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,Chapter 01: Nursing and the Health Care System
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1. FlorenceNightingale’scontributions to nursing practice and education:
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a. arehistorically important but have no validity for nursing today.
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b. were neither recognized norappreciated inher own time.
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c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War.
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d. werelimited onlyto the care ofsevere traumatic wounds.
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By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques, Florence
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Nightingale’s nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in the Crimean W
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ar.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge ht ht



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OBJ:Theory #1 TOP: Nursing History
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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2. Early nursing education and care in the United States:
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b. provided independence for women through education and employment. ht ht ht ht ht ht ht



c. were an educational model based in institutions of higher learning.
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d. have continued to be entirely focused on hospital nursing.
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Because of the influence of early nursing leaders, nursing education became more formalized t hro
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ugh apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence to women through e ducat
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ion and employment.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge ht ht



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OBJ:Theory #4 TOP: Nursing History
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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3. In order to fulfill the common goals defined by nursing theorists (promote wellness, pr ev
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ent illness, facilitate coping, and restore health), the LPN must take on the roles of:
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a. caregiver, educator, and collaborator. ht ht 1a



b. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist.1a ht ht 1a ht



c. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter. ht ht ht ht



d. dietitian, manager, and housekeeper. ht ht ht




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In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the roles o f car
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egiver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension ht ht



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TOP: Art and Science of Nursing 1a ht ht ht



KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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,4. Although nursing theories differ in their attempts to define nursing, all ofthem base their b elie
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fs on common concepts concerning:
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a. self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging. ht ht ht ht



b. stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model. ht ht ht ht ht ht



c. curative care, restorative care, and terminal care. ht ht ht ht ht ht



d. human relationships, the environment, and health. ht ht ht ht 1a




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Although nursing theories differ, they all basetheirbeliefs on human relationships, the environm ent,
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and health.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension ht ht



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OBJ:Theory #2 TOP: Nursing Theories
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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5. Standards of care for the nursing practice of the LPN are established by the:
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a. Boards of Nursing Examiners in each state. 1a ht ht ht ht ht



b. National Council of States Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). ht ht ht ht 1a ht ht



c. American Nurses Association (ANA). ht ht ht



d. National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses. ht ht ht 1a ht




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The National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses modified the standards published by the A NA
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in 2015 to better fit the role of the LPN. In 2015 the American Nurses Association (ANA) revise
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d the Standards of Nursing Practice which contained 17 standards of national practice of nursing
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, describing all facets of nursing practice: who, what, when, where, how.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension ht ht



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OBJ:Theory #2 TOP: Standards of Care
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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6. The LPN demonstrates an evidence-based practice by:
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a. using a drug manual to check compatibility of drugs. ht ht ht ht ht ht ht ht



b. using scientific information to guide decision making. ht ht ht ht ht ht



c. using medical history of a patient to direct nursing interventions.
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d. basing nursing care on advice from an experienced nurse. ht ht ht ht ht ht ht ht




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The use of scientific information from high-
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quality research to guide nursing decisions is reflective of the application of evidence-
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based practice. ht




DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge ht ht



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OBJ:Theory#3 TOP: Evidence-Based Practice
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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7. Lillian WaldandMaryBrewster established theHenryStreet Settlement ServiceinNewYork i n
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1893 in order to: ht ht ht



a. offer a shelter to injured war veterans. ht ht ht ht ht ht



b. found a nursing apprenticeship. 1a ht ht



c. provide health care to poor persons living in tenements. ht ht ht ht ht ht ht ht



d. offer better housing to low-income families. ht ht ht ht ht




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, Henry Street Settlement Service brought the provision of community health care to the poor peo ple li
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ving in tenements.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension ht ht



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OBJ:Theory #4 TOP: Growth of Nursing
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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8. Aneducational pathway for an LPN/LVN refers to an LPN/LVN:
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a. learning on the job and being promoted to a higher level of responsibility.
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b. moving from a maternity unit to a more complicated surgical unit.
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c. obtaining additional education to move from one level of nursing to another.
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d. learningthat advancement requires consistent work and commitment.
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Bybroadening the educational base, an LPN/LVN may advance and build a nursing career.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge ht ht



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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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9. When diagnosis- ht



related groups (DRGs) wereestablished by Medicarein 1983,the purpose was to:
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a. put patients with the same diagnosis on the same unit.
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ANS: B
Thepurpose of instituting DRGs was to contain skyrocketing costs of health care.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge ht ht



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OBJ:Theory #10 TOP: Health Care Delivery
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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10. The advent of diagnosis-
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related groups (DRGs) required that nurses working in health care agencies:
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a. record supportive documentation to confirm a patient’s need for care in orderto q ual
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ify for reimbursement. ht ht



b. use the DRG rather than their own observations for patient assessment.
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c. be aware of the specific drugs related to the diagnosis.
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d. acquire cross-training to make staffing more flexible.
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DRGs required that nurses provide more supportive documentation of their assessments and iden ti
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fied patient’s needs to qualify the facility for Medicare reimbursement. Observant assessment mi
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ght also indicate another DRG classification and consequently more reimbursement for the f acili
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ty.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension ht ht



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OBJ:Theory #10 TOP: Managed Care
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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