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Which of the following is a criteria that defines nursing as a profession?
A. an undefined body of knowledge
B. a dependence on the medical profession
C. an ability to diagnose medical problems
D. a profession that places patients in the center of care - D. a profession that places
patients in the center of care
Amy Jones, a high school senior wants to become a nurse midwife. What nursing
degree will she need to attain this goal?
A. license practical nurse
B. masters degree
C. baccalaureate degree
D. associate degree - B. masters degree
What is the primary purpose of standards of nursing practice?
A. to establish nursing as a profession and a discipline
B. to provide a method by which nurses perform skills rapidly
C. to help ensure knowledgable, safe, comprehensive nursing care
D. to enable nurses to have a voice in healthcare policy - C. to help ensure
knowledgable, safe, comprehensive nursing care
,Which age group in the population is expanding most rapidly, resulting in changes in the
delivery of healthcare?
A. older adults
B. young adults
C. newborns
D. school-aged children - A. older adults
What nursing activity would meet the broad nursing aim of facilitating coping with
disability and death?
A. conducting a blood pressure screening program
B. performing a physical assessment on a patient
C. administering intravenous fluids and oral medication
D. referring patients and families to community support groups - D. referring patients
and families to community support groups
A competent adult patient is scheduled for surgery. Who signs the information consent
form to allow for the surgery?
A. the spouse
B. the physician
C. the patient
D. the nurse - C. the patient
A nurse has taken a telephone order from a physician for an emergency medication.
The dose of the medication is abnormally high. What should the nurse do next?
A. administer the medication based on the order
B. question the order for the medication
C. refuse to administer the medication
D. document concerns about the order - B. question the order for the medication
A patient gets out of bed following hip surgery and falls and re-injures her hip. The
nurse caring for her knows that it is her duty to make sure an incident report is filed.
Which of the following statements accurate describe the correct procedure for filing an
incident report?
A. The physician in charge should fill out the report
B. The names of the staff involved need not to be included
C. The report will be used for disciplinary action against the staff
,D. The report should contain all the facts related to the incident - D. the report should
contain all the facts related to the incident
The family of a patient in a burn unit asks the nurse for information. The nurse sits with
the family and discusses their concerns. What type of communication is this?
A. small group
B. interpersonal
C. organization
D. intrapersonal - A. small group
A nurse is sitting near a patient while conducting a health history. The patient keeps
edging away from the nurse. What might this mean in terms of personal space?
A. The nurse is too far away from the patient
B. The nurse is in the patient's personal space
C. The patient does not like the nurse
D. The patient has concerns about the questions - B. The nurse is in the patient's
personal space
Which of the following is an example of a closed-ended question or statement?
A. "Did you take those drugs?"
B. "How did that medication make you feel?"
C. "Tell me about things that relieve your pain?"
D. "Describe the type of pain you have." - A. "Did you take those drugs?"
A nurse tells a patient, "Why won't you get out of bed? Are you always this lazy? This is
an example of which fo the following barriers to communication?
A. using leading questions
B. using probing questions
C. using judgmental language
D. using comments that give advice - C. using judgmental language
Which of the following is an essential component in the definition of patient learning?
A. decreases stress
B. can be evaluated
C. cannot be confirmed
D. increases self-worth - B. can be evaluated
, A patient tells the nurse that he does not want to answer any questions while his wife is
present at the bedside. By respecting and supporting the patient's right, what is the
nurse demonstrating?
A. justice
B. altruism
C. advocacy
D. confidentiality - D. confidentiality
While at lunch, a nurse heard other nurses at a nearby table talking about a patient they
did not life. When they asked him what he thought, he politely refused to join in the
conversation. What value was the nurse demonstrating?
A. basic respect for human dignity
B. men do not gossip with women
C. a low value on collegiality and friendship
D. the importance of food in meeting a basic human need - A. basic respect for human
dignity
Using Erikson's theory, which of the following activities would the nurse use to provide a
sense of fulfillment and purpose in later adulthood?
A. making a commitment to others
B. trying on new and different roles
C. reminiscing about life events
D. becoming involved within the community - C. reminiscing about life events
Which of the following is an important role for the nurse when incorporating principles
and theories of growth and development?
A. initiate interventions to meet specific outcomes of care
B. provide physical care to meet needs of young children
C. initiate activities that involve passive interactions with others
D. provide developmentally challenging environments and experiences - D. provide
developmentally challenging environments and experiences
While conducting a health assessment with an older adult, the nurse notices it takes the
person longer to answer the questions than with younger patients. What should the
nurse do?
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