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orencejNightingalesjtheoryjintroducedjthejconceptjthatjnursingjcarejfocusesjon:
1 Psychologicaljneeds
2 Ajmaximaljleveljofjwellness
3 Healthjmaintenancejandjrestoration
4 Interpersonaljinteractionsjwithjthejclient
ANS:j3
FlorencejNightingalejbelievedjthejrolejofjthejnursejwasjtojputjthejclientsjbodyjinjthejbestjstatejinjorderjtoj
remainjfreejofjdiseasejorjtojrecoverjfromjdisease.
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rocessesjbyjmanipulatingjthejclientsjenvironment.
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injajwayjtojrecoverjfromjdisease.jHerjtheoryjdidjnotjfocusjonjachievingjajmaximaljleveljofjwellness.
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ANS:j1
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rsingjeducation.jThejNLNjprovidesjaccreditationjtojnursingjprogramsjthatjseekjandjmeetjthejNLNj
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dsjinjhealthjcarejonjnursingjpractice.
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3. Thejminimumjeducationaljrequirementjforjajnursejpractitionerjis:
1 Diplomajinjnursing
2 Mastersjinjnursing
3 Doctoratejinjnursing
4 Baccalaureatejinjnursing
ANS:j2
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Diplomajprogramsjinjnursingjrequirej3jyearsjofjeducationjafterjwhichjthejgraduatejmayjbecomejajre
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4. Ajgroupjthatjlobbiesjatjthejstatejandjfederaljleveljforjadvancementjofjnursingsjrole,jeconomicjint
erest,jandjhealthjcarejisjthe:
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2 Americanj NursesjAssociation
3 Americanj HospitaljAssociation
4 NationaljStudentjNursesjAssociation
ANS:j2
ThejAmericanjNursesjAssociationj(ANA)jhiresjlobbyistsjatjthejstatejandjfederaljleveljtojpromotejthe
jadvancementjofjhealthjcarejandjthejeconomicjandjgeneraljwelfarejofjnurses.
StatejBoardsjofjNursingjprimarilyjfocusjonjlicensurejofjnursesjwithinjtheirjownjstate.jTh
ejAmericanjHospitaljAssociationjdoesjnotjfocusjonjnursesjeconomicjissuesjandjthejadva
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5. AjnursejmovesjfromjSeattlejtojBostonjandjbeginsjworkingjinjajhospital.jThejmostjimportantjfac
torjforjthejnursejtojconsiderjwhenjmovingjtojanotherjstatejisjthe:
1 MassachusettsjNursejPracticejAct
2 StandardjforjnursingjpracticejinjBoston
3 Clinicaljladderjofjmobilityjinjthejnewjhospital
4 Requirementjforjcontinuingjeducationjunitsj(CEU)jin
Massachusetts
ANS:j1
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thatjregulatesjthejlicensurejandjpracticejofjnursingjwithinjthatjstate.jKnowledgejofjthejNursejPractic
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ngjthejrolejof:
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ANS:j1
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team.jThisjclientjmayjrequirejthejassistancejofjajnursingjassistantjtojprovidejpersonaljcarejuntiljthejc
lientjisjlessjfatigued.jAjnutritionistjmayjbejnecessaryjforjdietjevaluation,jplanning,jandjteaching.jAjn
ursejmayjprovidejeducationjonjthejdialysisjtherapyjandjperformjthejskilljnecessaryjuntiljthejclientjisj
ablejtojdojsojindependently.
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Chapterj1.jNursingjTodayj
MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1. Contemporaryjnursingjpracticejisjbasedjonjknowledgejgeneratedjthroughjnursingjtheories.jFl
orencejNightingalesjtheoryjintroducedjthejconceptjthatjnursingjcarejfocusesjon:
1 Psychologicaljneeds
2 Ajmaximaljleveljofjwellness
3 Healthjmaintenancejandjrestoration
4 Interpersonaljinteractionsjwithjthejclient
ANS:j3
FlorencejNightingalejbelievedjthejrolejofjthejnursejwasjtojputjthejclientsjbodyjinjthejbestjstatejinjorderjtoj
remainjfreejofjdiseasejorjtojrecoverjfromjdisease.
AlthoughjFlorencejNightingalejmayjhavejaddressedjmeetingjthejpsychologicaljneedsjofjherjclients,
jitjisjnotjthejfocusjofjherjtheory.jThejgoaljofjNightingalesjtheoryjisjtojfacilitatejthejbodysjreparativejp
rocessesjbyjmanipulatingjthejclientsjenvironment.
FlorencejNightingalejthoughtjthejhumanjbodyjhadjreparativejpropertiesjofjitsjownjifjitjwasjcaredjforj
injajwayjtojrecoverjfromjdisease.jHerjtheoryjdidjnotjfocusjonjachievingjajmaximaljleveljofjwellness.
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jwithjherjclientsjbyjreadingjtojthem,jherjtheoryjofjnursingjcarejdidjnotjfocusjuponjinterpersonaljinter
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2. NursingjeducationjprogramsjinjthejUnitedjStatesjmayjseekjvoluntaryjaccreditationjbyjthejap
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2 Americanj NursesjAssociation
3 CongressjforjNursingjPractice
4 InternationaljCounciljofjNurses
ANS:j1
ThejNationaljLeaguejforjNursingj(NLN)jisjthejprofessionaljnursingjorganizationjconcernedjwithjnu
rsingjeducation.jThejNLNjprovidesjaccreditationjtojnursingjprogramsjthatjseekjandjmeetjthejNLNj
accreditationjrequirements.
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healthjcare,jincludingjstandardsjofjcare.
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dsjinjhealthjcarejonjnursingjpractice.
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rsingjprofession,jincludingjthejprovisionjofjanjinternationaljpowerjbasejforjnurses.
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3. Thejminimumjeducationaljrequirementjforjajnursejpractitionerjis:
1 Diplomajinjnursing
2 Mastersjinjnursing
3 Doctoratejinjnursing
4 Baccalaureatejinjnursing
ANS:j2
Ajmastersjdegreejisjnursingjisjrequiredjtojbecomejajnursejpractitioner.
Diplomajprogramsjinjnursingjrequirej3jyearsjofjeducationjafterjwhichjthejgraduatejmayjbecomejajre
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jwhichjthejgraduatejmayjbecomejajregisteredjnurse,jnotjajnursejpractitioner.
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erest,jandjhealthjcarejisjthe:
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2 Americanj NursesjAssociation
3 Americanj HospitaljAssociation
4 NationaljStudentjNursesjAssociation
ANS:j2
ThejAmericanjNursesjAssociationj(ANA)jhiresjlobbyistsjatjthejstatejandjfederaljleveljtojpromotejthe
jadvancementjofjhealthjcarejandjthejeconomicjandjgeneraljwelfarejofjnurses.
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ejAmericanjHospitaljAssociationjdoesjnotjfocusjonjnursesjeconomicjissuesjandjthejadva
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OP:jNursingjProcess:jAssessment
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5. AjnursejmovesjfromjSeattlejtojBostonjandjbeginsjworkingjinjajhospital.jThejmostjimportantjfac
torjforjthejnursejtojconsiderjwhenjmovingjtojanotherjstatejisjthe:
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2 StandardjforjnursingjpracticejinjBoston
3 Clinicaljladderjofjmobilityjinjthejnewjhospital
4 Requirementjforjcontinuingjeducationjunitsj(CEU)jin
Massachusetts
ANS:j1
Althoughjmostjstatesjhavejsimilarjpracticejacts,jeachjindividualjstatejhasjitsjownjNursejPracticejActj
thatjregulatesjthejlicensurejandjpracticejofjnursingjwithinjthatjstate.jKnowledgejofjthejNursejPractic
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mostjimportantjfactorjwhenjpracticingjnursingjinjanotherjstate.jKnowledgejofjthejNursejPracticejAc
tjinjorderjtojprovidejsafejandjlegaljnursingjcarejisjofjhigherjimportance.
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carejpossible.jInjcoordinatingjanjapproachjtojbestjmeetjthejneedsjofjthisjclient,jthejnursejisjfulfilli
ngjthejrolejof:
1 Manager
2 Educator
3 Counselor
4 Communicator
ANS:j1
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team.jThisjclientjmayjrequirejthejassistancejofjajnursingjassistantjtojprovidejpersonaljcarejuntiljthejc
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ursejmayjprovidejeducationjonjthejdialysisjtherapyjandjperformjthejskilljnecessaryjuntiljthejclientjisj
ablejtojdojsojindependently.
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