1
,MULTIPLE CHOICE vx
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health? a.
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Florence Nightingale vx
b. Mary Nutting vx
c. Clara Barton vx
d. Lillian Wald vx
ANS: A vx
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connecte
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d poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wal
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d came after Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mar
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y Nutting was instrumental in moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton foun
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ded the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) vx
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 vx vx vx vx
2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standar
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d of nursing practice is the nurse following? a. Assessment
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b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS: C vx
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to
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xattain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive
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data pertinent to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse
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xanalyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation,
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the registered nurse implements (carries out) the identified plan.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) vx
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. vx vx vx vx vx vx TOP:
Planning MSC: Man vx vx
agement of Care vx vx
3. An experienced medical-
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surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the nurs
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e upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor? a. Novice
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b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner vx
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, ANS: A vx
A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no previou
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s level of experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice i
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n home health) is an example of a novice nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a patient’s clin
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ical situation as a whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer kno
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wledge gained from multiple previous experiences to a situation. A competent nurse under
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stands the organization and specific care required by the type of patients (e.g., surgical, on
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cology, or orthopedic patients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to antici
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pate 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 advanc
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ed beginner. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to
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identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
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DIF:Apply (application) vx
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles.
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Evaluation MSC: Man vx vx
agement of Care vx vx
4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink m
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ore fluids. The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept
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is the nurse demonstrating? a. Licensure
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b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS: B vx
Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of ind
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ependent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in the United S
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tates, the RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN . Beyond the NCLEX-RN
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, the nurse may choose to work toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice. A
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ccountability means that you are responsible, professionally and legally, for the type and qu
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ality of nursing care provided.
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DIF:Apply (application) vx
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP: Implementation MSC: M
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anagement of Care vx vx
5. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the nur
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se implementing?
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a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS: B vx
A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing c
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are and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or
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, facility. As an educator, you explain concepts and facts about health, des
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cribe the reason for routine care activities, demonstrate procedures such as
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self-
v x
care activities, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate the pati
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ent’s pr ogress in learning. As a patient advocate, you protect your patie
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nt’s human and l egal rights and provide assistance in asserting these ri
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ghts if the need arises. As a caregiver, you help patients maintain and
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xregain health, manage disease and sy mptoms, and attain a maximal leve
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l function and independence through the healin g process.
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DIF:Apply (application) v x
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP: Implementation
MSC: Management of Care v x
6. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting
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s an adv anced practice nurse. However, the nurse
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re to pursue researc h and theory development. To
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which program should the nur se attend? a. Doctor
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v x v x
v degree (DNSc)
x v x
b. Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) v x v x v x v x
c. Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) v x v x v x v x v x
d. Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN) v x v x v x v x v x v x v x
ANS: v x B
Some doctoral programs prepare nurses for more rigorous research and theory
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xdev elopment and award the research-
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oriented Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in nursing. Professional doctoral progr
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ams in nursing (DSN or DNSc) prepare graduates to apply research findin
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gs to clinical nursing. The DNP is a practice doctorate that prepares adva
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nced practice nurses s uch as nurse practitioners.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) v x
OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional re v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x
gistered n urse (RN) education. TOP: Teaching/Learning MSC: Management of
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Care
7. A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by
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xthe Amer ican Nurses Association. Which type of education did t
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he nurse receive? a.
v x v x v x
Graduate education v x
b. Inservice education v x
c. Continuing education v x
d. Registered nurse education v x v x
ANS: v x C
Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered by
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xuniversities, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organiz v x v x v x v x v x v x v x
ations, and educational and health care institutions. After obtaining a bac
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calaureate degre e in nursing, you can pursue graduate education leading
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v to a master’s or doctor al degree in any number of graduate fields,
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,MULTIPLE CHOICE vx
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health? a.
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Florence Nightingale vx
b. Mary Nutting vx
c. Clara Barton vx
d. Lillian Wald vx
ANS: A vx
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connecte
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d poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wal
vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx
d came after Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mar
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y Nutting was instrumental in moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton foun
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ded the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) vx
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 vx vx vx vx
2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standar
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d of nursing practice is the nurse following? a. Assessment
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b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS: C vx
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to
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xattain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive
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data pertinent to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse
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xanalyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation,
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the registered nurse implements (carries out) the identified plan.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) vx
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. vx vx vx vx vx vx TOP:
Planning MSC: Man vx vx
agement of Care vx vx
3. An experienced medical-
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surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the nurs
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e upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor? a. Novice
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b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner vx
2
, ANS: A vx
A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no previou
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s level of experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice i
vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx
n home health) is an example of a novice nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a patient’s clin
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ical situation as a whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer kno
vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx
wledge gained from multiple previous experiences to a situation. A competent nurse under
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stands the organization and specific care required by the type of patients (e.g., surgical, on
vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx
cology, or orthopedic patients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to antici
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pate 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 advanc
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ed beginner. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the nurse is able to
vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx
identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
vx vx vx vx vx vx vx
DIF:Apply (application) vx
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles.
vx vx vx vx vx vx TOP:
Evaluation MSC: Man vx vx
agement of Care vx vx
4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink m
vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx
ore fluids. The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept
vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx vx
is the nurse demonstrating? a. Licensure
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b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS: B vx
Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of ind
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ependent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in the United S
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tates, the RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN . Beyond the NCLEX-RN
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, the nurse may choose to work toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice. A
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ccountability means that you are responsible, professionally and legally, for the type and qu
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ality of nursing care provided.
vx vx vx vx
DIF:Apply (application) vx
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP: Implementation MSC: M
v x v x v x vx v x v x v x vx v x v x vx
anagement of Care vx vx
5. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the nur
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se implementing?
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a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS: B vx
A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing c
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are and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or
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, facility. As an educator, you explain concepts and facts about health, des
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cribe the reason for routine care activities, demonstrate procedures such as
v x vx v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x
self-
v x
care activities, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate the pati
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ent’s pr ogress in learning. As a patient advocate, you protect your patie
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nt’s human and l egal rights and provide assistance in asserting these ri
v x v x v x vx v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x
ghts if the need arises. As a caregiver, you help patients maintain and
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xregain health, manage disease and sy mptoms, and attain a maximal leve
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l function and independence through the healin g process.
v x v x v x v x v x v x vx v x
DIF:Apply (application) v x
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. TOP: Implementation
MSC: Management of Care v x
6. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting
v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x for several years a v x v x v x
s an adv anced practice nurse. However, the nurse
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re to pursue researc h and theory development. To
v x v x v x vx v x v x v x v x v x fulfill this desire, v x v x v x
which program should the nur se attend? a. Doctor
v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x of Nursing Science
v x v x
v degree (DNSc)
x v x
b. Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) v x v x v x v x
c. Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) v x v x v x v x v x
d. Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN) v x v x v x v x v x v x v x
ANS: v x B
Some doctoral programs prepare nurses for more rigorous research and theory
v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v
xdev elopment and award the research-
vx v x v x v x v x
oriented Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in nursing. Professional doctoral progr
v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x
ams in nursing (DSN or DNSc) prepare graduates to apply research findin
v x vx v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x
gs to clinical nursing. The DNP is a practice doctorate that prepares adva
v x v x vx v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x
nced practice nurses s uch as nurse practitioners.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) v x
OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional re v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x
gistered n urse (RN) education. TOP: Teaching/Learning MSC: Management of
v x vx v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x
Care
7. A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by
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xthe Amer ican Nurses Association. Which type of education did t
v x vx v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x
he nurse receive? a.
v x v x v x
Graduate education v x
b. Inservice education v x
c. Continuing education v x
d. Registered nurse education v x v x
ANS: v x C
Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered by
v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v
xuniversities, hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organiz v x v x v x v x v x v x v x
ations, and educational and health care institutions. After obtaining a bac
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calaureate degre e in nursing, you can pursue graduate education leading
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v to a master’s or doctor al degree in any number of graduate fields,
x v x v x v x v x vx v x v x v x v x v x v x v x v
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