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Chapter 01; Professional Nursing
Potter; Essentials for Nursing Practice, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which action by the nurse demonstrates implementation of Florence Nightingale’s original theories
about nursing care?
a. The patient is gently bathed and given fresh linens after giving birth.
b. The nurse forms a close therapeutic relationship with the patient.
c. The nurse helps the patient conserve energy for healing processes.
d. The nurse views the patient as a unique, ever-changing energy field.
ANSWER ; A
Florence Nightingale worked to improve sanitation and healing environments for patients. Gently
bathing and providing fresh linens to patients is an example of Nightingale’s theory in practice.
Formation of a close therapeutic relationship with the patient, energy conservation, and viewing
patients as energy fields were not concepts included in Nightingale’s theory of nursing practice.
DIF; Cognitive Level; Apply (Application)
OBJ; Discuss the influence of social, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
TOP; Nursing Process; Implementation MSC; NCLEX; Basic Care and Comfort
2. The nurse is mandated by the state to complete 25 contact hours of nursing education before the
nursing license may be renewed. Which term best describes this requirement?
a. In-service education d. Certification education
b. Advanced education
c. Continuing education ANSWER ; C
Continuing education is required for professionals in many states. Continuing education involves
formal, organized educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses’ associations,
professional nursing organizations, and educational and health care institutions. In-service education
programs are instruction or training provided by a health care agency or institution designed to
increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other health care professionals
employed by the institution. Some roles for RNs in nursing require advanced graduate degrees, such
as a clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner.
DIF; Cognitive Level; Apply (Application)
, OBJ; Discuss the importance of education in professional nursing practice.
TOP; Nursing Process; Communication and Documentation
MSC; NCLEX; Management of Care
3. The nurse is caring for a patient who suddenly becomes acutely short of breath. The nurse elevates
the head of the patient’s bed, checks the patient’s pulse oximetry, and administers 2 L of oxygen before
notifying the patient’s physician. Which term best describes the actions of the nurse?
a. Accountability
, b. Autonomy
c. Licensure
d. Certification
ANSWER ; B
Autonomy is essential to professional nursing and involves the initiation of independent nursing
interventions without medical orders. Accountability meAnswer that you are professionally and
legally responsible for the type and quality of nursing care provided. To obtain licensure in the United
States, RN candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN® examination administered by the individual State
Boards of Nursing to obtain a nursing license. Beyond the NCLEX-RN®, some nurses choose to work
toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice.
DIF; Cognitive Level; Apply (Application)
OBJ; Discuss the characteristics of professionalism in nursing.
TOP; Nursing Process; Implementation MSC; NCLEX; Management of Care
4. Which type of program is appropriate to educate staff about new fall prevention protocols that are to
be implemented on the nursing unit?
a. In-service education
b. Advanced education
c. Continuing education
d. Certification education
ANSWER ; A
In-service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care agency or
institution designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other health care
professionals empNloyRe d bIy t hGe i nBsU
t.i t uCtSi oMnN. Some
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educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses’ associations, professional nursing
organizations, and educational and health care institutions.
DIF; Cognitive Level; Apply (Application)
OBJ; Discuss the importance of education in professional nursing practice.
TOP; Nursing Process; Teaching and Learning
MSC; NCLEX; Management of Care
5. Which program is appropriate for a nurse who wishes to become an expert in ostomy and wound
care?
a. Specialty certification
b. Master of Science program
c. Doctoral degree program
d. Continuing education program
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,Test Bank For Essentials for Nursing Practice 9th Edition
(Potter 2023) All Chapters
Chapter 01; Professional Nursing
Potter; Essentials for Nursing Practice, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which action by the nurse demonstrates implementation of Florence Nightingale’s original theories
about nursing care?
a. The patient is gently bathed and given fresh linens after giving birth.
b. The nurse forms a close therapeutic relationship with the patient.
c. The nurse helps the patient conserve energy for healing processes.
d. The nurse views the patient as a unique, ever-changing energy field.
ANSWER ; A
Florence Nightingale worked to improve sanitation and healing environments for patients. Gently
bathing and providing fresh linens to patients is an example of Nightingale’s theory in practice.
Formation of a close therapeutic relationship with the patient, energy conservation, and viewing
patients as energy fields were not concepts included in Nightingale’s theory of nursing practice.
DIF; Cognitive Level; Apply (Application)
OBJ; Discuss the influence of social, political, and economic changes on nursing practices.
TOP; Nursing Process; Implementation MSC; NCLEX; Basic Care and Comfort
2. The nurse is mandated by the state to complete 25 contact hours of nursing education before the
nursing license may be renewed. Which term best describes this requirement?
a. In-service education d. Certification education
b. Advanced education
c. Continuing education ANSWER ; C
Continuing education is required for professionals in many states. Continuing education involves
formal, organized educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses’ associations,
professional nursing organizations, and educational and health care institutions. In-service education
programs are instruction or training provided by a health care agency or institution designed to
increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other health care professionals
employed by the institution. Some roles for RNs in nursing require advanced graduate degrees, such
as a clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner.
DIF; Cognitive Level; Apply (Application)
, OBJ; Discuss the importance of education in professional nursing practice.
TOP; Nursing Process; Communication and Documentation
MSC; NCLEX; Management of Care
3. The nurse is caring for a patient who suddenly becomes acutely short of breath. The nurse elevates
the head of the patient’s bed, checks the patient’s pulse oximetry, and administers 2 L of oxygen before
notifying the patient’s physician. Which term best describes the actions of the nurse?
a. Accountability
, b. Autonomy
c. Licensure
d. Certification
ANSWER ; B
Autonomy is essential to professional nursing and involves the initiation of independent nursing
interventions without medical orders. Accountability meAnswer that you are professionally and
legally responsible for the type and quality of nursing care provided. To obtain licensure in the United
States, RN candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN® examination administered by the individual State
Boards of Nursing to obtain a nursing license. Beyond the NCLEX-RN®, some nurses choose to work
toward certification in a specific area of nursing practice.
DIF; Cognitive Level; Apply (Application)
OBJ; Discuss the characteristics of professionalism in nursing.
TOP; Nursing Process; Implementation MSC; NCLEX; Management of Care
4. Which type of program is appropriate to educate staff about new fall prevention protocols that are to
be implemented on the nursing unit?
a. In-service education
b. Advanced education
c. Continuing education
d. Certification education
ANSWER ; A
In-service education programs are instruction or training provided by a health care agency or
institution designed to increase the knowledge, skills, and competencies of nurses and other health care
professionals empNloyRe d bIy t hGe i nBsU
t.i t uCtSi oMnN. Some
T rolesOfor RNs in nursing require advanced graduate
degrees, such as a clinical nurse specialist or nurse practitioner. Continuing
education is required for professionals in many states. Continuing education involves formal, organized
educational programs offered by universities, hospitals, state nurses’ associations, professional nursing
organizations, and educational and health care institutions.
DIF; Cognitive Level; Apply (Application)
OBJ; Discuss the importance of education in professional nursing practice.
TOP; Nursing Process; Teaching and Learning
MSC; NCLEX; Management of Care
5. Which program is appropriate for a nurse who wishes to become an expert in ostomy and wound
care?
a. Specialty certification
b. Master of Science program
c. Doctoral degree program
d. Continuing education program
