Test l#Bank l#Complete l#For l#Fundamentals l#of l#Nursing l#11th
l#Edition
Chapter 01: Nursing Today
l# l# l#
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
l# l# l# l# l#
MULTIPLE l#CHOICE
1. Which l#nurse l#most l#likely l#kept l#records l#on l#sanitation l#techniques l#and l#the l#effects l#on l#health? l#a.
Florence l#Nightingale
b. Mary l#Nutting
c. Clara l#Barton
d. Lillian l#Wald
ANS: l#A
Nightingale l#was l#the l#first l#practicing l#nurse l#epidemiologist. l#Her l#statistical l#analyses
l#connected l#po l#or l#sanitation l#with l#cholera l#and l#dysentery. l#Mary l#Nutting, l#Clara l#Barton, l#and
l#Lillian l#Wald l#came l#af l#ter l#Nightingale, l#each l#contributing to l#the l#nursing l#profession l#in l#her
E
l#own l#way. l#Mary l#Nutting l#was l#instrumental l#in l#moving l#nursing l#education l#into l#universities.
l#Clara l#Barton l#founded l#the l#American l#Red l#Cross. l#Lillian l#Wald l#helped l#open l#the l#Henry
l#Street l#Settlement.
DIF:Understand l # (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss l#the l#influence l#of l#social, l#historical, l#political, l#and l#economic l#changes l#on l#nursing
l#practices.
TOP: Evaluation MSC: l#Health l#Promotion l#and l#Maintenance
1
,Test l#Bank l#Complete l#For l#Fundamentals l#of l#Nursing l#11th
l#Edition
2. The l#nurse l#prescribes l#strategies l#and l#alternatives l#to l#attain l#expected l#outcome. l#Which l#standard l#o
2
,Test l#Bank l#Complete l#For l#Fundamentals l#of l#Nursing l#11th
l#Edition
f l#nursing l#practice l#is l#the l#nurse l#following? l#a. l#Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS: l#C
In l#planning, l#the l#registered l#nurse l#develops l#a l#plan l#that l#prescribes l#strategies l#and l#alternatives
l#to l#a l#ttain l#expected l#outcomes. l#During l#assessment, l#the l#registered l#nurse l#collects
l#comprehensive l#data l#pertinent l#to l#the l#patient’s l#health l#and/or l#the l#situation. l#In l#diagnosis,
l#the l#registered l#nurse l#analyze l#s l#the l#assessment l#data l#to l#determine l#the l#diagnoses l#or l#issues.
l#During l#implementation, l#the l#registe l#red nurse l#implements l#(carries l#out) l#the l#identified
E
l#plan.
DIF:Understand l # (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss l#the l#development l#of l#professional l#nursing l#roles. TOP:
Planning MSC: l#Man
E
agement l#of l#Care
3. An l#experienced l#medical-
surgical l#nurse l#chooses l#to l#work l#in l#obstetrics. l#Which l#level l#of l#proficiency l#is the
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l#nurse l#u l#pon l#initial l#transition l#to l#the l#obstetrical l#floor? l#a. l#Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced l#beginner
3
, Test l#Bank l#Complete l#For l#Fundamentals l#of l#Nursing l#11th
l#Edition
ANS: l#A
A l#beginning l#nursing l#student l#or l#any l#nurse l#entering l#a l#situation l#in l#which l#there l#is l#no
l#previous l#leve l#l l#of l#experience l#(e.g., l#an l#experienced l#operating l#room l#nurse l#chooses l#to l#now
l#practice l#in l#home l#hea l#lth) l#is l#an l#example l#of l#a l#novice l#nurse. l#A l#proficient l#nurse l#perceives l#a
l#patient’s l#clinical l#situation l#as l#a l#whole, l#is l#able l#to l#assess l#an l#entire l#situation, l#and l#can
l#readily l#transfer l#knowledge l#gained l#from m l#ultiple l#previous l#experiences l#to l#a l#situation. l#A
E
l#competent l#nurse l#understands l#the l#organization l#and l#specific l#care l#required l#by l#the l#type l#of
l#patients l#(e.g., l#surgical, l#oncology, l#or l#orthopedic l#patients). l#This l#nurse l#is l#a l#competent
l#practitioner l#who l#is l#able l#to l#anticipate l#nursing l#care l#and l#establish l#long- l#range l#goals. l#A
l#nurse l#who l#has l#had some l#level l#of l#experience l#with l#the l#situation l#is l#an l#advanced l#be l#ginner.
E
l#This l#experience l#may l#only l#be l#observational l#in nature, l#but l#the l#nurse l#is l#able l#to l#identify l#me
E
l#aningful l#aspects l#or l#principles of l#nursing l#care.
E
DIF:Apply l#(application)
OBJ:Discuss l#the l#development l#of l#professional l#nursing roles.
E TOP:
Evaluation l#MSC: l#Man
agement l#of l#Care
4. A l#nurse l#assesses l#a l#patient’s l#fluid l#status l#and l#decides l#that the l#patient l#needs l#to l#drink
E
more fl l#uids. l#The l#nurse l#then l#encourages l#the l#patient l#to l#drink more l#fluids. l#Which
l# E E
concept l#is l#the l#nu l#rse l#demonstrating? l#a. l#Licensure
l#
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS: l#B
Autonomy l#is l#an l#essential l#element of l#professional l#nursing that l#involves l#the l#initiation l#of
E E
l#indepen l#dent l#nursing l#interventions l#without medical l#orders. l#To l#obtain licensure l#in l#the
E E
l#United l#States, l#the l#RN l#candidate l#must l#pass l#the l#NCLEX-RN l # . l#Beyond l#the
l#NCLEX-
RN l # , l#the l#nurse l#may l#choose l#to l#work l#toward l#certification l#in l#a l#specific l#area l#of l#nursing
l#practice. l#Ac l#countability l#means l#that l#you l#are l#responsible, l#professionally l#and legally, l#for E
l#the l#type l#and l#quality l#of l#nursing
care l#provided.
DIF:Apply l#(application)
OBJ:Discuss l # the l # roles l # and l # career l# opportunities l# for l# nurses. l# TOP: l# Implementation
l # MSC: l # Manageme l#nt l#of l#Care
5. A l#nurse l#prepares l#the l#budget l#and l#policies l#for l#an l#intensive l#care l#unit. l#Which l#role l#is l#the
nurse l#i l#mplementing?
l#
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS: l#B
A l#manager l#coordinates l#the l#activities l#of l#members l#of l#the l#nursing l#staff l#in l#delivering l#nursing
l#care l#and l#has l#personnel, l#policy, l#and l#budgetary l#responsibility l#for l#a l#specific l#nursing
l#unit or
E
4
l#Edition
Chapter 01: Nursing Today
l# l# l#
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
l# l# l# l# l#
MULTIPLE l#CHOICE
1. Which l#nurse l#most l#likely l#kept l#records l#on l#sanitation l#techniques l#and l#the l#effects l#on l#health? l#a.
Florence l#Nightingale
b. Mary l#Nutting
c. Clara l#Barton
d. Lillian l#Wald
ANS: l#A
Nightingale l#was l#the l#first l#practicing l#nurse l#epidemiologist. l#Her l#statistical l#analyses
l#connected l#po l#or l#sanitation l#with l#cholera l#and l#dysentery. l#Mary l#Nutting, l#Clara l#Barton, l#and
l#Lillian l#Wald l#came l#af l#ter l#Nightingale, l#each l#contributing to l#the l#nursing l#profession l#in l#her
E
l#own l#way. l#Mary l#Nutting l#was l#instrumental l#in l#moving l#nursing l#education l#into l#universities.
l#Clara l#Barton l#founded l#the l#American l#Red l#Cross. l#Lillian l#Wald l#helped l#open l#the l#Henry
l#Street l#Settlement.
DIF:Understand l # (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss l#the l#influence l#of l#social, l#historical, l#political, l#and l#economic l#changes l#on l#nursing
l#practices.
TOP: Evaluation MSC: l#Health l#Promotion l#and l#Maintenance
1
,Test l#Bank l#Complete l#For l#Fundamentals l#of l#Nursing l#11th
l#Edition
2. The l#nurse l#prescribes l#strategies l#and l#alternatives l#to l#attain l#expected l#outcome. l#Which l#standard l#o
2
,Test l#Bank l#Complete l#For l#Fundamentals l#of l#Nursing l#11th
l#Edition
f l#nursing l#practice l#is l#the l#nurse l#following? l#a. l#Assessment
b. Diagnosis
c. Planning
d. Implementation
ANS: l#C
In l#planning, l#the l#registered l#nurse l#develops l#a l#plan l#that l#prescribes l#strategies l#and l#alternatives
l#to l#a l#ttain l#expected l#outcomes. l#During l#assessment, l#the l#registered l#nurse l#collects
l#comprehensive l#data l#pertinent l#to l#the l#patient’s l#health l#and/or l#the l#situation. l#In l#diagnosis,
l#the l#registered l#nurse l#analyze l#s l#the l#assessment l#data l#to l#determine l#the l#diagnoses l#or l#issues.
l#During l#implementation, l#the l#registe l#red nurse l#implements l#(carries l#out) l#the l#identified
E
l#plan.
DIF:Understand l # (comprehension)
OBJ:Discuss l#the l#development l#of l#professional l#nursing l#roles. TOP:
Planning MSC: l#Man
E
agement l#of l#Care
3. An l#experienced l#medical-
surgical l#nurse l#chooses l#to l#work l#in l#obstetrics. l#Which l#level l#of l#proficiency l#is the
E
l#nurse l#u l#pon l#initial l#transition l#to l#the l#obstetrical l#floor? l#a. l#Novice
b. Proficient
c. Competent
d. Advanced l#beginner
3
, Test l#Bank l#Complete l#For l#Fundamentals l#of l#Nursing l#11th
l#Edition
ANS: l#A
A l#beginning l#nursing l#student l#or l#any l#nurse l#entering l#a l#situation l#in l#which l#there l#is l#no
l#previous l#leve l#l l#of l#experience l#(e.g., l#an l#experienced l#operating l#room l#nurse l#chooses l#to l#now
l#practice l#in l#home l#hea l#lth) l#is l#an l#example l#of l#a l#novice l#nurse. l#A l#proficient l#nurse l#perceives l#a
l#patient’s l#clinical l#situation l#as l#a l#whole, l#is l#able l#to l#assess l#an l#entire l#situation, l#and l#can
l#readily l#transfer l#knowledge l#gained l#from m l#ultiple l#previous l#experiences l#to l#a l#situation. l#A
E
l#competent l#nurse l#understands l#the l#organization l#and l#specific l#care l#required l#by l#the l#type l#of
l#patients l#(e.g., l#surgical, l#oncology, l#or l#orthopedic l#patients). l#This l#nurse l#is l#a l#competent
l#practitioner l#who l#is l#able l#to l#anticipate l#nursing l#care l#and l#establish l#long- l#range l#goals. l#A
l#nurse l#who l#has l#had some l#level l#of l#experience l#with l#the l#situation l#is l#an l#advanced l#be l#ginner.
E
l#This l#experience l#may l#only l#be l#observational l#in nature, l#but l#the l#nurse l#is l#able l#to l#identify l#me
E
l#aningful l#aspects l#or l#principles of l#nursing l#care.
E
DIF:Apply l#(application)
OBJ:Discuss l#the l#development l#of l#professional l#nursing roles.
E TOP:
Evaluation l#MSC: l#Man
agement l#of l#Care
4. A l#nurse l#assesses l#a l#patient’s l#fluid l#status l#and l#decides l#that the l#patient l#needs l#to l#drink
E
more fl l#uids. l#The l#nurse l#then l#encourages l#the l#patient l#to l#drink more l#fluids. l#Which
l# E E
concept l#is l#the l#nu l#rse l#demonstrating? l#a. l#Licensure
l#
b. Autonomy
c. Certification
d. Accountability
ANS: l#B
Autonomy l#is l#an l#essential l#element of l#professional l#nursing that l#involves l#the l#initiation l#of
E E
l#indepen l#dent l#nursing l#interventions l#without medical l#orders. l#To l#obtain licensure l#in l#the
E E
l#United l#States, l#the l#RN l#candidate l#must l#pass l#the l#NCLEX-RN l # . l#Beyond l#the
l#NCLEX-
RN l # , l#the l#nurse l#may l#choose l#to l#work l#toward l#certification l#in l#a l#specific l#area l#of l#nursing
l#practice. l#Ac l#countability l#means l#that l#you l#are l#responsible, l#professionally l#and legally, l#for E
l#the l#type l#and l#quality l#of l#nursing
care l#provided.
DIF:Apply l#(application)
OBJ:Discuss l # the l # roles l # and l # career l# opportunities l# for l# nurses. l# TOP: l# Implementation
l # MSC: l # Manageme l#nt l#of l#Care
5. A l#nurse l#prepares l#the l#budget l#and l#policies l#for l#an l#intensive l#care l#unit. l#Which l#role l#is l#the
nurse l#i l#mplementing?
l#
a. Educator
b. Manager
c. Advocate
d. Caregiver
ANS: l#B
A l#manager l#coordinates l#the l#activities l#of l#members l#of l#the l#nursing l#staff l#in l#delivering l#nursing
l#care l#and l#has l#personnel, l#policy, l#and l#budgetary l#responsibility l#for l#a l#specific l#nursing
l#unit or
E
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