TEST BANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 11TH
EDITION BY Potter, Perry, Stockert & Hall/ALL CHAPTERS 1-
50 INCLUDED |COMPLETE GUIDE A+ LATEST UPDATE
(2024/2025)
,Chapter 01: Nursing Today
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which caregiver most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Mary Nutting
c. Clara Barton
d. Lillian Wald
ANSWER:->>> A
EXPLANATION: Nightingale was the first practicing caregiver epidemiologist. Her
statistical analyses connected poor sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara
Barton, and Lillian Wald came after Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession
in her own way. Mary Nutting was instrumental in moving nursing education into
universities. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the
Henry Street Settlement.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
TOP: Evaluation MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The caregiver prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which
standard of nursing practice is the caregiver following?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANSWER:->>> C
EXPLANATION: In planning, the registered caregiver develops a plan that prescribes
strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered
caregiver collects comprehensive data pertinent to the CLIENT’s health and/or the situation.
In diagnosis, the registered caregiver analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses
or issues. During implementation, the registered caregiver implements (carries out) the
identified plan.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOP: Planning
MSC: Management of Care
3. An experienced medical-surgical caregiver chooses to work in obstetrics. Which
level of proficiency is the caregiver upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner
ANSWER:->>> A
, EXPLANATION: A beginning nursing student or any caregiver entering a situation in which
there is no previous level of experience (e.g., an experienced operating room caregiver
chooses to now practice in home health) is an example of a novice caregiver. A proficient
caregiver perceives a CLIENT’s clinical situation as a whole, is able to assess an entire
situation, and can readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous experiences to a
situation. A competent caregiver understands the organization and specific care required by
the type of CLIENTs (e.g., surgical, oncology, or orthopedic CLIENTs). This caregiver is a
competent practitioner who is able to anticipate nursing care and establish long-range goals.
A caregiver who has had some level of experience with the situation is an advanced beginner.
This experience may only be observational in nature, but the caregiver is able to identify
meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the development of professional nursing roles. TOP: Evaluation
MSC: Management of Care
4. A caregiver assesses a CLIENT’s fluid status and decides that the CLIENT needs to drink
more fluids. The caregiver then encourages the CLIENT to drink more fluids. Which concept
is the caregiver demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANSWER:->>> B
EXPLANATION: Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the
initiation of independent nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in
the United States, the RN candidate must pass the NCLEX-RN. Beyond the NCLEX-RN,
the caregiver may choose to work toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice.
Accountability means that you are responsible, professionally and legally, for the type and
quality of nursing care provided.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for caregivers. TOP: Implementation
MSC: Management of Care
5. A caregiver prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the
caregiver implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANSWER:->>> B
, EXPLANATION: A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in
delivering nursing care and has personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific
nursing unit or facility. As an educator, you explain concepts and facts about health, describe
the reason for routine care activities, demonstrate procedures such as self-care activities,
reinforce learning or CLIENT behavior, and evaluate the CLIENT’s progress in learning. As
a CLIENT advocate, you protect your CLIENT’s human and legal rights and provide
assistance in asserting these rights if the need arises. As a caregiver, you help CLIENTs
maintain and regain health, manage disease and symptoms, and attain a maximal level
function and independence through the healing process.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Discuss the roles and career opportunities for caregivers. TOP: Implementation
MSC: Management of Care
6. The caregiver has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced
practice caregiver. However, the caregiver has a strong desire to pursue research and theory
development. To fulfill this desire, which program should the caregiver attend?
a. Doctor of Nursing Science degree (DNSc)
b. Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD)
c. Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP)
d. Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN)
ANSWER:->>> B
EXPLANATION: Some doctoral programs prepare caregivers for more rigorous research and
theory development and award the research-oriented Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in nursing.
Professional doctoral programs in nursing (DSN or DNSc) prepare graduates to apply
research findings to clinical nursing. The DNP is a practice doctorate that prepares advanced
practice caregivers such as caregiver practitioners.
DIF:Understand (comprehension)
OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional registered caregiver
(RN) education. TOP: Teaching/Learning MSC: Management of Care
7. A caregiver attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the American
Caregivers Association. Which type of education did the caregiver receive?
a. Graduate education
b. Inservice education
c. Continuing education
d. Registered caregiver education
ANSWER:->>> C
EXPLANATION: Continuing education involves formal, organized educational programs
offered by universities, hospitals, state caregivers associations, professional nursing
organizations, and educational and health care institutions. After obtaining a baccalaureate
degree in nursing, you can pursue graduate education leading to a master’s or doctoral degree
in any number of graduate fields, including nursing. Inservice education programs are
instruction or training provided by a health care facility or institution. Registered caregiver
education is the education preparation for an individual intending to be an RN.
DIF:Apply (application)
OBJ:Compare and contrast the educational programs available for professional registered caregiver (RN)
