TEST BANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING LATEST EDITION

TEST BANK FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING 10TH EDITION POTTER PERRY 7. Nurses have the opportunity to work in a wide variety of health care agencies around the world. The practice setting where the majority of nurses continue to work is: 1 Acute care 2 Home care 3 Long-term care 4 Ambulatory care ANS: 1 Most nurses provide direct client care in the hospital setting. Although opportunities for providing patient care in the clients home are increasing, the majority of nurses are not employed in this setting. The majority of nurses do not work in nursing homes or extended care settings. Significantly fewer nurses work in an ambulatory care setting. DIF: A REF: 10 OBJ: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care 8. A client is receiving Dilantin to prevent seizure activity. To which allied health care professional should the nurse refer this client in order to minimize the challenges this condition creates? 1 Physical therapist 2 Physicians assistant 3 Respiratory therapist 4 Occupational therapist ANS: 4 An occupational therapist is a person who provides assessment and intervention to ameliorate physical and psychological deficits that interfere with the performance of activities and tasks of living, including ones employment. A physical therapist is responsible for the patients musculoskeletal system. A physical therapist may use exercises as an intervention to improve a clients mobility. A respiratory therapist provides treatment to preserve or improve pulmonary function. A physicians assistant performs tasks usually done by physicians and works under the direction of a supervising physician. DIF: C OBJ: Analysis TOP: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care 9. The Goldmark Report concluded that: 1 Nursing roles and responsibilities required clarification 2 A theory-based curriculum was necessary for accreditation 3 Nursing education programs must be affiliated with universities 4 Increased financial support should be provided for nursing education ANS: 4 In 1923 the Goldmark Report identified the need for increased financial support to universitybased schools of nursing. The National Commission on Nursing and Nursing Education Report of 1965 recommended that nursing roles and responsibilities be clarified in relation to other health care professionals. In 1975 the National League for Nursing required theory-based curriculum for accreditation. The Brown Report of 1948 concluded that all nursing education programs should be affiliated with universities and should have their own budgets. DIF: A REF: 3 OBJ: Knowledge TOP: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: NCLEX test plan designation: Safe, Effective Care Environment/Coordinated Care 10. In 1893 Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster made significant contributions to the nursing profession through their work involving the: 1 Henry Street Settlement in New York 2 First training school in Toronto, Canada 3 Training school at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore 4 Development of the American Journal of Nursing ANS: 1 In 1893 Lillian Wald and Mary Brewster opened the Henry Street Settlement, which was the first community health service for the poor. The first nurses training school in Canada was founded in St. Catherines, Ontario, in 1874. In 1894 Isabel Hampton Robb was the first superintendent of the Johns Hopkins Training School in Baltimore, Maryland. Isabel Hampton Robb was one of the original founders of the American Journal of Nursing. DIF: A REF: 3 OBJ: Comprehension