Chapter 01: Nursing Today // Potter:
Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
Questions And Answers
Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and
the effects on health?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Mary Nutting
c. Clara Barton
d. Lillian Wald -
correct answer ✅ANS: A
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her
statistical analyses connected poor sanitation with cholera and
dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald came after
Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own
way. Mary Nutting was instrumental in moving nursing education
into universities. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected
outcome. Which standard of nursing practice is the nurse
following?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
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Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
Questions And Answers
d. Implementation -
correct answer ✅ANS: C
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes
strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes. During
assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive data
pertinent to the patient's health and/or the situation. In diagnosis,
the registered nurse analyzes the assessment data to determine the
diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the registered nurse
implements (carries out) the identified plan.
An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in
obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the nurse upon initial
transition to the obstetrical floor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner -
correct answer ✅ANS: A
A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in
which there is no previous level of experience (e.g., an experienced
operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home health) is
an example of a novice nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a
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Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
Questions And Answers
patient's clinical situation as a whole, is able to assess an entire
situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple
previous experiences to a situation. A competent nurse
understands the organization and specific care required by the type
of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthopedic patients). This
nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing
care and establish long-range goals. A nurse who has had some
level of experience with the situation is an advanced beginner. This
experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is
able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
A nurse assesses a patient's fluid status and decides that the
patient needs to drink more fluids. The nurse then encourages the
patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse
demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability -
correct answer ✅ANS: B
Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that
involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions without
Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
Questions And Answers
Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and
the effects on health?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Mary Nutting
c. Clara Barton
d. Lillian Wald -
correct answer ✅ANS: A
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her
statistical analyses connected poor sanitation with cholera and
dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald came after
Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own
way. Mary Nutting was instrumental in moving nursing education
into universities. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected
outcome. Which standard of nursing practice is the nurse
following?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
,Chapter 01: Nursing Today // Potter:
Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
Questions And Answers
d. Implementation -
correct answer ✅ANS: C
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes
strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes. During
assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive data
pertinent to the patient's health and/or the situation. In diagnosis,
the registered nurse analyzes the assessment data to determine the
diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the registered nurse
implements (carries out) the identified plan.
An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in
obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the nurse upon initial
transition to the obstetrical floor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner -
correct answer ✅ANS: A
A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in
which there is no previous level of experience (e.g., an experienced
operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home health) is
an example of a novice nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a
, Chapter 01: Nursing Today // Potter:
Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
Questions And Answers
patient's clinical situation as a whole, is able to assess an entire
situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple
previous experiences to a situation. A competent nurse
understands the organization and specific care required by the type
of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthopedic patients). This
nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing
care and establish long-range goals. A nurse who has had some
level of experience with the situation is an advanced beginner. This
experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is
able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
A nurse assesses a patient's fluid status and decides that the
patient needs to drink more fluids. The nurse then encourages the
patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse
demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability -
correct answer ✅ANS: B
Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that
involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions without
