Fundamentals of nursing test bank

Fundamentals of
n




Nursing T
n




est Bank
n

, lOMoAR cPSD| 6198409




Chaptern1.nNursingnToday

MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1.nContemporarynnursingnpracticenisnbasednonnknowledgengeneratednthroughnnursingntheories.n
FlorencenNightingalesntheorynintroducednthenconceptnthatnnursingncarenfocusesnon:
1 Psychological needs n




A maximal level of wellness
n n n n



2
3 Health maintenance and restoration
n n n




Interpersonal interactions with the client
n n n n



4
ANS:n3
FlorencenNightingalenbelievednthenrolenofnthennursenwasntonputnthenclientsnbodyninnthenbestnstateninnor
derntonremainnfreenofndiseasenorntonrecovernfromndisease.
AlthoughnFlorencenNightingalenmaynhavenaddressednmeetingnthenpsychologicalnneedsnofnhernclien
ts,nitnisnnotnthenfocusnofnherntheory.nThengoalnofnNightingalesntheorynisntonfacilitatenthenbodysnreparat
ivenprocessesnbynmanipulatingnthenclientsnenvironment.
FlorencenNightingalenthoughtnthenhumannbodynhadnreparativenpropertiesnofnitsnownnifnitnwasncarednf
orninnanwayntonrecovernfromndisease.nHerntheoryndidnnotnfocusnonnachievingnanmaximalnlevelnofnwell
ness.
FlorencenNightingalenbelievednthennursenwasninnchargenofnthenclientsnhealth.nAlthoughnshenint
eractednwithnhernclientsnbynreadingntonthem,nherntheorynofnnursingncarendidnnotnfocusnuponninte
rpersonalninteractions.
DIF:nAnREF:n2nOBJ:nKnowledgenT
OP:nNursingnProcess:nAssessment
MSC:nNCLEXntestnplanndesignation:nSafe,nEffectivenCarenEnvironment/CoordinatednCaren2.n
NursingneducationnprogramsninnthenUnitednStatesnmaynseeknvoluntarynaccreditationnbynthenap
propriatenaccreditingncommissionncouncilnofnthe:
1 National League for Nursing
n n n



American Nurses Association
n n



2
3 Congress for Nursing Practice
n n n




International Council of Nurses
n n n



4
ANS:n1

, lOMoAR cPSD| 6198409




ThenNationalnLeaguenfornNursingn(NLN)nisnthenprofessionalnnursingnorganizationnconcernednwithnn
ursingneducation.nThenNLNnprovidesnaccreditationntonnursingnprogramsnthatnseeknandnmeetnthenNL
Nnaccreditationnrequirements.
ThenAmericannNursesnAssociationn(ANA)nisnconcernednwithnthennursingnprofessionnandnissuesna
ffectingnhealthncare,nincludingnstandardsnofncare.
ThenCongressnfornNursingnPracticenisnthenpartnofnthenANAnconcernednwithndeterminingnthenlegalna
spectsnofnnursingnpractice,nthenpublicnrecognitionnofnthenimportancenofnnursing,nandnthenimpactnofn
trendsninnhealthncarenonnnursingnpractice.
ThenInternationalnCouncilnofnNursesn(ICN)nisnconcernednaboutnissuesnofnhealthncarenandnthenn
ursingnprofession,nincludingnthenprovisionnofnanninternationalnpowernbasenfornnurses.
DIF:nAnREF:n8nOBJ:nKnowledgenT
OP:nNursingnProcess:nAssessment
MSC:nNCLEXntestnplanndesignation:nSafe,nEffectivenCarenEnvironment/CoordinatednCaren3.n
Thenminimumneducationalnrequirementnfornannursenpractitionernis:
1 Diploma in nursing
n n




Masters in nursing
n n



2
3 Doctorate in nursing
n n




Baccalaureate in nursing n n



4
ANS:n2
Anmastersndegreenisnnursingnisnrequiredntonbecomenannursenpractitioner.
Diplomanprogramsninnnursingnrequiren3nyearsnofneducationnafternwhichnthengraduatenmaynbecomenan
registerednnurse,nbutnnotnannursenpractitioner.
Doctoralnprogramsnfocusnonnthenapplicationnofnresearchnfindingsntonclinicalnpractice.nThendoctoralnd
egreenisnbeyondnthenmastersndegree.
Thenbaccalaureatendegreenprogramngenerallynrequiresn4nyearsnofnstudyninnancollegenornuniversity,na
fternwhichnthengraduatenmaynbecomenanregisterednnurse,nnotnannursenpractitioner.
DIF:nAnREF:n8nOBJ:nKnowledgenT
OP:nNursingnProcess:nAssessment
MSC:nNCLEXntestnplanndesignation:nSafe,nEffectivenCarenEnvironment/CoordinatednCare
4.nAngroupnthatnlobbiesnatnthenstatenandnfederalnlevelnfornadvancementnofnnursingsnrole,neconomicni
nterest,nandnhealthncarenisnthe:
1 State Board of Nursing
n n n




American Nurses Association
n n



2
3 American Hospital Association
n n

, lOMoAR cPSD| 6198409




National Student Nurses Association
n n n



4
ANS:n2
ThenAmericannNursesnAssociationn(ANA)nhiresnlobbyistsnatnthenstatenandnfederalnlevelntonpromotent
henadvancementnofnhealthncarenandntheneconomicnandngeneralnwelfarenofnnurses.nStatenBoardsnofnNu
rsingnprimarilynfocusnonnlicensurenofnnursesnwithinntheirnownnstate.nThenAmericannHospitalnAssoci
ationndoesnnotnfocusnonnnursesneconomicnissuesnandnthenadvancementnofnthenrolenofnnurses.nThenNati
onalnStudentnNursesnAssociationnfocusesnonnissuesnofnimportancenfornnursingnstudents.
DIF:nAnREF:n8nOBJ:nComprehensionn
TOP:nNursingnProcess:nAssessment
MSC:nNCLEXntestnplanndesignation:nSafe,nEffectivenCarenEnvironment/CoordinatednCaren5.nAnn
ursenmovesnfromnSeattlentonBostonnandnbeginsnworkingninnanhospital.nThenmostnimportantnfactorn
fornthennursentonconsidernwhennmovingntonanothernstatenisnthe:
1 Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act
n n n




Standard for nursing practice in Boston
n n n n n



2
3 Clinical ladder of mobility in the new hospital
n n n n n n n




4 Requirement for continuing education units (CEU) in
n n n n n n


Massachusetts
ANS:n1
Althoughnmostnstatesnhavensimilarnpracticenacts,neachnindividualnstatenhasnitsnownnNursenPracticenA
ctnthatnregulatesnthenlicensurenandnpracticenofnnursingnwithinnthatnstate.nKnowledgenofnthenNursenPra
cticenActnisnnecessaryntonprovidensafenandnlegalnnursingncare.
Standardsnofnnursingnpracticenarennotnspecificntonancity,nbutnratherntonthenprofessionnitself.nAlthoug
hnthenclinicalnladdernofnmobilitynmaynbenofninterestninnregardntonprofessionalnadvancement,nitnisnnot
nthenmostnimportantnfactornwhennpracticingnnursingninnanothernstate.nKnowledgenofnthenNursenPrac

ticenActninnorderntonprovidensafenandnlegalnnursingncarenisnofnhighernimportance.
Regardlessnofnwherenannursenpractices,nthennursenshouldnstriventonremainncurrent.n
DIF:nCnREF:n8nOBJ:nAnalysis
TOP:nNursingnProcess:nAssessment
MSC:nNCLEXntestnplanndesignation:nSafe,nEffectivenCarenEnvironment/CoordinatednCaren6.nAnn
ursenisncaringnfornanclientnwhonhasnchronicnrenalnfailure.nThennursenstates,nWenwillndoneverythingn
possiblentonreturnnyountonthenoptimumnlevelnofnself-
carenpossible.nInncoordinatingnannapproachntonbestnmeetnthenneedsnofnthisnclient,nthennursenisnfulfill
ingnthenrolenof:
1 Manager