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1. WhichuactionubyutheunurseudemonstratesuimplementationuofuFlorenceuNightingale’suoriginalut
heoriesuaboutunursingucare?
a. Theupatientuisugentlyubatheduandugivenufreshulinensuafterugivingubirth.
b. Theunurseuformsuaucloseutherapeuticurelationshipuwithutheupatient.
c. Theunurseuhelpsutheupatientuconserveuenergyuforuhealinguprocesses.
d. Theunurseuviewsutheupatientuasuauunique,uever-changinguenergyufield.
ANS:u A
FlorenceuNightingaleuworkedutouimproveusanitationuanduhealinguenvironmentsuforupatients.uGe
ntlyubathinguanduprovidingufreshulinensutoupatientsuisuanuexampleuofuNightingale’sutheoryuinuprac
tice.uFormationuofuaucloseutherapeuticurelationshipuwithutheupatient,uenergyuconservation,uanduvi
ewingupatientsuasuenergyufieldsuwereunotuconceptsuincludeduinuNightingale’sutheoryuofunursingu
practice.
DIF: CognitiveuLevel:uApplyu(Application)
OBJ:uDiscussutheuinfluenceuofusocial,upolitical,uandueconomicuchangesuonunursingupractices.u
TOP:u NursinguProcess:uImplementation MSC:uNCLEX:uBasicuCareuanduComfort
2. Theunurseuisumandatedubyutheustateutoucompleteu25ucontactuhoursuofunursingueducationubeforeut
heunursingulicenseumayubeurenewed.uWhichutermubestudescribesuthisurequirement?
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c. Continuingueducation
d. Certificationueducation
ANS:u C
Continuingueducationuisurequireduforuprofessionalsuinumanyustates.uContinuingueducationuinvol
vesuformal,uorganizedueducationaluprogramsuofferedubyuuniversities,uhospitals,ustateunurses’uas
sociations,uprofessionalunursinguorganizations,uandueducationaluanduhealthucareuinstitutions.uIn
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serviceueducationuprogramsuareuinstructionuorutraininguprovidedubyuauhealthucareuagencyuoruinst
itutionudesignedutouincreaseutheuknowledge,uskills,uanducompetenciesuofunursesuanduotheruhealt
hucareuprofessionalsuemployedubyutheuinstitution.uSomeurolesuforuRNsuinunursingurequireuadvanc
edugraduateudegrees,usuchuasuauclinicalunurseuspecialistuorunurseupractitioner.
DIF: CognitiveuLevel:uApplyu(Application)
OBJ:uDiscussutheuimportanceuofueducationuinuprofessionalunursingupractice.u
TOP:u NursinguProcess:uCommunicationuanduDocumentation
MSC:uNCLEX:uManagementuofuCare
3. Theunurseuisucaringuforuaupatientuwhousuddenlyubecomesuacutelyushortuofubreath.uTheunurseueleva
tesutheuheaduofutheupatient’subed,uchecksutheupatient’supulseuoximetry,uanduadministersu2uLuofuoxy
genubeforeunotifyingutheupatient’suphysician.uWhichutermubestudescribesutheuactionsuofutheunurse
?
a. Accountability
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b. Autonomy
c. Licensure
d. Certification
ANS:u B
Autonomyuisuessentialutouprofessionalunursinguanduinvolvesutheuinitiationuofuindependentunursin
guinterventionsuwithoutumedicaluorders.uAccountabilityumeansuthatuyouuareuprofessionallyuandul
egallyuresponsibleuforutheutypeuanduqualityuofunursingucareuprovided.uTouobtainulicensureuinutheu
UniteduStates,uRNucandidatesumustupassutheuNCLEX-
RN®uexaminationuadministeredubyutheuindividualuStateuBoardsuofuNursingutouobtainuaunursinguli
cense.uBeyondutheuNCLEX-
RN®,usomeunursesuchooseutouworkutowarducertificationuinuauspecificuareauofunursingupractice.
DIF: CognitiveuLevel:uApplyu(Application)
OBJ:u Discussutheucharacteristicsuofuprofessionalismuinunursing.
TOP:u NursinguProcess:uImplementation MSC:uNCLEX:uManagementuofuCare
4. Whichutypeuofuprogramuisuappropriateutoueducateustaffuaboutunewufallupreventionuprotocolsuthatua
reutoubeuimplementeduonutheunursinguunit?
a. In-serviceueducation
b. Advancedueducation
c. Continuingueducation
d. Certificationueducation
ANS:u A
In-
serviceueducationuprogramsuareuinstructionuorutraininguprovidedubyuauhealthucareuagencyuoruinstitut
ionudesignedutouincreaseutheuknowledge,uskills,uanducompetenciesuofunursesuanduotheruhealthucareu
professionalsuempNloyR edubIyuthGeuU uSuNuT
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n.uSomeuroles
teudegrees,usuchuasuauclinicalunurseuspecialistuorunurseupractitioner.uContinuing
educationuisurequireduforuprofessionalsuinumanyustates.uContinuingueducationuinvolvesuformal,uo
rganizedueducationaluprogramsuofferedubyuuniversities,uhospitals,ustateunurses’uassociations,upro
fessionalunursinguorganizations,uandueducationaluanduhealthucareuinstitutions.
DIF: CognitiveuLevel:uApplyu(Application)
OBJ:uDiscussutheuimportanceuofueducationuinuprofessionalunursingupractice.u
TOP:u NursinguProcess:uTeachinguanduLearning
MSC:uNCLEX:uManagementuofuCare
5. Whichuprogramuisuappropriateuforuaunurseuwhouwishesutoubecomeuanuexpertuinuostomyuandu
wounducare?
a. Specialtyucertification
b. MasteruofuScienceuprogram
c. Doctoraludegreeuprogram
d. Continuingueducationuprogram
ANS:u A
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Specialtyucertificationuprogramsuareuappropriateuforunursesuwhouwishutoubecomeuexpertsuinucert
ainuareasuofunursingucareusuchuasuperioperativeucare,uwounducare,uoruoccupationaluhealth.uMaster
uofuScienceuprogramsuprepareunursesuforuadvancedupracticeurolesuasueducators,uadministrators,u
oruclinicalunurseuleaders.uDoctoraluprogramsuprepareunursesuforuadvanceduclinicalupracticeuandu
research.uContinuingueducationuisurequireduforuprofessionalsuinumanyustates.uContinuingueducat
ionuinvolvesuformal,uorganizedueducationaluprogramsuofferedubyuuniversities,uhospitals,ustateun
urses’uassociations,uprofessionalunursinguorganizations,uandueducationaluanduhealthucareuinstitu
tions.
DIF: CognitiveuLevel:uApplyu(Application)
OBJ:u Describeutheurolesuanducareeruopportunitiesuforunurses.uTO
P:u NursinguProcess:uTeachinguanduLearning
MSC:uNCLEX:uManagementuofuCare
6. Whichuactionuofutheunurseudemonstratesucoordinationuofucareuforutheupatient?
a. Theunurseucreatesuauwarm,utherapeuticurelationshipuwithutheupatientubyuactivelyul
isteningutouwhatutheupatientuhasutousay.
b. Theunurseuworksuwithutheuphysicalutherapistutoudetermineuhowutoubestutransferutheup
atientufromutheubedutoutheuchair.
c. Theunurseueducatesutheupatientuaboutuenergyuconservationutechniquesutouincreaseua
ctivityutolerance.
d. Theunurseuusesuclearuanduobjectiveulanguageuwhenudocumentinguassessmentuf
indingsuinutheupatient’sumedicalurecord.
ANS:u B
Coordinationuofucareuinvolvesuworkinguwithuotheruhealthucareuprofessionalsutoumeetutheuneedsuof
utheuindividualupatient.uTheunurseucanudouthisubyuworkinguwithutheuphysicalutherapistutoudetermi
neuhowutoubestutransferuUtheuS NNeuR
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ationshipudemonstratesucaringuandueffectiveucommunication.uEducatingutheupatientuaboutuenerg
yuconservationuanduchartinguclearlyuareunotuexamplesuofucoordinationuofucare.
DIF: CognitiveuLevel:uApplyu(Application)
OBJ:u Describeutheurolesuanducareeruopportunitiesuforunurses.
TOP:u NursinguProcess:uImplementation MSC:uNCLEX:uManagementuofuCare
7. Theunurseufeelsuthatuanuassignedudutyuisuoutsideutheuscopeuofunursingupractice.uWhichud
ocumentuisutheubestusourceutouanswerutheunurse’suconcern?
a. ANAuCodeuofuEthics
b. StateuNurseuPracticeuAct
c. QSENuInitiativeuAct
d. Nurse’suBilluofuRights
ANS:u B
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