NU 100 Quiz 1 Questions and Answers
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Which early nursing leader made significant contributions to the field of
epidemiology? - ✔✔Florence Nightingale
Regardless of how it is defines, nursing is described as which kind of profession? -
✔✔Holistic
Which organization's definition of nursing includes the autonomous role of nurses? -
✔✔International Council of Nurses (ICN)
Which statement by a student demonstrates accurate understanding of a "competent"
nurse, according to Benner's Novice to Expert Model?
- "A role model with a vision of what is possible"
- "The nurse who doesn't need rules or guidelines"
- "One who can use experiences to make decisions"
- "A nurse who uses more analytical thinking" - ✔✔"A nurse who uses more analytical
thinking"
According to Benner's Novice to Expert Model, a nurse who sees situations holistically
and perceives deviations from normal is at which level of clinical nursing practice? -
✔✔Proficient
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,Which entity regulates prescriptive authority for advanced practice nurses (APRNs)? -
✔✔State Board of Nursing
Prior to discharge, the nurse reviews prescribed medication side effects and discusses
conditions with the patient that should be reported to the health care provider. Which
nursing role do these represent? - ✔✔Educator
The nurse works with the physical therapist and the family to allow a child who is
confined to a wheelchair to eat lunch outside. What nursing role does this action
represent? - ✔✔Collaborator
The charge nurse is authorized to make changes in the number of staff members who
work that shift, based on the number and acuity of patients on the unit. Within which
nursing role is the charge nurse functioning? - ✔✔Manager
A charge nurse in the intensive care unit (ICU) is trying to motivate other staff members
to obtain certifications. Which nursing role does this action represent? - ✔✔Leader
A mother is concerned she won't be able to ask questions of her child's health care
provider before she leaves for work. The nurse assures the mother the questions will be
asked and recorded in writing at the child's bedside. Which role is the nurse
demonstrating? - ✔✔Advocate
When the nurse recognizes a problem and collects data to sufficiently support the need
for policy updates, what role is the nurse demonstrating?
- Advocate
- Manager
- Researcher
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, - Delegator
- Change Agent - ✔✔Advocate, Researcher, Change Agent
The nurse implements several pain relieving interventions, teaches relaxation
techniques, re-evaluates the patient's pain throughout the shift, and revises the plan of
care as needed. Which nursing roles do these actions demonstrate?
- Educator
- Leader
- Care Provider
- Manager
- Collaborator - ✔✔Educator, Care Provider
Nurses become involved in evidence-based practice (EBP) when they do what? -
✔✔Apply research findings to their practice
Which nursing action describes the nurse's role of advocate?
- Assessing and documenting the amount of urine in a patient's catheter bag
- Reviewing and revising the treatment plan with a patient following hip surgery
- Accepting a patient's advanced directive for limited life-sustaining treatment
- Transferring the responsibility for taking vital signs to the nurse's aide - ✔✔Accepting
a patient's advanced directive for limited life-sustaining treatment
An aging patient is admitted to the hospital under the guardianship of his daughter,
who does not agree with his belief in alternative medicine. When the patient's daughter
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Which early nursing leader made significant contributions to the field of
epidemiology? - ✔✔Florence Nightingale
Regardless of how it is defines, nursing is described as which kind of profession? -
✔✔Holistic
Which organization's definition of nursing includes the autonomous role of nurses? -
✔✔International Council of Nurses (ICN)
Which statement by a student demonstrates accurate understanding of a "competent"
nurse, according to Benner's Novice to Expert Model?
- "A role model with a vision of what is possible"
- "The nurse who doesn't need rules or guidelines"
- "One who can use experiences to make decisions"
- "A nurse who uses more analytical thinking" - ✔✔"A nurse who uses more analytical
thinking"
According to Benner's Novice to Expert Model, a nurse who sees situations holistically
and perceives deviations from normal is at which level of clinical nursing practice? -
✔✔Proficient
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,Which entity regulates prescriptive authority for advanced practice nurses (APRNs)? -
✔✔State Board of Nursing
Prior to discharge, the nurse reviews prescribed medication side effects and discusses
conditions with the patient that should be reported to the health care provider. Which
nursing role do these represent? - ✔✔Educator
The nurse works with the physical therapist and the family to allow a child who is
confined to a wheelchair to eat lunch outside. What nursing role does this action
represent? - ✔✔Collaborator
The charge nurse is authorized to make changes in the number of staff members who
work that shift, based on the number and acuity of patients on the unit. Within which
nursing role is the charge nurse functioning? - ✔✔Manager
A charge nurse in the intensive care unit (ICU) is trying to motivate other staff members
to obtain certifications. Which nursing role does this action represent? - ✔✔Leader
A mother is concerned she won't be able to ask questions of her child's health care
provider before she leaves for work. The nurse assures the mother the questions will be
asked and recorded in writing at the child's bedside. Which role is the nurse
demonstrating? - ✔✔Advocate
When the nurse recognizes a problem and collects data to sufficiently support the need
for policy updates, what role is the nurse demonstrating?
- Advocate
- Manager
- Researcher
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, - Delegator
- Change Agent - ✔✔Advocate, Researcher, Change Agent
The nurse implements several pain relieving interventions, teaches relaxation
techniques, re-evaluates the patient's pain throughout the shift, and revises the plan of
care as needed. Which nursing roles do these actions demonstrate?
- Educator
- Leader
- Care Provider
- Manager
- Collaborator - ✔✔Educator, Care Provider
Nurses become involved in evidence-based practice (EBP) when they do what? -
✔✔Apply research findings to their practice
Which nursing action describes the nurse's role of advocate?
- Assessing and documenting the amount of urine in a patient's catheter bag
- Reviewing and revising the treatment plan with a patient following hip surgery
- Accepting a patient's advanced directive for limited life-sustaining treatment
- Transferring the responsibility for taking vital signs to the nurse's aide - ✔✔Accepting
a patient's advanced directive for limited life-sustaining treatment
An aging patient is admitted to the hospital under the guardianship of his daughter,
who does not agree with his belief in alternative medicine. When the patient's daughter
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