Test Bank for Davis Advantage for Fundamentals Of Nursing
(2 Volume Set), 4th Edition, Judith M. Wilkinson, Leslie S.
Treas, Karen L. Barnett Mable H. Smith 9780803676909 | All
Chapters with Answers and Rationals
Which of the following are responsibilities of each state's board of nursing? Select All That Apply
1) Determining the salaries of nurses working in the state
2) Approving nursing education programs
3) Establishing criteria that allow a person to be licensed as a registered nurse
4) Hiring instructors for schools of nursing in the state
5) Developing rules and regulations for guidance to nurses
6) Enforcing the rules that govern nursing - ANSWER: 2) Approving nursing education programs
3) Establishing criteria that allow a person to be licensed as a registered nurse
5) Developing rules and regulations for guidance to nurses
6) Enforcing the rules that govern nursing
A friend recently graduated from high school and is planning to start a program to become a
registered nurse, which will include 2 years of nursing classes plus many liberal arts and science
classes. Whoch of the following educational routes is your friend taking to become a nurse?
1) Diploma program
2) Associate degree program
3) Baccalaureate degree program
4) Master's entry program - ANSWER: 2) Associate degree program
Which of the following trends in the United States is most likely to increase the demand for nurses
and other healthcare professionals?
1) Increased access to health and medical information among healthcare consumers
2) Growing proportion of older adults
3) Collective bargaining
4) The women's movement - ANSWER: 2) Growing proportion of older adults
You work as a labor and delivery nurse in the birthing center of a large hospital. Your hospital follows
a model of care in which during a single shift, you are assigned to provide all aspects of care for just
one patient. This is an example of which model for nursing care?
1) Case method
2) Functional nursing
3) Team nursing
4) Primary nursing - ANSWER: 1) Case method
You are currently a registered nurse but would like to become an advanced practical nurse. In
particular, you would like to work with patients with cardiovascular disease in the coronary care unit
of a hospital. Which advanced practice nursing certification should you pursue?
1) Nurse practitioner
2) Certified registered nurse anesthetist
3) Clinical nurse specialist
4) Certified nurse midwife - ANSWER: 3) Clinical nurse specialist
In your career as a nurse, you have provided primary, secondary, and tertiary care to a wide variety of
patients. Which of the following is an example of primary care?
1) Administering pneumonia immunizations to older adults in a community clinic
2) Administering an antibiotic to a child with strep throat in an ambulatory care center
3) Caring for a patient who is learning to walk again after a traumatic injury in a rehabilitation center
,4) Providing in-home hospice care for a patient who is dying of brain cancer - ANSWER: 1)
Administering pneumonia immunizations to older adults in a community clinic
You have received unexpected blood test results for a patient and would like to confirm that there
were no errors in the processing of the specimen. Which of the following healthcare professionals
should you contact to address this concern?
1) Nursing assistant
2) Physical therapist
3) Physician's assistant
4) Laboratory technologist - ANSWER: 4) Laboratory technologist
Which of the following is a recommendation for healthcare reform that the American Nurses
Association (ANA) published in 2008?
1) Provide universal access to essential healthcare services for all citizens and residents
2) Privatize the entire healthcare system
3) Shift the priority from health promotion to illness care
4) Established a three-payer system for financing healthcare - ANSWER: 1) Provide universal access to
essential healthcare services for all citizens and residents
You are providing care for a 20-year-old who is currently unemployed, has no health insurance, and is
struggling financially. Which of the following would it be most appropriate to provide information on?
1) Medicare
2) Medicaid
3) CHIP
4) Individual private insurance - ANSWER: 2) Medicaid
The following each describes one of five of the stages in Benner's model of the process by which a
nurse acquires clinical skills and judgement: novice, advanced beginner, competence, proficient,
expert. Put the descriptions in the correct order according to the their corresponding stages.
- Can handle patient load and prioritize situations
- Can recognize problems in the absence of classic signs and symptoms
- Has a more sophisticated use of rules; recognition of abnormal findings but not of significance
- Is task oriented and focuses on "learning the rules"
- Can see the "big picture," coordinate services, and forecast needs - ANSWER: 1) Has a more
sophisticated use of rules; recognition of abnormal findings but not the significance
2) Can recognize problems in the absence of classic signs and symptoms
3) Can handle patient load and prioritize situations
4) Is task oriented and focuses on "learning the rules"
5) Can see the "big picture," coordinate services, and forecast needs
In the hospital where you work as a registered nurse, nursing tasks are specialized. You are
responsible for performing ordered treatments, such as giving injections, taking blood draws, and
taking vital signs. A licensed practical nurse distributes medications to patients. A nursing assistant
gives bed baths and makes the beds. This is an example of which model of nursing care?
1) Case method
2) Functional nursing
3) Team nursing
4) Primary nursing - ANSWER: 2) Functional nursing
Which of the following were acknowledged by the American Nurses Association (ANA) in 2010 as key
characteristics of registered nursing? Select All That Apply
1) Nursing practice is the same for every nurse
2) Nurses coordinate care by establishing partnerships
3) Care is central to the practice of the registered nurse
4) Registered nurses use a corporate process to plan and provide care to their healthcare consumers
5) A strong link exists between the work environment and the nurse's ability to achieve optimal
outcomes
,6) The profitability of the healthcare facility is central to the practice of the registered nurse -
ANSWER: 2) Nurses coordinate care by establishing partnerships
3) Care is central to the practice of the registered nurse
5) A strong link exists between the work environment and the nurse's ability to achieve optimal
outcomes
Your uncle, who is 56, recently has a heart attack and was in the hospital for emergency coronary
bypass surgery. After his stay in the hospital, he was moved to a facility for inpatient, multidisciplinary
care for 6 weeks to help him recover and regain function. In which type of care facility was your uncle
most likely treated?
1) Ambulatory care center
2) Nursing home
3) Rehabilitation center
4) Assisted living facility - ANSWER: 3) Rehabilitation center
You are interested in joining a nursing organization that has as one of its primary goals the
improvement of working conditions for nurses throughout the world. Which of the following
organizations would be best for you to join?
1) American Nurses Association
2) National League for Nursing
3) International Council of Nursing
4) Sigma Theta Tau International - ANSWER: 3) International Council of Nursing
Which of the following are factors that has a strong influence on the evolution of professional
nursing? Select All That Apply
1) Buddhism
2) Societal beliefs
3) Architecture
4) Christianity
5) The marketplace
6) The military - ANSWER: 2) Social beliefs
4) Christianity
6) The military
You perform a blood draw on a patient and afterward the patient says, "Nobody has ever done such a
good job finding my vein and taking a blood sample. You really now what you're doing." What type of
knowledge is the patient referring to in this situation?
1) Theoretical knowledge
2) Practical knowledge
3) Self-knowledge
4) Ethical knowledge - ANSWER: 2) Practical knowledge
What are the two components of "doing" in the full-spectrum nursing concepts?
1) Critical thinking and theoretical knowledge
2) Practical knowledge and the nursing process
3) Self-knowledge and ethical knowledge
4) Patient data and patient preferences and context - ANSWER: 2) Practical knowledge and the
nursing process
Which of the following are examples of critical-thinking attitudes? Select All That Apply
1) Independent thinking
2) Intellectual curiosity
3) Intellectual empathy
4) Intellectual pride
5) Intellectual safety
6) Intellectual perseverance - ANSWER: 1) Independent thinking
2) Intellectual curiosity
, 3) Intellectual empathy
6) Intellectual perseverance
While caring for a 6-year-old boy who is adjusting to being in the hospital for the first time, you
suggest to his father that he bring in the boy's special blanket and favorite stuffed animal to help ease
the transition. Which component of caring are you demonstrating by this action?
1) Knowing
2) Being with
3) Doing for
4) Enabling - ANSWER: 4) Enabling
You are working with a patient who is in severe pain following a traumatic accident. The patient's
religious beliefs prevent her from taking any kind of medication for pain. After experimenting with
several different nonpharmacological methods of pain management, you discover that a combination
of distractions works: the patient views a television program while receiving a shoulder massage,
which is reasonably effective in providing her with relief from pain. Which of the following types of
complex thinking is this best an example of?
1) Clinical reasoning
2) Diagnostic reasoning
3) Decision making
4) Problem-solving - ANSWER: 4) Problem-solving
What are the two components of "caring" in the full-spectrum nursing concepts?
1) Critical thinking and theoretical knowledge
2) Practical knowledge and the nursing process
3) Self-knowledge and ethical knowledge
4) Patient data and patient preferences and context - ANSWER: 3) Self-knowledge and ethical
knowledge
Which of the following are examples of critical-thinking skills? Select All That Apply
1) Subjectively gathering information about a problem or issue
2) Recognizing the need for more information
3) Assuming the credibility and usefulness of sources of information
4) Recognizing gaps in one's knowledge
5) Speaking carefully
6) Separating relevant from irrelevant data - ANSWER: 2) Recognizing the need for more information
4) Recognizing gaps in one's knowledge
6) Separating relevant from irrelevant data
A hospital administrator calls and asks you to prioritize treatment of a patient who is related to the
administrator. This request bothers you, and you decide to report it to your supervisor. Which type of
nursing knowledge are you acting on in this situation?
1) Theoretical knowledge
2) Practical knowledge
3) Self-knowledge
4) Ethical knowledge - ANSWER: 4) Ethical knowledge
After assessing a client, you determine that the client has the following problem: imbalanced
nutrition: less that body requirements. At which phase in the nursing process are you?
1) Assessment
2) Diagnosis
3) Planning
4) Implementation - ANSWER: 2) Diagnosis
Which of the following are components of the definition of critical thinking? Select All That Apply
1) Reasoned thinking
2) Openness to alternatives
(2 Volume Set), 4th Edition, Judith M. Wilkinson, Leslie S.
Treas, Karen L. Barnett Mable H. Smith 9780803676909 | All
Chapters with Answers and Rationals
Which of the following are responsibilities of each state's board of nursing? Select All That Apply
1) Determining the salaries of nurses working in the state
2) Approving nursing education programs
3) Establishing criteria that allow a person to be licensed as a registered nurse
4) Hiring instructors for schools of nursing in the state
5) Developing rules and regulations for guidance to nurses
6) Enforcing the rules that govern nursing - ANSWER: 2) Approving nursing education programs
3) Establishing criteria that allow a person to be licensed as a registered nurse
5) Developing rules and regulations for guidance to nurses
6) Enforcing the rules that govern nursing
A friend recently graduated from high school and is planning to start a program to become a
registered nurse, which will include 2 years of nursing classes plus many liberal arts and science
classes. Whoch of the following educational routes is your friend taking to become a nurse?
1) Diploma program
2) Associate degree program
3) Baccalaureate degree program
4) Master's entry program - ANSWER: 2) Associate degree program
Which of the following trends in the United States is most likely to increase the demand for nurses
and other healthcare professionals?
1) Increased access to health and medical information among healthcare consumers
2) Growing proportion of older adults
3) Collective bargaining
4) The women's movement - ANSWER: 2) Growing proportion of older adults
You work as a labor and delivery nurse in the birthing center of a large hospital. Your hospital follows
a model of care in which during a single shift, you are assigned to provide all aspects of care for just
one patient. This is an example of which model for nursing care?
1) Case method
2) Functional nursing
3) Team nursing
4) Primary nursing - ANSWER: 1) Case method
You are currently a registered nurse but would like to become an advanced practical nurse. In
particular, you would like to work with patients with cardiovascular disease in the coronary care unit
of a hospital. Which advanced practice nursing certification should you pursue?
1) Nurse practitioner
2) Certified registered nurse anesthetist
3) Clinical nurse specialist
4) Certified nurse midwife - ANSWER: 3) Clinical nurse specialist
In your career as a nurse, you have provided primary, secondary, and tertiary care to a wide variety of
patients. Which of the following is an example of primary care?
1) Administering pneumonia immunizations to older adults in a community clinic
2) Administering an antibiotic to a child with strep throat in an ambulatory care center
3) Caring for a patient who is learning to walk again after a traumatic injury in a rehabilitation center
,4) Providing in-home hospice care for a patient who is dying of brain cancer - ANSWER: 1)
Administering pneumonia immunizations to older adults in a community clinic
You have received unexpected blood test results for a patient and would like to confirm that there
were no errors in the processing of the specimen. Which of the following healthcare professionals
should you contact to address this concern?
1) Nursing assistant
2) Physical therapist
3) Physician's assistant
4) Laboratory technologist - ANSWER: 4) Laboratory technologist
Which of the following is a recommendation for healthcare reform that the American Nurses
Association (ANA) published in 2008?
1) Provide universal access to essential healthcare services for all citizens and residents
2) Privatize the entire healthcare system
3) Shift the priority from health promotion to illness care
4) Established a three-payer system for financing healthcare - ANSWER: 1) Provide universal access to
essential healthcare services for all citizens and residents
You are providing care for a 20-year-old who is currently unemployed, has no health insurance, and is
struggling financially. Which of the following would it be most appropriate to provide information on?
1) Medicare
2) Medicaid
3) CHIP
4) Individual private insurance - ANSWER: 2) Medicaid
The following each describes one of five of the stages in Benner's model of the process by which a
nurse acquires clinical skills and judgement: novice, advanced beginner, competence, proficient,
expert. Put the descriptions in the correct order according to the their corresponding stages.
- Can handle patient load and prioritize situations
- Can recognize problems in the absence of classic signs and symptoms
- Has a more sophisticated use of rules; recognition of abnormal findings but not of significance
- Is task oriented and focuses on "learning the rules"
- Can see the "big picture," coordinate services, and forecast needs - ANSWER: 1) Has a more
sophisticated use of rules; recognition of abnormal findings but not the significance
2) Can recognize problems in the absence of classic signs and symptoms
3) Can handle patient load and prioritize situations
4) Is task oriented and focuses on "learning the rules"
5) Can see the "big picture," coordinate services, and forecast needs
In the hospital where you work as a registered nurse, nursing tasks are specialized. You are
responsible for performing ordered treatments, such as giving injections, taking blood draws, and
taking vital signs. A licensed practical nurse distributes medications to patients. A nursing assistant
gives bed baths and makes the beds. This is an example of which model of nursing care?
1) Case method
2) Functional nursing
3) Team nursing
4) Primary nursing - ANSWER: 2) Functional nursing
Which of the following were acknowledged by the American Nurses Association (ANA) in 2010 as key
characteristics of registered nursing? Select All That Apply
1) Nursing practice is the same for every nurse
2) Nurses coordinate care by establishing partnerships
3) Care is central to the practice of the registered nurse
4) Registered nurses use a corporate process to plan and provide care to their healthcare consumers
5) A strong link exists between the work environment and the nurse's ability to achieve optimal
outcomes
,6) The profitability of the healthcare facility is central to the practice of the registered nurse -
ANSWER: 2) Nurses coordinate care by establishing partnerships
3) Care is central to the practice of the registered nurse
5) A strong link exists between the work environment and the nurse's ability to achieve optimal
outcomes
Your uncle, who is 56, recently has a heart attack and was in the hospital for emergency coronary
bypass surgery. After his stay in the hospital, he was moved to a facility for inpatient, multidisciplinary
care for 6 weeks to help him recover and regain function. In which type of care facility was your uncle
most likely treated?
1) Ambulatory care center
2) Nursing home
3) Rehabilitation center
4) Assisted living facility - ANSWER: 3) Rehabilitation center
You are interested in joining a nursing organization that has as one of its primary goals the
improvement of working conditions for nurses throughout the world. Which of the following
organizations would be best for you to join?
1) American Nurses Association
2) National League for Nursing
3) International Council of Nursing
4) Sigma Theta Tau International - ANSWER: 3) International Council of Nursing
Which of the following are factors that has a strong influence on the evolution of professional
nursing? Select All That Apply
1) Buddhism
2) Societal beliefs
3) Architecture
4) Christianity
5) The marketplace
6) The military - ANSWER: 2) Social beliefs
4) Christianity
6) The military
You perform a blood draw on a patient and afterward the patient says, "Nobody has ever done such a
good job finding my vein and taking a blood sample. You really now what you're doing." What type of
knowledge is the patient referring to in this situation?
1) Theoretical knowledge
2) Practical knowledge
3) Self-knowledge
4) Ethical knowledge - ANSWER: 2) Practical knowledge
What are the two components of "doing" in the full-spectrum nursing concepts?
1) Critical thinking and theoretical knowledge
2) Practical knowledge and the nursing process
3) Self-knowledge and ethical knowledge
4) Patient data and patient preferences and context - ANSWER: 2) Practical knowledge and the
nursing process
Which of the following are examples of critical-thinking attitudes? Select All That Apply
1) Independent thinking
2) Intellectual curiosity
3) Intellectual empathy
4) Intellectual pride
5) Intellectual safety
6) Intellectual perseverance - ANSWER: 1) Independent thinking
2) Intellectual curiosity
, 3) Intellectual empathy
6) Intellectual perseverance
While caring for a 6-year-old boy who is adjusting to being in the hospital for the first time, you
suggest to his father that he bring in the boy's special blanket and favorite stuffed animal to help ease
the transition. Which component of caring are you demonstrating by this action?
1) Knowing
2) Being with
3) Doing for
4) Enabling - ANSWER: 4) Enabling
You are working with a patient who is in severe pain following a traumatic accident. The patient's
religious beliefs prevent her from taking any kind of medication for pain. After experimenting with
several different nonpharmacological methods of pain management, you discover that a combination
of distractions works: the patient views a television program while receiving a shoulder massage,
which is reasonably effective in providing her with relief from pain. Which of the following types of
complex thinking is this best an example of?
1) Clinical reasoning
2) Diagnostic reasoning
3) Decision making
4) Problem-solving - ANSWER: 4) Problem-solving
What are the two components of "caring" in the full-spectrum nursing concepts?
1) Critical thinking and theoretical knowledge
2) Practical knowledge and the nursing process
3) Self-knowledge and ethical knowledge
4) Patient data and patient preferences and context - ANSWER: 3) Self-knowledge and ethical
knowledge
Which of the following are examples of critical-thinking skills? Select All That Apply
1) Subjectively gathering information about a problem or issue
2) Recognizing the need for more information
3) Assuming the credibility and usefulness of sources of information
4) Recognizing gaps in one's knowledge
5) Speaking carefully
6) Separating relevant from irrelevant data - ANSWER: 2) Recognizing the need for more information
4) Recognizing gaps in one's knowledge
6) Separating relevant from irrelevant data
A hospital administrator calls and asks you to prioritize treatment of a patient who is related to the
administrator. This request bothers you, and you decide to report it to your supervisor. Which type of
nursing knowledge are you acting on in this situation?
1) Theoretical knowledge
2) Practical knowledge
3) Self-knowledge
4) Ethical knowledge - ANSWER: 4) Ethical knowledge
After assessing a client, you determine that the client has the following problem: imbalanced
nutrition: less that body requirements. At which phase in the nursing process are you?
1) Assessment
2) Diagnosis
3) Planning
4) Implementation - ANSWER: 2) Diagnosis
Which of the following are components of the definition of critical thinking? Select All That Apply
1) Reasoned thinking
2) Openness to alternatives
