behavior13:
Health-Care Delivery Systems
14: Ensuring Quality Care15:
Delegation in Nursing
16: Incivility: The Antithesis of Caring17:
Nursing Informatics
18: The Politically Active NurseUnit 4:
Issues in Delivering Care
19: The Health-Care Debate: Best Allocation of Resources for the Best Outcomes20:
Spirituality and Health Care
21: Diversity
22: Impact of the Aging Population on Health-Care Delivery23:
Client Education: A Moral Imperative
24: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice25:
Integrative Health Practices
26: Preparing for and Responding to Disasters 27:
Developments in Current Nursing Practice 28:
NCLEX: What You Need to Know
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, Answers are at the end of Each Chapter
Chapter 1: The Growth of Nursing
Questions
1. Nurses are often the primary, and frequently the only, defendants named when errors are madethat
result in injury to the client. This is due to which concept associated with the nursing profession?
1. Autonomy
2. Accountability
3. Precision
4. Specificity
Answer:
2. If a nurse uses information from research as the basis for making decisions about providingcare,
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this nurse is engaging in which type of practice?
1. Client-based practice
2. Physician-based practice
3. Evidence-based practice
4. Provider-based practice
Answer:
3. Today’s nurses are often found in remote and often hostile areas, providing care for the sickand
dying, working 12-hour shifts, being on call, and working rotating shifts. This is why nursing is
universally known as which type of profession?
1. Altruistic
2. Synergistic
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, 3. Optimistic
4. Pragmatic
Answer:
4. With Florence Nightingale’s radically new idea about a separate educational setting for nurses,the
nursing profession took its first steps toward which of the following?
1. Autonomy
2. Accountability
3. Precision
4. Specificity
Answer:
5. If an advanced practice nurse is prepared to provide direct client care in primary care settings,
focusing on health promotion, illness prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of common health
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problems, this nurse is acting in which advanced practice role?
1. Nurse practitioner
2. Certified nurse midwife
3. Clinical nurse specialist
4. Case manager
Answer:
6. If an advanced practice nurse focuses on the care of pregnant women before, during, and afterthe
birth process, this nurse is acting in which advanced practice role?
1. Nurse practitioner
2. Certified nurse midwife
3. Clinical nurse specialist
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, 4. Case manager
Answer:
7. If an advanced practice nurse is comfortable working in high-tech environments with seriouslyill
individuals and their families, this nurse is acting in which advanced practice role?
1. Nurse practitioner
2. Certified nurse midwife
3. Clinical nurse specialist
4. Case manager
Answer:
8. If an advanced practice nurse functions to coordinate services for clients with high-risk or long-term
health problems who require access to the full continuum of health-care services, thisnurse is acting in
which advanced practice role?
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1. Nurse practitioner
2. Certified nurse midwife
3. Clinical nurse specialist
4. Case manager
Answer:
9. If a nurse taking action to perform the activities that promote patient care, this nurse is actingwith
which of the following?
1. Power
2. Control
3. Authority
4. Empowerment
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Catalano Nursing Now 8th Edition
Test Bank
Contents
Unit 1: The Growth of Nursing
1: The Development of a Profession2:
Historical Perspectives
3: Theories and Models of Nursing 4:
The Process of Educating Nurses
5: The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing OrganizationsUnit 2:
Making the Transition to Professional
6: Ethics in Nursing7:
Bioethical Issues
8: Nursing Law and Liability
9: Reality Shock in the Workplace
Unit 3: Leading and Managing
10: Leadership, Followership, and Management
11: Communication, Negotiation, and Conflict Resolution
12: Understanding and Dealing Successfully With Difficult Behavior13:
Health-Care Delivery Systems
14: Ensuring Quality Care15:
Delegation in Nursing
16: Incivility: The Antithesis of Caring17:
Nursing Informatics
18: The Politically Active NurseUnit 4:
Issues in Delivering Care
19: The Health-Care Debate: Best Allocation of Resources for the Best Outcomes20:
Spirituality and Health Care
21: Diversity
22: Impact of the Aging Population on Health-Care Delivery23:
Client Education: A Moral Imperative
24: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice25:
Integrative Health Practices
26: Preparing for and Responding to Disasters 27:
Developments in Current Nursing Practice 28:
NCLEX: What You Need to Know
Page
Gatalanos test bank
, Answers are at the end of Each Chapter
Chapter 1: The Growth of Nursing
Questions
1. Nurses are often the primary, and frequently the only, defendants named when errors are madethat
result in injury to the client. This is due to which concept associated with the nursing profession?
1. Autonomy
2. Accountability
3. Precision
4. Specificity
Answer:
2. If a nurse uses information from research as the basis for making decisions about providingcare,
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this nurse is engaging in which type of practice?
1. Client-based practice
2. Physician-based practice
3. Evidence-based practice
4. Provider-based practice
Answer:
3. Today’s nurses are often found in remote and often hostile areas, providing care for the sickand
dying, working 12-hour shifts, being on call, and working rotating shifts. This is why nursing is
universally known as which type of profession?
1. Altruistic
2. Synergistic
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, 3. Optimistic
4. Pragmatic
Answer:
4. With Florence Nightingale’s radically new idea about a separate educational setting for nurses,the
nursing profession took its first steps toward which of the following?
1. Autonomy
2. Accountability
3. Precision
4. Specificity
Answer:
5. If an advanced practice nurse is prepared to provide direct client care in primary care settings,
focusing on health promotion, illness prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of common health
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problems, this nurse is acting in which advanced practice role?
1. Nurse practitioner
2. Certified nurse midwife
3. Clinical nurse specialist
4. Case manager
Answer:
6. If an advanced practice nurse focuses on the care of pregnant women before, during, and afterthe
birth process, this nurse is acting in which advanced practice role?
1. Nurse practitioner
2. Certified nurse midwife
3. Clinical nurse specialist
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, 4. Case manager
Answer:
7. If an advanced practice nurse is comfortable working in high-tech environments with seriouslyill
individuals and their families, this nurse is acting in which advanced practice role?
1. Nurse practitioner
2. Certified nurse midwife
3. Clinical nurse specialist
4. Case manager
Answer:
8. If an advanced practice nurse functions to coordinate services for clients with high-risk or long-term
health problems who require access to the full continuum of health-care services, thisnurse is acting in
which advanced practice role?
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1. Nurse practitioner
2. Certified nurse midwife
3. Clinical nurse specialist
4. Case manager
Answer:
9. If a nurse taking action to perform the activities that promote patient care, this nurse is actingwith
which of the following?
1. Power
2. Control
3. Authority
4. Empowerment
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