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rsing 11th Edition Potter Perry Cha
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,Chapter 01: Nursing Today
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Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE YU




1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
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a. Florence Nightingale YU


b. Mary Nutting YU


c. Clara Barton YU


d. Lillian Wald YU




ANS: A YU


Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses conne
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cted poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lilli
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an Wald came after Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her ow
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n way. Mary Nutting was instrumental in moving nursing education into universities. Cl
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ara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Stre
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et Settlement.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) YU


OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
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TOP: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance YU YU YU YU




2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which stand
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ard of nursing practice is the nurse following?
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a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS: C YU


In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternati
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ves to attain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comp
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rehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the re
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gistered nurse analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During
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implementation, the registered nurse implements (carries out) the identified plan.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) YU


OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles.
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TOP: Plannin YU


g MSC: Management of Care
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3. An experienced medical-
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surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the
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Unurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
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a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner YU




ANS: A YU

, A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no pr
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evious level of experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now
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practice in home health) is an example of a novice nurse. A proficient nurse perceives
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a patient’s clinical situation as a whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can r
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eadily transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous experiences to a situation. A
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competent nurse understands the organization and specific care required by the type of
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YUpatients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthopedic patients). This nurse is a competent p
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ractitioner 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 a
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dvanced beginner. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse
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is able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
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DIF:Apply (application) YU


OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles.
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TOP: Evaluatio YU


n MSC: Management of Care
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4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink mor
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e fluids. The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is
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the nurse demonstrating?
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a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS: B YU


Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of
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independent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in the
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United States, the RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN. Beyond the NCLEX-
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RN, the nurse may choose to work toward certification in a specific area of nursing
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practice. Accountability means that you are responsible, professionally and legally, for t
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he type and quality of nursing care provided.
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DIF:Apply (application) YU


OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses.
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TOP: Implementatio YU


n MSC: Management of Care
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5. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is t
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he nurse implementing?
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a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver

ANS: B YU

, A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nur
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sing care and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing
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unit or facility. As an educator, you explain concepts and facts about health, describe
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the reason for routine care activities, demonstrate procedures such as self-
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care activities, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate the patient’s progres
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s in learning. As a patient advocate, you protect your patient’s human and legal rights
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and provide assistance in asserting these rights if the need arises. As a caregiver, you
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help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a
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maximal level function and independence through the healing process.
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DIF:Apply (application) YU


OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses.
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TOP: Implementatio
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n MSC: Management of Care
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6. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced
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practice nurse. However, the nurse has a strong desire to pursue research and theory d
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evelopment. To fulfill this desire, which program should the nurse attend?
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a. Doctor of Nursing Science degree (DNSc)
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b. Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) YU YU YU YU


c. Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP)
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d. Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN)
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ANS: B YU


Some doctoral programs prepare nurses for more rigorous research and theory develop
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ment and award the research-
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oriented Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in nursing. Professional doctoral programs in nursi
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ng (DSN or DNSc) prepare graduates to apply research findings to clinical nursing. T
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he DNP is a practice doctorate that prepares advanced practice nurses such as nurse pr
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actitioners.

DIF:Understand (comprehension) YU


OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional registered nurse
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(RN) education.
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7. A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the American
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Nurses Association. Which type of education did the nurse receive?
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a. Graduate education YU


b. Inservice education YU


c. Continuing education YU


d. Registered nurse education YU YU




ANS: C YU


Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered by unive
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rsities, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organizations, and educa
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tional and health care institutions. After obtaining a baccalaureate degree in nursing, you
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YUcan pursue graduate education leading to a master’s or doctoral degree in any numbe
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r of graduate fields, including nursing. Inservice education programs are instruction or
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training provided by a health care facility or institution. Registered nurse education is
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the education preparation for an individual intending to be an RN.
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DIF:Apply (application) YU


OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional registered nurse (R
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