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Well Elaborated Questions & Answers (Answers at the End of Each Chapter)
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Chapter 1: The Growth of Nursing
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1. Nurses are often the primary, and frequently the only, defendants named when errors are made
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that result in injury to the client. This is due to which concept associated with the nursing
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profession?
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1. Autonomy

2. Accountability

3. Precision

4. Specificity

Answer:
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2. If a nurse uses information from research as the basis for making decisions about providing
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care, this nurse is engaging in which type of practice?
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1. Client-based practice m




2. Physician-based practice m




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3. Today’s nurses are often found in remote and often hostile areas, providing care for the sick and
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dying, working 12-hour shifts, being on call, and working rotating shifts. This is why nursing is
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universally known as which type of profession?
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1. Altruistic

2. Synergistic

,3. Optimistic

4. Pragmatic

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4. With Florence Nightingale’s radically new idea about a separate educational setting for nurses, the
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nursing profession took its first steps toward which of the following?
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1. Autonomy

2. Accountability

3. Precision

4. Specificity

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5. If an advanced practice nurse is prepared to provide direct client care in primary care settings,
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focusing on health promotion, illness prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of common
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health problems, this nurse is acting in which advanced practice role?
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1. Nurse practitioner m




2. Certified nurse midwife m m




3. Clinical nurse specialist m m




4. Case manager m




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6. If an advanced practice nurse focuses on the care of pregnant women before, during, and after the
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birth process, this nurse is acting in which advanced practice role?
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1. Nurse practitioner m




2. Certified nurse midwife m m




3. Clinical nurse specialist m m

, 4. Case manager m




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7. If an advanced practice nurse is comfortable working in high-tech environments with seriously ill
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individuals and their families, this nurse is acting in which advanced practice role?
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1. Nurse practitioner m




2. Certified nurse midwife m m




3. Clinical nurse specialist m m




4. Case manager m




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8. If an advanced practice nurse functions to coordinate services for clients with high-risk or
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long-term health problems who require access to the full continuum of health-care services, this
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nurse is acting in which advanced practice role?
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1. Nurse practitioner m




2. Certified nurse midwife m m




3. Clinical nurse specialist m m




4. Case manager m




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9. If a nurse taking action to perform the activities that promote patient care, this nurse is acting
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with which of the following?
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1. Power

2. Control

3. Authority

4. Empowerment