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Chapters 1 - 38 Complete




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,Table of contents
o Chapter 1 Nursing Foundations
o Chapter 2 Nursing Process
o Chapter 3 Laws and Ethics
o Chapter 4 Health and Illness
o Chapter 5 Homeostasis, Adaptation, and Stress
o Chapter 6 Culture and Ethnicity
o Chapter 7 The Nurse–Client Relationship
o Chapter 8 Client Teaching
o Chapter 9 Recording and Reporting
o Chapter 10 Asepsis
o Chapter 11 Admission, Discharge, Transfer, and Referrals
o Chapter 12 Vital Signs
o Chapter 13 Physical Assessment
o Chapter 14 Special Examinations and Tests
o Chapter 15 Nutrition
o Chapter 16 Fluid and Chemical Balance
o Chapter 17 Hygiene
o Chapter 18 Comfort, Rest, and Sleep
o Chapter 19 Safety
o Chapter 20 Pain Management
o Chapter 21 Oxygenation
o Chapter 22 Infection Control
o Chapter 23 Body Mechanics, Positioning, and Moving
o Chapter 24 Fitness and Therapeutic Exercise
o Chapter 25 Mechanical Immobilization
o Chapter 26 Ambulatory Aids
o Chapter 27 Perioperative Care
o Chapter 28 Wound Care
o Chapter 29 Gastrointestinal Intubation
o Chapter 30 Urinary Elimination
o Chapter 31 Bowel Elimination
o Chapter 32 Oral Medications
o Chapter 33 Topical and Inhalant Medications
o Chapter 34 Parenteral Medications
o Chapter 35 Intravenous Medications
o Chapter 36 Airway Management
o Chapter 37 Resuscitation
o Chapter 38 End-of-Life Care
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,Chapter 1 Nursing Foundations
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Florence Nightingales contributions to nursing practice and education:

a. are historically important but have no validity for nursing today.

b. were neither recognized nor appreciated in her own time.

c. were a major factor in reducing the death rate in the Crimean War.

d. were limited only to the care of severe traumatic
wounds. ANSWER: C
By improving sanitation, nutrition ventilation, and handwashing techniques,
Florence Nightingales nurses dramatically reduced the death rate from injuries in
the Crimean War.DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: dm 2 OBJ: Theory #1
TOP: Nursing History KEY: Nursing Process Step:
N/AMSC: NCLEX: N/A
2. Early nursing education and care in the United States:

a. were directed at community health.

b. provided independence for women through education and employment.

c. were an educational model based in institutions of higher learning.

d. have continued to be entirely focused on hospital
nursing.ANSWER: B
Because of the influence of early nursing leaders, nursing education became more
formalizedthrough apprenticeships in Nightingale schools that offered independence
to women througheducation and employment.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: dm 2 OBJ: Theory
#4TOP: Nursing History KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A




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,3. In order to fulfill the common goals defined by nursing theorists (promote wellness,
preventillness, facilitate coping, and restore health), the LPN must take on the roles of:

a. caregiver, educator, and collaborator.

b. nursing assistant, delegator, and environmental specialist.

c. medication dispenser, collaborator, and transporter.

d. dietitian, manager, and
housekeeper.ANSWER: A
In order for the LPN to apply the common goals of nursing, he or she must assume the
roles ofcaregiver, educator, collaborator, manager, and advocate.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: dm 4 OBJ: Theory
#2TOP: Art and Science of Nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step:
N/AMSC: NCLEX: N/A




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,4. Although nursing theories differ in their attempts to define nursing, all of them
base theirbeliefs on common concepts concerning:

a. self-actualization, fundamental needs, and belonging.

b. stress reduction, self-care, and a systems model.

c. curative care, restorative care, and terminal care.

d. human relationships, the environment, and
health. ANSWER: D
Although nursing theories differ, they all base their beliefs on human
relationships, theenvironment, and health.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: dm 4 OBJ: Theory
#2TOP: Nursing Theories KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
5. Standards of care for the nursing practice of the LPN are established by the:

a. Boards of Nursing Examiners in each state.

b. National Council of States Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).

c. American Nurses Association (ANA).

d. National Federation of Licensed Practical
Nurses.ANSWER: D
The National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses modified the standards published
by theANA in 2004 to better fit the role of the LPN.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: dm 5 OBJ: Theory
#2TOP: Standards of Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
6. The LPN demonstrates an evidence-based practice by:

a. using a drug manual to check compatibility of drugs.

b. using scientific information to guide decision making.

c. using medical history of a patient to direct nursing interventions.

d. basing nursing care on advice from an experienced
nurse.ANSWER: B

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,The use of scientific information from high-quality research to guide nursing
decisions isreflective of the application of evidence-based practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: dm 5 OBJ: Theory #3
TOP: Evidence Based Practice KEY: Nursing Process Step:
N/AMSC: NCLEX: N/A
7. Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster established the Henry Street Settlement Service in New
Yorkin 1893 in order to:

a. offer a shelter to injured war veterans.

b. found a nursing apprenticeship.

c. provide health care to poor persons living in tenements.

d. offer better housing to low-income families.




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,ANSWER: C
Henry Street Settlement Service brought the provision of community health care to
the poor people living in tenements.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: dm 2 OBJ: Theory
#4TOP: Growth of Nursing KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
8. An educational pathway for an LPN refers to an LPN:

a. learning on the job and being promoted to a higher level of responsibility.

b. moving from a maternity unit to a more complicated surgical unit.

c. obtaining additional education to move from one level of nursing to another.

d. learning that advancement requires consistent work and
commitment.ANSWER: C
By broadening the educational base, an LPN may advance and build a nursing
career.DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: dm 6 OBJ: Theory #7
TOP: Nursing Education Pathways KEY: Nursing Process Step:
N/AMSC: NCLEX: N/A
9. When diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) were established by Medicare in 1983, the
purposewas to:

a. put patients with the same diagnosis on the same unit.

b. attempt to contain the costs of health care.

c. increase availability of medical care to the elderly.

d. identify a patients condition more
quickly. ANSWER: B
The purpose of instituting DRGs was to contain skyrocketing costs of health
care.DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: dm 8 OBJ: Theory #10
TOP: Health Care Delivery KEY: Nursing Process Step:
N/AMSC: NCLEX: N/A
10. The advent of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) required that nurses working in
health careagencies:

a. record supportive documentation to confirm a patients need for care in order to qualify for
reimburs
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, b. use the DRG rather than their own observations for patient assessment.

c. be aware of the specific drugs related to the diagnosis.

d. acquire cross-training to make staffing more
flexible.ANSWER: A
DRGs required that nurses provide more supportive documentation of their assessments
and identified patient needs to qualify the facility for Medicare reimbursement. Observant
assessmentmight also indicate another DRG classification and consequently more
reimbursement for the facility.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: dm 8 OBJ: Theory
#10TOP: Managed Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A




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,11. If a member of a health maintenance organization (HMO) is having respiratory
problems such as fever, cough, and fatigue for several days and wants to see a
specialist, the person isrequired to go:

a. directly to an emergency room for treatment.

b. to any general practitioner of choice.

c. directly to a respiratory specialist.

d. to a primary care physician for a
referral.ANSWER: D
Participants in an HMO must see their primary physician to receive a referral for a
specialist inorder for the HMO to pay for the care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: dm 9 OBJ: Theory
#11TOP: Managed Care KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
12. An advantage of preferred provider organizations (PPOs) is that:

a. they make insurance coverage of employees less expensive to employers.

b. there are fewer physicians to choose from than in an HMO.

c. long-term relationships with physicians are more likely.

d. patients may go directly to a specialist for
care.ANSWER: A
The use of PPOs allows insurance companies to keep their premiums low and in turn
makes insurance coverage less expensive for the employers. There are usually more
physicians from which to choose than from a HMO, but long-term relationships between
physician and patient cannot be established easily. Patients still must see their primary
physician before being referredto other specialties.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: dm 6 OBJ: Theory #11
TOP: Preferred Provider Organizations KEY: Nursing Process Step:
N/AMSC: NCLEX: N/A
13. After passing the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses
(NCLEX-PN), the nurse is qualified to take an additional certification in the field of:

a. pharmacology.

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, b. care of infants and children.

c. operating room technology.

d. community
health.ANSWER: A
After becoming an LPN, the nurse may apply for additional certification in
pharmacology orlong-term care.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: dm 6 OBJ: Theory #6
TOP: Educational Opportunities KEY: Nursing Process Step:
N/AMSC: NCLEX: N/A
14. Nursing interventions are best defined as activities that:

a. are taken to improve the patients health.




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