Fundamentals of Nursing 12th Edition Test Bank – Patricia A.
Potter | Perry | Stockert | Hall | Ostendorf – Complete
Questions & Answers (Latest 2025 Update, Verified A+ Guide)
, Table of Contents
Unit 1 nursing and the health care environment ........................................................................................ 4
Chapter 01: nursing today ........................................................................................................................ 4
Chapter 02: the health care delivery system .......................................................................................... 15
Chapter 03: population health ................................................................................................................ 26
Chapter 04: theoretical foundations of nursing practice ....................................................................... 37
Chapter 05: evidence-based practice ..................................................................................................... 47
Unit 2 caring throughout the life span ...................................................................................................... 58
Chapter 06: health and wellness ............................................................................................................ 58
Chapter 07: caring in nursing practice .................................................................................................... 69
Chapter 08: caring for patients with chronic illness ............................................................................... 77
Chapter 09: cultural competence ........................................................................................................... 87
Chapter 10: family dynamics................................................................................................................... 98
Chapter 11: developmental theories .................................................................................................... 107
Chapter 12: conception through adolescence ...................................................................................... 118
Chapter 13: young and middle adults ................................................................................................... 132
Chapter 14: older adults ....................................................................................................................... 142
Unit 3 clinical judgment in nursing practice ............................................................................................ 156
Chapter 15: critical thinking and clinical judgment .............................................................................. 156
chapter 16: nursing assessment ........................................................................................................... 166
Chapter 17: analysis and nursing diagnosis .......................................................................................... 177
Chapter 18: planning and outcomes identification in nursing care...................................................... 187
Chapter 19: implementing nursing care ............................................................................................... 199
Chapter 20: evaluation.......................................................................................................................... 211
Chapter 21: managing patient care ...................................................................................................... 222
Unit 4 professional standards in nursing practice................................................................................... 233
Chapter 22: ethics and values ............................................................................................................... 233
Chapter 23: legal implications in nursing practice ................................................................................ 243
Chapter 24: communication ................................................................................................................. 255
Chapter 25: patient education .............................................................................................................. 270
Chapter 26: informatics and documentation ....................................................................................... 285
Unit 5 foundations for nursing practice .................................................................................................. 303
Chapter 27: patient safety and quality ................................................................................................. 303
, Chapter 28: infection prevention and control ...................................................................................... 324
Chapter 29: vital signs ........................................................................................................................... 348
Chapter 30: health assessment and physical examination ................................................................... 372
Chapter 31: medication administration ................................................................................................ 394
Chapter 32: complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies ................................................... 418
Unit 6 psychosocial basis for nursing practice ........................................................................................ 430
Chapter 33: self-concept ....................................................................................................................... 430
Chapter 34: sexuality ............................................................................................................................ 441
Chapter 35: spiritual health .................................................................................................................. 453
Chapter 36: loss and grief ..................................................................................................................... 463
Chapter 37: stress and coping............................................................................................................... 475
Unit 7 physiological basis for nursing practice ........................................................................................ 485
Chapter 38: activity and exercise .......................................................................................................... 485
Chapter 39: immobility ......................................................................................................................... 502
Chapter 40: hygiene .............................................................................................................................. 526
Chapter 41: oxygenation....................................................................................................................... 550
chapter 42: fluid, electrolyte, acid-base balance .................................................................................. 576
Chapter 43: sleep .................................................................................................................................. 599
Chapter 44: pain management ............................................................................................................. 615
Chapter 45: nutrition ............................................................................................................................ 635
Chapter 46: urinary elimination ............................................................................................................ 656
Chapter 47: bowel elimination ............................................................................................................. 677
Chapter 48: skin integrity and wound care ........................................................................................... 697
Chapter 49: sensory alterations ............................................................................................................ 723
Chapter 50: perioperative nursing care ................................................................................................ 738
, Unit 1 nursing and the health care environment
Chapter 01: nursing today
Potter: fundamentals of nursing, 12th edition
Multiple choice
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
A. Florence nightingale
B. Mary nutting
C. Clara barton
D. Lillian wald
ANSWER: a
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected poor
sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary nutting, clara barton, and lillian wald came after
nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary nutting was instrumental
in moving nursing education into universities. Clara barton founded the american red cross. Lillian wald
helped open the henry street settlement.
Dif: understand (comprehension)
Obj: discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
Top: evaluation msc: health promotion and maintenance
2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of
nursing practice is the nurse following?
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Planning
D. Implementation
ANSWER: c
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain
expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to
the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse analyzes the assessment
data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the registered nurse implements
(carries out) the identified plan.
Dif: understand (comprehension)
Potter | Perry | Stockert | Hall | Ostendorf – Complete
Questions & Answers (Latest 2025 Update, Verified A+ Guide)
, Table of Contents
Unit 1 nursing and the health care environment ........................................................................................ 4
Chapter 01: nursing today ........................................................................................................................ 4
Chapter 02: the health care delivery system .......................................................................................... 15
Chapter 03: population health ................................................................................................................ 26
Chapter 04: theoretical foundations of nursing practice ....................................................................... 37
Chapter 05: evidence-based practice ..................................................................................................... 47
Unit 2 caring throughout the life span ...................................................................................................... 58
Chapter 06: health and wellness ............................................................................................................ 58
Chapter 07: caring in nursing practice .................................................................................................... 69
Chapter 08: caring for patients with chronic illness ............................................................................... 77
Chapter 09: cultural competence ........................................................................................................... 87
Chapter 10: family dynamics................................................................................................................... 98
Chapter 11: developmental theories .................................................................................................... 107
Chapter 12: conception through adolescence ...................................................................................... 118
Chapter 13: young and middle adults ................................................................................................... 132
Chapter 14: older adults ....................................................................................................................... 142
Unit 3 clinical judgment in nursing practice ............................................................................................ 156
Chapter 15: critical thinking and clinical judgment .............................................................................. 156
chapter 16: nursing assessment ........................................................................................................... 166
Chapter 17: analysis and nursing diagnosis .......................................................................................... 177
Chapter 18: planning and outcomes identification in nursing care...................................................... 187
Chapter 19: implementing nursing care ............................................................................................... 199
Chapter 20: evaluation.......................................................................................................................... 211
Chapter 21: managing patient care ...................................................................................................... 222
Unit 4 professional standards in nursing practice................................................................................... 233
Chapter 22: ethics and values ............................................................................................................... 233
Chapter 23: legal implications in nursing practice ................................................................................ 243
Chapter 24: communication ................................................................................................................. 255
Chapter 25: patient education .............................................................................................................. 270
Chapter 26: informatics and documentation ....................................................................................... 285
Unit 5 foundations for nursing practice .................................................................................................. 303
Chapter 27: patient safety and quality ................................................................................................. 303
, Chapter 28: infection prevention and control ...................................................................................... 324
Chapter 29: vital signs ........................................................................................................................... 348
Chapter 30: health assessment and physical examination ................................................................... 372
Chapter 31: medication administration ................................................................................................ 394
Chapter 32: complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies ................................................... 418
Unit 6 psychosocial basis for nursing practice ........................................................................................ 430
Chapter 33: self-concept ....................................................................................................................... 430
Chapter 34: sexuality ............................................................................................................................ 441
Chapter 35: spiritual health .................................................................................................................. 453
Chapter 36: loss and grief ..................................................................................................................... 463
Chapter 37: stress and coping............................................................................................................... 475
Unit 7 physiological basis for nursing practice ........................................................................................ 485
Chapter 38: activity and exercise .......................................................................................................... 485
Chapter 39: immobility ......................................................................................................................... 502
Chapter 40: hygiene .............................................................................................................................. 526
Chapter 41: oxygenation....................................................................................................................... 550
chapter 42: fluid, electrolyte, acid-base balance .................................................................................. 576
Chapter 43: sleep .................................................................................................................................. 599
Chapter 44: pain management ............................................................................................................. 615
Chapter 45: nutrition ............................................................................................................................ 635
Chapter 46: urinary elimination ............................................................................................................ 656
Chapter 47: bowel elimination ............................................................................................................. 677
Chapter 48: skin integrity and wound care ........................................................................................... 697
Chapter 49: sensory alterations ............................................................................................................ 723
Chapter 50: perioperative nursing care ................................................................................................ 738
, Unit 1 nursing and the health care environment
Chapter 01: nursing today
Potter: fundamentals of nursing, 12th edition
Multiple choice
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
A. Florence nightingale
B. Mary nutting
C. Clara barton
D. Lillian wald
ANSWER: a
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected poor
sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary nutting, clara barton, and lillian wald came after
nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary nutting was instrumental
in moving nursing education into universities. Clara barton founded the american red cross. Lillian wald
helped open the henry street settlement.
Dif: understand (comprehension)
Obj: discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
Top: evaluation msc: health promotion and maintenance
2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of
nursing practice is the nurse following?
A. Assessment
B. Diagnosis
C. Planning
D. Implementation
ANSWER: c
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain
expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to
the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse analyzes the assessment
data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the registered nurse implements
(carries out) the identified plan.
Dif: understand (comprehension)
