Marking Scheme
/.What is the most effective way for a new nurse to influence health-care policy
and become involved in legislation on the local, state, and national levels?
1.
Joining and becoming involved in a professional nursing organization
2.
Running for political office
3.
Creating a social media forum for political activism
4.
Voting in the presidential elections
1. Joining and becoming involved in a professional nursing organization
Collectively, nurses as a whole carry a stronger voice when collaborating with
legislators and lobbyists on the local, state, and national levels regarding health-care
policies and reform. Joining a professional nursing organization can also help the new
nurse network
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/.Which are primary purposes of nursing care? Select all that apply.
1.
Health promotion
2.
Illness prevention
3.
End-of-life care
4.
Family planning
5.
Medication planning
1. Health promotion
2. Illness prevention
3. End-of-life care
/.The registered nurse is educating a graduate nurse about critical thinking when
caring for clients. Which action made by the graduate nurse indicates the use of
critical thinking?
, 1.
Analyzing a client’s temperature changes and assessing for signs of infection
2.
Filling out food selections on the menu with the client to determine food
preferences
3.
Ensuring the bed is in a low and locked position and the call light is in reach prior
to leaving the client’s room
4.
Asking the client to verify his or her name and date of birth prior to medication
administration
1. Analyzing a client’s temperature changes and assessing for signs of infection
When the graduate nurse analyzes the temperature changes and then performs further
assessments looking for signs of infection, this indicates the use of critical thinking.
/.Which statement best describes a nursing diagnosis?
1.
A nursing diagnosis is the process of obtaining data from the client.
2.
A nursing diagnosis is developed when the nurse works with the client and forms
goals.
3.
A nursing diagnosis is when the nurse carries out the planned interventions for
the client.
4.
A nursing diagnosis involves the identification of the client’s strengths and needs
based on assessment data.
4. A nursing diagnosis involves the identification of the client’s strengths and needs
based on assessment data.
The nursing diagnosis is derived from the assessment data obtained.
/.Which nursing action is part of the evaluation phase when performing wound
care for a client?
1.
Obtaining wound measurements once a week
2.
Irrigating the wound with normal saline
3.
Observing the drainage of the fresh wound