Nursing Now – 8th Edition by Joseph T. Catalano | Complete Test Bank (Chapters 1–28, ISBN 9780803674882, A+ Newest Version)

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TEST BANK: NURSING NOW 8TH EDITION CATALANO
Well Elaborated Questions & Answers (Answers at the End of Each Chapter)

Chapter 1: The Growth of Nursing
1. Nurses are often the primary, and frequently the only, defendants named when errors are made

that result in injury to the client. This is due to which concept associated with the nursing

profession?

1. Autonomy

2. Accountability

3. Precision

4. Specificity

Answer:

2. If a nurse uses information from research as the basis for making decisions about providing
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care, this nurse is engaging in which type of practice?

1. Client-based practice

2. Physician-based practice

3. Evidence-based practice

4. Provider-based practice

Answer:

3. Today’s nurses are often found in remote and often hostile areas, providing care for the sick

and dying, working 12-hour shifts, being on call, and working rotating shifts. This is why

nursing is universally known as which type of profession?

2. Altruistic

3. Synergistic



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,4. Pragmatic

#y Answer: #y

4. #yWith #yFlorence #yNightingale’s #yradically #ynew #yidea #yabout #ya #yseparate #yeducational #ysetting #yfor

nurses, #ythe #ynursing #yprofession #ytook #yits #yfirst #ysteps #ytoward #ywhich #yof #ythe #yfollowing?
#y




1. Autonomy

2. Accountability

3. Precision

4. Specificity

#y Answer: #y

5. If #yan #yadvanced #ypractice #ynurse #yis #yprepared #yto #yprovide #ydirect #yclient #ycare #yin #yprimary #ycare

settings, #yfocusing #yon #yhealth #ypromotion, #yillness #yprevention, #yearly #ydiagnosis, #yand
#y

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#y treatment #yof #ycommon #yhealth #yproblems, #ythis #ynurse #yis #yacting #yin #ywhich #yadvanced #ypractice

#y role?

1. Nurse #ypractitioner

2. Certified #ynurse #ymidwife

3. Clinical #ynurse #yspecialist

4. Case

manager
#y




#y Answer: #y

6. If #yan #yadvanced #ypractice #ynurse #yfocuses #yon #ythe #ycare #yof #ypregnant #ywomen #ybefore, #yduring,

#y and #yafter #ythe #ybirth #yprocess, #ythis #ynurse #yis #yacting #yin #ywhich #yadvanced #ypractice #yrole?

1. Nurse #ypractitioner

2. Certified #ynurse #ymidwife

3. Clinical #ynurse #yspecialist



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, 4. Case

manager
#y




#y Answer: #y

7. If #yan #yadvanced #ypractice #ynurse #yis #ycomfortable #yworking #yin #yhigh-tech #yenvironments #ywith

seriously #yill #yindividuals #yand #ytheir #yfamilies, #ythis #ynurse #yis #yacting #yin #ywhich #yadvanced
#y




#y practice #yrole?

1. Nurse #ypractitioner

2. Certified #ynurse #ymidwife

3. Clinical #ynurse #yspecialist

4. Case

manager
#y




#y Answer: #y

8. If #yan #yadvanced #ypractice #ynurse #yfunctions #yto #ycoordinate #yservices #yfor #yclients #ywith #yhigh-

risk #yor #ylong-term #yhealth #yproblems #ywho #yrequire #yaccess #yto #ythe #yfull #ycontinuum #yof #yhealth-

care #yservices, #ythis #ynurse #yis #yacting #yin #ywhich #yadvanced #ypractice #yrole?
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1. Nurse #ypractitioner

2. Certified #ynurse #ymidwife

3. Clinical #ynurse #yspecialist

4. Case #ymanager

#y Answer: #y

9. If #ya #ynurse #ytaking #yaction #yto #yperform #ythe #yactivities #ythat #ypromote #ypatient #ycare, #ythis #ynurse

#y is #yacting #ywith #ywhich #yof #ythe #yfollowing?

1. Power

2. Control

3. Authority

4. Empowerment
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