TEST BANK for Fundamentals of Nursing 11TH
Edition by Potter Perry
A.Autonomy
a)Accountability
b) Teamwork and collaboration
The nurse manager from the oncology unit has had two callouts; the ortho unit has had multiple
discharges and probably will have to cancel one or two of its nurses. The ortho unit has agreed to "float"
two of its nurses to the oncology unit if oncology can "float" a nursing assistant to the ortho unit to help
with obtaining vital signs. Which concepts does this situation entail? (select all that apply)
a. Autonomy
b. Informatics
c. Accountability
d. political activism
e. Teamwork and collaboration
c. diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) provide a fixed reimbursement of cost
The nurse is caring for a patient whose insurance coverage is Medicare. The nurse should consider which
information when planning care for this patient?
a. capitation provides the hospital with a means of recovering variable charges
b. The hospital will be paid for the full cost of the patient's hospitalization
c. diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) provide a fixed reimbursement of cost.
d. Medicare will pay the national average for the patient's condition
d. The patient-centered medical home model
A nurse is teaching the staff about integrated health care systems. Which model of care should the
nurse include in the teaching about seam-less care delivery
a. Affordable Care Act
b. Hospital Value-Based Purchasing
c. bundled Payments for Care Improvements
d. The patient-centered medical home model
c. Adult children up to age 26 are allowed coverage on the parent's plan.
A nurse is teaching a family about health care plans. Which information from the nurse indicates a
correct understanding of the Affordable Care Act?
A. A family can choose whether to have health insurance with no consequences
b. primary care physician payments from Medicaid services can equal Medicare
c. Adult children up to age 26 are allowed coverage on the parent's plan.
d. Quality hospital outcome scores are tied directly to patient satisfaction
c. Upon admission to the hospital
A nurse is caring for a patient in the hospital. When should the nurse begin discharge planning?
a. When the patient is ready
,b. Close to the time of discharge
c. Upon admission to the hospital
d. After an order is written/prescribed
B. Florence Nightingale
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
C. Planning
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
A. Novice
An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the
nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
C. Autonomy
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?
B. Manager
A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the nurse
implementing?
B. Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD)
The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced practice nurse.
However, the nurse has a strong desire to pursue research and theory development. To fulfill this desire,
which program should the nurse attend?
a. Doctor of Nursing Science degree (DNSc)
b. Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD)
c. Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP)
d. Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN)
C. Continuing education
A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the American Nurses Association.
Which type of education did the nurse receive?
a. Graduate education
, b. Inservice education
c. Continuing education
d. Registered nurse education
C. Quality Improvement
A nurse identifies gaps between local and best practices. Which Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
(QSEN) competency is the nurse demonstrating?
a. Safety
b. Patient-centered care
c. Quality improvement
d. Teamwork and collaboration
b. Burnout and secondary traumatic stress
A nurse has compassion fatigue. What is the nurse experiencing?
a. Lateral violence and intrapersonal conflict
b. burnout and secondary traumatic stress
c. short-term grief and single stressor
d. physical and mental exhaustion
C. patient advocate
A patient is scheduled for surgery. When getting ready to obtain the informed consent, the patient tells
the nurse, -I have no idea what is going to happen. I couldn't ask any questions. I The nurse does not
allow the patient to sign the permit and notifies the health care provider of the situation. Which role is
the nurse displaying?
a. manager
b. patient educator
c. patient advocate
d. clinical nurse specialist
b. Offer to provide newborn care
The patient requires routine gynecological services after giving birth to her son, and while
seeing the nurse-midwife, the patient asks for a referral to a pediatrician for the newborn.
Which action should the nurse-midwife take initially?
a. Provide the referral as requested.
b. Offer to provide the newborn care.
c. Refer the patient to the supervising provider.
d. Tell the patient that is not allowed to make referrals.
b. Works under the guidance of an anesthesiologist
The nurse has a goal of becoming a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). Which activity is
appropriate for a CRNA?
a. Manages gynecological services such as PAP smears
b. Works under the guidance of an anesthesiologist
Edition by Potter Perry
A.Autonomy
a)Accountability
b) Teamwork and collaboration
The nurse manager from the oncology unit has had two callouts; the ortho unit has had multiple
discharges and probably will have to cancel one or two of its nurses. The ortho unit has agreed to "float"
two of its nurses to the oncology unit if oncology can "float" a nursing assistant to the ortho unit to help
with obtaining vital signs. Which concepts does this situation entail? (select all that apply)
a. Autonomy
b. Informatics
c. Accountability
d. political activism
e. Teamwork and collaboration
c. diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) provide a fixed reimbursement of cost
The nurse is caring for a patient whose insurance coverage is Medicare. The nurse should consider which
information when planning care for this patient?
a. capitation provides the hospital with a means of recovering variable charges
b. The hospital will be paid for the full cost of the patient's hospitalization
c. diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) provide a fixed reimbursement of cost.
d. Medicare will pay the national average for the patient's condition
d. The patient-centered medical home model
A nurse is teaching the staff about integrated health care systems. Which model of care should the
nurse include in the teaching about seam-less care delivery
a. Affordable Care Act
b. Hospital Value-Based Purchasing
c. bundled Payments for Care Improvements
d. The patient-centered medical home model
c. Adult children up to age 26 are allowed coverage on the parent's plan.
A nurse is teaching a family about health care plans. Which information from the nurse indicates a
correct understanding of the Affordable Care Act?
A. A family can choose whether to have health insurance with no consequences
b. primary care physician payments from Medicaid services can equal Medicare
c. Adult children up to age 26 are allowed coverage on the parent's plan.
d. Quality hospital outcome scores are tied directly to patient satisfaction
c. Upon admission to the hospital
A nurse is caring for a patient in the hospital. When should the nurse begin discharge planning?
a. When the patient is ready
,b. Close to the time of discharge
c. Upon admission to the hospital
d. After an order is written/prescribed
B. Florence Nightingale
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
C. Planning
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
A. Novice
An experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of proficiency is the
nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical floor?
C. Autonomy
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?
B. Manager
A nurse prepares the budget and policies for an intensive care unit. Which role is the nurse
implementing?
B. Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD)
The nurse has been working in the clinical setting for several years as an advanced practice nurse.
However, the nurse has a strong desire to pursue research and theory development. To fulfill this desire,
which program should the nurse attend?
a. Doctor of Nursing Science degree (DNSc)
b. Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD)
c. Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP)
d. Doctor in the Science of Nursing degree (DSN)
C. Continuing education
A nurse attends a workshop on current nursing issues provided by the American Nurses Association.
Which type of education did the nurse receive?
a. Graduate education
, b. Inservice education
c. Continuing education
d. Registered nurse education
C. Quality Improvement
A nurse identifies gaps between local and best practices. Which Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
(QSEN) competency is the nurse demonstrating?
a. Safety
b. Patient-centered care
c. Quality improvement
d. Teamwork and collaboration
b. Burnout and secondary traumatic stress
A nurse has compassion fatigue. What is the nurse experiencing?
a. Lateral violence and intrapersonal conflict
b. burnout and secondary traumatic stress
c. short-term grief and single stressor
d. physical and mental exhaustion
C. patient advocate
A patient is scheduled for surgery. When getting ready to obtain the informed consent, the patient tells
the nurse, -I have no idea what is going to happen. I couldn't ask any questions. I The nurse does not
allow the patient to sign the permit and notifies the health care provider of the situation. Which role is
the nurse displaying?
a. manager
b. patient educator
c. patient advocate
d. clinical nurse specialist
b. Offer to provide newborn care
The patient requires routine gynecological services after giving birth to her son, and while
seeing the nurse-midwife, the patient asks for a referral to a pediatrician for the newborn.
Which action should the nurse-midwife take initially?
a. Provide the referral as requested.
b. Offer to provide the newborn care.
c. Refer the patient to the supervising provider.
d. Tell the patient that is not allowed to make referrals.
b. Works under the guidance of an anesthesiologist
The nurse has a goal of becoming a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA). Which activity is
appropriate for a CRNA?
a. Manages gynecological services such as PAP smears
b. Works under the guidance of an anesthesiologist
