Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 11th Edition
Potter Perry (2024/2025) Complete Questions and Correct
Answers A+
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Mary Nutting
c. Clara Barton
d. Lillian Wald - ANSWER-ANS: A
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected poor
sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald came after
Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nutting was instrumental
in moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald
helped open the Henry Street Settlement
2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of
nursing practice is the nurse following?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation - ANSWER-ANS: C
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain
expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to
the patient's health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse analyzes the assessment data
to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the registered nurse implements (carries
out) the identified plan.
3. An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the
nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner - ANSWER-ANS: C
, Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 11th Edition
Potter Perry (2024/2025) Complete Questions and Correct
Answers A+
A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation with no previous experience (e.g., an
experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home health) is an example of a novice
nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a patient's clinical situation as a whole, can assess an entire situation,
and can readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous experiences to a situation. A
competent nurse understands the organization and specific care required by the type of patients (e.g.,
surgical, oncology, or orthopedic patients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who can anticipate
nursing care and establish long-range goals. A nurse who has had some level of experience with the
situation is an advanced beginner. This experience may only be observational, but the nurse can identify
meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
4. A nurse assesses a patient's fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink more fluids. The
nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability - ANSWER-ANS: B
Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of independent
nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in the United States, the RN candidate
must pass the NCLEX-RN. Beyond the NCLEX-RN, the nurse may choose to work toward certification in a
specific area of nursing practice. Accountability means that you are responsible, professionally and
legally, for the type and quality of nursing care provided.
5. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the nurse
implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver - ANSWER-ANS: B
A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care and has
the personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or facility. As an educator,
you explain concepts and facts about health, describe the reason for routine care activities, demonstrate
procedures such as self-care activities, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate the patient's
Potter Perry (2024/2025) Complete Questions and Correct
Answers A+
1. Which nurse most likely kept records on sanitation techniques and the effects on health?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Mary Nutting
c. Clara Barton
d. Lillian Wald - ANSWER-ANS: A
Nightingale was the first practicing nurse epidemiologist. Her statistical analyses connected poor
sanitation with cholera and dysentery. Mary Nutting, Clara Barton, and Lillian Wald came after
Nightingale, each contributing to the nursing profession in her own way. Mary Nutting was instrumental
in moving nursing education into universities. Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross. Lillian Wald
helped open the Henry Street Settlement
2. The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of
nursing practice is the nurse following?
a. Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation - ANSWER-ANS: C
In planning, the registered nurse develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain
expected outcomes. During assessment, the registered nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to
the patient's health and/or the situation. In diagnosis, the registered nurse analyzes the assessment data
to determine the diagnoses or issues. During implementation, the registered nurse implements (carries
out) the identified plan.
3. An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the
nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
a. Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced beginner - ANSWER-ANS: C
, Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 11th Edition
Potter Perry (2024/2025) Complete Questions and Correct
Answers A+
A beginning nursing student or any nurse entering a situation with no previous experience (e.g., an
experienced operating room nurse chooses to now practice in home health) is an example of a novice
nurse. A proficient nurse perceives a patient's clinical situation as a whole, can assess an entire situation,
and can readily transfer knowledge gained from multiple previous experiences to a situation. A
competent nurse understands the organization and specific care required by the type of patients (e.g.,
surgical, oncology, or orthopedic patients). This nurse is a competent practitioner who can anticipate
nursing care and establish long-range goals. A nurse who has had some level of experience with the
situation is an advanced beginner. This experience may only be observational, but the nurse can identify
meaningful aspects or principles of nursing care.
4. A nurse assesses a patient's fluid status and decides that the patient needs to drink more fluids. The
nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids. Which concept is the nurse demonstrating?
a. Licensure
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability - ANSWER-ANS: B
Autonomy is an essential element of professional nursing that involves the initiation of independent
nursing interventions without medical orders. To obtain licensure in the United States, the RN candidate
must pass the NCLEX-RN. Beyond the NCLEX-RN, the nurse may choose to work toward certification in a
specific area of nursing practice. Accountability means that you are responsible, professionally and
legally, for the type and quality of nursing care provided.
5. A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the nurse
implementing?
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver - ANSWER-ANS: B
A manager coordinates the activities of members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care and has
the personnel, policy, and budgetary responsibility for a specific nursing unit or facility. As an educator,
you explain concepts and facts about health, describe the reason for routine care activities, demonstrate
procedures such as self-care activities, reinforce learning or patient behavior, and evaluate the patient's
