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POTTER PERRY FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
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11TH EDITION
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ALL CHAPTERS 1-50
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COMPLETE GUIDE ff ff

,Chapter 01: Nursing Today
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Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
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1. Which nursing attendant most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects
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a. Florence Nightingale f


b. Mary Nutting ff


c. Clara Barton ff


d. Lillian Wald f




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Reasoning :->>> Nightingale was the first practicing nursing attendant epidemiologist.
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Her statistical analyses connected poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary
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Nutting, ClaraBarton, and Lillian Wald came after Nightingale, each contributing to the
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nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nutting was instrumental in moving nursing
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education into universities. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald
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helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) ff


OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
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TOP: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance f f ff ff ff




2. The nursing attendant prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome.
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ff Whichstandard of nursing practice is the nursing attendant following?
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a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
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ANSWER:-C
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strategiesand alternatives to attain expected outcomes. During assessment, the nursing
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attendant collects comprehensive data pertinent to the hospital client ’s health and/or the
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situation. In diagnosis, the nursing attendant analyzes the assessment data to determine
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the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the nursing attendant implements (carries
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out) the identified plan.
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3. An experienced medical-surgical nursing attendant chooses to work in
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obstetrics.Which level of proficiency is the nursing attendant upon initial
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transition to the obstetrical floor?
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a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
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A

, REASONING:->>A beginning nursing student or any nursing attendant entering a ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


situation in which there is no previous level of experience (e.g., an experienced operating
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room nursingattendant chooses to now practice in home health) is an example of a novice
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nursing attendant
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. A proficient nursing attendant perceives a hospital client ’s clinical situation as a whole, is
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able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple
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previous experiences to a situation. A competent nursing attendant understands the
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organization and specific care required by the type of hospital client s (e.g., surgical,
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oncology, or orthopedic hospital client s). This nursing attendant is a competent
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practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals. A nursing
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attendant whohas had some level of experience with the situation is an advanced beginner.
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This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nursing attendant is able to
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identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
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4. A nursing attendant assesses a hospital client ’s fluid status and decides that the hospital
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clientneeds to drink more fluids. The nursing attendant then encourages the hospital client
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to drinkmore fluids. Which concept is the nursing attendant demonstrating?
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a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability

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Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of
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independent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in the
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United States, the RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-
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the nursingattendant REASONING:->>may choose to work toward certification in a
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specific area of nursing practice. Accountability means that you are responsible, professionally
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and legally, forthe type and quality of nursing care provided.
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5. A nursing attendant prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which
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roleis the nursing attendant implementing?
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a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-B ff

, REASONING:->>A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


delivering nursing care and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a
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specific nursing unit or facility. As an educator, you explain concepts and facts about
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health, describe the reason for routine care activities, demonstrate procedures such as self-
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care activities, reinforce learning or hospital client behavior, and evaluate the hospital
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client ’s progress in learning. As a hospital client advocate, you protect your hospital client
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’s human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these rights if the need arises.
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As a nursing attendant
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, you help hospital client s maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms,
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andattain a maximal level function and independence through the healing process.
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6. The nursing attendant has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an
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advanced practice nursing attendant. However, the nursing attendant has a strong
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desire topursue research and theory development. To fulfill this desire, which program
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should the nursing attendant attend?
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a. Doctor of Nursing Science degree (DNSc) ff ff ff ff ff


b. Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) ff ff ff ff


c. Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) ff ff ff ff ff


d. Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN) ff ff ff ff ff ff ff




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REASONING:->>Some doctoral programs prepare nursing attendant s for more rigorous ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


research and theory development and award the research-oriented Doctor of Philosophy
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(PhD) in nursing. Professional doctoral programs in nursing (DSN or DNSc) prepare
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graduates to apply research findings to clinical nursing. The DNP is a practice doctorate
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thatprepares advanced practice nursing attendant s such as nursing attendant
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practitioners.
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attendant(RN) education.
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7. A nursing attendant attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by
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the American Nursing attendant s Association. Which type of education did the
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nursingattendant receive?
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a. Graduate education ff


b. Inservice education ff


c. Continuing education ff


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REASONING:->>Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs ff ff ff ff ff ff


offered by universities, hospitals, state nursing attendant s associations, professional
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nursing organizations, and educational and health care institutions. After obtaining a
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baccalaureate degree in nursing, you can pursue graduate education leading to a master’s or
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doctoral degreein any number of graduate fields, including nursing. In service education
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programs are instruction or training provided by a health care facility or institution.
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Nursing attendant education is the education preparation for an individual intending to be
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an RN.
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OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional nursing attendant (RN)
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