Test Bank - Essentials for Nursing Practice 9th Edition By Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry, Amy Hall, Patricia Stockert | Chapter 1 – 40, Complete Guide 2025|

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, Chapterl01:lProfessionallNursing

Potter:lEssentialslforlNursinglPractice,l9thlEditionl

MULTIPLElCHOICE

1.Alnurselusesleffectivelstrategiesltolcommunicatelandlhandlelconflictlwithlnurseslandlotherlhealthlcarelprofessionals.lW
hichlQualitylandlSafetylEducationlforlNursesl(QSEN)lcompetencylislthelnurseldemonstrating?

a.Informaticsl b.Qualityl
improvement
c.Teamworklandlcollaborationl
d.Evidence-basedlpractice

ANS:lC

Teamworklandlcollaborationlusesleffectivelstrategiesltolcommunicatelandlhandlelconflict.lInformaticslincludeslnavigati
nglelectroniclhealthlrecords.lQualitylimprovementlusesltoolslsuchlaslflowlchartslandldiagramsltolimprovelcare.lEvidence
-
basedlpracticelintegrateslbestlcurrentlevidencelwithlclinicallexpertiselandlpatient/familylpreferenceslandlvalueslforldeliv
erylofloptimallhealthl care.

PTS:1DIF:CognitivelLevel:lApplyingl(Application)l

REF:11

OBJescribelthelpurposeloflprofessionallstandardsloflnursingl practice.

TOP:lNursinglProcess:lImplementationlMSC:lNCLEX:lManagementlofl Care

2.Alnurselislemployedlbylalhealthlcarelagencylthatlprovideslanlinformalltraininglsessionlonlhowltolproperlyluselalnewlvi
tallsignlmonitor.lWhichltypelofleducationldidlthelnurselreceive?

a.In-
serviceleducationlb.Advancedl
educationlc.Continuingleducati
onld.Registeredlnurseleducatio
n

ANS:lA

In-
serviceleducationlprogramslarelinstructionlorltraininglprovidedlbylalhealthlcarelagencylorlinstitutionldesignedltolincreasel
thelknowledge,lskills,landlcompetenciesloflnurseslandlotherlhealthlcarelprofessionalslemployedlbylthelinstitution.lSomel
roleslforlRNslinlnursinglrequireladvancedlgraduateldegrees,lsuchlaslalclinicallnurselspecialistlorlnurselpractitioner.lThere
larelvariousleducationallrouteslforlbecominglalregisteredlnursel(RN),lsuchlaslassociate,ldiploma,landlbaccalaureate.lCont

inuingleducationlinvolveslformal,lorganizedleducationallprogramslofferedlbyluniversities,lhospitals,lstatelnurseslassoci
ations,lprofessionallnursinglorganizations,landleducationallandlhealthlcarelinstitutions.

PTS:1DIF:CognitivelLevel:lApplyingl(Application)l

REF:6

OBJ:lDiscusslthelimportancelofleducationlinlprofessionallnursinglpractice.lT

OP:lNursinglProcess:lEvaluationlMSC:lNCLEX:lManagementlofl Care

3.Alnursellistensltolalpatientsllungslandldetermineslthatlthelpatientlneedsltolcoughlandldeeplbreath.lThelnurselhas

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, thelpatientlcoughlandldeeplbreath.lWhichlconceptldidlthelnurseldemonstrate?la.A

ccountability

b.Autonomylc.
Licensureld.C
ertification

ANS:lB

Autonomylislessentialltolprofessionallnursinglandlinvolveslthelinitiationloflindependentlnursinglinterventionslwithout
lmedicallorders.lAccountabilitylmeanslthatl yoularelprofessionallyl andllegallylresponsiblelforltheltypelandlqualityloflnu

rsinglcarelprovided.lTolobtainllicensurelinlthelUnitedlStates,lRNlcandidateslmustlpasslthelNCLEX-
lRNlexaminationladministeredlbylthelindividuallStatelBoardsloflNursingltolobtainlalnursingllicense.lBeyondlthelNCL

EX-RN,lsomelnurseslchooseltolworkltowardlcertificationlinlalspecificlarealoflnursinglpractice.

PTS:1DIF:CognitivelLevel:lAnalyzingl(Analysis)

REF:l6lOBJ:lDiscusslthelcharacteristicsloflprofessionalismlinlnursing.lTOP:l

NursinglProcess:lEvaluationlMSC:lNCLEX:lManagementloflCare

4.Alregisteredlnurselislrequiredltolparticipatelinlalsimulationltollearnlhowltoltriagelpatientslwholarelarrivingltolthelhospit
allafterlexposureltolanlunknownlgas.lThislislanlexampleloflalresponseltolwhatltypeloflinfluencelonlnursing?

a.Workplacelhazardslb.Nur
singlshortagelc.Professional
ismld.Emergencylpreparedn
ess

ANS:lD

Manylhealthlcarelagencies,lschools,landlcommunitieslhaveleducationallprogramsltolpreparelforlnuclear,lchemical,lorlbi
ologicallattacklandlotherltypeslofldisasters.lNurseslplaylanlactivelrolelinlemergencylpreparedness.lWorkplacelhazardslin
cludelviolence,lharassment,landlergonomics.lAlpersonlwholactslprofessionallylislconscientiouslinlactions,lknowledgea
blelinlthelsubject,landlresponsibleltolselflandlothers.lTherelislanlongoinglgloballnursinglshortage,lwhichlresultslfromlins
ufficientlqualifiedlregisteredlnursesl(RNs)ltolfilllvacantlpositionslandlthellossloflqualifiedlRNsltolotherl professions.

PTS:1DIF:CognitivelLevel:lApplyingl(Application)l

REF:4

OBJ:lDiscusslthelinfluenceloflsocial,lpolitical,landleconomiclchangeslonlnursinglpractices.lTO

P:lNursinglProcess:lEvaluationlMSC:lNCLEX:lSafetylandlInfectionlControl

5.Alnurselislanladvancedlpracticelregisteredlnursel(APRN)lwholcareslforlgeriatrics.lThislnurselislwhichltypelofladvan
cedlpracticelnurse?

a.Clinicallnurselspecialistl
b.Nurselpractitionerlc.Cer
tifiedlnurse-midwife
d.Certifiedlregisteredlnurselanesthetistl

ANS:lA

Thelclinicallnurselspecialistl(CNS)lislanlAPRNlwholislanlexpertlclinicianlinlalspecializedlarealoflpractice,lsuchlaslgeriatr
icslorlpediatrics.lThelnurselpractitionerl(NP)lislanlAPRNlwholprovideslhealthlcareltolalgrouploflpatients,lusuallylinlanlou
tpatient,lambulatorylcare,lorlcommunity-basedlsetting.lAlcertifiedlnurse-
midwifel(CNM)lislanlAPRNlwholisleducatedlinlmidwiferylandlislcertifiedlbylthelAmericanlCollegeloflNurse-
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, Midwives.lAlcertifiedlregisteredlnurselanesthetistl(CRNA)lislanlAPRNlwithladvancedleducationlinlalnurselanesthesiala
ccreditedlprogram.
PTS:1DIF:CognitivelLevel:lApplyingl(Application)

REF:l8lOBJ:lDescribelthelroleslandlcareerlopportunitieslforlnurses.lTOP:lN

ursinglProcess:lEvaluationlMSC:lNCLEX:lManagementloflCare

6.Alpatientldoeslnotlwantltheltreatmentlthatlwaslprescribed.lThelnurselhelpslthelpatientltalkltolthelprimarylhealthlcarelpr
oviderlandlevenltalksltolthelprimarylhealthlcarelproviderlwhenlneeded.lThelnurselislactinglinlwhichlprofessionall role?

a.Educatorlb.Manag
erlc.Advocateld.Pro
viderlofl care

ANS:lC

Aslanladvocatelyoulactlonlbehalfloflyourlpatient,lsecuringlandlstandingluplforlyourlpatientslhealthlcarelrights.lAslanleduc
atorlyoulexplainlconceptslandlfactslaboutlhealth,ldescribelthelreasonlforlroutinelcarelactivities,ldemonstratelproceduresls
uchlaslself-
carelactivities,lreinforcellearninglorlpatientlbehavior,landlevaluatelthelpatientslprogresslinllearning.lMostlnurseslprovidel
directlpatientlcarelinlanlacutelcarelsetting,landlthisldescribeslthelroleloflproviderloflcare.lAlmanagerlcoordinateslthelactivi
tiesloflmembersloflthelnursinglstafflinldeliveringlnursinglcarelandlhaslpersonnel,lpolicy,landlbudgetarylresponsibilitylforl
alspecificlnursinglunitlorl agency.

PTS:1DIF:CognitivelLevel:lApplyingl(Application)

REF:l7lOBJ:lDescribelthelroleslandlcareerlopportunitieslforlnurses.lTOP:lN

ursinglProcess:lEvaluationlMSC:lNCLEX:lManagementloflCare

7.Alnurselmustlfollowllegalllawslthatlprotectlpubliclhealth,lsafety,landlwelfare.lWhichllawlislthelnurselfollowing?

a.CodeloflEthicslb.Nurs
elPracticelActlc.Standar
dsloflpractice
d.QualitylandlsafetyleducationlforlnurseslA

NS:lB

InlthelUnitedlStatesleachlStatelBoardloflNursingloverseeslitslNurselPracticelActl(NPA),lwhichlregulateslthelscopeloflnur
singlpracticelforlthelstatelandlprotectslpubliclhealth,lsafety,landlwelfare.lThelANAslCodeloflEthicslforlNurses:lInterpret
ationlandlApplicationl(2010)lprovideslalguidel(notlallaw)lforlcarryingloutlnursinglresponsibilitiesltolensurelhigh-
qualitylnursinglcarelandlprovidelforlthelethicallobligationsloflthelprofession.lThelpurposeloflalstandardloflcarelisltoldescr
ibelthelcommonllevelloflprofessionallnursinglcareltoljudgelthelqualityloflnursinglpractice.lThelRobertlWoodlJohnsonlFo
undationlsponsoredlthelQualitylandlSafetylEducationlforlNursesl(QSEN)linitiativeltol respondltol reportslaboutlsafetyl an
dl qualityl patientl carelbylthel Institutel ofl Medicine.

PTS:1DIF:CognitivelLevel:lApplyingl(Application)l

REF:7

OBJescribelthelpurposeloflprofessionallstandardsloflnursinglpractice.lTOP:l

NursinglProcess:lEvaluationlMSC:lNCLEX:lManagementloflCare

8.Alnurselisldirectinglthelcarelandlstaffingloflthreelcardiaclunits.lThelnurselislpracticinglinlwhichlnursinglrole?

a.Advancedlpracticelregisteredlnursel
b.Nurselresearcher

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