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nursingmtomamrespectedmoccupation,mimprovedmthemqualitymofmnursingmcare,mandmfoundedmmodernmnursingmedu
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B) Claram Barton
C) Dorotheam Dix
D) JanemAddam
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A) Cancer
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C) Diabetes
D) Hypertension
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eachingm hospital.m Basedm uponmthismdescription,mwhichmof mthemfollowingmcareermrolesmbestmdescribesmthismnurse‘smr
ole,mtakingmintomaccountmher
1. qualificationsm andm experience?
A) Clinicalm nursem specialist
B) Nursem entrepreneur
C) Nursem practitioner
D) Nursemeducato
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Amclinicalm nursem specialistm ism am nursem withmanm advancedm degree,m education,m orm experiencem whom ism considered
m tom bem anmexpertminmamspecializedmareamofmnursing.mThemclinicalmnursemspecialistmcarriesmoutmdirectm patientm care
;m consultation;m teachingm ofmpatients,mfamilies,mandm staff;mandmresearch.m Amnursem practitionerm hasmanmadvanced
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ancedm degreem andm teachesminmthem educationalmorm clinicalmsetting.mAmnursementrepreneurmmaymmanagemamclinicm
ormhealth-relatedmbusiness.
Whatm guidelinesm dom nursesm followm tom identifymthem patient‘sm healthm carem needsmandm strengths,m tom establishmandm carrym outm a
2. planm ofmcarem tom meetm thosem needs,m andm tomevaluatem them effectivenessm ofmthem planmtom meetm establishedm outcomes?
A) Nursingmprocess
B) ANAm Standardsm ofm Professionalm Performance
C) Evidence-basedm practicem guidelines
D) NursemPracticemAc
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Themnursingmprocessm ism onemofmthem majorm guidelinesmformnursingmpractice.m Nursesm implementm theirmrolesmthroug
hmthemnursingmprocess.mThem nursingmprocessm ism usedm bymthem nursem tom identifymthem patient‘smhealthmcarem nee
dsmandm strengths,mtomestablishmandmcarrymoutma mplanmof mcaremtommeetm thosem needs,mandmtom evaluatemthemeffecti
venessm ofmthem planmtom meetm establishedmoutcomes.
Whichm ofm them followingmorganizationsm ism them bestm sourcem ofm informationm whenma m nursem wishesmtom determinem whetherm an
3. actionm is m withinmthem scopem ofm nursingmpractice?
A) Americanm Nursesm Associationm (ANA)
B) Americanm Associationm ofm Collegesm inm Nursingm (AACN)
C) NationalmLeaguem for m Nursingm (NLN)
D) InternationalmCouncilmof m Nursesm (I
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ThemANAmproducesmthem2003m Nursing:mScopem andmStandardsm ofm Practice,mwhichmdefinesmthem activitiesm specif
icm andmuniquemtom nursing.m Them AACNm addressesm educationalm standards,m whilem them NLNm promotesm andm foster
sm variousm aspectsm ofm nursing.
, ThemICNmprovidesmamvenuemformnationalmnursingmorganizationsmtomcollaborate,mbutmdoesmnotmdefinemstandardsmand
mscopemofmpractice.
4. Whom ismconsideredmtom bem them founderm ofm professionalm nursing?
A) Dorotheam Dix
B) Lillianm Wald
C) Florencem Nightingale
D) ClaramBarto
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FlorencemNightingalemismconsideredmtombemthemfoundermofmprofessionalmnursing.mShemelevatedmthemstatusmofm
nursingmtomamrespectedmoccupation,mimprovedmthemqualitymofmnursingmcare,mandmfoundedmmodernmnursingmedu
cation.mAlthoughmthemothermchoicesmarem womenm whom werem importantmtomthem developmentm of mnursing,m non
em ofmthemmismconsideredmthemfounder.
5. Whichmofm them followingmnursingm pioneersmestablishedm them Redm Crossm inm them Unitedm Statesm inm 1882?
A) Florencem Nightingale
B) Claram Barton
C) Dorotheam Dix
D) JanemAddam
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ClaramBartonmvolunteeredmtomcaremformwoundsmandmfeedmunionmsoldiersmduringmthemcivilmwar,m servedm asmth
em supervisorm ofmnursesmformthemArmymofmthemJames,morganizedmhospitalsmandmnurses,mandmestablishedmthem
RedmCrossminmthemUnitedmStatesm inm1882.
Amnursem practitionerm ismcaringmform a m couplem whom arem them parentsm ofm anminfantm diagnosedm withm Downm Syndrome.m Them nurse
6. makesmreferralsm form am parentm supportm groupm formthem family.m Thism ismanmexamplem ofm whichm nursingmrole?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
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Counselingmskillsminvolvemthemusemofmtherapeuticminterpersonalmcommunicationmskillsmtomprovideminformation,
mmakemappropriatemreferrals,mandmfacilitatemthempatient‘s mproblem-solvingmandmdecision-
makingmskills.mThemteacher/educatormusesmcommunicationmskillsmtomassess,mimplement,mandmevaluatemindividual
izedmteachingmplansmtommeetmlearningmneedsmofmclientsmandmtheirmfamilies.mAmleadermdisplaysmanmassertive,ms
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confidentmpracticemofmnursingmwhenm providingm care,meffectingmchange,mandmfunctioningmwithmgroups.mThemc
ollaboratormusesmskillsminmorganization,mcommunication,mandmadvocacymtomfacilitatemthemfunctionsmof mallmmem
bersmofmthemhealthmcaremteammasmtheymprovidempatientmcare.
Amnursem ismprovidingm nursingm carem inm am neighborhoodm clinicm tomsingle,m pregnantm teens.m Whichm of mthem followingm actionsm is
7. them bestm examplem ofm usingmthem counselorm rolem asmam nurse?
, A) Discussingmthem legalmaspectsm ofmadoptionm form teensm wishingmtom placem theirm infantsm withm am family
B) Searchingmthem Internet m form informationm onmchildm carem form them teensm whom wishm tomreturnm tom school
C) Conductingmam clientm interviewm andm documentingm them informationm onm themclient‘sm chart
D) Referringmamteenmwhomadmitsmhavingmsuicidalmthoughtsmtoma mmentalmhealthmca
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Themrolemofmthemcounselormincludesmmakingmappropriatemreferrals.mDiscussingmlegalmissuesmismthemrolemofmthemadv
ocatemandmsearchingm form informationm onm them Internetm is m them rolem ofm am researcher.m Conductingm a m clientm inter
viewm wouldm fallm underm themrolemofmthemcaregiver.
Amnursem instructorm explainsmthem conceptm ofm healthmtom herm students.m Whichm ofm them followingm statementsm accuratelym describes
8. thism statem ofmbeing?
A) Healthm ismam statem of m optimalm functioning.
B) Healthm ismanmabsencem ofm illness.
C) Healthm ism always manm objectivem state.
D) Healthmismnotmdeterminedmbymthempat
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Healthmisma mstatemofmoptimalmfunctioningmorm well-
being.m Asmdefinedm bymthem Worldm Healthm Organization,m one‘smhealthmincludesmphysical,m social,m andmmentalmco
mponentsm andmismnotm merelymthem absencem ofm diseasem orminfirmity.m Healthmismoftenmamsubjectivemstate;m a mperso
nm maymbem medicallymdiagnosedm withmanmillnessmbutmstillmconsiderm himselfm orm herselfm healthy.
Amnursem incorporatesm them healthm promotionm guidelinesm establishedm bym them U.S.m Departmentm ofm Healthm document:m Healthy
9. Peoplem 2010.m Whichm of mthem followingm ism a m healthm indicatorm discussedm inmthism document?
A) Cancer
B) Obesity
C) Diabetes
D) Hypertension
mAns:mB
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Them10mleadingmindicatorsmofmhealthmestablishedmbymHealthymPeoplem2010mare:mphysicalmactivity,mexcessivem
weightmandmobesity, mtobaccomuse,msubstancemabuse,mresponsiblemsexualmbehavior,mmentalmhealth,minjurymandmvi
olence,menvironmentalmquality,mimmunizations,mandmaccessmtomhealthmcare.
10. Whichm ofm themfollowingm ism am criteriam thatm definesm nursingm asm profession?
A) anm undefinedm bodymofm knowledge
B) am dependencem onm them medicalm profession
C) anmabilitym tom diagnosem medicalm problems
D) amstrongm servicem orientation
