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Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 12th E
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dition
by Patricia A. Potter, Anne G. Perry, Patricia
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A. Stockert, Amy Hall & Wendy R. Ostendo
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All Chapters|1-50 Complete
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1|P a g e
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, Chapter 1. Nursing Today MULTIPLE CHOICE 8c 8c 8c 8c 8c
1. Contemporary nursing practice is based on knowledge generated through nursing theories. Floren
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ce Nightingales theory introduced the concept that nursing care focuses on:
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1Psychological needs 8c
2A maximal level of wellness 3Hea
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lth maintenance and restoration
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4Interpersonal interactions with the clien 8c 8c 8c 8c
t CORRECT ANSWER: 3
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Florence Nightingale believed the role of the nurse was to put the clients body in the best state in order to
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remain free of disease or to recover from disease.
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Although Florence Nightingale may have addressed meeting the psychological needs of her clients, it
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is not the focus of her theory. The goal of Nightingales theory is to facilitate the bodys reparative proc
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esses by manipulating the clients environment.
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Florence Nightingale thought the human body had reparative properties of its own if it was cared for i
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n a way to recover from disease. Her theory did not focus on achieving a maximal level of wellness.
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Florence Nightingale believed the nurse was in charge of the clients health. Although she interacted wi
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th her clients by reading to them, her theory of nursing care did not focus upon interpersonal interacti
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ons.
DIF: A REF: 2 OBJ: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
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2. Nursing education programs in the United States may seek voluntary accreditation by the appropri
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ate accrediting commission council of the:
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1National League for Nursing 2 8c 8c 8c 8c
American Nurses Association 3 8c 8c 8c
Congress for Nursing Practice 8c 8c 8c 8c
4International Council of Nurses 8c 8c 8c
CORRECT ANSWER: 1
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The National League for Nursing (NLN) is the professional nursing organization concerned with nursing e
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ducation. The NLN provides accreditation to nursing programs that seek and meet the NLN accreditation re
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quirements.
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,The American Nurses Association (ANA) is concerned with the nursing profession and issues affectin
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g health care, including standards of care. The Congress for Nursing Practice is the part of the ANA c
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oncerned with determining the legal aspects of nursing practice, the public recognition of the importanc
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e of nursing, and the impact of trends in health care on nursing practice. The International Council of
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Nurses (ICN) is concerned about issues of health care and the nursing profession, including the provis
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ion of an international power base for nurses.
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DIF: A REF: 8 OBJ: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
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3. The minimum educational requirement for a nurse practitioner is:
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1Diploma in nursing 2Ma 8c 8c 8c
sters in nursing 3Doctorat
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e in nursing 4Baccalaurea
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te in nursing CORRECT
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ANSWER: 2
A masters degree is nursing is required to become a nurse practitioner.
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Diploma programs in nursing require 3 years of education after which the graduate may become a regi
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stered nurse, but not a nurse practitioner.
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Doctoral programs focus on the application of research findings to clinical practice. The doctoral degr
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ee is beyond the masters degree.
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The baccalaureate degree program generally requires 4 years of study in a college or university, after
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which the graduate may become a registered nurse, not a nurse practitioner.
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DIF: A REF: 8 OBJ: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
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4. A group that lobbies at the state and federal level for advancement of nursings role, economic inter
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est, and health care is the:
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1State Board of Nursing 2Amer
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ican Nurses Association 3Amer
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ican Hospital Association
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, 4National Student Nurses Association 8c 8c 8c
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The American Nurses Association (ANA) hires lobbyists at the state and federal level to promote the
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advancement of health care and the economic and general welfare of nurses. State Boards of Nursin
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g primarily focus on licensure of nurses within their own state. The American Hospital Association do
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es not focus on nurses economic issues and the advancement of the role of nurses. The National Stud
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ent Nurses Association focuses on issues of importance for nursing students.
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DIF: A REF: 8 OBJ: Comprehension TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
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5. A nurse moves from Seattle to Boston and begins working in a hospital. The most important factor
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for the nurse to consider when moving to another state is the:
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1Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act 2Sta 8c 8c 8c 8c
ndard for nursing practice in Boston
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3Clinical ladder of mobility in the new hospital
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4Requirement for continuing education units (CEU) in Massachusett8c 8c 8c 8c 8c 8c 8c
s CORRECT ANSWER: 1
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Although most states have similar practice acts, each individual state has its own Nurse Practice Act th
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at regulates the licensure and practice of nursing within that state. Knowledge of the Nurse Practice A
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ct is necessary to provide safe and legal nursing care. Standards of nursing practice are not specific to
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ca city, but rather to the profession itself. Although the clinical ladder of mobility may be of interest in
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cregard to professional advancement, it is not the most important factor when practicing nursing in ano
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ther state. 8c
Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act in order to provide safe and legal nursing care is of higher impo
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rtance. Regardless of where a nurse practices, the nurse should strive to remain current. DIF: C REF: 8
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TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
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4|P a g e
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Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 12th E
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dition
by Patricia A. Potter, Anne G. Perry, Patricia
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A. Stockert, Amy Hall & Wendy R. Ostendo
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All Chapters|1-50 Complete
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1|P a g e
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, Chapter 1. Nursing Today MULTIPLE CHOICE 8c 8c 8c 8c 8c
1. Contemporary nursing practice is based on knowledge generated through nursing theories. Floren
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ce Nightingales theory introduced the concept that nursing care focuses on:
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1Psychological needs 8c
2A maximal level of wellness 3Hea
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lth maintenance and restoration
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4Interpersonal interactions with the clien 8c 8c 8c 8c
t CORRECT ANSWER: 3
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Florence Nightingale believed the role of the nurse was to put the clients body in the best state in order to
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remain free of disease or to recover from disease.
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Although Florence Nightingale may have addressed meeting the psychological needs of her clients, it
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is not the focus of her theory. The goal of Nightingales theory is to facilitate the bodys reparative proc
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esses by manipulating the clients environment.
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Florence Nightingale thought the human body had reparative properties of its own if it was cared for i
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n a way to recover from disease. Her theory did not focus on achieving a maximal level of wellness.
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Florence Nightingale believed the nurse was in charge of the clients health. Although she interacted wi
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th her clients by reading to them, her theory of nursing care did not focus upon interpersonal interacti
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ons.
DIF: A REF: 2 OBJ: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
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2. Nursing education programs in the United States may seek voluntary accreditation by the appropri
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ate accrediting commission council of the:
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1National League for Nursing 2 8c 8c 8c 8c
American Nurses Association 3 8c 8c 8c
Congress for Nursing Practice 8c 8c 8c 8c
4International Council of Nurses 8c 8c 8c
CORRECT ANSWER: 1
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The National League for Nursing (NLN) is the professional nursing organization concerned with nursing e
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ducation. The NLN provides accreditation to nursing programs that seek and meet the NLN accreditation re
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quirements.
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,The American Nurses Association (ANA) is concerned with the nursing profession and issues affectin
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g health care, including standards of care. The Congress for Nursing Practice is the part of the ANA c
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oncerned with determining the legal aspects of nursing practice, the public recognition of the importanc
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e of nursing, and the impact of trends in health care on nursing practice. The International Council of
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Nurses (ICN) is concerned about issues of health care and the nursing profession, including the provis
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ion of an international power base for nurses.
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DIF: A REF: 8 OBJ: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
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3. The minimum educational requirement for a nurse practitioner is:
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1Diploma in nursing 2Ma 8c 8c 8c
sters in nursing 3Doctorat
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e in nursing 4Baccalaurea
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te in nursing CORRECT
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ANSWER: 2
A masters degree is nursing is required to become a nurse practitioner.
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Diploma programs in nursing require 3 years of education after which the graduate may become a regi
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stered nurse, but not a nurse practitioner.
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Doctoral programs focus on the application of research findings to clinical practice. The doctoral degr
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ee is beyond the masters degree.
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The baccalaureate degree program generally requires 4 years of study in a college or university, after
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which the graduate may become a registered nurse, not a nurse practitioner.
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DIF: A REF: 8 OBJ: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
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4. A group that lobbies at the state and federal level for advancement of nursings role, economic inter
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est, and health care is the:
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1State Board of Nursing 2Amer
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ican Nurses Association 3Amer
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ican Hospital Association
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, 4National Student Nurses Association 8c 8c 8c
8c CORRECT ANSWER: 2 8c
The American Nurses Association (ANA) hires lobbyists at the state and federal level to promote the
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advancement of health care and the economic and general welfare of nurses. State Boards of Nursin
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g primarily focus on licensure of nurses within their own state. The American Hospital Association do
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es not focus on nurses economic issues and the advancement of the role of nurses. The National Stud
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ent Nurses Association focuses on issues of importance for nursing students.
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DIF: A REF: 8 OBJ: Comprehension TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
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5. A nurse moves from Seattle to Boston and begins working in a hospital. The most important factor
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for the nurse to consider when moving to another state is the:
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1Massachusetts Nurse Practice Act 2Sta 8c 8c 8c 8c
ndard for nursing practice in Boston
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3Clinical ladder of mobility in the new hospital
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4Requirement for continuing education units (CEU) in Massachusett8c 8c 8c 8c 8c 8c 8c
s CORRECT ANSWER: 1
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Although most states have similar practice acts, each individual state has its own Nurse Practice Act th
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at regulates the licensure and practice of nursing within that state. Knowledge of the Nurse Practice A
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ct is necessary to provide safe and legal nursing care. Standards of nursing practice are not specific to
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ca city, but rather to the profession itself. Although the clinical ladder of mobility may be of interest in
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cregard to professional advancement, it is not the most important factor when practicing nursing in ano
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ther state. 8c
Knowledge of the Nurse Practice Act in order to provide safe and legal nursing care is of higher impo
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rtance. Regardless of where a nurse practices, the nurse should strive to remain current. DIF: C REF: 8
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8cOBJ: Analysis 8c
TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment
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MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care
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4|P a g e
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