FULL TEST BANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 9TH EDITION BY TAYLOR,
LYNN, BARTLETT TEST BANK > COMPLETE A+ GUIDE; ALL CHAPTERS
QUESTIONS/ANSWERS (DEEPLY ELABORATED)
,Contents
Chapter 1, Introduction to Nursing ..................................................................................... 4
Chapter 2, Theory, Research, and Evidence- Based Practice .............................................. 28
Chapter 3, Health, Illness, and Disparities ......................................................................... 52
Chapter 4, Health of the Individual, Family, and Community ............................................. 77
Chapter 5, Cultural Diversity........................................................................................... 101
Chapter 6, Values, Ethics, and Advocacy ......................................................................... 127
Chapter 7, Legal Dimensions of Nursing Practice ............................................................. 152
Chapter 8, Communication ............................................................................................. 179
Chapter 9, Teaching and Counseling ............................................................................... 204
Chapter 10, Leading, Managing and Care ........................................................................ 229
Chapter 11, The Health Care Delivery System ................................................................. 255
Chapter 12, Collaborative Practice and Care Coordination Across Settings ...................... 279
Chapter 13, Blended Competencies ................................................................................ 304
Chapter 14, Assessing..................................................................................................... 328
Chapter 15, Diagnosing .................................................................................................. 352
Chapter 16, Outcome Identification and Planning ........................................................... 376
Chapter 17, Implementing .............................................................................................. 399
Chapter 18, Evaluating ................................................................................................... 425
Chapter 19, Documenting, Reporting, Conferring............................................................ 451
Chapter 20, Informatics .................................................................................................. 475
Chapter 21, Developing Concepts ................................................................................... 479
Chapter 22, Conception Through Young Adult ................................................................ 506
Chapter 23, The Aging Adult ........................................................................................... 532
Chapter 24, Asepsis and Infection Control ...................................................................... 556
Chapter 25, Vital Signs ................................................................................................... 580
Chapter 26, Health Assessment ...................................................................................... 603
Chapter 27, Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness ............................................ 626
Chapter 28, Complementary and Integrative Health ....................................................... 650
Chapter 29, Medications ................................................................................................ 674
Chapter 30, Perioperative Nursing .................................................................................. 699
,Chapter 31, Hygiene ....................................................................................................... 724
Chapter 32, Skin Integrity and Wound Care .................................................................... 747
Chapter 33, Activity........................................................................................................ 770
Chapter 34, Rest and Sleep ............................................................................................. 795
Chapter 35, Comfort and Pain Management ................................................................... 819
Chapter 36, Nutrition ..................................................................................................... 842
Chapter 37, Urinary Elimination ..................................................................................... 865
Chapter 38, Bowel Elimination ....................................................................................... 889
Chapter 39, Oxygenation and Perfusion.......................................................................... 912
Chapter 40, Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid- Base Balance ................................................... 934
Chapter 41, Self-Concept ................................................................................................ 957
Chapter 42, Stress and Adaptation ................................................................................. 979
Chapter 43, Loss, Grief, and Dying .................................................................................1001
Chapter 44, Sensory Functioning ...................................................................................1023
Chapter 45, Sexuality ....................................................................................................1044
Chapter 46, Spirituality .................................................................................................1067
,Chapter 1, Introduction to Nursing
An oncology nurse with 15 years of experience, certification in the area of oncology nursing, and a
master’s degree is considered to be an expert in her area of practice and works on an oncology unit in a
large teaching hospital. Based upon this description, which of the following career roles best describes
this nurse’s role, taking into account her
1. qualifications and experience?
A) Clinical nurse specialist
B) Nurse entrepreneur
C) Nurse practitioner
D) Nurse educator
ANS: A
Feedback:
A clinical nurse specialist is a nurse with an advanced degree, education, or experience who is
considered to be an expert in a specialized area of nursing. The clinical nurse specialist carries out direct
patient care; consultation; teaching of patients, families, and staff; and research. A nurse practitioner
has an advanced degree and works in a variety of settings to deliver primary care. A nurse educator
usually has an advanced degree and teaches in the educational or clinical setting. A nurse entrepreneur
may manage a clinic or health-related business.
What guidelines do nurses follow to identify the patient’s health care needs and strengths, to establish
and carry out a
2. plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan to meet
established outcomes?
A) Nursing process
,B) ANA Standards of Professional Performance
C) Evidence-based practice guidelines
D) Nurse Practice Acts
ANS: A
Feedback:
The nursing process is one of the major guidelines for nursing practice. Nurses implement their roles
through the nursing process. The nursing process is used by the nurse to identify the patient’s health
care needs and strengths, to establish and carry out a plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate
the effectiveness of the plan to meet established outcomes.
Which of the following organizations is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to
determine whether an
3. action is within the scope of nursing practice?
A) American Nurses Association (ANA)
B) American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN)
C) National League for Nursing (NLN)
D) International Council of Nurses (ICN)
ANS: A
Feedback:
The ANA produces the 2003 Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, which defines the activities
specific and unique to nursing. The AACN addresses educational standards, while the NLN promotes and
fosters various aspects of nursing.
,The ICN provides a venue for national nursing organizations to collaborate, but does not define
standards and scope of practice.
4. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
ANS: C
Feedback:
Florence Nightingale is considered to be the founder of professional nursing. She elevated the status of
nursing to a respected occupation, improved the quality of nursing care, and founded modern nursing
education. Although the other choices are women who were important to the development of nursing,
none of them is considered the founder.
5. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
, B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
ANS: B
Feedback:
Clara Barton volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during the civil war, served as the
supervisor of nurses for the Army of the James, organized hospitals and nurses, and established the Red
Cross in the United States in 1882.
A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with Down
Syndrome. The nurse
6. makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. This is an example of which nursing
role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
ANS: C
Feedback:
LYNN, BARTLETT TEST BANK > COMPLETE A+ GUIDE; ALL CHAPTERS
QUESTIONS/ANSWERS (DEEPLY ELABORATED)
,Contents
Chapter 1, Introduction to Nursing ..................................................................................... 4
Chapter 2, Theory, Research, and Evidence- Based Practice .............................................. 28
Chapter 3, Health, Illness, and Disparities ......................................................................... 52
Chapter 4, Health of the Individual, Family, and Community ............................................. 77
Chapter 5, Cultural Diversity........................................................................................... 101
Chapter 6, Values, Ethics, and Advocacy ......................................................................... 127
Chapter 7, Legal Dimensions of Nursing Practice ............................................................. 152
Chapter 8, Communication ............................................................................................. 179
Chapter 9, Teaching and Counseling ............................................................................... 204
Chapter 10, Leading, Managing and Care ........................................................................ 229
Chapter 11, The Health Care Delivery System ................................................................. 255
Chapter 12, Collaborative Practice and Care Coordination Across Settings ...................... 279
Chapter 13, Blended Competencies ................................................................................ 304
Chapter 14, Assessing..................................................................................................... 328
Chapter 15, Diagnosing .................................................................................................. 352
Chapter 16, Outcome Identification and Planning ........................................................... 376
Chapter 17, Implementing .............................................................................................. 399
Chapter 18, Evaluating ................................................................................................... 425
Chapter 19, Documenting, Reporting, Conferring............................................................ 451
Chapter 20, Informatics .................................................................................................. 475
Chapter 21, Developing Concepts ................................................................................... 479
Chapter 22, Conception Through Young Adult ................................................................ 506
Chapter 23, The Aging Adult ........................................................................................... 532
Chapter 24, Asepsis and Infection Control ...................................................................... 556
Chapter 25, Vital Signs ................................................................................................... 580
Chapter 26, Health Assessment ...................................................................................... 603
Chapter 27, Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness ............................................ 626
Chapter 28, Complementary and Integrative Health ....................................................... 650
Chapter 29, Medications ................................................................................................ 674
Chapter 30, Perioperative Nursing .................................................................................. 699
,Chapter 31, Hygiene ....................................................................................................... 724
Chapter 32, Skin Integrity and Wound Care .................................................................... 747
Chapter 33, Activity........................................................................................................ 770
Chapter 34, Rest and Sleep ............................................................................................. 795
Chapter 35, Comfort and Pain Management ................................................................... 819
Chapter 36, Nutrition ..................................................................................................... 842
Chapter 37, Urinary Elimination ..................................................................................... 865
Chapter 38, Bowel Elimination ....................................................................................... 889
Chapter 39, Oxygenation and Perfusion.......................................................................... 912
Chapter 40, Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid- Base Balance ................................................... 934
Chapter 41, Self-Concept ................................................................................................ 957
Chapter 42, Stress and Adaptation ................................................................................. 979
Chapter 43, Loss, Grief, and Dying .................................................................................1001
Chapter 44, Sensory Functioning ...................................................................................1023
Chapter 45, Sexuality ....................................................................................................1044
Chapter 46, Spirituality .................................................................................................1067
,Chapter 1, Introduction to Nursing
An oncology nurse with 15 years of experience, certification in the area of oncology nursing, and a
master’s degree is considered to be an expert in her area of practice and works on an oncology unit in a
large teaching hospital. Based upon this description, which of the following career roles best describes
this nurse’s role, taking into account her
1. qualifications and experience?
A) Clinical nurse specialist
B) Nurse entrepreneur
C) Nurse practitioner
D) Nurse educator
ANS: A
Feedback:
A clinical nurse specialist is a nurse with an advanced degree, education, or experience who is
considered to be an expert in a specialized area of nursing. The clinical nurse specialist carries out direct
patient care; consultation; teaching of patients, families, and staff; and research. A nurse practitioner
has an advanced degree and works in a variety of settings to deliver primary care. A nurse educator
usually has an advanced degree and teaches in the educational or clinical setting. A nurse entrepreneur
may manage a clinic or health-related business.
What guidelines do nurses follow to identify the patient’s health care needs and strengths, to establish
and carry out a
2. plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan to meet
established outcomes?
A) Nursing process
,B) ANA Standards of Professional Performance
C) Evidence-based practice guidelines
D) Nurse Practice Acts
ANS: A
Feedback:
The nursing process is one of the major guidelines for nursing practice. Nurses implement their roles
through the nursing process. The nursing process is used by the nurse to identify the patient’s health
care needs and strengths, to establish and carry out a plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate
the effectiveness of the plan to meet established outcomes.
Which of the following organizations is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to
determine whether an
3. action is within the scope of nursing practice?
A) American Nurses Association (ANA)
B) American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN)
C) National League for Nursing (NLN)
D) International Council of Nurses (ICN)
ANS: A
Feedback:
The ANA produces the 2003 Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, which defines the activities
specific and unique to nursing. The AACN addresses educational standards, while the NLN promotes and
fosters various aspects of nursing.
,The ICN provides a venue for national nursing organizations to collaborate, but does not define
standards and scope of practice.
4. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
ANS: C
Feedback:
Florence Nightingale is considered to be the founder of professional nursing. She elevated the status of
nursing to a respected occupation, improved the quality of nursing care, and founded modern nursing
education. Although the other choices are women who were important to the development of nursing,
none of them is considered the founder.
5. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
, B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
ANS: B
Feedback:
Clara Barton volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during the civil war, served as the
supervisor of nurses for the Army of the James, organized hospitals and nurses, and established the Red
Cross in the United States in 1882.
A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with Down
Syndrome. The nurse
6. makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. This is an example of which nursing
role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
ANS: C
Feedback:
