1
,MULTIPLEjrCHOICE
1. Whichjrnursejrmostjrlikelyjrkeptjrrecordsjronjrsanitationjrtechniquesjrandjrthejreffectsjronjrhealth?jr a.
FlorencejrNightingale
b. MaryjrNutting
c. ClarajrBarton
d. LillianjrWald
ANS:jrA
Nightingalejrwasjrthejrfirstjrpracticingjrnursejrepidemiologist.jrHerjrstatisticaljranalysesjrconnectedjr
poorjrsanitationjrwithjrcholerajrandjrdysentery.jrMaryjrNutting,jrClarajrBarton,jrandjrLillianjrWaldjrc
amejrafterjrNightingale,jreachjrcontributingjrtojrthejrnursingjrprofessionjrinjrherjrownjrway.jrMaryjrN
uttingjrwasjrinstrumentaljrinjrmovingjrnursingjreducationjrintojruniversities.jrClarajrBartonjrfoundedjrt
hejrAmericanjrRedjrCross.jrLillianjrWaldjrhelpedjropenjrthejrHenryjrStreetjrSettlement.
DIF:Understandjr(comprehension)
OBJ:Discussjrthejrinfluencejrofjrsocial,jrhistorical,jrpolitical,jrandjreconomicjrchangesjronjrnursingjrpractices.
TOP: Evaluation MSC:jrHealthjrPromotionjrandjrMaintenance
2. Thejrnursejrprescribesjrstrategiesjrandjralternativesjrtojrattainjrexpectedjroutcome.jrWhichjrstandar
djrofjrnursingjrpracticejrisjrthejrnursejrfollowing?jra.jrAssessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS:jrC
Injrplanning,jrthejrregisteredjrnursejrdevelopsjrajrplanjrthatjrprescribesjrstrategiesjrandjralternativesjrto
jrattainjrexpectedjroutcomes.jrDuringjrassessment,jrthejrregisteredjrnursejrcollects jrcomprehensivejr
datajrpertinentjrtojrthejrpatient’sjrhealthjrand/orjrthejrsituation.jrInjrdiagnosis,jrthejrregisteredjrnursejr
analyzesjrthejrassessmentjrdatajrtojrdeterminejrthejrdiagnosesjrorjrissues.jrDuringjrimplementation,jr
thejrregisteredjrnursejrimplementsjr(carriesjrout)jrthejridentifiedjrplan.
DIF:Understandjr(comprehension)
OBJ:Discussjrthejrdevelopmentjrofjrprofessionaljrnursingjrroles. TOP:
PlanningjrMSC:jrMan
agementjrofjrCare
3. Anjrexperiencedjrmedical-
surgicaljrnursejrchoosesjrtojrworkjrinjrobstetrics.jrWhichjrleveljrofjrproficiencyjrisjrthejrnurse
jruponjrinitialjrtransition jrtojrthejrobstetricaljrfloor? jra.jrNovice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advancedjrbeginner
2
, ANS:jrA
Ajrbeginningjrnursingjrstudentjrorjranyjrnursejrenteringjrajrsituationjrinjrwhichjrtherejrisjrnojrpreviousjr
leveljrofjrexperiencejr(e.g.,jranjrexperiencedjroperatingjrroomjrnursejrchoosesjrtojrnowjrpracticejrinjrh
omejrhealth)jrisjranjrexamplejrofjrajrnovicejrnurse.jrAjrproficientjrnursejrperceivesjrajrpatient’sjrclinicaljr
situationjrasjrajrwhole,jrisjrablejrtojrassessjranjrentirejrsituation,jrandjrcanjrreadilyjrtransferjrknowledge
jrgainedjrfromjrmultiplejrpreviousjrexperiencesjrtojrajrsituation.jrAjrcompetent jrnursejrunderstandsjrt
hejrorganizationjrandjrspecificjrcarejrrequiredjrbyjrthejrtypejrofjrpatientsjr(e.g.,jrsurgical,jroncology,jro
rjrorthopedicjrpatients).jrThisjrnursejrisjrajrcompetentjrpractitionerjrwhojrisjrablejrtojranticipatejrnursi
ngjrcarejrandjrestablishjrlong-
rangejrgoals.jrAjrnursejrwhojrhasjrhadjrsomejrleveljrofjrexperiencejrwithjrthejrsituationjrisjranjradvance
djrbeginner.jrThisjrexperiencejrmayjronlyjrbejrobservationaljrinjrnature,jrbutjrthejrnursejrisjrablejrtojrid
entifyjrmeaningfuljraspectsjrorjrprinciplesjrofjrnursingjrcare.
DIF:Applyjr(application)
OBJ:Discussjrthejrdevelopmentjrofjrprofessionaljrnursingjrroles. TOP:
EvaluationjrMSC:jrMan
agementjrofjrCare
4. Ajrnursejrassessesjrajrpatient’sjrfluidjrstatusjrandjrdecidesjrthatjrthejrpatientjrneedsjrtojrdrinkjrmo
rejrfluids.jrThejrnursejrthenjrencouragesjrthejrpatientjrtojrdrinkjrmorejrfluids.jrWhichjrconceptjri
sjrthejrnursejrdemonstrating?jra.jrLicensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS:jrB
Autonomyjrisjranjressentialjrelementjrofjrprofessionaljrnursingjrthatjrinvolvesjrthejrinitiationjrofjrinde
pendentjrnursingjrinterventionsjrwithoutjrmedicaljrorders.jrTojrobtainjrlicensurejrinjrthejrUnitedjrStat
es,jrthejrRNjrcandidatejrmustjrpassjrthejrNCLEX-RNrj .jrBeyondjrthejrNCLEX-RNjr
,jrthejrnursejrmayjrchoosejrtojrworkjrtowardjrcertificationjrinjrajrspecificjrareajrofjrnursingjrpractice.jrAc
countabilityjrmeansjrthatjryoujrarejrresponsible,jrprofessionallyjrandjrlegally,jrforjrthejrtypejrandjrqual
ityjrofjrnursingjrcarejrprovided.
DIF:Applyjr(application)
OBJ:Discussj r thej r rolesj r andj r careerj r opportunitiesj r forj r nurses.j r TOP:j r Implementationj r MSC:jrMa
nagementjrofjrCare
5. Ajrnursejrpreparesjrthejrbudgetjrandjrpoliciesjrforjranjrintensivejrcarejrunit.jrWhichjrrolejrisjrthejrnurs
ejrimplementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS:jrB
Ajrmanagerjrcoordinatesjrthejractivitiesjrofjrmembersjrofjrthejrnursingjrstaffjrinjrdeliveringjrnursingjrc
arejrandjrhasjrpersonnel,jrpolicy,jrandjrbudgetaryjrresponsibilityjrforjrajrspecificjrnursingjrunitjror
3
, facility.j r Asj r anj r educator,j r youj r explainj r conceptsj r andj r factsj r aboutj r health,j r describ
ej r thej r reasonj r forj r routinej r carej r activities,j r demonstratej r proceduresj r suchj r asj r self-
carej r activities,j r reinforcej r learningj r orj r patientj r behavior,j r andj r evaluatej r thej r patie
nt’sj r prjrogressj r inj r learning.j r Asj r aj r patientj r advocate,j r youj r protectj r yourj r patient’
sj r humanj r andj r lj r egalj r rightsj r andj r providej r assistancej r inj r assertingj r thesej r right
sj r ifj r thej r needj r arises.j r Asjraj r caregiver,j r youj r helpj r patientsj r maintainj r andj r reg
ainj r health,j r managej r diseasej r andj r syj r mptoms,j r andj r attainj r aj r maximalj r levelj r f
unctionj r andj r independencej r throughj r thej r healinjrgj r process.
DIF:Applyj r (application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP:
ImplementationjrMSC: Managementj r ofj r Care
6. Thej r nursej r hasj r beenj r workingj r inj r thej r clinicalj r settingj r forj r severalj r yearsj r a
sj r anj r advjrancedj r practicej r nurse.j r However,j r thej r nursej r hasj r aj r strongj r desire
j r toj r pursuej r researcjrhj r andj r theoryj r development.j r To j r fulfill j r thisj r desire,j r whi
chj r programj r shouldj r thej r nurj r sej r attend?j r a.j r Doctorj r ofj r Nursingj r Sciencej r de
greej r (DNSc)
b. Doctorj r ofj r Philosophyj r degreej r (PhD)
c. Doctorj r ofj r Nursingj r Practicej r degreej r (DNP)
d. Doctorj r inj r thej r Sciencej r ofj r Nursingj r degreej r (DSN)
ANS:j r B
Somej r doctoralj r programsj r preparej r nursesj r forj r morej r rigorousj r researchj r andj r theory
j r devjrelopment j r andj r award j r thej r research-
orientedj r Doctorj r ofj r Philosophyj r (PhD)j r inj r nursing.j r Professionalj r doctoralj r progra
msj r injrnursingj r (DSNj r orj r DNSc)j r preparej r graduatesj r toj r applyj r researchj r findings
j r toj r clinicaljrnursing.j r Thej r DNPj r isj r a j r practicej r doctoratej r thatj r preparesj r advanc
edj r practicej r nursesj r sjruchj r asj r nursej r practitioners.
DIF:Understandj r (comprehension)
OBJ:Comparej r andj r contrastj r thej r educationalj r programsj r availablej r forj r professionalj r regis
teredj r nj r ursej r (RN)j r education.j r TOP:j r Teaching/Learningj r MSC:j r Managementj r ofj r Care
7. Aj r nursej r attendsj r aj r workshopj r onj r currentj r nursingj r issuesj r providedj r byj r t
hej r Amerjricanj r Nursesj r Association.j r Whichj r typej r ofj r educationj r didj r thej
r nursej r receive? j r a.
Graduatej r education
b. Inservicej r education
c. Continuingj r education
d. Registeredj r nursej r education
ANS:j r C
Continuingj r educationj r involvesj r formal,j r organizedj r educationalj r programsj r offered
j r byjruniversities,j r hospitals,j r statej r nursesj r associations,j r professional j r nursingj r orga
nizations,jrandj r educationalj r andj r healthj r carej r institutions.j r Afterj r obtainingj r aj r ba
ccalaureatej r degrejrej r inj r nursing,j r youj r canj r pursuej r graduatej r educationj r leading
j r toj r aj r master’sj r orj r doctorjralj r degreej r inj r anyj r numberj r ofj r graduatej r fields,j r
includingj r nursing.j r Inservicej r educatiojrnj r programsj r arej r instructionj r orj r trainingj
r providedj r byj r a j r healthj r carej r facilityj r or j r instij r tution.j r Registered j r nursej r educat
4
,MULTIPLEjrCHOICE
1. Whichjrnursejrmostjrlikelyjrkeptjrrecordsjronjrsanitationjrtechniquesjrandjrthejreffectsjronjrhealth?jr a.
FlorencejrNightingale
b. MaryjrNutting
c. ClarajrBarton
d. LillianjrWald
ANS:jrA
Nightingalejrwasjrthejrfirstjrpracticingjrnursejrepidemiologist.jrHerjrstatisticaljranalysesjrconnectedjr
poorjrsanitationjrwithjrcholerajrandjrdysentery.jrMaryjrNutting,jrClarajrBarton,jrandjrLillianjrWaldjrc
amejrafterjrNightingale,jreachjrcontributingjrtojrthejrnursingjrprofessionjrinjrherjrownjrway.jrMaryjrN
uttingjrwasjrinstrumentaljrinjrmovingjrnursingjreducationjrintojruniversities.jrClarajrBartonjrfoundedjrt
hejrAmericanjrRedjrCross.jrLillianjrWaldjrhelpedjropenjrthejrHenryjrStreetjrSettlement.
DIF:Understandjr(comprehension)
OBJ:Discussjrthejrinfluencejrofjrsocial,jrhistorical,jrpolitical,jrandjreconomicjrchangesjronjrnursingjrpractices.
TOP: Evaluation MSC:jrHealthjrPromotionjrandjrMaintenance
2. Thejrnursejrprescribesjrstrategiesjrandjralternativesjrtojrattainjrexpectedjroutcome.jrWhichjrstandar
djrofjrnursingjrpracticejrisjrthejrnursejrfollowing?jra.jrAssessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS:jrC
Injrplanning,jrthejrregisteredjrnursejrdevelopsjrajrplanjrthatjrprescribesjrstrategiesjrandjralternativesjrto
jrattainjrexpectedjroutcomes.jrDuringjrassessment,jrthejrregisteredjrnursejrcollects jrcomprehensivejr
datajrpertinentjrtojrthejrpatient’sjrhealthjrand/orjrthejrsituation.jrInjrdiagnosis,jrthejrregisteredjrnursejr
analyzesjrthejrassessmentjrdatajrtojrdeterminejrthejrdiagnosesjrorjrissues.jrDuringjrimplementation,jr
thejrregisteredjrnursejrimplementsjr(carriesjrout)jrthejridentifiedjrplan.
DIF:Understandjr(comprehension)
OBJ:Discussjrthejrdevelopmentjrofjrprofessionaljrnursingjrroles. TOP:
PlanningjrMSC:jrMan
agementjrofjrCare
3. Anjrexperiencedjrmedical-
surgicaljrnursejrchoosesjrtojrworkjrinjrobstetrics.jrWhichjrleveljrofjrproficiencyjrisjrthejrnurse
jruponjrinitialjrtransition jrtojrthejrobstetricaljrfloor? jra.jrNovice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advancedjrbeginner
2
, ANS:jrA
Ajrbeginningjrnursingjrstudentjrorjranyjrnursejrenteringjrajrsituationjrinjrwhichjrtherejrisjrnojrpreviousjr
leveljrofjrexperiencejr(e.g.,jranjrexperiencedjroperatingjrroomjrnursejrchoosesjrtojrnowjrpracticejrinjrh
omejrhealth)jrisjranjrexamplejrofjrajrnovicejrnurse.jrAjrproficientjrnursejrperceivesjrajrpatient’sjrclinicaljr
situationjrasjrajrwhole,jrisjrablejrtojrassessjranjrentirejrsituation,jrandjrcanjrreadilyjrtransferjrknowledge
jrgainedjrfromjrmultiplejrpreviousjrexperiencesjrtojrajrsituation.jrAjrcompetent jrnursejrunderstandsjrt
hejrorganizationjrandjrspecificjrcarejrrequiredjrbyjrthejrtypejrofjrpatientsjr(e.g.,jrsurgical,jroncology,jro
rjrorthopedicjrpatients).jrThisjrnursejrisjrajrcompetentjrpractitionerjrwhojrisjrablejrtojranticipatejrnursi
ngjrcarejrandjrestablishjrlong-
rangejrgoals.jrAjrnursejrwhojrhasjrhadjrsomejrleveljrofjrexperiencejrwithjrthejrsituationjrisjranjradvance
djrbeginner.jrThisjrexperiencejrmayjronlyjrbejrobservationaljrinjrnature,jrbutjrthejrnursejrisjrablejrtojrid
entifyjrmeaningfuljraspectsjrorjrprinciplesjrofjrnursingjrcare.
DIF:Applyjr(application)
OBJ:Discussjrthejrdevelopmentjrofjrprofessionaljrnursingjrroles. TOP:
EvaluationjrMSC:jrMan
agementjrofjrCare
4. Ajrnursejrassessesjrajrpatient’sjrfluidjrstatusjrandjrdecidesjrthatjrthejrpatientjrneedsjrtojrdrinkjrmo
rejrfluids.jrThejrnursejrthenjrencouragesjrthejrpatientjrtojrdrinkjrmorejrfluids.jrWhichjrconceptjri
sjrthejrnursejrdemonstrating?jra.jrLicensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS:jrB
Autonomyjrisjranjressentialjrelementjrofjrprofessionaljrnursingjrthatjrinvolvesjrthejrinitiationjrofjrinde
pendentjrnursingjrinterventionsjrwithoutjrmedicaljrorders.jrTojrobtainjrlicensurejrinjrthejrUnitedjrStat
es,jrthejrRNjrcandidatejrmustjrpassjrthejrNCLEX-RNrj .jrBeyondjrthejrNCLEX-RNjr
,jrthejrnursejrmayjrchoosejrtojrworkjrtowardjrcertificationjrinjrajrspecificjrareajrofjrnursingjrpractice.jrAc
countabilityjrmeansjrthatjryoujrarejrresponsible,jrprofessionallyjrandjrlegally,jrforjrthejrtypejrandjrqual
ityjrofjrnursingjrcarejrprovided.
DIF:Applyjr(application)
OBJ:Discussj r thej r rolesj r andj r careerj r opportunitiesj r forj r nurses.j r TOP:j r Implementationj r MSC:jrMa
nagementjrofjrCare
5. Ajrnursejrpreparesjrthejrbudgetjrandjrpoliciesjrforjranjrintensivejrcarejrunit.jrWhichjrrolejrisjrthejrnurs
ejrimplementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS:jrB
Ajrmanagerjrcoordinatesjrthejractivitiesjrofjrmembersjrofjrthejrnursingjrstaffjrinjrdeliveringjrnursingjrc
arejrandjrhasjrpersonnel,jrpolicy,jrandjrbudgetaryjrresponsibilityjrforjrajrspecificjrnursingjrunitjror
3
, facility.j r Asj r anj r educator,j r youj r explainj r conceptsj r andj r factsj r aboutj r health,j r describ
ej r thej r reasonj r forj r routinej r carej r activities,j r demonstratej r proceduresj r suchj r asj r self-
carej r activities,j r reinforcej r learningj r orj r patientj r behavior,j r andj r evaluatej r thej r patie
nt’sj r prjrogressj r inj r learning.j r Asj r aj r patientj r advocate,j r youj r protectj r yourj r patient’
sj r humanj r andj r lj r egalj r rightsj r andj r providej r assistancej r inj r assertingj r thesej r right
sj r ifj r thej r needj r arises.j r Asjraj r caregiver,j r youj r helpj r patientsj r maintainj r andj r reg
ainj r health,j r managej r diseasej r andj r syj r mptoms,j r andj r attainj r aj r maximalj r levelj r f
unctionj r andj r independencej r throughj r thej r healinjrgj r process.
DIF:Applyj r (application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP:
ImplementationjrMSC: Managementj r ofj r Care
6. Thej r nursej r hasj r beenj r workingj r inj r thej r clinicalj r settingj r forj r severalj r yearsj r a
sj r anj r advjrancedj r practicej r nurse.j r However,j r thej r nursej r hasj r aj r strongj r desire
j r toj r pursuej r researcjrhj r andj r theoryj r development.j r To j r fulfill j r thisj r desire,j r whi
chj r programj r shouldj r thej r nurj r sej r attend?j r a.j r Doctorj r ofj r Nursingj r Sciencej r de
greej r (DNSc)
b. Doctorj r ofj r Philosophyj r degreej r (PhD)
c. Doctorj r ofj r Nursingj r Practicej r degreej r (DNP)
d. Doctorj r inj r thej r Sciencej r ofj r Nursingj r degreej r (DSN)
ANS:j r B
Somej r doctoralj r programsj r preparej r nursesj r forj r morej r rigorousj r researchj r andj r theory
j r devjrelopment j r andj r award j r thej r research-
orientedj r Doctorj r ofj r Philosophyj r (PhD)j r inj r nursing.j r Professionalj r doctoralj r progra
msj r injrnursingj r (DSNj r orj r DNSc)j r preparej r graduatesj r toj r applyj r researchj r findings
j r toj r clinicaljrnursing.j r Thej r DNPj r isj r a j r practicej r doctoratej r thatj r preparesj r advanc
edj r practicej r nursesj r sjruchj r asj r nursej r practitioners.
DIF:Understandj r (comprehension)
OBJ:Comparej r andj r contrastj r thej r educationalj r programsj r availablej r forj r professionalj r regis
teredj r nj r ursej r (RN)j r education.j r TOP:j r Teaching/Learningj r MSC:j r Managementj r ofj r Care
7. Aj r nursej r attendsj r aj r workshopj r onj r currentj r nursingj r issuesj r providedj r byj r t
hej r Amerjricanj r Nursesj r Association.j r Whichj r typej r ofj r educationj r didj r thej
r nursej r receive? j r a.
Graduatej r education
b. Inservicej r education
c. Continuingj r education
d. Registeredj r nursej r education
ANS:j r C
Continuingj r educationj r involvesj r formal,j r organizedj r educationalj r programsj r offered
j r byjruniversities,j r hospitals,j r statej r nursesj r associations,j r professional j r nursingj r orga
nizations,jrandj r educationalj r andj r healthj r carej r institutions.j r Afterj r obtainingj r aj r ba
ccalaureatej r degrejrej r inj r nursing,j r youj r canj r pursuej r graduatej r educationj r leading
j r toj r aj r master’sj r orj r doctorjralj r degreej r inj r anyj r numberj r ofj r graduatej r fields,j r
includingj r nursing.j r Inservicej r educatiojrnj r programsj r arej r instructionj r orj r trainingj
r providedj r byj r a j r healthj r carej r facilityj r or j r instij r tution.j r Registered j r nursej r educat
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