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Potter:FundamentalsofNursing,11thEdition
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Whichnurse mostlikelykept recordson sanitationtechniques and the effects on health?
a. FlorenceNightingale
b. MaryNutting
c. Clara Barton
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d. Lillian Wald
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ANS: A
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected poor
sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald came after
Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nuttingwas
instrumental inmovingnursingeducationintouniversities.ClaraBartonfounded the American Red
Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
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OBJ:Discuss theinfluence of social,historical,political, andeconomic changesonnursingpractices.
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TOP: Evaluation MSC: Health PromotionandMaintenance
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2. Thenurseprescribesstrategiesandalternativestoattainexpectedoutcome.Whichstandardof
nursing practice is the nurse following?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS: C
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain
expectedoutcomes.Duringassessment,theregistered nursecollects comprehensivedata pertinent
to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse analyzes theassessment
datatodeterminethediagnosesorissues.Duringimplementation,the registered nurse implements
(carries out) the identified plan.
DIF:Understand(comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOP:Planning
MSC: Management of Care
3. Anexperiencedmedical-surgicalnursechoosestoworkinobstetrics.Whichlevelof
proficiency is the nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advancedbeginner
ANS: A
, A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous level of
experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home health) is an
exampleofanovicenurse. A proficient nurseperceives apatient’s clinical situation as a whole, is
able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous
experiences to a situation. A competent nurse understands the organization and specific care
required bythe type of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthopedic patients). This nurse is a
competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals. A
nurse who has had some level of experience with the situationis an advanced beginner.This
experiencemayonlybeobservationalinnature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or
principles of nursing care.
DIF:Apply(application)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOP:Evaluation
MSC: Management of Care
4. Anurseassessesapatient’sfluidstatusanddecidesthatthepatientneedstodrinkmorefluids. The
nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse
demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS: B
Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of independent
nursinginterventions without medical orders.To obtain licensure in theUnited States, theRN
candidate mustpass the NCLEX-RN. Beyond theNCLEX-RN,thenurse maychoosetowork
towardcertificationin aspecificareaofnursingpractice.Accountability meansthat you are
responsible,professionallyandlegally,forthetypeandqualityofnursing care provided.
DIF:Apply(application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP:Implementation
MSC: Management of Care
5. Anursepreparesthebudgetandpoliciesforanintensivecareunit.Whichroleisthenurse
implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS: B
, Amanager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care and
has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or facility. As an
educator, you explain concepts and facts about health, describe the reason for routine careactivities,
demonstrateprocedures suchasself-careactivities,reinforce learningorpatient behavior, and
evaluate the patient’s progress in learning. As a patient advocate, you protect yourpatient’shuman
andlegalrightsand provideassistancein assertingtheserightsif the need arises. As a caregiver, you
help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level
function and independence through the healing process.
DIF:Apply(application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP:Implementation
MSC: Management of Care
6. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced practice nurse.
However,thenursehas astrongdesiretopursueresearch andtheorydevelopment. To fulfill this
desire, which program should the nurse attend?
a. Doctorof Nursing Sciencedegree (DNSc)
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b. DoctorofPhilosophydegree (PhD)
c. DoctorofNursingPractice degree (DNP)
d. Doctorin theScienceof Nursingdegree (DSN)
ANS: B
Some doctoral programs prepare nurses for more rigorous research and theory development and
awardtheresearch-orientedDoctorofPhilosophy(PhD)innursing.Professionaldoctoral programs
in nursing (DSN or DNSc) prepare graduates to apply research findings to clinical nursing.TheDNP
isapracticedoctoratethatpreparesadvancedpracticenursessuchasnurse practitioners.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
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OBJ:Compareandcontrasttheeducational programsavailableforprofessionalregisterednurse(RN)
education. TOP: Teaching/Learning MSC: Management of Care
7. Anurseattends aworkshoponcurrentnursingissuesprovidedbytheAmericanNurses
Association. Which type of education did the nurse receive?
a. Graduateeducation
b. Inservice education
c. Continuingeducation
d. Registered nurseeducation
ANS: C
Continuingeducation involves formal, organized educational programs offered byuniversities,
hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and health
careinstitutions.Afterobtainingabaccalaureate degreein nursing, you can pursue graduate education
leading to a master’s or doctoral degree in any number of graduate fields, includingnursing. Inservice
education programs areinstructionortrainingprovided byahealth care facility or institution.
Registered nurse education is the education preparation for an individual intending to be an RN.
DIF:Apply(application)
OBJ:Compareand contrasttheeducationalprogramsavailableforprofessionalregistered nurse(RN)
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Perry Stockert & Hall Isbn: 9780323810340 NewestVersion
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,Chapter01:NursingToday
Potter:FundamentalsofNursing,11thEdition
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Whichnurse mostlikelykept recordson sanitationtechniques and the effects on health?
a. FlorenceNightingale
b. MaryNutting
c. Clara Barton
l
d. Lillian Wald
l
ANS: A
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected poor
sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald came after
Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nuttingwas
instrumental inmovingnursingeducationintouniversities.ClaraBartonfounded the American Red
Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
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OBJ:Discuss theinfluence of social,historical,political, andeconomic changesonnursingpractices.
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TOP: Evaluation MSC: Health PromotionandMaintenance
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2. Thenurseprescribesstrategiesandalternativestoattainexpectedoutcome.Whichstandardof
nursing practice is the nurse following?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS: C
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain
expectedoutcomes.Duringassessment,theregistered nursecollects comprehensivedata pertinent
to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse analyzes theassessment
datatodeterminethediagnosesorissues.Duringimplementation,the registered nurse implements
(carries out) the identified plan.
DIF:Understand(comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOP:Planning
MSC: Management of Care
3. Anexperiencedmedical-surgicalnursechoosestoworkinobstetrics.Whichlevelof
proficiency is the nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advancedbeginner
ANS: A
, A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous level of
experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home health) is an
exampleofanovicenurse. A proficient nurseperceives apatient’s clinical situation as a whole, is
able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous
experiences to a situation. A competent nurse understands the organization and specific care
required bythe type of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthopedic patients). This nurse is a
competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals. A
nurse who has had some level of experience with the situationis an advanced beginner.This
experiencemayonlybeobservationalinnature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or
principles of nursing care.
DIF:Apply(application)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOP:Evaluation
MSC: Management of Care
4. Anurseassessesapatient’sfluidstatusanddecidesthatthepatientneedstodrinkmorefluids. The
nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse
demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS: B
Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of independent
nursinginterventions without medical orders.To obtain licensure in theUnited States, theRN
candidate mustpass the NCLEX-RN. Beyond theNCLEX-RN,thenurse maychoosetowork
towardcertificationin aspecificareaofnursingpractice.Accountability meansthat you are
responsible,professionallyandlegally,forthetypeandqualityofnursing care provided.
DIF:Apply(application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP:Implementation
MSC: Management of Care
5. Anursepreparesthebudgetandpoliciesforanintensivecareunit.Whichroleisthenurse
implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS: B
, Amanager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care and
has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or facility. As an
educator, you explain concepts and facts about health, describe the reason for routine careactivities,
demonstrateprocedures suchasself-careactivities,reinforce learningorpatient behavior, and
evaluate the patient’s progress in learning. As a patient advocate, you protect yourpatient’shuman
andlegalrightsand provideassistancein assertingtheserightsif the need arises. As a caregiver, you
help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level
function and independence through the healing process.
DIF:Apply(application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP:Implementation
MSC: Management of Care
6. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced practice nurse.
However,thenursehas astrongdesiretopursueresearch andtheorydevelopment. To fulfill this
desire, which program should the nurse attend?
a. Doctorof Nursing Sciencedegree (DNSc)
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b. DoctorofPhilosophydegree (PhD)
c. DoctorofNursingPractice degree (DNP)
d. Doctorin theScienceof Nursingdegree (DSN)
ANS: B
Some doctoral programs prepare nurses for more rigorous research and theory development and
awardtheresearch-orientedDoctorofPhilosophy(PhD)innursing.Professionaldoctoral programs
in nursing (DSN or DNSc) prepare graduates to apply research findings to clinical nursing.TheDNP
isapracticedoctoratethatpreparesadvancedpracticenursessuchasnurse practitioners.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
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OBJ:Compareandcontrasttheeducational programsavailableforprofessionalregisterednurse(RN)
education. TOP: Teaching/Learning MSC: Management of Care
7. Anurseattends aworkshoponcurrentnursingissuesprovidedbytheAmericanNurses
Association. Which type of education did the nurse receive?
a. Graduateeducation
b. Inservice education
c. Continuingeducation
d. Registered nurseeducation
ANS: C
Continuingeducation involves formal, organized educational programs offered byuniversities,
hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and health
careinstitutions.Afterobtainingabaccalaureate degreein nursing, you can pursue graduate education
leading to a master’s or doctoral degree in any number of graduate fields, includingnursing. Inservice
education programs areinstructionortrainingprovided byahealth care facility or institution.
Registered nurse education is the education preparation for an individual intending to be an RN.
DIF:Apply(application)
OBJ:Compareand contrasttheeducationalprogramsavailableforprofessionalregistered nurse(RN)
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