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A) Clinicalgnursegspecialist
B) Nursegentrepreneur
C) Nursegpractitioner
D) Nursegeducator
Ans: A
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Ans: A
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3. determinegwhethergangactiongisgwithingthegscopegofgnursinggpractice?
A) AmericangNursesgAssociationg(ANA)
B) AmericangAssociationgofgCollegesgingNursingg(AACN)
C) NationalgLeaguegforgNursingg(NLN)
D) InternationalgCouncilgofgNursesg(ICN)
Ans: A
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4. Whogisgconsideredgtogbegthegfoundergofgprofessionalgnursing?
A) DorotheagDix
B) LilliangWald
C) FlorencegNightingale
D) ClaragBarton
g Ans:gC
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statusgofgnursinggtogagrespectedgoccupation,gimprovedgthegqualitygofgnursinggcare,gandgfoundedg
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A) FlorencegNightingale
B) ClaragBarton
, C) DorotheagDix
D) JanegAddams
g Ans:gB
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whichgnursinggrole?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
Ans:gC
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Ans: D
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statementsgaccuratelygdescribesgthisgstategofgbeing?
A) Healthgisgagstategofgoptimalgfunctioning.
B) Healthgisgangabsencegofgillness.
C) Healthgisgalwaysgangobjectivegstate.
D) Healthgisg notgdeterminedgbygthegpatient.
Ans: A
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being.gAsgdefinedgbygthegWorldgHealthg Organization,gone’sghealthgincludesgphysical,gsocial,gandgm
entalgcomponentsgandgisgnotg merelygtheg absencegofgdiseasegorginfirmity.gHealthgisgoftengagsubjective
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document:gHealthygPeopleg2010.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgaghealthgindicatorgdiscussedgingthisg docu
ment?
A) Cancer
B) Obesity
C) Diabetes
D) Hypertension
Ans: B
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Angoncologygnursegwithg15gyearsgofgexperience,gcertificationgingthegareagofgoncologygnursing,gandgag
master’sgdegreegisgggggconsideredgtogbegangexpertginghergareagofgpracticegandgworksgongangoncologygunitging a
g largegteachingghospital.g Basedgupongthisg description,g whichgofgthegfollowinggcareerg rolesgbestgdescribesg t
hisg nurse’sgrole,gtakinggintogaccountgher
1.g qualificationsgandgexperience?
A) Clinicalgnursegspecialist
B) Nursegentrepreneur
C) Nursegpractitioner
D) Nursegeducator
Ans: A
Feedback:
Agclinicalgnursegspecialistgisgagnursegwithgangadvancedgdegree,geducation,gorgexperiencegwhogisg cons
ideredgtogbegangexpertgingagspecializedgareagofg nursing.gThegclinicalgnursegspecialistgcarriesgoutg direc
tgpatientgcare;gconsultation;gteachinggofgpatients,gfamilies,gandgstaff;gandgresearch.gAgnurseg practitio
nerghasgangadvancedgdegreegandgworksgingagvarietygofgsettingsgtogdelivergprimarygcare.gAg nursegeduc
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Whatgguidelinesgdognursesgfollowgtogidentifygthegpatient’sghealthgcaregneedsgandgstrengths,gtog esta
2. blishgandgcarrygoutgagplangofgcaregtogmeetgthosegneeds,gandgtogevaluategthegeffectivenessgofgtheg plan
gtogmeetgestablishedgoutcomes?
A) Nursinggprocess
B) ANAgStandardsgofgProfessionalgPerformance
C) Evidence-basedgpracticegguidelines
D) NursegPracticegActs
Ans: A
Feedback:
Thegnursinggprocessgisgonegofgthegmajorgguidelinesgforgnursinggpractice.gNursesgimplementgtheirg role
sgthroughgthegnursinggprocess.gThegnursinggprocessgisgusedgbygthegnursegtogidentifygthegpatient’sg heal
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uategthegeffectivenessgofgthegplangtogmeetg establishedgoutcomes.
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3. determinegwhethergangactiongisgwithingthegscopegofgnursinggpractice?
A) AmericangNursesgAssociationg(ANA)
B) AmericangAssociationgofgCollegesgingNursingg(AACN)
C) NationalgLeaguegforgNursingg(NLN)
D) InternationalgCouncilgofgNursesg(ICN)
Ans: A
Feedback:
ThegANAgproducesgtheg2003gNursing:gScopegandgStandardsgofgPractice,gwhichgdefinesgthegactivities
specificgandguniquegtognursing.gThegAACNgaddressesgeducationalgstandards,gwhilegthegNLNgpromotesgandg
fostersgvariousgaspectsgofgnursing.
ThegICNgprovidesgagvenuegforgnationalgnursinggorganizationsgtogcollaborate,gbutgdoesgnotgdefineg stan
dardsgandgscopegofgpractice.
4. Whogisgconsideredgtogbegthegfoundergofgprofessionalgnursing?
A) DorotheagDix
B) LilliangWald
C) FlorencegNightingale
D) ClaragBarton
g Ans:gC
Feedback:
FlorencegNightingalegisgconsideredgtogbegthegfoundergofgprofessionalgnursing.gShegelevatedgtheg
statusgofgnursinggtogagrespectedgoccupation,gimprovedgthegqualitygofgnursinggcare,gandgfoundedg
moderngnursinggeducation.gAlthoughgthegothergchoicesgaregwomeng whogweregimportantgtogtheg d
evelopmentgofgnursing,gnonegofgthemgisgconsideredgthegfounder.
5. WhichgofgthegfollowinggnursinggpioneersgestablishedgthegRedgCrossgingthegUnitedgStatesging1882?
A) FlorencegNightingale
B) ClaragBarton
, C) DorotheagDix
D) JanegAddams
g Ans:gB
Feedback:
ClaragBartongvolunteeredgtogcaregforgwoundsgandgfeedguniongsoldiersgduringgthegcivilgwar,gservedgasg
thegsupervisorgofgnursesgforgthegArmygofgthegJames,gorganizedghospitalsgandgnurses,gandgestablishedg t
hegRedgCrossgingthegUnitedgStatesging1882.
AgnursegpractitionergisgcaringgforgagcouplegwhogaregthegparentsgofganginfantgdiagnosedgwithgDowng Sy
6. ndrome.gThegnursegmakesgreferralsgforgagparentgsupportggroupgforgthegfamily.gThisgisgangexampleg ofg
whichgnursinggrole?
A) Teacher/Educator
B) Leader
C) Counselor
D) Collaborator
Ans:gC
Feedback:
Counselinggskillsginvolvegthegusegofgtherapeuticginterpersonalgcommunicationgskillsgtogprovideg infor
mation,g makegappropriategreferrals,gandgfacilitategthegpatient’sgproblem-solvinggandgdecision-
g makinggskills.gThegteacher/educatorg usesgcommunicationgskillsgtogassess,g implement,gandgevaluate
g individualizedgteachinggplansgtogmeetglearninggneedsgofgclientsgandgtheirg families.gAgleaderg display
sg angassertive,gself-
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sg ofgallgmembersgofgtheghealthgcaregteamgasgtheygprovidegpatientg care.
7.gAgnursegisgprovidinggnursinggcaregingagneighborhoodgclinicgtogsingle,gpregnantgteens.gWhichgofgtheg
followinggactionsgisggthegbestgexamplegofgusinggthegcounselorgrolegasgagnurse?
A) Discussinggtheglegalgaspectsgofgadoptiongforgteensgwishinggtogplacegtheirginfantsgwithgagfamily
B) SearchinggthegInternetgforginformationgongchildgcaregforgthegteensgwhogwishgtogreturngtogschool
C) Conductinggagclientginterviewgandgdocumentinggtheginformationgongthegclient’sgchart
D) Referringgagteengwhogadmitsghavinggsuicidalgthoughtsgtogagmentalghealthgcaregspecialist
Ans: D
Feedback:
, Thegrolegofgthegcounselorgincludesg makinggappropriategreferrals.gDiscussingglegalgissuesgisgthegroleg
ofgthegadvocategandgsearchinggforginformationgongthegInternetg isgthegrolegofgagresearcher.
Conductinggagclientginterviewgwouldgfallgundergthegrolegofgthegcaregiver.
8. Agnurseginstructorgexplainsgthegconceptgofghealthgtoghergstudents.gWhichg ofgthegfollowingg
statementsgaccuratelygdescribesgthisgstategofgbeing?
A) Healthgisgagstategofgoptimalgfunctioning.
B) Healthgisgangabsencegofgillness.
C) Healthgisgalwaysgangobjectivegstate.
D) Healthgisg notgdeterminedgbygthegpatient.
Ans: A
Feedback:
Healthgisgagstategofgoptimalgfunctioninggorgwell-
being.gAsgdefinedgbygthegWorldgHealthg Organization,gone’sghealthgincludesgphysical,gsocial,gandgm
entalgcomponentsgandgisgnotg merelygtheg absencegofgdiseasegorginfirmity.gHealthgisgoftengagsubjective
gstate;gag persongmaygbegmedicallyg diagnosedgwithgangillnessgbutgstillgconsiderghimselfgorgherselfghea
lthy.
9. AgnursegincorporatesgtheghealthgpromotiongguidelinesgestablishedgbygthegU.S.gDepartmentgofgHealthg
document:gHealthygPeopleg2010.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgaghealthgindicatorgdiscussedgingthisg docu
ment?
A) Cancer
B) Obesity
C) Diabetes
D) Hypertension
Ans: B
Feedback:
Theg10gleadinggindicatorsgofghealthgestablishedgbygHealthygPeopleg2010gare:gphysicalgactivity,g ex
cessivegweightgandgobesity,gtobaccoguse,gsubstancegabuse,gresponsiblegsexualgbehavior,gmentalg he
alth,ginjurygandgviolence,g environmentalgquality,gimmunizations,gandgaccessgtoghealthgcare.
10. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagcriteriagthatgdefinesgnursingg asgprofession?
A) angundefinedgbodygofgknowledge
B) agdependencegongthegmedicalgprofession
