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Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 12th Edition
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1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
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a. Florence Nightingale dt
b. Mary Nutting dt
c. Clara Barton dt
d. Lillian Wald dt
ANS: A dt
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected po
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or sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald came af
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ter Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nutting was i
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nstrumental in moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton founded the American
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Red Cross. Lillian Wald helped open the Henry Street Settlement.
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DIF:Understand (comprehension) dt
OBJ:Discuss the influence of social, historical, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
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2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of nu
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rsing practice is the nurse following?
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a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
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In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to att
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ain expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive data pe
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rtinent to the patient’s health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse analyzes the
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assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the registered nurs
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e implements (carries out) the identified plan.
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3. An experienced medical-
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surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the nurse up
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on initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
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a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner dt
ANS: A dt