Taylor's Fundamentals of Nursing Guide questions with Answers
A charge nurse meets with staff to outline a plan to provide transcultural nursing care for patients in
their healthcare facility. Which theorist promoted this type of caring as a central theme of nursing care,
knowledge, and practice? - correct answersMadeline Leininger
A nurse is caring for a patient in the ICU who is being monitored for a possible cerebral aneurysm
following a loss of consciousness in the emergency department (ED). The nurse anticipates preparing the
patient for ordered diagnostic tests. What aspect of nursing does this nurse's knowledge of the
diagnostic procedures reflect? - correct answersThe science of nursing
Nurses today complete a nursing education program, and practice nursing that identifies the personal
needs of the patient and the role of the nurse in meeting those needs. Which nursing pioneer is most
instrumental in this birth of modern nursing? - correct answersFlorence Nightingale
The role of nurses in today's society was influenced by the nurses role in early civilization. Which
statement best portrays this earlier role? - correct answersThe nurse was the mother who cared for her
family during sickness by using herbal remedies
nurses today work in a wide variety of healthcare settings. What trend occurred during World War II
that had a tremendous effect on this development in the nursing profession? - correct answersthere was
a shortage of nurses and an increase emphasis on education.
A nurse practicing in a primary care center uses the ANAs nursing social policy statement as a guideline
for practice. which purposes of nursing are outlined in this document? Select all that apply. - correct
answersA definition of the scope of nursing practice
The establishment of a knowledge base for nursing practice
A description of nursing's social responsibility
A nurse working in a rehabilitation facility focuses on the goal of restoring health for patients. Which
examples of nursing interventions reflect the goal? Select all that apply. - correct answersA nurse
councils adolescents in a drug rehabilitation program
,A nurse performs range of motion exercises for a patient on bedrest
A nurse shows a diabetic patient how to inject insulin
A nurse instructor outlines the criteria establishing nursing as a profession. What teaching point
correctly describes this criteria? Select all that apply. - correct answersnursing is a recognized authority
by a professional group
nursing has a code of ethics
nursing is influenced by ongoing research
A nurse is practicing as a nurse midwife in a busy OB/GYN office. Which degree in nursing is necessary to
practice at this level? - correct answersMSN
nursing in the United States is regulated by the state nurse practice act. What is a common element of
each states nurse practice act? - correct answersdefining the legal scope of nursing practice
according to the national advisory Council on nurse education and practice, what is a current healthcare
trend contributing to 21st-century challenges to nursing practice? - correct answersolder and more
acutely ill patients
A student nurse asks an experienced nurse why it is necessary to change the patient's bed every day.
The nurse answers: "I guess we have just always done it that way." this answer is an example of what
type of knowledge? - correct answerstraditional knowledge
A nurse is using the Johns Hopkins nursing evidence-based practice model PET as a clinical decision-
making tool when delivering care to patients. Which steps reflect the intended use of this tool? Select all
that apply. - correct answersThe nurse recruits an interprofessional team to develop and refine an EBP
question
A nurse searches the Internet to find the latest treatments for type two diabetes
A nurse questions the protocol for assessing postoperative patients in the ICU
A student nurse interacting with patients on a cardiac unit recognizes the four concepts in nursing
theory that determine nursing practice. Of these four, which is most important? - correct answersPerson
, A nurse manager schedules a clinic for the staff to address common nursing interventions used in the
facility and to explore how they can be performed more efficiently and effectively. The nurse managers
actions to change clinical practice are example example of a situation described by which nursing
theory? - correct answersPrescriptive Theory
A nurse is conducting quantitative research to examine the effects of following nursing protocols in the
emergency department on patient outcomes. This is also known as what type of research? - correct
answersQuasi-experimental
A nurse studies the culture of native Alaskans to determine how their diet affects their overall state of
health. Which method of qualitative research is the nurse using? - correct answersEthnography
when conducting quantitative research, the researcher collects information to support a hypothesis.
This information would be identified as: - correct answersData
A nurse is formulating a clinical question in PICOT format. What does the P represent? - correct
answersexplicit descriptions of the population of interest
A nurse working in a primary care facility assessed patients who are experiencing various levels of health
and illness. Which statements define these two concepts? Select all that apply. - correct answersHealth
and illness are individually defined by each person.
Health is more than the absence of illness.
illness is the response of a person to a disease.
A nurse working in a hospital setting cares for patients with acute and chronic conditions. Which disease
states are chronic illnesses? Select all that apply. - correct answersdiabetes mellitus
rheumatoid arthritis
cystic fibrosis
A charge nurse meets with staff to outline a plan to provide transcultural nursing care for patients in
their healthcare facility. Which theorist promoted this type of caring as a central theme of nursing care,
knowledge, and practice? - correct answersMadeline Leininger
A nurse is caring for a patient in the ICU who is being monitored for a possible cerebral aneurysm
following a loss of consciousness in the emergency department (ED). The nurse anticipates preparing the
patient for ordered diagnostic tests. What aspect of nursing does this nurse's knowledge of the
diagnostic procedures reflect? - correct answersThe science of nursing
Nurses today complete a nursing education program, and practice nursing that identifies the personal
needs of the patient and the role of the nurse in meeting those needs. Which nursing pioneer is most
instrumental in this birth of modern nursing? - correct answersFlorence Nightingale
The role of nurses in today's society was influenced by the nurses role in early civilization. Which
statement best portrays this earlier role? - correct answersThe nurse was the mother who cared for her
family during sickness by using herbal remedies
nurses today work in a wide variety of healthcare settings. What trend occurred during World War II
that had a tremendous effect on this development in the nursing profession? - correct answersthere was
a shortage of nurses and an increase emphasis on education.
A nurse practicing in a primary care center uses the ANAs nursing social policy statement as a guideline
for practice. which purposes of nursing are outlined in this document? Select all that apply. - correct
answersA definition of the scope of nursing practice
The establishment of a knowledge base for nursing practice
A description of nursing's social responsibility
A nurse working in a rehabilitation facility focuses on the goal of restoring health for patients. Which
examples of nursing interventions reflect the goal? Select all that apply. - correct answersA nurse
councils adolescents in a drug rehabilitation program
,A nurse performs range of motion exercises for a patient on bedrest
A nurse shows a diabetic patient how to inject insulin
A nurse instructor outlines the criteria establishing nursing as a profession. What teaching point
correctly describes this criteria? Select all that apply. - correct answersnursing is a recognized authority
by a professional group
nursing has a code of ethics
nursing is influenced by ongoing research
A nurse is practicing as a nurse midwife in a busy OB/GYN office. Which degree in nursing is necessary to
practice at this level? - correct answersMSN
nursing in the United States is regulated by the state nurse practice act. What is a common element of
each states nurse practice act? - correct answersdefining the legal scope of nursing practice
according to the national advisory Council on nurse education and practice, what is a current healthcare
trend contributing to 21st-century challenges to nursing practice? - correct answersolder and more
acutely ill patients
A student nurse asks an experienced nurse why it is necessary to change the patient's bed every day.
The nurse answers: "I guess we have just always done it that way." this answer is an example of what
type of knowledge? - correct answerstraditional knowledge
A nurse is using the Johns Hopkins nursing evidence-based practice model PET as a clinical decision-
making tool when delivering care to patients. Which steps reflect the intended use of this tool? Select all
that apply. - correct answersThe nurse recruits an interprofessional team to develop and refine an EBP
question
A nurse searches the Internet to find the latest treatments for type two diabetes
A nurse questions the protocol for assessing postoperative patients in the ICU
A student nurse interacting with patients on a cardiac unit recognizes the four concepts in nursing
theory that determine nursing practice. Of these four, which is most important? - correct answersPerson
, A nurse manager schedules a clinic for the staff to address common nursing interventions used in the
facility and to explore how they can be performed more efficiently and effectively. The nurse managers
actions to change clinical practice are example example of a situation described by which nursing
theory? - correct answersPrescriptive Theory
A nurse is conducting quantitative research to examine the effects of following nursing protocols in the
emergency department on patient outcomes. This is also known as what type of research? - correct
answersQuasi-experimental
A nurse studies the culture of native Alaskans to determine how their diet affects their overall state of
health. Which method of qualitative research is the nurse using? - correct answersEthnography
when conducting quantitative research, the researcher collects information to support a hypothesis.
This information would be identified as: - correct answersData
A nurse is formulating a clinical question in PICOT format. What does the P represent? - correct
answersexplicit descriptions of the population of interest
A nurse working in a primary care facility assessed patients who are experiencing various levels of health
and illness. Which statements define these two concepts? Select all that apply. - correct answersHealth
and illness are individually defined by each person.
Health is more than the absence of illness.
illness is the response of a person to a disease.
A nurse working in a hospital setting cares for patients with acute and chronic conditions. Which disease
states are chronic illnesses? Select all that apply. - correct answersdiabetes mellitus
rheumatoid arthritis
cystic fibrosis
