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FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING, 7TH EDITION| ALL
CHAPTERS 1-48
,Chapter 1, Introduction to Nursing
An oncology professional nurse with 15 years of experience, certification in the area of oncology
nursing, and a master‘s degree is considered to be an expert in her area of practice and works on an
oncology unit in a large teaching health center. Based upon this description, which of the following
career roles best describes this professional nurse‘s role, taking into account her
1. qualifications and experience?
A) Clinical professional nurse specialist
B) Professional nurse entrepreneur
C) Professional nurse practitioner
D) Professional
nurse educator
CORRECT
ANSWER:-A
:
Rationale:
A clinical professional nurse specialist is a professional nurse with an advanced degree,
education, or experience who is considered to be an expert in a specialized area of nursing. The
clinical professional nurse specialist carries out direct patient care; consultation; teaching of
patients, families, and staff; and research. A professional nurse practitioner has an advanced
degree and works in a variety of settings to deliver primary care. A professional nurse educator
usually has an advanced degree and teaches in the educational or clinical setting. Aprofessional
nurse entrepreneur may manage a clinic or health-related business.
What guidelines do professional nurses follow to identify the patient‘s health care needs and strengths, to
2. establish and carry out a plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the
plan to meet established outcomes?
A) Nursing process
B) ANA Standards of Professional Performance
C) Evidence-based practice guidelines
D) Professional nurse Practice Acts
Ans A
:
Rationale:
The nursing process is one of the major guidelines for nursing practice. Professional nurses
implement their roles through the nursing process. The nursing process is used by the professional
nurse to identify the patient‘shealth care needs and strengths, to establish and carry out a plan of
care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan to meet established
outcomes.
, Which of the following organizations is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to
3. determine whether an action is within the scope of nursing practice?
A) American Professional nurses Association (ANA)
B) American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN)
C) National League for Nursing (NLN)
D) International Council of Professional nurses (ICN)
Ans A
:
Rationale:
The ANA produces the 2003 Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, which defines the activities
specific and unique to nursing. The AACN addresses educational standards, while the NLN promotes and
fosters various aspects of nursing.
The ICN provides a venue for national nursing organizations to collaborate, but does not define
standards and scope of practice.
4. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
CORRECT
ANSWER:-C
Rationale:
Florence Nightingale is considered to be the founder of professional nursing. She elevated the
status of nursing to a respected occupation, improved the quality of nursing care, and founded
modern nursing education. Although the other choices are women who were important to the
development of nursing, none of them is considered the founder.
5. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
CORRECT ANSWER:-B
Rationale:
Clara Barton volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during the civil war, served as
the supervisor of professional nurses for the Army of the James, organized health centers and
professional nurses, and established
, the Red Cross in the United States in 1882.
A professional nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with Down
6. Syndrome. The professional nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. This
is an exampleof which nursing role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
CORRECT
ANSWER:-C
Rationale:
Counseling skills involve the use of therapeutic interpersonal communication skills to provide
information, make appropriate referrals, and facilitate the patient‘s problem-solving and decision-
making skills. The teacher/educator uses communication skills to assess, implement, and evaluate
individualized teaching plCORRECT ANSWER:-to meet learning needs of patients and their
families. A leader displaysan assertive, self-confident practice of nursing when providing care,
effecting change, and functioning with groups. The collaborator uses skills in organization,
communication, and advocacy to facilitate the functions of all members of the health care team as
they provide patient care.
7. A professional nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single, pregnant teens.
Which of thefollowing actions is the best example of using the counselor role as a professional nurse?
A) Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place their infants with a family
B) Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens who wish to return to school
C) Conducting a patient interview and documenting the information on the patient‘s chart
D) Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental health care specialist
Ans D
:
Rationale:
The role of the counselor includes making appropriate referrals. Discussing legal issues is the role
of the advocate and searching for information on the Internet is the role of a researcher.
Conducting a patient interview would fall under the role of the caregiver.
8. A professional nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of
the followingstatements accurately describes this state of being?
A) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
B) Health is an absence of illness.
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING, 7TH EDITION| ALL
CHAPTERS 1-48
,Chapter 1, Introduction to Nursing
An oncology professional nurse with 15 years of experience, certification in the area of oncology
nursing, and a master‘s degree is considered to be an expert in her area of practice and works on an
oncology unit in a large teaching health center. Based upon this description, which of the following
career roles best describes this professional nurse‘s role, taking into account her
1. qualifications and experience?
A) Clinical professional nurse specialist
B) Professional nurse entrepreneur
C) Professional nurse practitioner
D) Professional
nurse educator
CORRECT
ANSWER:-A
:
Rationale:
A clinical professional nurse specialist is a professional nurse with an advanced degree,
education, or experience who is considered to be an expert in a specialized area of nursing. The
clinical professional nurse specialist carries out direct patient care; consultation; teaching of
patients, families, and staff; and research. A professional nurse practitioner has an advanced
degree and works in a variety of settings to deliver primary care. A professional nurse educator
usually has an advanced degree and teaches in the educational or clinical setting. Aprofessional
nurse entrepreneur may manage a clinic or health-related business.
What guidelines do professional nurses follow to identify the patient‘s health care needs and strengths, to
2. establish and carry out a plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the
plan to meet established outcomes?
A) Nursing process
B) ANA Standards of Professional Performance
C) Evidence-based practice guidelines
D) Professional nurse Practice Acts
Ans A
:
Rationale:
The nursing process is one of the major guidelines for nursing practice. Professional nurses
implement their roles through the nursing process. The nursing process is used by the professional
nurse to identify the patient‘shealth care needs and strengths, to establish and carry out a plan of
care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan to meet established
outcomes.
, Which of the following organizations is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to
3. determine whether an action is within the scope of nursing practice?
A) American Professional nurses Association (ANA)
B) American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN)
C) National League for Nursing (NLN)
D) International Council of Professional nurses (ICN)
Ans A
:
Rationale:
The ANA produces the 2003 Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, which defines the activities
specific and unique to nursing. The AACN addresses educational standards, while the NLN promotes and
fosters various aspects of nursing.
The ICN provides a venue for national nursing organizations to collaborate, but does not define
standards and scope of practice.
4. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
CORRECT
ANSWER:-C
Rationale:
Florence Nightingale is considered to be the founder of professional nursing. She elevated the
status of nursing to a respected occupation, improved the quality of nursing care, and founded
modern nursing education. Although the other choices are women who were important to the
development of nursing, none of them is considered the founder.
5. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
CORRECT ANSWER:-B
Rationale:
Clara Barton volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during the civil war, served as
the supervisor of professional nurses for the Army of the James, organized health centers and
professional nurses, and established
, the Red Cross in the United States in 1882.
A professional nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with Down
6. Syndrome. The professional nurse makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. This
is an exampleof which nursing role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
CORRECT
ANSWER:-C
Rationale:
Counseling skills involve the use of therapeutic interpersonal communication skills to provide
information, make appropriate referrals, and facilitate the patient‘s problem-solving and decision-
making skills. The teacher/educator uses communication skills to assess, implement, and evaluate
individualized teaching plCORRECT ANSWER:-to meet learning needs of patients and their
families. A leader displaysan assertive, self-confident practice of nursing when providing care,
effecting change, and functioning with groups. The collaborator uses skills in organization,
communication, and advocacy to facilitate the functions of all members of the health care team as
they provide patient care.
7. A professional nurse is providing nursing care in a neighborhood clinic to single, pregnant teens.
Which of thefollowing actions is the best example of using the counselor role as a professional nurse?
A) Discussing the legal aspects of adoption for teens wishing to place their infants with a family
B) Searching the Internet for information on child care for the teens who wish to return to school
C) Conducting a patient interview and documenting the information on the patient‘s chart
D) Referring a teen who admits having suicidal thoughts to a mental health care specialist
Ans D
:
Rationale:
The role of the counselor includes making appropriate referrals. Discussing legal issues is the role
of the advocate and searching for information on the Internet is the role of a researcher.
Conducting a patient interview would fall under the role of the caregiver.
8. A professional nurse instructor explains the concept of health to her students. Which of
the followingstatements accurately describes this state of being?
A) Health is a state of optimal functioning.
B) Health is an absence of illness.
