A nurse is planning education for a patient who is scheduled for a diagnostic procedure
to rule out a cerebral aneurysm. Which aspect of nursing does the nurse use as the
basis for education?
A. Art of nursing
B. Science of nursing
C. Caring aspect of nursing
D. Holistic approach to nursing - answerB.
A group of students in a community health course is discussing disaster management.
Which nursing leader will the students identify as the founder of the Red Cross?
A. Clara Barton
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Lillian Wald
D. Lavinia Dock - answerA. Clara Barton
A nurse is engaged in community health promotion activities. What activity best reflects
this type of health promotion?
A. Teaching about fall prevention and home safety at a senior center
B. Holding a blood glucose screening for diabetes at a local church
C. Educating hospice volunteers on therapeutic communication
D. Providing education on crutch walking to a child with a fractured tibia - answerA.
Teaching about fall prevention and home safety at a senior center
A nurse historian is researching changes in professional nursing and nursing education
in the mid-20th century. What trend promoted advancement of the profession and of
nursing education?
A. Increased need for nurses and knowledge explosion led to emphasis on education.
B. Focus on the war effort slowed development of knowledge in medicine and
technology.
C. Role of the nurse focused on acute technical skills used in hospital settings.
D. Nursing care was dependent on the medical profession to define its priorities. -
answerA. Increased need for nurses and knowledge explosion led to emphasis on
education.
According to Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (ANA, 2021), "Nursing is the
diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals,
families, groups, communities, and populations in recognition of the connection of all
humanity. Which actions are consistent with these nursing roles? Select all that apply.
, A. Offering emotional support to a patient overwhelmed by a new diagnosis of ovarian
cancer
B. Making a diagnosis of appendicitis when a patient reports right lower quadrant pain
C. Providing classes on nutrition and physical activity at a senior center
D. Administering an antibiotic to a patient with a documented infection
E. Working with the health department to provide free influenza vaccinations to children
F. Requesting the health care provider change prescription for the patient whose pain is
still unrelieved - answerA. Offering emotional support to a patient overwhelmed by a
new diagnosis of ovarian cancer
C. Providing classes on nutrition and physical activity at a senior center
D. Administering an antibiotic to a patient with a documented infection
E. Working with the health department to provide free influenza vaccinations to children
F. Requesting the health care provider change prescription for the patient whose pain is
still unrelieved
A nurse working in a rehabilitation facility focuses on the goal of restoring health for
patients. Which nursing interventions could the nurse use to meet this goal? Select all
that apply.
A. Counseling adolescents in a drug rehabilitation program
B. Performing range-of-motion exercises for a patient on bedrest
C. Demonstrating insulin injection to a patient with diabetes
D. Recommending a yoga class for a busy executive
E. Providing hospice care for a patient with end-stage cancer
F. Teaching a nutrition class at a local high school - answerA. Counseling adolescents
in a drug rehabilitation program
B. Performing range-of-motion exercises for a patient on bedrest
C. Demonstrating insulin injection to a patient with diabetes
Nursing students are learning about the criteria that establish nursing as a profession.
Which statements by the students indicate they have correctly described characteristics
of a profession? Select all that apply.
A. Nursing is composed of a well-defined body of general knowledge.
B. Nursing interventions are dependent upon medical practice.
C. Nursing is a recognized authority by a professional group.
D. Nursing practice is regulated by the medical profession.
E. Nursing has a code of ethics.
F. Nursing is influenced by ongoing research. - answerC. Nursing is a recognized
authority by a professional group.
E. Nursing has a code of ethics.
F. Nursing is influenced by ongoing research.
A nurse considers returning to school to obtain a master's degree in nursing. Which
practice discipline requiring graduate level education could the nurse consider?
A. Rehabilitation nurse
B. Critical care nurse
C. Oncology nurse
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