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,Joseph T. Catalano: Nursing Now: Today's Issues, Tomorrows Trends
Chapter 1: The Growth of Nursing
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Questions, Answers, and Rationales
1. Nurses are often the primary, and frequently the only, defendants named when errors are made
that result in injury to the client. This is due to which concept associated with the nursing
profession?
1. Autonomy
2. Accountability
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3. Precision
4. Specificity
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1. This is incorrect. The autonomous nature of the nursing profession has no impact
on nurses acting as defendants in court cases.
2. This is correct. Nurses must be accountable and demonstrate a high level of
responsibility for the care and services they provide.
3. This is incorrect. The precision in which nurses must practice has no impact on
nurses acting as defendants in court cases.
, 4. This is incorrect. The specificity in which nurses must practice has no impact on
nurses acting as defendants in court cases.
2. If a nurse uses information from research as the basis for making decisions about providing
care, this nurse is engaging in which type of practice?
1. Client-based practice
2. Physician-based practice
3. Evidence-based practice
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4. Provider-based practice
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1. This is incorrect. Client-based care does not use information from research as the
basis for making decisions.
2. This is incorrect. Physician-based care does not use information from research as
the basis for making decisions.
3. This is correct. Evidence-based care uses information from research as the basis
for making decisions.
4. This is incorrect. Provider-based care does not use information from research as
the basis for making decisions.
, 3. Today’s nurses are often found in remote and often hostile areas, providing care for the sick
and dying, working 12-hour shifts, being on call, and working rotating shifts. This is why
nursing is universally known as which type of profession?
1. Altruistic
2. Synergistic
3. Optimistic
4. Pragmatic
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1. This is correct.Nursing has beenviewed universally as an altruistic profession
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clients above their personal safety.
2. This is incorrect. Nursing is not viewed universally as a synergistic profession.
3. This is incorrect.Nursing is not viewed universally as an optimistic profession.
4. This is incorrect.Nursing is not viewed universally as a pragmatic profession.
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4. With Florence Nightingale’s radically new idea abouta separateeducationalsetting for nurses,
the nursing profession took its first steps toward which of the following?
1. Autonomy
2. Accountability
Nursing Now: Today's Issues, Tomorrows Trends Eighth Edition Joseph T. Catalano
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TEST BANK
,Joseph T. Catalano: Nursing Now: Today's Issues, Tomorrows Trends
Chapter 1: The Growth of Nursing
Questions
Questions, Answers, and Rationales
1. Nurses are often the primary, and frequently the only, defendants named when errors are made
that result in injury to the client. This is due to which concept associated with the nursing
profession?
1. Autonomy
2. Accountability
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3. Precision
4. Specificity
ANS: 2
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1. This is incorrect. The autonomous nature of the nursing profession has no impact
on nurses acting as defendants in court cases.
2. This is correct. Nurses must be accountable and demonstrate a high level of
responsibility for the care and services they provide.
3. This is incorrect. The precision in which nurses must practice has no impact on
nurses acting as defendants in court cases.
, 4. This is incorrect. The specificity in which nurses must practice has no impact on
nurses acting as defendants in court cases.
2. If a nurse uses information from research as the basis for making decisions about providing
care, this nurse is engaging in which type of practice?
1. Client-based practice
2. Physician-based practice
3. Evidence-based practice
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4. Provider-based practice
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1. This is incorrect. Client-based care does not use information from research as the
basis for making decisions.
2. This is incorrect. Physician-based care does not use information from research as
the basis for making decisions.
3. This is correct. Evidence-based care uses information from research as the basis
for making decisions.
4. This is incorrect. Provider-based care does not use information from research as
the basis for making decisions.
, 3. Today’s nurses are often found in remote and often hostile areas, providing care for the sick
and dying, working 12-hour shifts, being on call, and working rotating shifts. This is why
nursing is universally known as which type of profession?
1. Altruistic
2. Synergistic
3. Optimistic
4. Pragmatic
ANS: 1
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1. This is correct.Nursing has beenviewed universally as an altruistic profession
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composed of selfless individuals who placethe lives and well-being of their
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clients above their personal safety.
2. This is incorrect. Nursing is not viewed universally as a synergistic profession.
3. This is incorrect.Nursing is not viewed universally as an optimistic profession.
4. This is incorrect.Nursing is not viewed universally as a pragmatic profession.
NURSINGTB.COM
4. With Florence Nightingale’s radically new idea abouta separateeducationalsetting for nurses,
the nursing profession took its first steps toward which of the following?
1. Autonomy
2. Accountability
