Test Bank: Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts and Competencies for Practice 9th Edition by Craven - Ch. 1-43, 9781975120429, with Rationales

Fundamentals of Nursing Concepts and
Competencies for Practice 9th Edition
Craven Test Bank

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Chapterv01-v Thev Professionvofv Nursing


1. Whatvisvthevmajorvdifferencevbetweenvnursingvstudentsvtodayvandvnursingvst
udentsv50vyearsvago?


A) Todaysvstudentsvarevlessvcaring.


B) Todaysvstudentsvarevmorevintelligent.


C) Todaysvstudentsvreflectvavmorevdiversevpopulation.


D) Todaysvstudentsvarevlessvlikelyvtovbevcompetentvnurses.


Ans: C


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Nursingvstudentsv50vyearsvagovwerevmostlyvwomenvandventeredvnursingvscho
olvimmediatelyvaftervgraduatingvfromvhighvschool.vManyvofvtodaysvnursingvst
udentsvhavevpursuedvothervcareervpathsvpriorvtovnursing,varevofvvariousvethnic
vbackgrounds,vandvhavevjobsvandvfamiliesvtovconsidervwhilevattendingvnursing
vschool.vInvaddition,vmanyvmorevmenvhaveventeredvthevfieldvofvnursingvoverv
thevlastv50vyears.


2. Thevnursevisvcaringvforvavdiabeticvpatientvwhovexpressesvthevdesirevtovlea
rnvmorevaboutvavdiabeticvdietvinvanvattemptvtovgainvbettervcontrolvofvhisvb
loodvsugar.vThevnursesvactionsvwillvbevbasedvonvwhichvnon-
nursingvtheory?


A) Changevtheory


B) Maslowsvhierarchyvofvhumanvneeds

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C) Neumansvsystemsvmodel


D) Watsonsvtheoryvofvcaring


Ans: A


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Thevpatientvhasvidentifiedvavneedvforvchange,vwhichvwillvguidevthevnursesv
actions.vMaslowsvhierarchyvofvhumanvneedsvhelpsvnursesvprioritizevactions.
vNeumanvandvWatsonvarevnursingvtheorists.


3. ThevQualityvandvSafetyvEducationvforvNursesvInitiativev(QSEN)vhasvidentified
vwhichvkeyvcompetenciesvforvnurses?vSelectvallvthatvapply.


A) Patient-centeredvcare


B) Teamworkvandvcollaboration


C) Evidence-basedvpractice


D) Qualityvimprovement


E) Correctvdocumentation


Ans: A,vB,vC,vD


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ThevQSENvhasvidentifiedvpatient-
centeredvcare,vteamworkvandvcollaboration,vevidence-
basedvpractice,vandvqualityvimprovementvasvavmeansvforvnursesvtovimprovevth
evqualityvandvsafetyvofvpatientvcarevwherevervtheyvwork.vAdditionalvkeyvcom
petenciesvidentifiedvarevsafetyvandvinformatics.


4. Thevnursevisvcaringvforvavpatientvwhovisvonvavventilator.vThevnursevisvbathi
ngvthevpatientvandvtalkingvtovthemvasvshevisvcarryingvoutvcare,vasvwellvasvt
ellingvthevpatientvwhatvisvgoingvtovhappenvnext.vThevnursevspeaksvtovthevpat
ientvinvavsoothingvmanner.vThevnursevisvactingvinvwhichvrole?v(Selectvallvtha
tvapply)


A) Caregiver


B) Decision-maker


C) Communicator


D) Educator


E) Patientvadvocate


Ans: A,vC,vD


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Thevnursevisvfulfillingvthevrolevofvcaregivervbyvprovidingvthevcarevandvspeakin
gvtovthevpatientvinvavsoothingvmanner.vThevnursevisvalsovactingvasvavcommuni
catorvtalkingvtovthevpatientvevenvifvthevpatientvcantvrespond.vThevnursevisvalso
vactingvasvanveducatorvbyvinformingvthevpatientvofvthevcarevthatvwillvbevperfor
med.vThevnursevisvnotvassistingvinvmakingvanyvdecisionsvorvspeakingvonvbehal
fvofvthevpatient.


5. Thevnursevoffersvavpatientvtwovpossiblevtimesvtovambulatevasvthevphysi
cianvhasvordered.vThevnursevisvactingvinvwhichvnursingvrole?