EDITION POTTER PERRY TEST BANK
, Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition Potter Perry Test Bank
Chapter 1. Nursing Today
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Contemporary nursing practice is based on knowledge generated through nursing theories.
Florence Nightingales theory introduced the concept that nursing care focuses on:
1 Psychological needs
2 A maximal level of wellness
3 Health maintenance and restoration
4 Interpersonal interactions with the client
ANS: 3
Florence Nightingale believed the role of the nurse was to put the clients body in the best state in
order to remain free of disease or to recover from disease.
Although Florence Nightingale may have addressed meeting the psychological needs of her
clients, it is not the focus of her theory. The goal of Nightingales theory is to facilitate the bodys
reparative processes by manipulating the clients environment.
Florence Nightingale thought the human body had reparative properties of its own if it was cared
for in a way to recover from disease. Her theory did not focus on achieving a maximal level of
wellness.
Florence Nightingale believed the nurse was in charge of the clients health. Although she
interacted with her clients by reading to them, her theory of nursing care did not focus upon
interpersonal interactions.
DIF: A REF: 2 OBJ: Knowledge
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
2. Nursing education programs in the United States may seek voluntary accreditation by the
appropriate accrediting commission council of the:
1 National League for Nursing
2 American Nurses Association
3 Congress for Nursing Practice
4 International Council of Nurses
ANS: 1
The National League for Nursing (NLN) is the professional nursing organization concerned with
nursing education. The NLN provides accreditation to nursing programs that seek and meet the
NLN accreditation requirements.
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is concerned with the nursing profession and issues
affecting health care, including standards of care.
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,The lCongress lfor lNursing lPractice lis lthe lpart lof lthe lANA lconcerned lwith ldetermining lthe
llegal laspects lof lnursing lpractice, lthe lpublic lrecognition lof lthe limportance lof lnursing, land
lthe limpact lof ltrends lin lhealth lcare lon lnursing lpractice.
The lInternational lCouncil lof lNurses l(ICN) lis lconcerned labout lissues lof lhealth lcare land
lthe lnursing lprofession, lincluding lthe lprovision lof lan linternational lpower lbase lfor
lnurses.
DIF: lA lREF: l8 lOBJ: lKnowledge
lTOP: lNursing lProcess: lAssessment
MSC: lNCLEX ltest lplan ldesignation: lSafe, lEffective lCare lEnvironment/Coordinated lCare
3. The lminimum leducational lrequirement lfor la lnurse lpractitioner lis:
1 Diploma lin lnursing
2 Masters lin lnursing
3 Doctorate lin lnursing
4 Baccalaureate lin lnursing
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A lmasters ldegree lis lnursing lis lrequired lto lbecome la lnurse lpractitioner.
Diploma lprograms lin lnursing lrequire l3 lyears lof leducation lafter lwhich lthe lgraduate lmay
lbecome la lregistered lnurse, lbut lnot la lnurse lpractitioner.
Doctoral lprograms lfocus lon lthe lapplication lof lresearch lfindings lto lclinical lpractice. lThe
ldoctoral ldegree lis lbeyond lthe lmasters ldegree.
The lbaccalaureate ldegree lprogram lgenerally lrequires l4 lyears lof lstudy lin la lcollege lor luniversity,
lafter lwhich lthe lgraduate lmay lbecome la lregistered lnurse, lnot la lnurse lpractitioner.
DIF: lA lREF: l8 lOBJ: lKnowledge
lTOP: lNursing lProcess: lAssessment
MSC: lNCLEX ltest lplan ldesignation: lSafe, lEffective lCare lEnvironment/Coordinated lCare
4. A lgroup lthat llobbies lat lthe lstate land lfederal llevel lfor ladvancement lof lnursings lrole,
leconomic linterest, land lhealth lcare lis lthe:
1 State lBoard lof lNursing
2 American lNurses lAssociation
3 American lHospital lAssociation
4 National lStudent lNurses lAssociation
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The lAmerican lNurses lAssociation l(ANA) lhires llobbyists lat lthe lstate land lfederal llevel lto
lpromote lthe ladvancement lof lhealth lcare land lthe leconomic land lgeneral lwelfare lof lnurses.
State lBoards lof lNursing lprimarily lfocus lon llicensure lof lnurses lwithin ltheir lown
lstate. lThe lAmerican lHospital lAssociation ldoes lnot lfocus lon lnurses leconomic
lissues land lthe ladvancement lof lthe lrole lof lnurses.
The lNational lStudent lNurses lAssociation lfocuses lon lissues lof limportance lfor lnursing lstudents.
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, DIF: lA lREF: l8 lOBJ: lComprehension
lTOP: lNursing lProcess: lAssessment
MSC: lNCLEX ltest lplan ldesignation: lSafe, lEffective lCare lEnvironment/Coordinated lCare
5. A lnurse lmoves lfrom lSeattle lto lBoston land lbegins lworking lin la lhospital. lThe lmost
limportant lfactor lfor lthe lnurse lto lconsider lwhen lmoving lto lanother lstate lis lthe:
1 Massachusetts lNurse lPractice lAct
2 Standard lfor lnursing lpractice lin lBoston
3 Clinical lladder lof lmobility lin lthe lnew lhospital
4 Requirement lfor lcontinuing leducation lunits l(CEU) lin l
lMassachusetts
ANS: l1
Although lmost lstates lhave lsimilar lpractice lacts, leach lindividual lstate lhas lits lown lNurse
lPractice lAct lthat lregulates lthe llicensure land lpractice lof lnursing lwithin lthat lstate. lKnowledge lof
lthe lNurse lPractice lAct lis lnecessary lto lprovide lsafe land llegal lnursing lcare.
Standards lof lnursing lpractice lare lnot lspecific lto la lcity, lbut lrather lto lthe lprofession litself.
lAlthough lthe lclinical lladder lof lmobility lmay lbe lof linterest lin lregard lto lprofessional
ladvancement, lit lis lnot lthe lmost limportant lfactor lwhen lpracticing lnursing lin lanother lstate.
lKnowledge lof lthe lNurse lPractice lAct lin lorder lto lprovide lsafe land llegal lnursing lcare lis lof
lhigher limportance.
Regardless lof lwhere la lnurse lpractices, lthe lnurse lshould lstrive lto lremain
lcurrent. lDIF: lC lREF: l8 lOBJ: lAnalysis
TOP: lNursing lProcess: lAssessment
MSC: lNCLEX ltest lplan ldesignation: lSafe, lEffective lCare lEnvironment/Coordinated lCare
6. A lnurse lis lcaring lfor la lclient lwho lhas lchronic lrenal lfailure. lThe lnurse lstates, lWe lwill ldo
leverything lpossible lto lreturn lyou lto lthe loptimum llevel lof lself-care lpossible. lIn lcoordinating
lan lapproach lto lbest lmeet lthe lneeds lof lthis lclient, lthe lnurse lis lfulfilling lthe lrole lof:
1 Manager
2 Educator
3 Counselor
4 Communicator
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The lnurse, lin lcaring lfor lthis lclient, lwill lcoordinate lthe lactivities lof lother lmembers lof lthe
lhealth lcare lteam. lThis lclient lmay lrequire lthe lassistance lof la lnursing lassistant lto lprovide
lpersonal lcare luntil lthe lclient lis lless lfatigued. lA lnutritionist lmay lbe lnecessary lfor ldiet
levaluation, lplanning, land lteaching. lA lnurse lmay lprovide leducation lon lthe ldialysis ltherapy land
lperform lthe lskill lnecessary luntil lthe lclient lis lable lto ldo lso lindependently.
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