Fundamentals of Nursing 8th Edition by Patricia Potter, Anne Perry, Patricia Stockert, Amy Hall Chapter 1-24 Complete Guide 2025.

Fundamentals of Nursing 8th Edition by Patricia Potter, Anne
Perry, Patricia Stockert, Amy Hall Chapter 1-24 Complete
Guide 2025.

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TOPICS COVERED

1. Nursing Today
2. The Health Care Delivery System
3. Community-Based Nursing Practice
4. Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
5. Evidence-Based Practice
6. Health and Wellness
7. Caring in Nursing Practice
8. Caring for the Cancer Survivor
9. Culture and Ethnicity
10. Caring for Families
11. Developmental Theories
12. Conception Through Adolescence
13. Young and Middle Adults
14. Older Adults
15. Critical Thinking in Nursing Practice
16. Nursing Assessment
17. Nursing Diagnosis
18. Planning Nursing Care
19. Implementing Nursing Care


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, 20. Evaluation
21. Managing Patient Care
22. Ethics and Values
23. Legal Implications in Nursing Practice
24. Communication




QUESTION: health ✓✓Correct Answer: state of optimal functioning or well-being; framework for
nursing activities. includes physical, social, and mental component and is not merely the absence of
disease or infirmity.




QUESTION: nursing process ✓✓Correct Answer: integrates art & science; identify healthcare needs
& strengths, establish & carry out plan, evaluate plan to meet outcomes




QUESTION: National League for Nursing(NLN) ✓✓Correct Answer: primary source of research data
about nursing education and is the professional organization for nurse educators.




QUESTION: American Nurses Association(ANA) ✓✓Correct Answer: is the scope and standards of
practice, which defines the activities to specific and unique to nursing. its primary mission is to be
involved in public education, clinical nursing standards, and lobbying state and federal law makers to
advance the profession of nursing Ex:nurse uses to determine whether an action is within the scope
of nursing practice




QUESTION: Underlies the present and predicted nursing shortage in the US ✓✓Correct Answer: 1.
Aging of the American population

2. Increased prevalence and incidence of chronic illness

3. Increased prevalence and incidence of disabilities



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,QUESTION: nursing ✓✓Correct Answer: a blend of science and art.




QUESTION: Priests ✓✓Correct Answer: highly regarded as physicians




QUESTION: knowledge base for nursing practice ✓✓Correct Answer: diagnosis, interventions, any
valuation of outcomes from an establish plan of care




QUESTION: central focus in all definition of Nursing is ✓✓Correct Answer: the patient




QUESTION: Nursing roles and all settings ✓✓Correct Answer: caregiver, communicator, teacher /
educator, counselor, leader, researcher, advocate, collaborator.




QUESTION: factors that either promote health or increase the risk for health illness ✓✓Correct
Answer: genetic inheritance, cognitive abilities, educational levels race and ethnicity,culture, age and
gender developmental level, lifestyle, environment, and socioeconomic status




QUESTION: Health literacy ✓✓Correct Answer: Defined by the US Department of Health and Human
Services, the bility of patients to obtain, process, and understand the basic information needed to
make appropriate decision about health




QUESTION: preventing illness ✓✓Correct Answer: to reduce the risk for illness, to promote good
health habits, and to maintain optional functioning; by using an occasional program such as prenatal
care, smoking cessation program; community programs; literature television, radio more Internet
information; health assessment




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, QUESTION: restoring health ✓✓Correct Answer: range from early detection of a disease to
rehabilitation and teaching during recovery




QUESTION: Profession ✓✓Correct Answer: well defined body of specific and unique knowledge,
strong service-orientation recognized adoree by a professional group, code of ethics, professional
organization that sets standards,ongoing research, autonomy




QUESTION: Licensure ✓✓Correct Answer: the legal authority to practice as a nursing professional




QUESTION: Baccalaureate nursing program ✓✓Correct Answer: Wad edtablished in the early 1900s.




QUESTION: Doctoral degrees ✓✓Correct Answer: meet requirements for academic advancements in
organizational management and prepare to carry out research necessary to advanced nursing theory
and practice




QUESTION: In-service education ✓✓Correct Answer: hospitals and healthcare agencies that provide
education in training for employees of their institution or organization




QUESTION: the International Council of nurses(ICN) ✓✓Correct Answer: maintains high standards of
nursing service and nursing education and promote ethics




QUESTION: American Association of Colleges in nursing(AACN) ✓✓Correct Answer: the National
voice for baccalaureate and higher degree nursing education programs.focus on establishing quality
educational standards, influencing the nursing profession to improve health care, and promoting
public support of baccalaureate and graduate program




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