Test Bank Fundamentals of Nursing 9th
Edition by Carol Taylor Pamela Lynn
Jennifer Bartlett.
,FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 9TH EDITION
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Chapter 1, Introduction to Nursing
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An?oncology?nurse?with?15?years?of?experience,?certification?in?the?area?of?oncology?nursing,?and?a?m
aster‘s?degree?is????considered?to?be?an?expert?in?her?area?of?practice?and?works?on?an?oncology?unit?in?a?lar
ge?teaching?hospital.?Based?upon?this?description,?which?of?the?following?career?roles?best?describes?this?n
urse‘s?role,?taking?into?account?her
1.? qualifications?and?experience?
A) Clinical?nurse?specialist
B) Nurse?entrepreneur
C) Nurse?practitioner
D) Nurse?educator
Ans: A
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A?clinical?nurse?specialist?is?a?nurse?with?an?advanced?degree,?education,?or?experience?who?is?consid
ered?to?be?an?expert?in?a?specialized?area?of?nursing.?The?clinical?nurse?specialist?carries?out?direct?pati
ent?care;?consultation;?teaching?of?patients,?families,?and?staff;?and?research.?A?nurse?practitioner?has?
an?advanced?degree?and?works?in?a?variety?of?settings?to?deliver?primary?care.?A?nurse?educator?usuall
y?has?an?advanced?degree?and?teaches?in?the?educational?or?clinical?setting.?A?nurse?entrepreneur?may?
manage?a?clinic?or?health-related?business.
What?guidelines?do?nurses?follow?to?identify?the?patient‘s?health?care?needs?and?strengths,?to?establish?
2. and?carry?out?a?plan?of?care?to?meet?those?needs,?and?to?evaluate?the?effectiveness?of?the?plan?to?meet?es
tablished?outcomes?
A) Nursing?process
B) ANA?Standards?of?Professional?Performance
C) Evidence-based?practice?guidelines
D) Nurse?Practice?Acts
Ans: A
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The?nursing?process?is?one?of?the?major?guidelines?for?nursing?practice.?Nurses?implement?their?role
s?through?the?nursing?process.?The?nursing?process?is?used?by?the?nurse?to?identify?the?patient‘s?health
?care?needs?and?strengths,?to?establish?and?carry?out?a?plan?of?care?to?meet?those?needs,?and?to?evaluat
e?the?effectiveness?of?the?plan?to?meet?established?outcomes.
, Which?of?the?following?organizations?is?the?best?source?of?information?when?a?nurse?wishes?to?d
3. etermine?whether?an?action?is?within?the?scope?of?nursing?practice?
A) American?Nurses?Association?(ANA)
B) American?Association?of?Colleges?in?Nursing?(AACN)
C) National?League?for?Nursing?(NLN)
D) International?Council?of?Nurses?(ICN)
Ans: A
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The?ANA?produces?the?2003?Nursing:?Scope?and?Standards?of?Practice,?which?defines?the?activities?s
pecific?and?unique?to?nursing.?The?AACN?addresses?educational?standards,?while?the?NLN?promotes?and
fosters?various?aspects?of?nursing.
The?ICN?provides?a?venue?for?national?nursing?organizations?to?collaborate,?but?does?not?define?standar
ds?and?scope?of?practice.
4. Who?is?considered?to?be?the?founder?of?professional?nursing?
A) Dorothea?Dix
B) Lillian?Wald
C) Florence?Nightingale
D) Clara?Barton
Ans:?C
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Florence?Nightingale?is?considered?to?be?the?founder?of?professional?nursing.?She?elevated?the?st
atus?of?nursing?to?a?respected?occupation,?improved?the?quality?of?nursing?care,?and?founded?mo
dern?nursing?education.?Although?the?other?choices?are?women?who?were?important?to?the?deve
lopment?of?nursing,?none?of?them?is?considered?the?founder.
5. Which?of?the?following?nursing?pioneers?established?the?Red?Cross?in?the?United?States?in?1882?
A) Florence?Nightingale
B) Clara?Barton
, C) Dorothea?Dix
D) Jane?Addams
Ans:?B
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Clara?Barton?volunteered?to?care?for?wounds?and?feed?union?soldiers?during?the?civil?war,?served?as?th
e?supervisor?of?nurses?for?the?Army?of?the?James,?organized?hospitals?and?nurses,?and?established?the?
Red?Cross?in?the?United?States?in?1882.
A?nurse?practitioner?is?caring?for?a?couple?who?are?the?parents?of?an?infant?diagnosed?with?Down?Synd
6. rome.?The?nurse?makes?referrals?for?a?parent?support?group?for?the?family.?This?is?an?example
of?which?nursing?role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
Ans:?C
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Counseling?skills?involve?the?use?of?therapeutic?interpersonal?communication?skills?to?provide?infor
mation,?make?appropriate?referrals,?and?facilitate?the?patient‘s?problem-solving?and?decision-
?making?skills.?The?teacher/educator?uses?communication?skills?to?assess,?implement,?and?evaluate?i
ndividualized?teaching?plans?to?meet?learning?needs?of?clients?and?their?families.?A?leader?displays?an?
assertive,?self-
confident?practice?of?nursing?when?providing?care,?effecting?change,?and?functioning?with?groups.?T
he?collaborator?uses?skills?in?organization,?communication,?and?advocacy?to?facilitate?the?functions?o
f?all?members?of?the?health?care?team?as?they?provide?patient?care.
7.?A?nurse?is?providing?nursing?care?in?a?neighborhood?clinic?to?single,?pregnant?teens.?Which?of?the?foll
owing?actions?is?the?best?example?of?using?the?counselor?role?as?a?nurse?
A) Discussing?the?legal?aspects?of?adoption?for?teens?wishing?to?place?their?infants?with?a?family
B) Searching?the?Internet?for?information?on?child?care?for?the?teens?who?wish?to?return?to?school
C) Conducting?a?client?interview?and?documenting?the?information?on?the?client‘s?chart
D) Referring?a?teen?who?admits?having?suicidal?thoughts?to?a?mental?health?care?specialist
Ans: D
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