Foundations of Adult Health Nursing - Chapter 1 The Evolution of Nurs
1. A student inquires about the combination program of practical nurse
education with an associate nursing degree to a nurse educator. The
student tells the nurse that she would like to enter the program and begin
earning as soon as possible. What should the nurse suggest to the
student?: "You can take the licensure exam for practical nurses after qualifying
the first year"
2. The licensed practical nurse (LPN) is assessing a patient with heart
disease. What does the nurse need to assess to understand the illness?:
Environmental factors
3. Accreditation is a higher standard indicating a program has met
preestablished criteria and confers quality. True or false?: True
4. Which action by the nurse is in accordance with the nursing objective
propounded by the theorists Benner and Wrubel in 1989?: The nurse
encourages a chronically ill to engage in social networking
5. One of the cofounders of the American Journal of Nursing was who?: Isabel
Hampton Robb
6. Licensing laws were passed for what purpose?: To protect the public from
unqualified practitioners in most fields and professions
7. Duties and responsibilities of the LPN/LVN are specified by which
organization?: State boards of nursing
8. Which nurse developed the self-care deficit theory, which states that
nursing care becomes necessary when the patient is unable to fulfill certain
needs?: Dorothea Orem
9. Which statement if made by the student nurse indicates a clear
understanding of Maslow's model of human needs?: Human needs higher on
the pyramid are not required for life, but rather to enhance life.
10. The nurse educator tells the student nurse that nurses play a major role
in the health and wellness of medically underserved people. What action
would the nurse take for the well-being of the medically underserved?:
Educate underserved people about health promotion and disease prevention
11. The nurse knows that the range of a patient's total health can be
described on which scale?: The wellness-illness continuum
12. The activity of providing specific services to patients under the direct
supervision of a registered nurse and/or licensed primary health care
provider is the definition of which position?: The LPN/LVN
13. A patient has recently been diagnosed with hypertension. The patient's
primary health care provider prescribes a regimen of weight loss, dietary
modification, and exercise. How is this treatment classified?: Secondary
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