Nursing - Test Bank

Chapter 03: Legal Issues Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is the legal standard of care for a nurse's actions? a. Minimal competency under the state Nurse Practice Act b. The ability to distinguish what is right or wrong for the patient c. The demonstration of satisfactory knowledge of policies and procedures d. The care that an ordinary prudent nurse would perform under the same circumstances ANS: D The legal standard of care for nurses is...

Maternity and Pediatric Nursing - Third Edition Chapter 3- Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive System 1. When describing the menstrual cycle to a group of young women, the nurse explains that estrogen levels are highest during which phase of the endometrial cycle? A) Menstrual B) Proliferative C) Secretory D) Ischemic 2. After teaching a group of adolescent girls about female reproductive development, the nurse determines that teaching was successful when the girls state that...

Chapter 2 Ethical and Legal Issues MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) 
The employer of a client in an inpatient psychiatric unit calls and says, "I understand that Mr. X is a client in your psychiatric unit. I am his boss, and I am concerned about his condition. How soon do you think he can return to work?" Which of the following would be the appropriate response from the nurse? A) 
"I don't have any idea about...

Chapter 2 Fetal Cardiopulmonary Development Multiple Choice 1. What percentage of live births occurs before the 37-week gestation period? A. 10% B. 15% C. 12% D. 18% ANS: C 2. What measuring tool for due date estimation is effective at young gestational age as a result of size variability being minimal? A. Biparietal diameter B. Crown-rump C. Transverse diameter of the head D. Head circumference ANS: B 3. During which lung development stage do the right ...

Chapter 02: Personal Management: Time and Self-Care Strategies MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which statement indicates the nurse’s understanding of effective time management? a. “The purpose of effective time management is to save hours, minutes, and seconds.” b. “The purpose of effective time management is to do as much as possible in as short a time as possible.” c. “The purpose of effective time management is to do as little as possible.” d. “The purpose of effective time managemen...

Import Settings: Base Settings: Brownstone Default Information Field: Chapter Information Field: Client Needs Information Field: Cognitive Level Information Field: Difficulty Information Field: Integrated Process Information Field: Objective Information Field: Page and Header Highest Answer Letter: D Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No Chapter: Chapter 01: Introduction to Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Multiple Choice 1. A nurse is giving a present...

Chapter 03: The Changing U.S. Health and Public Health Care Systems Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. In the United States, the majority of health care dollars are spent on: a. prescription drugs. b. hospital care. c. physician services. d. public health services (PHSs). ANS: B The largest share of health care expenditures goes to pay for hospital care, with physician services the next largest i...

Chapter 3 (MC): Cells MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of these is NOT true of the cell membrane? a. It selectively allows materials to enter the cell. b. It forms the outer boundary of the cell. c. It enables cells to respond to hormones. d. It is made of protein, glucose, and cholesterol. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Rev Ques 1 2. The organic molecule in cell membranes that forms channels is: a. protein c. phospholipids b. cholesterol d. oligosaccharides ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: R...

Chapter 04: Community-Based Nursing Practice Potter: Essentials for Nursing Practice, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A student nurse is beginning the community-based primary care rotation. The student nurse anticipates that the assignment in community-based health care will most likely be at which organization? a. An acute care hospital b. A rehabilitation hospital c. A nursing home d. A high school ANS: D High schools focus on primary rather than acute care and provide kno...

Chapter 03: Patient Safety, Communication, and Record Keeping Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is/are a potential area of risk to patients receiving respiratory care? a. movement or ambulation b. electrical shock c. fire hazards d. all the above ANS: C The key areas of potential risk are (1) patient movement and ambulation, (2) electrical hazards, and (3) fire hazards. DIF: Recall REF: p. 42 OBJ: 2| 3 2. Lifting heavy objects is best done with whic...