ESSENTIALS FOR NURSING PRACTICE BY POTTER LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 9 TH EDITION TEST BANk

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1.A nurse uses effective strategies to communicate and handle conflict with nurses and other health care professionals. Which Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency is the nurse demonstrating? a.Informatics b.Quality improvement = c.Teamwork and collaboration d.Evidence-based practice ANS: C Teamwork and collaboration uses effective strategies to communicate and handle conflict. Informatics includes navigating electronic health records. Quality improvement uses tools such as flow charts and diagrams to improve care. Evidence-based practice integrates best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care. PTS:1DIF:Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF:11 OBJescribe the purpose of professional standards of nursing practice. TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care 2.A nurse is employed by a health care agency that provides an informal training session on how to properly use a new vital sign monitor. Which type of education did the nurse receive? a.In-service education b.Advanced education c.Continuing education d.Registered nurse education ANS: A In-service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care agency or institution designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other health care professionals employed by the institution. Some roles for RNs in nursing require advanced graduate degrees, such as a clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner. There are various educational routes for becoming a registered nurse (RN), such as associate, diploma, and baccalaureate. Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and health care institutions. PTS:1DIF:Cognitive Level: Applying (Application) REF:6 OBJ: Discuss the importance of education in professional nursing practice. TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation MSC: NCLEX: Management of Care 3.A nurse listens to a patients lungs and determines that the patient needs to cough and deep breath. The nurse ha