Test Bank For Nursing Now, Today's Issues, Tomorrows Trends, 9th Edition by Joseph Catalano / Nursing Now Ninth Edition Test Bank.
Joseph Catalano, 9781719649773, Test Bank / Catalano 9e Test Bank For Nursing Now (Today's Issues, Tomorrows Trends).
1. Nurses are often the primary, and frequently the only, defendants named when
errors are made that result in injury to the patient. This is due to which concept
associated with the nursing profession?
1. Autonomy
2. Accountability
3. Precision
4. Specificity
ANS: 2
Page: 4
Feedback
1. This is incorrect. The autonomous nature of the nursing
profession has no impact on nurses acting as defendants in
court cases.
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2. This is correct. Nurses must be accountable and
demonstrate a high level of responsibility for the care and
services they provide.
3. This is incorrect. The precision with which nurses must
practice has no impact on nurses acting as defendants in
court cases.
4. This is incorrect. The specificity with which nurses must
practice has no impact on nurses acting as defendants in
court cases.
2. If a nurse uses information from research as the basis for making decisions about
providing care, this nurse is engaging in which type of practice?
1. Client-based practice
2. Physician-based practice
3. Evidence-based practice
4. Provider-based practice
ANS: 3
Page: 5
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Feedback
1. This is incorrect. Client-based care does not use
information from research as the basis for making
decisions.
2. This is incorrect. Physician-based care does not use
information from research as the basis for making
decisions.
3. This is correct. Evidence-based care uses information from
research as the basis for making decisions.
4. This is incorrect. Provider-based care does not use
information from research as the basis for making
decisions.
3. Today’s nurses are often found in remote and often hostile areas, providing care
for the sick and dying, working 12-hour shifts, being on call, and working rotating
shifts. This is why nursing is universally known as which type of profession?
1. Altruistic
2. Synergistic
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3. Optimistic
4. Pragmatic
ANS: 1
Page: 5
Feedback
1. This is correct. Nursing has been viewed universally as an
altruistic profession composed of selfless individuals who
place the lives and well-being of their patients above their
own personal safety.
2. This is incorrect. Nursing is not viewed universally as a
synergistic profession.
3. This is incorrect. Nursing is not viewed universally as an
optimistic profession.
4. This is incorrect. Nursing is not viewed universally as a
pragmatic profession.
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