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TESTBANK l
, 1. Whichlnurselmostllikelylkeptlrecordslonlsanitationltechniqueslandltheleffectslonlhealth?
a. FlorencelNightingale
b. MarylNutting
c. ClaralBarton
d. LillianlWald
ANS:l A
Nightingalelwaslthelfirstlpracticinglnurselepidemiologist.lHerlstatisticallanalyseslconnectedlpoorlsanitationlwithlch
oleralandldysentery.lMarylNutting,lClaralBarton,landlLillianlWaldlcamelafterlNightingale,leachlcontributingltolthe
lnursinglprofessionlinlherlownlway.lMarylNuttinglwaslinstrumentallinlmovinglnursingleducationlintoluniversities.l
ClaralBartonlfoundedthelAmericanlRedlCross.lLillianlWaldlhelpedlopenlthelHenrylStreetlSettlement.
DIF:Understandl(comprehension)
OBJ:Discusslthelinfluenceloflsocial,lhistorical,lpolitical,landleconomiclchangeslonlnursinglpractices.
TOP: Evaluation MSC:l HealthlPromotionlandlMaintenance
2. Thelnurselprescribeslstrategieslandlalternativesltolattainlexpectedloutcome.lWhichlstandardloflnur
singlpracticelislthelnurselfollowing?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS:l C
Inlplanning,lthelregisteredlnurseldevelopslalplanlthatlprescribeslstrategieslandlalternativesltolattai
nlexpectedloutcomes.lDuringlassessment,lthelregisteredlnurselcollectslcomprehensiveldatalpertin
entltolthelpatient’slhealthland/orlthelsituation.lInldiagnosis,lthelregisteredlnurselanalyzeslthelasses
smentldataltoldetermineltheldiagnoseslorlissues.lDuringlimplementation,lthelregisteredlnurselimpl
ementsl(carrieslout)lthelidentifiedlplan.
DIF:Understandl(comprehension)
OBJ:Discussltheldevelopmentloflprofessionallnursinglroles.
TOP:lPlanningl
MSC:l ManagementloflCare
3. Anlexperiencedlmedical-
surgicallnurselchoosesltolworklinlobstetrics.lWhichllevelloflproficiencylislthelnurseluponl
initialltransitionltolthelobstetricallfloor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advancedlbeginner
ANS:l A
, Albeginninglnursinglstudentlorlanylnurselenteringlalsituationlinlwhichltherelislnolpreviousllevellofl
experiencel(e.g.,lanlexperiencedloperatinglroomlnurselchoosesltolnowlpracticelinlhomelhealth)lisl
anlexampleloflalnovicelnurse.lAlproficientlnurselperceiveslalpatient’slclinicallsituationlaslalwhole,li
slableltolassesslanlentirelsituation,landlcanlreadilyltransferlknowledgelgainedlfromlmultiplelprevio
uslexperiencesltolalsituation.lAlcompetentlnurselunderstandslthelorganizationlandlspecificlcarelre
quiredlbyltheltypeloflpatientsl(e.g.,lsurgical,loncology,lorlorthopediclpatients).lThislnurselislalcom
petentlpractitionerlwholislableltolanticipatelnursinglcarelandlestablishllong-
rangelgoals.lAlnurselwholhaslhadlsomellevelloflexperiencelwithlthelsituationlislanladvancedlbegin
ner.lThislexperiencelmaylonlylbelobservationallinlnature,lbutlthelnurselislableltolidentifylmeaning
fullaspectslorlprinciplesloflnursinglcare.
DIF:Applyl(application)
OBJ:Discussltheldevelopmentloflprofessionallnursinglroles.
TOP:lEvaluationl
MSC:l ManagementloflCare
4. Alnurselassesseslalpatient’slfluidlstatuslandldecideslthatlthelpatientlneedsltoldrinklmorelfluids.lTheln
urselthenlencourageslthelpatientltoldrinklmorelfluids.lWhichlconceptlislthelnurseldemonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS:l B
Autonomylislanlessentiallelementloflprofessionallnursinglthatlinvolveslthelinitiationloflindepende
ntlnursinglinterventionslwithoutlmedicallorders.lTolobtainllicensurelinlthelUnitedlStates,lthelRNlc
andidatelmustlpasslthelNCLEX-RN.lBeyondlthelNCLEX-
RN,lthelnurselmaylchooseltolworkltowardlcertificationlinlalspecificlarealoflnursinglpractice.lAcco
untabilitylmeanslthatlyoularelresponsible,lprofessionallylandllegally,lforltheltypelandlqualityloflnur
singlcarelprovided.
DIF:Applyl(application)
OBJ:Discusslthelroleslandlcareerlopportunitieslforlnurses.
TOP:lImplementationl
MSC:l ManagementloflCare
5. Alnurselprepareslthelbudgetlandlpolicieslforlanlintensivelcarelunit.lWhichlrolelislthelnurselimpl
ementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS:l B
, Almanagerlcoordinateslthelactivitiesloflmembersloflthelnursinglstafflinldeliveringlnursinglcarelan
dlhaslpersonnel,lpolicy,landlbudgetarylresponsibilitylforlalspecificlnursinglunitlorlfacility.lAslanle
ducator,lyoulexplainlconceptslandlfactslaboutlhealth,ldescribelthelreasonlforlroutinelcarelactivities
,ldemonstratelprocedureslsuchlaslself-
carelactivities,lreinforcellearninglorlpatientlbehavior,landlevaluatelthelpatient’slprogresslinllearnin
g.lAslalpatientladvocate,lyoulprotectlyourlpatient’slhumanlandllegallrightslandlprovidelassistancelinl
assertingltheselrightsliflthelneedlarises.lAslalcaregiver,lyoulhelplpatientslmaintainlandlregainlhealt
h,lmanageldiseaselandlsymptoms,landlattainlalmaximalllevellfunctionlandlindependencelthroughlt
helhealinglprocess.
DIF:Applyl(application)
OBJ:Discusslthelroleslandlcareerlopportunitieslforlnurses.
TOP:lImplementationl
MSC:l ManagementloflCare
6. Thelnurselhaslbeenlworkinglinlthelclinicallsettinglforlseverallyearslaslanladvancedlpracticelnurse
.lHowever,lthelnurselhaslalstrongldesireltolpursuelresearchlandltheoryldevelopment.lTolfulfilllthisl
desire,lwhichlprogramlshouldlthelnurselattend?
a. DoctorloflNursinglScienceldegreel(DNSc)
b. DoctorloflPhilosophyldegreel(PhD)
c. DoctorloflNursinglPracticeldegreel(DNP)
d. DoctorlinlthelScienceloflNursingldegreel(DSN)
ANS:l B
Someldoctorallprogramslpreparelnurseslforlmorelrigorouslresearchlandltheoryldevelopmentlandla
wardlthelresearch-
orientedlDoctorloflPhilosophyl(PhD)linlnursing.lProfessionalldoctorallprogramslinlnursingl(DSNl
orlDNSc)lpreparelgraduatesltolapplylresearchlfindingsltolclinicallnursing.lThelDNPlislalpracticeldo
ctoratelthatlpreparesladvancedlpracticelnurseslsuchlaslnurselpractitioners.
DIF:Understandl(comprehension)
OBJ:Comparelandlcontrastltheleducationallprogramslavailablelforlprofessionallregisteredlnursel(RN)ledu
cation. TOP:l Teaching/Learning MSC:l ManagementloflCare
7. AlnurselattendslalworkshoplonlcurrentlnursinglissueslprovidedlbylthelAmericanlNurseslAss
ociation.lWhichltypelofleducationldidlthelnurselreceive?
a. Graduateleducation
b. Inserviceleducation
c. Continuingleducation
d. Registeredlnurseleducation
ANS:l C
Continuingleducationlinvolveslformal,lorganizedleducationallprogramslofferedlbyluniversities,lh
ospitals,lstatelnurseslassociations,lprofessionallnursinglorganizations,landleducationallandlhealthl
carelinstitutions.lAfterlobtaininglalbaccalaureateldegreelinlnursing,lyoulcanlpursuelgraduateleducat
ionlleadingltolalmaster’slorldoctoralldegreelinlanylnumberloflgraduatelfields,lincludinglnursing.lIn
serviceleducationlprogramslarelinstructionlorltraininglprovidedlbylalhealthlcarelfacilitylorlinstituti
on.lRegisteredlnurseleducationlisltheleducationlpreparationlforlanlindividuallintendingltolbelanlR
N.
DIF:Applyl(application)
OBJ:Comparelandlcontrastltheleducationallprogramslavailablelforlprofessionallregisteredlnursel(RN)
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TESTBANK l
, 1. Whichlnurselmostllikelylkeptlrecordslonlsanitationltechniqueslandltheleffectslonlhealth?
a. FlorencelNightingale
b. MarylNutting
c. ClaralBarton
d. LillianlWald
ANS:l A
Nightingalelwaslthelfirstlpracticinglnurselepidemiologist.lHerlstatisticallanalyseslconnectedlpoorlsanitationlwithlch
oleralandldysentery.lMarylNutting,lClaralBarton,landlLillianlWaldlcamelafterlNightingale,leachlcontributingltolthe
lnursinglprofessionlinlherlownlway.lMarylNuttinglwaslinstrumentallinlmovinglnursingleducationlintoluniversities.l
ClaralBartonlfoundedthelAmericanlRedlCross.lLillianlWaldlhelpedlopenlthelHenrylStreetlSettlement.
DIF:Understandl(comprehension)
OBJ:Discusslthelinfluenceloflsocial,lhistorical,lpolitical,landleconomiclchangeslonlnursinglpractices.
TOP: Evaluation MSC:l HealthlPromotionlandlMaintenance
2. Thelnurselprescribeslstrategieslandlalternativesltolattainlexpectedloutcome.lWhichlstandardloflnur
singlpracticelislthelnurselfollowing?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS:l C
Inlplanning,lthelregisteredlnurseldevelopslalplanlthatlprescribeslstrategieslandlalternativesltolattai
nlexpectedloutcomes.lDuringlassessment,lthelregisteredlnurselcollectslcomprehensiveldatalpertin
entltolthelpatient’slhealthland/orlthelsituation.lInldiagnosis,lthelregisteredlnurselanalyzeslthelasses
smentldataltoldetermineltheldiagnoseslorlissues.lDuringlimplementation,lthelregisteredlnurselimpl
ementsl(carrieslout)lthelidentifiedlplan.
DIF:Understandl(comprehension)
OBJ:Discussltheldevelopmentloflprofessionallnursinglroles.
TOP:lPlanningl
MSC:l ManagementloflCare
3. Anlexperiencedlmedical-
surgicallnurselchoosesltolworklinlobstetrics.lWhichllevelloflproficiencylislthelnurseluponl
initialltransitionltolthelobstetricallfloor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advancedlbeginner
ANS:l A
, Albeginninglnursinglstudentlorlanylnurselenteringlalsituationlinlwhichltherelislnolpreviousllevellofl
experiencel(e.g.,lanlexperiencedloperatinglroomlnurselchoosesltolnowlpracticelinlhomelhealth)lisl
anlexampleloflalnovicelnurse.lAlproficientlnurselperceiveslalpatient’slclinicallsituationlaslalwhole,li
slableltolassesslanlentirelsituation,landlcanlreadilyltransferlknowledgelgainedlfromlmultiplelprevio
uslexperiencesltolalsituation.lAlcompetentlnurselunderstandslthelorganizationlandlspecificlcarelre
quiredlbyltheltypeloflpatientsl(e.g.,lsurgical,loncology,lorlorthopediclpatients).lThislnurselislalcom
petentlpractitionerlwholislableltolanticipatelnursinglcarelandlestablishllong-
rangelgoals.lAlnurselwholhaslhadlsomellevelloflexperiencelwithlthelsituationlislanladvancedlbegin
ner.lThislexperiencelmaylonlylbelobservationallinlnature,lbutlthelnurselislableltolidentifylmeaning
fullaspectslorlprinciplesloflnursinglcare.
DIF:Applyl(application)
OBJ:Discussltheldevelopmentloflprofessionallnursinglroles.
TOP:lEvaluationl
MSC:l ManagementloflCare
4. Alnurselassesseslalpatient’slfluidlstatuslandldecideslthatlthelpatientlneedsltoldrinklmorelfluids.lTheln
urselthenlencourageslthelpatientltoldrinklmorelfluids.lWhichlconceptlislthelnurseldemonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS:l B
Autonomylislanlessentiallelementloflprofessionallnursinglthatlinvolveslthelinitiationloflindepende
ntlnursinglinterventionslwithoutlmedicallorders.lTolobtainllicensurelinlthelUnitedlStates,lthelRNlc
andidatelmustlpasslthelNCLEX-RN.lBeyondlthelNCLEX-
RN,lthelnurselmaylchooseltolworkltowardlcertificationlinlalspecificlarealoflnursinglpractice.lAcco
untabilitylmeanslthatlyoularelresponsible,lprofessionallylandllegally,lforltheltypelandlqualityloflnur
singlcarelprovided.
DIF:Applyl(application)
OBJ:Discusslthelroleslandlcareerlopportunitieslforlnurses.
TOP:lImplementationl
MSC:l ManagementloflCare
5. Alnurselprepareslthelbudgetlandlpolicieslforlanlintensivelcarelunit.lWhichlrolelislthelnurselimpl
ementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS:l B
, Almanagerlcoordinateslthelactivitiesloflmembersloflthelnursinglstafflinldeliveringlnursinglcarelan
dlhaslpersonnel,lpolicy,landlbudgetarylresponsibilitylforlalspecificlnursinglunitlorlfacility.lAslanle
ducator,lyoulexplainlconceptslandlfactslaboutlhealth,ldescribelthelreasonlforlroutinelcarelactivities
,ldemonstratelprocedureslsuchlaslself-
carelactivities,lreinforcellearninglorlpatientlbehavior,landlevaluatelthelpatient’slprogresslinllearnin
g.lAslalpatientladvocate,lyoulprotectlyourlpatient’slhumanlandllegallrightslandlprovidelassistancelinl
assertingltheselrightsliflthelneedlarises.lAslalcaregiver,lyoulhelplpatientslmaintainlandlregainlhealt
h,lmanageldiseaselandlsymptoms,landlattainlalmaximalllevellfunctionlandlindependencelthroughlt
helhealinglprocess.
DIF:Applyl(application)
OBJ:Discusslthelroleslandlcareerlopportunitieslforlnurses.
TOP:lImplementationl
MSC:l ManagementloflCare
6. Thelnurselhaslbeenlworkinglinlthelclinicallsettinglforlseverallyearslaslanladvancedlpracticelnurse
.lHowever,lthelnurselhaslalstrongldesireltolpursuelresearchlandltheoryldevelopment.lTolfulfilllthisl
desire,lwhichlprogramlshouldlthelnurselattend?
a. DoctorloflNursinglScienceldegreel(DNSc)
b. DoctorloflPhilosophyldegreel(PhD)
c. DoctorloflNursinglPracticeldegreel(DNP)
d. DoctorlinlthelScienceloflNursingldegreel(DSN)
ANS:l B
Someldoctorallprogramslpreparelnurseslforlmorelrigorouslresearchlandltheoryldevelopmentlandla
wardlthelresearch-
orientedlDoctorloflPhilosophyl(PhD)linlnursing.lProfessionalldoctorallprogramslinlnursingl(DSNl
orlDNSc)lpreparelgraduatesltolapplylresearchlfindingsltolclinicallnursing.lThelDNPlislalpracticeldo
ctoratelthatlpreparesladvancedlpracticelnurseslsuchlaslnurselpractitioners.
DIF:Understandl(comprehension)
OBJ:Comparelandlcontrastltheleducationallprogramslavailablelforlprofessionallregisteredlnursel(RN)ledu
cation. TOP:l Teaching/Learning MSC:l ManagementloflCare
7. AlnurselattendslalworkshoplonlcurrentlnursinglissueslprovidedlbylthelAmericanlNurseslAss
ociation.lWhichltypelofleducationldidlthelnurselreceive?
a. Graduateleducation
b. Inserviceleducation
c. Continuingleducation
d. Registeredlnurseleducation
ANS:l C
Continuingleducationlinvolveslformal,lorganizedleducationallprogramslofferedlbyluniversities,lh
ospitals,lstatelnurseslassociations,lprofessionallnursinglorganizations,landleducationallandlhealthl
carelinstitutions.lAfterlobtaininglalbaccalaureateldegreelinlnursing,lyoulcanlpursuelgraduateleducat
ionlleadingltolalmaster’slorldoctoralldegreelinlanylnumberloflgraduatelfields,lincludinglnursing.lIn
serviceleducationlprogramslarelinstructionlorltraininglprovidedlbylalhealthlcarelfacilitylorlinstituti
on.lRegisteredlnurseleducationlisltheleducationlpreparationlforlanlindividuallintendingltolbelanlR
N.
DIF:Applyl(application)
OBJ:Comparelandlcontrastltheleducationallprogramslavailablelforlprofessionallregisteredlnursel(RN)
