TEST BANK For Fundamentals Of Nursing 11TH Edition By Potter
Perry PDF Questions AND Verified Answers| Grade A+| 100% Correct
To promote health - CORRECT ANSWERS-State of optimal functioning or wellbeing. not just
absence of disease
To prevent illness - CORRECT ANSWERS-reduce risk for illness. promote good health habits,
maintain optimal functioning
To restore health - CORRECT ANSWERS-Nurse's responsibility to assess & teach levels of
prevention
To facilitate coping w/ disability or death - CORRECT ANSWERS-Nurse's role to provide
"comfort" care
acute wound - CORRECT ANSWERS-usually heal within days to weeks
chronic wound - CORRECT ANSWERS-do not progress through stages of healing; healing
impeded
albumin normal lab values - CORRECT ANSWERS-3.5-5
vitamin c and zinc - CORRECT ANSWERS-important in wound healing
Nurse Practice Acts - CORRECT ANSWERS--define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal requirements and titles for RNs and
LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
,5 vital signs - CORRECT ANSWERS-respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and
pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria - CORRECT ANSWERS--well defined
body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWERS-defined nursing as both an art and science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education, published books; founder
of modern nursing
Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWERS-established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and
feed union soldiers during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James
sources of knowledge - CORRECT ANSWERS--traditional ( passed down from generation to
generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective - CORRECT ANSWERS-you can see the object
subjective - CORRECT ANSWERS-coming from that subject
types of knowledge - CORRECT ANSWERS--science (observing, identifying, describing,
investigating, and explaining events and occurences that are perceived in world)
, -philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes used to develop and
construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a desired result)
goals of nursing research - CORRECT ANSWERS--improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics, nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWERS-examines a general idea and then considers
specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWERS-one builds from specific ideas or actions to
conclusions about general ideas
health - CORRECT ANSWERS-a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
illness - CORRECT ANSWERS-the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal
process involving changed level of functioning
wellness - CORRECT ANSWERS-an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting
good physical, mental, and emotional health
nursing theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-differentiates nursing from other disciplines and
activities in that it serves the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired
outcomes of nursing care practices
evidence-based practice (EBP) - CORRECT ANSWERS-a problem-solving approach to making
clinical decisions, using the best evidence available; blends both science and art of nursing so best
outcomes are achieved; may consist of specific nursing interventions or use guidelines established for
the care of patients
Perry PDF Questions AND Verified Answers| Grade A+| 100% Correct
To promote health - CORRECT ANSWERS-State of optimal functioning or wellbeing. not just
absence of disease
To prevent illness - CORRECT ANSWERS-reduce risk for illness. promote good health habits,
maintain optimal functioning
To restore health - CORRECT ANSWERS-Nurse's responsibility to assess & teach levels of
prevention
To facilitate coping w/ disability or death - CORRECT ANSWERS-Nurse's role to provide
"comfort" care
acute wound - CORRECT ANSWERS-usually heal within days to weeks
chronic wound - CORRECT ANSWERS-do not progress through stages of healing; healing
impeded
albumin normal lab values - CORRECT ANSWERS-3.5-5
vitamin c and zinc - CORRECT ANSWERS-important in wound healing
Nurse Practice Acts - CORRECT ANSWERS--define legal scope of nursing practice
-create state board of nursing to make and enforce rules and regulation
-define important terms and activities in nursing, including legal requirements and titles for RNs and
LPNs
- established criteria for the education and licensure of nurses
,5 vital signs - CORRECT ANSWERS-respirations, pulse rate, blood pressure, temperature, and
pain
Nursing is recognized as profession based on what criteria - CORRECT ANSWERS--well defined
body specific and unique knowledge
-strong service orientation
-recognized authority by a professional group (ANA)
-code of ethics
-professional organization that sets standards
-ongoing research
-autonomy and self-regulation
Florence Nightingale - CORRECT ANSWERS-defined nursing as both an art and science,
differentiated nursing from medicine, created freestanding nursing education, published books; founder
of modern nursing
Clara Barton - CORRECT ANSWERS-established red cross; volunteered to care for wounds and
feed union soldiers during civil war; served as supervisor of nurses for the army of James
sources of knowledge - CORRECT ANSWERS--traditional ( passed down from generation to
generation)
-authoritative- comes from an expert, accepted as truth based on person's perceived expertise
-scientific (obtained through the scientific method-research)
objective - CORRECT ANSWERS-you can see the object
subjective - CORRECT ANSWERS-coming from that subject
types of knowledge - CORRECT ANSWERS--science (observing, identifying, describing,
investigating, and explaining events and occurences that are perceived in world)
, -philosophy (the study of wisdom, fundamental knowledge, and the processes used to develop and
construct on perception on life)
-process (a series of actions, changes, or functions intended to bring about a desired result)
goals of nursing research - CORRECT ANSWERS--improve care in clinical setting
-study ppl and nurse process: education, policy development, ethics, nursing history
-develop greater autonomy and strength as a profession
-provide evidence-based nursing practice
deductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWERS-examines a general idea and then considers
specific actions or ideas
inductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWERS-one builds from specific ideas or actions to
conclusions about general ideas
health - CORRECT ANSWERS-a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not
merely the absence of disease or infirmity
illness - CORRECT ANSWERS-the unique response of a person to a disease; an abnormal
process involving changed level of functioning
wellness - CORRECT ANSWERS-an active state of being healthy by living a lifestyle promoting
good physical, mental, and emotional health
nursing theory - CORRECT ANSWERS-differentiates nursing from other disciplines and
activities in that it serves the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired
outcomes of nursing care practices
evidence-based practice (EBP) - CORRECT ANSWERS-a problem-solving approach to making
clinical decisions, using the best evidence available; blends both science and art of nursing so best
outcomes are achieved; may consist of specific nursing interventions or use guidelines established for
the care of patients
