Chapter 01: The Profession of Nursing
1. Current trends in nursing practice include the development of
a. Acute care centers
b. Birthing centers
c. Homeless shelters
d. Ambulatory surgery centers
CORRECT ANSWER: B
Feedback:
Current trends in nursing practice include the development of nursing
centers, wellness promotion programs, care of older adults, birthing
centers, and home and communit y healthcare.
2. The Standards of Practice provide nurses with
a. Legislation for healthcare reform
b. Evaluation of care provided by nurses
c. Measurement criteria for payment
d. Guidelines for providing care
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Feedback:
Standards of practice are essential because they serve as guidelines for
providing and evaluating nursing care.
,3. A nurse receives an x -ray report on a newl y admitted patient suspected of
having a fractured tibia. The nurse contacts the physician to report the
findings. What role is the nurse engaged in?
a. Communicator
b. Advocate
c. Caregiver
d. Researcher
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Feedback:
Nurses are communicators when they report findings to the healthcare
team. Advocacy involves actions such as protecting the patients safet y
or rights. Administering care measures directl y to the patient and
demonstrates the caregiver role. Research i nvolves collecting and
anal yzing data.
4. A nurse is caring for a young victim of a terrorist attack. During the
rehabilitative process, the nurse assists the patient in bathing and
dressing. The role the nurse is engaged in is
a. Advocate
b. Caregiver
c. Counselor
d. Educator
CORRECT ANSWER: B
Feedback:
As providers of care, nurses assume responsibilit y for helping patients
promote, restore, and maintain health and wellness. Communicating the
, patients needs and concerns, and protecting the patient and the pati ents
rights are components of the advocacy role of nursing. The nurse is
simpl y assisting in hygiene measures; no education or counseling is
being provided.
5. What is the major difference between nursing students today and nursing
students 50 years ago?
a. Todays students are less caring.
b. Todays students are more intelligent.
c. Todays students reflect a more diverse population.
d. Todays students are less likel y to be competent nurses.
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Feedback:
Nursing students 50 years ago were mostly women and entered nursing
school immediatel y after graduating from high school. Many of todays
nursing students have pursued other career paths prior to nursing, are
of various ethnic backgrounds, and have jobs and families to consider
while attending nursing school. In addition, many more men have
entered the field of nursing over the last 5 0 years.
6. The nurse is caring for a diabetic patient who expresses the desire to learn
more about a diabetic diet in an attempt to gain better control of his blood
sugar. The nurses actions will be based on which non -nursing theory?
a. Change theory
b. Maslows hierarchy of human needs
c. Neumans systems model
d. Watsons theory of caring
1. Current trends in nursing practice include the development of
a. Acute care centers
b. Birthing centers
c. Homeless shelters
d. Ambulatory surgery centers
CORRECT ANSWER: B
Feedback:
Current trends in nursing practice include the development of nursing
centers, wellness promotion programs, care of older adults, birthing
centers, and home and communit y healthcare.
2. The Standards of Practice provide nurses with
a. Legislation for healthcare reform
b. Evaluation of care provided by nurses
c. Measurement criteria for payment
d. Guidelines for providing care
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Feedback:
Standards of practice are essential because they serve as guidelines for
providing and evaluating nursing care.
,3. A nurse receives an x -ray report on a newl y admitted patient suspected of
having a fractured tibia. The nurse contacts the physician to report the
findings. What role is the nurse engaged in?
a. Communicator
b. Advocate
c. Caregiver
d. Researcher
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Feedback:
Nurses are communicators when they report findings to the healthcare
team. Advocacy involves actions such as protecting the patients safet y
or rights. Administering care measures directl y to the patient and
demonstrates the caregiver role. Research i nvolves collecting and
anal yzing data.
4. A nurse is caring for a young victim of a terrorist attack. During the
rehabilitative process, the nurse assists the patient in bathing and
dressing. The role the nurse is engaged in is
a. Advocate
b. Caregiver
c. Counselor
d. Educator
CORRECT ANSWER: B
Feedback:
As providers of care, nurses assume responsibilit y for helping patients
promote, restore, and maintain health and wellness. Communicating the
, patients needs and concerns, and protecting the patient and the pati ents
rights are components of the advocacy role of nursing. The nurse is
simpl y assisting in hygiene measures; no education or counseling is
being provided.
5. What is the major difference between nursing students today and nursing
students 50 years ago?
a. Todays students are less caring.
b. Todays students are more intelligent.
c. Todays students reflect a more diverse population.
d. Todays students are less likel y to be competent nurses.
CORRECT ANSWER: C
Feedback:
Nursing students 50 years ago were mostly women and entered nursing
school immediatel y after graduating from high school. Many of todays
nursing students have pursued other career paths prior to nursing, are
of various ethnic backgrounds, and have jobs and families to consider
while attending nursing school. In addition, many more men have
entered the field of nursing over the last 5 0 years.
6. The nurse is caring for a diabetic patient who expresses the desire to learn
more about a diabetic diet in an attempt to gain better control of his blood
sugar. The nurses actions will be based on which non -nursing theory?
a. Change theory
b. Maslows hierarchy of human needs
c. Neumans systems model
d. Watsons theory of caring
