Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 12th Edition By Potter, Perry, Stockert, Hall, Ostendorf. Latest Edition|| All Chapters Covered|| 100% Verified Answers||

TEST BANK for Fundamentals of Nursing 12th
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Edition by Patricia A. Potter
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All Chapters Covered 1-50| Verified Q&As with Rationales for
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Exam Preparations| A+ PASS ASSURED
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1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
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a. Florence Nightingale nn




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Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected poor
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sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald came after
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Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nutting was
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instrumental in moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton founded the American
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Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF: Understand (comprehension)
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OBJ: Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing
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2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of
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nursing practice is the nurse following?
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a. Assessment

b. Diagnosis

c. Planning

d. Implementation

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In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to
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attain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive data
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pertinent to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse analyzes
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the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the registered
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,nn nurse implements (carries out) the identified plan.
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DIF: Understand (comprehension)
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, OBJ: Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOP: Planning MSC: Management
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of Care
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3. An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency
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is the nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
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a. Novice

b. Proficient

c. Competent

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A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous level
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of experience (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
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as a whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gained from
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multiple previous experiences to a situation. A competent nurse understands the organization and
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specific care required 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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range goals. A nurse who has had some level of experience with the situation is an advanced
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beginner. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to identify
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meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
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DIF: Apply (application)
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OBJ: Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOP: Evaluation MSC: Management
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of Care
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4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink more fluids. The
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nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse demonstrating?
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a. Licensure

b. Autonomy

c. Certification

d. Accountability

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