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PLECHOICE 1.WhichactionbythenursedemonstratesimplementationofFlorenceNightingale‘soriginal theoriesaboutnursingcare? a.Thepatient isgentlybathedandgivenfreshlinensaftergivingbirth. b.Thenurseformsaclosetherapeuticrelationshipwiththepatient. c.Thenursehelpsthepatientconserveenergyforhealingprocesses. d.Thenurseviewsthepatientasaunique,ever-changingenergyfield. ANS:A Florence Nightingale worked to improve sanitation and healing environments for patients. GentlybathingandprovidingfreshlinenstopatientsisanexampleofNightingale‘stheoryin practice. Formation of a close therapeutic relationship with the patient, energy conservation, and viewing patients as energy fields were not concepts included in Nightingale‘s theory of nursingpractice. DIF:CognitiveLevel:Apply(Application) OBJ:Discussthe influenceofsocial,political,andeconomicchangesonnursingpractices. TOP:NursingProcess:ImplementationMSC: NCLEX: Basic CareandComfort 2.Thenurseismandatedbythestatetocomplete25contacthoursofnursingeducationbefore thenursinglicensemayberenewed.Whichtermbestdescribesthisrequirement? a.In-serviceeducation b.Advancededucation c.Continuingeducation d.Certificationeducation ANS:C Continuing education is required for professionals in many states. Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses‘ associations, professional nursing organizations, and educational and health care institutions. In-service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care agency or institution designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nursesandotherhealthcareprofessionalsemployedbytheinstitution.SomerolesforRNsin nursing require advanced graduate degrees, such as a clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner. DIF:CognitiveLevel:Apply(Application) OBJ:Discusstheimportanceofeducationinprofessionalnursing practice. TOP:NursingProcess: CommunicationandDocumentation MSC:NCLEX: Management of Care 3.The nurse is caring for a patient who suddenly becomes acutely short of breath. The nurse elevatestheheadofthepatient‘sbed,checksthepatient‘spulseoximetry,andadministers2L of oxygen before notifying the patient‘s physician. Which term best describes the actions of thenurse? a.Accountability