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Intro to Practical Nursing Questions and Answers 2024
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Intro to Practical NursingWhat attributes should a nurse possess for a successful career? (select all that apply)
A. personal conviction
b. aggressive personality
c. flexibility
D. sense of spirituality
E. Good education – answer A,C,E
When Florence Nightingale entered the battlefield near Scutari, Turkey, she and the
nurses had few supplies and little outside support. Which of the following interventions
did Nightingale insist on, which immediately reduced the mortality rate?
A. seeking more funds and support
B. Establishing sanitary conditions
C. Procuring more medications
D. Continuing the nurses education – answer B. Establishing sanitary conditions
Individuals who influenced nursing during the medieval and ancient periods are given
below in random order. Write the correct sequence.
A. Pastor Theodor Fliedner
B. Hippocrates
C. Fabiola
D. Phoebe - answerB,D,C,A
A female candidate for nursing wishes to enroll in courses offered to women by the
Young Womens Christian Association (YWCA). Which of the following courses would
she be able to pursue in the YWCA?
A. a 3-month program to train women in simple nursing care.
B. home nursing education to teach lay women
C. a vocational school based nursing program
D. an associates degree nursing program - answerA. a 3-month program to train
women in simple nursing care
A nurse is practicing at a healthcare center. Why would he or she require additional
education and skills while working in this environment?
A. to earn more money
B. to specialize in a particular field
C. to provide primary healthcare
D. to improve accuracy of assessment - answerB. to specialize in a particular field
Which of the following changes did the Greeks bring about in the field of nursing?
A. hospitals or hostels were set up to care for the sick.
, B. hospitals were set up for people with incurable diseases
C. hospitals were set up for pregnant women
D. therapy was administered by priests - answerA. hospitals or hostels were set up to
care for the sick
A nurse is caring for a client with a chronic disease at the clients home.Why should the
nurse put greater emphasis on teaching the client and family?
A. family members may need to operate sophisticated equipment.
B. Family members may need to provide primary healthcare.
C. Family members may need to understand higher levels of skill
D. Hospital stays may need to be reduced - answerA. family members may need to
operate sophisticated equipment
Which has been the most influential among the latest nursing trends? (select all that
apply)
A. changes in nursing education
B. Limitations on payment for healthcare
C. Longer duration of hospital stay
D. Lifestyle factors and greater life expectancy
E. better working conditions - answerA,B, D
Nursing during wartime has long been important. During which war did the first
emergency training of nurses occur?
A. crimean war
B. american civil war
C. world war 1
D. world war 2 - answerB. American civil war
Some principles of the Nightingale school of nurses are still taught today. What key
priniciples are as increasingly important today, as in Nightingales time, in a healthcare
system in which clients conditions are more medically complex and clients move quickly
from one healthcare system to another? (select all that apply)
A. prevention is better than a cure
B. working as a member of a team
C. teaching is a part of nursing
D. Nurses must always follow the physicians orders.
E. nursing is a science profession only - answerA, B, D, D
An LPN/LVN is newly appointed in a hospital. Which of the following functions would
this nurse be involved in?
A. directing other nurses who work in the same hospital
B. reporting a clients condition to the RN
C. assisting in surgery
D. teaching practical nursing students - answerB. reporting clients condition to the RN
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