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MULTIPLE CHOICE: c
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
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a. Florence Nightingale c
b. Mary Nutting c
c. Clara Barton c
d. Lillian Wald c c
ANS: A c
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected poor sani
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tation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald came after Nighting
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ale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nutting was instrumental in mo
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ving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald
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c helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) c
OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
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TOP: Evaluationc c MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which sta
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ndard of nursing practice is the nurse following?
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a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation c
ANS: C c
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pected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to th
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e patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse analyzes the assessment data t
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o determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the registered nurse implements (carries
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out) the identified plan.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) c
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles.TOP: Planning MSC: Management of
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Care
3. An experienced medical-
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surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the nurse upon initial tr
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ansition to the obstetrical floor?
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a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
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d. Advanced beginner c c
ANS: A c
A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous level of exp
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erience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home
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health) is an example of a novice nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a patient’s clinical situation as a
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whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple pr
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evious experiences to a situation. A competent nurse understands the organization and specific care re
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quired by the type of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthopedic patients).
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This nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-
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This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspec
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ts or principles of nursing care.
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DIF:Apply (application) c
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles.TOP: Evaluation MSC: Management of
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Care
4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink more fluid
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s. The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse demonstrat
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ing?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability c
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Chapter 01: Nursing Today c c c
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition c c c c c
MULTIPLE CHOICE: c
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
c c c c c c c c c c c c c
a. Florence Nightingale c
b. Mary Nutting c
c. Clara Barton c
d. Lillian Wald c c
ANS: A c
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected poor sani
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tation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald came after Nighting
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ale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nutting was instrumental in mo
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ving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald
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c helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) c
OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
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TOP: Evaluationc c MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which sta
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ndard of nursing practice is the nurse following?
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a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation c
ANS: C c
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain ex
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pected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to th
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e patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse analyzes the assessment data t
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o determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the registered nurse implements (carries
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out) the identified plan.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) c
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles.TOP: Planning MSC: Management of
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Care
3. An experienced medical-
c c
surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the nurse upon initial tr
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ansition to the obstetrical floor?
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a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
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d. Advanced beginner c c
ANS: A c
A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous level of exp
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erience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home
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health) is an example of a novice nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a patient’s clinical situation as a
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whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple pr
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evious experiences to a situation. A competent nurse understands the organization and specific care re
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quired by the type of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthopedic patients).
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This nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-
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This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to identify meaningful aspec
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ts or principles of nursing care.
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DIF:Apply (application) c
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles.TOP: Evaluation MSC: Management of
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Care
4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink more fluid
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s. The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse demonstrat
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ing?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability c
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