Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 12th
Edition
by Patricia A. Potter, Anne G. Perry, Patricia
A. Stockert, Amy Hall & Wendy R.
Ostendorf
All Chapters|1-50 Complete
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, Chapter 1. Nursing Today MULTIPLE CHOICE 09 09 09 09 09
1. Contemporary nursing practice is based on knowledge generated through nursing theories. Floren
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ce Nightingales theory introduced the concept that nursing care focuses on:
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1Psychological needs 09
2A maximal level of wellness 3Hea
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lth maintenance and restoration
09 09 09
4Interpersonal interactions with the clien 09 09 09 09
t CORRECT ANSWER: 3
09 09
Florence Nightingale believed the role of the nurse was to put the clients body in the best state in order to
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remain free of disease or to recover from disease.
9 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
Although Florence Nightingale may have addressed meeting the psychological needs of her clients, it
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 0
is not the focus of her theory. The goal of Nightingales theory is to facilitate the bodys reparative pro
9 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
cesses by manipulating the clients environment.
09 09 09 09 09
Florence Nightingale thought the human body had reparative properties of its own if it was cared for i
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
n a way to recover from disease. Her theory did not focus on achieving a maximal level of wellness.
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
Florence Nightingale believed the nurse was in charge of the clients health. Although she interacted w
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ith her clients by reading to them, her theory of nursing care did not focus upon interpersonal interac
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
tions.
DIF: A REF: 2 OBJ: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
2. Nursing education programs in the United States may seek voluntary accreditation by the appropri
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ate accrediting commission council of the:
09 09 09 09 09
1National League for Nursing 09 09 09 09
2American Nurses Association 09 09 09
3Congress for Nursing Practice 09 09 09 0
9 4International Council of Nurse 09 09 09
s CORRECT ANSWER: 1
09 09
The National League for Nursing (NLN) is the professional nursing organization concerned with nursing
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
education. The NLN provides accreditation to nursing programs that seek and meet the NLN accreditation
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
requirements.
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09 09 09 09 09
,The American Nurses Association (ANA) is concerned with the nursing profession and issues affectin
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
g health care, including standards of care. The Congress for Nursing Practice is the part of the ANA
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
concerned with determining the legal aspects of nursing practice, the public recognition of the importa
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
nce of nursing, and the impact of trends in health care on nursing practice. The International Council
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 0
of Nurses (ICN) is concerned about issues of health care and the nursing profession, including the pr
9 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ovision of an international power base for nurses.
09 09 09 09 09 09 09
DIF: A REF: 8 OBJ: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
3. The minimum educational requirement for a nurse practitioner is:
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1Diploma in nursing 2Ma 09 09 09
sters in nursing 3Doctorat
09 09 09
e in nursing 4Baccalaurea
09 09 09
te in nursing CORRECT
09 09 09 09
ANSWER: 2
A masters degree is nursing is required to become a nurse practitioner.
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
Diploma programs in nursing require 3 years of education after which the graduate may become a regi
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
stered nurse, but not a nurse practitioner.
09 09 09 09 09 09
Doctoral programs focus on the application of research findings to clinical practice. The doctoral degr
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ee is beyond the masters degree.
09 09 09 09 09
The baccalaureate degree program generally requires 4 years of study in a college or university, after
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
which the graduate may become a registered nurse, not a nurse practitioner.
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
DIF: A REF: 8 OBJ: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
4. A group that lobbies at the state and federal level for advancement of nursings role, economic inte
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
rest, and health care is the:
09 09 09 09 09
1State Board of Nursing 2Ame 09 09 09 09
rican Nurses Association 3Ame
09 09 09
rican Hospital Association
09 09
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09 09 09 09 09
, 4National Student Nurses Association 09 09 09
09 CORRECT ANSWER: 2 09
The American Nurses Association (ANA) hires lobbyists at the state and federal level to promote th
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
e advancement of health care and the economic and general welfare of nurses. State Boards of Nursi
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ng primarily focus on licensure of nurses within their own state. The American Hospital Association
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
does not focus on nurses economic issues and the advancement of the role of nurses. The National
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
Student Nurses Association focuses on issues of importance for nursing students.
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
DIF: A REF: 8 OBJ: Comprehension TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
5. A nurse moves from Seattle to Boston and begins working in a hospital. The most important factor
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for the nurse to consider when moving to another state is the:
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
1Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act 2Sta 09 09 09 09
ndard for nursing practice in Boston
09 09 09 09 09
3Clinical ladder of mobility in the new hospital
09 09 09 09 09 09 09
4Requirement for continuing education units (CEU) in Massachuset09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ts CORRECT ANSWER: 1
09 09
Although most states have similar practice acts, each individual state has its own Nurse Practice Act t
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
hat regulates the licensure and practice of nursing within that state. Knowledge of the Nurse Practice
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
Act is necessary to provide safe and legal nursing care. Standards of nursing practice are not specific
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 0
9to a city, but rather to the profession itself. Although the clinical ladder of mobility may be of interes
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
t in regard to professional advancement, it is not the most important factor when practicing nursing i
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
n another state.
09 09
Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act in order to provide safe and legal nursing care is of higher imp
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ortance. Regardless of where a nurse practices, the nurse should strive to remain current. DIF: C REF:
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
098 OBJ: Analysis
09 09
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
09 09 09
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
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Edition
by Patricia A. Potter, Anne G. Perry, Patricia
A. Stockert, Amy Hall & Wendy R.
Ostendorf
All Chapters|1-50 Complete
1|P a g e
09 09 09 09 09
, Chapter 1. Nursing Today MULTIPLE CHOICE 09 09 09 09 09
1. Contemporary nursing practice is based on knowledge generated through nursing theories. Floren
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ce Nightingales theory introduced the concept that nursing care focuses on:
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
1Psychological needs 09
2A maximal level of wellness 3Hea
09 09 09 09 09
lth maintenance and restoration
09 09 09
4Interpersonal interactions with the clien 09 09 09 09
t CORRECT ANSWER: 3
09 09
Florence Nightingale believed the role of the nurse was to put the clients body in the best state in order to
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 0
remain free of disease or to recover from disease.
9 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
Although Florence Nightingale may have addressed meeting the psychological needs of her clients, it
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 0
is not the focus of her theory. The goal of Nightingales theory is to facilitate the bodys reparative pro
9 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
cesses by manipulating the clients environment.
09 09 09 09 09
Florence Nightingale thought the human body had reparative properties of its own if it was cared for i
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
n a way to recover from disease. Her theory did not focus on achieving a maximal level of wellness.
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
Florence Nightingale believed the nurse was in charge of the clients health. Although she interacted w
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ith her clients by reading to them, her theory of nursing care did not focus upon interpersonal interac
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
tions.
DIF: A REF: 2 OBJ: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
2. Nursing education programs in the United States may seek voluntary accreditation by the appropri
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ate accrediting commission council of the:
09 09 09 09 09
1National League for Nursing 09 09 09 09
2American Nurses Association 09 09 09
3Congress for Nursing Practice 09 09 09 0
9 4International Council of Nurse 09 09 09
s CORRECT ANSWER: 1
09 09
The National League for Nursing (NLN) is the professional nursing organization concerned with nursing
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
education. The NLN provides accreditation to nursing programs that seek and meet the NLN accreditation
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
requirements.
2|P a g e
09 09 09 09 09
,The American Nurses Association (ANA) is concerned with the nursing profession and issues affectin
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
g health care, including standards of care. The Congress for Nursing Practice is the part of the ANA
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
concerned with determining the legal aspects of nursing practice, the public recognition of the importa
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
nce of nursing, and the impact of trends in health care on nursing practice. The International Council
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 0
of Nurses (ICN) is concerned about issues of health care and the nursing profession, including the pr
9 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ovision of an international power base for nurses.
09 09 09 09 09 09 09
DIF: A REF: 8 OBJ: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
3. The minimum educational requirement for a nurse practitioner is:
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
1Diploma in nursing 2Ma 09 09 09
sters in nursing 3Doctorat
09 09 09
e in nursing 4Baccalaurea
09 09 09
te in nursing CORRECT
09 09 09 09
ANSWER: 2
A masters degree is nursing is required to become a nurse practitioner.
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
Diploma programs in nursing require 3 years of education after which the graduate may become a regi
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
stered nurse, but not a nurse practitioner.
09 09 09 09 09 09
Doctoral programs focus on the application of research findings to clinical practice. The doctoral degr
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ee is beyond the masters degree.
09 09 09 09 09
The baccalaureate degree program generally requires 4 years of study in a college or university, after
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
which the graduate may become a registered nurse, not a nurse practitioner.
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
DIF: A REF: 8 OBJ: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
4. A group that lobbies at the state and federal level for advancement of nursings role, economic inte
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
rest, and health care is the:
09 09 09 09 09
1State Board of Nursing 2Ame 09 09 09 09
rican Nurses Association 3Ame
09 09 09
rican Hospital Association
09 09
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09 09 09 09 09
, 4National Student Nurses Association 09 09 09
09 CORRECT ANSWER: 2 09
The American Nurses Association (ANA) hires lobbyists at the state and federal level to promote th
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
e advancement of health care and the economic and general welfare of nurses. State Boards of Nursi
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ng primarily focus on licensure of nurses within their own state. The American Hospital Association
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
does not focus on nurses economic issues and the advancement of the role of nurses. The National
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
Student Nurses Association focuses on issues of importance for nursing students.
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
DIF: A REF: 8 OBJ: Comprehension TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
5. A nurse moves from Seattle to Boston and begins working in a hospital. The most important factor
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
for the nurse to consider when moving to another state is the:
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
1Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act 2Sta 09 09 09 09
ndard for nursing practice in Boston
09 09 09 09 09
3Clinical ladder of mobility in the new hospital
09 09 09 09 09 09 09
4Requirement for continuing education units (CEU) in Massachuset09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ts CORRECT ANSWER: 1
09 09
Although most states have similar practice acts, each individual state has its own Nurse Practice Act t
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
hat regulates the licensure and practice of nursing within that state. Knowledge of the Nurse Practice
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
Act is necessary to provide safe and legal nursing care. Standards of nursing practice are not specific
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 0
9to a city, but rather to the profession itself. Although the clinical ladder of mobility may be of interes
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
t in regard to professional advancement, it is not the most important factor when practicing nursing i
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
n another state.
09 09
Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act in order to provide safe and legal nursing care is of higher imp
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
ortance. Regardless of where a nurse practices, the nurse should strive to remain current. DIF: C REF:
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
098 OBJ: Analysis
09 09
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
09 09 09
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09 09
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