TEST BANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF
NURSING 9TH EDITION BY TAYLOR
,Chapter 1, Introduction to Nursing
An oncology nurse with 15 years of experience, certification in the area of oncology nursing, and a
master’s degree is considered to be an expert in her area of practice and works on an oncology unit in a
large teaching hospital. Based upon this description, which of the following career roles best describes
this nurse’s role, taking into account her
1. qualifications and experience?
A) Clinical nurse specialist
B) Nurse entrepreneur
C) Nurse practitioner
D) Nurse educator Ans: A
Feedback:
A clinical nurse specialist is a nurse with an advanced degree, education, or experience who is
considered to be an expert in a specialized area of nursing. The clinical nurse specialist carries out direct
patient care; consultation; teaching of patients, families, and staff; and research. A nurse practitioner
has an advanced degree and works in a variety of settings to deliver primary care. A nurse educator
usually has an advanced degree and teaches in the educational or clinical setting. A nurse entrepreneur
may manage a clinic or health-related business.
What guidelines do nurses follow to identify the patient’s health care needs and strengths, to establish
and carry out a
2. plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan to meet
established outcomes?
A) Nursing process
B) ANA Standards of Professional PerformancNe
C) Evidence-based practice guidelines
D) Nurse Practice Acts Ans: A
Feedback:
The nursing process is one of the major guidelines for nursing practice. Nurses implement their roles
through the nursing process. The nursing process is used by the nurse to identify the patient’s health
care needs and strengths, to establish and carry out a plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate
the effectiveness of the plan to meet established outcomes.
Which of the following organizations is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to
determine whether an
,3. action is within the scope of nursing practice?
A) American Nurses Association (ANA)
B) American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN)
C) National League for Nursing (NLN)
D) International Council of Nurses (ICN) Ans: A
Feedback:
The ANA produces the 2003 Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, which defines the activities
specific and unique to nursing. The AACN addresses educational standards, while the NLN promotes and
fosters various aspects of nursing.
The ICN provides a venue for national nursing organizations to collaborate, but does not define
standards and scope of practice.
4. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
Ans: C
Feedback:
, Florence Nightingale is considered to be the founder of professional nursing. She elevated the status of
nursing to a respected occupation, improved the quality of nursing care, and founded modern nursing
education. Although the other choices are women who were important to the development of nursing,
none of them is considered the founder.
5. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
Ans: B N
Feedback:
Clara Barton volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during the civil war, served as the
supervisor of nurses for the Army of the James, organized hospitals and nurses, and established the Red
Cross in the United States in 1882.
A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with Down
Syndrome. The nurse
6. makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. This is an example of which nursing
role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
Ans: C
NURSING 9TH EDITION BY TAYLOR
,Chapter 1, Introduction to Nursing
An oncology nurse with 15 years of experience, certification in the area of oncology nursing, and a
master’s degree is considered to be an expert in her area of practice and works on an oncology unit in a
large teaching hospital. Based upon this description, which of the following career roles best describes
this nurse’s role, taking into account her
1. qualifications and experience?
A) Clinical nurse specialist
B) Nurse entrepreneur
C) Nurse practitioner
D) Nurse educator Ans: A
Feedback:
A clinical nurse specialist is a nurse with an advanced degree, education, or experience who is
considered to be an expert in a specialized area of nursing. The clinical nurse specialist carries out direct
patient care; consultation; teaching of patients, families, and staff; and research. A nurse practitioner
has an advanced degree and works in a variety of settings to deliver primary care. A nurse educator
usually has an advanced degree and teaches in the educational or clinical setting. A nurse entrepreneur
may manage a clinic or health-related business.
What guidelines do nurses follow to identify the patient’s health care needs and strengths, to establish
and carry out a
2. plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the plan to meet
established outcomes?
A) Nursing process
B) ANA Standards of Professional PerformancNe
C) Evidence-based practice guidelines
D) Nurse Practice Acts Ans: A
Feedback:
The nursing process is one of the major guidelines for nursing practice. Nurses implement their roles
through the nursing process. The nursing process is used by the nurse to identify the patient’s health
care needs and strengths, to establish and carry out a plan of care to meet those needs, and to evaluate
the effectiveness of the plan to meet established outcomes.
Which of the following organizations is the best source of information when a nurse wishes to
determine whether an
,3. action is within the scope of nursing practice?
A) American Nurses Association (ANA)
B) American Association of Colleges in Nursing (AACN)
C) National League for Nursing (NLN)
D) International Council of Nurses (ICN) Ans: A
Feedback:
The ANA produces the 2003 Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, which defines the activities
specific and unique to nursing. The AACN addresses educational standards, while the NLN promotes and
fosters various aspects of nursing.
The ICN provides a venue for national nursing organizations to collaborate, but does not define
standards and scope of practice.
4. Who is considered to be the founder of professional nursing?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Lillian Wald
C) Florence Nightingale
D) Clara Barton
Ans: C
Feedback:
, Florence Nightingale is considered to be the founder of professional nursing. She elevated the status of
nursing to a respected occupation, improved the quality of nursing care, and founded modern nursing
education. Although the other choices are women who were important to the development of nursing,
none of them is considered the founder.
5. Which of the following nursing pioneers established the Red Cross in the United States in 1882?
A) Florence Nightingale
B) Clara Barton
C) Dorothea Dix
D) Jane Addams
Ans: B N
Feedback:
Clara Barton volunteered to care for wounds and feed union soldiers during the civil war, served as the
supervisor of nurses for the Army of the James, organized hospitals and nurses, and established the Red
Cross in the United States in 1882.
A nurse practitioner is caring for a couple who are the parents of an infant diagnosed with Down
Syndrome. The nurse
6. makes referrals for a parent support group for the family. This is an example of which nursing
role?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
Ans: C
