Test tBank tFundamentals tof tNursing t9th tEdition tby tCarol tTaylor
tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
FUNDAMENTALS tOF tNURSING t9TH tEDITION
Chapter t1, tIntroduction tto tNursing
An toncology tnurse twith t15 tyears tof texperience, tcertification tin tthe tarea tof toncology tnursing,
tand ta tmaster‘s tdegree tis t t t tconsidered tto tbe tan texpert tin ther tarea tof tpractice tand tworks ton tan
toncology tunit tin ta tlarge tteaching thospital. tBased tupon tthis tdescription, twhich tof tthe tfollowing
tcareer troles tbest tdescribestthis t nurse‘s trole, ttaking tinto taccount ther
1. t qualifications tand texperience?
A) Clinical tnurse tspecialist
B) Nurse tentrepreneur
C) Nurse tpractitioner
D) Nurse teducator
Ans: A
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A tclinical tnurse tspecialist tis ta tnurse twith tan tadvanced tdegree, teducation, tor texperience twho tis
tconsidered tto tbe tan texpert tin ta tspecialized tarea tof tnursing. tThe tclinical tnurse tspecialist tcarries
touttdirect tpatient tcare; tconsultation; tteaching tof tpatients, tfamilies, tand tstaff; tand tresearch. tA
tnurse tpractitioner thas tan tadvanced tdegree tand tworks tin ta tvariety tof tsettings tto tdeliver tprimary
tcare. tA tnurse teducator tusually thas tan tadvanced tdegree tand tteaches tin tthe teducational tor
tclinical tsetting. tAtnurse tentrepreneur t may tmanage ta tclinic tor t health-related tbusiness.
What tguidelines tdo tnurses tfollow tto tidentify tthe tpatient‘s thealth tcare tneeds tand tstrengths, tto
2. testablish tand tcarry tout ta tplan tof tcare tto tmeet tthose tneeds, tand tto tevaluate tthe teffectiveness tof
tthetplan tto tmeet testablished toutcomes?
A) Nursing tprocess
B) ANA tStandards tof tProfessional tPerformance
C) Evidence-based tpractice tguidelines
D) Nurse tPractice tActs
Ans: A
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tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
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tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
The tnursing tprocess tis tone tof tthe tmajor tguidelines tfor tnursing tpractice. tNurses timplement
ttheir troles tthrough tthe tnursing tprocess. tThe tnursing tprocess tis tused tby tthe tnurse tto tidentify
tthe tpatient‘sthealth tcare tneeds tand tstrengths, tto testablish tand tcarry tout ta tplan tof tcare tto tmeet
tthose tneeds, tand tto tevaluate tthe teffectiveness tof tthe tplan tto tmeet t established toutcomes.
Test tBank tFundamentals tof tNursing t9th tEdition tby tCarol tTaylor
tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
,Test tBank tFundamentals tof tNursing t9th tEdition tby tCarol tTaylor
tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
Which tof tthe tfollowing torganizations tis tthe tbest tsource tof tinformation twhen ta tnurse
3. twishes ttotdetermine twhether tan taction tis twithin tthe tscope tof tnursing tpractice?
A) American tNurses tAssociation t(ANA)
B) American tAssociation tof tColleges tin tNursing t(AACN)
C) National tLeague tfor tNursing t(NLN)
D) International tCouncil tof tNurses t(ICN)
Ans: A
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The tANA tproduces tthe t2003 tNursing: tScope tand tStandards tof tPractice, twhich tdefines tthe
tactivitiestspecific tand tunique tto tnursing. tThe tAACN taddresses teducational tstandards, twhile tthe tNLN
tpromotes tand
fosters tvarious taspects tof tnursing.
The tICN tprovides ta tvenue tfor tnational tnursing torganizations tto tcollaborate, tbut tdoes tnot
tdefinetstandards tand tscope tof tpractice.
4. Who tis tconsidered tto tbe tthe tfounder tof tprofessional tnursing?
A) Dorothea tDix
B) Lillian tWald
C) Florence tNightingale
D) Clara tBarton
Ans: tC
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Florence tNightingale tis tconsidered tto tbe tthe tfounder tof tprofessional tnursing. tShe
televated tthetstatus tof tnursing tto ta trespected toccupation, timproved tthe tquality tof tnursing
tcare, tand tfoundedtmodern tnursing teducation. tAlthough tthe tother tchoices tare twomen twho
twere timportant tto tthe tdevelopment tof t nursing, t none tof tthem tis tconsidered tthe tfounder.
5. Which tof tthe tfollowing tnursing tpioneers testablished tthe tRed tCross tin tthe tUnited tStates tin
t1882?
Test tBank tFundamentals tof tNursing t9th tEdition tby tCarol tTaylor
tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
, Test tBank tFundamentals tof tNursing t9th tEdition tby tCarol tTaylor
tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
A) Florence tNightingale
B) Clara tBarton
Test tBank tFundamentals tof tNursing t9th tEdition tby tCarol tTaylor
tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
FUNDAMENTALS tOF tNURSING t9TH tEDITION
Chapter t1, tIntroduction tto tNursing
An toncology tnurse twith t15 tyears tof texperience, tcertification tin tthe tarea tof toncology tnursing,
tand ta tmaster‘s tdegree tis t t t tconsidered tto tbe tan texpert tin ther tarea tof tpractice tand tworks ton tan
toncology tunit tin ta tlarge tteaching thospital. tBased tupon tthis tdescription, twhich tof tthe tfollowing
tcareer troles tbest tdescribestthis t nurse‘s trole, ttaking tinto taccount ther
1. t qualifications tand texperience?
A) Clinical tnurse tspecialist
B) Nurse tentrepreneur
C) Nurse tpractitioner
D) Nurse teducator
Ans: A
Feedback:
A tclinical tnurse tspecialist tis ta tnurse twith tan tadvanced tdegree, teducation, tor texperience twho tis
tconsidered tto tbe tan texpert tin ta tspecialized tarea tof tnursing. tThe tclinical tnurse tspecialist tcarries
touttdirect tpatient tcare; tconsultation; tteaching tof tpatients, tfamilies, tand tstaff; tand tresearch. tA
tnurse tpractitioner thas tan tadvanced tdegree tand tworks tin ta tvariety tof tsettings tto tdeliver tprimary
tcare. tA tnurse teducator tusually thas tan tadvanced tdegree tand tteaches tin tthe teducational tor
tclinical tsetting. tAtnurse tentrepreneur t may tmanage ta tclinic tor t health-related tbusiness.
What tguidelines tdo tnurses tfollow tto tidentify tthe tpatient‘s thealth tcare tneeds tand tstrengths, tto
2. testablish tand tcarry tout ta tplan tof tcare tto tmeet tthose tneeds, tand tto tevaluate tthe teffectiveness tof
tthetplan tto tmeet testablished toutcomes?
A) Nursing tprocess
B) ANA tStandards tof tProfessional tPerformance
C) Evidence-based tpractice tguidelines
D) Nurse tPractice tActs
Ans: A
Feedback:
Test tBank tFundamentals tof tNursing t9th tEdition tby tCarol tTaylor
tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
,Test tBank tFundamentals tof tNursing t9th tEdition tby tCarol tTaylor
tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
The tnursing tprocess tis tone tof tthe tmajor tguidelines tfor tnursing tpractice. tNurses timplement
ttheir troles tthrough tthe tnursing tprocess. tThe tnursing tprocess tis tused tby tthe tnurse tto tidentify
tthe tpatient‘sthealth tcare tneeds tand tstrengths, tto testablish tand tcarry tout ta tplan tof tcare tto tmeet
tthose tneeds, tand tto tevaluate tthe teffectiveness tof tthe tplan tto tmeet t established toutcomes.
Test tBank tFundamentals tof tNursing t9th tEdition tby tCarol tTaylor
tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
,Test tBank tFundamentals tof tNursing t9th tEdition tby tCarol tTaylor
tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
Which tof tthe tfollowing torganizations tis tthe tbest tsource tof tinformation twhen ta tnurse
3. twishes ttotdetermine twhether tan taction tis twithin tthe tscope tof tnursing tpractice?
A) American tNurses tAssociation t(ANA)
B) American tAssociation tof tColleges tin tNursing t(AACN)
C) National tLeague tfor tNursing t(NLN)
D) International tCouncil tof tNurses t(ICN)
Ans: A
Feedback:
The tANA tproduces tthe t2003 tNursing: tScope tand tStandards tof tPractice, twhich tdefines tthe
tactivitiestspecific tand tunique tto tnursing. tThe tAACN taddresses teducational tstandards, twhile tthe tNLN
tpromotes tand
fosters tvarious taspects tof tnursing.
The tICN tprovides ta tvenue tfor tnational tnursing torganizations tto tcollaborate, tbut tdoes tnot
tdefinetstandards tand tscope tof tpractice.
4. Who tis tconsidered tto tbe tthe tfounder tof tprofessional tnursing?
A) Dorothea tDix
B) Lillian tWald
C) Florence tNightingale
D) Clara tBarton
Ans: tC
Feedback:
Florence tNightingale tis tconsidered tto tbe tthe tfounder tof tprofessional tnursing. tShe
televated tthetstatus tof tnursing tto ta trespected toccupation, timproved tthe tquality tof tnursing
tcare, tand tfoundedtmodern tnursing teducation. tAlthough tthe tother tchoices tare twomen twho
twere timportant tto tthe tdevelopment tof t nursing, t none tof tthem tis tconsidered tthe tfounder.
5. Which tof tthe tfollowing tnursing tpioneers testablished tthe tRed tCross tin tthe tUnited tStates tin
t1882?
Test tBank tFundamentals tof tNursing t9th tEdition tby tCarol tTaylor
tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
, Test tBank tFundamentals tof tNursing t9th tEdition tby tCarol tTaylor
tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
A) Florence tNightingale
B) Clara tBarton
Test tBank tFundamentals tof tNursing t9th tEdition tby tCarol tTaylor
tPamela tLynn tJennifer tBartlett.
