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Chapter 1, Introduction to Nursing and Professional Formation
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
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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
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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.
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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: BFeedback:
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Fundamentals of Nursing The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care 10th Edition Taylor
Lynn Bartlett Test Bank
Chapter 1, Introduction to Nursing and Professional Formation
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
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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.
, lOMoAR cPSD| 3778381
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: BFeedback:
