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B) Nurse hjentrepreneur
C) Nurse hjpractitioner
D) Nurse
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A hjclinical hjnurse hj specialist hj is hja hjnurse hj with hj an hjadvanced hj degree, hjeducation, hj or hjexperience hj who hj is hjconsidered hjto hjbe
hjan hjexpert hj in h ja hj specialized hjarea hj of hj nursing. hj The hj clinical h jnurse hj specialist hjcarries hj out h jdirect hj patient hjcare;
hjconsultation; hjteaching hjof hjpatients, h jfamilies, hjand hjstaff; h jand hjresearch. hj A h jnurse hj practitioner h jhas hjan hjadvanced
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2. plan hjof hjcare hjto hj meet hjthose hjneeds, hjand hjto hjevaluate hjthe hjeffectiveness hjof hjthe hjplan hjto hjmeet hjestablished hjoutcomes?
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B) ANA hjStandards hjof hjProfessional hjPerformance
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C) Evidence-based h j practice h j guidelines
D) Nurse hjP ractice
Acts hj Ans:
hj h j A
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The hjnursing hj process hjis hjone hj of hjthe hj major hj guidelines hjfor hjnursing h jpractice. hj Nurses hj implement hjtheir hjroles hjthrough
hjthe hjnursing hj process. hj The hj nursing hj process hj is hjused hj by hjthe hj nurse hjto hj identify hjthe hj patient’s hjhealth hjcare hj needs hjand
hjstrengths, h jto hjestablish h j and hjcarry hjout hja hj plan hj of hjcare hjto hj meet hjthose hj needs, hjand h jto hjevaluate hjthe hjeffectiveness hjof
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3. action hjis hjwithin hjthe hjscope hj of hjnursing hjpractice?
A) American hjNurses hjAssociation hj(ANA)
B) American hjAssociation hjof hjColleges hjin hjNursing hj(AACN)
C) National hjLeague hjfor hjNursing hj(NLN)
D) International hjCouncil hjof hjNurses
(ICN) hj Ans:
hj h j A
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The hj ANA hjproduces hjthe h j2003 hjNursing: hjScope hjand hjStandards hj of hjPractice, hjwhich hj defines hjthe hj activities hj specific
hjand hjunique h jto hjnursing. hjThe hjAACN hjaddresses hjeducational hjstandards, hjwhile hjthe hjNLN hjpromotes hjand hjfosters hjvarious
hjaspects hjof hjnursing.
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The hjICN hj provides hja hjvenue hjfor hjnational hjnursing hj organizations hjto hjcollaborate, hj but hjdoes hjnot hjdefine hj standards hjand
hjscope hj of h jpractice.
4. Who hjis hjconsidered hjto hjbe hjthe hjfounder hjof hjprofessional hjnursing?
A) Dorothea hjDix
B) Lillian hjWald
C) Florence hjNightingale
D) Clara
Barton hj Ans:
hj h j C
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Florence hj Nightingale hj is hjconsidered hjto hj be hjthe hjfounder hj of hj professional h jnursing. h j She h jelevated h jthe hjstatus h jof hjnursing
hjto hja hj respected hjoccupation, hjimproved hjthe hjquality hj of hjnursing h jcare, hjand hjfounded hj modern hjnursing hjeducation.
hjAlthough hjthe hjother h jchoices hjare hj women hj who hj were hj important hjto h jthe h jdevelopment hjof hjnursing, hjnone h jof h jthem hj is
hjconsidered hjthe hj founder.
5. Which hjof hjthe hjfollowing hjnursing hjpioneers hjestablished hjthe hjRed hjCross hjin hjthe hjUnited hjStates hjin hj1882?
A) Florence hjNightingale
B) Clara hjBarton
C) Dorothea hjDix
D) Jane
Addams hj Ans:
hj h j B
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Clara h jBarton hj volunteered hjto hjcare hjfor h j wounds hjand h jfeed hj union h jsoldiers hj during hjthe hjcivil hj war, hj served h jas h jthe
hjsupervisor hj of hj nurses hjfor hjthe hj Army hjof h jthe hj James, hj organized hj hospitals hjand hjnurses, hjand h jestablished hjthe hj Red hj Cross
hjin hjthe hj United hj States hj in hj 1882.
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6. makes hjreferrals hjfor hja hjparent hjsupport hjgroup hjfor hjthe hjfamily. hjThis hjis hjan hjexample hjof hjwhich hjnursing hjrole?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
hj Ans: h j C
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Counseling hj skills hj involve hjthe hjuse hj of h jtherapeutic hj interpersonal hjcommunication hj skills hjto hjprovide h jinformation, h j make
hjappropriate hjreferrals, hjand hj facilitate hjthe hj patient’s hj problem-solving hjand hjdecision-making hj skills. hj The
hjteacher/educator h juses hjcommunication hj skills hjto hjassess, hj implement, hjand hjevaluate hjindividualized hjteaching hj plans hjto
hjmeet hj learning hjneeds hj of hjclients hjand hjtheir hjfamilies. hj A h j leader hj displays hjan hjassertive, hj self-confident hjpractice hj of
hjnursing hj when h jproviding h jcare, hjeffecting h jchange, hjand hjfunctioning hj with hj groups. hj The hjcollaborator hjuses hj skills hj in
hjorganization, hj communication, hj and hjadvocacy hjto hjfacilitate hjthe hjfunctions hjof hjall hj members hjof hjthe hj health h jcare hjteam
hjas hjthey hjprovide hjpatient h jcare.
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Chapter 1, Introduction to Nursing
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An hj oncology hjnurse hj with hj 15 hjyears hj of hjexperience, h jcertification hj in hjthe hjarea hj of hj oncology hj nursing, hjand hja hj master’s
hjdegree hj is hj considered h jto hjbe hj an hjexpert h jin hjher hjarea hj of hjpractice hjand hj works hjon hjan hj oncology hjunit hj in hja hjlarge hjteaching
hjhospital. hj Based hj upon h jthis hj description, hj which hj of hjthe hjfollowing hjcareer hjroles hjbest h jdescribes hjthis h jnurse’s hj role,
hjtaking hj into h jaccount hj her
1. qualifications hjand hjexperience?
A) Clinical hjnurse hjspecialist
B) Nurse hjentrepreneur
C) Nurse hjpractitioner
D) Nurse
e ducator h j Ans:
hj h j A
Feedback:
A hjclinical hjnurse hj specialist hj is hja hjnurse hj with hj an hjadvanced hj degree, hjeducation, hj or hjexperience hj who hj is hjconsidered hjto hjbe
hjan hjexpert hj in h ja hj specialized hjarea hj of hj nursing. hj The hj clinical h jnurse hj specialist hjcarries hj out h jdirect hj patient hjcare;
hjconsultation; hjteaching hjof hjpatients, h jfamilies, hjand hjstaff; h jand hjresearch. hj A h jnurse hj practitioner h jhas hjan hjadvanced
hjdegree hj and hj works h j in hj a hjvariety hjof hj settings hjto hjdeliver hjprimary h jcare. hj A hj nurse hjeducator hjusually h j has hjan h jadvanced
hjdegree hj and hjteaches hj in hjthe hjeducational hj or hjclinical hj setting. hj A hj nurse hjentrepreneur hj may hj manage hj a hjclinic hj or h jhealth-
related h jbusiness.
What hjguidelines hjdo hjnurses hjfollow hjto hjidentify hjthe hjpatient’s hjhealth hjcare hjneeds hjand hjstrengths, hjto hjestablish hjand hjcarry hjout hja
2. plan hjof hjcare hjto hj meet hjthose hjneeds, hjand hjto hjevaluate hjthe hjeffectiveness hjof hjthe hjplan hjto hjmeet hjestablished hjoutcomes?
A) Nursing hjprocess
B) ANA hjStandards hjof hjProfessional hjPerformance
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C) Evidence-based h j practice h j guidelines
D) Nurse hjP ractice
Acts hj Ans:
hj h j A
Feedback:
The hjnursing hj process hjis hjone hj of hjthe hj major hj guidelines hjfor hjnursing h jpractice. hj Nurses hj implement hjtheir hjroles hjthrough
hjthe hjnursing hj process. hj The hj nursing hj process hj is hjused hj by hjthe hj nurse hjto hj identify hjthe hj patient’s hjhealth hjcare hj needs hjand
hjstrengths, h jto hjestablish h j and hjcarry hjout hja hj plan hj of hjcare hjto hj meet hjthose hj needs, hjand h jto hjevaluate hjthe hjeffectiveness hjof
hjthe hj plan h jto hj meet hj established hj outcomes.
Which hjof hjthe hjfollowing hjorganizations hjis hjthe hjbest hjsource hjof hjinformation hj when hja hjnurse hj wishes hjto hjdetermine hjwhether hjan
3. action hjis hjwithin hjthe hjscope hj of hjnursing hjpractice?
A) American hjNurses hjAssociation hj(ANA)
B) American hjAssociation hjof hjColleges hjin hjNursing hj(AACN)
C) National hjLeague hjfor hjNursing hj(NLN)
D) International hjCouncil hjof hjNurses
(ICN) hj Ans:
hj h j A
Feedback:
The hj ANA hjproduces hjthe h j2003 hjNursing: hjScope hjand hjStandards hj of hjPractice, hjwhich hj defines hjthe hj activities hj specific
hjand hjunique h jto hjnursing. hjThe hjAACN hjaddresses hjeducational hjstandards, hjwhile hjthe hjNLN hjpromotes hjand hjfosters hjvarious
hjaspects hjof hjnursing.
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The hjICN hj provides hja hjvenue hjfor hjnational hjnursing hj organizations hjto hjcollaborate, hj but hjdoes hjnot hjdefine hj standards hjand
hjscope hj of h jpractice.
4. Who hjis hjconsidered hjto hjbe hjthe hjfounder hjof hjprofessional hjnursing?
A) Dorothea hjDix
B) Lillian hjWald
C) Florence hjNightingale
D) Clara
Barton hj Ans:
hj h j C
Feedback:
Florence hj Nightingale hj is hjconsidered hjto hj be hjthe hjfounder hj of hj professional h jnursing. h j She h jelevated h jthe hjstatus h jof hjnursing
hjto hja hj respected hjoccupation, hjimproved hjthe hjquality hj of hjnursing h jcare, hjand hjfounded hj modern hjnursing hjeducation.
hjAlthough hjthe hjother h jchoices hjare hj women hj who hj were hj important hjto h jthe h jdevelopment hjof hjnursing, hjnone h jof h jthem hj is
hjconsidered hjthe hj founder.
5. Which hjof hjthe hjfollowing hjnursing hjpioneers hjestablished hjthe hjRed hjCross hjin hjthe hjUnited hjStates hjin hj1882?
A) Florence hjNightingale
B) Clara hjBarton
C) Dorothea hjDix
D) Jane
Addams hj Ans:
hj h j B
Feedback:
Clara h jBarton hj volunteered hjto hjcare hjfor h j wounds hjand h jfeed hj union h jsoldiers hj during hjthe hjcivil hj war, hj served h jas h jthe
hjsupervisor hj of hj nurses hjfor hjthe hj Army hjof h jthe hj James, hj organized hj hospitals hjand hjnurses, hjand h jestablished hjthe hj Red hj Cross
hjin hjthe hj United hj States hj in hj 1882.
A hjnurse hjpractitioner hjis hjcaring hjfor hja hjcouple hjwho hjare hjthe hjparents hj of hjan hjinfant hjdiagnosed hjwith hjDown hj Syndrome. hj The hjnurse
6. makes hjreferrals hjfor hja hjparent hjsupport hjgroup hjfor hjthe hjfamily. hjThis hjis hjan hjexample hjof hjwhich hjnursing hjrole?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
hj Ans: h j C
Feedback:
Counseling hj skills hj involve hjthe hjuse hj of h jtherapeutic hj interpersonal hjcommunication hj skills hjto hjprovide h jinformation, h j make
hjappropriate hjreferrals, hjand hj facilitate hjthe hj patient’s hj problem-solving hjand hjdecision-making hj skills. hj The
hjteacher/educator h juses hjcommunication hj skills hjto hjassess, hj implement, hjand hjevaluate hjindividualized hjteaching hj plans hjto
hjmeet hj learning hjneeds hj of hjclients hjand hjtheir hjfamilies. hj A h j leader hj displays hjan hjassertive, hj self-confident hjpractice hj of
hjnursing hj when h jproviding h jcare, hjeffecting h jchange, hjand hjfunctioning hj with hj groups. hj The hjcollaborator hjuses hj skills hj in
hjorganization, hj communication, hj and hjadvocacy hjto hjfacilitate hjthe hjfunctions hjof hjall hj members hjof hjthe hj health h jcare hjteam
hjas hjthey hjprovide hjpatient h jcare.
A hjnurse hjis hjproviding hjnursing hjcare hjin hja hjneighborhood hjclinic hjto hjsingle, hjpregnant hjteens. hjWhich hjof hjthe hjfollowing hjactions hjis
7. the hjbest hjexample hj of hjusing hjthe hjcounselor hjrole hjas hja hjnurse?
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