Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, and Management, 8th Edition CHAPTER 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,9,10,'''''''.......................

What should the RN do when asked to accept a patient assignment that he or she may feel unqualified to manage? a. Accept the assignment as appropriate if assigned by a legitimate power. b. Be primarily concerned with the number of patients being assigned. c. Ask how other nurses have handled the...

1. A patient observes the practitioner burning a dried herb on the needle during an acupuncture session and asks about this practice. The practitioner responds by referring to this practice using what term? a. Doshas b. Moxibustion c. Yoga d. Kapha ANS: B Applying heat to the acupoints is te...

Which nursing theory might a nurse use as a conceptual framework to determine how to meet the needs of immigrants while ensuring provision of high-quality and culturally sensitive care? a. Martha Rogers’ nursing theory b. Dorothea Orem’s nursing theory c. Hildegard Peplau’s nursing theory...

Consumers are concerned with security issues related to their confidential health information being placed in an electronic health record (EHR). However, when the security of the EHR is compared with that of paper-and-pencil records, the EHR has been proven to be what? a. More secure b. Less sec...

1. A client arrives in active labor and exhibits toxemia with irregular fetal heart tones. The client is an immigrant and is uninsured. Which act would prevent the client from being transferred to another facility? a. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Law b. Health Insurance Porta...

1. Which item below correctly describes the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predictions by 2020? a. Positions that historically required registered nurses will be filled by unlicensed personnel. b. The job growth rate for RNs will surpass job growth in all other occupations. c. The need for hos...

The advanced practice nurse who is seeking information about requirements for practice in a specialized area should contact what nursing organization? a. American Nurses Association (ANA) b. National League for Nursing (NLN) c. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) d. National Council of ...

What term is used to identify that a student nurse’s competency is determined based on actual client care rather than traditional testing methods? a. Core practice competencies b. Continuing competence c. Distance learning d. Performance-based assessment ANS: D Performance-based assessment ...

Institutional review boards determine whether research studies involving human subjects will achieve what? a. Publication b. Increase the body of nursing knowledge c. Avoid causing harm to research subjects d. Funding ANS: C The institutional review board (also called the human subjects commi...

An older adult client was admitted to the hospital with the condition classified as “pneumonia.” Reimbursement for care was based on a predetermined fixed price. What is this classification system referred to as? a. Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) b. Subjective symptom management c. Acuity ...

1. How is the term Ethics as applied to nursing best defined? a. Doing what is best for the client b. Making good decisions about care c. Care based on keeping with the values of the client d. Rules for providing competent care that is based on scientific principles ANS: C Nursing ethics is a ...

A priority action for the nurse who works with culturally diverse clients to complete initially is completion of additional form of support? a. A sign language course b. Cultural self-assessment c. Cultural client assessment d. A conversational Spanish course ANS: B The first step to becoming...

According to the Palliative Performance Scale which patient is considered to possess 70% of normal function? a. 40 year old diagnosed with AIDS whose condition makes it impossible to hold a job. b. 70 year old diagnosed with end stage renal failure who spends most of the day in bed. c. 50 year...

LTIPLE CHOICE 1. Nurses in a unionized hospital are paid “compensatory pay” when working holidays equal to the number of hours worked with no extra compensation. Although they have suggested changes during the annual survey of employee satisfaction, management refuses to consider another sys...