Fundamentals of
Nursing 11th Edition
by Potter Perry Test
Bank
Chapter 01: Nursing Today
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th 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
ANS: 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 fopen fthe fHenry fStreet fSettlement.
DIF:Understand f(comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss fthe finfluence fof fsocial, fhistorical, fpolitical, fand feconomic fchanges fon fnursing
fpractices.
TOP: Evaluation MSC: fHealth fPromotion fand fMaintenance
2. The fnurse fprescribes fstrategies fand falternatives fto fattain fexpected foutcome. fWhich
fstandard fof fnursing fpractice fis fthe fnurse ffollowing? fa. fAssessment
b. Diagnosis
, c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS: fC
In fplanning, fthe fregistered fnurse fdevelops fa fplan fthat fprescribes fstrategies fand falternatives
fto fattain fexpected foutcomes. fDuring fassessment, fthe fregistered fnurse fcollects
fcomprehensive fdata fpertinent fto fthe fpatient’s fhealth fand/or fthe fsituation. fIn fdiagnosis,
fthe fregistered fnurse fanalyzes fthe fassessment fdata fto fdetermine fthe fdiagnoses for fissues.
fDuring fimplementation, fthe fregistered fnurse fimplements f(carries fout) fthe fidentified fplan.
DIF:Understand f(comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss fthe fdevelopment fof fprofessional fnursing froles. TOP: Planning
fMSC: fManagement fof fCare
3. An fexperienced fmedical-surgical fnurse fchooses fto fwork fin fobstetrics. fWhich
flevel fof fproficiency fis fthe fnurse fupon finitial ftransition fto fthe fobstetrical ffloor? fa.
fNovice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced fbeginner
ANS: fA
A fbeginning fnursing fstudent for fany fnurse fentering fa fsituation fin fwhich fthere fis fno
fprevious flevel fof fexperience f(e.g., fan fexperienced foperating froom fnurse fchooses fto fnow
fpractice fin fhome fhealth) fis fan fexample fof fa fnovice fnurse. fA fproficient fnurse fperceives fa
fpatient’s fclinical fsituation fas fa fwhole, fis fable fto fassess fan fentire fsituation, fand fcan
freadily ftransfer fknowledge fgained ffrom fmultiple fprevious fexperiences fto fa fsituation. fA
fcompetent fnurse funderstands fthe forganization fand fspecific fcare frequired fby fthe ftype fof
fpatients f(e.g., fsurgical, foncology, for forthopedic fpatients). fThis fnurse fis fa fcompetent
fpractitioner fwho fis fable fto fanticipate fnursing fcare fand festablish flong-range fgoals. fA
fnurse fwho fhas fhad fsome flevel fof fexperience fwith fthe fsituation fis fan fadvanced fbeginner.
fThis fexperience fmay fonly fbe fobservational fin fnature, fbut fthe fnurse fis fable fto fidentify
fmeaningful faspects for fprinciples fof fnursing fcare.
DIF:Apply f(application)
OBJ:Discuss fthe fdevelopment fof fprofessional fnursing froles. TOP: Evaluation
fMSC: fManagement fof fCare
4. A fnurse fassesses fa fpatient’s ffluid fstatus fand fdecides fthat fthe fpatient fneeds fto fdrink
fmore ffluids. fThe fnurse fthen fencourages fthe fpatient fto fdrink fmore ffluids. fWhich
fconcept fis fthe fnurse fdemonstrating? fa. fLicensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS: fB
Autonomy fis fan fessential felement fof fprofessional fnursing fthat finvolves fthe finitiation fof
findependent fnursing finterventions fwithout fmedical forders. fTo fobtain flicensure fin fthe
fUnited fStates, fthe fRN fcandidate fmust fpass fthe fNCLEX-RN f . fBeyond fthe fNCLEX-RN
f , fthe fnurse fmay fchoose fto fwork ftoward fcertification fin fa fspecific farea fof fnursing fpractice.
fAccountability
, means fthat fyou fare fresponsible, fprofessionally fand flegally, ffor fthe ftype fand fquality fof
fnursing fcare fprovided.
DIF:Apply f(application)
OBJ:Discuss f the f roles f and f career f opportunities f for f nurses. f TOP: f Implementation f MSC:
f Management fof fCare
5. A fnurse fprepares fthe fbudget fand fpolicies ffor fan fintensive fcare funit. fWhich frole fis fthe
fnurse fimplementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS: fB
A fmanager fcoordinates fthe factivities fof fmembers fof fthe fnursing fstaff fin fdelivering
fnursing f care fand fhas fpersonnel, fpolicy, fand fbudgetary fresponsibility ffor fa fspecific
fnursing funit for ffacility. fAs fan feducator, fyou fexplain fconcepts fand ffacts fabout fhealth,
fdescribe fthe freason ffor froutine fcare factivities, fdemonstrate fprocedures fsuch fas fself-care
factivities, freinforce flearning for fpatient fbehavior, fand fevaluate fthe fpatient’s fprogress fin
flearning. fAs fa fpatient fadvocate, fyou fprotect fyour fpatient’s fhuman fand flegal frights fand
fprovide fassistance fin fasserting fthese frights fif fthe fneed farises. fAs fa fcaregiver, fyou fhelp
fpatients fmaintain fand fregain fhealth, fmanage fdisease fand fsymptoms, fand fattain fa fmaximal
flevel ffunction fand findependence fthrough fthe fhealing fprocess.
DIF:Apply f(application)
OBJ:Discuss f the f roles f and f career f opportunities f for f nurses. f TOP: f Implementation f MSC:
f Management fof fCare
6. The fnurse fhas fbeen fworking fin fthe fclinical fsetting ffor fseveral fyears fas fan fadvanced
fpractice fnurse. fHowever, fthe fnurse fhas fa fstrong fdesire fto fpursue fresearch fand ftheory
fdevelopment. fTo ffulfill fthis fdesire, fwhich fprogram fshould fthe fnurse fattend? fa. fDoctor
fof fNursing fScience fdegree f(DNSc)
b. Doctor fof fPhilosophy fdegree f(PhD)
c. Doctor fof fNursing fPractice fdegree f(DNP)
d. Doctor fin fthe fScience fof fNursing fdegree f(DSN)
ANS: fB
Some fdoctoral fprograms fprepare fnurses ffor fmore frigorous fresearch fand ftheory
fdevelopment fand faward fthe fresearch-oriented fDoctor fof fPhilosophy f(PhD) fin fnursing.
fProfessional fdoctoral fprograms fin fnursing f(DSN for fDNSc) fprepare fgraduates fto fapply
fresearch ffindings fto fclinical fnursing. fThe fDNP fis fa fpractice fdoctorate fthat fprepares
fadvanced fpractice fnurses fsuch fas fnurse fpractitioners.
DIF:Understand f(comprehension)
OBJ:Compare fand fcontrast fthe feducational fprograms favailable ffor fprofessional fregistered fnurse
f(RN) feducation. fTOP: fTeaching/Learning fMSC: fManagement fof fCare
, 7. A fnurse fattends fa fworkshop fon fcurrent fnursing fissues fprovided fby fthe fAmerican
fNurses fAssociation. fWhich ftype fof feducation fdid fthe fnurse freceive? fa. fGraduate
feducation
b. Inservice feducation
c. Continuing feducation
d. Registered fnurse feducation
ANS: fC
Continuing feducation finvolves fformal, forganized feducational fprograms foffered fby
funiversities, fhospitals, fstate fnurses fassociations, fprofessional fnursing forganizations, fand
feducational fand fhealth fcare finstitutions. fAfter fobtaining fa fbaccalaureate fdegree fin
fnursing, fyou fcan fpursue fgraduate feducation fleading fto fa fmaster’s for fdoctoral fdegree fin
fany fnumber fof fgraduate ffields, fincluding fnursing. fInservice feducation fprograms fare
finstruction for ftraining fprovided fby fa fhealth fcare ffacility for finstitution. fRegistered fnurse
feducation fis fthe feducation fpreparation ffor fan findividual fintending fto fbe fan fRN.
DIF:Apply f(application)
OBJ:Compare fand fcontrast fthe feducational fprograms favailable ffor fprofessional fregistered fnurse
f(RN) feducation. TOP: fTeaching/Learning MSC: fManagement fof fCare
8. A fnurse fidentifies fgaps fbetween flocal fand fbest fpractices. fWhich fQuality fand fSafety
fEducation ffor fNurses f(QSEN) fcompetency fis fthe fnurse fdemonstrating? fa. fSafety
b. Patient-centered fcare
c. Quality fimprovement
d. Teamwork fand fcollaboration
ANS: fC
Quality fimprovement fidentifies fgaps fbetween flocal fand fbest fpractices. fSafety fminimizes
frisk fof fharm fto fpatients fand fproviders fthrough fboth fsystem feffectiveness fand findividual
fperformance. fPatient-centered fcare frecognizes fthe fpatient for fdesignee fas fthe fsource fof
fcontrol fand ffull fpartner fin fproviding fcompassionate fand fcoordinated fcare fbased fon
frespect ffor fpatient’s fpreferences, fvalues, fand fneeds. fTeamwork fand fcollaboration fallows
feffective ffunctioning fwithin fnursing fand finterprofessional fteams, ffostering fopen
fcommunication, fmutual frespect, fand fshared fdecision fmaking.
DIF:Understand f(comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss f the f roles f and f career f opportunities f for f nurses. f TOP: f Evaluation f MSC:
f Management fof fCare
9. A fnurse fhas fcompassion ffatigue. fWhat fis fthe fnurse fexperiencing?
a. Lateral fviolence fand fintrapersonal fconflict
b. Burnout fand fsecondary ftraumatic fstress
c. Short-term fgrief fand fsingle fstressor
d. Physical fand fmental fexhaustion
ANS: fB
Compassion ffatigue fis fa fterm fused fto fdescribe fa fstate fof fburnout fand fsecondary ftraumatic
fstress. fCompassion ffatigue fmay fcontribute fto fwhat fis fdescribed fas flateral fviolence
(nurse-nurse finteractions, fnot fintrapersonal). fFrequent, fintense, for fprolonged fexposure fto
fgrief fand floss fplaces fnurses fat frisk ffor fdeveloping fcompassion ffatigue. fStressors, fnot fa
fsingle
Nursing 11th Edition
by Potter Perry Test
Bank
Chapter 01: Nursing Today
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th 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
ANS: 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 fopen fthe fHenry fStreet fSettlement.
DIF:Understand f(comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss fthe finfluence fof fsocial, fhistorical, fpolitical, fand feconomic fchanges fon fnursing
fpractices.
TOP: Evaluation MSC: fHealth fPromotion fand fMaintenance
2. The fnurse fprescribes fstrategies fand falternatives fto fattain fexpected foutcome. fWhich
fstandard fof fnursing fpractice fis fthe fnurse ffollowing? fa. fAssessment
b. Diagnosis
, c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS: fC
In fplanning, fthe fregistered fnurse fdevelops fa fplan fthat fprescribes fstrategies fand falternatives
fto fattain fexpected foutcomes. fDuring fassessment, fthe fregistered fnurse fcollects
fcomprehensive fdata fpertinent fto fthe fpatient’s fhealth fand/or fthe fsituation. fIn fdiagnosis,
fthe fregistered fnurse fanalyzes fthe fassessment fdata fto fdetermine fthe fdiagnoses for fissues.
fDuring fimplementation, fthe fregistered fnurse fimplements f(carries fout) fthe fidentified fplan.
DIF:Understand f(comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss fthe fdevelopment fof fprofessional fnursing froles. TOP: Planning
fMSC: fManagement fof fCare
3. An fexperienced fmedical-surgical fnurse fchooses fto fwork fin fobstetrics. fWhich
flevel fof fproficiency fis fthe fnurse fupon finitial ftransition fto fthe fobstetrical ffloor? fa.
fNovice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced fbeginner
ANS: fA
A fbeginning fnursing fstudent for fany fnurse fentering fa fsituation fin fwhich fthere fis fno
fprevious flevel fof fexperience f(e.g., fan fexperienced foperating froom fnurse fchooses fto fnow
fpractice fin fhome fhealth) fis fan fexample fof fa fnovice fnurse. fA fproficient fnurse fperceives fa
fpatient’s fclinical fsituation fas fa fwhole, fis fable fto fassess fan fentire fsituation, fand fcan
freadily ftransfer fknowledge fgained ffrom fmultiple fprevious fexperiences fto fa fsituation. fA
fcompetent fnurse funderstands fthe forganization fand fspecific fcare frequired fby fthe ftype fof
fpatients f(e.g., fsurgical, foncology, for forthopedic fpatients). fThis fnurse fis fa fcompetent
fpractitioner fwho fis fable fto fanticipate fnursing fcare fand festablish flong-range fgoals. fA
fnurse fwho fhas fhad fsome flevel fof fexperience fwith fthe fsituation fis fan fadvanced fbeginner.
fThis fexperience fmay fonly fbe fobservational fin fnature, fbut fthe fnurse fis fable fto fidentify
fmeaningful faspects for fprinciples fof fnursing fcare.
DIF:Apply f(application)
OBJ:Discuss fthe fdevelopment fof fprofessional fnursing froles. TOP: Evaluation
fMSC: fManagement fof fCare
4. A fnurse fassesses fa fpatient’s ffluid fstatus fand fdecides fthat fthe fpatient fneeds fto fdrink
fmore ffluids. fThe fnurse fthen fencourages fthe fpatient fto fdrink fmore ffluids. fWhich
fconcept fis fthe fnurse fdemonstrating? fa. fLicensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS: fB
Autonomy fis fan fessential felement fof fprofessional fnursing fthat finvolves fthe finitiation fof
findependent fnursing finterventions fwithout fmedical forders. fTo fobtain flicensure fin fthe
fUnited fStates, fthe fRN fcandidate fmust fpass fthe fNCLEX-RN f . fBeyond fthe fNCLEX-RN
f , fthe fnurse fmay fchoose fto fwork ftoward fcertification fin fa fspecific farea fof fnursing fpractice.
fAccountability
, means fthat fyou fare fresponsible, fprofessionally fand flegally, ffor fthe ftype fand fquality fof
fnursing fcare fprovided.
DIF:Apply f(application)
OBJ:Discuss f the f roles f and f career f opportunities f for f nurses. f TOP: f Implementation f MSC:
f Management fof fCare
5. A fnurse fprepares fthe fbudget fand fpolicies ffor fan fintensive fcare funit. fWhich frole fis fthe
fnurse fimplementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS: fB
A fmanager fcoordinates fthe factivities fof fmembers fof fthe fnursing fstaff fin fdelivering
fnursing f care fand fhas fpersonnel, fpolicy, fand fbudgetary fresponsibility ffor fa fspecific
fnursing funit for ffacility. fAs fan feducator, fyou fexplain fconcepts fand ffacts fabout fhealth,
fdescribe fthe freason ffor froutine fcare factivities, fdemonstrate fprocedures fsuch fas fself-care
factivities, freinforce flearning for fpatient fbehavior, fand fevaluate fthe fpatient’s fprogress fin
flearning. fAs fa fpatient fadvocate, fyou fprotect fyour fpatient’s fhuman fand flegal frights fand
fprovide fassistance fin fasserting fthese frights fif fthe fneed farises. fAs fa fcaregiver, fyou fhelp
fpatients fmaintain fand fregain fhealth, fmanage fdisease fand fsymptoms, fand fattain fa fmaximal
flevel ffunction fand findependence fthrough fthe fhealing fprocess.
DIF:Apply f(application)
OBJ:Discuss f the f roles f and f career f opportunities f for f nurses. f TOP: f Implementation f MSC:
f Management fof fCare
6. The fnurse fhas fbeen fworking fin fthe fclinical fsetting ffor fseveral fyears fas fan fadvanced
fpractice fnurse. fHowever, fthe fnurse fhas fa fstrong fdesire fto fpursue fresearch fand ftheory
fdevelopment. fTo ffulfill fthis fdesire, fwhich fprogram fshould fthe fnurse fattend? fa. fDoctor
fof fNursing fScience fdegree f(DNSc)
b. Doctor fof fPhilosophy fdegree f(PhD)
c. Doctor fof fNursing fPractice fdegree f(DNP)
d. Doctor fin fthe fScience fof fNursing fdegree f(DSN)
ANS: fB
Some fdoctoral fprograms fprepare fnurses ffor fmore frigorous fresearch fand ftheory
fdevelopment fand faward fthe fresearch-oriented fDoctor fof fPhilosophy f(PhD) fin fnursing.
fProfessional fdoctoral fprograms fin fnursing f(DSN for fDNSc) fprepare fgraduates fto fapply
fresearch ffindings fto fclinical fnursing. fThe fDNP fis fa fpractice fdoctorate fthat fprepares
fadvanced fpractice fnurses fsuch fas fnurse fpractitioners.
DIF:Understand f(comprehension)
OBJ:Compare fand fcontrast fthe feducational fprograms favailable ffor fprofessional fregistered fnurse
f(RN) feducation. fTOP: fTeaching/Learning fMSC: fManagement fof fCare
, 7. A fnurse fattends fa fworkshop fon fcurrent fnursing fissues fprovided fby fthe fAmerican
fNurses fAssociation. fWhich ftype fof feducation fdid fthe fnurse freceive? fa. fGraduate
feducation
b. Inservice feducation
c. Continuing feducation
d. Registered fnurse feducation
ANS: fC
Continuing feducation finvolves fformal, forganized feducational fprograms foffered fby
funiversities, fhospitals, fstate fnurses fassociations, fprofessional fnursing forganizations, fand
feducational fand fhealth fcare finstitutions. fAfter fobtaining fa fbaccalaureate fdegree fin
fnursing, fyou fcan fpursue fgraduate feducation fleading fto fa fmaster’s for fdoctoral fdegree fin
fany fnumber fof fgraduate ffields, fincluding fnursing. fInservice feducation fprograms fare
finstruction for ftraining fprovided fby fa fhealth fcare ffacility for finstitution. fRegistered fnurse
feducation fis fthe feducation fpreparation ffor fan findividual fintending fto fbe fan fRN.
DIF:Apply f(application)
OBJ:Compare fand fcontrast fthe feducational fprograms favailable ffor fprofessional fregistered fnurse
f(RN) feducation. TOP: fTeaching/Learning MSC: fManagement fof fCare
8. A fnurse fidentifies fgaps fbetween flocal fand fbest fpractices. fWhich fQuality fand fSafety
fEducation ffor fNurses f(QSEN) fcompetency fis fthe fnurse fdemonstrating? fa. fSafety
b. Patient-centered fcare
c. Quality fimprovement
d. Teamwork fand fcollaboration
ANS: fC
Quality fimprovement fidentifies fgaps fbetween flocal fand fbest fpractices. fSafety fminimizes
frisk fof fharm fto fpatients fand fproviders fthrough fboth fsystem feffectiveness fand findividual
fperformance. fPatient-centered fcare frecognizes fthe fpatient for fdesignee fas fthe fsource fof
fcontrol fand ffull fpartner fin fproviding fcompassionate fand fcoordinated fcare fbased fon
frespect ffor fpatient’s fpreferences, fvalues, fand fneeds. fTeamwork fand fcollaboration fallows
feffective ffunctioning fwithin fnursing fand finterprofessional fteams, ffostering fopen
fcommunication, fmutual frespect, fand fshared fdecision fmaking.
DIF:Understand f(comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss f the f roles f and f career f opportunities f for f nurses. f TOP: f Evaluation f MSC:
f Management fof fCare
9. A fnurse fhas fcompassion ffatigue. fWhat fis fthe fnurse fexperiencing?
a. Lateral fviolence fand fintrapersonal fconflict
b. Burnout fand fsecondary ftraumatic fstress
c. Short-term fgrief fand fsingle fstressor
d. Physical fand fmental fexhaustion
ANS: fB
Compassion ffatigue fis fa fterm fused fto fdescribe fa fstate fof fburnout fand fsecondary ftraumatic
fstress. fCompassion ffatigue fmay fcontribute fto fwhat fis fdescribed fas flateral fviolence
(nurse-nurse finteractions, fnot fintrapersonal). fFrequent, fintense, for fprolonged fexposure fto
fgrief fand floss fplaces fnurses fat frisk ffor fdeveloping fcompassion ffatigue. fStressors, fnot fa
fsingle
