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CHAPTER 1, INTRODUCTION TO NURSING
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An joncology jnurse jwith j15 jyears jof jexperience, jcertification jin jthe jarea jof joncology jnursing, jand ja jmaster’s jdegree jis
jconsidered jto j be jan j expert jin j her jarea j of jpractice j and jworks j on jan j oncology junit j in ja jlarge jteaching j hospital. jBased
j uponjthis jdescription, jwhich j of jthe jfollowing j career jroles jbest jdescribes jthis j nurse’s jrole, jtaking jinto jaccount j her
1. qualifications jand jexperience?
A) Clinical jnurse jspecialist
B) Nurse jentrepreneur
C) Nurse jpractitioner
D) Nurse jeducator
Ans: j j A
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A jclinical jnurse jspecialist jis ja jnurse jwith jan jadvanced jdegree, jeducation, jor jexperience jwho jis jconsidered jto jbe jan
j expert jin ja jspecialized j area jof j nursing. jThe j clinical jnurse j specialist jcarries jout j direct jpatient j care; j consultation; j teaching
jof jpatients, jfamilies, j and j staff; j and jresearch. j A j nurse j practitioner jhas j an j advanced j degree j and j works j in j a j variety jof
j settings jto jdeliver j primary jcare. j A j nurse j educator jusually j has j an jadvanced j degree jand j teaches jin j the jeducational j or
j clinical jsetting. jA j nurse jentrepreneur jmay jmanage ja jclinic jor jhealth-related jbusiness.
What jguidelines jdo jnurses jfollow jto jidentify jthe jpatient’s jhealth jcare jneeds jand jstrengths, jto jestablish jand jcarry jout ja
2. plan jof jcare jto jmeet jthose jneeds, jand jto jevaluate jthe jeffectiveness jof jthe jplan jto jmeet jestablished joutcomes?
A) Nursing jprocess
B) ANA jStandards jof jProfessional jPerformance
C) Evidence-based jpractice jguidelines
D) Nurse jPractice jActs
Ans: j j A
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The jnursing jprocess jis jone jof jthe jmajor jguidelines jfor jnursing jpractice. jNurses jimplement jtheir jroles jthrough jthe jnursing
jprocess. j The j nursing j process j is j used j by j the j nurse j to j identify j the j patient’s j health j care j needs j and j strengths, j to j establish
jand jcarry jout ja jplan jof jcare jto jmeet jthose jneeds, jand jto jevaluate jthe jeffectiveness jof jthe jplan jto jmeet jestablished
joutcomes.
Which jof jthe jfollowing jorganizations jis jthe jbest jsource jof jinformation jwhen ja jnurse jwishes jto jdetermine jwhether jan
3. action jis jwithin jthe jscope jof jnursing jpractice?
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A) American jNurses jAssociation j(ANA)
B) American jAssociation jof jColleges jin jNursing j(AACN)
C) National jLeague jfor jNursing j(NLN)
D) International jCouncil jof jNurses j(ICN)
Ans: j j A
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The jANA jproduces jthe j2003 jNursing: jScope jand jStandards jof jPractice, jwhich jdefines jthe jactivities jspecific jand
j unique jto jnursing. j The j AACN j addresses j educational j standards, j while jthe j NLN j promotes jand j fosters j various jaspects j of
j nursing.
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, The jICN jprovides ja jvenue jfor jnational jnursing jorganizations jto jcollaborate, jbut jdoes jnot jdefine jstandards jand jscope
j ofjpractice.
4. Who jis jconsidered jto jbe jthe jfounder jof jprofessional jnursing?
A) Dorothea jDix
B) Lillian jWald
C) Florence jNightingale
D) Clara jBarton
Ans: j j C
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Florence jNightingale jis jconsidered jto jbe jthe jfounder jof jprofessional jnursing. jShe jelevated jthe jstatus jof jnursing jto ja
jrespected j occupation, j improved jthe j quality j of j nursing j care, j and j founded j modern j nursing j education. j Although jthe
j otherjchoices jare jwomen j who j were jimportant jto jthe j development jof jnursing, j none jof j them j is jconsidered j the jfounder.
5. Which jof jthe jfollowing jnursing jpioneers jestablished jthe jRed jCross jin jthe jUnited jStates jin j1882?
A) Florence jNightingale
B) Clara jBarton
C) Dorothea jDix
D) Jane jAddams
Ans: j j B
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Clara jBarton jvolunteered jto jcare jfor jwounds jand jfeed junion jsoldiers jduring jthe jcivil jwar, jserved jas jthe jsupervisor jof
jnurses jfor j the j Army j of j the j James, jorganized j hospitals j and jnurses, j and j established jthe j Red j Cross jin j the j United jStates
jinj1882.
A jnurse jpractitioner jis jcaring jfor ja jcouple jwho jare jthe jparents jof jan jinfant jdiagnosed jwith jDown jSyndrome. jThe jnurse
6. makes jreferrals jfor ja jparent jsupport jgroup jfor jthe jfamily. jThis jis jan jexample jof jwhich jnursing jrole?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
Ans: j j C
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Counseling jskills jinvolve jthe juse jof jtherapeutic jinterpersonal jcommunication jskills jto jprovide jinformation, jmake
jappropriate jreferrals, jand j facilitate jthe j patient’s jproblem-solving j and jdecision-making j skills. jThe jteacher/educator j uses
jcommunication j skills jto j assess, j implement, j and j evaluate jindividualized j teaching j plans j to j meet j learning j needs j of
j clientsjand jtheir jfamilies. jA j leader jdisplays j an j assertive, jself-confident j practice jof j nursing j when jproviding j care, jeffecting
jchange, jand j functioning j with j groups. j The j collaborator j uses j skills j in j organization, j communication, j and j advocacy jto
jfacilitate jthe jfunctions jof jall jmembers jof jthe jhealth jcare jteam j as jthey jprovide jpatient jcare.
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, A jnurse jis jproviding jnursing jcare jin ja jneighborhood jclinic jto jsingle, jpregnant jteens. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jactions jis
7. the jbest jexample jof jusing jthe jcounselor jrole jas ja jnurse?
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