Test Bank for Fundamentals of Nursing 12th
Edition
by Patricia A. Potter, Anne G. Perry, Patricia
A. Stockert, Amy Hall & Wendy R.
Ostendorf
All Chapters|1-50 Complete plete
1|Page
, Chapter .1. .Nursing .Today .MULTIPLE .CHOICE
1. Contemporary .nursing .practice .is .based .on .knowledge .generated .through .nursing .theories.
.Florence .Nightingales .theory .introduced .the .concept .that .nursing .care .focuses .on:
1Psychological .needs
2A .maximal .level .of .wellness
.3Health .maintenance .and .restoration
4Interpersonal .interactions .with .the
.client .CORRECT .ANSWER: 3
Florence .Nightingale .believed .the .role .of .the .nurse .was .to .put .the .clients .body .in .the .best .state .in .order .to
.remain .free .of .disease .or .to .recover .from .disease.
Although .Florence .Nightingale .may .have .addressed .meeting .the .psychological .needs .of .her .clients, .it
.is .not .the .focus .of .her .theory. .The .goal .of .Nightingales .theory .is .to .facilitate .the .bodys .reparative
.processes .by .manipulating .the .clients .environment.
Florence .Nightingale .thought .the .human .body .had .reparative .properties .of .its .own .if .it .was .cared .for
.in .a .way .to .recover .from .disease. .Her .theory .did .not .focus .on .achieving .a .maximal .level .of
.wellness.
Florence .Nightingale .believed .the .nurse .was .in .charge .of .the .clients .health. .Although .she .interacted
.with .her .clients .by .reading .to .them, .her .theory .of .nursing .care .did .not .focus .upon .interpersonal
.interactions.
DIF: .A .REF: .2 .OBJ: .Knowledge .TOP: .Nursing .Process: .Assessment
MSC: .NCLEX .test .plan .designation: .Safe, .Effective .Care .Environment/Coordinated .Care
2. Nursing .education .programs .in .the .United .States .may .seek .voluntary .accreditation .by .the
.appropriate .accrediting .commission .council .of .the:
1National .League .for .Nursing
.2American .Nurses .Association
.3Congress .for .Nursing .Practice
.4International .Council .of
.Nurses .CORRECT .ANSWER:
1
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,The .National .League .for .Nursing .(NLN) .is .the .professional .nursing .organization .concerned .with .nursing
.education. .The .NLN .provides .accreditation .to .nursing .programs .that .seek .and .meet .the .NLN .accreditation
.requirements.
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, The .American .Nurses .Association .(ANA) .is .concerned .with .the .nursing .profession .and .issues
.affecting .health .care, .including .standards .of .care. .The .Congress .for .Nursing .Practice .is .the .part .of
.the .ANA .concerned .with .determining .the .legal .aspects .of .nursing .practice, .the .public .recognition .of
.the .importance .of .nursing, .and .the .impact .of .trends .in .health .care .on .nursing .practice. .The
.International .Council .of .Nurses .(ICN) .is .concerned .about .issues .of .health .care .and .the .nursing
.profession, .including .the .provision .of .an .international .power .base .for .nurses.
DIF: .A .REF: .8 .OBJ: .Knowledge .TOP: .Nursing .Process: .Assessment
MSC: .NCLEX .test .plan .designation: .Safe, .Effective .Care .Environment/Coordinated .Care
3. The .minimum .educational .requirement .for .a .nurse .practitioner .is:
1Diploma .in .nursing
.2Masters .in .nursing
.3Doctorate .in .nursing
.4Baccalaureate .in .nursing
.CORRECT .ANSWER: 2
A .masters .degree .is .nursing .is .required .to .become .a .nurse .practitioner.
Diploma .programs .in .nursing .require .3 .years .of .education .after .which .the .graduate .may .become .a
.registered .nurse, .but .not .a .nurse .practitioner.
Doctoral .programs .focus .on .the .application .of .research .findings .to .clinical .practice. .The .doctoral
.degree .is .beyond .the .masters .degree.
The .baccalaureate .degree .program .generally .requires .4 .years .of .study .in .a .college .or .university, .after
.which .the .graduate .may .become .a .registered .nurse, .not .a .nurse .practitioner.
DIF: .A .REF: .8 .OBJ: .Knowledge .TOP: .Nursing .Process: .Assessment
MSC: .NCLEX .test .plan .designation: .Safe, .Effective .Care .Environment/Coordinated .Care
4. A .group .that .lobbies .at .the .state .and .federal .level .for .advancement .of .nursings .role, .economic
.interest, .and .health .care .is .the:
1State .Board .of .Nursing
.2American .Nurses .Association
.3American .Hospital
.Association
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Edition
by Patricia A. Potter, Anne G. Perry, Patricia
A. Stockert, Amy Hall & Wendy R.
Ostendorf
All Chapters|1-50 Complete plete
1|Page
, Chapter .1. .Nursing .Today .MULTIPLE .CHOICE
1. Contemporary .nursing .practice .is .based .on .knowledge .generated .through .nursing .theories.
.Florence .Nightingales .theory .introduced .the .concept .that .nursing .care .focuses .on:
1Psychological .needs
2A .maximal .level .of .wellness
.3Health .maintenance .and .restoration
4Interpersonal .interactions .with .the
.client .CORRECT .ANSWER: 3
Florence .Nightingale .believed .the .role .of .the .nurse .was .to .put .the .clients .body .in .the .best .state .in .order .to
.remain .free .of .disease .or .to .recover .from .disease.
Although .Florence .Nightingale .may .have .addressed .meeting .the .psychological .needs .of .her .clients, .it
.is .not .the .focus .of .her .theory. .The .goal .of .Nightingales .theory .is .to .facilitate .the .bodys .reparative
.processes .by .manipulating .the .clients .environment.
Florence .Nightingale .thought .the .human .body .had .reparative .properties .of .its .own .if .it .was .cared .for
.in .a .way .to .recover .from .disease. .Her .theory .did .not .focus .on .achieving .a .maximal .level .of
.wellness.
Florence .Nightingale .believed .the .nurse .was .in .charge .of .the .clients .health. .Although .she .interacted
.with .her .clients .by .reading .to .them, .her .theory .of .nursing .care .did .not .focus .upon .interpersonal
.interactions.
DIF: .A .REF: .2 .OBJ: .Knowledge .TOP: .Nursing .Process: .Assessment
MSC: .NCLEX .test .plan .designation: .Safe, .Effective .Care .Environment/Coordinated .Care
2. Nursing .education .programs .in .the .United .States .may .seek .voluntary .accreditation .by .the
.appropriate .accrediting .commission .council .of .the:
1National .League .for .Nursing
.2American .Nurses .Association
.3Congress .for .Nursing .Practice
.4International .Council .of
.Nurses .CORRECT .ANSWER:
1
2|Page
,The .National .League .for .Nursing .(NLN) .is .the .professional .nursing .organization .concerned .with .nursing
.education. .The .NLN .provides .accreditation .to .nursing .programs .that .seek .and .meet .the .NLN .accreditation
.requirements.
3|Page
, The .American .Nurses .Association .(ANA) .is .concerned .with .the .nursing .profession .and .issues
.affecting .health .care, .including .standards .of .care. .The .Congress .for .Nursing .Practice .is .the .part .of
.the .ANA .concerned .with .determining .the .legal .aspects .of .nursing .practice, .the .public .recognition .of
.the .importance .of .nursing, .and .the .impact .of .trends .in .health .care .on .nursing .practice. .The
.International .Council .of .Nurses .(ICN) .is .concerned .about .issues .of .health .care .and .the .nursing
.profession, .including .the .provision .of .an .international .power .base .for .nurses.
DIF: .A .REF: .8 .OBJ: .Knowledge .TOP: .Nursing .Process: .Assessment
MSC: .NCLEX .test .plan .designation: .Safe, .Effective .Care .Environment/Coordinated .Care
3. The .minimum .educational .requirement .for .a .nurse .practitioner .is:
1Diploma .in .nursing
.2Masters .in .nursing
.3Doctorate .in .nursing
.4Baccalaureate .in .nursing
.CORRECT .ANSWER: 2
A .masters .degree .is .nursing .is .required .to .become .a .nurse .practitioner.
Diploma .programs .in .nursing .require .3 .years .of .education .after .which .the .graduate .may .become .a
.registered .nurse, .but .not .a .nurse .practitioner.
Doctoral .programs .focus .on .the .application .of .research .findings .to .clinical .practice. .The .doctoral
.degree .is .beyond .the .masters .degree.
The .baccalaureate .degree .program .generally .requires .4 .years .of .study .in .a .college .or .university, .after
.which .the .graduate .may .become .a .registered .nurse, .not .a .nurse .practitioner.
DIF: .A .REF: .8 .OBJ: .Knowledge .TOP: .Nursing .Process: .Assessment
MSC: .NCLEX .test .plan .designation: .Safe, .Effective .Care .Environment/Coordinated .Care
4. A .group .that .lobbies .at .the .state .and .federal .level .for .advancement .of .nursings .role, .economic
.interest, .and .health .care .is .the:
1State .Board .of .Nursing
.2American .Nurses .Association
.3American .Hospital
.Association
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