NMNC 3110 exam 1 study guide
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Why./ is./ it./ important./ for./ a./ nurse./ to./ understand./ the./ Nursing./ Code./ of./ Ethics./ for./
Professional./ Registered./ Nurses?
a../ Ensures./ identical./ care./ to./ all./ patients
b../ Protects./ the./ patient's./ confidentiality
c../ Defines./ the./ principles./ of./ right./ and./ wrong./ to./ provide./ patient./ care
d../ Improves./ self-health./ care./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔c../ Defines./ the./ principles./ of./ right./
and./ wrong./ to./ provide./ patient./ care
Contemporary./ nursing./ requires./ that./ the./ nurse./ has./ knowledge./ and./ skills./ for./ a./ variety./
of./ professional./ roles./ and./ responsibilities../ Which./ of./ the./ following./ are./ examples./ of./
these./ roles./ and./ responsibilities?./ (Select./ all./ that./ )
a../ Caregiver
b../ Patient./ Advocate
c../ Autonomy
d../ Genetic./ Counselor
e../ Health./ Promotion./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a../ Caregiver
b../ Patient./ Advocate
c../ Autonomy
e../ Health./ Promotion
Match./ the./ advanced./ practice./ nurse./ specialty./ with./ the./ statement./ about./ the./ role.
Clinical./ nurse./ specialist
Nurse./ anesthetist
Nurse./ practitioner
Nurse-midwife
a../ Provides./ comprehensive./ care,./ usually./ in./ a./ primary./ care./ setting,./ directly./ managing./
the./ medical./ care./ of./ patients./ who./ are./ healthy./ or./ have./ chronic./ conditions
b../ Expert./ clinician./ in./ a./ specialized./ area./ of./ practice./ such./ as./ adult./ diabetes./ care
c../ Provides./ independent./ care,./ including./ pregnancy./ and./ gynecological./ services
d../ provides./ care./ and./ services./ under./ the./ supervision./ of./ an./ anesthesiologist./ -./ correct./
answer./ ✔✔Clinical./ nurse./ specialist:./ B
Nurse./ anesthetist:./ D
Nurse./ practitioner:./ A
Nurse-midwife:./ C
A./ new./ nurse./ graduate./ is./ attending./ orientation./ at./ the./ local./ hospital../ Before./ being./
assigned./ to./ a./ preceptor./ and./ taking./ patients,./ the./ graduate./ must./ attend./ a./ 2-day./
classroom./ orientation./ at./ the./ hospital./ to./ learn./ about./ institution./ policies./ and./ procedures.
The./ graduate./ is./ anxious./ to./ begin./ work./ in./ the./ intensive./ care./ unit./ (ICU)./ caring./ for./
patients,./ but./ understands./ that./ part./ of./ the./ job./ is./ to./ represent./ the./ hospital./ in./ a./
professional./ manner../ The./ graduate./ cannot./ do./ this./ until./ learning./ institution./ protocols.
The./ hospital./ in./ which./ the./ graduate./ is./ employed./ is./ a./ large./ county./ health./ care./ facility./
that./ cares./ for./ thousands./ of./ medically./ underserved./ patients../ Which./ of./ the./ following./
, contribute./ to./ increases./ in./ the./ medically./ underserved./ population?./ (Select./ all./ that./
apply.)
a../ Mental./ illness
b../ Government./ funding
c../ Rising./ health./ care./ costs./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a../ Mental./ illness
c../ Rising./ health./ care./ costs
A./ nursing./ student./ is./ preparing./ study./ notes./ from./ a./ recent./ lecture./ in./ nursing./ history../
The./ student./ would./ credit./ Florence./ Nightingale./ for./ which./ definition./ of./ nursing?
a../ Human./ beings./ are./ interacting./ in./ continuous./ motion./ as./ energy./ fields.
b../ The./ nurse./ needs./ to./ focus./ on./ interpersonal./ processes./ between./ nurse./ and./ patient.
c../ The./ imbalance./ between./ the./ patient./ and./ the./ environment./ decreases./ the./ capacity./
for./ health.
d../ The./ nurse./ assists./ the./ patient./ with./ essential./ functions./ toward./ independence../ -./
correct./ answer./ ✔✔c../ The./ imbalance./ between./ the./ patient./ and./ the./ environment./
decreases./ the./ capacity./ for./ health.
A./ nurse./ wishes./ to./ obtain./ data./ about./ a./ patient's./ self-esteem../ What./ is./ the./ best./
assessment./ technique./ for./ the./ nurse./ to./ obtain./ this./ data?
a../ Conducting./ a./ structured./ interview./ with./ direct./ questions
b../ Completing./ an./ entire./ head-to-toe./ assessment./ first
c../ Interviewing./ the./ patient./ in./ an./ unstructured./ format
d../ Disregard./ any./ nonverbal./ clues./ from./ the./ patient./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔c../
Interviewing./ the./ patient./ in./ an./ unstructured./ format
Which./ statement./ best./ describes./ clinical./ reasoning?
a../ An./ inherently./ complex./ process./ influenced./ by./ many./ factors./ related./ to./ the./ particular./
patient./ and./ caregiving./ situation.
b../ The./ process./ of./ a./ nurse./ using./ experiential./ knowledge./ to./ put./ everything./ together./ to./
make./ sense./ of./ it.
c../ An./ iterative./ process./ of./ noticing,./ interpreting,./ and./ responding./ to./ the./ patient./ and./ how./
the./ patient./ responds./ to./ the./ nurse's./ actions
d../ The./ mathematical./ calculation./ process./ by./ which./ a./ nurse./ verifies./ a./ medication./
dosage../ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔c../ An./ iterative./ process./ of./ noticing,./ interpreting,./ and./
responding./ to./ the./ patient./ and./ how./ the./ patient./ responds./ to./ the./ nurse's./ actions
An./ interpretivist./ nurse./ is./ caring./ for./ a./ patient./ in./ the./ hospital./ setting../ Which./ factors./ will./
the./ interpretivist./ consider./ when./ caring./ for./ this./ patient?./ (Select./ all./ that./ apply.)
a../ The./ nurse's./ previous./ experiences,./ values,./ and./ emotions
b../ What./ the./ nurse./ personally./ brings./ to./ the./ caring./ encounter
c../ The./ information./ from./ the./ chart
d../ Context./ of./ care
e../ Information./ from./ significant./ others./ and./ friends./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a../ The./ nurse's./
previous./ experiences,./ values,./ and./ emotions
d../ Context./ of./ care
e../ Information./ from./ significant./ others./ and./ friends
./ ./ ./ ./ ./
Why./ is./ it./ important./ for./ a./ nurse./ to./ understand./ the./ Nursing./ Code./ of./ Ethics./ for./
Professional./ Registered./ Nurses?
a../ Ensures./ identical./ care./ to./ all./ patients
b../ Protects./ the./ patient's./ confidentiality
c../ Defines./ the./ principles./ of./ right./ and./ wrong./ to./ provide./ patient./ care
d../ Improves./ self-health./ care./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔c../ Defines./ the./ principles./ of./ right./
and./ wrong./ to./ provide./ patient./ care
Contemporary./ nursing./ requires./ that./ the./ nurse./ has./ knowledge./ and./ skills./ for./ a./ variety./
of./ professional./ roles./ and./ responsibilities../ Which./ of./ the./ following./ are./ examples./ of./
these./ roles./ and./ responsibilities?./ (Select./ all./ that./ )
a../ Caregiver
b../ Patient./ Advocate
c../ Autonomy
d../ Genetic./ Counselor
e../ Health./ Promotion./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a../ Caregiver
b../ Patient./ Advocate
c../ Autonomy
e../ Health./ Promotion
Match./ the./ advanced./ practice./ nurse./ specialty./ with./ the./ statement./ about./ the./ role.
Clinical./ nurse./ specialist
Nurse./ anesthetist
Nurse./ practitioner
Nurse-midwife
a../ Provides./ comprehensive./ care,./ usually./ in./ a./ primary./ care./ setting,./ directly./ managing./
the./ medical./ care./ of./ patients./ who./ are./ healthy./ or./ have./ chronic./ conditions
b../ Expert./ clinician./ in./ a./ specialized./ area./ of./ practice./ such./ as./ adult./ diabetes./ care
c../ Provides./ independent./ care,./ including./ pregnancy./ and./ gynecological./ services
d../ provides./ care./ and./ services./ under./ the./ supervision./ of./ an./ anesthesiologist./ -./ correct./
answer./ ✔✔Clinical./ nurse./ specialist:./ B
Nurse./ anesthetist:./ D
Nurse./ practitioner:./ A
Nurse-midwife:./ C
A./ new./ nurse./ graduate./ is./ attending./ orientation./ at./ the./ local./ hospital../ Before./ being./
assigned./ to./ a./ preceptor./ and./ taking./ patients,./ the./ graduate./ must./ attend./ a./ 2-day./
classroom./ orientation./ at./ the./ hospital./ to./ learn./ about./ institution./ policies./ and./ procedures.
The./ graduate./ is./ anxious./ to./ begin./ work./ in./ the./ intensive./ care./ unit./ (ICU)./ caring./ for./
patients,./ but./ understands./ that./ part./ of./ the./ job./ is./ to./ represent./ the./ hospital./ in./ a./
professional./ manner../ The./ graduate./ cannot./ do./ this./ until./ learning./ institution./ protocols.
The./ hospital./ in./ which./ the./ graduate./ is./ employed./ is./ a./ large./ county./ health./ care./ facility./
that./ cares./ for./ thousands./ of./ medically./ underserved./ patients../ Which./ of./ the./ following./
, contribute./ to./ increases./ in./ the./ medically./ underserved./ population?./ (Select./ all./ that./
apply.)
a../ Mental./ illness
b../ Government./ funding
c../ Rising./ health./ care./ costs./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a../ Mental./ illness
c../ Rising./ health./ care./ costs
A./ nursing./ student./ is./ preparing./ study./ notes./ from./ a./ recent./ lecture./ in./ nursing./ history../
The./ student./ would./ credit./ Florence./ Nightingale./ for./ which./ definition./ of./ nursing?
a../ Human./ beings./ are./ interacting./ in./ continuous./ motion./ as./ energy./ fields.
b../ The./ nurse./ needs./ to./ focus./ on./ interpersonal./ processes./ between./ nurse./ and./ patient.
c../ The./ imbalance./ between./ the./ patient./ and./ the./ environment./ decreases./ the./ capacity./
for./ health.
d../ The./ nurse./ assists./ the./ patient./ with./ essential./ functions./ toward./ independence../ -./
correct./ answer./ ✔✔c../ The./ imbalance./ between./ the./ patient./ and./ the./ environment./
decreases./ the./ capacity./ for./ health.
A./ nurse./ wishes./ to./ obtain./ data./ about./ a./ patient's./ self-esteem../ What./ is./ the./ best./
assessment./ technique./ for./ the./ nurse./ to./ obtain./ this./ data?
a../ Conducting./ a./ structured./ interview./ with./ direct./ questions
b../ Completing./ an./ entire./ head-to-toe./ assessment./ first
c../ Interviewing./ the./ patient./ in./ an./ unstructured./ format
d../ Disregard./ any./ nonverbal./ clues./ from./ the./ patient./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔c../
Interviewing./ the./ patient./ in./ an./ unstructured./ format
Which./ statement./ best./ describes./ clinical./ reasoning?
a../ An./ inherently./ complex./ process./ influenced./ by./ many./ factors./ related./ to./ the./ particular./
patient./ and./ caregiving./ situation.
b../ The./ process./ of./ a./ nurse./ using./ experiential./ knowledge./ to./ put./ everything./ together./ to./
make./ sense./ of./ it.
c../ An./ iterative./ process./ of./ noticing,./ interpreting,./ and./ responding./ to./ the./ patient./ and./ how./
the./ patient./ responds./ to./ the./ nurse's./ actions
d../ The./ mathematical./ calculation./ process./ by./ which./ a./ nurse./ verifies./ a./ medication./
dosage../ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔c../ An./ iterative./ process./ of./ noticing,./ interpreting,./ and./
responding./ to./ the./ patient./ and./ how./ the./ patient./ responds./ to./ the./ nurse's./ actions
An./ interpretivist./ nurse./ is./ caring./ for./ a./ patient./ in./ the./ hospital./ setting../ Which./ factors./ will./
the./ interpretivist./ consider./ when./ caring./ for./ this./ patient?./ (Select./ all./ that./ apply.)
a../ The./ nurse's./ previous./ experiences,./ values,./ and./ emotions
b../ What./ the./ nurse./ personally./ brings./ to./ the./ caring./ encounter
c../ The./ information./ from./ the./ chart
d../ Context./ of./ care
e../ Information./ from./ significant./ others./ and./ friends./ -./ correct./ answer./ ✔✔a../ The./ nurse's./
previous./ experiences,./ values,./ and./ emotions
d../ Context./ of./ care
e../ Information./ from./ significant./ others./ and./ friends
