Nursing Exam
Which item below correctly describes the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predictions by 2020?
a.
Positions that historically required registered nurses will be filled by unlicensed personnel.
b.
The job growth rate for RNs will surpass job growth in all other occupations.
c.
The need for hospital nurses will dramatically decrease.
d.
Hospitals will finally achieve the required RN workforce. correct answersB
What effect did the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest have on health care?
a.
Funding for mental health care increased, allowing the point of care to change from the community to
standardized institutional care.
b.
The public and the nursing profession were made aware of the rights of vulnerable populations.
c.
Nurses were seen as advocates for individuals who cannot advocate for themselves.
d.
Funding for nursing traineeships was eliminated. correct answersB
Which nurse died after deliberately acquiring two bites from yellow fever carrier mosquitoes to enable
her to provide care to soldiers with yellow fever during the Spanish-American War?
a.
Florence Nightingale
b.
,Margaret Hoolihan
c.
Clara Maas
d.
Sairy Gamp correct answersC
A bronze statue of a nurse in battle fatigues who is obviously exhausted but demonstrates caring by
holding a soldier's head is an artistic representation of nurses who served in which war?
a.
World War I
b.
World War II
c.
Spanish-American War
d.
Vietnam War correct answersD
What was the purpose of the Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2002?
a.
Provided disability insurance to RNs who contract a life-threatening illness while on duty
b.
Funded public service announcements that promote unlicensed caregivers as an alternative to
professional nurses
c.
Focused on nurse retention and safety enhancement grants to address the current nursing shortage
d.
Provided pediatric nursing training grants correct answersC
What is the best way for the individual nurse to maintain the most effective professional image?
,a.
Change out of their work attire before running errands.
b.
Renew membership in a nursing organization.
c.
Earning an advanced nursing degree.
d.
Developing effective nurse-physician relationships. correct answersB
Charles Dickens' character Sairy Gamp:
a.
portrayed nurses as trained professional individuals who put others before themselves.
b.
chose nursing because she had no other avenue for employment.
c.
was a prostitute who took advantage of sick old men.
d.
characterized nurses as being at the forefront of technology and autonomy. correct answersB
What does the Spirit of Nursing statue honor?
a.
Florence Nightingale's accomplishments in public health
b.
Edith Cavell's attempt to help the victims of the Tuskegee experiment seek treatment
c.
Clara Maas, who found the cure for yellow fever during WWII
d.
All military nurses for their bravery and compassion correct answersD
, Although the media portrayed nursing in a negative light in M*A*S*H through the character of a
promiscuous, uncaring nurse, it also provided Americans with a promising glimpse of:
a.
nurses who can be promiscuous and still help doctors.
b.
the fact that caring is not as important as the desire to serve one's country.
c.
the ability of nurses to cope with the dreadfulness of war by using humor.
d.
the contributions of male military nurses. correct answersC
With the crisis in health care and the nursing shortage, why is the image of nursing still important?
a.
Nursing care is often delivered during a time of uncertainty, and the image of nurses during this time can
reinforce trust in the nurse-patient relationship.
b.
Physicians have a distinctive body of knowledge that identifies them as professionals, whereas nursing
has yet to develop a unique body of knowledge on which to base practice.
c.
Nurses must present a unified image if they hope to ever establish nursing as a profession.
d.
The dynamic state of today's health care requires nurses to move from a caring image to one of
technologic competence. correct answersA
Nurses can combat the nursing shortage by:
a.
joining unions, which influence employers to provide incentives such as pay raises and free child care,
thus encouraging the large percentage of nonworking nurses to return to the workforce.
b.
demanding that the requirements of the qualifying examination for foreign nurses should be reduced, so
they are eligible to sit for the licensure examination.
Which item below correctly describes the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predictions by 2020?
a.
Positions that historically required registered nurses will be filled by unlicensed personnel.
b.
The job growth rate for RNs will surpass job growth in all other occupations.
c.
The need for hospital nurses will dramatically decrease.
d.
Hospitals will finally achieve the required RN workforce. correct answersB
What effect did the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest have on health care?
a.
Funding for mental health care increased, allowing the point of care to change from the community to
standardized institutional care.
b.
The public and the nursing profession were made aware of the rights of vulnerable populations.
c.
Nurses were seen as advocates for individuals who cannot advocate for themselves.
d.
Funding for nursing traineeships was eliminated. correct answersB
Which nurse died after deliberately acquiring two bites from yellow fever carrier mosquitoes to enable
her to provide care to soldiers with yellow fever during the Spanish-American War?
a.
Florence Nightingale
b.
,Margaret Hoolihan
c.
Clara Maas
d.
Sairy Gamp correct answersC
A bronze statue of a nurse in battle fatigues who is obviously exhausted but demonstrates caring by
holding a soldier's head is an artistic representation of nurses who served in which war?
a.
World War I
b.
World War II
c.
Spanish-American War
d.
Vietnam War correct answersD
What was the purpose of the Nurse Reinvestment Act of 2002?
a.
Provided disability insurance to RNs who contract a life-threatening illness while on duty
b.
Funded public service announcements that promote unlicensed caregivers as an alternative to
professional nurses
c.
Focused on nurse retention and safety enhancement grants to address the current nursing shortage
d.
Provided pediatric nursing training grants correct answersC
What is the best way for the individual nurse to maintain the most effective professional image?
,a.
Change out of their work attire before running errands.
b.
Renew membership in a nursing organization.
c.
Earning an advanced nursing degree.
d.
Developing effective nurse-physician relationships. correct answersB
Charles Dickens' character Sairy Gamp:
a.
portrayed nurses as trained professional individuals who put others before themselves.
b.
chose nursing because she had no other avenue for employment.
c.
was a prostitute who took advantage of sick old men.
d.
characterized nurses as being at the forefront of technology and autonomy. correct answersB
What does the Spirit of Nursing statue honor?
a.
Florence Nightingale's accomplishments in public health
b.
Edith Cavell's attempt to help the victims of the Tuskegee experiment seek treatment
c.
Clara Maas, who found the cure for yellow fever during WWII
d.
All military nurses for their bravery and compassion correct answersD
, Although the media portrayed nursing in a negative light in M*A*S*H through the character of a
promiscuous, uncaring nurse, it also provided Americans with a promising glimpse of:
a.
nurses who can be promiscuous and still help doctors.
b.
the fact that caring is not as important as the desire to serve one's country.
c.
the ability of nurses to cope with the dreadfulness of war by using humor.
d.
the contributions of male military nurses. correct answersC
With the crisis in health care and the nursing shortage, why is the image of nursing still important?
a.
Nursing care is often delivered during a time of uncertainty, and the image of nurses during this time can
reinforce trust in the nurse-patient relationship.
b.
Physicians have a distinctive body of knowledge that identifies them as professionals, whereas nursing
has yet to develop a unique body of knowledge on which to base practice.
c.
Nurses must present a unified image if they hope to ever establish nursing as a profession.
d.
The dynamic state of today's health care requires nurses to move from a caring image to one of
technologic competence. correct answersA
Nurses can combat the nursing shortage by:
a.
joining unions, which influence employers to provide incentives such as pay raises and free child care,
thus encouraging the large percentage of nonworking nurses to return to the workforce.
b.
demanding that the requirements of the qualifying examination for foreign nurses should be reduced, so
they are eligible to sit for the licensure examination.
