Test Bank 2 For Gerontological Nursing 10th Edition By Charlotte Eliopoulos 9781975161002 Chapter 1-36

Test Bank For Gerontological Nursing 4th Edit
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What is the most influential factor that has shaped the nur
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sing profession?
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1)
Physicians need for handmaidens 2) n n n n



Societal need for healthcare outside the home 3
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Military demand for nurses in the field 4)
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Germ theory influence on sanitation - ANSWER 3
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Which of the following is an example of an illness preventio
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n activity? Select all that apply.
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1)
Encouraging the use of a food diary 2) n n n n n n n



Joining a cancer support group
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3)
Administering immunization for HPV n n n n



4)
Teaching a diabetic patient about his diet - ANSWER
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3

,Which of the following contributions of Florence Nightinga
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le had an immediate impact on improving patients health?
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1)
Providing a clean environment n n n n



2)
Improving nursing education n n n



3)
Changing the delivery of care in hospitals 4)
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Establishing nursing as a distinct profession - ANSWER
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1
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All of the following are aspects of the full-
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spectrum nursing role. Which one is essential for the nurse
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to do in order to successfully carry out all the others?
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Thinking and reasoning about the clients care 2)
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Providing hands- n



on client care 3)
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Carrying out physician orders 4)n n n n




Delegating to assistive personnel - ANSWER 1 n n n n n n n n n

,Which statement pertaining to Benners practice model for
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clinical competence is true? n n n



1)
Progression through the stages is constant, with most nurses
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reaching the proficient stage. n n n



2)
Progression through the stages involves continual developm
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ent of thinking and technical skills.
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3)
The nurse must have experience in many areas before bein
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g considered an expert.
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4)
The nurses progress through the stages is determined by y
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ears of experience and skills. - ANSWER 2
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Which of the following best explains why it is difficult for th
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e profession to develop a definition of nursing?
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1)
There are too many different and conflicting images of nurses
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There are constant changes in healthcare and the activities
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nof nurses.
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3)
There is disagreement among the different nursing organizati
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ons.

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There are different education pathways and levels of practice
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. - ANSWER 2
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Nurses have the potential to be very influential in shaping
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healthcare policy. Which of the following factors contribut
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es most to nurses influence?
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1)
Nurses are the largest health professional group. 2
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Nurses have a long history of serving the public. 3)
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Nurses have achieved some independence from physician
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s in recent years.
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4)
Political involvement has helped refute negative images portr
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ayed in the media. - ANSWER 1
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Nursing was described as a distinct occupation in the sacre
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d books of which faith?
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1)
Buddhism 2 n



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Christianity n



3)
Hinduism