QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
A hospital nurse works collaboratively with a physician, social worker, physical therapist, and
home healthcare nurse to provide nursing care for a patient following a MVA. What should
be the central focus of this care?
A. The nurses
B. The physician
C. The nursing care plan
D. The patient
E. The physical therapist - CORRECT ANSWER D. The patient
Rationale: The central focus in all definitions of nursing is the patient (person receiving care).
The care is holistic, meaning, it includes the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual
dimensions of that person. Nursing is no longer considered to be concerned primarily with
illness care.
A nurse who uses critical thinking skills to develop a nursing care plan for an expectant
mother of triplets is said to be using which of the following skills?
A. Cognitive
B. Technical
C. Interpersonal
D. Ethical/Legal - CORRECT ANSWER A. Cognitive
Rationale:
Cognitive skills involve thinking about the nature of things sufficiently to make decisions
regarding care.
Technical skills enable nurses to manipulate equipment to produce a desired outcome.
,Interpersonal skills involve caring relationships.
Ethical.legal skills enable nurses to conduct themselves morally and professionally.
Which one of the following establishes criteria for the education and licensure of nurses?
A. Nursing process
B. Nurse Practice Acts
C. ANA Standards of Nursing Practice
D. National League for Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER B. Nurse Practice Acts
Rationale:
Nurse practice acts regulate the practice of nursing including education and licensure.
Nursing process is a guideline for nursing practice enabling nurses to implement their roles.
ANA Standards of Nursing Practice protect and allow nurses to carry out professional roles.
The National League of Nursing fosters the development and improvement of nursing
services
True/ False? The U.S. has two major professional organizations for nurses:
1. American Nurses Association (ANA)
2. National League for Nursing (NLN) - CORRECT ANSWER True
Which National Nursing Organization fosters the development and improvement of all
nursing services and nursing education? - CORRECT ANSWER NLN
, Which National Nursing Organization establishes standards of nursing practice? - CORRECT
ANSWER ANA
Who is the largest group of healthcare providers in the U.S.?
A. Registered Nurses
B. Physicians
C. Physical Therapists
D. Social Workers - CORRECT ANSWER A. Registered Nurses
True/False: Florence Nightingale believed that nursing was distinct and separate from
medicine. - CORRECT ANSWER True
True/False: Florence Nightingale established nursing education and nursing as a respected
occupation for women. - CORRECT ANSWER True
True/False: The prevention of illness is the central focus of all definitions of nursing. -
CORRECT ANSWER False
True/False: The nursing process integrates the art and science of nursing. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
True/False: A current nursing trend for the decades to come is an abundance of practicing
nurses. - CORRECT ANSWER False
Select the four aims of nursing from the following:
A. Caregiver
B. Promote health
C. Prevent Illness