Because of the highly technological environment in which nurses work, it is important that nurses...
A. Assume total responsibility for monitoring data generated by these devices.
B. Use human touch and words of reassurance frequently to convey caring.
C. Maintain the device's safety by assuring routine assessment by physicians.
D. Be careful not to frighten the patient and family with information about the device. - Correct
AnswersB. Use human touch and words of reassurance frequently to convey caring.
In 2002 which major American corporation partnered with nursing to design a media campaign to
promote the image of nursing?
A. Johnson & Johnson
B. Baxter
C. Microsoft
D. Wal-Mart - Correct AnswersA. Johnson & Johnson
The most effective avenue for changing the image of nursing is to...
A. Write letters expressing concerns to those responsible for negative images on television and in films.
,B. Have nurses as consultants to the media to ensure that the media producers have accurate
information about nursing.
C. Have nurses appear and behave professionally and explain what nurses do in each patient interaction.
D. Support the Johnson &Johnson campaign by distributing their information about nursing to students
interested in nursing. - Correct AnswersC. Have nurses appear and behave professionally and explain
what nurses do in each patient interaction.
A shift in population growth is expected to place stress on nursing resources. Which age-group is
expected to experience the greatest population growth in the next decade?
A. Older than 85 years of age
B. 75 to 85 years of age
C. 35 to 65 years of age
D. 18 to 35 years of age - Correct AnswersA. Older than 85 years of age
What do we know about the outcomes of patients cared for in hospitals with more BSN-prepared nurses
as compared to patients in hospitals with a lower percentage of BSN-prepared nurses?
A. Patient outcomes are more dependent on nurse-patient ratios.
B. Outcomes were better in hospitals with more BSN-prepared nurses.
C. Outcomes were similar in both types of hospitals.
D. Medical patients had better outcomes, but surgical patients fared the same - Correct AnswersB.
Outcomes were better in hospitals with more BSN-prepared nurses.
,Which of the following best describes trends in nursing education?
A. Numbers of RNs with bachelor's and higher degrees are increasing.
B. Numbers of RNs with associate degrees are decreasing.
C. Foreign-born nurses practicing in the US are seen as less knowledgeable because of their lesser
educational preparation.
D. Numbers of RNs with diploma educations are increasing. - Correct AnswersA. Numbers of RNs with
bachelor's and higher degrees are increasing.
Which of the following statements is correct about community health nursing (CHN)?
A. Prevention and community education are the cornerstones of CHN.
B. Nursing care is rapidly moving from the home setting to the institutional setting.
C. High-tech care such as ventilators and total parenteral nutrition cannot be handled in the home.
D. Assessment skills are less important in CHN because patients are not acutely ill. - Correct AnswersA.
Prevention and community education are the cornerstones of CHN.
Hospice and palliative care nursing is a rapidly developing specialty in nursing. Which facts have
contributed to this growth? (Select all that apply.)
A. End-of-life care is largely the responsibility of nurses.
B. End-of-life needs are expected to increase with the aging population.
, C. Nursing curricula have prepared nurses to deal effectively with dying patients and their families.
D. Palliative care is a new focus of advanced practice nurses.
E. Hospice and palliative care nurses work in a variety of settings. - Correct AnswersA. End-of-life care is
largely the responsibility of nurses.
B. End-of-life needs are expected to increase with the aging population.
E. Hospice and palliative care nurses work in a variety of settings.
The racial and ethnic composition of the nursing profession will change to more accurately reflect the
population as a whole when.....
A. The increased numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and
begin to practice.
B. The number of Asians or Native Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders begins to increase.
C. The percentage of African American and Hispanic nurses decreases more than the percentage of
White nurses.
D. The non-White portion of the general population decreases - Correct AnswersA. The increased
numbers of racial and ethnic minorities enrolled in educational programs graduate and begin to
practice.
Despite the variety of work settings available to the RN, data indicate that the primary work site for RNs
is
A. Ambulatory care settings.