TEST BANK INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR NURSES 9TH EDITION BY ELIZABETH C. ARNOLD, KATHLEEN UNDERMAN BOGGS

TEST BANK INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS PROFESSIONAL
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COMMUNICATION SKILLS FOR NURSES 9TH EDITION
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, CH 1: Theory Based Perspectives and Contemporary
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1. Whendescribing nursing to agroupofnursing students, the nursing instructor lists allofthe
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following characteristics ofnursing except
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a. historicallynursingisasoldasmankind. b b b b b b




b. nursingwasoriginallypracticed informallybyreligious orders dedicatedto careofthe
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sick.
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c. nursing was later practiced in the home by female caregivers with no formal
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education.
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d. nursinghasalways been identifiableasadistinctoccupation. b b b b b b b b




ACCURATE ANSWER:-A b




Hypothesis:->>>Historically, nursing is as old as mankind. Originally practiced informally by b b b b b b b b b b




religious orders dedicated to care of the sick and later in the home by female caregivers with noformal
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education, nursing was not identifiable as a distinct occupation until the 1854 Crimean war. There,
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FlorenceNightingale’s NotesonNursing introducedtheworldtothe functionalrolesofprofessional
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nursing and the need for formaleducation.
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DIF: CognitiveLevel: Comprehension b b REF: p.1TOP: StepoftheNursingProcess:Allphases
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MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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2. Thenursingprofession’s firstnursing attendantresearcher, who servedas anearlyadvocate forhigh-
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quality care and used statistical data to document the need for handwashing in preventing infection,
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was
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a. AbrahamMaslow. b




b. MarthaRogers. b




c. HildegardPeplau. b




d. FlorenceNightingale. b




ACCURATE ANSWER:-D b




Hypothesis:->>>An early advocate for high-quality care, Florence Nightingale’s use of statistical b b b b b b b b b b




datato documenttheneedforhandwashing inpreventing infectionmarksherastheprofession’s
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firstnursing attendant researcher.
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DIF: CognitiveLevel: Knowledge REF: p. b b b




1TOP: Step of theNursingProcess: All phases
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MSC: ClientNeeds:Management ofCare
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3. Today,professionalnursingeducationbeginsatthe
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a. undergraduatelevel. b




b. graduatelevel. b

, c. advancedpracticelevel. b b




d. administrativelevel. b




ACCURATE ANSWER:-A b




Hypothesis:->>>Today,professionalnursingeducationbeginsattheundergraduatelevel,witha b b b b b b b b b b




growing number ofnursing attendants choosing graduate studies to support differentiated practice
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roles and/or research opportunities.nursing attendants are prepared to function as advanced
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practicenursing attendant practitioners, administrators, and educators.
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DIF: CognitiveLevel: Comprehension REF: p. b b b




2TOP: Step of theNursingProcess: All phases
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MSC: ClientNeeds:Management ofCare
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4. Nursing’s metaparadigm, or worldview, distinguishes the nursing profession from other disciplines
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and emphasizes itsunique functionalcharacteristics. The fourkeyconcepts that formthe foundation
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for all nursing theories are
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a. caring,compassion,healthpromotion, andeducation. b b b b b




b. respect,integrity,honesty,andadvocacy. b b b b




c. person,environment, health,andnursing. b b b b




d. nursing,teaching,caring, andhealthpromotion. b b b b b




ACCURATE ANSWER:-C b




Hypothesis:->>>Individual nursing theories represent different interpretations of the phenomenonof b b b b b b b b b




nursing, but centralconstructs—person, environment, health, and nursing—are found in all theories
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and models. Theyare referred to as nursing’s metaparadigm.
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DIF: CognitiveLevel: Knowledge REF: p. b b b




2TOP: Step of theNursingProcess: All phases
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MSC: ClientNeeds:ManagementofCare
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5. Whenadmitting aclient to themedical-surgicalunit, thenursingattendantasks theclient about cultural
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issues.Thenursingattendantis demonstratinguse ofthe conceptof
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a. person.
b. environment.
c. health.
d. nursing.

ACCURATE ANSWER:-B b




Hypothesis:->>>The concept of environment includes all cultural, developmental, and social b b b b b b b b b




determinantsthat influence a client’shealthperceptionsand behavior. A person is defined as therecipient
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of
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nursingcare,havinguniquebio-psycho-socialandspiritualdimensions.Thewordhealthderivesfrom
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the word whole. Health is a multidimensional concept, having physical, psychological, sociocultural,
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developmental, and spiritual characteristics. The World Health Organization (WHO, 1946) defines
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health as “a state of complete physical, mental, social well-being, not merelytheabsenceofdiseaseor
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infirmity.”Nursing includes thepromotionofhealth, preventionof illness, and the care of ill, disabled,
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and dying people.
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, DIF: CognitiveLevel: Application REF: p. b b b




3TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: Assessment MSC:
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Client Needs:PsychosocialIntegrity
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6. A young mother tells thenursing attendant, “I’m worried because my son needs a blood transfusion.
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Idon’t knowwhat to do, because bloodtransfusions cause AIDS.” Whichcentralnursing construct
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is represented in this situation?
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a. Environment
b. Caring
c. Health
d. Person
ACCURATE ANSWER:-D b




Hypothesis:->>>Theconcept ofenvironment includes allcultural, developmental, and socialdeterminantsthat b b b b b b b b b b b




influence a client’s health perceptions and behavior. Caring is not one of the four central nursing
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constructs. The word health derives from the word whole. Health is a multidimensional concept,
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having physical, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual characteristics. The
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World Health Organization (WHO, 1946) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental,
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social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Nursing includes the promotion of
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health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled, and dying people. Person is defined as the
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recipient of nursing care, having unique bio-psycho-socialand spiritualdimensions.
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DIF: CognitiveLevel: Application
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2TOP: Step of the Nursing Process: Implementation
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MSC:Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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7. Thenursingattendantperformsadressingchangeusing steriletechnique.Thisisanexample b b b b b b b b b b b b




ofwhich pattern ofknowledge?
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a. Empirical
b. Personal
c. Aesthetic
d. Ethical

ACCURATE ANSWER:-A b




Hypothesis:->>>Empiricalknowledge isthescientificrationale forskillednursing interventions. b b b b b b b b b




Personal ways of knowing allow thenursing attendant to understand and treat each individual as a
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unique person. Aesthetic ways of knowing allow thenursing attendant to connect in different and more
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meaningful ways. Ethical ways of knowing refer to the moral aspects of nursing.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 5TOP:
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Step of the Nursing Process: Implementation MSC:
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Client Needs: Management of Care
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8. Thenursingattendant-client relationship asdescribed byHildegardPeplau b b b b b b b




a. wouldnot beusefulina short-stayunit. b b b b b b b




b. allowspersonaland socialgrowthto occuronly fortheclient. b b b b b b b b b b




c. facilitatestheidentificationandaccomplishment oftherapeutic goals. b b b b b b b




d. focusesonmaintaininga personalrelationship betweenthenursingattendantand client. b b b b b b b b b b