Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition
Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED RATIONALES GRADED A+ GUARANTEED
PASS Potter Perry Test Bank
Chapter 1. Nursing Today
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. To obtain a certification in a specialty area, the nurse will have to complete:
A. 1 A request for state approval
B. 2 A graduate degree in nursing
C. 3 An examination and the minimum practice requirements
D. 4 A general examination given to all nurses seeking certification
ANS: 3
Set minimum practice requirements are based on the certification the nurse is seeking. After passing the
initial examination, the nurse maintains certification by ongoing continuing education and clinical or
administrative practice.
Individual states do not grant certification by request. Certification in a specialty area requires passing
the examination for certification in that area and meeting minimum practice requirements.
A masters degree in nursing is not required for certification in a specialty area.
A specialized examination is given according to the specific area of nursing practice in which certification is
being sought.
DIF: A REF: 9 OBJ: Knowledge TOP:
Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
2. In the ANA Standards of Professional Performance, which one of the following is a specific
measurement criterion for The nurses decisions and actions on behalf of clients are determined in an
ethical manner?
, Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition
1 Acts as client advocate
2 Participates in the collection of client data
3 Seeks experiences to maintain clinical skills
4 Consults with appropriate health care providers
ANS: 1
As a client advocate, the nurse protects the clients human and legal rights and provides assistance in
asserting those rights if the need arises. Performing in the role of patient advocate fulfills a measurement
criterion for the professional performance standard of ethics.
Participating in data collection is a measurement criterion for the professional performance standard of
quality of practice.
The nurse who seeks experiences to maintain clinical skills is fulfilling a measurement criterion for the
professional performance standard of education.
Consulting with health care providers is a measurement criterion for the professional performance
standard of collaboration.
DIF: A REF: 7 OBJ: Comprehension TOP:
Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
In looking at the nineteenth century, the growth of professional nursing was stimulated by:
1 The Civil War
2 Federal legislation
3 Florence Nightingale
4 The womens suffrage movement
ANS: 1
The Civil War stimulated the growth of nursing in the United States. Nurses were in demand to tend to
the soldiers of the battlefield.
Throughout history, nurses and their professional organizations have lobbied for health care legislation
to meet the needs of clients. However, legislation was not responsible for the growth of nursing in the
nineteenth century.
Although Florence Nightingale had great impact on the practice of nursing, she was not the cause for the
growth of nursing in the United States during the nineteenth century.
The womens movement has encouraged nurses to seek greater autonomy and responsibility in providing
care, and has caused female clients to seek more control of their health and lives. The womens movement
was not responsible for the growth of nursing in the nineteenth century.
DIF: A REF: 3 OBJ: Comprehension TOP:
Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
, Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition
3. Which of the following educational activities is an example of in-service education?
1 A workshop given at a nursing convention on malpractice
2 A program on new cardiac medications provided at a local hospital
3 Credit courses in communication offered at the community college
4 Noncredit courses on nursing issues available through the internet
ANS: 2
An in-service education program is instruction or training provided by a health care agency or institution for its
employees.
A workshop at a nursing convention is an example of a continuing education program.
Credit courses at a college are examples of continuing education that could possibly by applied toward
furthering ones degree.
Noncredit courses offered via the internet are an example of a continuing education program.
DIF: A REF: 8 OBJ: Comprehension TOP:
Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
4. Nurses need to be aware of current trends in the health care delivery system in order to
respond in educational preparation and practice. A major trend that is influencing nursing practice
today is:
1 Decreased client acuity
2 Increased hospital stays
3 Decreased emphasis on health promotion
4 Increased incidence of chronic disease processes
ANS: 4
In recent decades, there is a higher incidence of chronic, long-term illness. With
shortened hospital stays, client acuity has increased, not decreased.
Hospital stays have decreased, not increased. Lengths of stay have shortened with a trend toward home
care, and health promotion and illness prevention.
With increased public awareness and rising health care costs, greater emphasis has been placed on
health promotion and illness prevention.
DIF: A REF: 4 OBJ: Comprehension TOP:
Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
5. The nurse assists the client in a health promotion activity that also reduces the cost of health care
, Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition
delivery when:
1 Administering medication
2 Treating a diabetic foot ulcer
3 Obtaining an operative consent
4 Discussing exercise and nutrition
ANS: 4
The nurse may educate the client in such areas as exercise, nutrition, and healthy lifestyles to assist the
client in health promotion and illness prevention.
By administering medication, the nurse is assisting to restore a person to health or maintain ones health.
A nurse who treats a foot ulcer is assisting a client to restore their health, rather than promoting healthy
behaviors.
Obtaining an operative consent pertains to legal aspects of care and is not considered a health
promotion activity.
DIF: A REF: 5 OBJ: Comprehension TOP:
Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Health Promotion and Maintenance/Programs
6. The nurse is best able to provide quality care that benefits both client and family by:
1 Incorporating caring into the practice
2 Making the client the center of the practice
3 Integrating the science and art of nursing into the practice
4 Being knowledgeable of the institutions standards of practice
ANS: 3
Nursing is an art and a science. As a professional nurse you will learn to deliver care artfully with
compassion, caring, and a respect for each clients dignity and personhood. As a science, nursing is based
on a body of knowledge that is continually changing with new discoveries and innovations. When you
integrate the science and art of nursing into your practice, the quality of care you provide to your clients
is at a level of excellence that benefits clients and their families. Caring is one part of the art of nursing.
While the client is the focus of nursing practice, this focus is not the main contributor to quality care.
Standards of care provide guidelines for the delivery of client care. Awareness of the standards does not
guarantee quality care.
DIF: C REF: 2 OBJ: Analysis TOP:
Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
7. Which of the following statements best reflects Nightingales nursing philosophy on health
maintenance and restoration?
Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED RATIONALES GRADED A+ GUARANTEED
PASS Potter Perry Test Bank
Chapter 1. Nursing Today
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. To obtain a certification in a specialty area, the nurse will have to complete:
A. 1 A request for state approval
B. 2 A graduate degree in nursing
C. 3 An examination and the minimum practice requirements
D. 4 A general examination given to all nurses seeking certification
ANS: 3
Set minimum practice requirements are based on the certification the nurse is seeking. After passing the
initial examination, the nurse maintains certification by ongoing continuing education and clinical or
administrative practice.
Individual states do not grant certification by request. Certification in a specialty area requires passing
the examination for certification in that area and meeting minimum practice requirements.
A masters degree in nursing is not required for certification in a specialty area.
A specialized examination is given according to the specific area of nursing practice in which certification is
being sought.
DIF: A REF: 9 OBJ: Knowledge TOP:
Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
2. In the ANA Standards of Professional Performance, which one of the following is a specific
measurement criterion for The nurses decisions and actions on behalf of clients are determined in an
ethical manner?
, Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition
1 Acts as client advocate
2 Participates in the collection of client data
3 Seeks experiences to maintain clinical skills
4 Consults with appropriate health care providers
ANS: 1
As a client advocate, the nurse protects the clients human and legal rights and provides assistance in
asserting those rights if the need arises. Performing in the role of patient advocate fulfills a measurement
criterion for the professional performance standard of ethics.
Participating in data collection is a measurement criterion for the professional performance standard of
quality of practice.
The nurse who seeks experiences to maintain clinical skills is fulfilling a measurement criterion for the
professional performance standard of education.
Consulting with health care providers is a measurement criterion for the professional performance
standard of collaboration.
DIF: A REF: 7 OBJ: Comprehension TOP:
Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
In looking at the nineteenth century, the growth of professional nursing was stimulated by:
1 The Civil War
2 Federal legislation
3 Florence Nightingale
4 The womens suffrage movement
ANS: 1
The Civil War stimulated the growth of nursing in the United States. Nurses were in demand to tend to
the soldiers of the battlefield.
Throughout history, nurses and their professional organizations have lobbied for health care legislation
to meet the needs of clients. However, legislation was not responsible for the growth of nursing in the
nineteenth century.
Although Florence Nightingale had great impact on the practice of nursing, she was not the cause for the
growth of nursing in the United States during the nineteenth century.
The womens movement has encouraged nurses to seek greater autonomy and responsibility in providing
care, and has caused female clients to seek more control of their health and lives. The womens movement
was not responsible for the growth of nursing in the nineteenth century.
DIF: A REF: 3 OBJ: Comprehension TOP:
Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
, Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition
3. Which of the following educational activities is an example of in-service education?
1 A workshop given at a nursing convention on malpractice
2 A program on new cardiac medications provided at a local hospital
3 Credit courses in communication offered at the community college
4 Noncredit courses on nursing issues available through the internet
ANS: 2
An in-service education program is instruction or training provided by a health care agency or institution for its
employees.
A workshop at a nursing convention is an example of a continuing education program.
Credit courses at a college are examples of continuing education that could possibly by applied toward
furthering ones degree.
Noncredit courses offered via the internet are an example of a continuing education program.
DIF: A REF: 8 OBJ: Comprehension TOP:
Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
4. Nurses need to be aware of current trends in the health care delivery system in order to
respond in educational preparation and practice. A major trend that is influencing nursing practice
today is:
1 Decreased client acuity
2 Increased hospital stays
3 Decreased emphasis on health promotion
4 Increased incidence of chronic disease processes
ANS: 4
In recent decades, there is a higher incidence of chronic, long-term illness. With
shortened hospital stays, client acuity has increased, not decreased.
Hospital stays have decreased, not increased. Lengths of stay have shortened with a trend toward home
care, and health promotion and illness prevention.
With increased public awareness and rising health care costs, greater emphasis has been placed on
health promotion and illness prevention.
DIF: A REF: 4 OBJ: Comprehension TOP:
Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
5. The nurse assists the client in a health promotion activity that also reduces the cost of health care
, Fundamentals of Nursing 10th Edition
delivery when:
1 Administering medication
2 Treating a diabetic foot ulcer
3 Obtaining an operative consent
4 Discussing exercise and nutrition
ANS: 4
The nurse may educate the client in such areas as exercise, nutrition, and healthy lifestyles to assist the
client in health promotion and illness prevention.
By administering medication, the nurse is assisting to restore a person to health or maintain ones health.
A nurse who treats a foot ulcer is assisting a client to restore their health, rather than promoting healthy
behaviors.
Obtaining an operative consent pertains to legal aspects of care and is not considered a health
promotion activity.
DIF: A REF: 5 OBJ: Comprehension TOP:
Nursing Process: Planning
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Health Promotion and Maintenance/Programs
6. The nurse is best able to provide quality care that benefits both client and family by:
1 Incorporating caring into the practice
2 Making the client the center of the practice
3 Integrating the science and art of nursing into the practice
4 Being knowledgeable of the institutions standards of practice
ANS: 3
Nursing is an art and a science. As a professional nurse you will learn to deliver care artfully with
compassion, caring, and a respect for each clients dignity and personhood. As a science, nursing is based
on a body of knowledge that is continually changing with new discoveries and innovations. When you
integrate the science and art of nursing into your practice, the quality of care you provide to your clients
is at a level of excellence that benefits clients and their families. Caring is one part of the art of nursing.
While the client is the focus of nursing practice, this focus is not the main contributor to quality care.
Standards of care provide guidelines for the delivery of client care. Awareness of the standards does not
guarantee quality care.
DIF: C REF: 2 OBJ: Analysis TOP:
Nursing Process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
7. Which of the following statements best reflects Nightingales nursing philosophy on health
maintenance and restoration?
