Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 11th Edition Potter
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Chapter 01: Nursing Today
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Whichvnursevmostvlikelyvkeptvrecordsvonvsanitationvtechniquesvandvtheveffectsvonvhealth?
a. FlorencevNightingale
b. MaryvNutting
c. ClaravBarton
d. LillianvWald
ANS:v A
Nightingalevwasvthevfirstvpracticingvnursevepidemiologist.vHervstatisticalvanalysesvconnectedvpo
orvsanitationvwithvcholeravandvdysentery.vMaryvNutting,vClaravBarton,vandvLillianvWaldvcamevaf
tervNightingale,veachvcontributingvtovthevnursingvprofessionvinvhervownvway.vMaryvNuttingvwasv
instrumentalvinvmovingvnursingveducationvintovuniversities.vClaravBartonvfoundedvthevAmericanv
RedvCross.v LillianvWaldvhelpedvopenvthevHenryvStreetvSettlement.
DIF:Understandv(comprehension)
OBJ:Discussvthevinfluencevofvsocial,vhistorical,vpolitical,vandveconomicvchangesvonvnursingvpractices.
TOP: Evaluation MSC:v HealthvPromotionvandvMaintenance
2. Thevnursevprescribesvstrategiesvandvalternativesvtovattainvexpectedvoutcome.vWhichvstandardvofvn
ursingvpracticevisvthevnursevfollowing?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS:v C
Invplanning,vthevregisteredvnursevdevelopsvavplanvthatvprescribesvstrategiesvandvalternativesvtovatt
ainvexpectedvoutcomes.vDuringvassessment,vthevregisteredvnursevcollectsvcomprehensivevdatavpe
rtinentvtovthevpatient’svhealthvand/orvthevsituation.vInvdiagnosis,vthevregisteredvnursevanalyzesvthe
vassessmentvdatavtovdeterminevthevdiagnoses vorvissues.vDuringvimplementation,vthevregistered vnu
rsevimplementsv(carriesvout)vthevidentifiedvplan.
DIF:Understandv(comprehension)
OBJ:Discussvthevdevelopmentvofvprofessionalvnursingvroles.
TOP:vPlanningv
MSC:v ManagementvofvCare
3. Anvexperiencedvmedical-
surgicalvnursevchoosesvtovworkvinvobstetrics.vWhichvlevelvofvproficiencyvisvthevnursevup
onvinitialvtransitionvtovthevobstetricalvfloor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advancedvbeginner
ANS:v A
, Avbeginningvnursingvstudentvorvanyvnurseventeringvavsituationvinvwhichvtherevisvnovpreviousvleve
lvofvexperiencev(e.g.,vanvexperiencedvoperatingvroomvnursevchoosesvtovnowvpracticevinvhomevhe
alth)visvanvexamplevofvavnovicevnurse.vAvproficientvnursevperceivesvavpatient’svclinicalvsituationv
asvavwhole,visvablevtovassessvanventirevsituation,vandvcanvreadilyvtransfervknowledgevgainedvfrom
vmultiplevpreviousvexperiencesvtovavsituation.vAvcompetentvnursevunderstandsvthevorganizationv
andvspecificvcarevrequiredvbyvthevtypevofvpatientsv(e.g.,vsurgical,voncology,vorvorthopedicvpatien
ts).vThisvnursevisvavcompetentvpractitionervwhovisvablevtovanticipatevnursingvcarevandvestablishvlo
ng-
rangevgoals.vAvnursevwhovhasvhadvsomevlevelvofvexperiencevwithvthevsituationvisvanvadvancedvbe
ginner.vThisvexperiencevmayvonlyvbevobservationalvinvnature,vbutvthevnursevisvablevtovidentifyvm
eaningfulvaspectsvorvprinciplesvofvnursingvcare.
DIF:Applyv(application)
OBJ:Discussvthevdevelopmentvofvprofessionalvnursingvroles.
TOP:vEvaluationv
MSC:v ManagementvofvCare
4. Avnursevassessesvavpatient’svfluidvstatusvandvdecidesvthatvthevpatientvneedsvtovdrinkvmorevfluids.vT
hevnursevthenvencouragesvthevpatientvtovdrinkvmorevfluids.vWhichvconceptvisvthevnursevdemonstra
ting?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS:v B
Autonomyvisvanvessentialvelementvofvprofessionalvnursingvthatvinvolvesvthevinitiationvofvindepe
ndentvnursingvinterventionsvwithoutvmedicalvorders.vTovobtainvlicensurevinvthevUnitedvStates,vt
hevRNvcandidatevmustvpassvthevNCLEX-RN.vBeyondvthevNCLEX-
RN,vthevnursevmayvchoosevtovworkvtowardvcertificationvinvavspecificvareavofvnursingvpractice.v
Accountabilityvmeansvthatvyouvarevresponsible,vprofessionallyvandvlegally,vforvthevtypevandvqual
ityvofvnursingvcarevprovided.
DIF:Applyv(application)
OBJ:Discussvthevrolesvandvcareervopportunitiesvforvnurses.
TOP:vImplementationv
MSC:v ManagementvofvCare
5. Avnursevpreparesvthevbudgetvandvpoliciesvforvanvintensivevcarevunit.vWhichvrolevisvthevnursevi
mplementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS:v B
, Avmanagervcoordinatesvthevactivitiesvofvmembersvofvthevnursingvstaffvinvdeliveringvnursingvcarev
andvhasvpersonnel,vpolicy,vandvbudgetaryvresponsibilityvforvavspecificvnursingvunitvorvfacility.vA
svanveducator,vyouvexplainvconceptsvandvfactsvaboutvhealth,vdescribevthevreasonvforvroutinevcarev
activities,vdemonstratevproceduresvsuchvasvself-
carevactivities,vreinforcevlearningvorvpatientvbehavior,vandvevaluatevthevpatient’svprogressvinvlear
ning.vAsvavpatientvadvocate,vyouvprotectvyourvpatient’svhumanvandvlegalvrightsvandvprovidevassist
ancevinvassertingvthesevrightsvifvthevneedvarises.vAsvavcaregiver,vyouvhelpvpatientsvmaintainvandvre
gainvhealth,vmanagevdiseasevandvsymptoms,vandvattainvavmaximalvlevelvfunctionvandvindepende
ncevthroughvthevhealingvprocess.
DIF:Applyv(application)
OBJ:Discussvthevrolesvandvcareervopportunitiesvforvnurses.
TOP:vImplementationv
MSC:v ManagementvofvCare
6. Thevnursevhasvbeenvworkingvinvthevclinicalvsettingvforvseveralvyearsvasvanvadvancedvpracticevnu
rse.vHowever,vthevnursevhasvavstrongvdesirevtovpursuevresearchvandvtheoryvdevelopment.vTovfulf
illvthisvdesire,vwhichvprogramvshouldvthevnursevattend?
a. DoctorvofvNursingvSciencevdegreev(DNSc)
b. DoctorvofvPhilosophyvdegreev(PhD)
c. DoctorvofvNursingvPracticevdegreev(DNP)
d. DoctorvinvthevSciencevofvNursingvdegreev(DSN)
ANS:v B
Somevdoctoralvprogramsvpreparevnursesvforvmorevrigorousvresearchvandvtheoryvdevelopmentvan
dvawardvthevresearch-
orientedvDoctorvofvPhilosophyv(PhD)vinvnursing.vProfessionalvdoctoralvprogramsvinvnursingv(DS
NvorvDNSc)vpreparevgraduatesvtovapplyvresearchvfindingsvtovclinicalvnursing.vThevDNPvisvavprac
ticevdoctoratevthatvpreparesvadvancedvpracticevnursesvsuchvasvnursevpractitioners.
DIF:Understandv(comprehension)
OBJ:Comparevandvcontrastvtheveducationalvprogramsvavailablevforvprofessionalvregisteredvnursev(RN)v
education. TOP:v Teaching/Learning MSC:v ManagementvofvCare
7. AvnursevattendsvavworkshopvonvcurrentvnursingvissuesvprovidedvbyvthevAmericanvNursesv
Association.vWhichvtypevofveducationvdidvthevnursevreceive?
a. Graduateveducation
b. Inserviceveducation
c. Continuingveducation
d. Registeredvnurseveducation
ANS:v C
Continuingveducationvinvolvesvformal,vorganizedveducationalvprogramsvofferedvbyvuniversities,
vhospitals,vstatevnursesvassociations,vprofessionalvnursingvorganizations,vandveducational vandvhe
althvcarevinstitutions.vAftervobtainingvavbaccalaureatevdegreevinvnursing,vyouvcanvpursuevgraduate
veducationvleadingvtovavmaster’svorvdoctoralvdegreevinvanyvnumbervofvgraduatevfields,vincludingv
nursing.vInserviceveducationvprogramsvarevinstructionvorvtrainingvprovidedvbyvavhealthvcarevfacil
ityvorvinstitution.vRegisteredvnurseveducationvisvtheveducationvpreparationvforvanvindividualvinten
dingvtovbevanvRN.
DIF:Applyv(application)
OBJ:Comparevandvcontrastvtheveducationalvprogramsvavailablevforvprofessionalvregisteredvnursev(RN)
, education. TOP:v Teaching/Learning MSC:v ManagementvofvCare
8. Avnursevidentifiesvgapsvbetweenvlocalvandvbestvpractices.vWhichvQualityvandvSafetyvEducationvf
orvNursesv(QSEN)vcompetencyvisvthevnursevdemonstrating?
a. Safety
b. Patient-centeredvcare
c. Qualityvimprovement
d. Teamworkvandvcollaboration
ANS:v C
Qualityvimprovementvidentifiesvgapsvbetweenvlocalvandvbestvpractices.vSafetyvminimizesvriskvo
fvharmvtovpatientsvandvprovidersvthroughvbothvsystemveffectivenessvandvindividualvperformanc
e.vPatient-
centeredvcarevrecognizesvthevpatientvorvdesigneevasvthevsourcevofvcontrolvandvfullvpartnervinvprov
idingvcompassionatevandvcoordinatedvcarevbasedvonvrespectvforvpatient’svpreferences,vvalues,va
ndvneeds.vTeamworkvandvcollaborationvallowsveffectivevfunctioningvwithinvnursingvandvinterpr
ofessionalvteams,vfosteringvopenvcommunication,vmutualvrespect,vandvsharedvdecisionvmaking.
DIF:Understandv(comprehension)
OBJ:Discussvthevrolesvandvcareervopportunitiesvforvnurses.
TOP:vEvaluationv
MSC:v ManagementvofvCare
9. Avnursevhasvcompassionvfatigue.vWhatvisvthevnursevexperiencing?
a. Lateralvviolencevandvintrapersonalvconflict
b. Burnoutvandvsecondaryvtraumaticvstress
c. Short-termvgriefvandvsinglevstressor
d. Physicalvandvmentalvexhaustion
ANS:v B
Compassionvfatiguevisvavtermvusedvtovdescribevavstatevofvburnoutvandvsecondaryvtraumaticvst
ress.vCompassionvfatiguevmayvcontributevtovwhatvisvdescribedvasvlateralvviolence
(nurse-
nursevinteractions,vnotvintrapersonal).vFrequent,vintense,vorvprolongedvexposurevtovgriefvandvloss
vplacesvnursesvatvriskvforvdevelopingvcompassionvfatigue.vStressors, vnotvavsinglevstressor,vcontri
butevtovcompassionvfatigue.vPhysicalvandvmentalvexhaustionvdescribesvburnoutvonly.
DIF:Understandv(comprehension)
OBJ:Discussvthevinfluencevofvsocial,vhistorical,vpolitical,vandveconomicvchangesvonvnursingvpractices.
TOP: Assessment MSC:v HealthvPromotionvandvMaintenance
10. Avpatientvisvscheduledvforvsurgery.vWhenvgettingvreadyvtovobtainvthevinformedvconsent,vthevpati
entvtellsvthevnurse,v―Ivhavevnovideavwhatvisvgoingvtovhappen.vIvcouldn’tvaskvanyvquestions.‖vThevn
ursevdoesvnotvallowvthevpatientvtovsignvthevpermitvandvnotifiesvthevhealthvcarevprovidervofvthevsitu
ation.vWhichvrolevisvthevnursevdisplaying?
a. Manager
b. Patientveducator
c. Patientvadvocate
d. Clinicalvnursevspecialist
ANS:v C
