Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 12th Edition (Elsevier, 2025) by Potter, Perry and Stockert, Isbn No; 9780443124068, all 50 Chapters Covered.

TEST BANK for Fundamentals of Nursing 12th Edition
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, Chapter31:3Nursing3Today3MULTIPL

E3CHOICE

1. Which3nurse3most3likely3kept3records3on3sanitation3techniques3and3the3effects3on3health?

a. Florence3Nightingale

b. Mary3Nutting

c. Clara3Barton

d. Lillian3Wald3ACC

URATE3ANSWER:3A

Nightingale3was3the3first3practicing3nurse3epidemiologist.3Her3statistical3analyses3connected3poor3sanit
ation3with3cholera3and3dysentery.3Mary3Nutting,3Clara3Barton,3and3Lillian3Wald3came3after3Nightingal
e,3each3contributing3to3the3nursing3profession3in3her3own3way.3Mary3Nutting3was3instrumental3in3movi
ng3nursing3education3into3universities.3Clara3Barton3founded3the3American3Red3Cross.3Lillian3Wald3he
lped3open3the3Henry3Street3Settlement.

DIF:3Understand3(comprehension)

OBJ:3Discuss3the3influence3of3social,3historical,3political,3and3economic3changes3on3nursing3practic

es.3TOP: Evaluation MSC:3Health3Promotion3and3Maintenance



2. The3nurse3prescribes3strategies3and3alternatives3to3attain3expected3outcome.3Which3standard3of3nursi
ng3practice3is3the3nurse3following?

a. Assessment

b. Diagnosis

c. Planning

d. Implementation3A

CCURATE3ANSWER:3C

In3planning,3the3registered3nurse3develops3a3plan3that3prescribes3strategies3and3alternatives3to3attain3ex
pected3outcomes.3During3assessment,3the3registered3nurse3collects3comprehensive3data3pertinent3to3the3
patient’s3health3and/or3the3situation.3In3diagnosis,3the3registered3nurse3analyzes3the3assessment3data3to3
determine3the3diagnoses3or3issues.3During3implementation,3the3registered3nurse3implements3(carries3out
)3the3identified3plan.

DIF:3Understand3(comprehension)


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,OBJ:3Discuss3the3development3of3professional3nursing3roles.
TOP:3Planning3MSC:3Management3o
f3Care



3. An3experienced3medical-
surgical3nurse3chooses3to3work3in3obstetrics.3Which3level3of3proficiency3is3the3nurse3upon3initial3transit
ion3to3the3obstetrical3floor?

a. Novice

b. Proficient

c. Competent

d. Advanced3beginner

3ACCURATE3ANSWER:3


A

A3beginning3nursing3student3or3any3nurse3entering3a3situation3in3which3there3is3no3previous3level3of3ex
perience3(e.g.,3an3experienced3operating3room3nurse3chooses3to3now3practice3in3home3health)3is3an3exa
mple3of3a3novice3nurse.3A3proficient3nurse3perceives3a3patient’s3clinical3situation3as3a3whole,3is3able3to3
assess3an3entire3situation,3and3can3readily3transfer3knowledge3gained3from3multiple3previous3experienc
es3to3a3situation.3A3competent3nurse3understands3the3organization3and3specific3care3required3by3the3typ
e3of3patients3(e.g.,3surgical,3oncology,3or3orthopedic3patients).3This3nurse3is3a3competent3practitioner3w
ho3is3able3to3anticipate3nursing3care3and3establish3long-
range3goals.3A3nurse3who3has3had3some3level3of3experience3with3the3situation3is3an3advanced3beginner
.3This3experience3may3only3be3observational3in3nature,3but3the3nurse3is3able3to3identify3meaningful3asp
ects3or3principles3of3nursing3care.

DIF:3Apply3(application)

OBJ:3Discuss3the3development3of3professional3nursing3roles.
TOP:3Evaluation3MSC:3Management3o
f3Care



4. A3nurse3assesses3a3patient’s3fluid3status3and3decides3that3the3patient3needs3to3drink3more3fluids.3The
nurse3then3encourages3the3patient3to3drink3more3fluids.3Which3concept3is3the3nurse3demonstrating?

a. Licensure

b. Autonomy

c. Certification


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, d. Accountability3AC

CURATE3ANSWER:3B

Autonomy3is3an3essential3element3of3professional3nursing3that3involves3the3initiation3of3independent3nu
rsing3interventions3without3medical3orders.3To3obtain3licensure3in3the3United3States,3the3RN3candidate




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