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NURS 307 Exam 1 questions with correct answer1
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NURS 307 Exam 1 questions with correct answersWhat are the four broad aims of nursing? Correct Answer-1. To promote
health
2. To prevent illness
3. To restore health
4. To facilitate coping with disability or death
A client admitted to the telemetry floor informs the nurse that he has an
advance directive and does not wish to be resuscitated if his heart stops
beating. The client takes a copy of the advance directive from his wallet
and hands it to the nurse. The nurse documents on the EHR that the
client has a advance directive, makes a copy of the advance directive,
and immediately informs the client's physician. In this situation, what is
the nursing role demonstrated by the nurse?
A. Leader
B. Advocate
C. Counselor
D. Researcher Correct Answer-Advocate
A nurse has recently completed the administration of seasonal influenza
vaccinations for the residents of a long-term care facility. Which aim of
nursing has the nurse most clearly demonstrated?
A. Facilitating coping
B. Promoting health
C. Preventing illness
D. Restoring health Correct Answer-Preventing illness
,Which nursing action best exemplifies the nurse's role in promoting
health?
A. Performing deep suctioning on a patient who has a tracheostomy
B. Facilitating a support group for the friends and families of clients
effected by stroke
C. Administering a beta-adrenergic blocker and diuretic to a client who
has a history of hypertension
D. Encouraging a group of junior high school students to engage in
regular physical activity Correct Answer-Encouraging a group of junior
high school students to engage in regular physical activity
Which of the following is a characteristic of nursing practiced from early
civilization to the 16th century?
A. The physician was the priest who treated disease with prayer
B. Most early civilizations believed that illness had supernatural causes
C. The nurse was a nun committed to caring for the needy and homeless
D. Nursing changed from a spiritual focus to an emphasis on knowledge
expansion Correct Answer-Most early civilizations believed that illness
had supernatural causes
What was one barrier to the development of the nursing profession in the
United States after the Civil War?
A. Lack of influence from nursing leaders
B. Lack of educational standards
C. Independence of nursing orders
,D. Hospital-based schools of nursing Correct Answer-Lack of
educational standards
Which individual provided community-based care and founded public
health nursing?
A. Lillian Ward
B. Sojourner Truth
C. Mary Adelaide Nutting
D. Clara Barton Correct Answer-Lillian Ward
The standards of practice provides nurses with:
A. Measurment of criteria for payment
B. Evaluation of care provided by nurses
C. Legislation for health care reform
D. Guidelines for providing care Correct Answer-Guidelines for
providing care
The client's plan of care is created by the nurse using which guideline for
nursing practice?
A. ANA Standards of Nursing Practice
B. Nursing Process
C. Nursing's Social Policy Statement
D. Nurse Practice Act Correct Answer-Nursing process
, Which theory emphasizes the relationships between the whole and the
parts, and describes how parts function and behave?
A. Developmental theory
B. Adaptation theory
C. General systems theory
D. Nursing theory Correct Answer-General systems theory
A nurse researcher is examining the cause-and-effect relationship
between the consumption of tap water containing minimal amounts of
bleach, and the incidence of cancer in rats. The research is taking place
in a laboratory setting. What type of quantitative research is being used
based upon this description?
A. Experimental research
B. Correlational research
C. Quasi-experimental research
D. Descriptive research Correct Answer-Experimental research
When looking at a model for evidence-based practice, what is the final
step of the process?
A. Evaluating practice change
B. Searching the literature
C. Formulating a clinical question
D. Appraising evidence Correct Answer-Evaluating practice change
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