TEST BANK For Fundamentals of Nursing, 12th
Edition by Patricia A. Potter, Anne G. Perry, Patricia
A. Stockert, Amy Hall, and Wendy R. Ostendorf|
Complete Verified Chapters 1-50| Questions with
Correct Answers A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED
CONTENTS
UNIT 1 Nursing and the Health Care Environment
1 Nursing Today
2 The Health Care Delivery System
3 Population Health
4 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
5 Evidence-Based Practice
UNIT 2 Caring Throughout the Life Span
6 Health and Wellness
7 Caring in Nursing Practice
8 Caring for Patients With Chronic Illness
,9 Cultural Care
10 Family Dynamics
11 Developmental Theories
12 Conception Through Adolescence
13 Young and Middle Adults
14 Older Adults
UNIT 3 Clinical Judgment in Nursing Practice
15 Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment
16 Nursing Assessment
17 Analysis and Nursing Diagnosis
18 Planning and Outcomes Identification in Nursing
Care
19 Implementing Nursing Care
20 Evaluation
21 Managing Patient Care
UNIT 4 Professional Standards in Nursing Practice
22 Ethics and Values
23 Legal Implications in Nursing Practice
24 Communication
25 Patient Education
26 Informatics and Documentation
UNIT 5 Foundations for Nursing Practice
27 Patient Safety and Quality
28 Infection Prevention and Control
29 Vital Signs
30 Health Assessment and Physical Examination
31 Medication Administration
32 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative
Therapies
UNIT 6 Psychosocial Basis for Nursing Practice
33 Self-Concept
34 Sexuality
35 Spiritual Health
36 Loss and Grief
37 Stress and Coping
,UNIT 7 Physiological Basis for Nursing Practice
38 Activity and Exercise
39 Immobility
40 Hygiene
41 Oxygenation
42 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
43 Sleep
44 Pain Management
45 Nutrition
46 Urinary Elimination
47 Bowel Elimination
48 Skin Integrity and Wound Care
49 Sensory Alterations
50 Perioperative Nursing Care
Chapter 1 Nursing Today
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision support system to correctly
position her ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated
respiratory secretions. This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the
Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Informatics - ANSWER: 4. Informatics
Using decision support systems is one example of using and gaining competency in
informatics.
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go
home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new
surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the
family and discusses the patient's wishes with the family. The nurse is acting as the
patient's:
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Case manager - ANSWER: 2. Advocate
, An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to make choices about his
or her care. An advocate may also provide additional information to help a patient
decide whether or not to accept a treatment or find an interpreter to help family
members communicate their concerns.
A nurse is caring for an older-adult couple in a community-based assisted living
facility. During the family assessment he notes that the couple has many expired
medications and multiple medications for their respective chronic illnesses. They
note that they go to two different health care providers. The nurse begins to work
with the couple to determine what they know about their medications and helps them
decide on one care provider rather than two. This is an example of which Quality and
Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Informatics - ANSWER: 2. Safety
Helping the patients understand the consequences and complications of multiple
medications helps to build the competency in safety.
A nurse is working with a young childbearing family who has one child with a
congenital heart disease. The parents are trying to determine the risks of a second
child being born with congenital heart disease.
Describe why genomics information is important in assisting the parents in this
decision. - ANSWER: Genomics can help identify possible genetic defects that the
parents may pass on to their children.
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness of
breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4
hours. Which standard of practice is performed?
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation - ANSWER: 4. Implementation
Implementation is completing coordinating care and the prescribed plan of care.
Advanced practice registered nurses generally:
1. Function independently
2. Function as unit directors
Edition by Patricia A. Potter, Anne G. Perry, Patricia
A. Stockert, Amy Hall, and Wendy R. Ostendorf|
Complete Verified Chapters 1-50| Questions with
Correct Answers A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED
CONTENTS
UNIT 1 Nursing and the Health Care Environment
1 Nursing Today
2 The Health Care Delivery System
3 Population Health
4 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
5 Evidence-Based Practice
UNIT 2 Caring Throughout the Life Span
6 Health and Wellness
7 Caring in Nursing Practice
8 Caring for Patients With Chronic Illness
,9 Cultural Care
10 Family Dynamics
11 Developmental Theories
12 Conception Through Adolescence
13 Young and Middle Adults
14 Older Adults
UNIT 3 Clinical Judgment in Nursing Practice
15 Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment
16 Nursing Assessment
17 Analysis and Nursing Diagnosis
18 Planning and Outcomes Identification in Nursing
Care
19 Implementing Nursing Care
20 Evaluation
21 Managing Patient Care
UNIT 4 Professional Standards in Nursing Practice
22 Ethics and Values
23 Legal Implications in Nursing Practice
24 Communication
25 Patient Education
26 Informatics and Documentation
UNIT 5 Foundations for Nursing Practice
27 Patient Safety and Quality
28 Infection Prevention and Control
29 Vital Signs
30 Health Assessment and Physical Examination
31 Medication Administration
32 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative
Therapies
UNIT 6 Psychosocial Basis for Nursing Practice
33 Self-Concept
34 Sexuality
35 Spiritual Health
36 Loss and Grief
37 Stress and Coping
,UNIT 7 Physiological Basis for Nursing Practice
38 Activity and Exercise
39 Immobility
40 Hygiene
41 Oxygenation
42 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
43 Sleep
44 Pain Management
45 Nutrition
46 Urinary Elimination
47 Bowel Elimination
48 Skin Integrity and Wound Care
49 Sensory Alterations
50 Perioperative Nursing Care
Chapter 1 Nursing Today
A critical care nurse is using a computerized decision support system to correctly
position her ventilated patients to reduce pneumonia caused by accumulated
respiratory secretions. This is an example of which Quality and Safety in the
Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Informatics - ANSWER: 4. Informatics
Using decision support systems is one example of using and gaining competency in
informatics.
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go
home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new
surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the
family and discusses the patient's wishes with the family. The nurse is acting as the
patient's:
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Case manager - ANSWER: 2. Advocate
, An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to make choices about his
or her care. An advocate may also provide additional information to help a patient
decide whether or not to accept a treatment or find an interpreter to help family
members communicate their concerns.
A nurse is caring for an older-adult couple in a community-based assisted living
facility. During the family assessment he notes that the couple has many expired
medications and multiple medications for their respective chronic illnesses. They
note that they go to two different health care providers. The nurse begins to work
with the couple to determine what they know about their medications and helps them
decide on one care provider rather than two. This is an example of which Quality and
Safety in the Education of Nurses (QSEN) competency?
1. Patient-centered care
2. Safety
3. Teamwork and collaboration
4. Informatics - ANSWER: 2. Safety
Helping the patients understand the consequences and complications of multiple
medications helps to build the competency in safety.
A nurse is working with a young childbearing family who has one child with a
congenital heart disease. The parents are trying to determine the risks of a second
child being born with congenital heart disease.
Describe why genomics information is important in assisting the parents in this
decision. - ANSWER: Genomics can help identify possible genetic defects that the
parents may pass on to their children.
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness of
breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4
hours. Which standard of practice is performed?
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation - ANSWER: 4. Implementation
Implementation is completing coordinating care and the prescribed plan of care.
Advanced practice registered nurses generally:
1. Function independently
2. Function as unit directors
