TEST BANK FOR
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 12TH EDITION
PATRICIA A. POTTER AUTHOR:
,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.
Difference: understand (comprehension)
Objective: discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing
practices.
Top: evaluation multiple choice questions: 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.
Difference: understand (comprehension)
Objective: discuss the development of professional nursing roles. Top:
Planning
Multiple choice questions: management of care
3. An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level
of proficiency is the nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor? A. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner
Answer:a
A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous
level of experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home
health) is an example of a novice nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a patient’s clinical
situation as a whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer knowledge
gained from multiple previous experiences to a situation. A competent nurse understands the
organization and specific care required by the type of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or
orthopedic patients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing
care and establish long-range goals. A nurse who has had some level of experience with the
, situation is an advanced beginner. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the
nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
Difference: apply (application)
Objective: discuss the development of professional nursing roles. Top:
Evaluation
Multiple choice questions: management of care
4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink
more fluids. The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids.
Which concept is the nurse demonstrating? A. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
Answer:b
autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of
independent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in the united
states, the rn candidate must pass the nclex-rn . Beyond the nclex-rn , the nurse may choose
to work toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice. Accountability
Means that you are responsible, professionally and legally, for the type and quality of nursing care
provided.
Difference: apply (application)
Objective: discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. Top: implementation multiple
choice questions: management of care
5. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the
nurse implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
Answer:b
A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care
and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or facility. As
an educator, you explain concepts and facts about health, describe the reason for routine care
activities, demonstrate procedures such as self- care activities, reinforce learning or patient
behavior, and evaluate the patient’s progress in learning. As a patient advocate, you protect
your patient’s human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these rights if the
need arises. As a caregiver, you help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and
symptoms, and attain a maximal level function and independence through the healing process.
Difference: apply (application)
Objective: discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. Top: implementation multiple
choice questions: management of care
6. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced practice
nurse. However, the nurse has a strong desire to pursue research and theory development.
To fulfill this desire, which program should the nurse attend?
A. Doctor of nursing science degree (dnsc)
b. Doctor of philosophy degree (phd)
c. Doctor of nursing practice degree (dnp)
d. Doctor in the science of nursing degree (dsn)
Answer:b
, Some doctoral programs prepare nurses for more rigorous research and theory development and
award the research-oriented doctor of philosophy (phd) in nursing. Professional doctoral
programs in nursing (dsn or dnsc) prepare graduates to apply research findings to clinical
nursing. The dnp is a practice doctorate that prepares advanced practice nurses such as nurse
practitioners.
Difference: understand (comprehension)
Objective: compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional registered
nurse (rn) education. Top: teaching/learning multiple choice questions: management of care
7. A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the american nurses
association. Which type of education did the nurse receive? A. Graduate education
b. In-service education
c. Continuing education
d. Registered nurse education
Answer:c
Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered by universities,
hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and
health care institutions. After obtaining a baccalaureate degree in nursing, you can pursue
graduate education leading to a master’s or doctoral degree in any number of graduate fields,
including nursing. Inservice education programs are instruction or training provided by a health
care facility or institution. Registered nurse education is the education preparation for an
individual intending to be an rn.
Difference: apply (application)
Objective: compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional
registered nurse (rn) education. Top: teaching/learning
Multiple choice questions: management of care
8. A nurse identifies gaps between local and best practices. Which quality and safety
education for nurses (qsen) competency is the nurse demonstrating? A. Safety
b. Patient-centered care
c. Quality improvement
d. Teamwork and collaboration
Answer:c
Quality improvement identifies gaps between local and best practices. Safety minimizes risk
of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual
performance. Patient-centered care recognizes the patient or designee as the source of
control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for
patient’s preferences, values, and needs. Teamwork and collaboration allows effective
functioning within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering open communication, mutual
respect, and shared decision making.
Difference: understand (comprehension)
Objective: discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. Top: evaluation multiple
choice questions: management of care
9. A nurse has compassion fatigue. What is the nurse experiencing?
a. Lateral violence and intrapersonal conflict
b. Burnout and secondary traumatic stress
c. Short-term grief and single stressor
d. Physical and mental exhaustion
Answer:b
Compassion fatigue is a term used to describe a state of burnout and secondary traumatic
stress. Compassion fatigue may contribute to what is described as lateral violence
(nurse-nurse interactions, not intrapersonal). Frequent, intense, or prolonged exposure to grief
and loss places nurses at risk for developing compassion fatigue. Stressors, not a single
Stressor, contribute to compassion fatigue. Physical and mental exhaustion describes burnout
only.
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 12TH EDITION
PATRICIA A. POTTER AUTHOR:
,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.
Difference: understand (comprehension)
Objective: discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing
practices.
Top: evaluation multiple choice questions: 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.
Difference: understand (comprehension)
Objective: discuss the development of professional nursing roles. Top:
Planning
Multiple choice questions: management of care
3. An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level
of proficiency is the nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor? A. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner
Answer:a
A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation in which there is no previous
level of experience (e.g., an experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home
health) is an example of a novice nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a patient’s clinical
situation as a whole, is able to assess an entire situation, and can readily transfer knowledge
gained from multiple previous experiences to a situation. A competent nurse understands the
organization and specific care required by the type of patients (e.g., surgical, oncology, or
orthopedic patients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing
care and establish long-range goals. A nurse who has had some level of experience with the
, situation is an advanced beginner. This experience may only be observational in nature, but the
nurse is able to identify meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
Difference: apply (application)
Objective: discuss the development of professional nursing roles. Top:
Evaluation
Multiple choice questions: management of care
4. A nurse assesses a patient’s fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink
more fluids. The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids.
Which concept is the nurse demonstrating? A. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
Answer:b
autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of
independent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in the united
states, the rn candidate must pass the nclex-rn . Beyond the nclex-rn , the nurse may choose
to work toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice. Accountability
Means that you are responsible, professionally and legally, for the type and quality of nursing care
provided.
Difference: apply (application)
Objective: discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. Top: implementation multiple
choice questions: management of care
5. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the
nurse implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
Answer:b
A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care
and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or facility. As
an educator, you explain concepts and facts about health, describe the reason for routine care
activities, demonstrate procedures such as self- care activities, reinforce learning or patient
behavior, and evaluate the patient’s progress in learning. As a patient advocate, you protect
your patient’s human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting these rights if the
need arises. As a caregiver, you help patients maintain and regain health, manage disease and
symptoms, and attain a maximal level function and independence through the healing process.
Difference: apply (application)
Objective: discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. Top: implementation multiple
choice questions: management of care
6. The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced practice
nurse. However, the nurse has a strong desire to pursue research and theory development.
To fulfill this desire, which program should the nurse attend?
A. Doctor of nursing science degree (dnsc)
b. Doctor of philosophy degree (phd)
c. Doctor of nursing practice degree (dnp)
d. Doctor in the science of nursing degree (dsn)
Answer:b
, Some doctoral programs prepare nurses for more rigorous research and theory development and
award the research-oriented doctor of philosophy (phd) in nursing. Professional doctoral
programs in nursing (dsn or dnsc) prepare graduates to apply research findings to clinical
nursing. The dnp is a practice doctorate that prepares advanced practice nurses such as nurse
practitioners.
Difference: understand (comprehension)
Objective: compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional registered
nurse (rn) education. Top: teaching/learning multiple choice questions: management of care
7. A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the american nurses
association. Which type of education did the nurse receive? A. Graduate education
b. In-service education
c. Continuing education
d. Registered nurse education
Answer:c
Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered by universities,
hospitals, state nurses associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and
health care institutions. After obtaining a baccalaureate degree in nursing, you can pursue
graduate education leading to a master’s or doctoral degree in any number of graduate fields,
including nursing. Inservice education programs are instruction or training provided by a health
care facility or institution. Registered nurse education is the education preparation for an
individual intending to be an rn.
Difference: apply (application)
Objective: compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional
registered nurse (rn) education. Top: teaching/learning
Multiple choice questions: management of care
8. A nurse identifies gaps between local and best practices. Which quality and safety
education for nurses (qsen) competency is the nurse demonstrating? A. Safety
b. Patient-centered care
c. Quality improvement
d. Teamwork and collaboration
Answer:c
Quality improvement identifies gaps between local and best practices. Safety minimizes risk
of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual
performance. Patient-centered care recognizes the patient or designee as the source of
control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for
patient’s preferences, values, and needs. Teamwork and collaboration allows effective
functioning within nursing and interprofessional teams, fostering open communication, mutual
respect, and shared decision making.
Difference: understand (comprehension)
Objective: discuss the roles and career opportunities for nurses. Top: evaluation multiple
choice questions: management of care
9. A nurse has compassion fatigue. What is the nurse experiencing?
a. Lateral violence and intrapersonal conflict
b. Burnout and secondary traumatic stress
c. Short-term grief and single stressor
d. Physical and mental exhaustion
Answer:b
Compassion fatigue is a term used to describe a state of burnout and secondary traumatic
stress. Compassion fatigue may contribute to what is described as lateral violence
(nurse-nurse interactions, not intrapersonal). Frequent, intense, or prolonged exposure to grief
and loss places nurses at risk for developing compassion fatigue. Stressors, not a single
Stressor, contribute to compassion fatigue. Physical and mental exhaustion describes burnout
only.
