Test j Bank j For j Fundamentals j of j Nursing j 11th j Edition j Potter
j PerryjAll jchapters j- jVerified jAnswers
,MULTIPLE jCHOICE
1. Which jnurse jmost jlikely jkept jrecords jon jsanitation jtechniques jand jthe jeffects jon jhealth?
a. Florence jNightingale
b. Mary jNutting
c. Clara jBarton
d. Lillian jWald
ANS: j A
Nightingale jwas jthe jfirst jpracticing jnurse jepidemiologist. jHer jstatistical janalyses jconnected
jpoor jsanitation jwith jcholera jand jdysentery. jMary jNutting, jClara jBarton, jand jLillian jWald
jcame jafter jNightingale, jeach jcontributing jto jthe jnursing jprofession jin jher jown jway. jMary
jNutting jwas jinstrumental jin jmoving jnursing jeducation jinto juniversities. jClara jBarton
jfoundedjthe jAmerican jRed jCross. j Lillian jWald jhelped jopen jthe jHenry jStreet jSettlement.
DIF:Understand j(comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss jthe jinfluence jof jsocial, jhistorical, jpolitical, jand jeconomic jchanges jon jnursing jpractices.
TOP: Evaluation MSC: j Health jPromotion jand jMaintenance
2. The jnurse jprescribes jstrategies jand jalternatives jto jattain jexpected joutcome. jWhich
jstandard jofjnursing jpractice jis jthe jnurse jfollowing?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS: j C
In jplanning, jthe jregistered jnurse jdevelops ja jplan jthat jprescribes jstrategies jand jalternatives
jto jattain jexpected joutcomes. jDuring jassessment, jthe j registered jnurse jcollects
jcomprehensive jdata jpertinent jto jthe jpatient’s jhealth jand/or jthe jsituation. jIn jdiagnosis, jthe
jregistered jnurse janalyzes jthe jassessment jdata jto jdetermine jthe jdiagnoses jor jissues. jDuring
jimplementation, jthejregistered jnurse jimplements j(carries jout) jthe jidentified jplan.
DIF:Understand j(comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss jthe jdevelopment jof jprofessional jnursing jroles. TOP:
jPlanningjMSC: j Management jof jCare
3. An jexperienced jmedical-surgical jnurse jchooses jto jwork jin jobstetrics. jWhich jlevel
jofjproficiency jis jthe jnurse jupon jinitial jtransition jto jthe jobstetrical jfloor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced jbeginner
ANS: j A
, A jbeginning jnursing jstudent jor jany jnurse jentering ja jsituation jin jwhich jthere jis jno
jprevious jlevel jof jexperience j(e.g., jan jexperienced joperating jroom jnurse jchooses jto jnow
jpractice jin jhome jhealth) jis jan jexample jof ja jnovice jnurse. jA jproficient jnurse jperceives ja
jpatient’s jclinicaljsituation jas ja jwhole, jis jable jto jassess jan jentire jsituation, jand jcan jreadily
jtransfer jknowledge jgained jfrom jmultiple jprevious jexperiences jto ja jsituation. jA jcompetent
jnurse junderstands jthe jorganization jand jspecific jcare jrequired jby jthe jtype jof jpatients j(e.g.,
jsurgical, joncology, jor jorthopedic jpatients). jThis jnurse jis ja jcompetent jpractitioner jwho jis
jable jto janticipate jnursing jcare jand jestablish jlong-range jgoals. jA jnurse jwho jhas jhad jsome
jlevel jof jexperience jwith jthe jsituation jis jan jadvanced jbeginner. jThis jexperience jmay jonly
jbe jobservational jin jnature, jbut jthe jnurse jis jable jto jidentify jmeaningful jaspects jor
j principles jof jnursing jcare.
DIF:Apply j(application)
OBJ:Discuss jthe jdevelopment jof jprofessional jnursing jroles. TOP:
jEvaluationjMSC: j Management jof jCare
4. A jnurse jassesses ja jpatient’s jfluid jstatus jand jdecides jthat jthe jpatient jneeds jto jdrink jmore
jfluids.jThe jnurse jthen jencourages jthe jpatient jto jdrink jmore jfluids. jWhich jconcept jis jthe
jnurse jdemonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS: j B
Autonomy jis jan jessential jelement jof jprofessional jnursing jthat jinvolves jthe jinitiation jof
jindependent jnursing jinterventions jwithout jmedical jorders. jTo jobtain jlicensure jin jthe
jUnited jStates, jthe jRN jcandidate jmust jpass jthe jNCLEX-RN. jBeyond jthe jNCLEX-RN,
jthe jnurse jmay jchoose jto jwork jtoward jcertification jin ja jspecific jarea jof jnursing jpractice.
jAccountabilityjmeans jthat jyou jare jresponsible, jprofessionally jand jlegally, jfor jthe jtype jand
jquality jof jnursingjcare jprovided.
DIF:Apply j(application)
OBJ:Discuss jthe jroles jand jcareer jopportunities jfor jnurses. TOP:
jImplementationjMSC: j Management jof jCare
5. A jnurse jprepares jthe jbudget jand jpolicies jfor jan jintensive jcare junit. jWhich jrole jis jthe
jnursejimplementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS: j B
, A jmanager jcoordinates jthe jactivities jof jmembers j of jthe jnursing jstaff jin jdelivering jnursing
jcare jand jhas jpersonnel, jpolicy, jand jbudgetary jresponsibility jfor ja jspecific jnursing junit jor
jfacility. jAs jan jeducator, jyou jexplain jconcepts jand jfacts jabout jhealth, jdescribe jthe jreason
jfor jroutine jcare jactivities, jdemonstrate jprocedures jsuch jas jself-care jactivities, jreinforce
jlearning jor jpatient jbehavior, jand jevaluate jthe jpatient’s jprogress jin jlearning. jAs ja jpatient
jadvocate, jyoujprotect jyour jpatient’s jhuman jand jlegal jrights jand jprovide jassistance jin
jasserting jthese jrights jifjthe jneed jarises. jAs ja jcaregiver, jyou jhelp jpatients jmaintain jand
jregain jhealth, jmanage jdisease jand jsymptoms, jand jattain ja jmaximal jlevel jfunction jand
jindependence jthrough jthe jhealing jprocess.
DIF:Apply j(application)
OBJ:Discuss jthe jroles jand jcareer jopportunities jfor jnurses. TOP:
jImplementationjMSC: j Management jof jCare
6. The jnurse jhas jbeen jworking jin jthe jclinical jsetting jfor jseveral jyears jas jan jadvanced
jpractice jnurse. jHowever, jthe jnurse jhas ja jstrong jdesire jto jpursue jresearch jand jtheory
jdevelopment. jTojfulfill jthis jdesire, jwhich jprogram jshould jthe jnurse jattend?
a. Doctor jof jNursing jScience jdegree j(DNSc)
b. Doctor jof jPhilosophy jdegree j(PhD)
c. Doctor jof jNursing jPractice jdegree j(DNP)
d. Doctor jin jthe jScience jof jNursing jdegree j(DSN)
ANS: j B
Some jdoctoral jprograms jprepare jnurses jfor jmore jrigorous jresearch jand jtheory
jdevelopment jand jaward jthe jresearch-oriented jDoctor jof jPhilosophy j(PhD) jin jnursing.
jProfessional jdoctoraljprograms jin jnursing j(DSN jor jDNSc) jprepare jgraduates jto japply
jresearch jfindings jto jclinical jnursing. jThe jDNP jis ja jpractice jdoctorate jthat jprepares
jadvanced jpractice jnurses jsuch jas jnursejpractitioners.
DIF:Understand j(comprehension)
OBJ:Compare jand jcontrast jthe jeducational jprograms javailable jfor jprofessional jregistered jnurse
j(RN)jeducation. TOP: j Teaching/Learning MSC: j Management jof jCare
7. A jnurse jattends ja jworkshop jon jcurrent jnursing jissues jprovided jby jthe jAmerican
jNursesjAssociation. jWhich jtype jof jeducation jdid jthe jnurse jreceive?
a. Graduate jeducation
b. Inservice jeducation
c. Continuing jeducation
d. Registered jnurse jeducation
ANS: j C
Continuing jeducation jinvolves jformal, jorganized jeducational jprograms joffered jby
juniversities, jhospitals, jstate jnurses jassociations, jprofessional jnursing jorganizations, jand
jeducational jand jhealth jcare jinstitutions. jAfter jobtaining ja jbaccalaureate jdegree jin jnursing,
jyoujcan jpursue jgraduate jeducation jleading jto ja jmaster’s jor jdoctoral jdegree jin jany jnumber
jof jgraduate jfields, jincluding jnursing. jInservice jeducation jprograms jare jinstruction jor
jtraining jprovided jby ja jhealth jcare jfacility jor jinstitution. jRegistered jnurse jeducation jis jthe
jeducation jpreparation jfor jan jindividual jintending jto jbe jan jRN.
DIF:Apply j(application)
OBJ:Compare jand jcontrast jthe jeducational jprograms javailable jfor jprofessional jregistered jnurse j(RN)
