Test Bank for Fundamental Concepts and Skills
for Nursing 7th Edition by Williams | Questions &
Answers
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER-The first practicing nurse
epidemiologist who connected poor sanitation with cholera and
dysentery.
Mary Nutting - CORRECT ANSWER-Instrumental in moving nursing
education into universities.
Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWER-Founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald - CORRECT ANSWER-Helped open the Henry Street
Settlement.
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing practice
where the registered nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to
the patient's health and/or the situation.
Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing practice
where the registered nurse analyzes the assessment data to
determine the diagnoses or issues.
Planning - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing practice where
the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and
alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Implementation - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing
practice where the registered nurse implements (carries out) the
identified plan.
Novice Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A beginning nursing student or any
nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous level of
experience.
,Proficient Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse who perceives a
patient's clinical situation as a whole and can readily transfer
knowledge gained from multiple previous experiences.
Competent Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse who understands the
organization and specific care required by the type of patients and
can anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals.
Advanced Beginner Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse who has had
some level of experience with the situation, able to identify
meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
Fluid Status Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-The process by which a
nurse assesses a patient's need for fluid intake.
Expected Outcomes - CORRECT ANSWER-The goals that a nurse aims
to achieve through prescribed strategies and alternatives.
Health Promotion and Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER-A category
of nursing practice focused on improving health and preventing
illness.
Management of Care - CORRECT ANSWER-A nursing practice
category that involves planning and implementing care strategies.
Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of assessing the
effectiveness of nursing interventions and outcomes.
Social, Historical, Political, and Economic Changes - CORRECT
ANSWER-Factors that influence nursing practices.
Statistical Analyses - CORRECT ANSWER-Methods used by Nightingale
to connect sanitation with health outcomes.
Cholera - CORRECT ANSWER-An infectious disease linked to poor
sanitation, as identified by Nightingale.
Dysentery - CORRECT ANSWER-An intestinal infection associated with
poor sanitation, highlighted in Nightingale's findings.
,Henry Street Settlement - CORRECT ANSWER-A community service
organization founded by Lillian Wald.
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER-An essential element of professional
nursing that involves the initiation of independent nursing
interventions without medical orders.
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER-To obtain licensure in the United
States, the RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN®.
Certification - CORRECT ANSWER-The nurse may choose to work
toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice beyond the
NCLEX-RN®.
Accountability - CORRECT ANSWER-Means that you are responsible,
professionally and legally, for the type and quality of nursing care
provided.
Manager - CORRECT ANSWER-A role where the nurse 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.
Educator - CORRECT ANSWER-You explain concepts and facts about
health, describe the reason for routine care activities, demonstrate
procedures, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate the
patient's progress in learning.
Patient Advocate - CORRECT ANSWER-You protect your patient's
human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these
rights if the need arises.
Caregiver - CORRECT ANSWER-You help patients maintain and regain
health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level
function and independence through the healing process.
, Doctor of Nursing Science degree (DNSc) - CORRECT ANSWER-A
program that prepares graduates to apply research findings to clinical
nursing.
Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) - CORRECT ANSWER-A research-
oriented doctoral program that prepares nurses for rigorous research
and theory development.
Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) - CORRECT ANSWER-A
practice doctorate that prepares advanced practice nurses such as
nurse practitioners.
Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN) - CORRECT ANSWER-A
professional doctoral program in nursing that prepares graduates to
apply research findings to clinical nursing.
Continuing education - CORRECT ANSWER-Involves formal, organized
educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses
associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and
health care institutions.
Graduate education - CORRECT ANSWER-Education leading to a
master's or doctoral degree in any number of graduate fields,
including nursing.
Inservice education - CORRECT ANSWER-Education provided to staff
within an organization to improve skills and knowledge.
Registered nurse education - CORRECT ANSWER-Education that leads
to the qualification and licensure of registered nurses.
DIF - CORRECT ANSWER-A classification indicating the level of
difficulty or type of question, such as Apply (application) or
Understand (comprehension).
OBJ - CORRECT ANSWER-Objectives that outline the goals of the
nursing education or practice scenario.
for Nursing 7th Edition by Williams | Questions &
Answers
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER-The first practicing nurse
epidemiologist who connected poor sanitation with cholera and
dysentery.
Mary Nutting - CORRECT ANSWER-Instrumental in moving nursing
education into universities.
Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWER-Founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald - CORRECT ANSWER-Helped open the Henry Street
Settlement.
Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing practice
where the registered nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to
the patient's health and/or the situation.
Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing practice
where the registered nurse analyzes the assessment data to
determine the diagnoses or issues.
Planning - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing practice where
the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and
alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Implementation - CORRECT ANSWER-The standard of nursing
practice where the registered nurse implements (carries out) the
identified plan.
Novice Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A beginning nursing student or any
nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous level of
experience.
,Proficient Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse who perceives a
patient's clinical situation as a whole and can readily transfer
knowledge gained from multiple previous experiences.
Competent Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse who understands the
organization and specific care required by the type of patients and
can anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals.
Advanced Beginner Nurse - CORRECT ANSWER-A nurse who has had
some level of experience with the situation, able to identify
meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
Fluid Status Assessment - CORRECT ANSWER-The process by which a
nurse assesses a patient's need for fluid intake.
Expected Outcomes - CORRECT ANSWER-The goals that a nurse aims
to achieve through prescribed strategies and alternatives.
Health Promotion and Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER-A category
of nursing practice focused on improving health and preventing
illness.
Management of Care - CORRECT ANSWER-A nursing practice
category that involves planning and implementing care strategies.
Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER-The process of assessing the
effectiveness of nursing interventions and outcomes.
Social, Historical, Political, and Economic Changes - CORRECT
ANSWER-Factors that influence nursing practices.
Statistical Analyses - CORRECT ANSWER-Methods used by Nightingale
to connect sanitation with health outcomes.
Cholera - CORRECT ANSWER-An infectious disease linked to poor
sanitation, as identified by Nightingale.
Dysentery - CORRECT ANSWER-An intestinal infection associated with
poor sanitation, highlighted in Nightingale's findings.
,Henry Street Settlement - CORRECT ANSWER-A community service
organization founded by Lillian Wald.
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER-An essential element of professional
nursing that involves the initiation of independent nursing
interventions without medical orders.
Licensure - CORRECT ANSWER-To obtain licensure in the United
States, the RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN®.
Certification - CORRECT ANSWER-The nurse may choose to work
toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice beyond the
NCLEX-RN®.
Accountability - CORRECT ANSWER-Means that you are responsible,
professionally and legally, for the type and quality of nursing care
provided.
Manager - CORRECT ANSWER-A role where the nurse 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.
Educator - CORRECT ANSWER-You explain concepts and facts about
health, describe the reason for routine care activities, demonstrate
procedures, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate the
patient's progress in learning.
Patient Advocate - CORRECT ANSWER-You protect your patient's
human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these
rights if the need arises.
Caregiver - CORRECT ANSWER-You help patients maintain and regain
health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level
function and independence through the healing process.
, Doctor of Nursing Science degree (DNSc) - CORRECT ANSWER-A
program that prepares graduates to apply research findings to clinical
nursing.
Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) - CORRECT ANSWER-A research-
oriented doctoral program that prepares nurses for rigorous research
and theory development.
Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) - CORRECT ANSWER-A
practice doctorate that prepares advanced practice nurses such as
nurse practitioners.
Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN) - CORRECT ANSWER-A
professional doctoral program in nursing that prepares graduates to
apply research findings to clinical nursing.
Continuing education - CORRECT ANSWER-Involves formal, organized
educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses
associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and
health care institutions.
Graduate education - CORRECT ANSWER-Education leading to a
master's or doctoral degree in any number of graduate fields,
including nursing.
Inservice education - CORRECT ANSWER-Education provided to staff
within an organization to improve skills and knowledge.
Registered nurse education - CORRECT ANSWER-Education that leads
to the qualification and licensure of registered nurses.
DIF - CORRECT ANSWER-A classification indicating the level of
difficulty or type of question, such as Apply (application) or
Understand (comprehension).
OBJ - CORRECT ANSWER-Objectives that outline the goals of the
nursing education or practice scenario.
